GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Thought about it...but then I remembered I’m a boss and I get to dictate who does what.
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If your gonna be a boss. You need shades like these. 
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
I hope they come in prescription!
That way nobody will “back sass ya”
Unfortunately the worker's crack negates any badassery build from those shades.
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Shave #162 (413 Open Blade Shaves) of 2020:
Gear: Schick L, Personna blade, Paladin Harlequin Chief 26mm brush, CBL Aquatic Oud, homemade witch hazel/aloe mix, Lucky Tiger, and Enigma to finish!
Corona Virus Official Day 87:
Up a bit early today. The middle and oldest boys have their drive-thru graduations this morning.
Shave was good, though the Personna blade was a little rough. I loaded for about 15 seconds and got a pretty decent lather out of the Aquatic Oud. The Enigma is a light (in scent and sillage) and fresh type scent and paired well.
Normal Zoom meetings later this evening. Those groups have decided they’d like to meet through the summer, so that likely puts the kabosh on me joining in Wednesday night TSC Zoom calls. Bummer.
Off to it! Have a great Wednesday all!
Gear: Schick L, Personna blade, Paladin Harlequin Chief 26mm brush, CBL Aquatic Oud, homemade witch hazel/aloe mix, Lucky Tiger, and Enigma to finish!
Corona Virus Official Day 87:
Up a bit early today. The middle and oldest boys have their drive-thru graduations this morning.
Shave was good, though the Personna blade was a little rough. I loaded for about 15 seconds and got a pretty decent lather out of the Aquatic Oud. The Enigma is a light (in scent and sillage) and fresh type scent and paired well.
Normal Zoom meetings later this evening. Those groups have decided they’d like to meet through the summer, so that likely puts the kabosh on me joining in Wednesday night TSC Zoom calls. Bummer.
Off to it! Have a great Wednesday all!
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
It can be like work some times! They’re small group/youth group meetings though
Perfect! Send em the code for the Cadre call!It can be like work some times! They’re small group/youth group meetings though
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Shave #163 (413 Open Blade Shaves) of 2020:
Gear: Blackland Vector, Feather Pro blade, Paladin Harlequin Chief 26mm brush, LNHC Barber Shoppe, homemade witch hazel/aloe mix, LNHC Barber Shoppe post shave elixir, and Penhaligon’s Sartorial clone oil to finish!
Corona Virus Official Day 88:
Got my shower n shave in this morning, but had a reopening task force Zoom meeting to hop on immediately after that lasted two and a half hours.
Shave was great! Worked up a nice, thick, slick lather with the LNHC. Face felt great afterwards and I smell pretty darn good too!
Good news coming down the pipeline in the last day or two, our church’s first official Sunday “back” will be the 28th. We’ll have two services, 100 people each, and see who things go. It’ll be a big proving-ground moment to see if our precautionary structures hold up to real use and to see how folks behave themselves. It’s going to be much different than it was before all this virus stuff.
Lots of details and things to take care of in the next two weeks!
Have a great Thursday all!
Gear: Blackland Vector, Feather Pro blade, Paladin Harlequin Chief 26mm brush, LNHC Barber Shoppe, homemade witch hazel/aloe mix, LNHC Barber Shoppe post shave elixir, and Penhaligon’s Sartorial clone oil to finish!
Corona Virus Official Day 88:
Got my shower n shave in this morning, but had a reopening task force Zoom meeting to hop on immediately after that lasted two and a half hours.
Shave was great! Worked up a nice, thick, slick lather with the LNHC. Face felt great afterwards and I smell pretty darn good too!
Good news coming down the pipeline in the last day or two, our church’s first official Sunday “back” will be the 28th. We’ll have two services, 100 people each, and see who things go. It’ll be a big proving-ground moment to see if our precautionary structures hold up to real use and to see how folks behave themselves. It’s going to be much different than it was before all this virus stuff.
Lots of details and things to take care of in the next two weeks!
Have a great Thursday all!
Fingers crossed that it goes smoothly
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Thanks guys! Yea, gonna have to find the person who dropped the ball on the mission patch, give them a stern talking to!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Good shave Chris and hope getting back to work is successful 
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Thanks Dave! One positive is that for the time being my pay is ensured regardless of hours. I’m very thankful for that!Good shave Chris and hope getting back to work is successful
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Shave #164 (413 Open Blade Shaves) of 2020:
Gear: Blackland Vector, Feather Pro blade, Sorrentino TSC 1st Anniversary badger, Stirling Hipster, homemade witch hazel/aloe mix, and Stirling Hipster AS to finish!
Corona Virus Official Day 89:
Bit of a busy Friday morning. Woke up when the kids woke us up, about 8:30. Had some things around the house to take care of, then it was out the door to take advance of a temperate morning and do yard work for a couple hours.
Came back in and decided to have my shave. Hipster seemed to fit the bill since I already smelled of lawn (not necessarily what Hipster smells like, but it is green/citrusy/cologne-y). Also make the call to do a cold water shave to help me cool down a bit...it was the right call! The coolness of the water made me enjoy the soap all that much more. Hipster would make a great candidate for a hint of menthol.
I18
Rest of the day should be fairly chill. Everything is focused on Monday now and getting back to work.
Have a great Friday all!
G60
O74
B5
N45
Gear: Blackland Vector, Feather Pro blade, Sorrentino TSC 1st Anniversary badger, Stirling Hipster, homemade witch hazel/aloe mix, and Stirling Hipster AS to finish!
Corona Virus Official Day 89:
Bit of a busy Friday morning. Woke up when the kids woke us up, about 8:30. Had some things around the house to take care of, then it was out the door to take advance of a temperate morning and do yard work for a couple hours.
Came back in and decided to have my shave. Hipster seemed to fit the bill since I already smelled of lawn (not necessarily what Hipster smells like, but it is green/citrusy/cologne-y). Also make the call to do a cold water shave to help me cool down a bit...it was the right call! The coolness of the water made me enjoy the soap all that much more. Hipster would make a great candidate for a hint of menthol.
I18
Rest of the day should be fairly chill. Everything is focused on Monday now and getting back to work.
Have a great Friday all!
G60
O74
B5
N45
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Shave #165 (413 Open Blade Shaves) of 2020:
Gear: Blackland Vector, Feather Pro blade, Paladin Harlequin Chief 26mm, SV 70th homemade witch hazel/aloe mix, SV 70th AS, and Guerlain Vetiver to finish!
Corona Virus Official Day 90:
Kids woke us up this morning with the crash of something in the kitchen...thankfully it was nothing serious (container of something had fallen out of the fridge in an attempt to slide a different thing past and out), no one hurt, and it was a decent hour! Still got the blood pumping a bit.
With the exciting announcements of SV’s unprecedented partnership with TSC as an official vendor and a once in a lifetime group buy of a custom SV brush, today’s shave just had to be a small token of thanks.
Pulled out all the stops and went for the full luxury shave - SV 70th, Vector, Paladin, Guerlain...hooooo man! What a great shave that was! Kept with the cold water face wetting/rinsing like yesterday, worked like a charm. I may be keeping the cold water element for a while, it just seems to be jiving really well right now.
The missus indicated that it may be time to pare down the den a bit, hopefully finding some extra pennies to throw toward the group buy. It’s going to be tough. I’ve had a strict philosophy so far of not selling PIFed/gifted items I’ve received...but thanks to the generosity of others, that’s a big chunk of my stuff! Not sure how to proceed...
Watering the lawn and doing some laundry today, otherwise it’s a chill Saturday. The missus is taking a chunk of the day to do more wedding dress shopping for/with her sisters. Just us boys testosterone-ing things up in the meantime.
Have a great Saturday all!
Gear: Blackland Vector, Feather Pro blade, Paladin Harlequin Chief 26mm, SV 70th homemade witch hazel/aloe mix, SV 70th AS, and Guerlain Vetiver to finish!
Corona Virus Official Day 90:
Kids woke us up this morning with the crash of something in the kitchen...thankfully it was nothing serious (container of something had fallen out of the fridge in an attempt to slide a different thing past and out), no one hurt, and it was a decent hour! Still got the blood pumping a bit.
With the exciting announcements of SV’s unprecedented partnership with TSC as an official vendor and a once in a lifetime group buy of a custom SV brush, today’s shave just had to be a small token of thanks.
Pulled out all the stops and went for the full luxury shave - SV 70th, Vector, Paladin, Guerlain...hooooo man! What a great shave that was! Kept with the cold water face wetting/rinsing like yesterday, worked like a charm. I may be keeping the cold water element for a while, it just seems to be jiving really well right now.
The missus indicated that it may be time to pare down the den a bit, hopefully finding some extra pennies to throw toward the group buy. It’s going to be tough. I’ve had a strict philosophy so far of not selling PIFed/gifted items I’ve received...but thanks to the generosity of others, that’s a big chunk of my stuff! Not sure how to proceed...
Watering the lawn and doing some laundry today, otherwise it’s a chill Saturday. The missus is taking a chunk of the day to do more wedding dress shopping for/with her sisters. Just us boys testosterone-ing things up in the meantime.
Have a great Saturday all!
