GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Thanks Randall!
Tell that woman of yours to settle down and take it easy! She has to be at full strength to put up with you!
Lol Thanks Don!
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Thanks Randall!
Lol Thanks Don!
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
Tell that woman of yours to settle down and take it easy! She has to be at full strength to put up with you!
You know Chris, if you put it to her this way, she just might listen hahaha!
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Thanks Chad!
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Christmas Eve shave:
Gear: RR Game Changer .68, Personna Platinum blade (3), RR Big Bruce synth, Catie’s Bubbles Un Jour Gris soap, generic witch hazel, Speick AS, and Terre D’Hermes frag to finish!
Apologies, the shave video didn’t happen today. I did have a very nice shave though, as quick as it was.
Spent the morning helping the missus and walking with her. She was finally ready to change dressings and clean up for real. I understood that need completely. That went a lot smoother than I expected too!
After over a week (two?) with the Yaqi SF synth, I revisited the Big Bruce. The Yaqi is good, but the BB remains king (there’s a rumor that Yaqi makes the Plissoft knots? I don’t know). Kept with the theme of clean, low impact scents for the shave. Catie’s whipped up a perfect 3 pass lather (actually enough for 5 in a 10 second load on a bloomed puck) in a few minutes. Didn’t push it today, but ended with about 80%+ BBS with the GC.
So...Terre D’Hermes. I’ve been anticipating this use since I first laid eyes on the sample vial. Boys...this is high class man juice! CBL Orange Dirt is a light but fairly faithful representation when you first open the soap and take a big whiff; Fine L’Orange Noir is a tad more intense of a spin-off. The real juice is one of a kind, intoxicating, simple but oh so sophisticated. Upon initial spray the deep orange citrus, deep wood, and dark earth/spice play a heavy hit to the senses. The dry down opens it up, mellowing out the wood a bit to a luxurious, deep, dirty, royal orange with just a faint line of musk. Hours later, when the sprayed areas shift just right, I get a glorious hit of scent I just can’t inhale deep enough to satisfy the craving. If I ever get the chance, this is definitely a must buy!
Made it safely to the in-laws for the afternoon. I’ll stay through tomorrow night then be heading back on my lonesome, with the dogs, home. My wife and the boys stay till Saturday so I can get some work days in.
Tomorrow’s Rudolph gift opening will be recorded, but not posted till later when I can append it to a shave video. Hopefully Wednesday or Thursday. I will get photos up ASAP though!
A merry Christmas Eve to you all!
Gear: RR Game Changer .68, Personna Platinum blade (3), RR Big Bruce synth, Catie’s Bubbles Un Jour Gris soap, generic witch hazel, Speick AS, and Terre D’Hermes frag to finish!
Apologies, the shave video didn’t happen today. I did have a very nice shave though, as quick as it was.
Spent the morning helping the missus and walking with her. She was finally ready to change dressings and clean up for real. I understood that need completely. That went a lot smoother than I expected too!
After over a week (two?) with the Yaqi SF synth, I revisited the Big Bruce. The Yaqi is good, but the BB remains king (there’s a rumor that Yaqi makes the Plissoft knots? I don’t know). Kept with the theme of clean, low impact scents for the shave. Catie’s whipped up a perfect 3 pass lather (actually enough for 5 in a 10 second load on a bloomed puck) in a few minutes. Didn’t push it today, but ended with about 80%+ BBS with the GC.
So...Terre D’Hermes. I’ve been anticipating this use since I first laid eyes on the sample vial. Boys...this is high class man juice! CBL Orange Dirt is a light but fairly faithful representation when you first open the soap and take a big whiff; Fine L’Orange Noir is a tad more intense of a spin-off. The real juice is one of a kind, intoxicating, simple but oh so sophisticated. Upon initial spray the deep orange citrus, deep wood, and dark earth/spice play a heavy hit to the senses. The dry down opens it up, mellowing out the wood a bit to a luxurious, deep, dirty, royal orange with just a faint line of musk. Hours later, when the sprayed areas shift just right, I get a glorious hit of scent I just can’t inhale deep enough to satisfy the craving. If I ever get the chance, this is definitely a must buy!
Made it safely to the in-laws for the afternoon. I’ll stay through tomorrow night then be heading back on my lonesome, with the dogs, home. My wife and the boys stay till Saturday so I can get some work days in.
Tomorrow’s Rudolph gift opening will be recorded, but not posted till later when I can append it to a shave video. Hopefully Wednesday or Thursday. I will get photos up ASAP though!
A merry Christmas Eve to you all!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Excellent Chris, this is what I was waiting on to hear. Heading to the bay where I had it on my watch list..............
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Good luck on your bidding!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Bought, I had wanted it for the Orange Dirt from CBL
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Thanks Dave!
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Still getting a whiff here n there.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Steve....................have you been tricking us all this time thinking you're a Tim?
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
I didn’t want to get myself in trouble with missus Noir.
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
Haha if it helps the misses out Chris, I’ll happily be the bad guy! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Christmas shave:
Gear: Gillette Slim (setting 2), Personna Platinum blade (4), Yaqi SF synth, La Toja shave stick soap, generic witch hazel, Fine Platinum AS, and Fine Platinum EdT to finish!
Stayed overnight at the in-laws. I’ll be heading home (for work) with the dogs tonight while my boys and wife finish out the week here.
Great fun catching up on everyone’s videos, journals, and Rudolph buddy gifts this morning! I opened mine for sure!
I videoed it and will attach it to a shave video in the next couple of days. It really needs the video to be fully understood how special this is! I love it!
The shave this morning was decent. A little bit of redness, I’m wondering if it’s from the La Toja? I seem to get it this way a lot on vacation shaves La Toja is really the only common factor. It may also have just been bad for with the Slim. Hopefully it doesn’t last long. Otherwise one can’t go wrong with Fine Platinum goodness!
The 1st of our 3 Christmas celebrations with our different family groups was this morning. My kids have already made out like bandits! They got a ton of fun craft and creativity items...and a stinking PS4! The one item that’s been on my Christmas list for years but haven’t got yet. I think daddy is going to be commandeering that once in a while! I know Red Dead 2 has online aspects, but is it required? There are a number of other games I’ve wanted to play that are single player anyway. ?
Merry Christmas all!
Gear: Gillette Slim (setting 2), Personna Platinum blade (4), Yaqi SF synth, La Toja shave stick soap, generic witch hazel, Fine Platinum AS, and Fine Platinum EdT to finish!
Stayed overnight at the in-laws. I’ll be heading home (for work) with the dogs tonight while my boys and wife finish out the week here.
Great fun catching up on everyone’s videos, journals, and Rudolph buddy gifts this morning! I opened mine for sure!
I videoed it and will attach it to a shave video in the next couple of days. It really needs the video to be fully understood how special this is! I love it!
The shave this morning was decent. A little bit of redness, I’m wondering if it’s from the La Toja? I seem to get it this way a lot on vacation shaves La Toja is really the only common factor. It may also have just been bad for with the Slim. Hopefully it doesn’t last long. Otherwise one can’t go wrong with Fine Platinum goodness!
The 1st of our 3 Christmas celebrations with our different family groups was this morning. My kids have already made out like bandits! They got a ton of fun craft and creativity items...and a stinking PS4! The one item that’s been on my Christmas list for years but haven’t got yet. I think daddy is going to be commandeering that once in a while! I know Red Dead 2 has online aspects, but is it required? There are a number of other games I’ve wanted to play that are single player anyway. ?
Merry Christmas all!
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
Haha my step son got Red Dead 2. Definitely a gift we'll be sharing!
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Sweet! Yea the kids got Spider-Man that came with it and a Lego Ninjago game, but there are definitely some more “mature” games I’ve wanted to dig into.