2021-01-26, Tuesday

Today, 113 years ago, my daddy was born.

Now that I am the age of a grandfather, or great-grandfather, I realize how little I have treasured his wisdom. And I don't speak well of him because he died: I speak well of him because, while he was still alive, I was able to appreciate his wisdom. It's just too bad I didn't do it sooner.

I still remember his struggles with shaving and I inherited his Ball End Tech and his Omega.
They are legally mine, although I have no idea where they ended up....

However, now that I have an exaggerated amount of razors and brushes, today I managed to find a brush small

enough to draw a wonderful lather from a somewhat small bowl and a modern razor: I managed not to use anything vintage, my weakness as much aesthetically as functionally.

I offer you a very sad photo that, in my imagination, should have been very, very different.
But... you are used to it, aren't you?





Sapone PS: Pear Soap
Sapone: Bergum's, Brutalt Bra Barbersåpe Håndlaget i Klæbu
Pennello: Simpson's, Berkeley 46, BB
Rasoio: Maggard, MR 8
Lametta: Polsilver, Super Iridium
AS 1: MilMil, Figaro Gel
AS 2: MilMil, BeMan, Balsamo Polivalente
EdT: EdC: Czech & Speake, Oxford & Cambridge
ST: The Essential Collection, 2003

January 26th
Razor: '41 Gillette Ranger Tech
Blade: Gillette Nacet (1)
Brush: Heritage Collection dubl duck
Pre-shave: PAA Cube
Soap: HeV Cognac and Cuban Cigars
PAA Galactic Witch Hazel
PAA Star Jelly
AS: HeV Cognac and Cuban Cigars

Good morning!



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Tuesday January 26, 2021
Razor: Fatip Lo Sorto Slant
Blade: Wizamet (?)
Brush: Rubberset 400/Oumo Badger
Soap: Lakewood SOCP (1508.5 Project)
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: NiveaDeep
Fragrance: Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb

New background and lighring. Very inpressive,

Tabacstag!
Outstanding shave today, smooth and easy.

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Merkur 39c Der Vorschlaghammer
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: Lutin Chubby Lightning
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Tabac Original
Aftershave: Tabac Original Balsam
Additional Care:
Tabac Cologne
Tabac Hair Creme

I love everything about this. Is that knob-and-tube wiring going up the wall?

Tabac Tuesday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Tabac Shave Soap
SlimGem Silvertip Badger (first shave)
Triceratops 3d Printed Razor
Personna GEM SS PTFE
CWR
Tabac ASB

The Tabac Shave Soap was applied with the @SlimGem Silvertip Badger brush. One pass and touch ups with the Triceratops 3d Printed Razor with a Personna GEM SS PTFE blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Tabac ASB. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Great shave and nice memories of your father, Sergio.

A sunny pic!

Thank you Sir

Beautiful reflections/thoughts and I LOVE the photo. Nicely done !!

You can't keep one of the greatest photopgrafers of the new century from experimenting!


Thank you Jim

Lupo .95
Weck Gem
Tatara Platinum
Gem PTFE
MWF
Yaqi Sagrada Familiar 2 band
Proraso Vitamin E Balm
Don Marco Splash

Perbacco, Matt!
Thank you.

Yes, it is.
I thought it would match a room like this: most of the furniture at home is made of
old furniture found in attics and barns, which I renovated.
I've been hunting for electrical oldies and found knobs and wiring brand new (very old stock!) in a hidden shop in Milan: I had the 'actual' ones in my parents home, when I was a child...

Probably he did not know how to get rid of them and I've been very happy to buy them: a perfect combination!
Of course the work is poor as I did it personally...

Thank you Joseph!

And... yes: this is a birthday!
Not mine, though!

Thank you Dave!

I can't believe it...

Feather Artist Club SS Shavette
Proraso Shaving Brush
Barba Italiana Tiziano Beard Oil


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Fantastic shave my friend!


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Tuesday morning:

La Roche-Possay Exfoliating Scrub
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Astra day 2
Groom SS
Fino ASB
Groom AS Splash
Bleu de Chanel EdP

This Groom soap and aftershave are both made right here in Montreal and they’re fabulous. The soap has a beautiful old school barbershop scent, it lathers like a champ - real thick, rich, with good slickness, and its postshave feeling is pretty good. The Fino balm is unscented, it’s so moisturizing as well as soothing - a very fine South African product indeed. The Groom aftershave has that same awesome scent as the soap but it doesn’t interfere with the Bleu de Chanel. What a marvellous shave this was!

Have a great day - be well and safe!



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