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Ramblings of a MilkCrate

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Shave Count (DE: 373 SE: 9 SR: 425)

Pre Shave-
Splash and go

Shave-
Gillette Slim
British Wilkinson (4)
Vulfix Badger
Ethos Lavender Supreme soap

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Ethos Lavender Supreme AS

The Process-
I guess my shave notes yesterday were a bit lacking, so let me try again. Early morning shave because one of the dogs needed a pre-dawn potty break. What's wrong with that dog? Anyway, so I was up early and thought I would get my shave on. I stayed with the Ethos brand again today and the missus was kind enough to let me try her Lavender. I have not tried a Lavender before. I did purchase Mike's Hungarian Lavender on a BST one time, but unfortunately I only smelled saddle soap. What?! Maybe it was old and lost it's scent or something. Don't know, but couldn't smell it. Anyway, this one has a pleasant, light scent so I threw a bit into the copper bowl and got to it. I will say that this soap feels a bit firmer in the tub than the Pineapple does. The Vulfix did a good job of whipping up lather and I really want to like this brush. But it has a few prickly hairs that really drive me nuts. Great lather none the less and I had plenty for a shave and post shave.

I went with my standard three passes of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. That Brit Wilkie is still going strong and delivered an effortless BBS shave. That was outstanding! The performance of the soap is very nice and had plenty of slickness too. I did become nose blind to the scent at some point and picked it back up later in the shave. Man I dig this Gillette Slim, it just delivers. Wrapped everything up with a post shave lather while cleaning shave gear. Then a quick rinse and pat dry. A glug of the AS and everything was right as rain! But ... you knew it was. To my untrained nose, the AS starts with a green type scent. The Pineapple AS did the same thing as well yesterday. The green scent does fade and the original frag comes through. I'm not sure of the longevity yet, I will have to pay more attention. I will say that I don't get a lot of projection from either AS, but that could be my nose. I can still smell it on me, but I think these scents would require you to be really close to smell them on someone. Anyway, that's my first observations. More to come with use. Life is good!

Home Front-
Thunderstorms rolling through at the moment. Uh ... I will probably do some ... ya know ... stuff.
 
Good review Tim! Lavenders are usually meant to be a little more subtle than other scents, so I think you’re good! Hope you stay safe over there!
 
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Shave Count (DE: 374 SE: 9 SR: 425)

Pre Shave-
Splash and go

Shave-
Gillette Slim
British Wilkinson (5)
TSC Synth
CC Venture soap

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
CC Venture AS

The Process-
Early morning shave today and thought I would go with CC Venture. This is a set that I haven't used in awhile, so it got the nod. Love the scent and the soap works really well. It lathers quickly and will produce volumes of lather. The only grip I have is the scent strength, I would like it to be cranked up a notch. But, it is what it is and that's just my preference. Also broke out the TSC brush today. This is a synthetic knot and holds a ton of water. Mine has a lot of backbone and I have some difficulty with trying to splay it. I imagine it will loosen up with use, so here we are. Whipped up a nice lather and got down to business using painting strokes.

I went with my standard three passes of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. That Brit Wilkie has still got! It once again delivered a great, effortless shave and I scored a DFS+ for the win! That's not on the blade, that's on me. I'll take it, that was still a really nice shave. Wrapped everything up with a post shave lather while cleaning shave gear. Then a quick rinse and pat dry. A glug of the AS and everything was right as rain! Yup ... digging this scent. Very nice way to start the day, with a relaxing shave. Life is good!

Home Front-
Thunderstorms passed and we are rolling along. Our poor horses can't catch break. It just doesn't stay dry enough for any of the mud to dry up. Once the ground crusts over, it rains again. Finally got that shelf put up. My gosh, it shouldn't take that long to stain and poly a few shelves. But it's done. Back at work today and the workload has settled down a bit. Not sure if that's good or not, but we shave see. Just a few things to knock out at the house later today. I also need to get out to the shop and try and work on a few things.
 
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Venture is a great scent! I agree though, I’d have liked a little more projection and longevity.

Hope the poor horsies can get a break soon!
 
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Shave Count (DE: 374 SE: 9 SR: 426)

Pre Shave-
Splash and go

Shave-
Solingen SR
Stirling Boar
DG Darkfall soap

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
DG Darkfall AS

The Process-
Early morning shave today ... you know it. I usually use a soap/AS set for a work week and do random stuff on the weekends. I’ve noticed while working from home, I am random all the time now. But it’s all good. So DC was on deck today, just because. I’m still on the fence with this one and I think most of the sweaty goat ass smell is gone. Most of it anyway, so it’s sitting open for another day to see if that does the trick. Anyway it whipped up a good lather and I got down to business.

No leather this morning. I went with my standard three passes of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. I had a wet lather going on and had a great shave. I scored a BBS for the win. I’ll take those all week long please.

Wrapped everything up with a post shave lather while cleaning shave gear. Then a quick rinse and drip dry. A glug of the AS and everything was right as rain! This AS has a menthol kick to start and then fades away. Leaving a warm spicy scent for the dry down. That part of the scent I do dig. Anyway, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Life is good!

Home Front-
Not much to report yet. Here are some picks of my shelf upgrade. Before it was 2’ tall and 1’ wide. I went with an industrial look and it’s 3’ wide. That should work.

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I was thinking that AS would be too intense given the smell of the soap. Sounds like it would be in my wheelhouse though.
 
NurseDave said:
I was thinking that AS would be too intense given the smell of the soap. Sounds like it would be in my wheelhouse though.
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There was a goat milk issue in some batches that gave it a funk. I am trying to get that todissipate. Want me to send you a sample?
 
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