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Second Luxury shave today with this little Puma. A really smooth shaver and I like the craftsmanship. Elaborate without being opulent. Neat.
Hell yeah! Very nice Puma! They are workhorses. I'm holding off on a Second Luxury Shave™ until next month.
holding off on a Second Luxury Shave™
I jumped on an excuse to use the Rolls, no regrets😄
But yeah, November is SLS time 🤝
Just couldn't get through the day without some Tabac?
During TabOKtoberfest? Inconceivable.
October 24, 2024
Brush: Simpsons Chubby 2 Jade 27mm HMW
Razor: Wade & Butcher 7/8" Fine India Steel
Lather: Truefitt & Hill - Grafton - Cream
Aftershave: Truefitt & Hill - Trafalgar - Aftershave Balm
Fragrance: Floris of London - No. 89 - Eau de Toilette
2 passes. Bowl lather. Excellent shave.
I'm on theme with a Sheffield razor and a totally British setup today. Very enjoyable shave! Makes me want to return to London and visit the shops.
Second Manchurian Chubby 2 I see today. These seem very nice
Here is a photo that has my brush in it. The brush has more backbone than most of my badger brushes but it has soft tips. I really like this combination of features. Because I have Walds, C&H, Doglaration, Brad Sears, and others, this one does not get used enough.
That looks really nice. I'm suspecting it might be similar to my Zenith badger based on your description
This is my first time trying these Bic blades. They performed just as well as some of my other regulars. No drama.
It was a lovely lather from Stirling as always, which was a relief after the frag burn I experienced yesterday.
I'm vaguely on theme with British Leather today, but I don't have any Sheffield steel or British soaps. I did have a tub of TOBS sandalwood from when I first started, but that's long gone.
Have a great one y'all. ✌️
A little extracurricular non-TabOKtoberfest shave for today's Theme Thursday. GFT Rose is pretty much the opposite of Stank with its delicate floral scent. No hint of spice, no aromatic sharp note, just gentle rose. The Rolls isn't just any Sheffield steel, but the Best Sheffield Steel, it says so right on the blade. The cooling agent levels in Orbit were higher than I remembered and I realise that I'm becoming less and less a fan of menthol and WS-23 in soaps and splashes. It feels like a gimmick. Love the scent, though. Gravity ++;
I’m becoming less and less a fan of menthol and WS-23 in soaps and splashes
I'm with you on this one. I find myself using Mammoth far less often because the soap reminds me of the matching splash even if I don't use the splash.
Good news then! Mammoth Ben mentioned on the Wetshaving discord that he started phasing out ws23 for large parts of his offer. Currently he's working on a batch on uncool Shire splash
I realise that I'm becoming less and less a fan of menthol and WS-23 in soaps and splashes. It feels like a gimmick.
For the most part, menthol and Koolada/WS-23 are gimmicks - they are often added to provide a "refreshing" feeling, the only good use case are very hot summer days were they provide a short relief from the heat. Natural peppermint oil is an entirely different case though, if used sparingly (1% at most) in products it has the same effect as it contains natural menthol. However, it's a bit counterproductive to shaving - peppermint and menthol mostly improve blood flow and improve hair/beard growth by proxy. A 2014 study in mice even showed that an oil mix consisting of castor, jojoba and a tiny bit of peppermint oil worked as good as Minoxidil for hair (re-)growth!
Oct 24, 2024 - The Fall of Rome
Roman Spice was completely overtaken by Darkfall, but both are exceptionally well done scents.
