Terrific shave Joe! Have a great day with the yutes!

Thank you Clint. I am going to give it the old college try.

Thank you Clint.

Thank you Joe. You as well.

March 5, 2021
Feather AS-D2
Feather
MrEE with SHD 2 Band
Mitchell’s Wool Fat
Myrsol Antesol

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Happy Friday Everyone. I am working from home today. We are have 4 trees threatening the house removed from the lawn today as well as the remainder trimmed. I think I can avoid the hearing aids for the day. On to the shave. I decided to stick go with MWF for a Fat Friday shave. The MrEE brush did a fabulous job loading and lathering the Fat. The lather was luxuriously rich and slick. Following @Edison Carter Bill I went ATG for the 1st pass followed by a XTG and ATG pass. With touch ups and buffing the neck, I tucked the little guy away with ease. The trick with the AS-D2 is to not ride the cap. The razor is designed with a narrow sweet spot and requires you to ride the bar for an efficient shave. A splash of Antesol and I am think I am ready for the day. I hope everyone has a fantastic Friday.

Changed things up a little this morning.

Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements aluminum double open comb (polished)

Handle- unknown maker, hollow aluminum

Razorock Green Label

Astra SP (3)

Irish Chestnut by Andy Hilfiger

Razorock 400 synthetic brush

Awesome lather this morning courtesy of a Razorock brush and soap. Three nice passes with the PAA DOC. Alum was barely noticeable this morning.

This razor combo is definitely a change up from the Tatara Nodachi. This aluminum combo weighs 3/4 of an ounce....the Nodachi tips the scales at 4 ounces. A big difference.

Finished with a little witch hazel and a couple if squirts of Irish Chestnut. I am smooth and smelling pretty.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Friday.

Friday March 5, 2021
Razor: Star Lather Catcher
Blade: Gem (?)
Brush: Trotter Handcrafts/Brown Synthetic
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: CHH Tobacco
Fragrance: Avon Premiere Luxe Oud

It's name drop day !! So it's a Wool FAT Friday and a chance to finally use my New (Stubble Daddy) Trotter Handcraft brush handle with it's new Maggards Brown Synthetic knot. I liked the look better than the Synbad. Worked perfectly with "The Fat" and got a nice slick lather going for the Star Razor to do it's thing. This thing shaves great but I never cared for the little and thin handle. A member makes a little adapter screw so I can now use any handle I want and the RR Super Knurled does feel good wielding this tool now. The blade stops are getting pretty worn on this old girl so I may try to tweak them up if I can or will need to try to find another. This one was a generous gift from Steve ( @Graydog )Topped off with another gift from the Infamous Ken ( @fluffy )and I wish I could get to Germany and get a case of these to share and have backups. He says it's a cheap drugstore aftershave there but it is a nice light scent and feels great on the skin. Great stuff you can't get in the states or off the Bay..........Next from Russia that finally arrived after 2 months is the Fragrance from Avon

That's right Avon is still around and I believe a bigger thing in Europe now than the US. This is a win for me and we'll see how good the legs of longevity are with it. Thanks for enabling me Joseph @Primotenore Not an expensive one at all especially if you hunt where to get it. I've seen it for $20ish shipped and as high as $50. You know this old horse trader found it for the cheaper from Russia verses other Countries. Well work was on tap for today but the Out-Laws need a hallway light installed with a switch so I need to crawl in their attic and run some wiring and cut some holes in sheetrock for devices. I could do it over the weekend..............................Nah. Or ask the Boss for the day off and get it done today. He's a jerk but in the end he (Actually that's ME) gave in so the weekend can be used to accomplish other things. Have a Stupid Fun Day folks !! (The emergency rooms are open for you)

I usually don't do a review of a canned shave, but today is worth it. I came back with Barbasol, and the "Bill" Neumann(Wm. Neumann&Co.) Signature 1907 A.S. I got out a good amount to spread over my face and neck. South-to-North with the Gillette disposeABLE over the cheeks, and up the middle of Cactus Nation(neck). The opposite direction down S. Porcupine Alley(chin) and up the side edges of N. Porcupine. 1 pass. No Knicks/Cuts. The Bill Neumann really is a nice aftershave-a skin protector, with lots of skin food. Outta This World Excellent( a pretty good grade for canned sophistication).

Great photo and shave Danny. Happy Friday

Awesome shave and photo Dave. Congrats on the brush. It is gorgeous.

Excellent Fat Shave Clint. Enjoy your extremely loud day.

Excellent shave Danny. How do you like the performance of the PAA DOC?

Glad the Avon finally arrived. I hope you like it, Dave.

Fantastic shave Dave. I recall reading that this aftershave really does not have any Oud, am I correct?

March Focus

Mike's Vetiver~~Rubberset 400/3~~Feather AS-D2/Sharp Star~~AoS Green Lavender
Shave #2 with the AS-D2/Sharp Star combo and the results were extraordinary.
The Feather is probably the ultimate "daily driver".
Pair it with a slick soap, like Mike's, and you are "desert island" ready.
FOTD®

Found this at Burlington on clearance for $14.99.
BTW, this used to retail for $100.00 at the AoS stores.
Nice change of pace from the Arabic scents that I been recently enjoying.

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March 5th
Goodwill #175 w Wizamet (4)
Omega Pro/Walnut&Brass
Fine L'Orange SS
Thayers
M-bombed Stirling Arkadia
One more day with this razor and blade, methinks. Next up in the 'old soap' rotation is this Fine L'Orange Noir. Got this when they sold just the pucks without the added cost of the useless, small, flimsy plastic tubs. Technically, I think I have had a tube of Proraso Green longer, but it is in the cabinet of the RV. I do believe I've had the tub of First Canadian Maximo Gomez longer as well, but had the current tub as a backup after the company was sold. It didn't start getting used before this L'Orange Noir for sure. I see the new Fine soaps (croaps, not 3x) are now available, fwiw. Anyway, this is a fave lather in a fave scent and today was the usual excellent Fine lather.
3 passes with this quality hardware has me easily passing Bill's cotton ball test with a few extra strokes on the jawline. I'd have to call this Epic on the @Keithmax scale.
TGIF. Have a great day all!​

Sounds like a great deal on the juice, Joseph. Pardon my ignorance, Maestro, but what is the difference in the basenotes between 'fresh spicy' and green/aromatic?

Love the look of the hardware today, Dave! That brush handle is pretty unique for sure. I saw there was a guy in eastern Canada making them from old skateboards laminated together. Looked a lot like yours, I wonder if that is where the wood is from. Very cool looking regardless.
That splash sounds like a winner as well. Glad your 'boss' gave you the 'day off' to crawl around installing wiring...

SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 5, 2021

Today is the day before our return to Tennessee to finish closing up my father-in-law’s house and to receive our final Moderna jab. For today’s shave I selected my British Gillette Gold Rocket and my Puma 88 5/8. The Puma delivered a fine, three pass mug shave, and the Rocket loaded with my preferred Feather DE, a decently close two pass ATG dome shave. I feel clean, refreshed, and acceptably smooth.

RAZOR: Puma 88 5/8 (Mug), British Gillette Gold Rocket (Dome)
BLADE: Feather DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE Monster Tuxedo Synth
CREAM: Castle Forbes Lime
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH.