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6 points

Dec. 28, 2023

  • Brush: Yaqi 26mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Karve Overlander
  • Blade: Pro Edge Platinum
  • Lather: Chiseled Face - Vert Noir - Soap
  • Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Vert Noir - Aftershave

Great shave. This scent is still a bit off putting but it has grown on me. The initial surprise mellows out pretty quick and it gets more pleasant.

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4 points

December 28, 2023

  • Brush: Stirling 24mm Synthetic
  • Razor: Muhle R89
  • Blade: V12 Super Platinum (2)
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Ozark Mountain - Soap
  • Post Shave: Spearhead - Seaforth! Heather - Toner
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3 points

Ozark Mountain++;
Heather ++;

Really nice combo. Might steal it soon.

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3 points

Heather is my new “travel post shave”, at least until I get tired of it… so you’ll likely see it paired with just about anything 🫠. It’ll stay in my suitcase, while soaps get rotated out.

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3 points

I see! I’ll keep my eyes peeled for intriguing combinations

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4 points

Dec 28, 2023

  • Brush: Stirling Soap Co. Green & Ivory 24mm Synthetic 2-Band Knot
  • Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Plus
  • Blade: Gillette Platinum [18]
  • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Weekend in Malibu - Soap
  • Post Shave: Southern Witchcrafts - Incorporeal - Aftershave (Alcohol Free)

I don’t think that I’ve gone this long without shaving since I started shaving traditionally. The Aylsworth took care of four days of growth like it was nothing.

Rating: 4/5

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four days of growth

Yeah, I’ve missed one day in the last 2½ years. Feels weird to have that much growth, but I bet that was a really close shave.

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3 points

BBS+

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2 points

four days of growth

Last time I did this was as a participant in the 2021 Atlas Shaves Challenge. I didn’t enjoy it😅

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This is why I avoid Atlas Shaves 😆

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Yeah, I hear you😅

A lesson was learned that year

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5 points

December 28, 2023

  • Brush: Elite Razor Neo-resinate 26mm Mother Lode

  • Razor: Parker 510 13/16" Square Point Full Hollow

  • Lather: Wholly Kaw - King of Oud - Soap

  • Toner: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner

  • Aftershave: Wholly Kaw - King of Oud - Aftershave

  • Talc: Yardley Gold
     
    2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.


I intended to shave this morning but had to skip that and get in an afternoon shave. I was thinking about my afternoon schedule but KoO and this Parker razor are so good I was forced to pay attention to how great this shave was.

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6 points

Old Year, Old Me

  • Brush: Omega 50014 Travel Boar Shaving Brush, 21mm
  • Razor: Schick Repeating Razor Type B
  • Blade: Personna Injector (1)
  • Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original (stick)
  • Aftershave: Sir Irisch Moos

To be fully on theme, I should have used Tabac in the jar, but this is close enough. With the #TabacTuesdays and #TabOktoberfest, this is my most used soap scent of 2023. I never thought of it as my favourite, but by Onion’s definition, it is.

Impatience got the better of me and I binned the vintage Schick blade after 7 uses. I was just itching to use the repeater mechanism with its satisfying clack-clack sound, loading a new blade, ejecting the old.

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