July 2018
July 19
Razor - 1960 (F4) Gillette Toggle (9)
Blade -
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Soap - Blood on Steel 30DC LE
Brush - 30DC LE
Post - Alum, Blood on Steel AS
Head shave earlier in the afternoon and I decided the gear had been hidden long enough. I included the Merkur 23c, Arko and the VDH Boar brush in the picture for the day. Besides, having two setups in the picture let me get a wider angle of the screen from
@Keithmax . It just classes up Cartel HQ in a way nothing else has. Not even the pictures of Natalia we have on the wall have helped. Shocking, I know.
For the main event I want to stay aggressive but relive the meetup a bit so the setup reflects that. The soap and aftershave - Blood on Steel of course. And - the 30DC LE brush because never shall these two be separated. They were made for each other.
For the razor - yeah, some of you probably wondered how long I'd have a Toggle in the house before breaking it out. Well, it's an adjustable, it has a "setting Neal" on it and I have one last Kai blade at the moment so it's time. The Toggle is a loaner from
@Drygulch who graciously allowed me to hang onto it for awhile after he dazzled me with it at breakfast.
The Blood on Steel soap, like other Jeeves soaps, lathered perfectly and provided a slick and very cushy lather. This scent is quite unique and subtle yet obvious. My wife likes it as well so I threw on a quick splash of the aftershave at the end. It's a bit stronger (and I was a tad heavy handed probably) but the result is a very nice BBS shave with a great skin feel and the very noticeable sent of the soap/AS combo. Two thumbs up from my wife, and two from me. We'll see how long it lasts and whether any passengers notice it later when I go out.
It's great to see so many people buying up the Blood on Steel set and so far I've seen nothing but praise. Yep. A home run for sure!
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