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November 5, 2024
Brush: AP Shave Co Black 26mm G5A
Blade Holder: Gillette Tech English Flat Bottom
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (2)
Lather: Southern Witchcrafts - Samhain - Soap
Aftershave: Noble Otter - Cerberus - Aftershave
2 passes. Bowl lather. Excellent shave.
— I’m traveling, so only the soap will be changing for FLS and SLS during this trip. Thanks to u/VisceralWatch for the FBT. Love this little razor. It’s perfect for travel.
Fat bottom techs they'll be riding today
So watch out for those beauties oh yeah
Love the acronym-laden techno speak 😄
Cerberus++;
Is yours a 2-piece handle? I got the same kind of razor from Vis.
Yes. It’s a two-piece handle. Absolutely perfect for travel.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024: Zingari Zischtig
Bon Monsieur is glorious, and very different from the late Autumn Ash. This was the first shave with the Karve since a very long time – comfortable, but not as close as with a straight. Also a rather old blade. Maybe I should explore a bit more my DEs.
Have a good night!
Heather is proud of her association with Rogue Perfumery on this one.
I generally like Rogue Perfumery (at least the 4 scents I have tried) – and somehow, I prefer Bon Monsieur over Mousse Illuminée – it's a more approachable, more everyday type of scent.
I think Heather gave me a sample of it, and I took a whiff of it at the Maggard Meetup and liked it.
November 5, 2024 - FLS
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.
05.11.2024 - Tobacco Tuesday
1 pass plus "buffing" on the head; 1 pass on the face. A solid, comfortable shave.
Another themed thing, but just by accident. Figured that I want another tobacco scent today, but opted for one of my newer soaps with tobacco as one of the many notes in a complex fragrance. Shaman smells like luxurious furniture or a really high-class candy store (the kind you only visit to buy something as a gift). The base is very good once you load heavy, very thick and rich lather (as in: this makes my skin feel protected and good even after wiping it off).
I remembered why I ultimately abandoned wearing a moustache & goatee combo and settled for just the Frank Zappa/Doc Holiday combo of stache and soul patch instead: I obsess way too goddamn much about symmetry of the goatee part. But even as much as I want to shave it down, I need to wait - I'm currently dealing with a few pimples (perhaps I am not as well suited to write about skincare after all?) and a particularly troublesome one sits directly on my chin. I'll need to wait until that thing has healed, but today's single pass face shave was used to assert dominance. Like it or not, chin - sooner or lat(h)er, you'll get the razor! 😈
Sending out my thoughts & good wishes over to our american friends; I sure don't envy you folks only having the choice between plague and cholera - having to choose "the lesser of two evils" instead of your real political affiliation sucks. Stay positive, stay calm and keep on keeping on 🤝🏻
I sure don’t envy you folks only having the choice between plague and cholera
After a while, cynicism gets to you and idealism becomes less important. The goal becomes how to fare well with whomever comes to power. I suspect, though, that one candidate may not know the quote “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned”. We’ll see.
one candidate may not know the quote “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned”. We’ll see.
Well, unfortunately he still has no reason to learn the quote 😞
No, and learning isn't his thing anyway.
Yeah 🥲
Thanks for your insights - I didn't want to imply that both candidates are the same, IMHO one is definitely far, far worse and a threat to democracy. It was more a general critique of the "two party system" in the US. Yeah, the Greens and the Libertarians exist - but judging by how they mostly reach below 2% of the vote, that's only cosmetic... Anyway, I wish all of you the best ✌🏻
Thanks! Interesting times for us. That's for sure.
Delicious tea accords for this very early morning shave. Noble Otter's tea scents really resonate with me, and 茉莉綠茶 filled a hole I didn't know my den had. The base isn't the most forgiving to lather well, but the extra soft Zenith horse is perfect for these situations. The fat horse hair bristles a really slow latherers, never froth, and feel nice.
The gentle Wolfie with the big gap was a joy to use as always, but now it's time to take the early train for a meeting with customers who live in very inconvenient time zones. Such is life.
Early meetings----
💯
November 5, 2024
Another fine shave with Speick. Good stuff, although I find that you need to use sort of a lot of product.
Have you tried the speick soap tub? Good stuff IMO
I used to have a crusty old sample that someone sent me during my first Lather Games. It's pink, right?
No, white. The stick is pink. I'll have to send you some.
Delightful evening shave with Thé Noir et Vanille. This was by first love-on-first-sniff soap and was instrumental in my descent down the rabbit hole. I couldn't believe that I had completely missed the category of delightful smelling shave gear and went on a rampage for a while there. Good times.
Wolfman++; TNeV++;
Wonderful setup!
Nov 5, 2024 - Talent Tuesday - Trash Panda
I love the color scheme here!
November 5, 2024
Brush: AP Shave Co Black 26mm G5A
Blade Holder: Gillette Tech English Flat Bottom
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (3)
Lather: Southern Witchcrafts - Boonana - Soap
Aftershave: Noble Otter - Cerberus - Aftershave
2 passes. Bowl lather. Excellent shave.
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A very nice second luxury shave. I’m headed out for dinner while everyone else here is watching the election results.
November 5, 2024 - SLS
Tonight I felt like combining some comforting barbershop-esque scents. (Does Tabac count as a barbershop scent?) It was a long night -- some comfort felt appropriate.
My wife and I spent the evening with friends watching the election results trickle in, and to say we were disappointed is an understatement. Gutted is more like it.
Life will go on, but I'm concerned about the direction it seems we'll now be pointing.
Do good for those around you, that's the most important thing.