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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

• Prep: hot tea, hot shower
• Brush: Yaqi 24mm Naples Tuxedo Knot (synthetic)
• Razor: Gillette Aristocrat (1948-50)
• Blade: Durablade Sharp Hi Chromium (1)
• Lather: Stirling – Sharp Dressed Man - Shave Soap
• Post Shave: Stirling – Sharp Dressed Man - Post Shave Balm
• Weather Outside: Partly Cloudy, Cold & Windy

Sunday, March 17, 2024 - Green Shave

• Prep: hot shower
• Brush: Yaqi Cashmere Synthetic Shaving Brush, Dandelion Green Handle, 24mm
• Razor: Gillette Aristocrat (1948-50)
• Blade: Durablade Sharp Hi Chromium (3)
• Lather: Stirling – Sharp Dressed Man - Shave Soap
• Post Shave: Stirling – Sharp Dressed Man - Post Shave Balm
• Color Theme: Green

In honor of the most holy of holidays, St. Patrick’s Day, I have shaved with as much “green” as I could today: green handled brush, blade in green colored packaging, soap & balm in Green Irish Tweed dupe, soap & balm in green containers, and green hand towel for cleanup.

Friday, March 15, 2024

• Prep: hot tea, hot shower
• Brush: Yaqi 24mm Naples Tuxedo Knot (synthetic)
• Razor: Gillette Aristocrat (1948-50)
• Blade: Durablade Sharp Hi Chromium (2)
• Lather: Barrister & Mann - Leviathan - Shaving Soap
• Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Watchman - After Shave Balm
• Post Shave Beverage: hot coffee

Good shave today. Happy Friday to you all.

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

• Prep: hot tea, hot shower
• Brush: Yaqi Cashmere Synthetic Shaving Brush, Dandelion Green Handle, 24mm
• Razor: Gillette Aristocrat (1948-50)
• Blade: Durablade Sharp Hi Chromium (1)
• Lather: Stirling – Sharp Dressed Man - Shave Soap
• Post Shave: Stirling – Post Shave Balm – Sharp Dressed Man
• Post Shave Beverage: hot coffee

As the Sharp Dressed Man ring of death gets smaller and smaller, I feel compelled to only shave with this until it’s gone. Of course Stirling soaps take forever to get used up, so that’s easier said than done.

Monday, March 11, 2024

• Prep: hot tea, hot shower
• Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic Fibre Shaving Brush, 27mm
• Razor: Gillette Aristocrat (1948-50)
• Blade: Durablade Sharp Hi Chromium (3)
• Lather: House of Mammoth - Hygge - Shaving Soap
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Hygge balm - Balm

I thought I was probably done using Hygge this year, what with the weather getting warmer. But it’s rather cold and windy today, so it seemed appropriate.

Hey, I also used shaved with a Stirling ring of death today!

Friday, March 8, 2024

• Prep: hot tea, hot shower
• Brush: Omega 0146138 HI-BRUSH, 25mm Synthetic Shaving Brush
• Razor: Gillette Aristocrat (1948-50)
• Blade: Durablade Sharp Hi Chromium
• Lather: Stirling – Sharp Dressed Man - Shave Soap
• Post Shave: Stirling – Sharp Dressed Man - Post Shave Balm

The Stirling ring of death on continues. Once it starts it always seems to last much longer than I expect it to.

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

• Prep: hot shower
• Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic Fibre Shaving Brush, 27mm
• Razor: Gillette Aristocrat (1948-50)
• Blade: Durablade Sharp Hi Chromium (1)
• Lather: Barrister & Mann - Leviathan Shaving Soap
• Post Shave: Zingari Man - The Watchman - After Shave Balm

Damn fine shave today, which makes me think of Agent Cooper in Twin Peaks describing his favorite beverage. Coincidentally his favorite beverage is the main scent note I pick up from Leviathan. Damn fine indeed.

Friday, March 1, 2024

• Prep: hot shower
• Brush: Yaqi 24mm Naples Tuxedo Knot
• Razor: Gillette Aristocrat (1948-50)
• Blade: Durablade Sharp Hi Chromium (2)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Shaving Soap
• Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - Aftershave Balm

Since I don’t use the Stag all that often it always feels like a treat whenever I do. Good way to celebrate the weekend.

I think I’ve had a similar experience with personna platinums too. But those blades already have me confused, because if I’m not mistaken I think there’s more than one blade labeled as “personna platinum”.