Great way to kick everything off! Have a great day!
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GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Thanks Brian!
Yeah, I can't stand it when a product consistently delivers excellence. It sucks, man.
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
I know! Gosh! Flay my face once in a while, won’t ya?
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Totally forgot to mention that this morning’s shave was my inaugural lathering of the PIF brush from @JTSpartan ! I nicknamed it the Spartan Burl.
Fantastic handle shape and ergonomics. The sparkly black resin against the dark burl wood is a great touch. And little did I know but this APShave Synthetic (24mm Fan 'premium') knot set in the brush shares a lot of characteristics with my favorite synthetic knot, the Yaqi pony knot! Win on all fronts!
Fantastic handle shape and ergonomics. The sparkly black resin against the dark burl wood is a great touch. And little did I know but this APShave Synthetic (24mm Fan 'premium') knot set in the brush shares a lot of characteristics with my favorite synthetic knot, the Yaqi pony knot! Win on all fronts!
woodpusher
TSC’s International Man of Meh
JTSpartan
Shave Member
Pics or it didn’t happen…Glad it made it, though!
Yes, you are right. I believe many (there are a few different) APShave knots are the same as Yaqis.
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Shave #355 (500 Open Blade Shaves) of 2021:
Gear: Gillette Prewar Tech, Astra SP blade, TH Taurus A synth brush, CBL Sir Fougere soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe mix, Sir Irisch Moos AS, and JPG Le Male to finish!
Hurrying my butt out the door. Unexpectedly have to cover an IDT meeting for a fellow chaplain who’s under the weather. Lots of nurses and other support staff also under the weather or dealing with mild COVID-like symptoms. It’s the season I guess.
Great shave though!
Hope you all have a great Wednesday!
Gear: Gillette Prewar Tech, Astra SP blade, TH Taurus A synth brush, CBL Sir Fougere soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe mix, Sir Irisch Moos AS, and JPG Le Male to finish!
Hurrying my butt out the door. Unexpectedly have to cover an IDT meeting for a fellow chaplain who’s under the weather. Lots of nurses and other support staff also under the weather or dealing with mild COVID-like symptoms. It’s the season I guess.
Great shave though!
Hope you all have a great Wednesday!
woodpusher
TSC’s International Man of Meh
Enjoy your day and stay safe out there!
Love me some Sir Irisch Moos! Have a great day and stay healthy!
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Thanks gents!
Keep it up, Chris! You know, until you get bored with starting your day with great shaves.
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Lord bless you for your daily efforts with unscented software. If I didn’t have some variety, I don’t think I could do it.Keep it up, Chris! You know, until you get bored with starting your day with great shaves.
For some reason, I don't find consistently excellent shaves the least bit boring. Spare me adventures such as I had today. For me, it's been about the quality of the shaves, not a good smelling soap. Though I do miss the variety in AS.
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Shave #356 (500 Open Blade Shaves) of 2021:
Gear: Gillette Prewar Tech, Astra SP blade, RR Big Bruce synth brush, CBL Steel Grey Fougere soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe mix, LNHC Barber Shoppe post shave elixir, and Dior Sauvage Elixir to finish!
Last day for this work week!
Groggy start but the shave helped a lot. Glad for a more neutral setup today as the focus was less on the shave and more on my first use of a Dior Sauvage Elixir decant that I received in the mail yesterday. This is the strongest of the 3 regular Sauvage iterations. It’s definitely living up to that hype. 3 sprays and the scent feels like it’s rolling off me in waves. Thankfully it’s a nice scent. Sauvage is hard to describe - in general is a purpley-blueish frag. Really smoothly mixed. The cinnamon top note lasts only the briefest of seconds. I get some of the cardamom and nutmeg. Plenty of lavender as it dries down. Only just now getting into some of the patchouli, vetiver, and amber. It’s definitely normal Sauvage with extra depth and intensity! Should be interesting to see where it finally lands!
IDT meeting this morning again. Then some patients to see. Should be a moderately busy day.
Have a good one y’all!
Gear: Gillette Prewar Tech, Astra SP blade, RR Big Bruce synth brush, CBL Steel Grey Fougere soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe mix, LNHC Barber Shoppe post shave elixir, and Dior Sauvage Elixir to finish!
Last day for this work week!
Groggy start but the shave helped a lot. Glad for a more neutral setup today as the focus was less on the shave and more on my first use of a Dior Sauvage Elixir decant that I received in the mail yesterday. This is the strongest of the 3 regular Sauvage iterations. It’s definitely living up to that hype. 3 sprays and the scent feels like it’s rolling off me in waves. Thankfully it’s a nice scent. Sauvage is hard to describe - in general is a purpley-blueish frag. Really smoothly mixed. The cinnamon top note lasts only the briefest of seconds. I get some of the cardamom and nutmeg. Plenty of lavender as it dries down. Only just now getting into some of the patchouli, vetiver, and amber. It’s definitely normal Sauvage with extra depth and intensity! Should be interesting to see where it finally lands!
IDT meeting this morning again. Then some patients to see. Should be a moderately busy day.
Have a good one y’all!
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Elixir update! I was not big of the original Sauvage EdT when I tried it…but this…this blows the other away! It’s dried down to a really scrumptious, dry, blueish sandalwood. Very nice!
Elixir is pricey, this 10ml decant thick tall boy cost me $33 which is about at-price for a decant. A full bottle hovers in the $160 range. Could be well worth it in the future. For now I’ll savor the decant!
Elixir is pricey, this 10ml decant thick tall boy cost me $33 which is about at-price for a decant. A full bottle hovers in the $160 range. Could be well worth it in the future. For now I’ll savor the decant!
So cool you got to try it out! I’m not a Sauvage fan myself (unless it has the Eau in front
) - but I’ve heard (and watched) people in the same boat rave about the Elixer!
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Shave #357 (500 Open Blade Shaves) of 2021:
Gear: Gillette Prewar Tech, Astra SP blade, Spartan Burl synth brush, CBL Steel Grey Fougere soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe mix, Skin Bracer AS, and Dior Sauvage Elixir to finish!
So nice…I had to do it again (most of it anyway)! Great, chill shave. Gave an extra spray of Elixir and hoooooooo I’m swimming in scent! Very nice
Have the day off for the New Years long weekend. So I got to sleep in a bit. Chill day ahead. Have to run to the store for some last minute snacks for the New Years but other than that it’ll be a nice family day hanging out together.
Hope you all have a great Friday. As this old year closes I pray that for each of you this new year brings blessing.
Gear: Gillette Prewar Tech, Astra SP blade, Spartan Burl synth brush, CBL Steel Grey Fougere soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe mix, Skin Bracer AS, and Dior Sauvage Elixir to finish!
So nice…I had to do it again (most of it anyway)! Great, chill shave. Gave an extra spray of Elixir and hoooooooo I’m swimming in scent! Very nice
Have the day off for the New Years long weekend. So I got to sleep in a bit. Chill day ahead. Have to run to the store for some last minute snacks for the New Years but other than that it’ll be a nice family day hanging out together.
Hope you all have a great Friday. As this old year closes I pray that for each of you this new year brings blessing.
Happy New Year Chris! And you smell marvelous!
