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Ramblings of a MilkCrate

Shave Count (DE: 290 SR: 239)

Pre Shave-
Splash and go

Shave-
J Allen SR
Zenith boar
CF Sherlock soap

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Warm water splash
CF Sherlock AS

The process-
Back to the grind today with a splash and go. Just a quick update. None of the players have changed this morning and I am just working it. Kept all the variables the same and whipped up a nice lather. Kept the standard three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. Not sure what was going on, but I didn't quite hit it today. Shave didn't feel bad, but was rather lackluster. Walked away with a DFS and I'll take it. Wrapped everything up with a splash of the AS and everything was right as rain! Hey it's Thursday, the sun is shining and I smell great.

Home front-
You've got the low down. Life is good.
 
Shave Count (DE: 291 SR: 239)

Pre Shave-
Splash and go

Shave-
Gillette Old Type
Astra SP
Zenith boar
CF Sherlock soap

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Warm water splash
CF Sherlock AS
CF Sherlock cologne

The process-
Happy Friday all! I was running a bit behind today, so I had to grab the DE. IKR? Anyway kept everything else ... same same. 20 second load time on the soap and the Zenith whipped up a really nice lather. I also really like this boar brush. I have had a great run with the Sherlock this week and I dig the scent. Alas, it will be time to move on tomorrow.

Kept the standard three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. Awesome shave this morning! It was quick, efficient and relaxing in spite of being faster then my normal shave. And ... oh yeah friends and neighbors, I am BBS for the win! Just having that little bit of downtime to clear your mind and focus on the task at hand is very relaxing. Nice ... very nice! There is just something about this Old Type, it's the complete package.

Wrapped everything up with the usual post shave lather and a rinse. A splash of the AS and everything was right as rain! Oh yeah ... you know it. But wait, there's more. I had forgotten that this set has the matching cologne. Man ... I should have remembered that earlier this week. So I followed Chris' lead and hit it for one ping only. I dig it! Not overpowering at all and that is great. I don't want to be "that guy", I just want to the scent to stay in my personal space and I'm there. Now that wrapped it up nicely. I am so ready for today.

Home front-
Expecting a few mail calls soon. One may be in today and then the Fat should be here on Monday. Winding down the work week and trying to mentally line up my weekend. Hopefully get a few of those restore razors honed and beat that diva transmission into submission. I thinks that's all I have at the moment. Life is good.
 
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Shave Count (DE: 291 SR: 240)

Pre Shave-
Splash and go

Shave-
Dovo SR
Semogue 610 boar
Mike’s Barbershop soap

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Warm water splash
Florida Water AS

The process-
Nice late morning shave today and went random. Tried the Mike’s this morning and it was nice. I had a Mike’s Lavender that I picked up a long time ago in a PIF. It smelled like saddle soap, so I didn’t try it. I just re-PIF’ed it. So I was a little leery of this one, but thought I would try it. Anyway, this one has a nice light scent but not like I would expect a Barbershop to smell though. Maybe I’m smelling lanolin. Who knows? The soap may be a bit dry from storage, I ran a wet brush but it never did really explode with lather. Hit it with a 30 second load and got to it. Decent lather but it seemed thin. Hit the puck again and kept after it. Lather was plenty wet, but didn’t feel overly slick.

Kept the standard three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. Very nice shave overall. I wet my face between passes keeping the lather rather wet. The ATG stroke was when I found the slickness. Very smooth, easy strokes and I am BBS for the win!

Wrapped everything up with the usual post shave lather and a rinse. A heavy dousing of the AS and everything was right as rain! Oh yeah ... I didn’t realize there wasn’t a restricter in the bottle. So I hit it hard. It’s a nice enough scent of maybe citrus and spice. The missus likes it too, so that’s a plus. After buying it I started reading reviews. I really should do that first. They said stuff like “great for wickans and practitioners”, “spiritual cleansing”, etc. What the crap am I splashing on? Anyway ... smells pretty good and I had a really nice shave today. I’ll hit it again.

Home front-
Just the typical honey-do’s and miscellaneous weekend things this time around. Hoping to get a little hone work in as well. Life is good.
 
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