Day 28/31 of Looking for Serenity in Austerity
- Brush: Semogue Owner's Club (cherry wood and boar) (28)
- Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 50 (7/8", hollow ground, stainless steel, masonic deco) (11)
- Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Roman Spice
- Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Roman Spice
- Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Roman Spice
My office moved to another city during my summer break, and my commute went from three minutes to one hour each way 🤮. This means that my morning shaves have now become very (too?) early morning shaves. I'll have to get used to going to bed earlier to start enjoying them again.
That stinks! Like, for good, or just a temporary move?
Yeah, it seems permanent. They built shiny new offices in an expensive part of Geneva, it looks like a very long term investment.
28.08.2024 - Cool up top
- Prep: cold water
- Brush: Omega Roma Colosseo 31 mm
- Razor: Leaf Thorn
- Blade: snapped BIC Chrome Platinum
- Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Rope Swing
- Post-Shave: Thayer's Original toner; HAGS Apocalypse ASB
-> 2 pass head shave and 1 pass for the neck. Really solid shave.
It was really hot today, so I desired something to cool my head down. Arguably, WS-23 works nicely for that without the signature menthol burn. Rope Swing still smells refreshing, so a good choice overall. I even snapped a fresh BIC and put a new blade in my razor! Saw in the lather that I drew blood somewhere, but it doesn't burn too much. Weird. In general, shaving my dome with the Thorn feels like unlocking easy mode for head shaving. Apart from my other SEs, a few razors are simply obsolete for me atm.
Wednesday, August 28, 2024: Sheep Sheep
- Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
- Brush: Muninn Woodworks Gloire de France with Zenith 505BC Boar 🐗
- Razor: River Razors Kamisori
- Lather: Stirling Electric Sheep 🐑
- Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
- Postshave: Stirling Electric Sheep Aftershave
- Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm
I had cut myself in the finger (with a knife) trying to cut garlic, and I still lack feeling in the fingertip – which makes shaving with a straight kind of awkward. But I managed.
Have a good evening!
August 28, 2024
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Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving 31mm x 57mm Moar Boar
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Razor: J.A. Henckels Friodur 14 Full Hollow Square Point
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Lather: Chicago Grooming - AG 1889 - Soap
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Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner
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Aftershave: Chicago Grooming - AG 1889 - Aftershave
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Fragrance: Guerlain - Jicky - Eau de Toilette
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave. $headless $FriodomRiders #NoStrop
Yesterday, after the first pass, I was convinced that my beard felt less close than normal. But, after the third pass, I had a terrific BBS result. Today I vowed to do my normal 2-pass shave to see if shave quality had dipped below excellent. I was a bit stunned by how good the result was. Extremely close to yesterday's 3-pass shave.
I'm equally stunned by today's microscope image.
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August 28, 2024
- Brush: Summer Break Soaps w/Maggard 28mm Silvertip Badger
- Razor: Ever-Ready Streamline Jewel Gen 2
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (5)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Port-Au-Prince - Soap
- Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Musk - After Shave Cologne
- Post Shave: allMan - Refined - Balm
$Discord
$ShepherdsofStirling
Progress AlbumThe temperature is supposed to get up to 94F (34.4C) today, so I figured I'd do a cold water shave. Tomorrow it'll be back down to 72F (22.2C). Perfect weather.
AA24 - Day 28 - Witchcrafts Wednesday
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Brush: Zenith Multi-Color (2006 XSE) 21mm Unbleached Boar Knot
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Blade: Gillette Platinum [28]
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Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Soap (Mutton Tallow)
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Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Fougère Nemeta - Aftershave (Alcohol Free)
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Fragrance: Southern Witchcrafts - Fougère Nemeta - Eau de Parfum
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Tags: $ShepherdsofStirling $RawHoggin $Discord
I guess it's been awhile since I've used Nemeta because, in my mind, I was worried that Varen would overpower it, but that was not a problem.
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