Patelliott
"I NEED NurseDave's Energy"
Of course Tim, I just wanted to make sure!
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Ramblings of a MilkCrate
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Love the razor, Tim. Perfect match for that handsome brush. 
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Love the razor, Tim. Perfect match for that handsome brush.
Thanks Bruce! I really like that razor as well.
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Shave Count (DE: 427 SE: 9 SR: 518)
Pre Shave-
Strop: none
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: Omega Pro
Soap: Noble Otter Lonestar (sample)
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Avon Tai Winds
Frag: none
The Process-
TGIF! That's all I got on that, I am wore out. So I have had this sample of Lonestar for a few days and totally overlooked it. This was graciously sent to me by @patelliot, thanks again Pat! Off the puck this soap has a nice scent, it is not overpowering and is hard for me to describe. I can't pick out any individual notes and thank goodness I cannot smell the hay note. I have loaded and unloaded tons of hay bails in my time and don't really care to smell it again. But anyway, onto the shave. I scooped a bit out for the lather bowl and got to it. When lathering, I can still catch the scent and it whipped up a really nice lather with the Omega Pro. The Omega has been out of service for a bit and I had been using the Zenith. But the Zenith is now on my purge list, unless something changes.
Was a bit behind schedule, so I went with the Gillette this morning. I went with my standard three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG shave with no drama to report. Had a very nice shave and I am BBS for the win! Oh yeah! I like that soap, it has a nice light scent that lingered through the shave. The soap was slick and also had good residual slickness, what's not to like? I had plenty of lather left for a post shave while I cleaned the shave gear too.
Wrapped everything up with a splash of water and a pat dry. Followed that with a glug of the AS and everything was right as rain! Yes it was. The AS didn't even come close to complimenting the soap and I should really work on my sniffer ... geez. A good shave anyway and I wouldn't hesitate to add this soap/AS set to my rotation. Life is good!
Home Front-
Well, I got out of mowing on Wednesday ... I was bone tired after work. But it was a mental and a physical tired ... most odd. We had some brief rain yesterday that pushed everything back one more day. So I should be mowing tonight and setting up a round pen this weekend. I'm sure I'll find other things to do as well. Fun times.
Pre Shave-
Strop: none
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: Omega Pro
Soap: Noble Otter Lonestar (sample)
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Avon Tai Winds
Frag: none
The Process-
TGIF! That's all I got on that, I am wore out. So I have had this sample of Lonestar for a few days and totally overlooked it. This was graciously sent to me by @patelliot, thanks again Pat! Off the puck this soap has a nice scent, it is not overpowering and is hard for me to describe. I can't pick out any individual notes and thank goodness I cannot smell the hay note. I have loaded and unloaded tons of hay bails in my time and don't really care to smell it again. But anyway, onto the shave. I scooped a bit out for the lather bowl and got to it. When lathering, I can still catch the scent and it whipped up a really nice lather with the Omega Pro. The Omega has been out of service for a bit and I had been using the Zenith. But the Zenith is now on my purge list, unless something changes.
Was a bit behind schedule, so I went with the Gillette this morning. I went with my standard three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG shave with no drama to report. Had a very nice shave and I am BBS for the win! Oh yeah! I like that soap, it has a nice light scent that lingered through the shave. The soap was slick and also had good residual slickness, what's not to like? I had plenty of lather left for a post shave while I cleaned the shave gear too.
Wrapped everything up with a splash of water and a pat dry. Followed that with a glug of the AS and everything was right as rain! Yes it was. The AS didn't even come close to complimenting the soap and I should really work on my sniffer ... geez. A good shave anyway and I wouldn't hesitate to add this soap/AS set to my rotation. Life is good!
Home Front-
Well, I got out of mowing on Wednesday ... I was bone tired after work. But it was a mental and a physical tired ... most odd. We had some brief rain yesterday that pushed everything back one more day. So I should be mowing tonight and setting up a round pen this weekend. I'm sure I'll find other things to do as well. Fun times.
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
oh yeah ... there will be some down time.
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Shave Count (DE: 427 SE: 9 SR: 519)
Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Three Ranners SR
Blade: none
Brush: Graydog Boar
Soap: Wickhams Cashmere (sample)
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Wickhams Cashmere ASB (sample)
Frag: none
The Process-
Very nice three pass shave this morning. I did several things different this morning too. First, I soaked my brush while I was doing things getting ready. Then I put a piece of the sample soap into the copper bowl and added a touch of water just to soften it up. Emptied that out, shook the brush out and got to it. I was thinking about all the lather porn I have seen before ... LATHER ... LATHER PEOPLE. Anyway, thinking about that and just kept on whipping. I so should have taken a pic ... OMG I had the most lather I had ever whipped up. That was some goodness right there.
Followed the three easy passes with a post shave lather. Then a quick rinse and pat dry. A smear of the ASB and everything was right as rain! You know it. Great start to the day. Life is good!
Home Front-
Well ... the missus has me doing honey-do’s today. And I’ll be throwing a pork loin on the smoker, for dinner. Can’t wait. Have a great day!
Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Three Ranners SR
Blade: none
Brush: Graydog Boar
Soap: Wickhams Cashmere (sample)
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Wickhams Cashmere ASB (sample)
Frag: none
The Process-
Very nice three pass shave this morning. I did several things different this morning too. First, I soaked my brush while I was doing things getting ready. Then I put a piece of the sample soap into the copper bowl and added a touch of water just to soften it up. Emptied that out, shook the brush out and got to it. I was thinking about all the lather porn I have seen before ... LATHER ... LATHER PEOPLE. Anyway, thinking about that and just kept on whipping. I so should have taken a pic ... OMG I had the most lather I had ever whipped up. That was some goodness right there.
Followed the three easy passes with a post shave lather. Then a quick rinse and pat dry. A smear of the ASB and everything was right as rain! You know it. Great start to the day. Life is good!
Home Front-
Well ... the missus has me doing honey-do’s today. And I’ll be throwing a pork loin on the smoker, for dinner. Can’t wait. Have a great day!
Weird. I can pick out the hay note in Lonestar, but I'm glad you can't. Have a good one, Tim!
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Hope you’re having a good Sunday Tim! All the honey-do’s done?
Not yet, but the missus gave me the day off.
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Lol what is that?!
So if you finish them, she’s can just say “Well you didn’t have to. I said you could have the day!”
If you don’t finish them she can just give you the evil eye anyway!
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Shave Count (DE: 429 SE: 9 SR: 519)
Pre Shave-
Strop: none
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Gillette Fatboy
Blade: Wizamet
Brush: Zenith Boar
Soap: LMHC Barber Shoppe
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: LMHC Barber Shoppe
Frag: none
The Process-
Early morning shave to start the week off. Hadn’t used LNHC in awhile, so it was on deck today. I have been reading about a lot of Zenith love lately, so I broke it back out for the redemption shave. Today was it’s day to shine! And it failed so back in the trade/PIF bin it goes. Oh well.
I don’t know why, but I went with a two pass shave today. We’ll call it DFS and leave it at that. I blame that on a rushed schedule and the brush. Anyway, I get a do over tomorrow. Life is good!
Patelliott
"I NEED NurseDave's Energy"
*Brushes
Fatboy FTW. 
You have a stable of great brushes, why settle for mediocrity? Good on you for moving on.