Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
As would the Italian Stallion I’m sure!
You know who the soap is named after, right?
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You know who the soap is named after, right?
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Anthony Esposito. I’ll admit though I don’t know who that is, I’ve also never seen his videos, yet.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
I used to watch some of his Straight Razor shaves quite some time ago but quit after hearing the "F" word used 1 too many times. Don't need that while I'm watching a shave video.
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Thats unfortunate, seems to be well liked otherwise. Maybe I’ll continue my ignorance. ?
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
First Shave of 2019:
Gear: Asylum RX, Feather Pro blade (16; flipped), RR Big Bruce, DRH Sandalwood soap, Speick AS, and Mr. Burberry frag to finish!
Happy New Year all!
First, reflections on YSL L’Homme Ultime from yesterday. I forgot to cover it in the video and post. A very pleasant frag. Starts off almost unisex, with a light hearted opening. The manliness comes out more in the mid dry down and the complete dry down. I feel (having only smelled clones mind you) it is a weaker, variant of a Rive Gauche-type scent, closing with a light woody, cardamom, and almost weak vanilla-like feel (vanilla is not an actual note included). I liked it for what it was! I would gladly take this as a gift...buy it? If there was a good deal, maybe. The missus wasn’t as jazzed about it.
Good shave today with the RX! Overall much more smooth and close than yesterday. I almost couldn’t feel the blade on the WTG, partially on the XTG, and it was of course much more pronounced on the semi-ATG. I’m at about 85%+ BBS with bordering BBS/DFS on the rest. Only 1 little nick ATG that closed up quickly. I did an alum test (haven’t used alum for weeks) and had only a very brief, light burn on my upper lip/corners of mouth, which is normal in most cases when chasing.
Great lather with the DRH after blooming and about 30 seconds of loading.
Flipping the Feather Pro each shave seems to be helping the longevity so far.
Now for the day’s frag, Mr. Burberry. The initial spray is intense and moderately deep. I get the cardamom and an edge of the tarragon note. Then it drys down into a more woodsy scent where I get light wood (mostly sandalwood) with a light vetiver string. This scent is modern gentleman-class! This is the only frag out of the 5 I tried where the missus said “Oooh, that’s very nice!” This would be a must buy.
Regardless of the missus’ proclamation, here is my ranking of the frags I received:
1) Terre D’Hermes - a must buy.
2) Mr. Burberry - a must buy.
3) YSL L’Homme Ultime
4) Le Labo Bergamote 22
5) Ferragamo Uomo
Happy Tuesday all!
Gear: Asylum RX, Feather Pro blade (16; flipped), RR Big Bruce, DRH Sandalwood soap, Speick AS, and Mr. Burberry frag to finish!
Happy New Year all!
First, reflections on YSL L’Homme Ultime from yesterday. I forgot to cover it in the video and post. A very pleasant frag. Starts off almost unisex, with a light hearted opening. The manliness comes out more in the mid dry down and the complete dry down. I feel (having only smelled clones mind you) it is a weaker, variant of a Rive Gauche-type scent, closing with a light woody, cardamom, and almost weak vanilla-like feel (vanilla is not an actual note included). I liked it for what it was! I would gladly take this as a gift...buy it? If there was a good deal, maybe. The missus wasn’t as jazzed about it.
Good shave today with the RX! Overall much more smooth and close than yesterday. I almost couldn’t feel the blade on the WTG, partially on the XTG, and it was of course much more pronounced on the semi-ATG. I’m at about 85%+ BBS with bordering BBS/DFS on the rest. Only 1 little nick ATG that closed up quickly. I did an alum test (haven’t used alum for weeks) and had only a very brief, light burn on my upper lip/corners of mouth, which is normal in most cases when chasing.
Great lather with the DRH after blooming and about 30 seconds of loading.
Flipping the Feather Pro each shave seems to be helping the longevity so far.
Now for the day’s frag, Mr. Burberry. The initial spray is intense and moderately deep. I get the cardamom and an edge of the tarragon note. Then it drys down into a more woodsy scent where I get light wood (mostly sandalwood) with a light vetiver string. This scent is modern gentleman-class! This is the only frag out of the 5 I tried where the missus said “Oooh, that’s very nice!” This would be a must buy.
Regardless of the missus’ proclamation, here is my ranking of the frags I received:
1) Terre D’Hermes - a must buy.
2) Mr. Burberry - a must buy.
3) YSL L’Homme Ultime
4) Le Labo Bergamote 22
5) Ferragamo Uomo
Happy Tuesday all!
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
Good shave Chris, and great reviews on the frags! Mr. Burberry sounds real nice.
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Thanks Steve! The frags were a great treat!
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
PM inbound for your burberry ???
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Yea, 80-150+ bucks for the real deal is a hard sell, no matter how good the scent is. I get that some come available in smaller sized dispensers, but it’s usually not a good deal.
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Lol no worries man!
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Shave 2 of 2019:
Gear: Asylum RX, Feather Pro blade (17; flipped), RR Big Bruce, Cella soap, generic witch hazel, and Bootlegger’s Bay Rum AS to finish!
So I did shave today, a 2 pass CCS, but it was in the evening. This morning ended up being pretty screwy and I was in a rush to get off to work.
The last couple of weeks have been nice, but because of everything going on, have really thrown me off my normal (non shaving) routine. Today was actually the first time in years I forgot that I had agreed to a different shift at work just for one day. I was supposed to have opened for the normal morning person but the change totally slipped my mind. I ended up being a couple hours late when after my boss texted me to remind me. Super humiliating and embarrassing for me as someone who hold a very high standard in work ethic. But it’s past now, and I made up the difference.
The shave was nice though. A quick clean up after I got off work, before dinner.
A weird Wednesday for sure!
Gear: Asylum RX, Feather Pro blade (17; flipped), RR Big Bruce, Cella soap, generic witch hazel, and Bootlegger’s Bay Rum AS to finish!
So I did shave today, a 2 pass CCS, but it was in the evening. This morning ended up being pretty screwy and I was in a rush to get off to work.
The last couple of weeks have been nice, but because of everything going on, have really thrown me off my normal (non shaving) routine. Today was actually the first time in years I forgot that I had agreed to a different shift at work just for one day. I was supposed to have opened for the normal morning person but the change totally slipped my mind. I ended up being a couple hours late when after my boss texted me to remind me. Super humiliating and embarrassing for me as someone who hold a very high standard in work ethic. But it’s past now, and I made up the difference.
The shave was nice though. A quick clean up after I got off work, before dinner.
A weird Wednesday for sure!
Welcome to being human!
