Razor. Birth year 1952 Gillette Blade. Astra SP new Brush Vie Long horse hair Cream. Sandlewood TOBS Post. Witch hazel/ Bay Rum. 28th Wedding anniversary tomorrow, best make an effort, taking my lovely wife over to the East Coast of the UK, no expense spared..
I had a little help picking out my SOTD today. Was getting the youngest ready for bed last night and had to put a few things away. She was looking at the shave soap and I decided to try something. I let her sniff each one to pick my soap for the morning. She wrinkled her nose at a lot of the scents I thought she would like (Catie's LPV, Ocean Breeze, Stirling Glacial Wintergreen, Taylor of Bond Street Sandalwood, etc) and ended up like Stirling Ben Franklin. I was surprised. It is int he category of "old man scent", which I like. She helped me unwrap it and mash it into one of my empty containers. I shave before she wakes up so she didn't get to smell the lather but it was still fun. I will probably shave with it tomorrow so she can see it. Also this was my 3rd shave with a loosie Voskhod blade that was included in one of my bundle purchases. I will post more in another post. The sniff test...and the result with my newly acquired bowl (yet another upcoming post)... Prep: Warm shower and St Ives oatmeal face wash (not pictured) Preshave: no product Soap/Cream: Stirling Ben Franklin soap Brush: L’Occitane synthetic Razor: Merkur 39C Blade: Voskhod Post shave: Cold water rinse, Alum stick, 50/50 Clubman Virgin Island Bay rum and Thayer's Witch Hazel mix (not pictured)
IMO, Ben Franklin smells like a root beer float, which may help explain why she liked it. Sounds like a great way to pick out your soap!
This is one of those moments....A Kodak moment...and you caught it! I think it will be one that will last when the photo has faded away!
SOTD - Friday, February 13, 2015 Hot shower Prep: Lime, Cedarwood, and Lavender PSO Brush: Ever-Ready, TGN 2-band finest Cream: La Toja Razor: Weber PH Wave Blade: Astra SP (4) Post: Nivea Men Sensitive PSB Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman
Happy Birthday, Mike! I look forward to your SOTD photos every day. They are great. That is a beautiful brush as well!
