MarkB's Basses, Shaves & Other Obsessions

[MarkB]

ISo it's no longer tallow? Bye bye MWF.

Thats the story as I heard it.

 

[fhalden]

My source, re: MWF new formula:

Sent from my Pixel 4 XL using Tapatalk

 

[MarkB]

11 June, 2023

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Getting some tunes going for your Sunday with a trio of songs that represent a staple of 80's rock and metal. The "Power Ballad". Hope you enjoy.

Great shave today.. Went with a "mystery soap" that had been under the sink in my bathroom for ages. I'm 99% sure it's a puck of D.R. Harris "Marlborough" soap as there's a crudely etched "M" on the bottom of the bowl. Scent was very light but the lather was excellent. Two passes (+ touch-up) with the 60's "Psycho Tech" and I finished with some Epsilon "Amber" after shave Splash and YSL "Rive Gauche" EdT.

Hope you have a great day.

D.R. Harris "Marlborough" Shave Soap / Wild West Brushworks "REM Cycle" ST Badger / 60's Psycho Tech
Gillette Platinum / Alum / Epsilon "Amber" After Shave Splash / YSL "Rive Gauche" EdT


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[GearNoir]

Mystery soap much like mystery meat…crude but effective

 

[Graybeard57]

crude but effective

Now that's a CT if ever I saw one! It's a shame it wouldn't apply to either you or @MarkB .

 

[MarkB]

12 June, 2023

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Getting some tunes going for your Monday and today we're hopping in the WayBack Machine to the late 50's with a trio of tracks from the "Father of Exotica" himself, Martin Denny. So grab you Monday Mai Tai and your Tiki Idol and enjoy!

Great shave today.. Went back to Saponificio Varesino and their 70th Anniversary soap and AS.. Thick, slick and fragrant lather built with the Riva Brushes silver tip for tTwo passes (+ touch-up) with the Aristocrat and I finished with SV after shave lotion and YSL "L'Homme" EdT.

Hope you have a great day.

Saponificio Varesino "70th Anniversary" Shave Soap / Riva Brushes ST Badger / Aristocrat / Gillette Platinum
Alum / Saponificio Varesino "70th Anniversary" After Shave Lotion / Yves Saint Laurent "L'homme" EdT


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[NurseDave]

Getting some tunes going for your Monday and today we're hopping in the WayBack Machine to the late 50's with a trio of tracks from the "Father of Exotica" himself, Martin Denny.

 

[GearNoir]

Mai Tai Mondays sounds like a good plan

 

[heysi]

11 June, 2023

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Getting some tunes going for your Sunday with a trio of songs that represent a staple of 80's rock and metal. The "Power Ballad". Hope you enjoy.

Great shave today.. Went with a "mystery soap" that had been under the sink in my bathroom for ages. I'm 99% sure it's a puck of D.R. Harris "Marlborough" soap as there's a crudely etched "M" on the bottom of the bowl. Scent was very light but the lather was excellent. Two passes (+ touch-up) with the 60's "Psycho Tech" and I finished with some Epsilon "Amber" after shave Splash and YSL "Rive Gauche" EdT.

Hope you have a great day.

D.R. Harris "Marlborough" Shave Soap / Wild West Brushworks "REM Cycle" ST Badger / 60's Psycho Tech
Gillette Platinum / Alum / Epsilon "Amber" After Shave Splash / YSL "Rive Gauche" EdT


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Two of these songs are meaningful to me. They represent an ex girlfriend.

 

[NurseDave]

Two of these songs are meaningful to me. They represent an ex girlfriend.

This guy had a girl in every port.

 

[heysi]

This guy had a girl in every port.

My wife is only the 5th girlfriend I've ever had. I'm not that cool. But thanks for the laugh.

 

[MarkB]

Two of these songs are meaningful to me. They represent an ex girlfriend.

Yikes!! Sorry if I brought back bad memories.

 

[heysi]

Yikes!! Sorry if I brought back bad memories.

Actually, quite the opposite. Her and I just saw each other this past weekend. She's going to be a grandmother for the first time.

 

[GearNoir]

This guy had a girl in every port.

My wife is only the 5th girlfriend I've ever had. I'm not that cool. But thanks for the laugh.

Notice he did not number the many female “acquaintances” he has

 

[heysi]

Notice he did not number the many female “acquaintances” he has

Are you suggesting I'm a ladies man? Wow....now I know how @Majorrich feels.

 

[GearNoir]

Are you suggesting I'm a ladies man? Wow....now I know how @Majorrich feels.

Absolutely! Are all parties aware of that? Debatable. But I believe in you Steven!

 

[Graybeard57]

Sounds like a great weekend. Hope we see the Cup hoisted tomorrow.

 

[EMG06]

Thanks for posting some out of the ordinary tunes now and again. Love hearing (new to me) music!

 

[MarkB]

Thanks for posting some out of the ordinary tunes now and again. Love hearing (new to me) music!

Thanks! @NurseDave doesn't appreciate it, but who cares what he thinks?

 

[MarkB]

13 June, 2023

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Some Jazz-Funk-Pop for your Tuesday listening pleasure, with a trio of hits from English "Sophisti-Pop" rockers, Level 42. Hope you enjoy.

Great shave today.. Went back to @Dragonsbeard / ETHOS Grooming Essentials and Frank's "Colonia" soap and splash from his Collaboration line. Fantastic lather built with the Zenith Manchurian silver tip for two passes (+ touch-up) with the Henson AL13 and I finished with the matching skin food splash EdP.

Hope you have a great day.

ETHOS Grooming Essentials "Colonia" Shave Soap / Zenith Manchurian ST Badger / Henson AL13 / Gillette Platinum
Alum / ETHOS Grooming Essentials "Colonia" Skin Food Splash / ETHOS Grooming Essentials "Colonia" EdP


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