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MarkB's Basses, Shaves & Other Obsessions

2 May, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

It's "Freaky Friday" and today I'm going with a couple from Oingo Boingo. Hope you enjoy.



Fantastic shave this morning! Great lather from the Floris "No.89" shave cream built with the Paladin PK-47. Three passes with the '56 Gillette Super Speed and I finished with alum, Thayers Cucumber witch hazel, Floris "No.89" aftershave splash and EdT. This cream is very concentrated. Could have used half of what I actually did.

The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Finally Friday! Yes!! 😁

Hope you have a great day. :)

Floris / Paladin / Gillette / Wizamet / Thayers

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3 May, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

It's "Synthwave Saturday" so here's a live stream. Hope you enjoy.


Whoa! It's been so long since I last used Martin de Candre I had forgotten how great it was! Phenomenal lather built with the Sorrentino synth for three passes with the British Gillette No.58 set and I finished with alum and Acqua di Parma Colonia aftershave balm.

The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Busy weekend. Many calls after the storms that went through yesterday and last night.

Hope you have a great day. :)

Martin de Candre / Sorrentino / Gillette / Wizamet / Acqua di Parma

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4 May, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

I have a relaxing Sci-Fi ambient stream for you today. Hope you enjoy.


Great shave this morning. New soap day with the "Blue Moon Bay Rum" from Phoenix Shaving. I've actually had this soap for a while but was doing the Williams challenge so I haven't been able to use it until now. Phenomenal lather and wonderful scent. Kind of a floral, evergreen bay rum. Very nice! Two passes (plus touch-up) with the British Gillette No.58 set and I finished with alum, Quinn's Pink Grapefruit & Orange Rind witch hazel and the matching aftershave lotion & cologne.

The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: More storms last night and more calls today. Hey, Mother Nature, give me a break!

Hope you have a great day. :)

Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements / Wild West Brushworks / Gillette / Wizamet / Quinn's

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5 May, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

The haunting, surreal nature of dreams were a common theme in both 80's music and music videos and so this week I'm going to be featuring some of them. Hope you enjoy.



Great shave this morning. After a long hiatus, I returned to my vintage Yardley suite of products. Incredibly thick and slick lather built with the Paladin "Somerset" for two passes (plus touch-up) with the '49 Gillette Milord and I finished with alum, Thayers Cucumber witch hazel, vintage Yardley aftershave lotion & talc and Brut Special Reserve.

The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: My dreams over the past few days are what inspired this week's music theme. Incredibly vivid and, though not fully lucid, I was able to wake myself up at times. Woke myself up from one at around 2:30 this morning and pretty much "cat napped" the rest of the night. Coffee and a great shave are helping.

Hope you have a great day. :)

Yardley / Paladin / Gillette / Wizamet / Thayers / Brut

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MarkB said:
"Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: My dreams over the past few days are what inspired this week's music theme. Incredibly vivid and, though not fully lucid, I was able to wake myself up at times. Woke myself up from one at around 2:30 this morning and pretty much "cat napped" the rest of the night. Coffee and a great shave are helping.
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I have been having weird dreams recently too. For instance, last night I was underway as a Navy nurse. A sailor fell overboard, drowned, and somehow got chopped to pieces, which were collected in a large fishnet. The net was placed in the netting along the starboard side of the flight deck. As the new guy, I was tasked with sewing the pieces back together. Outfitted with a collared flotation device, I kneeled in the netting and got to work. The sea was choppy with deep swells, and I was getting soaked by the 10+ story waves washing over the deck and splashing up the hull. Plucky nurse that I am, I persisted. I was almost done when the guy’s head somehow tumbled into the sea. Luckily, it didn’t sink, it just kind of bobbed there some while flight deck crew retrieved it with a VERY LONG pole, and got it back to me. Then I woke up. 😵
 
7 May, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

It's "Women of Rock Wednesday" and continuing on with my "dream theme", here's a trio of 80's ladies for your listening pleasure. Hope you enjoy.



Fantastic shave this morning! Returned to Phoenix Shaving and their Yardley Black Label (and Dr. Who) homage, "The Watcher". Wonderful scent with Incredible lather built with the Wild West Brushworks synth. Two passes (plus touch-up) with the '56 Gillette "Gold Tip" and I finished with alum, Thayers Cucumber witch hazel, the matching aftershave lotion & vintage Pierre Cardin "Pierre Cardin Pour Monsieur" EdC.

The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Apologies for my absence for much of the day yesterday. Had to take off work and take care of a few things.

Hope you have a great day. :)

Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements / Wild West Brushworks / Gillette / Wizamet / Thayers / Pierre Cardin

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8 May, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Continuing on with my "dream theme", here's a couple from bassist / composer Lorenzo Feliciati. His 2015 album Koi, I've descried as the soundtrack to a strangely beautiful, sometimes disturbing dream. Unfortunately this artist is so obscure that there isn't much of his work on YouTube. I highly recommend picking this album up. It's fantastic! Hope you enjoy.



Wonderful shave this morning! Going with what I'm now going to call the @BarberDave Shave consisting of Martin de Candre "Fougère" shave soap and Castle Forbes "1445" aftershave balm and EdP. The MdC has one of the best fougère scents out there with Incredible lather built with the Paladin Falstaff. Two passes (plus touch-up) with the '56 Gillette "Gold Tip" and I finished with alum and the aforementioned Castle Forbes "1445" aftershave balm & EdP.

The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Not much to report. Friday eve so that's a good thing!

Hope you have a great day. :)

Martin de Candre / Paladin / Gillette / Wizamet / Castle Forbes

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MarkB said:
8 May, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Continuing on with my "dream theme", here's a couple from bassist / composer Lorenzo Feliciati. His 2015 album Koi, I've descried as the soundtrack to a strangely beautiful, sometimes disturbing dream. Unfortunately this artist is so obscure that there isn't much of his work on YouTube. I highly recommend picking this album up. It's fantastic! Hope you enjoy.



Wonderful shave this morning! Going with what I'm now going to call the @BarberDave Shave consisting of Martin de Candre "Fougère" shave soap and Castle Forbes "1445" aftershave balm and EdP. The MdC has one of the best fougère scents out there with Incredible lather built with the Paladin Falstaff. Two passes (plus touch-up) with the '56 Gillette "Gold Tip" and I finished with alum and the aforementioned Castle Forbes "1445" aftershave balm & EdP.

The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Not much to report. Friday eve so that's a good thing!

Hope you have a great day. :)

Martin de Candre / Paladin / Gillette / Wizamet / Castle Forbes

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Ha! Same set up hahaha Kismet!
 
9 May, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

The "dream theme" rolls on with two more classic 80's videos. Hope you enjoy.



Fantastic shave this morning! New soap day with the Zingari Man "Bon Monsieur" soap and aftershave milk made in collaboration with Rogue Perfumery. As you'd expect, the scent is spot on with Incredible lather built with the Phoenix Shaving synth for two passes (plus touch-up) with the '67 Gillette Super Speed and I finished with alum, the matching aftershave milk & Rogue Perfumery "Bon Monsieur" EdT.

The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: It's Friday! Having a shrimp boil at the office today courtesy of the company's board of directors. I ain't complaining!

Hope you have a great day. :)

Zingari Man / Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements / Gillette / Wizamet / Rogue Perfumery

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10 May, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

It's "Synthwave Saturday" so here's a playlist for you. Hope you enjoy.


Late post but a great shave to start the day. Retuned to Shulton "Old Spice" for today's shave. Fantastic lather built with the vintage Ever-Ready brush for two passes (plus touch-up) with the '56 Gillette Super Speed and I finished with alum, the matching aftershave lotion, aftershave lotion, talc and EdC.

The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Been raining most of the day. One of those days that makes you want to Netflix and Chill all day.

Hope you have a great day. :)

Shulton / Ever-Ready / Gillette / Wizamet

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11 May, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Going with a relaxing ambient playlist for you today. Hope you enjoy.


Another great shave this morning. Retuned to my vintage Avon shave soap. When I first tried it, I was very disappointed with the quality of the lather. Today I applied the lessons I learned from the Williams mug soap challenge and it made a world of difference! Fantastically thick and slick lather built with the Wild West Brushworks synth for two passes (plus touch-up) with the '56 Gillette Super Speed and I finished with alum, Murray and Lanman Peruvian Florida Water and vintage Avon talc.

The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Not much to report. Chill day at the hacienda.

Hope you have a great day. :)

Avon / Wild West Brushworks / Gillette / Wizamet / Murray and Lanman

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12 May, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

It's "Metal Monday" and today I'm going with a couple from the band TesseracT off their 2013 album, Altered State. Hope you enjoy.



Setting the bar pretty high for the rest of the week with today's shave. Returned to Phoenix Shaving and their Skin Bracer homage, "Shave Chaser". Spot-on reproduction of the scent with incredible lather built with the vintage Ever-Ready badger brush for three passes with the 40's Gillette Aristocrat and I finished with alum, Mennen "Skin Bracer" aftershave lotion, vintage Mennen talc and Phoenix Shaving "Shave Chaser" EdP.

The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Monday again and the AC is out at the office. 🥵

Hope you have a great day. :)

Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements / Ever-Ready / Gillette / Wizamet / Mennen

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13 May, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Going with a couple of classics from Peter Gabriel today. Hope you enjoy.



Great shave this morning. Returned to Stirling Soap Co. and their excellent "Bay Rum" shave soap. Wonderful lather built with the Wild West Brushworks synth for three passes with the '58 Gillette Super Speed and I finished with alum, Quinn's Pink Grapefruit and Orange Rind witch hazel, Clubman "Virgin Island Bay Rum" aftershave lotion and Ogallala "Special Reserve Bay Rum" cologne..

The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Not the best night's rest. Max kept hearing the dog next door barking at something and decided to add his own harmonic support. Need more coffee.

Hope you have a great day. :)

Stirling Soap Co. / Wild West Brushworks / Gillette / Wizamet / Quinn's / Clubman / Ogallala

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14 May, 2025

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

It's "Women of Rock Wednesday" and today I'm going with a couple from The Yagas, fronted by award-winning American actress, Vera Farmiga. Hope you enjoy.



Fantastic shave this morning. Returned to Phoenix Shaving and their excellent homage to Crabtree & Evelyn for Men, "Crabapple & Newton" shave soap and splash. This is a very good dupe of the original with wonderful lather built with the Wild West Brushworks badger brush for three passes with the '58 Gillette Super Speed and I finished with alum, Quinn's Pink Grapefruit and Orange Rind witch hazel and the matching aftershave cologne.

The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Better night's sleep. Whatever the neighbor's dog was complaining about last night either must have been neutralized or moved on.

Hope you have a great day. :)

Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements / Wild West Brushworks / Gillette / Wizamet / Quinn's

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