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04.01.26
So today, we begin the personna wars. Between the lab blue and the diamond glide over the next couple of weeks during my work week I’ll be shaving with these to see which one is better.
Today T & H. 1805 was on the agenda. A wonderful citrusy aquatic from one of the best known English purveyors.
A brand new lab blue in the blackbird today provided a wonderful shave very very keen
Three passes and DSBBS
Finished off with the 1805 aftershave, some talc, and off to the shop to begin my work week
Have a great day folks
So today, we begin the personna wars. Between the lab blue and the diamond glide over the next couple of weeks during my work week I’ll be shaving with these to see which one is better.
Today T & H. 1805 was on the agenda. A wonderful citrusy aquatic from one of the best known English purveyors.
A brand new lab blue in the blackbird today provided a wonderful shave very very keen
Three passes and DSBBS
Finished off with the 1805 aftershave, some talc, and off to the shop to begin my work week
Have a great day folks
GearNoir
“The Meme Savant of the TSC”
04.02.26
Day number two of the Personna Wars. Today, again with the black land blackbird, but for the soap and set DARWIN.
This is the last of two shades before switching to the gem diamond glide for two days for the initial new blade test results will be on my video on Sunday. Then we will continue on from there.
Good shave today
Have a good day folks
Day number two of the Personna Wars. Today, again with the black land blackbird, but for the soap and set DARWIN.
This is the last of two shades before switching to the gem diamond glide for two days for the initial new blade test results will be on my video on Sunday. Then we will continue on from there.
Good shave today
Have a good day folks
03.04.26
The personna wars continue. Today we switch over to the GEM diamond glide for two days for the initial testing, and a very very smooth shave
Used doc Holiday today from CBL soaps again with the black land blackbird and just a wonderful wonderful shave
Have a good day folks
The personna wars continue. Today we switch over to the GEM diamond glide for two days for the initial testing, and a very very smooth shave
Used doc Holiday today from CBL soaps again with the black land blackbird and just a wonderful wonderful shave
Have a good day folks
04.04.26
Blade wars Continue
Day number two on the initial testing of the lab blue and GEM diamond glide for initial sharpness and any roughness
A good shave today with a very nice Scottish shave soap set
A good way to start my Friday in the shop
Not to mention tonight, the Arizona Wildcats battle Michigan to get to the championship game
BTFD!
Blade wars Continue
Day number two on the initial testing of the lab blue and GEM diamond glide for initial sharpness and any roughness
A good shave today with a very nice Scottish shave soap set
A good way to start my Friday in the shop
Not to mention tonight, the Arizona Wildcats battle Michigan to get to the championship game
BTFD!
04.05.2026
JP Alcamisi General Badoglio ( the Pope Razor )
Sorrentino Synth
Proraso Cream
Alum
Quinns Cucumber Mint
Talc
TSAR Van Cleef & Arpels EdP
Back to Straights today, and a very nice and refreshing Easter Shave with Proraso and "The Pope". Week one of the Personna Wars is over and for "Brand New" testing the GEM Diamond Glide wins the preliminaries as the smoothest right out of the Tuck. Both the Lab Blue and the GEM provided wonderful shaves in the Blackbird Ti, the LB was a bit harsh to begin with on shave 1, but smoothed out a bit. The GEM was perfect. So Week One goes to the GEM. 5 points to Gryffindor.
As for today's Shave... Smooth, smooth, smooth. Proraso is just simple a "Go To" Wonderful citrus with a hint of cooling, easy to lather and very slick. The aftershave splash is legendary, and finished off with an "old school" classic frag. In the same wheelhouse as Quorum, Polo Green etc, but a bot more refined and light.
DSBBS as expected, and a great way to start the Holiday.
At the Ranch:
Beautiful Weather for Easter Sunday, and we are heading to a friends home for a Feast. Well... My Wildcats played horribly last night in the Final Four, and deserved the Loss. Honestly they played like a Junior High Team, and Michigan just ran all over us and earned a well deserved win. Tommy Lloyd had a legendary season and we look forward to next year. As to the Finals, I am torn, as I see Michigan taking it all, but UConn is no slouch, although their coach is a tool. Love their mascot for reasons shown below LOL.
(Video Pending)
Hope everyone has a Blessed Sunday ( He is Risen)
JP Alcamisi General Badoglio ( the Pope Razor )
Sorrentino Synth
Proraso Cream
Alum
Quinns Cucumber Mint
Talc
TSAR Van Cleef & Arpels EdP
Back to Straights today, and a very nice and refreshing Easter Shave with Proraso and "The Pope". Week one of the Personna Wars is over and for "Brand New" testing the GEM Diamond Glide wins the preliminaries as the smoothest right out of the Tuck. Both the Lab Blue and the GEM provided wonderful shaves in the Blackbird Ti, the LB was a bit harsh to begin with on shave 1, but smoothed out a bit. The GEM was perfect. So Week One goes to the GEM. 5 points to Gryffindor.
As for today's Shave... Smooth, smooth, smooth. Proraso is just simple a "Go To" Wonderful citrus with a hint of cooling, easy to lather and very slick. The aftershave splash is legendary, and finished off with an "old school" classic frag. In the same wheelhouse as Quorum, Polo Green etc, but a bot more refined and light.
DSBBS as expected, and a great way to start the Holiday.
At the Ranch:
Beautiful Weather for Easter Sunday, and we are heading to a friends home for a Feast. Well... My Wildcats played horribly last night in the Final Four, and deserved the Loss. Honestly they played like a Junior High Team, and Michigan just ran all over us and earned a well deserved win. Tommy Lloyd had a legendary season and we look forward to next year. As to the Finals, I am torn, as I see Michigan taking it all, but UConn is no slouch, although their coach is a tool. Love their mascot for reasons shown below LOL.
(Video Pending)
Hope everyone has a Blessed Sunday ( He is Risen)
04.06.2026
A great shave with an Italian Theme and Panama products, with a Tedalus and Some Carbon Fiber thrown in. DSBBS with a feather pro guard, and all is Italian Citrus good today
Hope everyone had a blessed Easter.
At the Ranch:
Good weather, Barber errand day, and Date day, has us going to the bank, grocery shopping and on today's food date agenda "Lemon Month" at Soup plantation.. which inlcudes blue Cheese Lemon Salad, Lemon Pasta with capers, and all sorts of other lemony goodness from a salad buffet joint
Should be a good day. Hope yours is too
(Video posted)
A great shave with an Italian Theme and Panama products, with a Tedalus and Some Carbon Fiber thrown in. DSBBS with a feather pro guard, and all is Italian Citrus good today
Hope everyone had a blessed Easter.
At the Ranch:
Good weather, Barber errand day, and Date day, has us going to the bank, grocery shopping and on today's food date agenda "Lemon Month" at Soup plantation.. which inlcudes blue Cheese Lemon Salad, Lemon Pasta with capers, and all sorts of other lemony goodness from a salad buffet joint
Should be a good day. Hope yours is too
(Video posted)
04.07.2026
Great shave today
(video posted)
Great shave today
(video posted)
04.08.26
The Blade wars continue
A very nice shave today with MWF and all the other accoutrements
Have a nice day folks
The Blade wars continue
A very nice shave today with MWF and all the other accoutrements
Have a nice day folks
No… move along
And this ain’t science you goober
And in one fell swoop, Mrs. Kravitz ruins the fun
04.09.26
The best shave so far since we entered the lab blue gem diamond Challenge. With less than stellar lather today the razor still performed fantastically finished with all the florist accoutrements and was a great DSBBS shave.
Sadly, the Tsc’s Mrs. Kravitz decided to try to throw a wrench in my testing of the lab blue and gem diamond glide saying that I should be consistent with my soap, my brush, my razor, etc., etc.
With this logic, all tires would be done on the same track same weather condition same car well as we know that’s not right for efficiency smoothness, and everything else you have to have a variety of different things that you test on
Anyways, Mrs. Kravitz was always a bit delusional anyway
Have a great day folks
The best shave so far since we entered the lab blue gem diamond Challenge. With less than stellar lather today the razor still performed fantastically finished with all the florist accoutrements and was a great DSBBS shave.
Sadly, the Tsc’s Mrs. Kravitz decided to try to throw a wrench in my testing of the lab blue and gem diamond glide saying that I should be consistent with my soap, my brush, my razor, etc., etc.
With this logic, all tires would be done on the same track same weather condition same car well as we know that’s not right for efficiency smoothness, and everything else you have to have a variety of different things that you test on
Anyways, Mrs. Kravitz was always a bit delusional anyway
Have a great day folks