I’d love to be able to do that, but all of my spare time is spent looking up the musicians and bands you feature each day!
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I’d love to be able to do that, but all of my spare time is spent looking up the musicians and bands you feature each day!
GearNoir
“The Meme Savant of the TSC”
Work clothes off, chill pants with under shirt the rest of the day.
How does your undershirt chill your pants? So you walk around in your underwear the rest of the day?
8 February, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Going with a relaxing Sci-Fi ambience for your Sunday. Hope you enjoy.
Wow! A truly PHENOMENAL shave this morning! Returned to ETHOS Grooming Essentials and Frank's excellent "Indochanté" shave soap, splash & EdP. Man, trying to pin down a scent description for this one will be difficult as it's still developing as the day goes on. In the beginning it was a beautifully effervescent floral. From there, the floral-forward scent began to reveal more of the incense-like aspects of the champaca, all the while, staying grounded with the creamy, warm 1934 Mysore Sandalwood which is ever present in the background. This scent it truly a masterpiece! A super slick and cushioning lather built with the Riva Brushworks badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching skin food splash & EdP
Another effortless BBS shave!
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Not much to report. A chill day planned.
Hope you have a great day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Going with a relaxing Sci-Fi ambience for your Sunday. Hope you enjoy.
Wow! A truly PHENOMENAL shave this morning! Returned to ETHOS Grooming Essentials and Frank's excellent "Indochanté" shave soap, splash & EdP. Man, trying to pin down a scent description for this one will be difficult as it's still developing as the day goes on. In the beginning it was a beautifully effervescent floral. From there, the floral-forward scent began to reveal more of the incense-like aspects of the champaca, all the while, staying grounded with the creamy, warm 1934 Mysore Sandalwood which is ever present in the background. This scent it truly a masterpiece! A super slick and cushioning lather built with the Riva Brushworks badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching skin food splash & EdP
Another effortless BBS shave!
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Not much to report. A chill day planned.
Hope you have a great day.
ETHOS Grooming Essentials / Riva Brushes / Karve / Wizamet / Thayers
9 February, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Going with a cut today from English Jazz / Fusion group, Startled Insects. Hope you enjoy.
Incredible shave this morning! Returned to Cella and their classic almond shave soap & balm. A classic Italian sweet almond scent with a super thick and slick lather built with the Paladin badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by the matching aftershave balm & Aramis "Tuscany Per Uomo" EdT. I need to start using this more often. Had forgotten what a great soap it is.
Killer BBS result!
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Tired today. Didn't sleep well last night. Coffee and a great shave are helping.
Hope you have a great day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Going with a cut today from English Jazz / Fusion group, Startled Insects. Hope you enjoy.
Incredible shave this morning! Returned to Cella and their classic almond shave soap & balm. A classic Italian sweet almond scent with a super thick and slick lather built with the Paladin badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by the matching aftershave balm & Aramis "Tuscany Per Uomo" EdT. I need to start using this more often. Had forgotten what a great soap it is.
Killer BBS result!
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Tired today. Didn't sleep well last night. Coffee and a great shave are helping.
Hope you have a great day.
Cella / Paladin / Karve / Wizamet / Aramis
10 February, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Going with a 1992 live track today from Mr. Big. I saw them on this tour opening for Rush. Hope you enjoy.
Wonderful shave this morning! Returned to my Floris No.89 suite of products. A classic English fragrance with an incredible lather built with the PAA synth for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Quinn's lavender witch hazel and the matching aftershave splash & EdT.
An immensely enjoyable shave!!
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Better sleep last night and I can definitely tell it today.
Hope you have a great day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Going with a 1992 live track today from Mr. Big. I saw them on this tour opening for Rush. Hope you enjoy.
Wonderful shave this morning! Returned to my Floris No.89 suite of products. A classic English fragrance with an incredible lather built with the PAA synth for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Quinn's lavender witch hazel and the matching aftershave splash & EdT.
An immensely enjoyable shave!!
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Better sleep last night and I can definitely tell it today.
Hope you have a great day.
Floris / Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements / Karve / Wizamet / Quinn's
11 February, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
It's "Women of Rock Wednesday" and today I'm going with a live cut from American guitarist & singer-songwriter Samantha Fish. Hope you enjoy.
Great shave this morning! Returned to Martin de Candre and their excellent "Rose" shave soap. Fantastic scent with incredible lather built with the Simpson "Chubby" 3 badger brush for three passes with the RazoRock Mamba and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel and Czech & Speake No.88 aftershave splash & EdC.
An immensely enjoyable shave!!
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: A cloudy rainy morning, but it's warm! Sun may come out later.. Loving this little taste of Spring we're getting.
Hope you have a great day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
It's "Women of Rock Wednesday" and today I'm going with a live cut from American guitarist & singer-songwriter Samantha Fish. Hope you enjoy.
Great shave this morning! Returned to Martin de Candre and their excellent "Rose" shave soap. Fantastic scent with incredible lather built with the Simpson "Chubby" 3 badger brush for three passes with the RazoRock Mamba and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel and Czech & Speake No.88 aftershave splash & EdC.
An immensely enjoyable shave!!
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: A cloudy rainy morning, but it's warm! Sun may come out later.. Loving this little taste of Spring we're getting.
Hope you have a great day.
Martin de Candre / Simpson / RazoRock / Wizamet / Thayers / Czech & Speake
12 February, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Going with one today from Turkish Post-punk, Dark Wave duo, She Past Away. Hope you enjoy.
Another great shave this morning! Returned to the Valobra-era TAOS shave soap. A fantastic lather built with the WWBW badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel and Davidoff "Cool Water" aftershave splash & EdT.
BBS bliss!!
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Not much to report. Practiced with the country band last night and will again tonight in prep for our show this Saturday. I think we finally have the line up we've been looking for!
Hope you have a great day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Going with one today from Turkish Post-punk, Dark Wave duo, She Past Away. Hope you enjoy.
Another great shave this morning! Returned to the Valobra-era TAOS shave soap. A fantastic lather built with the WWBW badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel and Davidoff "Cool Water" aftershave splash & EdT.
BBS bliss!!
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Not much to report. Practiced with the country band last night and will again tonight in prep for our show this Saturday. I think we finally have the line up we've been looking for!
Hope you have a great day.
The Art of Shaving / Wild West Brushworks / Karve / Wizamet / Thayers / Davidoff
9 February, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Going with a cut today from English Jazz / Fusion group, Startled Insects. Hope you enjoy.
Incredible shave this morning! Returned to Cella and their classic almond shave soap & balm. A classic Italian sweet almond scent with a super thick and slick lather built with the Paladin badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by the matching aftershave balm & Aramis "Tuscany Per Uomo" EdT. I need to start using this more often. Had forgotten what a great soap it is.
Killer BBS result!
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Tired today. Didn't sleep well last night. Coffee and a great shave are helping.
Hope you have a great day.
I think on that tour when I saw them in Toronto Voivod, a french Canadian prog metal band opened.
That was a pretty cool cover of Baba O'Reilly, I will say.
By the way, your photos are incredible!
Thank you!
13 February, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Closing out the workweek with a funky classic from Prince. Hope you enjoy.
Wonderful shave this morning! Returned to Noble Otter and their excellent "Thé Noir Et Vanille" suite of products. An incredible fragrance with a super thick and slick lather built with the Aylsworth Altare synth for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel and the matching aftershave splash & EdP.
BBS bliss!!
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report:
Hope you have a great day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Closing out the workweek with a funky classic from Prince. Hope you enjoy.
Wonderful shave this morning! Returned to Noble Otter and their excellent "Thé Noir Et Vanille" suite of products. An incredible fragrance with a super thick and slick lather built with the Aylsworth Altare synth for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel and the matching aftershave splash & EdP.
BBS bliss!!
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report:
Hope you have a great day.
Noble Otter / Aylsworth / Karve / Wizamet / Thayers
GearNoir
“The Meme Savant of the TSC”
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report:
Hope you have a great day.
14 February, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
It's a late night on "Synthwave Saturday" but here's a playlist for your evening. Hope you enjoy.
A fantastic (albeit late) shave today! Returned to RazoRock and their excellent "Blue Label" shave soap and splash. Great Blue Floid fragrance with a super thick and slick lather built with the Semogue SOC boar brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching aftershave splash & Creed "Aventus" EdP.
BBS bliss!!
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: The show went great tonight. We still have some work to do but I could tell tonight that we're getting there. It always take me a long time to come down after a show so I'll probably be up for a few more hours. May watch the new Predator Badlands movie!
Hope you have a great day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
It's a late night on "Synthwave Saturday" but here's a playlist for your evening. Hope you enjoy.
A fantastic (albeit late) shave today! Returned to RazoRock and their excellent "Blue Label" shave soap and splash. Great Blue Floid fragrance with a super thick and slick lather built with the Semogue SOC boar brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching aftershave splash & Creed "Aventus" EdP.
BBS bliss!!
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: The show went great tonight. We still have some work to do but I could tell tonight that we're getting there. It always take me a long time to come down after a show so I'll probably be up for a few more hours. May watch the new Predator Badlands movie!
Hope you have a great day.
RazoRock / Semogue / Karve / Wizamet / Thayers / Creed
16 February, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Goign with another track from Turkish post-punk Goth duo, She Past Away. Hope you enjoy.
Incredible shave today! Returned to ETHOS Grooming Essentials and their "Succès" shave soap, splash & EdP. Great Creed "Aventus" homage with a super thick and slick lather built with the Paladin badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching skin food splash & EdP.
BBS bliss!!
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Rough morning. Not the best night's rest. Coffee and a great shave are helping.
Hope you have a great day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Goign with another track from Turkish post-punk Goth duo, She Past Away. Hope you enjoy.
Incredible shave today! Returned to ETHOS Grooming Essentials and their "Succès" shave soap, splash & EdP. Great Creed "Aventus" homage with a super thick and slick lather built with the Paladin badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching skin food splash & EdP.
BBS bliss!!
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Rough morning. Not the best night's rest. Coffee and a great shave are helping.
Hope you have a great day.
ETHOS Grooming Essentials / Paladin / Karve / Wizamet / Thayers
17 February, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Going with a live show from bassist Evan Marien and drummer Dana Hawkins. Hope you enjoy.
Wonderful shave today! Returned to Noble Otter and their "Two Kings" shave soap & splash. Fantastic and stately oud + rose dominated fragrance with a super thick and slick lather built with the Rich Yuengel synth for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching aftershave splash & Crabtree & Evelyn "Sienna" EdT.
BBS bliss!!
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Marginally better rest last night. Again, coffee and a great shave are helping
Hope you have a great day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Going with a live show from bassist Evan Marien and drummer Dana Hawkins. Hope you enjoy.
Wonderful shave today! Returned to Noble Otter and their "Two Kings" shave soap & splash. Fantastic and stately oud + rose dominated fragrance with a super thick and slick lather built with the Rich Yuengel synth for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching aftershave splash & Crabtree & Evelyn "Sienna" EdT.
BBS bliss!!
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Marginally better rest last night. Again, coffee and a great shave are helping
Hope you have a great day.
Noble Otter / Rich Yuengel / Karve / Wizamet / Thayers / Crabtree & Evelyn
If it helps any, I’ve been sleeping just fine.
18 February, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
It's "Women of Rock Wednesday" and today I'm revisiting one of my all-time favorite bands with one of my all-time favorite singers and one of my all-time favorite songs. Hope you enjoy.
Another wonderful shave this morning! Returned to ETHOS Grooming Essentials and Frank's excellent "Indochanté" shave soap, splash & EdP. Fantastic spicy, incense-tinged sandalwood fragrance with an incredibly thick and slick lather built with the Paladin badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching skin food splash & EdP.
BBS bliss!!
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Think I brought home a cold or something from the show Saturday. Sinuses are killing me! Throat's kinda sore too.
Hope you have a great day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
It's "Women of Rock Wednesday" and today I'm revisiting one of my all-time favorite bands with one of my all-time favorite singers and one of my all-time favorite songs. Hope you enjoy.
Another wonderful shave this morning! Returned to ETHOS Grooming Essentials and Frank's excellent "Indochanté" shave soap, splash & EdP. Fantastic spicy, incense-tinged sandalwood fragrance with an incredibly thick and slick lather built with the Paladin badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching skin food splash & EdP.
BBS bliss!!
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Think I brought home a cold or something from the show Saturday. Sinuses are killing me! Throat's kinda sore too.
Hope you have a great day.
ETHOS Grooming Essentials / Paladin / Karve / Wizamet / Thayers
