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cmh737 Straight Venture Journal Continued
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Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Nice pic and love that straight razor !! Gorgeous
Thanks, Gents.
Thanks, Dave.
Thanks, Tim.
Definitely. Just let me know the day.
Friday's shave:
Finally getting a chance to post today's shave. Oy! Trying to keep up with a 9 year old all day during the summer has plum tuckered me out! But it's great, and I love it!
So the shave......Well, I had to deviate from the citrus soap/cream theme of the week for a day due to a mail call item that I had to use. I have now completed my Paco Rabanne Pour Homme EdT collection of all editions with a massive 240ml bottle of the 1st edition that arrived yesterday. I had to put it into the rotation today. My goodness, how I dig Paco Rabanne Pour Homme!
Had a marvelous shave with the MdC Fougere, British Aristocrat #16 (w/Persona Red), and the Rudy Vey Shavemac Finest. Capping everything off with this bottle from 1982 made everything, to quote Tim @MilkCrate , "right as rain"!
Finally getting a chance to post today's shave. Oy! Trying to keep up with a 9 year old all day during the summer has plum tuckered me out! But it's great, and I love it!
So the shave......Well, I had to deviate from the citrus soap/cream theme of the week for a day due to a mail call item that I had to use. I have now completed my Paco Rabanne Pour Homme EdT collection of all editions with a massive 240ml bottle of the 1st edition that arrived yesterday. I had to put it into the rotation today. My goodness, how I dig Paco Rabanne Pour Homme!
Had a marvelous shave with the MdC Fougere, British Aristocrat #16 (w/Persona Red), and the Rudy Vey Shavemac Finest. Capping everything off with this bottle from 1982 made everything, to quote Tim @MilkCrate , "right as rain"!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Awesome and a legitimate reason for theme deviation. Glad ya found the final piece to the puzzle...........................masterpiece !
Chris...you have some seriously luxurious shaves! Doesn't matter what you are using...boar/badger...MdC/Mikes...straight or Super Speed...your shaves just seem like the next one is better than before! Damn...you can make Arko seem like a fancy shave!
Thanks, Rich.
Thanks, Tim and Dave.
Thanks for the kind words, Don. But I draw the line with Arko. There shall be no shaves/pics of Arko nor the Veg!
Saturday's shave:
A summery set-up for the summer day.
I went back to the citrus soap/cream theme of the week this morning and chose to use Mike's Natural Soaps, "Orange, Cedarwood, & Black Pepper". My goodness, I dig this soap! Totally elite status for me with the water at my house.
The Thater 2-band whipped up an uber slick lather for the Merkur Progress to work with. Man oh man, this brush has really catapulted to be one of my favorite brushes. It's got it all: dense, with excellent backbone, and incredibly soft tips. This brush is DEFINITELY better than any Simpson brush I've ever had; even better than the CH2 "best" or "super". Matter of fact, I'm done with Simpson brushes - but that's for a different conversation......
Post shave was a re-lather, cold water rinse, Kiehl's aftershave balm, with a touch of Sampson's unscented balm. Then finished up with Dior Fahrenheit "Cologne". This is the latest flanker to the original Fahrenheit EdT. I like this "cologne" version for hot weather, but it's quite light. You can douse yourself with it and it not be too much. It has a very refreshing citrus burst, yet still has a soft original Fahrenheit note lingering in the background. It's quite nice! Just wish it were stronger. The other Fahrenheit flanker that I really like, even more so, is "Aqua Fahrenheit". Sadly, it's no longer made, and I only have a sample, but it's even better than the "Cologne", for me that is. I may end up getting a bottle of the Aqua one day.
Hope everyone is having a safe and enjoyable weekend!
A summery set-up for the summer day.
I went back to the citrus soap/cream theme of the week this morning and chose to use Mike's Natural Soaps, "Orange, Cedarwood, & Black Pepper". My goodness, I dig this soap! Totally elite status for me with the water at my house.
The Thater 2-band whipped up an uber slick lather for the Merkur Progress to work with. Man oh man, this brush has really catapulted to be one of my favorite brushes. It's got it all: dense, with excellent backbone, and incredibly soft tips. This brush is DEFINITELY better than any Simpson brush I've ever had; even better than the CH2 "best" or "super". Matter of fact, I'm done with Simpson brushes - but that's for a different conversation......
Post shave was a re-lather, cold water rinse, Kiehl's aftershave balm, with a touch of Sampson's unscented balm. Then finished up with Dior Fahrenheit "Cologne". This is the latest flanker to the original Fahrenheit EdT. I like this "cologne" version for hot weather, but it's quite light. You can douse yourself with it and it not be too much. It has a very refreshing citrus burst, yet still has a soft original Fahrenheit note lingering in the background. It's quite nice! Just wish it were stronger. The other Fahrenheit flanker that I really like, even more so, is "Aqua Fahrenheit". Sadly, it's no longer made, and I only have a sample, but it's even better than the "Cologne", for me that is. I may end up getting a bottle of the Aqua one day.
Hope everyone is having a safe and enjoyable weekend!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Nice stuff Chris. I still need to get back to that shop I found with the Knockoffs and try the FearNight 
Nice stuff Chris. I still need to get back to that shop I found with the Knockoffs and try the FearNight
Sunday's shave:
Finishing up the Citrus soap/cream theme of the week with the Colonel.....
Yepper, Col. Conk "Lime". And yes, this is good soap! As a matter of fact, I'd rank this, on Chad's scale, as Tier 1, Box 3. It's really got excellent slickness. And believe it or not, it doesn't dry out my ole mug either. I think the reason that folks give the Colonel a bad rap might be due to the fact that this was among the first soaps used by us when we first started out on this crazy hobby of ours and we didn't know how to properly lather soap yet. But make no mistake, this is good, quality soap, and dirt cheap! Also, I totally dig the scent of this lime. Does it smell like an actual lime? Well, no; but it does smell like a lime Jolly Rancher candy, and I'm all about that! So this soap brings a smile to my face, and it gave a great shave.
Post shave was a few "glugs" of vintage Avon Island Lime aftershave - the greatest lime scented aftershave EVER! Then finished off with Dior Eau Sauvage Parfum (2012). Yes! Feeling good and walkin' tall!
Finishing up the Citrus soap/cream theme of the week with the Colonel.....
Yepper, Col. Conk "Lime". And yes, this is good soap! As a matter of fact, I'd rank this, on Chad's scale, as Tier 1, Box 3. It's really got excellent slickness. And believe it or not, it doesn't dry out my ole mug either. I think the reason that folks give the Colonel a bad rap might be due to the fact that this was among the first soaps used by us when we first started out on this crazy hobby of ours and we didn't know how to properly lather soap yet. But make no mistake, this is good, quality soap, and dirt cheap! Also, I totally dig the scent of this lime. Does it smell like an actual lime? Well, no; but it does smell like a lime Jolly Rancher candy, and I'm all about that! So this soap brings a smile to my face, and it gave a great shave.
Post shave was a few "glugs" of vintage Avon Island Lime aftershave - the greatest lime scented aftershave EVER! Then finished off with Dior Eau Sauvage Parfum (2012). Yes! Feeling good and walkin' tall!
Monday's shave:
Man oh man - what a long day. It's tough keepin' up with a 9 year old!
Finally getting a chance to post this morning's shave. Here was the set-up:
Merkur Progress w/Persona Red//Rudy Vey Shavemac 2-band silvertip//Mickey Lee "The Kraken"//Barbasol Pacific Rush//Bleu de Chanel EdP
Had a wonderful, "summery" shave with this gear. I totally dig "The Kraken" soap - love it! The scent is fresh, clean, and uplifting. And the performance is elite status all the way for me. Honestly, if this were the only soap available to me for the summer, I'd be OK with that. It's dynamite!
Man oh man - what a long day. It's tough keepin' up with a 9 year old!
Finally getting a chance to post this morning's shave. Here was the set-up:
Merkur Progress w/Persona Red//Rudy Vey Shavemac 2-band silvertip//Mickey Lee "The Kraken"//Barbasol Pacific Rush//Bleu de Chanel EdP
Had a wonderful, "summery" shave with this gear. I totally dig "The Kraken" soap - love it! The scent is fresh, clean, and uplifting. And the performance is elite status all the way for me. Honestly, if this were the only soap available to me for the summer, I'd be OK with that. It's dynamite!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Nice shave Chris
Good one!