February 11, 2023 Tatara Muramasa Feather Tatara/Semogue Boar Mithchell’s Wool Fat Barbarrey Coast Havana Aftershave This morning was only my 3rd shave of the month. I will never finish this MWF at this rate so I really need to up my game and shave more often. After the long run with the Feather AS-D2 I decided to break out a the Tatara adjustable and matching brush. Loaded with a fresh Feather blade it the razor did a great job in mowing down the stubble. A splash of Havana aftershave left me smelling fantastic. I can't ask better than that for Saturday.
My friend, it was YOU, who taught me, what would evolve into, "Fast 'n Loose lathering procedure"™, HOW to Lather like it owes you money and is...something, something late, yada. BTW, great shave. Next to vintage Williams and Arko, which are SMALL pucks, MWF and Tabac are the pinnacle of the 3017. Yes, I have 3017'd a puck or two of The Fat. The more I used it, the more spectacular the lather.
I finished my last puck of MWF fairly quickly. However, shaving daily helped move it along. Tell me more about this “Fast ‘n Loose lathering procedure” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
For Day #4 of my Titanic/3017 contributiom, not as good as before, but could have been worse. 2. Same general arsenal, but I had the Razorkc Plissoft "400" brush out. 2 passes. 2 Cuts, 1 Knick and zero polka-dots, again all along Porcupine Alley. Maybe I'll just grow a beard there so as to avoid any more cuts there. Ahhh, I dunno. No other bad spots. More Clubman goodness at the end. Pretty Outstanding for this Super Bowl shave.
Well, fellas, I couldn't do it. 4 days of the same soap became too much for me. I found that I was missing my other stuff. Shux. When it comes to our hobby, I'm a man of VARIETY. The next time I use Simpsons, I'll do 2 or 3 shaves which should Fitzgerald it. If not, I may just flip it anyway. Tough challenge for me.
Sunday, February 12 Day Eleven T+S Kyoto~~CH2 Synthetic~~George Wostenholm Pipe Razor~~West Indies Bay Rum@clint64 Below, you have an example of "Fast 'n Loose" lathering. For detailed instructions, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to "Primo" care of The Shave Den, USA. Darn fine shave with the Pipe razor, until it bit my right cheek. Must've been honed on a convex stone. Nevertheless, end results were more than satisfactory. The West Indies Bay Rum was applied liberally for a ethereal, olfactory experience.
Oh, there will indeed be another time. As I said, I'll do 2 or 3 more shaves with Simpsoms which should be the end, or I'll flip it anyway. There's another soap close to the end, as well. But I just missed my other "friends".
Mr. Cawtuh!!! I felt I shouldn't call him that where he now "lurks", as everyone would jump in and say his name is Bill. I miss him here too.
February 12, 2023 Tatara Muramasa Feather Tatara/Semogue Boar Mithchell’s Wool Fat Myrsol Agua Balsamica I did shave this morning but forgot to post. Another excellent drama free shave. The Agua Balsamica just smells fantastic.
Monday, February 13 Day Twelve T+S Kyoto~~CH2 Synthetic~~Cooper MonoBilt/Gillette Silver Blue~~YSL Kouros Cologne Sport This soap refuses to give up the ghost. But, at least it is some pretty fabulous lather. LOVE the MonoBilt. Grip is grippy and the blade exposure is sufficient for efficient stubble removal. New stank, which was tossed in an Ebay purchase. Nice juice.
Day 11 & 12 Yesterday and Today The soap is dialed in and has been great. As has the long-neglected E3. The splash is now the last of my CL products, and is my fave scent of theirs.
Tuesday, February 14 Day Thirteen T+S Kyoto~~Semogue 2012 SE "Mistura"~~Fatip Lo Storto Originale/Gillette Silver Blue~~YSL M7 ASB Excellent lather, but a weirdly, rough neck shave with the brand new Silver Blue The Fatip has a large amount of "blade feel". Could be my angle was too steep. I'll try it again tomorrow. If I play my cards right, I'll titanic this soap before next Monday. If not...who knows when? YSL M7 After Shave Balm. Vintage.
I know I’m probably in the minority in this, Joseph, but GSBs are the one Russian Gillette blade that I find to be very inconsistent. Some are great, some aren’t. Even one side to the other.
