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Ramblings of a MilkCrate

Shave Count (DE: 320 SE: 2 SR: 340)

Pre Shave-
Splash and go

Shave-
F Reynolds SR
Omega Pro Boar
Proraso Red soap

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Proraso Red AS

The Process-
So today’s the day to kill off this tub of Proraso. For the task, the Omega got the job. In hindsight I should have used the Omega that I started the tub with, but oh well. Went with a wet brush and a 40 second load time and that killed it. There was a bit of soap flinging going on and it was nice!

40 laps on leather again and it was go time. Started off with a nice, silky smooth shave ... that’s what I’m talking about. I went with my standard three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG, once again with a tad of drama to report. Damn. I’m motoring along and enjoying the shave. On the ATG pass, I catch that hard landing from yesterday and dig in. There was more leakage. Finished up the shave and did score a BBS for the win! I’ll take it, but I may use a DE tomorrow and let that spot heal a bit.

Wrapped everything up with a splash of water and a pat dry. A glug of the AS and everything was right as rain! Except for that one spot that lit me up ... ow. In spite of that, I am digging the edges coming off that SB. All my gear is at a good place now, just need to settle in for the ride. Feels kinda weird with all the AD’s in check. Life is Good!

Home Front-
The grass is dead, trees are naked and it’s cold. Just inside honey-dos today.
 
Never have tried the Proraso, and am not curious. I'm done with sandalwood for awhile, which could mean years. I used it a lot a few years back, and grew tired of it. Since I insist on enjoying my shaves, I simply moved on.
 
A coupe of nice shaves, Tim. That was a pretty good cover of Ballroom Blitz, one of my all time favorite songs.
 
So ... my first attempt at a DIY AS.

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It was a failure. It felt ok on the skin, but it stunk. I think it may have been the Tea Tree oil.

Think I’ll drop the Olive Oil and Vitamin E. Then reduce the Tea Tree to 2 drops for batch #2.
 
Shave Count (DE: 321 SE: 2 SR: 340)

Pre Shave-
Splash and go

Shave-
Gillette New LC
Wizamet blade
Vulfix Badger
WSP Gaelic Tweed soap

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
WSP Gaelic Tweed AS

The Process-
Early(ish) shave this morning ... IKR?! Anyway it seemed like a good day for Tweed. The Vulfix got the nod as well. This brush and the Zenith boar manage to shed every single shave, I don’t know what the deal is. This brush also has a couple of hairs that manage to poke every once and again. So much for hand tied quality, I guess I needed to spend more. Oh well ... rant over. The soap loaded and lathered nicely. As an added bonus, I really dig the scent.

I went with my standard three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. Yeah me! Outstanding shave this morning and I am BBS for the win! Love those easy peasy shaves ... indeed. Using the DE, I was able to use a few different angles to work around that hard landing. And that Wizamet! My gosh, I don’t know how many shaves are on it, but it’s going strong.

Wrapped everything up with a splash of water and a pat dry. A healthy splash of the AS and everything was right as rain! My kinda shave right there. Smooth shaved, smelling great and ready for the day. Life is Good!
 
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Shave Count (DE: 322 SE: 2 SR: 340)

Pre Shave-
Splash and go

Shave-
Gillette New LC
Wizamet blade
Graydog Synth
CLB Sir Fougere soap

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Florida Water AS

The Process-
OMG ... it was an early shave this morning and I so wanted to hit snooze. Oh well, rise and shine. So ... I'm thinking it's a good week for Sir Fougere. I don't have an AS for it and don't know what would pair well, so it gets the FW. Also paired it with the only synth brush that I have. I normally keep this brush in my Dopp bag, but I may get a cheap synth for that and keep this one in rotation. I had also forgotten how much water it can hold, so I had a bit of a mess going on with a 30 second load time. Good stuff though and the CBL never broke. After flinging both water and soap around the bathroom, I had a good lather going on and it was slick.

No leather this morning. I did keep the DE to give that hard landing another day or two of recovery. I went with my standard three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. Man oh man, I just dig those easy peasy shaves and I am BBS for the win! I am super impressed with the Wizamet blade too. I don't know how many shaves are on it and I'm too lazy to go back and count journal entries. But, this has been the first and only Wizamet bladed that I have used so far. I have just been moving it from razor to razor. Very nice shave all the way around. Wrapped everything up with a splash of water and a pat dry. A nice, healthy splash of the AS and everything was right as rain! The FW fades fairly quickly, but I did the scent. I am ready to tackle this week. Life is Good!

Home Front-
Short, but very busy week at the office. I do get off Thursday and Fridy so I can enjoy a really long weekend. Only plans so far are Thanksgiving dinner with family. And then I will work on batch #2 of the home brew AS.
 
Jeez, these three days of work are really getting in your way of having an awesome stretch of days off.
 
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