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cmh737 Straight Venture Journal Continued
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Saturday's shave:
A night shave this evening, to save time in the morning before Divine Liturgy.
Here was the set up:
My goodness, what an awesome shave!
Phenomenal soap - Man oh man is the scent of this soap off-the-charts-AWESOME!
Custom brush - Doug Korn w/Ubersoft synthetic
Birth year/qtr Flare Tip Super Speed (w/Gillette Rubie). 3 passes for an outstanding BBS.
Finished up with the Kiehl's aftershave balm, and all is good!
A night shave this evening, to save time in the morning before Divine Liturgy.
Here was the set up:
My goodness, what an awesome shave! Phenomenal soap - Man oh man is the scent of this soap off-the-charts-AWESOME!
Custom brush - Doug Korn w/Ubersoft synthetic
Birth year/qtr Flare Tip Super Speed (w/Gillette Rubie). 3 passes for an outstanding BBS.
Finished up with the Kiehl's aftershave balm, and all is good!
Awesome shave Chris! Is this first time you have used Coconut Sandalwood? It is a very nice scent...VERY nice! I am loving your pics buy the way. I have to ask...and if you don't want to divulge your trade secrets about your pics I completely understand. But are you cutting your images and inserting them on backdrops...or are you providing a new backdrop for every picture you take..ie..are you physically setting your gear on a blue backdrop for this pic?
Catching up, Chris - great shaves and pics as usual!
Congrats on nailing those edges with that Coti...that must feel so great to know that stone is the one. And my lord...I'm still getting over you throwing a straight into the garbage. You're like the cool lead in a movie....if there was a movie about a shaver who just plays by his own rules... ??
Congrats on nailing those edges with that Coti...that must feel so great to know that stone is the one. And my lord...I'm still getting over you throwing a straight into the garbage. You're like the cool lead in a movie....if there was a movie about a shaver who just plays by his own rules... ??
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Thanks, Craig.
I was thinking the same thing! Craig, which one do you have?
Thanks, Don; much appreciated. As to your questions:
(1) This is not the first time I've used the MW Coconut Sandalwood. I actually got this tub when the scent first became available for sale. And after this use, the bottom of the tub is just now becoming visible. I use it sparingly, so it'll last - I totally dig it!
(2) I don't have any "trade secrets" about my novice photos, but I'm happy to tell you what I do. I'm not good with computers and various software applications, so I do not cut my images and insert them on backdrops (because I wouldn't know how - LOL). I actually physically set up my gear on different backdrops. And guess what the backdrops are? Just simple poster board. The kind you used to use for school projects back in the day. Yep, just that simple. I do my rather unsophisticated photo editing on 2 free photo programs: "paint.net", and the other one is just called "Paint". Then I upload them to "Imgur". Then I insert the imgur photo to here. Oh, and as of late, I use my iPhone X to take the pictures. It actually takes better quality pics than my old Nikon SLR camera.
Catching up, Chris - great shaves and pics as usual!
Congrats on nailing those edges with that Coti...that must feel so great to know that stone is the one. And my lord...I'm still getting over you throwing a straight into the garbage. You're like the cool lead in a movie....if there was a movie about a shaver who just plays by his own rules...
Thanks, Brad. Well, that razor was a "beater" anyway, so no loss to me.
I thought you were one the original purchasers of the Coconut Sandalwood!
Thanks for sharing what you do for your pics! They are absolutely wonderful!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Glad if it brings a smile. Google is my friend. Nice tip on pics. Thought it might be magic how you get such nice pics.You kill me, Dave! Where do you find these vid clips?
Nice shave and pic. I love that brush!
And of course I'm a huge fan of Michelle's shave soaps.
And of course I'm a huge fan of Michelle's shave soaps.
Yep, one of the original purchasers....and my pleasure.
Ah yes, "the" google....and no "magic" on my plain ole pix.
A nice summer one indeed. Now you just need to add the Coconut Sandalwood, Marrakesh, Vetiver & Oakmoss, Jeff's Lavender, etc....
Thanks, Randall. And roger that.
SR Shave #628:
The set up for this morning was this:
The full hollow Bengall provided a nice 2-pass DFS. No complaints. This was the second shave I had off of Dave's honing. The edge for the first shave was a tad "brisk", but it settled in nicely for this one. Grade A for sure.
The soap was excellent. It's been a while since I broke out this tub of soap, and it was time. I've used 6 different Wheat State Soaps thus far, and this "Sweet Tobacco" has been my favorite. I totally dig the scent of this! Here are the scent notes from the website: "Cured tobacco provides the base, while hints of cedar and bergamot combine with a top note of crisp bay." I find the bay to be the dominate note, and this is just dynamite in my book. It is NOT, and I repeat, NOT a sweet tobacco flower kind of scent. So if you're thinking Alt Innsbruck aftershave, you won't find it in this soap, thankfully! (My goodness, how I loathe Alt Innsbruck a/s - oy! Sickenly cloying sweet yukiness! I despise it more than the Veg, if you can believe that!).
But back to the soap....The Plisson L'Occitane synthetic in a Rudy Vey PJ style handle whipped up an excellent lather! The performance of this soap is highest Tier 1 for me. On Chad's scale, I give it a Tier 1, Box 2. Really, about the only thing I can say that keeps it from "elite" status, is that I believe the post shave moisturizing might could be a tad bit better, but that's only a quibble. Not all soaps can be elite, right? However, don't let that dissuade anyone from this soap. Like I said, I dig it, and will definitely reorder this one. My next favorite Wheat State Soaps is the "7 Mile Beach" - another one I definitely dig.
Finished up with one of my favorite aftershaves, the Floid Vigoroso. This one is all about the cooling effect, and the powdery dry down - love it. It is a bit drying, however, to my ole mug, but no biggie, as I used (like most days) some Sampson's unscented balm afterward. No additional frag for today, as I'm enjoying the Floid Vig.
The set up for this morning was this:
The full hollow Bengall provided a nice 2-pass DFS. No complaints. This was the second shave I had off of Dave's honing. The edge for the first shave was a tad "brisk", but it settled in nicely for this one. Grade A for sure.The soap was excellent. It's been a while since I broke out this tub of soap, and it was time. I've used 6 different Wheat State Soaps thus far, and this "Sweet Tobacco" has been my favorite. I totally dig the scent of this! Here are the scent notes from the website: "Cured tobacco provides the base, while hints of cedar and bergamot combine with a top note of crisp bay." I find the bay to be the dominate note, and this is just dynamite in my book. It is NOT, and I repeat, NOT a sweet tobacco flower kind of scent. So if you're thinking Alt Innsbruck aftershave, you won't find it in this soap, thankfully! (My goodness, how I loathe Alt Innsbruck a/s - oy! Sickenly cloying sweet yukiness! I despise it more than the Veg, if you can believe that!).
But back to the soap....The Plisson L'Occitane synthetic in a Rudy Vey PJ style handle whipped up an excellent lather! The performance of this soap is highest Tier 1 for me. On Chad's scale, I give it a Tier 1, Box 2. Really, about the only thing I can say that keeps it from "elite" status, is that I believe the post shave moisturizing might could be a tad bit better, but that's only a quibble. Not all soaps can be elite, right? However, don't let that dissuade anyone from this soap. Like I said, I dig it, and will definitely reorder this one. My next favorite Wheat State Soaps is the "7 Mile Beach" - another one I definitely dig.
Finished up with one of my favorite aftershaves, the Floid Vigoroso. This one is all about the cooling effect, and the powdery dry down - love it. It is a bit drying, however, to my ole mug, but no biggie, as I used (like most days) some Sampson's unscented balm afterward. No additional frag for today, as I'm enjoying the Floid Vig.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Nice shave and man that is an awesome pic. Love the orange color theme!
