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Oct 28, 2024 - Halloween Week - Milksteak Monday - We All Screeeeam…
- Brush: Farvour Turn Craft Harvest Moon 27mm Lotus Manchurian (LM-1) Badger Knot
- Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Ti
- Blade: Gillette Platinum [8]
- Lather: Declaration Grooming - Peaches + Scream - Soap (Milksteak)
- Post Shave: Declaration Grooming - Peaches + Scream - Aftershave
Kicking off this week of Halloween shaves with Milksteak Monday using Peaches + Scream. This almost-gourmand scent is great year round, but it’s also such a perfect Fall seasonal.
Monday, October 28, 2024
- Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
- Brush: Semogue Owner’s Club Boar 🐗 ‘Taj’
- Razor: Ertan Süer L’Ours Russe (7/8th)
- Lather: Southern Witchcraft Autumn Ash
- Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
- Postshave: Epsilon Blue Mediterranean
- Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm
Good shave today – and it’s strange to see that my shaves with a straight are closer than those I get from an (admitedly very mild) DE razor.
Blue Mediterranean++
Have a good evening.
it’s strange to see that my shaves with a straight are closer than those I get from an (admitedly very mild) DE
It gets worse. When I try (i.e. 3-pass shave), I get a closer, more comfortable shave with a straight than with any DE or SE that I own. This includes mild razors like the Feather and mild-plate Blutt, and very aggressive razors like the MMOC.
October 28, 2024
- Brush: Yaqi - Mysterious Space 2-band badger
- Razor: Rockwell - 6C (R3 plate)
- Blade: Bic - Chrome Platinum (4)
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two
- Post: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two AS splash
- Post: Ginger’s Garden - Unscented AS Balm + menthol
- Frag: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two EdT
Back to the grind. I have like 3k lines of intern code to review this morning. 🥲
Roam Two definitely helps though. I find it to be such a comforting scent.
Good luck this week y’all.
I have like 3k lines of intern code to review this morning. 🥲
Oof. There was no possibility of splitting it into small PRs along the way? 😩
Not really in this case. It was an initial database schema design, so everything is pretty interrelated.
I have opinions about how this internship process has gone, but not enough control to significantly change the process.
October 28, 2024
- Brush: Stirling 24mm Synthetic
- Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3 SB
- Blade: Derby Premium (2)
- Lather: Williams Mug Soap - Soap
- Post Shave: Barrister & Mann - Lyssa - Aftershave
- Post Shave: allMan - Refined - Balm
Much better shave today, but still not my favorite blade.
Mon Oct 28 2024
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Tabak Oridjinal, now with 28 mm Gelousy knot
- Razor: Böker – 14er (8/8", extra hollow, carbon steel, square point)
- Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
- Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
- Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
Always a real pleasure to use the big 14er. While it sounds and shaves just like its venerable ancestors, it feels significantly different than those classic 14-style razors because of its sharp live point. The slightly rounded square point on the classics makes them as forgiving as round point razors or perfect auto-pilot razors. The pokey needle that is this one’s point keeps you on your toes, if you don’t want a scratch.
I did stay on my toes and was rewarded with a smooth early morning shave. I wish you all a good start into this week.
