If he trimmed his nose hair he wouldn't have anything on his upper lip!
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The wonderful excesses of acquisition disorders...and wet shaving
- Thread starter Dagwoodz
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If he trimmed his nose hair he wouldn't have anything on his upper lip!
Thanks Chris!
Bring it! It'll fit in perfect with the foliage around here! LOL
Thanks Dave...I fell in love with this scent when I first got it. Bonus that SWMBO likes it too!
Some very nice shaves Josh, and I'll have to check out the Patches review. Doing a little catching up, and I'm so sorry to hear that your daughter went through that. West Nile is not ideal by any stretch, but out of most alternatives it is still one of the better ones. We'll keep her in prayer.
I do like that Stark Josh. I have yet to smell any Penhaligon scents except English Fern. But Endymion is on the list at some point to try. SWMBO got me a knock off of Aqua Di Gio Black and I am curious if the original is better because she loves the knock off.
Thanks TJ! Endymion is a must try! Get a sample decant of it first to see if you (and SWMBO of course!) enjoy it before making a full purchase. I would do this with any higher end frag, especially from a niche (not designer) house, if possible. If you're curious about the notes, Fragrantica is a good resource along with Basenotes.net. The nice thing about Fragrantica, is it will give you similar frags to the one you're looking at if you scroll down, along with some reviews. The one detractor for Endymion is the longevity is lacking a bit, (at least in the regular version), but it smells too good not to wear for me.
So the Aqua di Gio Black you're referring to is most likely the Aqua di Gio Profumo, which is the latest release in the Armani AdG line-up. It's a bit spicier version of the original, with MUCH better performance; Sillage and longevity at least double, and it's good for a year round fragrance. That's most likely going to be my next frag purchase along with Bleu de Chanel EdP.
Thanks Eric!
Thanks Craig!
LOL...It's self inflicted! Thanks Chris!
Thanks Doug! It's a fun shaver!
SOTD – Friday, 29 June, 2018
Barrister & Mann Patches | Ali’s Blade 7/8” full bellied hollow kamisori
Currently on Shave #534 | Straight shave #330
Finally was able to get to the stones last night with the Ali’s Blade Kamisori. I did some strategic placement of tape along the spine to even out the width across the length, resulting in a much more even bevel, and also allowing me to get a usable edge along the entire length of the blade. HHT was very good, so the only thing left to do was to see how it would do in an actual shave. Bring it on…
Also, we brought out another new soap in Barrister & Mann’s Patches. Usually, I wouldn’t be using a new soap with a freshly honed blade, but B&M’s Glissant base is a known performer, so I was not worried about dealing with a sub-par lather for the blade to skate around my face on.
The soap lathered as expected and gave a nice shiny base for the razor, however that didn’t keep me from sticking the pointy end in my right cheek when doing my mustache. Just a little bit, not a filet thank goodness. The razor’s edge was on point, a little on the harsh side at first, but quickly calmed down to a nice balance of smooth/sharp. Three passes later, I was DFS+, albeit with a couple of other spots where the toe of the blade dug in. I’m just not used to the pronounced toe, so I paid the price. Nothing a little alum and styptic couldn’t fix, and nothing that was going to be long lasting.
Topped off with the nice citrus fruit of the Clinique Happy and all was good going into work.
Thanks for reading and have a great day everyone!
Barrister & Mann Patches | Ali’s Blade 7/8” full bellied hollow kamisori
Currently on Shave #534 | Straight shave #330
Finally was able to get to the stones last night with the Ali’s Blade Kamisori. I did some strategic placement of tape along the spine to even out the width across the length, resulting in a much more even bevel, and also allowing me to get a usable edge along the entire length of the blade. HHT was very good, so the only thing left to do was to see how it would do in an actual shave. Bring it on…
Also, we brought out another new soap in Barrister & Mann’s Patches. Usually, I wouldn’t be using a new soap with a freshly honed blade, but B&M’s Glissant base is a known performer, so I was not worried about dealing with a sub-par lather for the blade to skate around my face on.
The soap lathered as expected and gave a nice shiny base for the razor, however that didn’t keep me from sticking the pointy end in my right cheek when doing my mustache. Just a little bit, not a filet thank goodness. The razor’s edge was on point, a little on the harsh side at first, but quickly calmed down to a nice balance of smooth/sharp. Three passes later, I was DFS+, albeit with a couple of other spots where the toe of the blade dug in. I’m just not used to the pronounced toe, so I paid the price. Nothing a little alum and styptic couldn’t fix, and nothing that was going to be long lasting.
Topped off with the nice citrus fruit of the Clinique Happy and all was good going into work.
Thanks for reading and have a great day everyone!
Video has been trying to upload for about four hours now...just restarted it a little bit ago, so should be ready and linked in about an hour. Written review has been posted.
ON my way! lol
Pointy ends are only supposed to go into things you don't like!