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December 6, 2024
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Brush: Wald Nimbus Bloodline 27mm J3
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Razor: Tanifuji Spalding 0411 6/8" Full Hollow
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Lather: Elysian Soap Shop - Cherie Tobacco - Soap
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Aftershave: Elysian Soap Shop - Cherie Tobacco - Aftershave
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Fragrance: Elysian Soap Shop - Cherie Tobacco - Eau de Parfum
2 passes. Face lather. Good shave.
Cherie Tobacco is a favorite fragrance of mine. It’s like a very sweet pipe tobacco scent. I’m not sure about the name. I can’t find a famous scent that it might be a dupe of, and the pairing of words is odd to me. I might address my wife as ma chérie (my dear or darling). There are cherries on the label, along with tobacco. In French, that might be Tabac Cerise. Darling Tobacco or Dear Tobacco seems like an odd name, and tabac is masculine so cheri would be more appropriate. Dunno. This is way beyond my schoolboy French. I’m puzzled by the name, but I like the fragrance a lot.
Today’s shave felt as if the edge on this razor is dulling a bit. It could also be an off-day on my technique. No nicks or irritation, but not as close in some areas as I expect. I need to check my data and see when I last honed this razor.
If I had to make an educated guess, the artisan just went with a name that sounds french enough to be believable for their cherry tobacco soap. It’s the same with some pseudo-latin that sounds intelligent enough to impress some people, but actual latin teachers will laugh about it.
I think you are probably spot-on! The woman who owns Elysian Soap Shop is in Pennsylvania. This is dumb, but I’m curious enough that I think I’ll ask her. It’s a great scent, but to me, the name is (obviously :) ) distracting.
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Dec 6, 2024 - Fougère Friday - Fern
- Brush: Chisel & Hound Fougère 26mm v16 Fanchurian Badger Knot
- Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
- Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [2]
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - Reserve Fern - Soap
- Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz - Sir Irisch Moos - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Armaf Perfume - Tres Nuit - Eau de Toilette
The Reserve base was being quite reserved this morning when it came to loading the brush. I managed to load enough for the first pass, a drippy, thin lather, which provided adequate protection. After building the lather on my face, I immediately loaded more soap to use for the second pass.
Despite the lather issues, the shave was great, and the scents were just what I needed.
I have a sample of this soap that I’ve yet to try. I should break it out soon, it smells great and I’m curious how this base performs for me.
I’m curious how it performed for you
December 6, 2024
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers – “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3 SB
- Blade: Personna Lab Blue (3)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Lavender Sage - Soap
- Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Ice Blue - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
- Fragrance: Jōvan Musk - EdT
My sense of smell isn’t totally gone, but it’s certainly hampered by my congestion, so it’s a good opportunity to use some of my “boring” soaps.
The brush was the star of the show today. My favorite (or at least “most used”) knot is a Maggard 24mm synthetic. I recently won a Wolf Whiskers brush in a charity raffle, but the knot that came in it was set way too low. I made a post about removing that knot.
I replaced the knot with a 26mm version of my favorite synthetic, and today the silicone finally had enough time to cure for me to use it.
I am confident that this will take over as my most used brush/knot. The larger 26mm knot is just that much better, and this handle is much more comfortable than the other handle (a Rubberset 400 knockoff with interchangeable ferules).
Man, that’s such a pretty handle. I’m glad you’re happy with how it turned out!
Yeah, the handle is great. Peter is a real pro.
Funny story about the handle – I thought the raffle prize was a custom brush, meaning I got to skip the wait-list and tell Peter what I wanted, so I started dreaming up something cool. I was going to ask if he could do gold flakes in clear resin on the bottom, and maybe some purple up top.
As it turns out, the “custom” aspect meant it was pre-made by Peter to his specifications, and AMAZINGLY the bottom has gold flakes! What are the chances?
Oh wow, that is one hell of a coincidence!
Fou Fri 06 Dec 2024
- Brush: Rubberset 400-3 with unbleached 26 mm Zenith knot set at 56 mm loft
- Razor: C. V. Heljestrand MK № 31 (square point, full hollow, 5/8", carbon steel)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. – Varen
- Post Shave: Barrister and Mann – Fougère Classique
- Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Heather
Finally feeling a bit better after 2 days of fever, coughing, and headache, and I had a wonderful Fougère Friday shave to make me feel halfway human again.
The knot in this Rubberset is set deep an is really squeezed into the tight ferrule. As a result, it has by far the strongest backbone of my brushes. This was my AA brush a year ago and I like it a lot. It picks up soap quickly and creating that slick thick mutton tallow lather of Varen worked like a charm. The half hollow Heljestrand felt butter smooth melting through whiskers ATG.
That sounds rough!
An improvement is an improvement, though. Everything pointing the right way 😊
How about you? Getting better as well?
Yes, I’m still sick but every day seems to be slightly better. Just waiting to wake up one day feeling all better!
06.12.2024 - Friday Shaman
- Brush: AP Shave Co. black & clear handle w/ 30 mm Tuxedo Fan knot
- Razor: Greencult GC 2.0 (II-plate)
- Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux
- Lather: E&S Rasage - Shaman
- Post-Shave: OAM witch hazel & cucumber toner, benecos 2in1 aftershave & face balm
1 pass + buffing, head shave. Very comfortable.
Somehow E&S have improved their soap base a bit, this soap gives me way better post shave feel than the older samples I have of them do. Shaman is really interesting, a deep and rich mix of leather, woody notes and tobacco. Smells much more approachable than it sounds.
The GC 2.0 and me are now totally on friendly terms - it consistently gives me a great shave, no fuss. Really glad to have it.
Two late shifts done, another two left on this weekend. Well, at least I have Monday off! Have a nice weekend, folks.
Friday, December 06, 2024: Stag Friday
- Brush: Zenith/Stirling - 510SE-XL 31mm boar brush
- Razor: GEM - Micromatic Clog-Pruf
- Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE (5)
- Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag
- Post: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag Aftershave splash
- Post: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Aftershave balm
- Frag: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag EdP
Praise the weekend. I’m looking forward to doing some travel planning and having some downtime for some video games this weekend.
Stag was a great start to the day, and this brush just keeps getting better.
having some downtime for some video games this weekend.
What game(s) are you currently playing and on what system? Always nice to hear someone else enjoying video games.
Recently I’ve been playing a lot of Balatro and Spiritfarer on my Steam Deck and/or Linux gaming rig.
I’m also in and out on Guild Wars 2. They released the second part of the current expansion recently, but it hasn’t been sparking joy. I think I might just need a break from this one for a while.
I haven’t heard of the former two, so I looked them up on YT. While I suck at card games, Spiritfarer looks really good with the hand drawn art style. I’ve heard of Guild Wars, but MMORPGs and Fantasy in general aren’t quite my area of expertise.
I currently play a lot more casual/cozy games. On my XSX, it’s currently Spirit of the North (puzzle platformer, rather cozy except some infuriating mechanics) and The Talos Principle (harder puzzles and more intellectual message - my dad plays it too and we usually compare how we’re doing so far). On PC, my Laptop can only run few games so I stay with retro-styled stuff. World of Horror is my current game on Steam, but even in the easiest mode it’s quite hard for me (RPG noob, totally unfamiliar with turn based combat system and those DnD-like stats). I’ve yet to find enough time to get back into my usual FPS and horror games - I hope this will improve once my exams are done next year.
Cool! I haven’t heard of Spirit of the North, looks like an interesting game.
The Talos Principle is a great game, I think I got most of the way through before I set it aside (as is typical for me and puzzle games). I remember some of the puzzles being very mind-bendy.
The Witness is a similar game to The Talos Principle that I’d recommend. Very similar vibe, though perhaps less intellectual/dark.
It is interesting, but unfortunately not that well optimized in terms of controls. Basically, I got it and Thalos Principle during the sales weeks to get back into regular gaming. Given that my job is very demanding both physically and mentally, I mostly rely on cozy and/or casual games atm.
I’ve always enjoyed puzzle games that aren’t way too hard. The Witness is definitely on my list, I remember checking it out a few years ago. So far, I have completed What remains of Edith Finch and Superliminal this year, but for the latter I definitely needed some guides at certain frustrating parts.
