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Shave #100 (400 Open Blade Shaves) of 2020:

Gear: Gillette NEW LC, Shark blade, TSC 2nd Anniversary synth brush, LNHC Barber Shoppe soap, generic witch hazel, Thayer’s Medicated, LNHC Barber Shoppe post shave elixir, and Dolce & Gabbana K to finish!

Corona Virus Official Day 25:

Holy smokes...we’re almost 1/3 of the way into this bad boy? WTH?

Made two mistakes today for the shave - first was going OC again after yesterday’s rough shave, second was trying the 2nd Anniversary brush...yep. Shave was salvaged by Lisa’s post shave elixir, great stuff it seems, as was the scent and slickness of the soap. The scent is hard to describe...just ultra fresh, a close cousin of CBL Money, but brighter. Going to have to revisit it soon with a better brush for the full experience! Next few shaves may need to be with the Jectah.

Trying to find a place locally that is still doing handgun safety courses and FSC testing, but it may well be untenable right now. Most places are allowing purchases but nothing else because of the grey area of social distancing protocols and essential business definitions. That really stinks. Hoping I can find an exception soon.

Have a great Thursday all!
 
Shave #101 (400 Open Blade Shaves) of 2020:

Gear: Schick M Adjustable, Schick Twin blade, Yaqi Rainbow w/ brown synth brush, LNHC Barber Shoppe soap, generic witch hazel, Thayer’s Medicated, LNHC Barber Shoppe post shave elixir, and Penhaligon’s Sartorial clone oil to finish!

Corona Virus Official Day 26:

Man it’s Friday already?! This week has actually flown by!

Much, much, much better shave today with the M Jectah out. Revisited LNHC Barber Shoppe for the second day in a row. This soap is awesome! It’s been a bit tricky for me to whip up on the face, I suspect a bowl latherer might have it easier here, but even with a little lather flinging, this sheep’s milk formula is totally elite. The scent hangs around on the skin a long time and it’s is a wonderful scent. The lather is hard to explain...it’s super slick, kinda runny, but also super goopy like snot; the razor just glides along the skin. Finishing off with the post shave elixir, my face feels amazing! It’s very similar to the way the full SV experience makes my skin feel, but it accomplishes it in a very different way!

As Gus’ Guerlain samples get phased out, I’m going to begin dabbling in the plethora of clone scent oils that Chris sent me a couple months back. Chris has been busy testing scents, let me tell you! I probably got close to 50 different oils to try; clone oils being the cheaper alternative to paying for designer prices. This Penhaligon’s Sartorial clone he sent along for instance, I went a little light on it for the first try, but it quickly dried down to a very pleasant barbershop powder with a hint of talc. Very nice. It may require a refresh or two over the course of the day, but even then, it should still be much cheaper a purchase than the real thing.

I think tomorrow, Hipster will be up to bat!

Have a great Friday all!
 
Shave #102 (400 Open Blade Shaves) of 2020:

Gear: Schick L, Schick blade, Stirling 2-band synth brush, Stirling Hipster soap, generic witch hazel, Thayer’s Medicated, and Stirling Hipster AS to finish!

Corona Virus Official Day 27:

Late wake up morning for everyone. Lazy day milking around while taking care of some of the normal household chores, washing the dogs, etc.

Noonish shave today. Decided to go full on Stirling with the new Hipster combo in the den. Stuck to the injector. Just an excellent 3-passer. Hipster is super heady citrus with a sneaky underlying cologne vibe. Pretty sure I will like this more with use. Couldn’t find a frag/oil to pair with it, so I let it be as is, it’s just about cologne strength AS anyway!

As a family we’ve been enjoying the Holy Week content the church has been putting out over the web. It still feels like it’s not quite Easter...no mega huge egg hunt, no fellowshipping, no physical special services...so weird. It is what it is, as one famous fireduck says!

Have a great Saturday all!
 
GearNoir said:
Shave #100 (400 Open Blade Shaves) of 2020:

Gear: Gillette NEW LC, Shark blade, TSC 2nd Anniversary synth brush, LNHC Barber Shoppe soap, generic witch hazel, Thayer’s Medicated, LNHC Barber Shoppe post shave elixir, and Dolce & Gabbana K to finish!

Corona Virus Official Day 25:

Holy smokes...we’re almost 1/3 of the way into this bad boy? WTH?

Made two mistakes today for the shave - first was going OC again after yesterday’s rough shave, second was trying the 2nd Anniversary brush...yep. Shave was salvaged by Lisa’s post shave elixir, great stuff it seems, as was the scent and slickness of the soap. The scent is hard to describe...just ultra fresh, a close cousin of CBL Money, but brighter. Going to have to revisit it soon with a better brush for the full experience! Next few shaves may need to be with the Jectah.

Trying to find a place locally that is still doing handgun safety courses and FSC testing, but it may well be untenable right now. Most places are allowing purchases but nothing else because of the grey area of social distancing protocols and essential business definitions. That really stinks. Hoping I can find an exception soon.

Have a great Thursday all!
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I had a similar experience with Barber Shoppe and the 2nd Anniversary brush... I’m going to give it another shot with a familiar soap, but it might just be a decorative piece 😂 oh well. As for the soap, I’ve used it two more times since. I really like the scent and it has great residual slickness and post shave. But man am I having a hard time getting it to lather like I want on my face. I struggle to get the water to soap ratio correct and I seem to just make a mess. The lather otherwise produced a good shave, it’s just different than how I “want” it to be. The post shave elixir is legit!!
 
Nice shave Chris! I liked the soap scent as a summer soap. I thought it would have been a little darker with the leather in it. Still a nice summer soap.
 
JWS VII said:
I had a similar experience with Barber Shoppe and the 2nd Anniversary brush... I’m going to give it another shot with a familiar soap, but it might just be a decorative piece 😂 oh well. As for the soap, I’ve used it two more times since. I really like the scent and it has great residual slickness and post shave. But man am I having a hard time getting it to lather like I want on my face. I struggle to get the water to soap ratio correct and I seem to just make a mess. The lather otherwise produced a good shave, it’s just different than how I “want” it to be. The post shave elixir is legit!!
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Yea, Lisa’s can take a lot of water but for voluminous lather it can also take a lot of work. I usually end up working it to the snot phase and leaving as is...still excellent lol.

I’ll definitely be replacing the brush knot when able.
 
Patelliott said:
Nice shave Chris! I liked the soap scent as a summer soap. I thought it would have been a little darker with the leather in it. Still a nice summer soap.
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Thanks Pat! I don’t mind lighter scents any time of year personally. It’s the very heavy ones or thicker balms that I might reserve for just cooler days.
 
Shave #103 (400 Open Blade Shaves) of 2020:

Gear: Gillette Fatboy, Shark blade, Sorrentino TSC 1st Anniversary badger brush, CBL Cherry Blossom & Bamboo soap, generic witch hazel, Thayer’s Medicated, Lucky Tiger AS, and Tom Ford Ombré Leather to finish!

Corona Virus Official Day 28:

Happy Easter friends!

Late morning wake up. Special shave for a special day. Brought out some of my favorites, including the ‘59 Fatboy. After a refreshing shower, I went to work on the stubble. Just not having much success with the Anniversary brushes this week I guess lol...bunch of shedding and couldn’t keep the lather from being overly airy. Oh well. Still happy to have them for what they represent! Re-knotting will have to wait for another day.

Settling down to a late Easter breakfast and a couple recorded services. The Easter bunny dropped off the candy and toy goodies last night, so the children are placated for the time being.

Have a blessed Sunday all! He is risen!
 
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