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Ramblings of a MilkCrate

Shave Count (DE: 595 SE: 9 SR: 928)

Pre Shave-
Strop: none
Scuttle: PAA Brush Warmer
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Feather
Brush: Trotter Handcrafts Costa Oscuro
Soap: Stirling Intrepid Man

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Stirling Intrepid Man

The Deets-
I have been using the Stirling Intrepid Man the last few days. I was gifted the soap and picked up the AS earlier this week. The scent is subtle, but it’s a nice scent. I’ll hang onto this one for a while. So I went with my standard three passes of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. And I walked away BBS for the win! Hit the aftershave and everything was right as rain! You know it. Life is good!

Home Front-
So … it’s been a few days. Sunday night our water heater went out and one of the garage door springs broke. Geez. Got a repair a repair man out late Monday to get the water heater running. It had several issues, but he got it running and he is recommending a replacement. I am waiting on a couple of other quotes to come in for that … ouch. Got my shave on Sunday before the water heater quit. Had to shave Monday night once I got the hot water back. And no, just no on that cold water crap. Yesterday the garage door people came out and replaced the spring, so that’s fixed. Oh and the misses had eye surgery on her right eye yesterday. So far, everything is looking good.
 
Holy Moly my friend! Fingers crossed on a quick recovery for your wife! I’d offer for everyone to stay here up North (I have plenty of hot water) - may be a tight fit with the horses - but we’ll make it work 😂

But here’s to there being a sale or a coupon code for the Hot Water heater and that you getting some reprieve moving forward!
 
Scuttlesoap said:
Holy Moly my friend! Fingers crossed on a quick recovery for your wife! I’d offer for everyone to stay here up North (I have plenty of hot water) - may be a tight fit with the horses - but we’ll make it work 😂

But here’s to there being a sale or a coupon code for the Hot Water heater and that you getting some reprieve moving forward!
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Thanks Brian!
 
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Shave Count (DE: 596 SE: 9 SR: 929)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla
Scuttle: PAA Brush Warmer
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Torrey SR
Blade: none
Brush: Simpson Berkeley
Soap: Moon Shave Soap

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Test AS #2

The Deets-
So yesterday and today I have been trying this new test AS from Captains Choice. Yesterday I used the MWF and it is now toast, so Moon got the nod today. Both were very nice three pass shaves that left ne BBS for the win!

About the AS. This one has the scent changed up from the original and does smell better. I think a scent was removed from the original and Spearmint was substituted. Off the vial, you can smell the Spearmint and maybe the eucalyptus. It has a somewhat medicinal smell, maybe like a mouthwash. Once you splash it on, you get a stronger scent of Spearmint and the medicinal scent fades away. Hm … I’ll try it again tomorrow and see what else I pick up.

Home Front-
The missus is doing good after her eye surgery. It’s fun to see her experience things with a new perspective. I think it was last Friday that she needed some things from Stirling … soaps, body butters and what not. I added the Intrepid Man splash for me. A bag of the Costa Rican coffee and a Bodum Poor Over Coffee Brewer. I will be playing with that in the morning. I also jumped over to Connaught and picked up another puck of MWF. Hopefully it comes in soon. Life is good!
 
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