Monday, October 13 Extro Egyptian Oudh~~Shavemac D01~~Kampfe Bros. Star~~Dehn Al Oodh Malaki Feels good to be back on the 3017 train. Surprisingly good shave with the Kampfe Bros. Star. Real oud to finish. BTW, I dabbed a small amount of REAL Cambodian Oud on last evening and guess what... SPONTANEOUS SWMBOSOA®
Friday, October 17 Extro Egyptian Oudh~~Simpson CH2 Synthetic Badger~~Gillette New SC/Rapira~~Cambodian Oud Had a nice shave before taking off on a short camping trip.
Sunday, October 19 Extro Egyptian Oudh~~Rubberset 400/3~~Gillette New SC/Rapira~~Dominica Bay Rum The Extro is a soap product, so with a concerted effort and aggressive loading, it won't take too long to Titanic it. The undisputed king of Bay Rums for the finish.
Been busy so I was not able to report the XXX is finsihed. Here are the last two shaves: Next to last shave was whipped up with my Paladin, the steel was a Koraat 14 2.0 double bellied hollow ground beauty all followed by vintage Chanel Pour Homme. The final shave was a Joris DE and Rooney brush, wanted to do a straight razor for the grand final shave but I was pressed for time, heading to the airport. I was on my way to Hong Kong, just got backed today and I will take a week or two of variety before launching the next 3017.
With the XXX finished it is time for some variety while I consider the next 3017. Back from HK I was missing my straights so I went with my stainless steel Dovo and Paladin brush and Table Rasa. Finished it off with Santal 33 from Le Labo. Next day I had to get moving quickly so I went with my Cobra Classic and classic Kent brush. The Zingari and Oud Wood were a good match. Another Dovo straight razor shave, in the tub is Stirling Electric Sheep, with the weather changing it will go into the storage drawer soon. The Terre d'Hermes is a nice match for the Electric Sheep. The brush is one of my earliest purchases, it is a Whipped Dog ceramic handle.
I frogot the lyrics after "Greeeen Acres Is The Place To Be". I pride my long-term memory, but I guess that pride isn't 100%.
Saturday, October 25 Extro Egyptian Oudh~~Black Eagle HT1~~Gillette #44/Rapira~~Initio Oud for Greatness Even though I haven't posted all of my shaves recently, I continue to stick with the 3017. The Made in England #44 has a very narrow blade gap. Even with a fresh blade, it takes multiple passes to achieve a good shave. The Initio stank is stupendous.
Sunday, October 26 Extro Egyptian Oudh~~Wald S1~~Gillette #44/Rapira~~T. Habanero by Rania J. Ironic that using one soap until it's gone has become unusual. When that's all every shaver used to do.
fine shave and pic Joseph.i used only one soap up until i found this group of wetshaving fanatics back in 2017..
What happens...you two sing "Green Acres" at the first invititate? By the way, sad about June Lockhart dying-wow, talk about old school. She made it to 100..that was nice to see.
In my two weeks of variety until the next 3017 Another fancy Dovo for the win. While the brain bowl looks cool, it is messy to load the scent is gone.... fortunately the performance is still excellent. I went all for date night, a big 8/8 Dovo blade, a super lather with AoS cream and AoS tallow soap and a Varlet brush. Finished off with a favorite date night stank Musc Kublaï Khan. Yes the date was a success.
