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Ramblings of a MilkCrate

CBBF2B50-4EA4-4BF5-AA5F-D30290EEB2D4.jpegShave Count (DE: 444 SE: 9 SR: 568)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Hyashi Diamond SR
Blade: none
Brush: Antler Boar
Soap: MWF

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Sir Henry’s El Jefe ASB

Yesterday’s shave was nice. Grabbed The Fat to pair with El Jefe. My thought was The Fat has such a light scent, you can use any AS. Also putting another lather on this brush to try and break it in a bit more. Everything came together for a BBS shave for the win!

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Shave Count (DE: 444 SE: 9 SR: 569)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Hyashi Diamond SR
Blade: none
Brush: Antler Boar
Soap: Stirling One

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Stirling One

Another very nice shave again today. On deck today was an unobtainium soap by Stirling. No reason, just because. Nice lather, but thin like the past several. Luckily the slickness carried the shave. I am finding that this boar holds a lot of water. I’ll have to use the Graydog tomorrow with the TGN boar to see how that one stacks up. I don’t remember that one holding as much.

10 laps on cotton and 40 on leather. I went with my standard three passes of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. A relaxing shave and I am BBS once again. A heavy splash of the AS and everything was right as rain! I smell amazing and it’s going to be a great day. Life is good!
 
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Shave Count (DE: 444 SE: 9 SR: 571)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Hyashi Diamond SR
Blade: none
Brush: SV/TSC LE Badger
Soap: SV Opuntia

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: SV Opuntia

Had outstanding shaves on Thursday and Friday and forgot to post them both. I kept the same setup for both days and it was very nice. Relaxing BBS shaves on both days left me feeling great and smelling awesome.

Thanksgiving Day was a small family gathering and we broke away from the traditional dinner choices. Very enjoyable, just a bit different because of The Rona.

Despite the savings, the missus and I will not shop the physical world on Black Friday. It really seems to bring out the worst in people. So instead, my stepson and I went bass fishing. Caught a few fish, but wouldn’t have won any tournament that day. But I did do a bit of internet shopping at Stirling last night and picked up a few things for us and the family. Life is good!
 
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Shave Count (DE: 444 SE: 9 SR: 572)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Hyashi Diamond SR
Blade: none
Brush: Graydog Boar
Soap: Stirling Hipster

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Stirling Hipster

Very nice shave today. Went back to Stirling, which is my go to vendor. The soap has everything you need for a great shave and it’s wrapped up with good aftershaves. And the missus loves the body butter. This is a nice, pleasant scent, but will probably not be a repurchase. I have several Stirling soaps that do make the cut (scent wise) and I need to lighten the stash a bit. With all of that said, it was a nice shave and I’m ready for the day. Life is good!
 
I'm with you on the Stirling. I have more Stirling Shave soaps, bath soaps, and splashes than from any other vendor. It's always called a "great value" which is true, but I think that it's performance is really up there with all the exotic butter soaps like Kaizen, Sego, Kodiak, etc. It's a great soap, period, and the great price is really a bonus. I'm going to be hitting Christmas Eve pretty often this next month.

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fhalden said:
I'm with you on the Stirling. I have more Stirling Shave soaps, bath soaps, and splashes than from any other vendor. It's always called a "great value" which is true, but I think that it's performance is really up there with all the exotic butter soaps like Kaizen, Sego, Kodiak, etc. It's a great soap, period, and the great price is really a bonus. I'm going to be hitting Christmas Eve pretty often this next month.

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Both the missus and I completely agree. A great, stable base that doesn’t need improvement every 6 months to be relevant. They also have a great variety of products, just pick your scent.
 
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Shave Count (DE: 444 SE: 9 SR: 573)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Hyashi Diamond SR
Blade: none
Brush: Mystery Boar
Soap: Stirling Nag Champa

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Stirling Nag Champa

Today’s shave edition is titled “Ride the Lightening”. Let’s put electrical close to water. What could possibly go wrong? It was brisk this morning and a warm lather sounded nice. Typically I just use hot water to warm up the scuttle, but thought I would try my $1 coffee cup warmer that I picked up from a thrift store. It kept everything warm, but not hot. I started with my typical 30 second load time and added water as I went. This whipped up a nice, slick lather that smelled great. This scent is a keeper.

10 laps on cotton and 40 on leather and it was go time. I went with my standard three passes of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. A very nice, relaxing shave and I am BBS for the win! Man that was a great shave! Had a bit of lather left for a post shave lather while I cleaned my shave gear.

Wrapped everything up with a quick rinse and pat dry. A healthy splash of the AS and everything was right as rain! This scent has great projection and scent strength. Yup, I’m really digging this scent. So luckily Murphy stayed away and it was a great shave. Life is good!
 
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