Decadent December!!!

December 8 - It's TOGGLE TIME!

Razor - 1960 (F4) Gillette Toggle (2)
Blade - (2)
Soap - Truefitt & Hill 1805
Brush - Stirling Synthetic in Pro Handle
Post - Alum

How do you know this thread is on fire? When it takes you ten minutes to hunt back to your previous post to copy/paste the intro and you find at least a dozen posts you missed, including the high rise trailer park. I need to set aside a bit more time to read here....there are some GEMS on this thread!

Second day of Toggle Time and I'm ready to go. @LOOT mentioned today that he doesn't usually mess with the Gillette Adjustables on 1 like I did last night and I completely understand. After doing blade trials I even tossed out setting 2 as being too mild to give good data in most cases. However, if I'm going to truly test this razor I want to try it all. Besides, the more reasons I have to use it the longer I can hang onto it, right? So, up one notch to 2 tonight. Not expecting the baby but we'll see how much it improves after last night's near miss on the first setting.

Soap for tonight was T&H 1805. This is a rather thirsty British soap so I opted for the big Stirling synthetic to bring lots of water to the party. I wasn't disappointed. Nice thick lather and that very nice scent and the shave was on. Three full passes and I have a very nice DFS. Nothing over the top spectacular but a much better finish than last night. We'll get serious about shaving tomorrow when we dial up to 3. One advantage to these mild settings - very quiet alum. Nothing at all.

Hope you have a great weekend ahead of you!

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Fantastic picture, Dan!

Most excellent looking razor, Keith!

Yes the stars are inlaid. I have no idea if this the original scales but I doubt it, the scales are in to good a shape to be original. Still it looks very cool and I am not worried about it being original.

Decadent: self-indugent.

Alright people, that means tonight I am going to wrote about "Sour Neon Worms", a Kroger branded candy.

This is why I don't eat candy. This candy is about how many bags.....

Yeah, I shaved too. And played bass (looking at you, Charlie @wristwatchb

Saturday early morning December 9 - Mystery Cream Challenge

Delta Echo Ink black Gillette Black Beauty on 4 / Topaz Platinum (1)
30DC LE Maple Cashmere synthetic brush
Vlasta mystery cream H
Alum

Another pleasant shave today with good equipment and another fine cream. I'm not sure what this one is but it has a pleasant herbal fragrance that seems quite familiar to me. It's not Speick (okay, I hauled out my tube of Speick and sniffed it to make sure, so sue me), but I have this feeling that when I find out what it is I am going to be kicking myself for not recognizing it. Anyway, it was a good shave.

And to make sure today stays an excellent day, I am NOT going prancercizing through the neighborhood...

Beautiful lineup Keith. What do you think of the Thater?

Jwest followed by the GW

December 9, 2017

B-400 with Omega 20107 Pro Boar by Tom
HTGAM Gondolier
OneBlade Genesis
Feather FHS-10
HTGAM Gondolier AS
Burberry for Men

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Wonderful lineup Mark. I really like the way the brush.

December 9

Weber SS
Voskhod (1)
Simpson Chubby 2 Super
Jeeves of Hudson Street Private Study shave soap
Thayers Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and CC Bay Rum aftershave

Still snowing this morning. ❄️ So much for Hotlanta.




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supposed to snow here today.

Nice shot and effect, Charlie! Well done.

Good picture and background Charlie.

Great photo and background Charlie.

Thanks guys, I appreciate the kind words.

Thanks Cupid...er...uh...Clint!