Good luck with the job hunt!

Wednesday, February 12, 2025: Atlas Shaves 2 - Day 12

• Brush: Chisel & Hound "Spice Lily" - TurnNShave Tuxedo 26mm synthetic
• Razor: GEM - MMOC (first gen, 1930-1932)
• Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE (4)
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Le Grand Chypre
• Post Shave: Stirling - Arkadia Aftershave splash
• Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
• Fragrance: Stirling - Arkadia EdT

Finally, on day 12, our robot overlord pulls a soap I can match! LGC is a great scent that is a pleasure to shave with, and BaM always gives me an excellent lather.

This was also my first shave with this knot after moving it to a new handle. I lofted it a bit lower, which feels like an improvement. I also used stainless steel washers as spacers this time. The added extra weight feels quite nice.

+6 points for the daily theme soap
+1 point for cross-posting
+1 point for engaging yesterday

Total points (51 previous + 8): 59

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Ah man, I hope your back feels better soon.

Wednesday, January 15, 2025: BVWSC Meeting

• Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations "Nebulagance" - TurnNShave Quartermoon 26mm synthetic
• Razor: Gillette - Super Speed Black Tip
• Blade: Gillette - 'The Spoiler' Super Stainless (1)
• Lather: Los Jabones de Joserra – Noir
• Post Shave: Stirling - Oro Valley Aftershave splash
• Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
• Fragrance: Stirling - Oro Valley EdT

It was an excellent BVWSC meeting today. This is my first time using soap from Los Jabones de Joserra, and it was quite good. The scent is a bit lighter than I expected, but it's pleasant and clean. The lather was easy to build and performed well. I had a quick two-pass shave with great results.

Today will be a long one -- I have a two-and-a-half-hour job interview this morning, and several fires to put out at work. At least I had a good shave and smell great. :)

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Wednesday, January 08, 2025

• Brush: Zenith/Stirling - 510SE-XL 31mm boar
• Razor: GEM - Micromatic Flying Wing
• Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE (1)
• Lather: Stirling - Arkadia
• Post Shave: Stirling - Arkadia Aftershave splash
• Post Shave: Ginger's Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
• Fragrance: Stirling - Arkadia EdT

I had good results from my first shave with this Flying Wing, though it was a rough shave overall. Somehow, I woke up with razor burn on my neck that wasn't there when I went to sleep...

Have a good day all!

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Saturday, January 04, 2025

• Brush: Zenith/Stirling - 510SE-XL 31mm boar
• Razor: GEM - MMOC (first gen, 1930-1932)
• Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE (5)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber Aftershave splash
• Post Shave: Ginger's Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber EdP

It was a lovely shave with the MMOC. The blade is in that sweet spot between sharpness and comfort. I got a little too close on my ATG pass, but nothing too bad. The results were very smooth.

GTB is a tub that I might be able to kill in 2025. The bottom is definitely starting to show through. Whether I can follow through with the tub kill is a different story...

Have a great Saturday all!

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A new meaning for DFS :)

Saturday, December 21, 2024

• Brush: Omega - 10048 boar
• Razor: RazoRock - Game Changer .68
• Blade: Bic - Chrome Platinum (3)
• Lather: Stirling - Christmas Eve
• Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Master Recovery Splash
• Post Shave: Ginger's Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
• Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Lavanille EdT

I had a nice and relaxed shave this morning, and the results were great. Christmas Eve plays quite nicely with The Master.

Have a good day y'all.

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Thursday, November 14, 2024: FLS - Mango Mammoth

• Brush: Grizzly Bay - v24 Fanchurian 26mm badger
• Razor: Rockwell - 6C
• Blade: Bic - Chrome Platinum (1)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Voices
• Post: Mennen - Skin Bracer Aftershave splash
• Post: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
• Frag: Barrister and Mann - Fougère Aromatique EdT

On theme this morning with a mango sticky rice lather. I think this is my first time using the HoM base, and it gave me a stellar lather.

I'm not the biggest fan of sweet scents, but this wasn't cloying at all. I doubt I'd buy a full tub, but it's nice to have a sample kicking around.

Almost to the weekend y'all!

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It's definitely a pretty one!

Not really in this case. It was an initial database schema design, so everything is pretty interrelated.

I have opinions about how this internship process has gone, but not enough control to significantly change the process.

October 28, 2024

• Brush: Yaqi - Mysterious Space 2-band badger
• Razor: Rockwell - 6C (R3 plate)
• Blade: Bic - Chrome Platinum (4)
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two
• Post: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two AS splash
• Post: Ginger's Garden - Unscented AS Balm + menthol
• Frag: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two EdT

Back to the grind. I have like 3k lines of intern code to review this morning. 🥲

Roam Two definitely helps though. I find it to be such a comforting scent.

Good luck this week y'all.