MarkB's Basses, Shaves & Other Obsessions

[Smattayu]

Great stuff, Mark. xXx was the first bottle of aftershave I ever finished off.

 

[MarkB]

27 April, 2020

Today I revisited the letter "B". If you recall, Day 2 for me was a coin flip between "Bay Rum" & "Barbershop". The later won that round so today I went with....

Letter "B" Part 2 (Electric Boogaloo) - "Bay Rum" Edition

The B&M Bay Rum is very similar to the Phoenix Shaving Atomic Age Bay Rum. Perhaps a bit dryer / less sweet than AABR and at the end of the day, I still prefer the Phoenix Shaving version.

PAA "The Cube 2.0" / B&M "Bay Rum" / PAA "Atomic Rocket" 26mm Synth
1964 Gillette Slim / Gillette Silver Blue / Alum / Layrite № 9 Splash

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[GearNoir]

Well I guess that’s one way to make the decision! Nice shave Mark!

 

[Graybeard57]

Classic shave all the way!

 

[MarkB]

28 April, 2020

Good morning everyone!

Revisiting the letter "E" today. Missed it the first time around. I don't really have anything that directly relates to "E" so I had to get creative.. Looking on Stirling's web page, they list one of the attributes of "Hipster" as "earthy". So, having nothing else that fits and really wanting to try the soap...

E is for "Earthy"

PAA "The Cube 2.0" / Stirling "Hipster" Shave Soap / PAA "The Starcraft" 24mm Synth / 1964 Gillette Slim
Gillette Silver Blue / Alum / Stirling "Hipster" Splash / PAA Unscented Star Jelly

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[dangerousdon]

Very Nice Shave Mark!

 

[MarkB]

Very Nice Shave Mark!

Thanks, Don!

 

[Smattayu]

I believe that falls perfectly within the "sometimes you have to wing it" spirit of the abc shave month lol.

 

[MarkB]

I believe that falls perfectly within the "sometimes you have to wing it" spirit of the abc shave month lol.

Hey, I was just wanting to try the soap! LOL!! It's been sitting on the counter since my TSC Anniversary Box arrived and I would just open the tub and smell it..

Today was the day!! ☺

 

[Smattayu]

Hey, I was just wanting to try the soap! LOL!! It's been sitting on the counter since my TSC Anniversary Box arrived and I would just open the tub and smell it..

Today was the day!! ☺

I don't blame you lol. I was happy that "S" day fell a day or two after I got my package so I didn't have to wait long.

 

[fhalden]

I've got some Hipster on the way. I can't wait to try it out.

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[MarkB]

I've got some Hipster on the way. I can't wait to try it out.

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Great soap!! I really like the Stirling soap base but when I combine it with "The Cube" from Phoenix Shaving, it's slicker than liquid Jesus on a Teflon surface in Zero G!

It's a great scent too. Reminds me a of their "Mountain Man" scent. They're similar but there are subtle difference. I'd venture that if you had both, you could mix mix up soaps & splashes and have interesting combinations.

 

[NurseDave]

Close enough!

 

[MarkB]

Close enough!

Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, my friend!

 

[MarkB]

Hallelujah!!!!

Our Governor just announced a partial easing of the state shutdown. Elective medical procedures can now happen. Just called and got the ball rolling for some lumbar injections!!

 

[GearNoir]

Yea, I definitely don’t get anything “earthy” from Hipster. Did you?

 

[MarkB]

Yea, I definitely don’t get anything “earthy” from Hipster. Did you?

Not really. I get some “wood” notes but not anything “earthy” to my nose either.

 

[MarkB]

29 April, 2020

Revisiting the letter "J" on this, the penultimate day of "April Shave Theme A-B-C Edition"

J is for Juniper

PAA "The Cube 2.0" / Stirling Soap Co. "Gin & Tonic" Soap / PAA "The Peregrino" Brush / 1964 Gillette Slim
Gillette Silver Blue / Alum / Stirling Soap Co. "Gin & Tonic" Splash

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[NurseDave]

I think your logic for picking that one for J is sound.

 

[GearNoir]

Way more sense than Jin & Tonic...