Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
WOW, apparently it is. My playing around there was early 80's
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Steve's Journal: The Saga Continues....
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Your trip to New Jersey...er...Philly sounds like a wonderful time with the family! Wish they all could have been there...but sounds like a nice day of seeing the Christmas sites around town!
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
Hey it’s Willie’s world, I’m just trying to live in it!
Haha it was a trip to Philly. Great time!
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
Shave Time!
Christmas Edition...
Razor: Razorock Tech II
Blade: Parker
Brush: Wild West Brushworks
“Jingle” 2 Band Badger
Soap: Oz Shaving Co. Winter
AS: Oz Shaving Co. Winter
Got some new stuff today, the wife...I mean Santa...did good!
I’ll start with the brush. The Wild West brushworks Jingle 2 band badger. This thing looks amazing. The pictures don’t do it justice. It’s definitely a higher quality badger than what I currently have. It’s also a denser knot, giving it more back bone. I know that I’ll have to break this in over time to get the full experience. It did hold much more water than expected, so my lathering today was a bit thrown off. I was able to recover though.
The Oz Shaving Co. stuff is just top notch. Even with a less than great lather I had Superb slickness and no I’ll sode effects from a somewhat thin lather. The Winter scent is definitely reminiscent of Christmas. Mainly peppermint with hints of spice. A good one for Christmas! This AS is noticeably stronger than Absinthe and Leather. Which for me is a good thing.
Walked away about 90% BBS. A great shave! Just getting ready for everyone to arrive for dinner now...Willie is getting hungry!
Christmas Edition...
Razor: Razorock Tech II
Blade: Parker
Brush: Wild West Brushworks
“Jingle” 2 Band Badger
Soap: Oz Shaving Co. Winter
AS: Oz Shaving Co. Winter
Got some new stuff today, the wife...I mean Santa...did good!
I’ll start with the brush. The Wild West brushworks Jingle 2 band badger. This thing looks amazing. The pictures don’t do it justice. It’s definitely a higher quality badger than what I currently have. It’s also a denser knot, giving it more back bone. I know that I’ll have to break this in over time to get the full experience. It did hold much more water than expected, so my lathering today was a bit thrown off. I was able to recover though.
The Oz Shaving Co. stuff is just top notch. Even with a less than great lather I had Superb slickness and no I’ll sode effects from a somewhat thin lather. The Winter scent is definitely reminiscent of Christmas. Mainly peppermint with hints of spice. A good one for Christmas! This AS is noticeably stronger than Absinthe and Leather. Which for me is a good thing.
Walked away about 90% BBS. A great shave! Just getting ready for everyone to arrive for dinner now...Willie is getting hungry!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Nice stuff Steve
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
Shave Time!
Razor: Razorock Tech II
Blade: Parker
Brush: WWBW Jingle
Soap: Oz Shaving Tik Tok
AS:. Oz Shaving Tik Tok
Not sure what, but something stinks...
Tried out another Christmas gift tonight. The Oz Shaving Tik Tok soap/AS. I had a real hard time getting a lather tonight. I’m not sure if I’m not used to this brush, or if it’s a mix of other things I changed. I shook out the brush pretty good because last night I felt like it was holding a lot water. I also didn’t bloom the soap because it’s pretty soft without any water added. I loaded the brush for about 40 seconds and just couldn’t get anything to build up. Then after the second pass it looked like there was nothing left on the brush. I had To go back to the tub between all 3 passes. Ultimately even though the lather was really poor, I still had enough slickness to walk away DFS. A little irritation on the neck, but nothing too bad.
On to the stink...I’m thinking that for whatever reason, I didn’t smell it last night with the first use of the brush. It smells almost like burnt hair, but not quite as bad. I don’t think it’s the soap because off the tub and out of the AS bottle this smell is nonexistent. The nature of this soap scent might be making the brush scent worse, or almost meshing with it. But I’m not sure where it’s coming from. So tomorrow I’ll use a different brush and try the soap again. See what happens. Hopefully it’s just that the brush needs to be broken in more. I did wash it with a quality dog shampoo, as was recommended by a friend, after tonight’s shave.
In Other News...
Anthony bought Red Dead Redemtion 2 last night, and will be going to stay with his grandparents for a few days. Needless to say I’ll be getting some video game time in! I also picked up a Nintendo Switch tonight that I got when I purchased My wife’s gift this year. I was keeping it at my parents’ house until after Christmas. I have no idea what this thing is really, but I guess I’ll find out!
Willie World:
After a lot of excitement yesterday, my wife and I host Christmas for both of our families, Willie was pretty stiff and not walking too well. About halfway through the day he was relegated to being held or laying in his crate. Today he was like a new dog though, so he must’ve just overdone it a bit. He’ll be resting more than he would like the next few days, but I’m sure he’ll be thanking us when he feels better!
Razor: Razorock Tech II
Blade: Parker
Brush: WWBW Jingle
Soap: Oz Shaving Tik Tok
AS:. Oz Shaving Tik Tok
Not sure what, but something stinks...
Tried out another Christmas gift tonight. The Oz Shaving Tik Tok soap/AS. I had a real hard time getting a lather tonight. I’m not sure if I’m not used to this brush, or if it’s a mix of other things I changed. I shook out the brush pretty good because last night I felt like it was holding a lot water. I also didn’t bloom the soap because it’s pretty soft without any water added. I loaded the brush for about 40 seconds and just couldn’t get anything to build up. Then after the second pass it looked like there was nothing left on the brush. I had To go back to the tub between all 3 passes. Ultimately even though the lather was really poor, I still had enough slickness to walk away DFS. A little irritation on the neck, but nothing too bad.
On to the stink...I’m thinking that for whatever reason, I didn’t smell it last night with the first use of the brush. It smells almost like burnt hair, but not quite as bad. I don’t think it’s the soap because off the tub and out of the AS bottle this smell is nonexistent. The nature of this soap scent might be making the brush scent worse, or almost meshing with it. But I’m not sure where it’s coming from. So tomorrow I’ll use a different brush and try the soap again. See what happens. Hopefully it’s just that the brush needs to be broken in more. I did wash it with a quality dog shampoo, as was recommended by a friend, after tonight’s shave.
In Other News...
Anthony bought Red Dead Redemtion 2 last night, and will be going to stay with his grandparents for a few days. Needless to say I’ll be getting some video game time in! I also picked up a Nintendo Switch tonight that I got when I purchased My wife’s gift this year. I was keeping it at my parents’ house until after Christmas. I have no idea what this thing is really, but I guess I’ll find out!
Willie World:
After a lot of excitement yesterday, my wife and I host Christmas for both of our families, Willie was pretty stiff and not walking too well. About halfway through the day he was relegated to being held or laying in his crate. Today he was like a new dog though, so he must’ve just overdone it a bit. He’ll be resting more than he would like the next few days, but I’m sure he’ll be thanking us when he feels better!
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
Thanks Chris! I watched my step son play RDR2 for about a half hour earlier. It looks really good!
I’m really hoping the funk was a brush thing and not a soap thing.
I’m really hoping the funk was a brush thing and not a soap thing.
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
I think that’s a pretty safe bet!
Hope Willie gets his energy back, he looks so cute with his sweater on.
The Nintendo Switch is a strange counsel. The sides come off and is a bit hard to get used to. My step son got a Switch for his birthday and am still not used to it yet. There are some cool game options available for this system though, let us know what you think.
The Nintendo Switch is a strange counsel. The sides come off and is a bit hard to get used to. My step son got a Switch for his birthday and am still not used to it yet. There are some cool game options available for this system though, let us know what you think.
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
Thanks SW! He may have looked cute, but he hated it haha.
As as far as the Switch, the system didn’t come with any games. So far I downloaded Fortnite (which I’ve never played before) and tried that out. The buttons are about half the size of a regular controller so it is a little strange feeling. I plan on getting the latest Zelda release soon. We’ll see how it goes. I’m not sure that I’ll keep the system to be honest.
As as far as the Switch, the system didn’t come with any games. So far I downloaded Fortnite (which I’ve never played before) and tried that out. The buttons are about half the size of a regular controller so it is a little strange feeling. I plan on getting the latest Zelda release soon. We’ll see how it goes. I’m not sure that I’ll keep the system to be honest.
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
I might pick that up this weekend Chris. Although I can’t say how much I’ll like it, I haven’t played a Zelda game since the Super Nintendo days haha
Yeh, probably a brush thing.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
I'd be surprised if it isn't the brush and solvable
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
I’m thinking it is the brush. I thought it was strange that I didn't get the funk on the first use though. Oh well. This Tik Tok AS is pretty long lasting one though. Still smelling it the following afternoon!
Sounds like a brush problem to me. Hope you get it fixed!