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Ramblings of a MilkCrate
- Thread starter MilkCrate
- Start date
Shave Count (DE: 353 SE: 6 SR: 394)
Pre Shave-
Splash and go
Shave-
Soligen SR
Stirling synth
PAA Sangre de Drago soap
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Witch Hazel
The Process-
Late morning shave ... wha ... what?! That’s right friends and neighbors, stay-cation this week. I had some leftover vaca from last year that has to be used up before the end of first quarter. So here we are. Had to thit the Sangre de Dago again ... just because. This is a sample, so I scooped out just a bit and smashed it into the copper bowl. Got after it with the synth and whipped up a really nice, creamy lather. Man ... good stuff right there.
40 laps on leather and the Solingen was ready for action. Went with my standard three passes of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. That was a great shave that checked all the boxes. Yes and yes ... and I am BBS for the win! The soap does a great job and I am digging the scent. Dang it, this is going to have to go on my “to buy” list. It will make a great addition to the rotation.
Wrapped everything up with a quick rinse and pat dry. Splash of the witch hazel and everything was right as rain. Yup, no AS today. I wanted to try and enjoy the soap scent just a touch longer. No matching AS yet, but I’ll get it. I have the AA Bay Rum set and it’s outstanding, so I’m sure this set will be great as well. Life is good!
Home Front-
Pssst, I’m off work this week. At the moment the only hard plans are going to the toe doc on Wednesday. That won’t be fun. More to follow.
Nice to have a week off. Enjoy as much as you can.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Nice ! I like how Tim without warning just drops a last minute comment about
Being OFF for a WEEK !!!
Being OFF for a WEEK !!!
Trying to catch the skimmers off guard.
Shave Count (DE: 353 SE: 6 SR: 395)
Pre Shave-
Splash and go
Shave-
Soligen SR
Vulfix Badger
Stirling Triumph soap
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Witch Hazel
Stirling Triumph AS
The Process-
Didn’t hear the alarm clock this morning. Oh ... that’s right, it’s not set. To celebrate the day, I started with a late morning shave. It seemed like a good day to Triumph, so it got the nod. Thought I would see if my public shaming of Zenith and Vulfix brushes helped with an attitude adjustment, so the Vulfix is on deck as well. Went with a 30 second load time and that was plenty. I whipped up a really nice lather that smelled great. I don’t know why, but this soap has a familiar scent. The Vulfix did decide to behave and not shed any today, so there’s that. But it’s still not the most comfortable brush.
40 laps on leather and the Solingen was again ready for action. Went with my standard three passes of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. An outstanding shave and I am BBS for the win! Oh yeah, that was some goodness right there! I also enjoyed the scent all through the shave and didn’t go nose blind. Nice ... very nice.
Wrapped everything up with a quick rinse and pat dry. A splash of witch hazel and a glug of the AS. Who am I kidding? I hit that AS like it owed me money. And you know everything was right as rain. Oh man, I am so “That guy” and I’m owning it. That was a great shave and I smell awesome! Really enjoying the week so far, just keeping things random. Life is good!
Home Front-
Was goofing with the sewing machine yesterday and finished my razor pouches. I now have one for DE and one for SRs. Sometime in the future, I need to make a tool pouch, but that can wait a bit.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Nice work Tim
Thanks Dave!
Thanks Dave! That was leftover felt from a speaker box I built. The tool bag will be made from leftover vinyl from another project.
Disco pants?
Maybe
Very nicely done
Thanks Bruce!
Shave Count (DE: 354 SE: 6 SR: 395)
Pre Shave-
Splash and go
Shave-
Gillette Fatboy
Astra SP (6)
Zenith Boar
RR The Stallion soap
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Witch Hazel
RR The Stallion AS
The Process-
Just a quick entry today, trying RR The Stallion. The missus likes the scent. I’m not sure what she smells. I guess I’m weird because I smell industrial cleaner. Ya know, the kind with some sort of synthetic citrus type scent. Got a good lather and the brush surprisingly didn’t shed. Scored an enjoyable BBS and wrapped up as usual. The AS is the same with that scent. Hmmmm I hope the dry down is a bit different. Life is good!
Home Front-
Toe doc today ... bummer.