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Oct. 11, 2023
Good shave. Cool day outside great opportunity to use a nice subtle scent like this.
I hadn’t shaved in about a week so a little irritation was inevitable. But overall this was a really good shave. Hallows is one of my favorite scents of all time, and I was left with a wonderful face-feel from the base. 4.5/5
The triumphant return of the Osmaosmaosma😊
MOAR BOAR++;
MM24 ++;
Things are finally beginning to calm down for me, which is allowing me to ease back into social media, which is nice!
Good to hear, and good to have you back 🍻
Hallows is one of my favorite scents of all time
I have the Omnibus release of Hallows but haven't used it yet. I took a chance and bought the trifecta. Absolutely love the scent. Same reaction I had to Leviathan which is the only soap I've killed in my two year wetshaving career.
I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for it. Bought it at midnight in 2016. It was sold out by 6 AM. Got a scent I loved and the thrill of the limited drop kill all at the same time. I’m pretty sure it’s why I bought everything that came out for two years straight.
Wow! Great story!
October 11, 2023
I, too, am traveling. I pack full tub(s) of soap, but use a cartridge.
Years ago I heard about people using the Feather Cartridge Razor while traveling and being happy with it.
I always check bags so I just put a razor I don’t much care about in my checked baggage. Typically a Gillette Tech because I have an Altoids travel container for it.
Checking bags++
After I started wetshaving I started treating carts like DE blades, meaning I found some that work, and realized some don't work. I've had good cart shaves ever since, especially using my new found DE techniques. The price is still high, but it's only when I'm traveling.
use a cartridge.
Lucky for me i could travel by high speed rail(++), no need to ditch the good razors.
Probably faster, too!
Uh, it's just on the edge. It takes me 6 hours from Lausanne to Brussels by train. If you add up getting to the airport, airport hell, flight, and getting to the city, it's not a big difference timewise, but it's so much more relaxed and comfortable in the train, it's not even close. Plus internet during the entire ride.
Yeah. Planes may be quicker technically, but they got nothing on rail for the overall time and experience.
Sadly, in the US our rail system is a joke. The lines are owned by freight companies, who are supposed to yield right of way to passenger rail, but don’t, and the government does nothing.
Getting there several hours late is considered good outside of the northeast; getting there a day or more late isn’t uncommon.
Yeah. Planes may be quicker technically, but they got nothing on rail for the overall time and experience.
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The lines are owned by freight companies, who are supposed to yield right of way to passenger rail, but don’t
Yeah, luckily most European rail lines are state owned, and at least in Switzerland the freight and passenger networks are redundant.
First of four travel shaves. Practical considerations have led me to replace the Dogwood Tabak Brush by a collapsible Mühle travel brush and the Stank Tank® by my trusty Stank Stick® but it very much remains a Glorious Stank Trinity® shave. Now off to find a nice breakfast place.
So far, I'm really liking my travel straight.
Stank ++;
I'm on the road at zero dark thirty on Friday morning. I plan to take my stainless Aust. Can't take Tabac cause all I have is the Stank Tank®. I'm thinking NO Monarch, atm.
Oct 11, 2023 - Witchcrafts Wednesday: Desairology
Desairology is my gateway scent into artisan soap makers. I recently bought a used tub and new aftershave bottle, so returning to it this morning made for an excellent shave experience. Spooky barbershop or reverent ritual cleansing, either works for me.
Rating: 4.5/5
October 11, 2023
A very late shave, and probably as a consequence, a bit rough. I'm not too sure of my judgment, but I found the piggy a bit rougher on the upper lip against the grain than the Parker. To be determined in better circumstances.
Have a good night!
I found the piggy a bit rougher on the upper lip against the grain than the Parker.
Interesting! If you confirm this, that's a good reason for me to look into getting a Shapton 12k. I'll keep an eye out for your comparisons
Not sure that this had anything to do with my honing: the Parker is lighter and hollower - and yesterday, I was tired when shaving.
But let that not be in the way of acquiring a Shapton 12k!
the Parker is lighter and hollower
That should influence smoothness. My Wade and Butcher and Friodur wedges are beautifully smooth
October 11, 2023
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
A wonderful Black WatchDay! Yesterday's Tabac scent overwhelmed me, and Black Watch smells different to me after having used milder scent-strength soaps for so long. I'll get over it. Black Watch comes through as spicier and less well balanced than I remember it. Still, it is a terrific scent and I look forward to many more uses of it.
This razor has one of my September Jnat refreshes on it. There's still an Iwasaki finishing technique that I want to experiment with for my Jnat process, but I'm very happy with results I'm getting with my current method. Sharpness and comfort from this razor were exceptional for today's shave.
Black Watch comes through as spicier and less well balanced than I remember it.
Now I feel the urge to go smell my Black Watch to verify this outrageous claim, but I have to wait until I'm traveling back on Saturday, 😭😅
As we Americans like to say, "I ain't no expert!". [To anyone with a cultural history longer than 247 years, i.e. not American, we ignore the double negative.]
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
OK shave. For some reason this razor+blade combo is not working as well as the last time I tried it.
