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BarberDave's Shaveapalooza

05.08.25
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What is that saying? “ Great minds think alike “
@MarkB and I watched the universal line today and other than the razor and the type of brush everything else was the same.
MDC, Paladin, Castle and Forbes. What a wonderfully wonderfully fantastic shave provided by the Blackland Osprey.

Hope everybody enjoys their Thursday
 
05.09.25
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Orange is the theme of the day, tangerine, mandarin, and Sweet Orange from Sapone de Paulo

The black beauty was on removal duty, and Sorrentino’s Luca Brasi making the lather perfect

3 passes followed by Yardley Gold, pink grapefruit and orange rind witch haze, Gillette gel rounded it all out

Have a nice Friday Folks
 
5.10.25
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SV all the way today from brush to razor to soap to aftershave. 70th anniversary is such a fantastic soap however I’m going to need to be re-ordering this soon as I’m down to the very very small amounts.

Three passes with Leonardo da Vinci results in just a perfect DSBBS shave, followed by some elk some Al, some lemon witch hazel and of course the 70th anniversary and EDP

Hope everybody enjoys their Saturday as I prepare for my weekend after a nice easy day at the shop

Have a good day folks
 
05.11.2025

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Afternoon shave following a day playing with Rocks..... So, why not use a "rock: based soap, with the silt from the Dolomiti Mtns in Italy. An SV brush and Galileo cam along for the ride for a very nice shave on Mother's Day

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05.14.2025
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Back to one of the original legacy, shave soap, companies, and that’s fine accoutrements. The Italian citrus has attained legendary status as a perfect homage to Adp

That matched with the fine C 20 synthetic brush, the Tradere, and Ferrari Bergamot. Made for a nice beginning of the week, for me, shave.

Thayers Lemon, some talc and off to the shop to begin my Tonsorial week with no less than 20 straight razor shaves on the books. Should be a fun week

Have a great day, everybody
 
05.15.25
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OK, it’s Tuesday… OK for the rest of the world it’s Thursday but what a great shave using fine products again and then finishing off with the GOAT

The Gillette red tip was on whisker duty and the rubber set 400-4 on leather spreading duty

With the apparent discontinuation of Thayers “flavors”. It looks like. @CBLindsay and his Litsea Cubebe will be the perfect replacement for the lemon

Now, if we can just talk him into making more

Finished off with the Gillette gel, the fine aftershave the Gillette aftershave gel and finished everything off with some talc and of course rive gauche pour homme for the win

Have a great day, everybody
 
05.16.25
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Another color coordinated shave today with Sorrentino, Klas, and 1805 by true fit and Hill

Three passes and a perfect shave as expected finished off with Thayers lemon, a bit of alum, and of course, a generous helping of talc

No fragrance today as the 1805 is strong enough to do double duty

With the omega, Pluto on the wrist it couldn’t be a better day at the shop

Have a great Friday folks
 
05.17.2025
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It is my Friday woo hoo. As such it was time to bring out the Scottish GOAT. That’s right Arran aromatic’s Lochranza.

The vector was on removal duty and the gray dog keyhole, synthetic brush on lather duty finished off with the ball as well as the Gillette gel, some talc, and finished it off with the Lochranza EdT

Hope everybody has a great weekend and for those of you that are coming onto the zoom call. We’ll see you tomorrow afternoon.
 
05.18.2025

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Early afternoon shave after spending the morning sawing rocks, a couple of neat surprises. today's shave was all about "Da Brut". Probably one of, if not the most iconic, recognizable, most worn, and longest worn fragrance in the Traditional shaving universe. Always reminds be of dad. Inexpensive, available almost anywhere and just classic

Today the Sorrentino Barzini GID ( @Smattayu ) was on lather duty and made easy work of the Glycerin based Brute, by Mama Bears. The Vorpal Sword on removal duty. Finished off with Thayers Lemon, Gillette Gel, and the Brut Aftershave, and Splash on Cologne. A touch of talc and ready for the rest of the day, and the upcoming Zoom call.

Hope you are all having a great Sunday.

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BarberDave said:
Today the Sorrentino Barzini GID ( @Smattayu ) was on lather duty and made easy work of the Glycerin based Brute, by Mama Bears.
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Several years ago I went down a deep rabbit hole with Mama Bear’s soaps. She had so many flavors from which to choose, and all were long lasting. She was one of the greats, IMO. 👍
 
05.21.25
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Well, after almost 2 1/2 days of El Hoboness, I guess it was time to bring out the big guns. MDC and Castle Forbes are simply one of the best combos in the known universe.
The vector was all shiny and very happy with a brand new Kai pro touch blade. Three passes in an exquisite DSBBS shave.
Followed up with the Gillette gel the Castle Forbes balm some lavender witch hazel and the cast and Forbes EDT

Nice to be back from the world of hobo and my temporary insanity

Have a great day folks
 
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