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I think its an overall dislike of the product. In this case, I'm asking what he has in his shave den (razor, soap, aftershave, brush, talc, cologne, ect.) that he just doesn't like any part of.
Now you making it tough, or are you shopping? LOL
02.10.2024
Very nice cold water shave today. Little groggy as I started my day very early as I had an 0700 appointment. Not bad for my Friday and your Saturday. The Nuavia Nero is very nice and does have a slight tinge of Creed Aventus.
As I sit in the shop between appointments, I look out my big picture window and look at the beautiful snowfall and ponder. This is Arizona. Dammit. We don’t need that white death falling from the sky. LOL
Looking forward to this weekend and not so much the Super Bowl but playing bingo with The Cadre so we have to watch the Super Bowl. I really don’t have a team in the fight, but I’m hoping that San Francisco can prevail.
DSBB with the feather and a very nice shave and finished it up with Pens Endymion Concentre
Have a wonderful Saturday folks
Very nice cold water shave today. Little groggy as I started my day very early as I had an 0700 appointment. Not bad for my Friday and your Saturday. The Nuavia Nero is very nice and does have a slight tinge of Creed Aventus.
As I sit in the shop between appointments, I look out my big picture window and look at the beautiful snowfall and ponder. This is Arizona. Dammit. We don’t need that white death falling from the sky. LOL
Looking forward to this weekend and not so much the Super Bowl but playing bingo with The Cadre so we have to watch the Super Bowl. I really don’t have a team in the fight, but I’m hoping that San Francisco can prevail.
DSBB with the feather and a very nice shave and finished it up with Pens Endymion Concentre
Have a wonderful Saturday folks
02.11.2024
Super Bowl Shave..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Snow and rain are gone, all of it melted off, but still lingering just a couple of hundred feet above us and a ton up at the summit (10k). So the skiers are happy.
The shave today was a smorgaboard, like the snackies we will be having later
Did try something new, that I have had in the den for a while and that is @CBLSoap.com pre shave oil. It did make a difference and the shave was very nice
Have a blessed Sunday Folks!
Super Bowl Shave..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Snow and rain are gone, all of it melted off, but still lingering just a couple of hundred feet above us and a ton up at the summit (10k). So the skiers are happy.
The shave today was a smorgaboard, like the snackies we will be having later
Did try something new, that I have had in the den for a while and that is @CBLSoap.com pre shave oil. It did make a difference and the shave was very nice
Have a blessed Sunday Folks!
02.12.2024
Barber Errand Day Shave with the Osprey and Speick with a Sorrentino thrown in. Very Nice. I have addes @CBLSoap.com pre shae oil and it is making for a nicer shave as well.
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Barber Errand Day Shave with the Osprey and Speick with a Sorrentino thrown in. Very Nice. I have addes @CBLSoap.com pre shae oil and it is making for a nicer shave as well.
(Video Posted)
02.13.2024
A proper English Shave today, with Wosty, and the boys from Sheffield, and the Mr Harris and the Gents from St. James St, My Nemesis Brush was up to its same old tricks, but overall a great shave with Lemony / Lavender Goodness from The Arlington. 3-passes and DSBBS
Today is my Sunday and back to the shop for another good week of shaves and cuts.
Have a Good Day
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A proper English Shave today, with Wosty, and the boys from Sheffield, and the Mr Harris and the Gents from St. James St, My Nemesis Brush was up to its same old tricks, but overall a great shave with Lemony / Lavender Goodness from The Arlington. 3-passes and DSBBS
Today is my Sunday and back to the shop for another good week of shaves and cuts.
Have a Good Day
( Video Posted)
02.14.2024
Taking to the skies today with Noble otter logbook, all Matchy today, including my watch
Great shave today with the Blackland titanium (big T little I)
Today is my Monday. Busy day at the shop. Hope everybody has a fantastic Wednesday.
Taking to the skies today with Noble otter logbook, all Matchy today, including my watch
Great shave today with the Blackland titanium (big T little I)
Today is my Monday. Busy day at the shop. Hope everybody has a fantastic Wednesday.
02.15.2024
Predawn shave this morning with the vector and feather program guard. Decided to go pretty much all today, except with the Nivea.
Also, I’ve been testing @CBLSoap.com Preshave oil over the last three or four days I am considering it using it in the shop since I added both hot and cold steam to the shave regiment for my clients for the beginning of the week I use the preshave oil just once with a hot water pre-and it worked wonders
Today I applied the preshave oil with the neat little roll on applicator after each pass, and it made a world of difference
I’ve tried a lot of preshave oils in the past, as well as Proraso and others, and I’ve never put much stock in them other than for professional use. However, I must say that CBL’s preshave oil is top-notch.
Finished off L’Occitan edt. Handsome, talc and ready for another busy day in the shop.
Have a great day folks
Predawn shave this morning with the vector and feather program guard. Decided to go pretty much all today, except with the Nivea.
Also, I’ve been testing @CBLSoap.com Preshave oil over the last three or four days I am considering it using it in the shop since I added both hot and cold steam to the shave regiment for my clients for the beginning of the week I use the preshave oil just once with a hot water pre-and it worked wonders
Today I applied the preshave oil with the neat little roll on applicator after each pass, and it made a world of difference
I’ve tried a lot of preshave oils in the past, as well as Proraso and others, and I’ve never put much stock in them other than for professional use. However, I must say that CBL’s preshave oil is top-notch.
Finished off L’Occitan edt. Handsome, talc and ready for another busy day in the shop.
Have a great day folks
02.16.2024
Every time I use the Arran products it is always a toss up whether the Machrie, or Lochranza is preferred. It is pretty much a toss up. Purely Scotland and purely heavenly. Simple
Ingredients that give you the feel of the weather of the Scottish isles
The Blackand Tradere was a perfect match. Shave was wonderful, and matched with a good talc, the @CBLSoap.com pre-shave, and With Hazel, made for almost the perfect shave
A few “Angus” spritzes of the EdT. And good to go for yet another packed day at the ahop
Have a great day!
Every time I use the Arran products it is always a toss up whether the Machrie, or Lochranza is preferred. It is pretty much a toss up. Purely Scotland and purely heavenly. Simple
Ingredients that give you the feel of the weather of the Scottish isles
The Blackand Tradere was a perfect match. Shave was wonderful, and matched with a good talc, the @CBLSoap.com pre-shave, and With Hazel, made for almost the perfect shave
A few “Angus” spritzes of the EdT. And good to go for yet another packed day at the ahop
Have a great day!
02.17.2024
Feather
Sorrentino
@CBLSoap.com pre shave oil
THB Bamboo Shave Soap
Thayers Cucumber
THB Bamboo Aftershave
Penhaligon’s Endymion Concentre
All Japanese inspired shave today, except with a little bit of oriental from Jolly old England, and an Italian thrown in just for fun.
The THB bamboo is just a fantastic soap, one of their best in my opinion lathering in a bowl, and just very smooth on the face, hands of bamboo cherry blossom, and other Oriental spices make this really nice
The feather, as always does a tremendous job and finished up this three past shave DSBBS. Finished off with the cucumber, witch hazel some talc, and the Endymion
Great shave to finish off my week at the shop. Looking forward to the weekend, a zoom call, and a lot of cigars.
Have a great weekend folks
Feather
Sorrentino
@CBLSoap.com pre shave oil
THB Bamboo Shave Soap
Thayers Cucumber
THB Bamboo Aftershave
Penhaligon’s Endymion Concentre
All Japanese inspired shave today, except with a little bit of oriental from Jolly old England, and an Italian thrown in just for fun.
The THB bamboo is just a fantastic soap, one of their best in my opinion lathering in a bowl, and just very smooth on the face, hands of bamboo cherry blossom, and other Oriental spices make this really nice
The feather, as always does a tremendous job and finished up this three past shave DSBBS. Finished off with the cucumber, witch hazel some talc, and the Endymion
Great shave to finish off my week at the shop. Looking forward to the weekend, a zoom call, and a lot of cigars.
Have a great weekend folks
02.18.2024
A very nice shave today. Military inspired and a nod to Victory Shave Soaps & our friend Dale. Sadly no longer in production this soap was made for the TSC and the CEC. Only 21 were ever made and a tribute to Normandy and Utah beach.
a very nice shave
(Video posted)
A very nice shave today. Military inspired and a nod to Victory Shave Soaps & our friend Dale. Sadly no longer in production this soap was made for the TSC and the CEC. Only 21 were ever made and a tribute to Normandy and Utah beach.
a very nice shave
(Video posted)
02.19.2024
Cactus
Cholla
Hombres Spaghetti
Talc
Hombres
Rodeo week in the Old Pueblo and "La Fiesta De Los Vaqueros has a great history. It has been around since 1925, and has been shown in various motion pictures as well "99 yrs-8 seconds at a time"
So the shave today was to honor that with all things Western A good shave. Deets in the Vid
Have a Great Evening
(video posted)
Cactus
Cholla
Hombres Spaghetti
Talc
Hombres
Rodeo week in the Old Pueblo and "La Fiesta De Los Vaqueros has a great history. It has been around since 1925, and has been shown in various motion pictures as well "99 yrs-8 seconds at a time"
So the shave today was to honor that with all things Western A good shave. Deets in the Vid
Have a Great Evening
(video posted)
02.20.2024
Another holiday, another postponement Barber Errand day, so a quick Proraso shave and out the door for the journey around the Ol’Pueblo
Good news as it warms up our ever present snowbirds will be flocking back to their Midwest and eastern locations. Thank God no more traffic.
Three passes today and SBB with the Osprey however, it’s time to change that blade finished up with the Paraso aftershave some talc and the Azure lime
Good stuff I hope everybody has a great Tuesday
(Video posted)
Another holiday, another postponement Barber Errand day, so a quick Proraso shave and out the door for the journey around the Ol’Pueblo
Good news as it warms up our ever present snowbirds will be flocking back to their Midwest and eastern locations. Thank God no more traffic.
Three passes today and SBB with the Osprey however, it’s time to change that blade finished up with the Paraso aftershave some talc and the Azure lime
Good stuff I hope everybody has a great Tuesday
(Video posted)
02.21.2025
Blackland Osprey
Sorrentino Barzini
Soloist, shave soap/aftershave
Talc
Replica
Back to the shop today and what a better way than taking a trip down to Nawlins!
A perfect, smoky, boozy, jazz club vibe and adding the replica at the very end with some talk, makes it perfect the Osprey with a new blade on six this time gave a DBB shave
A good way to start off the week. Hope everyone is enjoying theirs
Blackland Osprey
Sorrentino Barzini
Soloist, shave soap/aftershave
Talc
Replica
Back to the shop today and what a better way than taking a trip down to Nawlins!
A perfect, smoky, boozy, jazz club vibe and adding the replica at the very end with some talk, makes it perfect the Osprey with a new blade on six this time gave a DBB shave
A good way to start off the week. Hope everyone is enjoying theirs
02.22.2024
Absolutely fantastic shave today. It’s like sitting in a wonderfully beautiful cigar lounge with all the beautiful smells of worn leather club chairs the smell of a humidor, the smell of fine, fine cigars, smoking in the background and great conversation while you sip on a dram of your favorite alcoholic beverage.
Then all of a sudden you get a phone call and it’s your buddy Angus from Islay. So you run to the airport get on a plane and 12 hours later there’s Angus waiting for you with two bottles of Laphroiag and a big smile. You get to his house in Islay. Dawn, a wonderful meal of boiled cabbage, boiled potatoes, and haggis.
Then you sit down in front of a roaring fire with a brand new Laphroaig. And enjoy another cigar and a dram. As you realize how wonderful this is, the alarm clock goes off, and it was all a dream. So you shave and off to the shop you go
But the shave was absolutely fantastic and remind you why and Drinks and Daves is such a wonderful shave soap by CBL. Along with the aftershave and of course, Floris Islay EdP to finish it off
Have a great day
Absolutely fantastic shave today. It’s like sitting in a wonderfully beautiful cigar lounge with all the beautiful smells of worn leather club chairs the smell of a humidor, the smell of fine, fine cigars, smoking in the background and great conversation while you sip on a dram of your favorite alcoholic beverage.
Then all of a sudden you get a phone call and it’s your buddy Angus from Islay. So you run to the airport get on a plane and 12 hours later there’s Angus waiting for you with two bottles of Laphroiag and a big smile. You get to his house in Islay. Dawn, a wonderful meal of boiled cabbage, boiled potatoes, and haggis.
Then you sit down in front of a roaring fire with a brand new Laphroaig. And enjoy another cigar and a dram. As you realize how wonderful this is, the alarm clock goes off, and it was all a dream. So you shave and off to the shop you go
But the shave was absolutely fantastic and remind you why and Drinks and Daves is such a wonderful shave soap by CBL. Along with the aftershave and of course, Floris Islay EdP to finish it off
Have a great day
02.23.2024
A perfect shave for a crisp cool morning, that will eventually evolve into a very nice warm day in the high 70s. With notes of lemon, lime, juniper, mint, and some others it’s absolutely a wonderful fragrance and another hit by the folks at Noble Otter
The Paladin Neptune, Cleo joined us on our journey this morning, as did the Blackland Osprey finished up with some nice talc from Yardley, as well as the Wild Mint from Azzaro
Hope everyone enjoys their Friday
A perfect shave for a crisp cool morning, that will eventually evolve into a very nice warm day in the high 70s. With notes of lemon, lime, juniper, mint, and some others it’s absolutely a wonderful fragrance and another hit by the folks at Noble Otter
The Paladin Neptune, Cleo joined us on our journey this morning, as did the Blackland Osprey finished up with some nice talc from Yardley, as well as the Wild Mint from Azzaro
Hope everyone enjoys their Friday
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Dave, regrettably I had to downgrade my emoji from
to 
because you twice used the word “mint” in describing your shave. Mint, as we are aware, is properly used in candy and ice cream (think mint chocolate chip).
Mint is the perfect for a fragrance. Spearmint especially lavender when mixed with mint is Devine. Give me some love emoji big boydescri
Dave, regrettably I had to downgrade my emoji from
