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Shave #297 (825 Open Blade Shaves) of 2023:

Gear: Tedalus Essence, Feather ProGuard blade, Simpson The Duke synth brush, CBL Fresh Vetiver soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe, Nivea Sensitive AS Balm, Captain’s Choice Venture, and Fine Platinum EDT to finish!

Survived Monday! Busy day that it was.

Great shave this morning. Pretty decent lather out of the Duke and a great result from the Essence, without much roughness. Finished up with some Aventus dupes.

First OT workout of Hell Week this evening. Then it’s a hearty ramen dinner out and celebration of the eldest’s birthday.

Happy Tuesday all!
 
Shave #298 (826 Open Blade Shaves) of 2023:

Gear: Tedalus Essence, Feather ProGuard blade, Yaqi Sagrada Familia synth brush, CBL Fresh Vetiver soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe, Nivea Sensitive AS Balm, Fine American Blend AS, and Fine American Blend EDT to finish!

Phew! Tough workout last night for the inaugural class of this year’s OT Hell Week! Fortunately I was able to pace myself just enough to not need too many extra rests.

Eldest’s birthday was a success - great dinner out and he was very pleased with his gifts from family and extended family.

Great shave this morning. Nothing really new to report. Finished up with Fine AB combo FTW!

Definitely seeking out coffee this morning. Stresses are high at work as Joint Commish showed up yesterday…so they’ll be around through the end of the work week doing their survey. I had an interview with a surveyor yesterday that went really well…I think.

Second OT HW workout later this evening! Fortunately the last two after this will be spaced out a bit.

Happy hump day all!
 
Shave #299 (827 Open Blade Shaves) of 2023:

Gear: Tedalus Essence, Feather ProGuard blade, Yaqi Rainbow w/ pony synth brush, CBL Fresh Vetiver soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe, Nivea Sensitive AS Balm, CBL Barba AST, and Penhaligon’s Sartorial to finish!

Phew, second OT Hell Week workout completed last night! Luckily the next one we have time for isn’t until Saturday. Definitely feeling the creaks and cracks some this morning.

Great shave this morning to get me moving. This blade is just about shot for ATG passes. Looking forward to the refresh in a couple days. Went with uber fresh modern barbershop vibe and chose Barba and Sartorial to seal the deal.

Subbing at an IDT this morning, then some home visits and hopefully time to work on this sermon. Young Life fundraiser banquet this evening.

Happy Thursday all!
 
Shave #300 (828 Open Blade Shaves) of 2023:

Gear: Tedalus Essence, Feather ProGuard blade, Yaqi Moka synth brush, CBL Fresh Vetiver soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe, Nivea Sensitive AS Balm, Captain’s Choice Venture AS, and Fine Platinum EDT to finish!

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300th day of the year so far and happy Friday!

Great shave this morning! Didn’t bother to push the ATG on the mustache area, since I already knew it would have been rough with this blade. So I made adaptations and finished up fairly smoothly. CC Venture/Fine Platinum combo for the scents today!

Fun YL fundraiser banquets last night. Didn’t make a much sermon progress as I’d hoped though 🥲 Crossing my fingers for a quieter day.

Happy Friday all! Push on through!
 
Shave #301 (829 Open Blade Shaves) of 2023:

Gear: Tedalus Essence, Feather ProGuard blade, Trotter Handcrafts Taurus A brush, CBL Fresh Vetiver soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe, Nivea Sensitive AS Balm, Fine American Blend AS, and Fine American Blend EDT to finish!

Semi-typical Saturday in progress…just a bit more busy. 3rd Hell Week class this morning; one more to go to get the swag! Coffee and baked goodies afterward.

Great shave this morning between laundry loads. Have made notable progress on this soap…still many months to go however before it’s finished. Fresh blade in the Tedalus after I cleaned it up a bit; this jimps can get pretty grody!

Boys weekend, since the missus left earlier for a Maui benefit concert my FIL arranged with some well known Hawaiian musicians. Sad to miss it, but just too much to do here (granted I won’t be missing the 6 hour one way drive). Still trying to get the sermon decent too.

Like I said, busy!

Happy Saturday all!
 
Shave #302 (830 Open Blade Shaves) of 2023:

Gear: Tedalus Essence, Feather ProGuard blade, Trotter Handcrafts Taurus A brush, CBL Fresh Vetiver soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe, Nivea Sensitive AS Balm, Mandom AS, and Prada L’Homme to finish!

Another busy morning as I scramble to get myself and everything/one else ready to get out the door promptly to church. Kudos to single parents out there!

Great shave to wake me up though. Same ol same ol samnbruce ol. Did mix up the frag though. Haven’t worn PL’H for a while! Forgot how good it was!

Only thing to worry about later will be scrounging up dinner.

Have a blessed Sunday all!
 
Shave #303 (831 Open Blade Shaves) of 2023:

Gear: Tedalus Essence, Feather ProGuard blade, Stirling 2-band synth brush, CBL Fresh Vetiver soap, homemade witch hazel/aloe, Nivea Sensitive AS Balm, Fine American Blend AS, and Fine American Blend EDT to finish!

Here we are…back at Monday already. 😮‍💨

Great shave this morning. Usual suspects. Finished up with Fine AB combo!

The missus is already on the long drive back from the home town. The benefit was quite the jam party and sounded like it was pretty successful. Last OT Hell Week workout for us tonight! Otherwise a full work day ahead!

Happy Monday all!
 
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