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Ramblings of a MilkCrate

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Shave Count (DE: 489 SE: 9 SR: 730)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Notovan Horsehide
Scuttle: none
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Waterville SR
Blade: none
Brush: Graydog Boar
Soap: Stirling Alighieri

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Stirling Alighieri

The Deets-
So the shaves this past weekend were simple and utilitarian, but nice. I’m not terribly fond of this scent from Stirling, but it’s on deck this week. Had a great 3 pass shave and walked away BBS for the win! Caught the missus in passing and had her give me a sniff. When I asked what she thought, she said it’s ok. I told her, we are on the same page then. I’ll use it up and not replace it. Even though the scent is not for me, it’s not noxious and the performance is there. So there ya go. Life is good!
 
Shave Count (DE: 489 SE: 9 SR: 731)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Notovan Horsehide
Scuttle: none
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Waterville SR
Blade: none
Brush: Graydog Boar
Soap: Stirling Alighieri

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Stirling Alighieri

The Deets-
Hitting this one again today. Life is good!
 
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Shave Count (DE: 489 SE: 9 SR: 732)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Notovan Horsehide
Scuttle: none
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Waterville SR
Blade: none
Brush: Knothead Boar
Soap: Stirling Executive Man

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Stirling Executive Man

The Deets-
I don’t know, I just didn’t feel like the Alighieri today. It doesn’t stink, but to my nose it is kinda uninspiring. So let’s crank it up a notch with Executive Man. And a very nice shave was had. Life is good!
 
MilkCrate said:
I don’t know, I just didn’t feel like the Alighieri today. It doesn’t stink, but to my nose it is kinda uninspiring. So let’s crank it up a notch with Executive Man. And a very nice shave was had. Life is good!
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You could use the Alighieri as a base for a clown puke tub. Adding other scents to a well-performing soap just may make it palatable.
 
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Shave Count (DE: 490 SE: 9 SR: 732)

Pre Shave-
Strop: none
Scuttle: none
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Gillette Super Adjustable 84
Blade: Feather
Brush: Graydog Boar
Soap: Stirling Nag Champa

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Stirling Nag Champa

The Deets-
TGITHMF! That’s right friends and neighbors, it’s that time again. I am getting a jumpstart on a long weekend, thank goodness. So I decided to try something new and I have enlisted the missus to help. I am shaving with a different soap every day and the missus will give me the sniff test and proclaim “love it” or “leave it”.

The “love it” category will be a repurchase when gone. And the “leave it” will be a one and done. She has to smell me too, so her input will be valuable, within reason of course. I started this the other day and we have some results in. To that in just a moment. I broke out the Black Beauty today, just because. Had a great shave and that really helped me get through the day. I dig this scent too, in a fun kind of way. It ticks the boxes. Where does the missus stand? Let’s find out …

Love it-
Stirling Executive Man
Stirling Nag Champa


Leave it-


So there you have it, the current standings. Life is good!
 
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Shave Count (DE: 490 SE: 9 SR: 733)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tomy Miller Plain Vanilla Steerhide
Scuttle: none
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Torrey SR
Blade: none
Brush: Knothead Boar
Soap: Stirling Piacenza

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Stirling Piacenza

The Deets-
Nice late morning shower and shave today. Stayed with the Stirling, just because. I really like this WhippedDog boar in the Knothead handle, it really delivers. Had a great shave and walked away BBS for the win! Kind of a chill day today with a couple of errands.

So where does the missus stand on this soap? Let’s find out …

Love it-
Stirling Executive Man
Stirling Nag Champa


Leave it-


Oh … she has been taking care of her sister today. I’ll have to hit the splash again and have her judge when she gets home.

So there you have it, the current standings. Life is good!
 
Shave Count (DE: 490 SE: 9 SR: 734)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tomy Miller Plain Vanilla Steerhide
Scuttle: none
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Torrey SR
Blade: none
Brush: Knothead Boar
Soap: PAA Sangre de Drago

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: PAA Sangre de Drago

The Deets-
Nice late morning shave again and I could get used to this. Today I kept the same hardware and swapped out the soap/AS. Had a great shave and walked away BBS for the win and smelling great. But am I the only one that thinks so?

So where does the missus stand on this soap? Let’s find out … oh she threw me a curveball and had me put in another category.

Love it-
Stirling Executive Man
Stirling Nag Champa
PAA Sangre de Drago

Like it-
Stirling Piacenza

Don’t like it-


So there you have it, the current standings. Life is good!
 
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