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MarkB's Basses, Shaves & Other Obsessions
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17 April, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Going with one today from supergroup Gizmodrome. Hope you enjoy.
A fantastic shave with which to close out the workweek. Returned my vintage Shulton suite of products. Fantabulous Old School scent with exceptional lather built with the Simpson Manchurian badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed Thayers unscented witch hazel and the matching aftershave lotion, talc & EdC.
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Great practice last night. Looking forward to the show tomorrow.
Hope you have a great day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Going with one today from supergroup Gizmodrome. Hope you enjoy.
A fantastic shave with which to close out the workweek. Returned my vintage Shulton suite of products. Fantabulous Old School scent with exceptional lather built with the Simpson Manchurian badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed Thayers unscented witch hazel and the matching aftershave lotion, talc & EdC.
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Great practice last night. Looking forward to the show tomorrow.
Hope you have a great day.
Shulton / Simpson / Karve / Wizamet / Thayers
18 April, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
It's "Synthwave Saturday" so here's a playlist for you. Hope you enjoy.
Great shave this morning. Returned to Fine Accoutrements and their excellent "Platinum" shave soap & splash. Wonderful Creed Aventus scent with exceptional lather from the original formula built with the Aylsworth synth for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed Thayers unscented witch hazel and the matching aftershave lotion.
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Show tonight but storms are going to be moving in. Hope it doesn't get too bad.
Hope you have a great day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
It's "Synthwave Saturday" so here's a playlist for you. Hope you enjoy.
Great shave this morning. Returned to Fine Accoutrements and their excellent "Platinum" shave soap & splash. Wonderful Creed Aventus scent with exceptional lather from the original formula built with the Aylsworth synth for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed Thayers unscented witch hazel and the matching aftershave lotion.
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Show tonight but storms are going to be moving in. Hope it doesn't get too bad.
Hope you have a great day.
Fine Accoutrements / Aylsworth / Karve / Wizamet / Thayers
20 April, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Kicking off the workweek with Sleep Token. Hope you enjoy.
Great shave this morning! Returned to Ariana & Evans and their excellent Brut homage, "60's Cologne" shave soap. Wonderful Old School scent with exceptional lather built with the Ever-Ready synth for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed Thayers unscented witch hazel and Brut aftershave lotion & EdT.
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Skipped yesterday so today's shave was extra nice. Great show Saturday night. Not a large crowd, but the ones who braved the weather to come out were into it.
Hope you have a great day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Kicking off the workweek with Sleep Token. Hope you enjoy.
Great shave this morning! Returned to Ariana & Evans and their excellent Brut homage, "60's Cologne" shave soap. Wonderful Old School scent with exceptional lather built with the Ever-Ready synth for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed Thayers unscented witch hazel and Brut aftershave lotion & EdT.
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Skipped yesterday so today's shave was extra nice. Great show Saturday night. Not a large crowd, but the ones who braved the weather to come out were into it.
Hope you have a great day.
Ariana & Evans / Ever-Ready / Karve / Wizamet / Thayers / Brut
21 April, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Returning to Tesseract this morning. That bass tone!!
Hope you enjoy.
"Best Shave of the Week" contender this morning! Returned to ETHOS Grooming Essentials and Frank's excellent "Blue Lotus" shave soap & splash. Fantastic scent with exceptional lather built with the WWBW badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching skin food splash & Parfums de Nicolai "Patchouli Intense" EdP.
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Everything is on point this morning! Last night's sleep, shave, coffee.. Great start to the day!
Hope you have a great day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Returning to Tesseract this morning. That bass tone!!
Hope you enjoy."Best Shave of the Week" contender this morning! Returned to ETHOS Grooming Essentials and Frank's excellent "Blue Lotus" shave soap & splash. Fantastic scent with exceptional lather built with the WWBW badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching skin food splash & Parfums de Nicolai "Patchouli Intense" EdP.
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Everything is on point this morning! Last night's sleep, shave, coffee.. Great start to the day!
Hope you have a great day.
ETHOS Grooming Essentials / Wild West Brushworks / Karve / Wizamet / Thayers / Parfums de Nicolai
And just like that.....Mark is having an Extra Happy Hogan day........from here on out referred to as an EHH day. May they be plentiful and perfect.
Thank you, sir!
22 April, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
It's "Women of Rock Wednesday" and today I'm revisiting Canadian rockers, The Birthday Massacre. Hope you enjoy.
Another wonderful shave this morning! Returned to Fine Accoutrements and their killer "Lavender Pour Homme" shave soap & splash. Fantastic scent! A near spot-on dupe of Czech & Speake's Oxford & Cambridge. Exceptional lather from the original formula puck, built with the WWBW badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching aftershave lotion & Czech & Speake "Oxford & Cambridge" EdC.
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Not much to report. Great shave. Great coffee. Wonderful was to start the day!
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 Canadian rockers, The Birthday Massacre. Hope you enjoy.
Another wonderful shave this morning! Returned to Fine Accoutrements and their killer "Lavender Pour Homme" shave soap & splash. Fantastic scent! A near spot-on dupe of Czech & Speake's Oxford & Cambridge. Exceptional lather from the original formula puck, built with the WWBW badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching aftershave lotion & Czech & Speake "Oxford & Cambridge" EdC.
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Not much to report. Great shave. Great coffee. Wonderful was to start the day!
Hope you have a great day.
Fine Accoutrements / Wild West Brushworks / Karve / Polsilver / Thayers / Czech & Speake
23 April, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Going with a track from one of my all-time favorite bands, Pain of Salvation. Hope you enjoy.
Another wonderful shave this morning! Returned to Adopted Acres Soap Co. and their excellent "Lime on the Line" shave soap & splash. Fantastic scent with great lather built with the S. Tinker synth for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching aftershave splash & Creed "Himalaya" EdP.
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Not much to report. Great shave. Great coffee. Wonderful was to start the day!
Hope you have a great day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Going with a track from one of my all-time favorite bands, Pain of Salvation. Hope you enjoy.
Another wonderful shave this morning! Returned to Adopted Acres Soap Co. and their excellent "Lime on the Line" shave soap & splash. Fantastic scent with great lather built with the S. Tinker synth for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching aftershave splash & Creed "Himalaya" EdP.
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Not much to report. Great shave. Great coffee. Wonderful was to start the day!
Hope you have a great day.
Adopted Acres Soap Co. / S. Tinker Brushworks / Karve / Polsilver / Thayers / Creed
24 April, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Closing out the workweek with an 80's classic from Rod Stewart. Hope you enjoy.
A phenomenal shave this morning! All the wonderful SOTD pics from @Yehuda D, @Jayaruh, @Ram57 & @Yetzirah has had me hankering for a Tabac shave. Can't remember the last time I used it so I remedied that today. Wow! Had forgotten what a wonderful shave it gives! Classic scent and excellent lather built with the Riva Brushes Manchurian badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel & the matching after shave lotion & EdC.
Gonna have to put Tabac back in rotation. Glad I was able to get a couple of refill pucks of the tallow soap before they all disappeared.
Hope you have a wonderful day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Closing out the workweek with an 80's classic from Rod Stewart. Hope you enjoy.
A phenomenal shave this morning! All the wonderful SOTD pics from @Yehuda D, @Jayaruh, @Ram57 & @Yetzirah has had me hankering for a Tabac shave. Can't remember the last time I used it so I remedied that today. Wow! Had forgotten what a wonderful shave it gives! Classic scent and excellent lather built with the Riva Brushes Manchurian badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel & the matching after shave lotion & EdC.
Gonna have to put Tabac back in rotation. Glad I was able to get a couple of refill pucks of the tallow soap before they all disappeared.
Hope you have a wonderful day.
Tabac / Riva Brushes / Karve / Polsilver / Alum / Thayers
FIFY
25 April, 2026
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 this morning! Returned to CBL Premium Shave Soap and the excellent "Lavender & Leather" shave soap. Fantastic scent with phenomenal lather built with the Paladin badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed Barbasol ASB. Easy BBS result.
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Again, not much to report. Chill day. Rain and storms in the area but I don't they'll get too bad.
Hope you have a great day.
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 this morning! Returned to CBL Premium Shave Soap and the excellent "Lavender & Leather" shave soap. Fantastic scent with phenomenal lather built with the Paladin badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed Barbasol ASB. Easy BBS result.
The "Happy Hogan" Homefront Report: Again, not much to report. Chill day. Rain and storms in the area but I don't they'll get too bad.
Hope you have a great day.
CBL Premium Shave Soaps / Paladin / Karve / Polsilver / Barbasol
