July 12, 2017- sPIFfy birthday shave
Razor: G3 Aristocrat Adjustable (4)
Blade: Gillette Rubie Platinum Plus (1)
Brush: Razorock Plissoft 22
Cream: Simpsons Luxury
Post: Alum, Listerine, WH
On this date, 56 years ago, I was untimely ripped from my mother's womb. (Premature C-Section; the whole Shakespearean "man not born of woman" thing) Seriously, though, I'm probably lucky to be here as my mother had had sever miscarriages and I apparently owe my existence, in part, to DES. To mark this occasion, I have take a break from my focus for a shave with my BQ razor- a G3 Aristocrat Adjustable. Since I received that razor as a PIF, I have also included a couple of other PIFed items in today's shave.
The Aristocrat was a generous PIF from
@Norcalnewb as part of the 2015 Birth Quarter Secret Santa arranged by
@Rufus T. In some ways, it's faired better over the years than I have with only the loss of some gold from the doors and safety bars... just enough to show it has been well loved.
The Rubie blade is the last of several that I received from
@Linuxguile after expressing interest in wanting to try them. It's an odd blade in that it is probably the only piece of Russian steel which is not universally liked by the members of the Cartel. Personally, I find I really like them and need to order some one of these days.
Lastly, the Simpsons cream was also a PIF, though I can't immediately recall who it was from. (Sorry) This is a really surprising cream in that the smallest amount will absorb tremendous amounts of water and produce ridiculous amounts of lather. My big problem with it has been overloading the brush and not being able to get it wet enough.
As for the shave... Barely touching the surface of the cream with a well-moistened brush, I managed to not overload the bush. In return, I was rewarded with plenty of very satisfying lather. The Rubie and the mild setting on the Slim make for a combo which is efficient but almost feels like there is not blade installed. Two passes to a BBS. The Shave Gods did step in, however, and give me a weeper at the corner of my mouth to keep me humble.
Thank your all for your best wishes for today and for your kindness to me since I joined back in 2015. Hard to believe it will be two years at the beginning of September.
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