I know I said "pine" but upon reflection it smells a lot like a Christmas tree farm. More fir than a pinesol kind of smell.

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Thank you.


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I’d second that. It’s very straightforward and one of my all time favorites.

I am doing well, thank you. Hope you are the same.

I hope you stick around for many more to come, Clarence.

Congratulations on 3 years.

Wednesday shave:

This razor has allot of shaves since it last saw a touch up and it showed it this shave. Still some smoothness and sharp enough to shave but not as sharp as I like.

Irritation A+ Closeness A- Smoothness A- Sharpness A-

Razor: Hart Steel 6/8
Strop: Dry Gulch black latigo
Brush: Elite Razor Manchurian
Pre: Nivea
Soap: B&M
AS: Enhanced Florida Water, Speick ASB
Scent: Chanel Antaeus

You are asking the wrong guy when you ask me to describe a scent. I have about four different scent profiles I can use to describe an aftershave.
1. Yuck, this smells like $&#%
2. Maybe if I was an old man
3. I'm not embarrassed to wear this one.
4. See below.

I would rate this one a solid 3.5

I asked my wife how she would describe it and she said, "Smells great, tell him to just buy it!"

Sorry I couldn't be more descriptive

Thank you Charlie. My first wet shave was Christmas Day 2104 and I haven't looked back. I did the videos as well, but the real progress started in July of '15 when I joined the 30DC. There are so many helpful guys in this crew that I made this home. Of course, these are the same guys that helped pull me over to the Dark Side. I am loving straight shaving.
I always enjoy your posts Charlie. You make me laugh as well.
Watch the assumptions. You say funny, others say socially underdeveloped

Have fun!

Thanks for the kind words, Junior!

OCtober 10 SOTD:

Razorock Plissoft Brush
TSD Lanolin Barber Shoppe
Gillette New LC
Stirling Synthetic Brush
TSD Floid Blue Type

Late post for an early morning shave. It's been a busy day. I hope everyone has had a great day!

OCtober!!!

October 10


Razor - Gem Micromatic Open Comb
Blade - (1)
Soap - Tabac
Brush - Jayaruh #46
Post - Alum

Did I mention yet the Blues are 4-0? No? Well, they are. Just for the record. Now, on to the serious stuff. I had planned one more Shenanigan shave tonight, a challenge from @BearCWY but I haven't seen him around for a few days. I'll plan on taking on his challenge when I know he's able to follow along. So....not forgotten at all....just aiming for maximum effect. In the meantime I'm moving on through my OCtober razors and tonight a new one for me on its maiden voyage in my den. The Gem MMOC with Gem PTFE SE blade.

To go with a classic razor I chose a classic soap. Tabac. Still one of my faves. The JR46 was fantastically easy to get loaded and the lather was glorious. Ready to give the MMOC a go. I've heard it's aggressive. And, after two passes and some touch ups I can say it isn't as bad as perhaps I had heard from a couple of reviews but it's no Super Speed either. The angle on this one is a bit different and the thicker SE blade sings like crazy. I can say, though, both from the alum and the after-shave feel, that it's easy to get irritated with it. The feel of the shave was really nice. Smooth, no blood, but my first run with it finding the angle consistently probably created some extra irritation. Hopefully I'll improve with it the next two shaves. No complaints and it's a very cool razor. I just need to get my technique set.

Hope you are having a great week! I had my one day off today and back at it tomorrow. Shave on!

- IBC Razor
- Stirling Boar
- Stirling Hot Apple Cider

We are getting into some cooler fall weather here. For the last few days, it’s been hard frost in the mornings, and getting up into the high forties in the afternoons. It’s that catch-22 type of weather: too hot for a heavy work shirt, but too cold because you work up a sweat and then freeze in a t shirt when you stop moving. Being a “rather be a bit too cold than a bit too warm” kind of guy, I was glad that I packed my Apple Cider shave soap this week. It is easily my favorite cold weather soap, and am on my second tub. It smells like apple crisp, and the cinnamon lends a feeling of warmth to it. Countless times while freezing my berries off at work, I have daydreamed about a shave with this soap. I really love the stuff.

This shave was going so well, I pushed my luck trying to catch the baby. I am still a little ham fisted with my right hand on certain parts of my face, and I got a little rough on one side of my face. I caused a couple of weepers that were a little stubborn, but I was definitely baby faced when I left the bathroom.

All in all, a great shave, and definitely one that was on focus. Have a great day, everyone.

Very cool filter effect.

Great photo and travel setup Jared.

OCtober 11, 2017
Timeless OC 0.95mm with Triad Ti Aristocrat
Feather
Rudy Vey Rover with TGN Finest
CRSW Jeff’s Soap
Floid Blue

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Another great shave this morning where everything just worked well together. Jeff's Soap is so easy to lather with great slickness. Three passes and touch ups along my jaw line and lower right neck caught the baby easily. I did get a couple of weepers but overall a excellent shave. I hope everyone has a great Wednesday.

Willam's Wednesday Williams paired with Aqua Velva. I'm finally getting the hang of this soap!


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SOTD October 11, 2017

Prep: Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: GEM stainless
Razor: GEM Pushbutton
Brush: Omega synthetic
Lather: Country Club Cahaba Blues
Post: Witch hazel, Jeeves Tobacco Bay Leaf aftershave
WTG, touch up

Really nice shave this morning. Cahaba Blues is a terrific soap made by Kevin at Country Club for Men. I'm not sure if he's making soap much any more. He took a break for a while and has reopened with an Etsy shop but when I last checked it was only for his aftershaves, which are also great. In any event, Kevin is based in my hometown of Birmingham and used a local beer as part of the ingredients for this soap. I enjoy the local tie-ins and should use this soap more often.

In any event, easy and comfortable shave. The Pushbutton behaves quite well. The Jeeves splash is great and has a nice menthol kick. The scent of this splash is very close to the scent of the soap. It all came together nicely.

Back to a shave stick tomorrow - probably Wilkinson Sword.

Have a great day!

11 OCtober 2017 Weapons Free Wednesday Shave

For this morning's shave I went to my other custom brush.
@jimjo1031 after a casual PM conversation came up with a great custom brush paying tribute to both my Dad and the ship he served on, the USS Belleau Wood CVL-24. Earning 12 battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation, the ship survived a kamikaze strike and after World War II was in the Fleet Reserve until being transferred to the French Navy in 1953. The ship was returned to US control in 1960 and subsequently scrapped.
The brush itself is a great latherer and as I learned when I took it on the road to Columbus GA/Ft. Benning, compact enough to be a travel brush.
As far as the shave this morning, 2.5 passes with The Fat and I was BBS and workready. Splashed on some Canoe by Dana and off I went.
Have a good 'un y'all!

This is a very nice soap. It’s my first CRSW soap and I’m impressed. It lathered up beautifully. A very nice shave today.
CRSW Jeff’s Soap
Jayaruh #44 Brush
Art Razor Le Chef Razor
Lucky Tiger
Ogallala Bay Rum, Sage & Cedar
Have fun!

OCtober 11th
Gillette Old Type w Feather (2)
Stirling Port-au-Prince SS
TGN Finest Fan
Thayers
Proraso Blue balm

Day 2 of the OT/Feather combo. Whipped up a nice lather and had 3 uneventful passes. I did very minimal touch ups this morning and I didn't really feel any left. Ended up with one tiny weeper which didn't even survive the Thayer's.
I picked up this balm at Winners, which is a Canadian version of Ross's or TJ Maxx. Wasn't looking for shaving stuff there, but found this balm for $6 (about 4.50 USD) as well as 4 Saponificio Varesino bath soaps for the same price. First use of the balm (or any Proraso product besides the Green cream). It is more of a milk, than a thicker balm. My first thoughts are that it is a pleasant and fairly forgettable scent.
Have a great day all!