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    10 months ago

    Frankly Gourmand

    • Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Papa Eld with Declaration Grooming B3 knot
    • Razor: Merkur Futur
    • Blade: Derby Premium
    • Lather: Barrister and Mann Frankly My Pear
    • Aftershave: Barrister and Mann Frankly My Pear
    • Fragrance: Imaginary Authors Saint Julep
    • Talc: Pinaud Clubman Finest Powder

    This shave was part of getting ready for my wife’s birthday party. It’s also the first time in a while that I spritzed on some Saint Julep and then actually drank a Mint Julep.

    The Futur makes me chuckle. This bulbous monstrosity from the eighties makes as much sense as the contemporary shoulder pads, but with a blade gap large enough to qualify as blade chasm and the weakest blade clamp in wetshavedon, this chattering SOB rewards paying attention with very close shaves.

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      10 months ago

      I’m a mild boi and surprisingly I like a Futur shave every so often. I just leave it on the lower settings. Can’t argue with the results!

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        Can’t argue with the results!

        Agreed. It does its job rather well

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    10 months ago

    January 27, 2024

    • Brush: Maggard 24mm Synthetic
    • Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3 SB
    • Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (3)
    • Lather: Central Texas Soaps - Cherry Pipe - Soap
    • Post Shave: Noble Otter - Hamami - Aftershave
    • Post Shave: Nivea Sensitive Balm
    • Fragrance: Brut - EdT

    Great shave. Pushed the water to crazy levels and the soap took it like a champ. Central Texas advertised their shave soap as being thirsty, and I always appreciated that. Even Barrister & Mann, whose soaps I’ve always found extra thirsty, never mentions it in their ad copy.

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      10 months ago

      In actuality, the time difference is small between lathering a thirsty soap and one that isn’t thirsty, but experience is required. However, I think some folks believe that a thirsty soap will take a long time to lather. Kudos to Central Texas Soaps for providing information to help their customers achieve a good lather from their product.

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    10 months ago

    January 27, 2024 – Summer Break Saturday

    • Brush: Chisel & Hound Gulf Short 26mm V22 Fanchurian
    • Razor: Blutt Rasur BR-1 (setting: 0.99 Plate)
    • Blade: My-Blades (5)
    • Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Valedictorian - Soap
    • Toner: Thayers - Rose - Toner
    • Aftershave: Summer Break Soaps - Valedictorian - Aftershave

    2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.


    The Blutt razor is a beautiful piece of industrial design. Simple and elegant. Oh, it shaves well too :)

  • MaplePoplar
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    Jan. 27, 2024

    • Brush: Yaqi 26mm Synthetic
    • Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
    • Blade: GEM Stainless [4]
    • Lather: Noble Otter - Thè Noir Et Vanille - Soap
    • Post Shave: Noble Otter - Thè Noir Et Vanille - Balm

    Good shave. This tub is on its last couple shaves. It will be a sad one to finish as it was one of the first sets I bought. I do still very much enjoy the scent, not a big fan of the balm but at that time it was hard to find the splash.