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A great stankening this morning. Tabac always gives me a drama-free lather and shave.
Have a good one y'all! ✌️
A great stankening this morning. Tabac always gives me a drama-free lather and shave.
This is the way
Tuesday, October 15, 2024: Burned by Old Strathcona?
I am getting careless: I believe that my very dry skin was in part caused by frag-burn coming from Old Strathcona (as much as I like it, the oakmoss is probably not for me). In related news, Marmara Barber also burned the hell out of my face – though that may be simply the fact that it's almost pure alcohol. I will probably leave OS for some time, and then confirm whether I get a reaction from it.
Last minute instructions for the BVWSC shave tomorrow: Narcisse is rather middle of the road what concerns quantity of soap needed and quantity of water you should add – do as you would do normally. However, LPL soaps often take more work lathering than the soaps you are probably accustomed to. If it seems to be a bubbly mess, just carry on carrying on lathering – everything will be alright in the end.
Have a good day!
Last minute instructions for the BVWSC shave tomorrow:
Thanks for letting us know!
Thanks for the instructions. Fortunately, I already had a LPL soap (something with Patchouli?) and it's closer to a hard soap IMHO. Heavy loading usually does the trick, at least for me...
Oh snap, an emacs plugin for your SOTD is next-level.
I wonder how much effort it would be to port to nvim... 🤔
You could ask Claude, and see what happens. Often, it gets you 90% of the way.
A delightful shave with a fresh Kismet blade. It' doesn't get smoother than this.
The Moar Boar is always such a pleasure to use. The dense knot with the strong backbone is like a little massage every time.
October 15, 2024
Excellent.
Looking forward to the Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club shave tomorrow.
15.10.2024 - Hindsight on Tuesdays
-> 2 passes on the head, 1 on the neck. A rather good shave, but the blade's already tugging. Now I remember why I abandoned RPLs.
DG is really comfy to lather and gives great results. Of course, Hindsight is rather divisive with the heavy emphasis on smoke and dark notes (leather and wood resin to my nose, could be off) but I really like it. I reckon it was a special soap that came out during the beginning of the pandemic - something that, in hindsight, we should have seen coming but still ignored until it was too late. It seems like it's not available on the DG website anymore, bummer. I still have Texas on Fire by Stirling as a smoke-heavy scent that I really like, but that is even more polarizing.
DG isn't as hyped anymore as other artisans nowadays compared to when I was starting out in early 2020; back then it was all the rage. Fortunately Scott seems to do well and even still has some shaving brushes up.
I'm back in nursing school as of yesterday and it's quite boring atm. Hope everything will turn more interesting soon. I'm now looking forward to tomorrow's BVWSC shave to break up the tedious routine...
October 15, 2024
Brush: Muninn Woodworks w/AP Shave Co 24mm Titanium Synthetic
Razor: Kikuboshi R. Saito 6/8" Extra Hollow
Lather: Mäurer and Wirtz - Tabac - Soap
Toner: Thayers - Rose - Toner
Aftershave: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac - Aftershave
Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac - Eau de Toilette
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
A wonderful TabOKtober Tuesday shave.
Oct 15, 2024 - Tea Tuesday - Belated Anniversary
Saturday was the anniversary of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book release. Since I wasn't able to use this set then, it was a great setup for today's Tea Tuesday.
