Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Stellar looking shave there Eric
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There and Back Again, A Wet-Shaver's Tale
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Thanks Tim! That was the brush that I learned how fine Padauk dust is when it's sanded. It gets into darn near everything, and you can see where it got into the maple in a couple places on the bottom half of the brush. I tried several different things to remove it, then just gave up and finished it as it was lol.
Thanks Dave!
It's worth looking into. The AS I have is a salve, and I'm not sure if they still make it or not. It keeps the scent on my skin for a while, though it needs to be used sparingly. More than a dab and my skin ends up feeling pretty greasy.
First day of a mini vacation. I put in to take my last 4 days of vacation time, which need to be used before February, a couple of months ago. It was somehow reduced to 2 days, which was a bit of a bummer, but combined with my "weekend"(my days off change by the week) I'm still off through Friday. Plus that means that I still have 2 vacation days to use before the end of January, so yay.
Spending a few days with family, which is always nice. My first act of vacation was to change the battery in my iPhone, which was an interesting experience. I've seen specks of dirt that are bigger than the screws they put in this thing, and parts of it felt like performing surgery on a nanite. Nothing has exploded or started smoking, so I think it went pretty well.
Today's will be an evening shave. I decided to be incredibly original and use Stirling Christmas Eve. If extreme relaxation and food coma keeps me from posting, I hope everyone has a fantastic holiday!
Spending a few days with family, which is always nice. My first act of vacation was to change the battery in my iPhone, which was an interesting experience. I've seen specks of dirt that are bigger than the screws they put in this thing, and parts of it felt like performing surgery on a nanite. Nothing has exploded or started smoking, so I think it went pretty well.
Today's will be an evening shave. I decided to be incredibly original and use Stirling Christmas Eve. If extreme relaxation and food coma keeps me from posting, I hope everyone has a fantastic holiday!
My skin's a little oily so I prefer splashes.
Thanks guys!
My skin is really finicky, and some splashes work while others don’t. Still not sure about the common denominator.
Christmas Eve shave
Razor: Rockwell 6c
Blade: Wizamet
Brush: Black Walnut tuxedo
Soap: Stirling Christmas Eve
Aftershave: Pitralon Classic
Fantastic shave yesterday evening. The Wizamet continues to deliver, and I’m going to be pulling the trigger on some before the prices get any higher. Three pass BBS followed by a hefty splash of Pitralon Classic, which goes great with the Christmas Eve soap.
Merry Christmas, Cadre!
Razor: Rockwell 6c
Blade: Wizamet
Brush: Black Walnut tuxedo
Soap: Stirling Christmas Eve
Aftershave: Pitralon Classic
Fantastic shave yesterday evening. The Wizamet continues to deliver, and I’m going to be pulling the trigger on some before the prices get any higher. Three pass BBS followed by a hefty splash of Pitralon Classic, which goes great with the Christmas Eve soap.
Merry Christmas, Cadre!
Thanks guys!
No shave this morning. Threw a few frag samples into the suitcase when I was packing and ended up grabbing Imaginary Authors Memoirs of a Tresspasser. Love this juice! Fantastic out-of-the-box vanilla frag with tons of longevity and just the right amount of projection.
Awesome. These guys need more love around here.
Agreed. IA has some really amazing frags. All that I've tried are unique, and there are only a couple of them that I don't care for.
Razor: Rockwell 6c
Blade Wizamet
Brush: Black Walnut tuxedo
Soap: Declaration Grooming/Chatillon Lux Gratiot League Square
Aftershave: Chatillon Lux Gratiot League Square
I might go through my DE collection and use them all at least once at some point, but for a while now the 6c with the 4 plate has been my go-to. The Wizamet doesn't feel like it has lost anything yet, which kind of blows me away as it has at least 6 uses on it by now(again, not full shaves, but still impressive). I pulled the trigger on some and they should be here in the next day or two. I felt like a punch-to-the-face leather scent, so Gratiot League Square got the call again. Three passes for another delightful BBS and I was good to go.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!
Blade Wizamet
Brush: Black Walnut tuxedo
Soap: Declaration Grooming/Chatillon Lux Gratiot League Square
Aftershave: Chatillon Lux Gratiot League Square
I might go through my DE collection and use them all at least once at some point, but for a while now the 6c with the 4 plate has been my go-to. The Wizamet doesn't feel like it has lost anything yet, which kind of blows me away as it has at least 6 uses on it by now(again, not full shaves, but still impressive). I pulled the trigger on some and they should be here in the next day or two. I felt like a punch-to-the-face leather scent, so Gratiot League Square got the call again. Three passes for another delightful BBS and I was good to go.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Nice the Wizamets are working for you too 
The beard will be gone in a couple of days and I’ll really be able to test them out and compare them to my previous favorites.Nice the Wizamets are working for you too
Not leather...LEATHER.
Thanks Tim!