MarkB's Basses, Shaves & Other Obsessions

[GearNoir]

“Mint Chip”, I like that! Is that your designation or theirs?

 

[MarkB]

“Mint Chip”, I like that! Is that your designation or theirs?

Theirs.

 

[fhalden]

Which Floid is that AS duping?

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[MarkB]

Which Floid is that AS duping?

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The original amber / orange Floid.

 

[MarkB]

6 August, 2023

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Some relaxing jazz for your Sunday listening pleasure. Hope you enjoy.

Great shave this morning. Went back to Trumper's "Lime" shave cream. Excellent scent and lather built with the Rich Yuengel "Abalone" ST badger brush for two passes (+ touch-up) with the RazoRock "Mamba 70" and I finished with Pinaud "Lime Sec" & Trumper's "Lime" skin food.

Hope you have a great day.

Trumper's "Lime" Shave Cream / Rich Yuengel "Abalone" ST Badger / RazoRock "Mamba 70"
Gillette Platinum / Alum / Pinaud "Lime Sec" EdC / Trumper's "Lime" Skin Food


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[MarkB]

7 August, 2023

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Got a couple of classics from Long Island rockers, Mountain. Hope you enjoy.

Great shave this morning. Went back to Phoenix Shaving and their "4711" homage, "11235". I've stated before that this is an excellent dupe with a superb lather built with the Wild West Brushworks "Belfour" Sweet Spot Badger brush for two passes (+ touch-up) with the Rockwell 6S (plate 5) and I finished with "4711" after shave splash and EdC. Great summer scent!

Hope you have a great day.

Phoenix Shaving "11235" Shave Soap / Wild West Brush Works "Belfour" ST Badger / Rockwell 6S
Gillette Platinum / Alum / Muelhens "4711" After Shave Splash / Muelhens "4711" EdC


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[GearNoir]

Hope Monday treats you well out there!

 

[MarkB]

8 August, 2023

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

A couple from English rockers Talk Talk this morning. Hope you enjoy.

Great shave this morning. Went back to Frank's "Mélange d'Agrumes" shave soap and skin food. Wonderfully tart and refreshing scent! Excellent lather as well built with the Rich Man Shaving ST badger brush for two passes (+ touch-up) with the RazoRock "Mamba 70" and I finished with the matching skin food splash and some Dior "Sauvage" parfum. Trying out a new blade. Picked up some Gillette Minora Stainless. First thoughts, smooth shaver. Will be interesting to see how long it lasts.

Hope you have a great day.

ETHOS Grooming Essentials "Mélange d'Agrumes" Shave Soap / Rich Man Shaving ST Badger / RazoRock "Mamba 70"
Gillette Minora SS / Alum / ETHOS Grooming Essentials "Mélange d'Agrumes" Skin Food Splash / Dior "Sauvage" Parfum


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[GearNoir]

Minora blade hm?

 

[MarkB]

9 August, 2023

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

"Hangin' ten" this morning with a couple of classic Surf Rock tunes. Hope you enjoy.

Great shave this morning. Been a while since I last used "Good Vibrations" from Phoenix Shaving so I remedied that today. Great scent and excellent lather built with the Badlands Shaving "Underground Pool" ST badger brush for two passes (+ touch-up) with the RazoRock Game Changer .68-P and I finished with the matching splash and EdP.

Hope you have a great day.

PAA "Good Vibrations" Shave Soap / Badlands Shaving "Underground Pool" ST Badger / RazoRock Game Changer
Gillette Platinum / Alum / PAA "Good Vibrations" After Shave Splash / PAA "Good Vibrations" EdP

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[GearNoir]

Good times, good shaves, and tiki included!

 

[heysi]

I'm surprised that @GearNoir didn't give you grief for missing Women of Rock Wednesday. All thou....not many Women surf rockers. But...as a kid that grew up in Redondo Beach.......I love the surf tunes.

 

[MarkB]

I'm surprised that @GearNoir didn't give you grief for missing Women of Rock Wednesday. All thou....not many Women surf rockers. But...as a kid that grew up in Redondo Beach.......I love the surf tunes.

According to the post on his journal, he has a lot on his plate for the foreseeable future so, he's a bit distracted.

 

[heysi]

According to the post on his journal, he has a lot on his plate for the foreseeable future so, he's a bit distracted.

Everyone has time for the ladies. isn't that right @GearNoir ?

 

[GearNoir]

I'm surprised that @GearNoir didn't give you grief for missing Women of Rock Wednesday. All thou....not many Women surf rockers. But...as a kid that grew up in Redondo Beach.......I love the surf tunes.

I decided to be nice this week and let someone else remind him of his failures. Good job Steven!

 

[EMG06]

I decided to be nice this week and let someone else remind him of his failures. Good job Steven!

If you train people well enough, they will do your work for you!

 

[MarkB]

10 August, 2023

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Got a couple from German "Neo 80's" artist Sebastian Gampl today. Love this type of music. I call them "Songs from 80's movies that never existed". These are prime examples of what would IMO be "montage music".. Songs played over the composited scenes where the film's protagonist is down, beaten, dejected. But finds the inner strength to begin working back up, getting ready to "fight the bully", "right the wrong", "get the girl (guy) back" or "fix the mistake they've made". Hope you enjoy.

Great shave this morning. Went back to Stirling Soap Co. "Stirling Spice" shave soap. Very nice classic "Old Spice" scent and great lather as well built with the Wild West Brushworks "Lagoon" ST badger brush for two passes (+ touch-up) with the RazoRock "Mamba 70" and I finished with some Shulton "Old Spice" ASL and P&G "Old Spice" cologne.

Hope you have a great day.

Stirling Soap Co. "Stirling Spice" Shave Soap / WWBW "Lagoon" ST Badger / RazoRock "Mamba 70"
Gillette Minora SS / Alum / Shulton "Old Spice" After Shave Lotion / P&G "Old Spice" EdC


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[GearNoir]

Good ol 80s underdog come back story! Very fitting!

 

[NurseDave]

Songs played over the composited scenes where the film's protagonist is down, beaten, dejected. But finds the inner strength to begin working back up, getting ready to "fight the bully", "right the wrong", "get the girl (guy) back" or "fix the mistake they've made".

Ha! I could see the jean jackets and leg warmers with the first song.

 

[fhalden]

For a minute there, I thought I was painting an old community center to save it from the greedy developer father of the girl I love, thereby allowing for more and better breakdancing in the community.

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