merikus

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[–] merikus 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah. Planes may be quicker technically, but they got nothing on rail for the overall time and experience.

Sadly, in the US our rail system is a joke. The lines are owned by freight companies, who are supposed to yield right of way to passenger rail, but don’t, and the government does nothing.

Getting there several hours late is considered good outside of the northeast; getting there a day or more late isn’t uncommon.

[–] merikus 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Years ago I heard about people using the Feather Cartridge Razor while traveling and being happy with it.

I always check bags so I just put a razor I don’t much care about in my checked baggage. Typically a Gillette Tech because I have an Altoids travel container for it.

[–] merikus 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Things are finally beginning to calm down for me, which is allowing me to ease back into social media, which is nice!

[–] merikus 7 points 1 year ago (6 children)
  • Brush: Zenith MOAR BOAR
  • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
  • Blade: GEM PTFE (1)
  • Lather: Barrister and Mann - Hallows (Glissant)
  • Aftershave: Barrister and Mann - Hallows
  • Post Shave: Thayer’s - Original Astringent
  • Osma: Osma - Osma

I hadn’t shaved in about a week so a little irritation was inevitable. But overall this was a really good shave. Hallows is one of my favorite scents of all time, and I was left with a wonderful face-feel from the base. 4.5/5

[–] merikus 2 points 1 year ago
  • Lather: House of Mammoth - Shire
  • Brush: Proraso - Professional
  • Razor: Gillette - Slim Adjustable (9)
  • Blade: Feather (4)
  • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Shire - Splash
  • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Unscented - Balm
  • Osma: Osma - Osma

Pleased with this shave today. The ProPro is a great brush and has become my daily driver. It just lathers up so quickly and so well, make it easy on days I don’t want to wrestle the MOAR.

[–] merikus 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I really need to try some Seaforth.

[–] merikus 2 points 1 year ago
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen Soap
  • Brush: Zenith - MOAR BOAR
  • Razor: Gillette - Slim Adjustable (9)
  • Blade: Feather (3)
  • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen Splash & Unscented Balm

The Slim on 9 did a damn nice job after skipping a day of shaving. While I can still tell that DEs aren’t working as well as SEs for me, it’s still interesting to try my other razors again.

[–] merikus 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I haven’t tried it yet but really want to. It sounds amazing.

[–] merikus 1 points 1 year ago

So I took a look and didn't see anything out of the ordinary. Can you send me in a private message the markdown you were going to post? I'd like to try it in my test subLemmy and watch the log just as I'm doing it. Thanks!

[–] merikus 4 points 1 year ago

My wife has fragrance sensitivity so I rarely get to use most of my stuff anymore. We’ve found that mixing a little bit of an aftershave I like with Stirling unscented aftershave doesn’t trigger her sensitivities, so that’s how I roll now.

[–] merikus 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What’s the boar?

[–] merikus 3 points 1 year ago

SBS is great. They did a Christmas soap a few years back that smelled like shaving with peppermint bark, it was fantastic.

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