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Open Blade Shave #225:

Gear: Feather AC SS, Feather Pro blade (1), RR Game Changer .68, Gillette Super Thin blade (1), RR Big Bruce synth, CBL Aquatic Oud soap, generic witch hazel, and Paul Sebastian AS to close!

Decent shave today. It was oriented mostly toward experiencing the Aquatic Oud soap. Did my normal 3 pass split. Happen to get bit the first pass with the Feather, on the chin, coming in just a tad too steep. Thankfully it closed up pretty quickly.

The Aquatic Oud is a very nice, muted, Aquatic cologne type of scent. Decently present in the sample container but very light during lathering. Less than 2out of 5 from what I could pick up during the shave. I think I smelled the base more than I did the aquatic scent. Still, signature CBL performance though.

The Paul Sebastian paired decently. It’s a bit of a lighter Stetson IMO, not as deep.

The Feather Pro...obviously no complaints there. Just cut a little too close today! The Super Thin though was a tad uncomfortable for the first use today. I did not feel that the shave was smooth, though it did feel sharp.

Didn’t get to sleep in today. That’s OK though! I got to chauffeur everyone off to their school/work and I plan to see if I can drum up another item or two for my Rudolph buddy. Local item has been really hard, there is nothing really signature Sacramento that is fun but isn’t touristy. I also have to keep working on my Thursday teaching!

I opted still to refrain from doing any yardwork. The air quality has been in the high danger zone the last few days. Public services city wide have been offering free face masks to the public when requested.

Have a great Tuesday all!
 
It's weird down here too. All I can say is the air is THICK, but I don't smell it like I did last week. Flight was delayed too because the FAA is limited how many planes can land per hour in California due to visibility.
 
It's weird down here too. All I can say is the air is THICK, but I don't smell it like I did last week. Flight was delayed too because the FAA is limited how many planes can land per hour in California due to visibility.

Yea I don’t smell it as bad either...must be the particulates and such still wafting around.
 
Open Blade Shave #226:

Gear: Feather AC SS, Feather Pro blade (2), RR Game Changer .68, Gillette Super Thin blade (2), RR Big Bruce synth, SC Commitment soap, generic witch hazel, and Stirling Vanilla Sandalwood AS to close!

Quick entry today, as I’m about to head off with the missus on our normal date breakfast and then rush back home to try and finish this teaching for tomorrow before heading off to work.

Decent shave today. Didn’t cut or nick myself (went a little slower with the Feather). The Pro blade is calming little by little. The Super Thin on the other hand...these blades may not be for me. It might be my imagination, but even with how rigid the GC design is, it feels like the blade is micro-flexing a lot at my normal shave angle. I could also see it exfoliating skin! Needless to say, a bit of an uncomfortable final pass. It’ll get one more shave, then the bin if it doesn’t improve.

Thankful for the extra day off yesterday, though I spent a lot of it theologizing on the teaching. Kinda tired. It’s going to be a busy week with preparations beginning for Run To Feed The Hungry among other things!

Happy Wednesday all!
 
I know that you have been extolling the virtues of the Game Changer. I managed to pick up an .84-P and, with close to 10 shaves in with 3 different soaps, I am really liking this razor. Very close shaves. IMHO, you don't need to spend a pile of money to get a very nice, well-built razor which this is. What a revelation!
 
I forgot to add the following: you may want to seriously consider some type of breathing filters for yourself and your family. I wish I had thought about that when I was in Antigua, Guatemala earlier this year. The volcano Fuego erupted 10 miles away (killing 90 people as it turned out later). My wife and I were blissfully unaware as to how dire this situation was--in fact we were told to go up to the roof top terrace of our hotel to take a look at the eruption and there it surely was. As we prepared to leave for Guatemala City the next day, the sky turned very dark and it began raining. At least we thought it was rain--it turned out to be volcanic ash. We were breathing that crap. I was picking grit out of my hair. It did not dawn on me that breathing could be a problem but it turned out to be. Both my wife and I experienced breathing problems for the next 2 days. It scared the living heck out of me and I hope I did not do long term damage with pyroplastic garbage going into my lungs and never coming out. Just sayin'.
 
I know that you have been extolling the virtues of the Game Changer. I managed to pick up an .84-P and, with close to 10 shaves in with 3 different soaps, I am really liking this razor. Very close shaves. IMHO, you don't need to spend a pile of money to get a very nice, well-built razor which this is. What a revelation!

Awesome report! Really hoping they get to restocking the .84, plate only option. Though I’d be totally happy with my .68 if they didn’t!

I forgot to add the following: you may want to seriously consider some type of breathing filters for yourself and your family. I wish I had thought about that when I was in Antigua, Guatemala earlier this year. The volcano Fuego erupted 10 miles away (killing 90 people as it turned out later). My wife and I were blissfully unaware as to how dire this situation was--in fact we were told to go up to the roof top terrace of our hotel to take a look at the eruption and there it surely was. As we prepared to leave for Guatemala City the next day, the sky turned very dark and it began raining. At least we thought it was rain--it turned out to be volcanic ash. We were breathing that crap. I was picking grit out of my hair. It did not dawn on me that breathing could be a problem but it turned out to be. Both my wife and I experienced breathing problems for the next 2 days. It scared the living heck out of me and I hope I did not do long term damage with pyroplastic garbage going into my lungs and never coming out. Just sayin'.

Yes, we absolutely are. It helps that the school system is on board too with indoor only activities! There’s some nasty stuff flying around!
 
Chris you're supposed to relax on those long weekends
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Stay safe out there.
 
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