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MarkB's Basses, Shaves & Other Obsessions
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Yeah he's a strange dude.. Not with us any more... He met a girl and it turned into a "John & Yoko" situation..Fun stuff man! Your rock vocalist is pretty dressed up there...
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
I must protest this travesty!
Excellent performance. The scent is a little strong, especially the AS which according to the website is cologne strength. Smells nice though.
Cologne strength AS - mmmmm.
Good morning everyone! Hope everyone had a great weekend! 
One of the main things that comes to my mind when thinking of "Barbeshop" scents is Bay Rum! When I first started down the Traditional Wet Shaving road, Bay Bum was what I started off with. Back then (around 2005) Burt's Bees came out with a bay rum scented shave soap that smelled incredible but performed terribly (looking back I can't say for sure if it was because of the soap or my still-developing wet shaving skills). I still used the balm until it was eventually discontinued. I also tried a bay rum soap from Classic Shaving that had better performance but was lacking in scent. I like to be "engulfed" in the scent of the soap/cream I'm shaving with and I get really disappointed when the soap/cream is on the anemic side. That is not the case with today's soap! PAA's Atomic Age Bay Rum is one of the best-smelling, best performing soaps I've used. If you're a fan of Bay Rum, give this one a try!!
Barbershop Week Day 1
RazoRock Preshave Cube - Charcoal & Lime
PAA "Atomic Age Bay Rum" Shave Soap
Stirling Soap Co. High Mountain White Badger Brush
Merkur Futur (setting - 4)
Personna Med Prep Blade
Alum
PAA "Atomic Age Bay Rum" Splash
Dior Bois D'Argent EdT
Today is Day 1 of "Barbershop Week"!
One of the main things that comes to my mind when thinking of "Barbeshop" scents is Bay Rum! When I first started down the Traditional Wet Shaving road, Bay Bum was what I started off with. Back then (around 2005) Burt's Bees came out with a bay rum scented shave soap that smelled incredible but performed terribly (looking back I can't say for sure if it was because of the soap or my still-developing wet shaving skills). I still used the balm until it was eventually discontinued. I also tried a bay rum soap from Classic Shaving that had better performance but was lacking in scent. I like to be "engulfed" in the scent of the soap/cream I'm shaving with and I get really disappointed when the soap/cream is on the anemic side. That is not the case with today's soap! PAA's Atomic Age Bay Rum is one of the best-smelling, best performing soaps I've used. If you're a fan of Bay Rum, give this one a try!!
Barbershop Week Day 1
RazoRock Preshave Cube - Charcoal & Lime
PAA "Atomic Age Bay Rum" Shave Soap
Stirling Soap Co. High Mountain White Badger Brush
Merkur Futur (setting - 4)
Personna Med Prep Blade
Alum
PAA "Atomic Age Bay Rum" Splash
Dior Bois D'Argent EdT
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Maybe this should be my bay rum soap after getting thru my Mystic Waters stick 
Love the label!!
Me too!
Barbershop Week - Day 2
I remember my first time smelling Pinaud Clubman aftershave. I was instantly five years old again, sitting on the booster seat in the chair at the local barbershop. I remembered the sounds of clippers buzzing and scissors clicking. I remembered the smell of coffee and cigarette smoke (if you’re of a certain age you’ll remember when things like that were still acceptable). I remembered the grown ups talking and reading the paper. I remembered the old posters on the walls displaying various hairstyles that were popular 15 ~ 20 years before I began getting my hair cut there. Pinaud Clubman is a time machine in a bottle. How can you NOT love the stuff??!?!
Hope everyone has a great day!
RazoRock Preshave Cube – Charcoal & Lime
PAA “Clubguy” Shave Soap
Stirling Soap Co. High Mountain White Badger Brush
Merkur Futur (Setting – 4)
Personna Med Prep Blade
Alum
Pinaud Clubman Aftershave
I remember my first time smelling Pinaud Clubman aftershave. I was instantly five years old again, sitting on the booster seat in the chair at the local barbershop. I remembered the sounds of clippers buzzing and scissors clicking. I remembered the smell of coffee and cigarette smoke (if you’re of a certain age you’ll remember when things like that were still acceptable). I remembered the grown ups talking and reading the paper. I remembered the old posters on the walls displaying various hairstyles that were popular 15 ~ 20 years before I began getting my hair cut there. Pinaud Clubman is a time machine in a bottle. How can you NOT love the stuff??!?!
Hope everyone has a great day!
RazoRock Preshave Cube – Charcoal & Lime
PAA “Clubguy” Shave Soap
Stirling Soap Co. High Mountain White Badger Brush
Merkur Futur (Setting – 4)
Personna Med Prep Blade
Alum
Pinaud Clubman Aftershave