Saturday, January 25, 2025

• Brush: Omega - 10048 boar
• Razor: Yates Precision Manufacturing - 921-M
• Blade: Personna - Lab Blue (2)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber Aftershave splash
• Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
• Fragrance: Stirling - Oro Valley EdT

An easy shave on a beautiful morning. I'm busy with errands today and then going to the symphony with my wife this evening. Should be fun!

Have a good Saturday y'all.

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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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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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A new meaning for DFS :)

I very much want to try the TF frag. I have the Stirling EdT and feel that it wears off pretty quickly (as is typical for their frags). No shade at all, they’re so affordable that I feel 100% fine reapplying if needed. :)

How strong/long lasting do you find the TF?

Wednesday, November 20, 2024: FLS - Oro Valley BVWSC

• Brush: Omega - 10048 boar
• Razor: Rockwell - 6C
• Blade: Bic - Chrome Platinum (2)
• Lather: Stirling - Oro Valley
• Post: Stirling - Oro Valley Aftershave splash
• Post: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
• Frag: Stirling - Oro Valley EdT

A great shave for today's meeting of the Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club. Today we're shaving with Stirling's Oro Valley, which is a recent addition to my collection that's quickly become a favorite.

There is definitely a strong leather note, but I also get a touch of citrus and smoke. Not a thick, overpowering smoke. Think the smell the morning after a juniper brushfire. Mild, but quite lovely.

Drama free lather with the Omega, this thing always delivers with Stirling's base.

Have a great day y'all!

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November 5, 2024 - FLS

• Brush: Omega - 10048 boar
• Razor: Gillette - Super Speed Black Tip
• Blade: Gillette - Perma-Sharp (1)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Pine Tar
• Post: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two AS splash
• Post: Stirling - Glacial Unscented AS balm
• Frag: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two EdT

I had a very rushed shave in between meetings this morning.

Pine Tar always feels great on my skin, which was welcome after the irritation I experienced last night.

Have a good day y'all, and try to stay positive. Elections always cause so much anxiety, but the world will go on.

That's interesting that it was the original source of iodine!

I guess I wouldn't think that it was a particularly strong scent. Agreed though, I'd love a real briny scented soap.

That soap sounds very interesting! Does it have algae and seaweed as ingredients?