Decadent DECember; umm yup!
Truefitt & Hill Sandalwood SS
B-400 by
@twhite, Omega 98 knot
Osaka Suribachi bowl
'59 Gillette 195 on nine
Fresh Kai Stainless blade
Clubman Reserve Whiskey Woods
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Never got around to announcing my intentions for this month. Still a little fuzzy (Not you
@wchnu) but it'll revolve around getting the most from my favorite soap and AS combos. When Chris
@Bama Samurai smuggled this puck of soap home from a trip to Great Britan I was not yet a fan of sandalwood. Hard milled soap? Those are great and this one a perfect fit for an Ikea Grundtal dish. Gave the Omega Pro knot a short soak in cool water and loaded. Then I loaded some more. Thinking I'll Focus this soap for a couple shave to get it softened up as I never really felt like the lather came together. Certainly slick but not as creamy as I recall. Thought I had a tuck of Feather blades but all I found was Kai so it served to make three passes plus a little too much touch up under my jaw. When I splashed the Pinaud on there was more than plenty of that alcohol burn. At first I was set on Proraso Red AS, but the T&H describes it as;
Soft base notes of sandalwood, tonka and cedarwood, middle accords of lavender, thyme and jasmin, pineapple and melon. Top notes of lemon and bergamot give a perfect finishing touch.
It's quite a bit sweeter than the straight up Proraso Red. The Pinaud complimented well with tobacco Leaf, bergamot, & whiskey.
Only the first shave of the last month so there's plenty of time for technique improvement.
Good Shaves Y'all!
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