I signed a contract this week to work for a new employer starting mid-February! ✨

I'll need to be in the office a few days a week, which will be a pretty big change, but the pay and opportunity for growth are both a definite step up for me. Very excited!

Thursday, January 23, 2025

• Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations "Nebulagance" - TurnNShave Quartermoon 26mm synthetic
• Razor: Chiseled Face - Titanium Legacy Razor
• Blade: Bolzano - Superinox (3)
• Lather: Talent Soap Factory - Kittyhawk
• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Paganini's Violin Aftershave splash
• Post Shave: Ginger's Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)

Another quick shave. Meetings --;

Kittyhawk fits the bill for an aquatic scent IMO, and it's a lovely slightly sweet summer scent. Notes: salty sea air, dried coconut, eucalyptus, jasmine, clove, vetiver, driftwood. Good stuff.

Light on the post-shave fragrance today since I have a dentist appointment this afternoon.

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Tuesday, January 14, 2025: Bluesday

• Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations "Stardust" - TurnNShave Tuxedo 26mm synthetic
• Razor: Chiseled Face - Titanium Legacy Razor
• Blade: Bolzano - Superinox (1)
• Lather: Stirling - Deep Blue Sea
• Post Shave: Stirling - Deep Blue Sea Aftershave splash (+ menthol)
• Post Shave: Ginger's Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
• Fragrance: Stirling - Deep Blue Sea EdT

A pleasant bluesday shave (a la @[email protected]). The Bolzano blade performed really well in the Legacy razor. Quite pleased with the results.

Have a good one!

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Thursday, January 09, 2025: Theme Thursday - Shackleton Day

• Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations "Nebulagance" - TurnNShave Quartermoon 26mm synthetic
• Razor: Yates Precision Manufacturing - 921-M
• Blade: Personna - Lab Blue (1)
• Lather: Stirling - Black Ice
• Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Master Recovery Splash
• Post Shave: Ginger's Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
• Fragrance: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber EdP

On theme today with Black Ice. I don't typically reach for a mentholated soap, but I do enjoy this one. I'm a sucker for anise.

Also my first shave with the new-to-me 921-M. It's a very nice razor, and it's definitely a keeper. I only did two passes to give my neck a break from yesterday, but I still had excellent results.

I read Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing when I was a kid. I think I randomly stumbled across it in a library one summer. The story always stuck with me as an incredible example of leadership, perseverance, and survival. And, quite honestly, a huge dose of luck. I highly recommend it if you haven't read it. It's an incredible story.

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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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Wednesday, January 01, 2025: New Year's Day Shave

• Brush: Omega - 10048 boar
• Razor: GEM - MMOC (first gen, 1930-1932)
• Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE (4)
• Lather: Zingari Man - The Master
• Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Master Recovery Splash
• Post Shave: Ginger's Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
• Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two EdT

Happy New Year everyone!

Last night, I found a good deal on eBay for a GEM Micromatic Flying Wing razor. In January, I plan to work on my SE shaving technique, starting today with the MMOC.

Ended the shave with the 2024 scent of the year. Here's to a great 2025!

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Friday, November 08, 2024: SLS - Monsoon Memories

• Brush: Omega - 10048 boar
• Razor: Rockwell - 6C
• Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (6)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Summer Storm
• Post: Chiseled Face - Summer Storm Aftershave splash
• Post: Ginger's Garden - Unscented AS balm (+ menthol)
• Frag: Chiseled Face - Summer Storm EdP

Summer Storm always brings me back to monsoon season in New Mexico. Fond memories of beautiful sunsets, the smell of rain in the desert, and the sound of thunder in the distance. A great way to end the week.

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Heather sounds great! I’ve still yet to try any Spearhead soaps. Definitely on my list to pick up at some point.

Thursday, November 07, 2024: FLS - International Stout Day

• Brush: Omega - 10048 boar
• Razor: Gillette - Super Speed Black Tip
• Blade: Gillette - Perma-Sharp (3)
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Lavanille
• Post: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag AS splash
• Post: Stirling - Glacial Unscented AS balm
• Frag: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag EdP

I don't have any soaps with stout as an ingredient, but this shave was full of vanilla, oak, smoke, and darkness. I think it fits the bill.

I love the scent of Lavanille. Dark, mysterious, and rich. It's one that I might get a full set of when the sample is out.

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I have two I'll throw out as possibilities:

1. Barrister and Mann - Latha Taiga
2. Chiseled Face - Pine Tar

Edit to add: I keep wanting to nominate more of my soaps. It's surprisingly hard to decide!

November 2, 2024

• Brush: Omega - 10048 Boar
• Razor: Rockwell - 6C (R3 plate)
• Blade: Bic - Chrome Platinum (4)
• Lather: Stirling - Deep Blue Sea
• Post: Stirling - Deep Blue Sea (+ menthol)
• Post: Stirling - Glacial Unscented AS balm
• Frag: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag EdP

Great shave with DBS. Off to fight the crowds at Costco.

Have a great one y'all! ✌️