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Ramblings of a MilkCrate

Shave Count (DE: 366 SE: 9 SR: 416)

Pre Shave-
Splash and go

Shave-
Gillette Slim
Wizamet blade
Stirling boar
Mike’s Natural Soap - Barbershop

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Avon Tai Winds AS

The Process-
Just a quick update today. I kept the same kit as yesterday and had a great shave. Wrapping up the work week and ready for the weekend. Life is good!
 
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Shave Count (DE: 366 SE: 9 SR: 417)

Pre Shave-
Splash and go

Shave-
Solingen SR
Stirling Synth
Stirling Glastonbury Soap

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Stirling Glastonbury AS

The Process-
A very nice late morning shave and I mixed the kit up a bit. The Glastonbury hasn’t seen much action lately, so it got the nod. And the synth was back on deck again as well. I’m still kinda on the fence with the synth brushes, but I think I like this one better than the Plissoft knot. Anyway, a 30 second load time and the synth whipped up a nice, creamy lather.

40 laps on leather and it was go time. I think I’ll hit this razor on the balsa a bit later today. I went with my standard three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. That was a nice shave and I am BBS for the win! Oh yeah, that’s how to start a day.Wrapped everything up with a rinse and a pat dry. Then a healthy splash of the AS and everything was right as rain! I really love the simple things in life. A constant in these crazy times. Life is good!

Home Front-
I should have a mail call coming in on Monday ... most exciting. But for now, another front is blowing through. Highs in the upper 40’s today and more rain. With all the rain we’ve had this year, I should have started a rice farm. All this rain will probably ruin the first hay crops of this year too. Looks like I’m stuck inside today just doing ... stuff.

I know I don’t say it enough, but a sincere “thank you” to everyone working the front lines! We couldn’t make it through this mess without you.
 
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Shave Count (DE: 366 SE: 9 SR: 418)

Pre Shave-
Splash and go

Shave-
Solingen SR
Stirling Synth
WK King of bourbon Soap sample

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Just water

The Process-
Early morning shave ... what ... what?! IKR? For some reason I woke up early. On deck today I am trying a sample that was sent to me by @Dave in KY, which is King of Bourbon. Smelled really good on the puck, so I had to give it a go. Put a bit in my copper bowl and it whipped up a fantastic lather. And the scent held throughout the shave.

I went with my standard three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. That was an outstanding shave and I am BBS for the win! I really like the shave properties of this soap. Man it smells great too! .Wrapped everything up with a rinse and a pat dry. Yup, that was it. I wanted to gauge the post shave feel and see how long the scent would carry from just a soap. Great post shave and the scent will linger for awhile. Life is good!
 
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Shave Count (DE: 366 SE: 9 SR: 419)

Pre Shave-
Splash and go

Shave-
Boker SR
TSC Synth
LNHC Limited Edition Barber Shoppe soap

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
LNHC Limited Edition Barber Shoppe AS

The Process-
Late morning shave today ... oh yeah. I decided to hold off a bit and see if my mail call would arrive in time for my shave. Yes ... yes it did. So a new everything for this shave. Grabbed the Boker because I haven't used it in forever and wanted to test the edge. Using the @LNHC Limited Edition Barber Shoppe today with the matching balm and the TSC Anniversary brush. The shave started out kinda odd in that the brush felt like it was sticking to the soap. In spite of that, I loaded away and threw water at it. Oh my ... I had this way too wet and slung soap everywhere. With that said, it didn't break down and was a fun mess. The TSC brush appears to need a bit of a break in. It has a good backbone, but not much splay to speak of. I'll have to get a puck of modern Williams and beat on it for awhile to loosen it up a bit. I think it will loosen up with usage. Got my mess to settle down and got the first pass lather painted on. After the first pass, I changed brushes to the Stirling synth, which did a bang up job. With the Stirling synth, if didn't feel like the brush was sticking to the soap either.

40 laps on leather and then it was go time. I went with my standard three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. That was a very nice shave! The soap whipped up really nice and has a pleasant scent that I could smell throughout the shave. I couldn't pick out a single note and I don't have anything to compare it to. It has good slickness and residual slickness as well. As a bonus, it works with a straight, so it's a keeper. Almost forgot to mention that I am DFS for the win! I did miss a smidge in my trouble area, but it's all good.

Wrapped everything up with a rinse and a pat dry. A a couple of pumps of the Barber Shoppe balm and everything was right as rain! It has a pump dispenser on it which is pretty cool. This is the first time that I have used her balm and thought that it might end of feeling greasy. It seemed to feel that way for just a minute and then it absorbed quickly leaving a really nice post shave feel. Yup, I'm digging this soap and balm. Life is good!
 
Hm, another less than agreeable use of the 2nd Anniversary brush...someone may need to start hunting for replacement knots lol. I’m apprehensive about my first use when it gets here...
 
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