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- Razor: Merkur (?) NOS Bakelite Slant
- Blade: Shark Super Chrome
- Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Asylum Shave Works Flying Mango
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
A wee Wednesday shave. Even when done fast, a traditional shave don’t feels rushed.
Nov 15, 2023 - Black Watch Wednesday
- Brush: Trotter Handcrafts Monster Dark 26mm SHD Gelousy Knot
- Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Plus
- Blade: Gillette Platinum [12]
- Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Black Watch - Soap
- Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Black Watch - Toner
Highland++ Black Watch++
Rating: 4.5/5
Black Watch++;
I will be returning to Black WatchDays regularly in December. I’m trying not to repeat soaps this month.
I may have to join you for a few of those days. It’s such a great scent.
It is a great scent. Certainly worth using regularly.
Nov. 15, 2023
- Brush: Yaqi 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Karve Overlander
- Blade: Astra Superior (Blue)
- Lather: Barrister And Mann - Paganini’s Violin - Soap
- Post Shave: Barrister And Mann - Paganini’s Violin - Aftershave
Good shave. Nice mild scent for some likely crowded places I will be visiting today.
I loved the concept behing Paganini’s Violin, but I was a little disappointed in the scent itself.
Varesino Vednesday
- Brush: Zenith B21 (XL chrome-plated copper handle, 28 mm knot with 50 mm loft)
- Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 14 (8/8", extra hollow ground, stainless steel)
- Lather: Saponificio Varesino Settantesimo Anniversario
- Aftershave: Saponificio Varesino Settantesimo Anniversario
- Fragrance: Giorgio Armani Acqua di Giò
70ᵗʰ is a recurring compliment getter, and today was no exception ☺️
71st;
Predictable. I know.
Varesino Vednesday++;
I have 5 SV soaps and welcome an excuse to use them. VV could become a thing I mix with Black WatchDay.
VV could become a thing I mix with Black WatchDay.
And Weinis Wednesday, Witchcrafts Wednesday,… 😅
And don’t forget WestMan Wednesday 🙂
Sadly, I’ve never tried WestMan, and at this point, I try to avoid trying new soaps for about half a decade or so 😅
I try to avoid trying new soaps for about half a decade or so 😅
I understand completely! BBS November has made me feel good about using some of my soap inventory, though.
Right?! BBS November is surprisingly satisfying
It is at that. And, as with all of these challenges, I’ve learned new things! I’ve found Varesino Vednesday, WestMan Wednesday, and later today I’ll be celebrating Faena Friday.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
- Prep: hot shower
- Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic Fibre Shaving Brush, 27mm
- Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable H3 (1962, 3rd quarter)
- Blade: Lord Super Chrome (1)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Shaving Soap
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Balm
Halfway through the work week! (Well, technically later today it’ll be halfway through the work week, for me at least.)
November 15, 2023
- Brush: Maggard 24mm Synthetic
- Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3 SB
- Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (5)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen - Soap
- Post Shave: Spearhead - Seaforth! Heather - Toner
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth/Declaration Grooming - Cerberus - Liniment
Enjoying this soap base very much. It has had a ring of death for a while now, and yesterday I reorganized the soap so it’s flat on the bottom again which makes loading easier.
This sounds like a wonderful combo! I’m copying it
It goes from dank (Varen) to fresh (Heather) back to dank (Cerberus). It was pretty good.
Wait, Cerberus or Cerberus Fougère?
Regular old Cerberus :-)
Calling it “dank” the me off 😅
Cerberus++;
I snagged the edp and splash yesterday ☺️
November 15, 2023
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Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts with Declaration Grooming B10
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Lather: Saponificio Varesino - Morado - Soap
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Post Shave: Saponificio Varesino - Morado - Aftershave
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Post Shave: Thayers - Rose - Toner
I’m joining @djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social in Varesino Vednesday. Yesterday I used SV Desert Vetiver and needed Morado SV today.
And today’s shave was phenomenal! After using 70th Anniversary for 70 days this year, I have the SV Beta 4.3 vegetal base very dialed in, so my lather was just where I wanted it. The Morado fragrance, like others from SV, has its own very interesting character, and is extremely well blended. Totally enjoyable.
But the star of the show was the Frio 14; and I was surprised at how it stood out relative to my other 14-style razors. This razor has one of my packing-peanut-tested synthetic-stone edges that is overly refined with diamond emulsion on nanocloth, and micro-convexed with firehose linen and steerhide leather. This edge felt feather light on the skin and removed hair effortlessly [recall that the razor is 8/8"]. I used SV with my Filarmónica 14 (Jnat edge) yesterday and did not have the same reaction to that shave (which was excellent, but expected). Clearly, I need to do a side-by-side test.
But the star of the show was the Frio 14;
It’s as good a razor as any I have ever tried, and stainless, too. It might be the best razor ever. 😊
It might be the best razor ever.
No argument here.
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Intense Varesino Vednesday Vetiver edition
- Brush: Zenith B21 (XL chrome-plated copper handle, 28 mm knot with 50 mm loft)
- Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur 14 (8/8", extra hollow ground, stainless steel)
- Lather: Saponificio Varesino Desert Vetiver
- Aftershave: Saponificio Varesino Desert Vetiver
- Fragrance: Terre d’Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver
This would be a great Austere August setup, I can’t imagine how I’d tire of it.
I can’t imagine how I’d tire of it.
Nor can I. I like SV 70th a lot, but I prefer Desert Vetiver. And, with this soap, “Austere” really doesn’t apply.
Frio 15; Desert Vetiver++;
Mhmmmm…
Affluent August doesn’t sound as good, though 😅
November 15, 2023
- Brush: Wald Stratos Haunter 29mm A1
- Razor: Smart Helix Apollo (setting: 0.5mm Plate)
- Blade: Personna Lab Blue (5)
- Lather: WestMan Shaving - Alma - Soap
- Post Shave: WestMan Shaving - Alma - Aftershave Balm
- Post Shave: Thayers - Lavender - Toner
A WestMan Wednesday. This soap as a very nice base, and the scent (Red Roses, Passion Fruit, Passion Flower, Musk, Cedar, Oud) is killer. Even though I have way too many soaps already, I think I need more of this. Tiago recently released Nirvana. I mean … how can I pass that up?!
November 15, 2023: Witchcraft Wednesday
- Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
- Brush: Zenith 506U XS Horse 🐎
- Razor: Thiers-Issard 188 7/8 ‘Coq et Renard’
- Lather: Southern Witchcraft Autumn Ash
- Post Shave: Floid The Genuine
- Post Shave: Nivea After Shave Balm
After the 14.2, a comparison shave with the TI - which feels small and nimble. The shave was smoother than with the Koraat, and my face feels great.
It occurred to me that soap makers like Zingari or Le Père Lucien probably miss out on sales just because they happen not to start with a sound that forms an alliteration with some day of the week. I will probably try to correct this by doing some anti-alliteration action.
Have a good evening!
Lundi Lucien?
And anti alliterative action arguably assuages arbitrary abandonment.
A wetshaver trying to resist the urge to alliterate is just like a wetshaver trying to resist the urge for a new soap 😊
Must really resist repetitive retort…
- Brush: Declaration Grooming B14 “Nebula” Badger
- Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
- Blade: GEM PTFE (2)
- Lather: House Of Mammoth - Santa Noir
- Aftershave: House Of Mammoth - Santa Noir
- Balm: Stirling Soap Co. - Unscented
- Osma: Osma - Osma
Santa Noir is so wonderful. Can’t wait to pick up another puck as I’m most of the way through this one.
