Great picture, Perry! Glad your son is doing better.

Wonderful picture, Keith!

Thank you, gentlemen! The boy is doing better overall. He's not 100% yet but seems to be on the mend. And now I'm getting a sore throat.....can't catch a break! Hopefully a good night's sleep will take care of most of it.

Hope all of that gets better fast. I just drove home from Jackson MS. Wet and nasty out there.

Had a first go with the Wholly Kaw Merchant Of Tobacco today. I used my Edwin Jagger Chatsworth with an Astra SP.

Performance-wise, the Wholly Kaw lived up to the hype. Coupled with the Chatsworth and Astra, it was a pretty flawless shave. Scent wise, it was on the "meh" side. I expected a lot from a title called Merchant Of Tobacco. Namely tobacco. What I got from it could best described as cocoa powder mix.

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Decadent December!!!

December 26

Razor - 1962 (H1) Gillette Slim (Neal)
Blade - (1)
Pre-shave - Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Brush - Wolf Whiskers Custom Silvertip
Post - Alum

I spent a lot of time with the Toggle and Fatboy, so decided my Slim needed some loving. I think he felt left out and he is, after all, a Gillette Adjustable. With only six shaves left in 2017 (wow!) I want to go out in absolute decadence, so I grabbed the Mitchell's Wool Fat, the Wolf, and a Gillette Silver Blue, the premier blade from St. Petersburg. I also added in the pre-shave soap from Stirling just to add the whiff of menthol and that extra slick feeling.

Two passes was all it took to make me happy. If it wasn't the baby it was close enough. I did a bit of touch up just to play with the lather a bit more. Couldn't have been a finer lather. No issues, nothing but a great, smooth, luxurious and totally decadent shave. I think I'll repeat this one tomorrow.

Speaking of tomorrow it's back to the grind. I'll be working straight through New Year's Day but this is usually one of our busiest weeks. Let's hope so. I've got my eye on some new gear! Hope you had a great Boxing Day!!

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Here you go.

Sigh...really now??

Boxing Day just before midnight - back to the samples



Gillette Fatboy on 4 / Gillette Platinum Plus ( 5)
Chinese hardwood synthetic brush
B+M Latha Limon
Alum and Florida Water

I went back to my sample box today. My pick was B+M Latha Limon, which is supposed to be a mix of lemon, orange and rose. I just got lemon from it. About a fifth of the sample flattened out in the bottom of my lathering bowl gave me ample soap. I really like the little sampling spatula that the TSD Shop includes with their sample tubs. It's a thoughtful extra that works well. (You can see it in the sample tub in the photo. These B+M samples actually came from Maggards .)

The 24mm Maggards plissoft knot I installed in my Chinese hardwood handle quickly whipped up ample lather from the sample. So far, the Latha seems to be decent soap, though I don’t care for the Limon scent enough to buy a tub.

Two passes gave me a solid DFS. The vintage Gillette blade was still sharp and smooth on its fifth outing. Nothing much from the alum -- a couple minor hot spots under my chin. The Florida Water was a refreshing finish.

I hope you both recover quickly. Have a nice trip.

Wrong color hair?


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Great soap reviews and shaves lineups Gentlemen.

So, you used a Wolf brush and sheep soap. There's a joke in there somewhere; it's just too early for me to find it yet.

December 27, 2017
OneBlade Genesis V2
Modified Gem PTFE (2)
BSB-2 Two Band Fan
Cold River Jeff’s Soap

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Another excellent shave this morning. The little BSB-2 brush is the perfect match for Jeff's Soap. The soap loaded and lathered easily. I have settled on a XTG, XTG and ATG 3 pass pattern with the OneBlade. This results in a better shave along my jawline and lower right neck. I didn't catch the baby but came really close. A splash of Floid Blue and I am off for a rainy morning commute. I hope everyone has a great Wednesday.

Great news Perry.

December 27, 2017

Paladin Lapis Chief
La Savionniere du Moulin Tempete
RR Black Mamba DLC
Personna 74 Tungsten Plus @Douglas Carey
iColoniali AFB
Terre di hermes

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I guess it would be a Wolf in sheep's coating, wouldn't it?

Wow. The brush looks great. I think the cobalt colored brushes really pop in photos.

Good picture, good soap, good cause Clint.