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Fine Classic brush with Mama Spellbound Woods (a fave), the Stealth, and TOBS...
Spellbound Woods has a great fragrance, IMO, and the shave stick worked like a charm, with my Fine Classic making a really excellent lather. Glycerine-based shaving soaps can be excellent (and of...
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Aftershaves packed…
I left out three: the TOBS Sandalwood, which I’ll finish, and Alt-Innsbruck and Alpa 378, both in smallish bottles. I discovered some aftershaves I forgot I had, so once I’m settled, those will come...
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Wee Scot, Czech & Speake No. 88, Baby Smooth, and TOBS Sandalwood
Now I remember by the travel tub of Czech & Speake got to the back of one of the lower shelves of the aftershave case: it’s not very good (at least not for me). It’s odd, given that it has a good...
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Last US SOTD post: Copper Hat silvertip, Antica Barbieria Colla, iKon 102,...
The Copper Hat silvertip brush I bought while in Victoria, and it seemed a good choice for this final US SOTD post, since Victoria is our destination. It made a fine lather, though it required a...
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Wee Scot, Meißner Tremonia Strong ‘n Scottish shaving paste, iKon 102, and...
No photo, alas. I found a tiny tub of Strong ‘n Scottish shaving paste, and I do like Meißner Tremonia’s shaving pastes—they’re like a firm shaving cream. The lather was everything one could want, and...
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Wee Scot, D.R. Harris Lavender shave stick, 102, and Esbjerg aftershave
Much the same as yesterday, with a stellar result. Shaving starts chaotic days calmly.Filed under: Shaving
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Change-of-pace shave: Edwin Jagger synthetic, Nancy Boy Signature shaving...
Still Esbjerg aftershave gel, though. I got a really terrific shave, and I think Nancy Boy Signature is by far the best shaving cream I’ve ever used: absolutely wonderful. You owe it to yourself to try...
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Last Monterey shave: Edwin Jagger synthetic, D.R. Harris Lavender, Baili BR...
Another very fine shave. This motel’s water is softer than the water in the old apartment we used to live in, so I’m thinking they must have a softener. It really aids the shave, I have to say:...
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We have landed!
Living in a bare apartment, but now have internet (more important than furniture). Molly survived the trip with some discomfort and seems to be somewhat stiff for now, having had low mobility for a...
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This morning a shower before shaving, and a much better shave
With new shower curtain installed, this morning I resumed my regular morning routine and showered before shaving, then using MR GLO at the sink. The lather was Nancy Boy Signature shaving cream, using...
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Starting-the-week shave: Edwin Jagger synthetic, D.R. Harris Lavender, iKon...
I need my tripod, but you get the idea. The Edwin Jagger synthetic brush grows on me, and D.R. Harris shaving soap is excellent in any format. I note that the local water is very soft, good for...
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Wee Scot, Nancy Boy, Baby Smooth, and Esbjerg aftershave gel
No photo because my camera battery is dead and the charger is coming with the household goods. (It doesn’t seem to charge from the USB port.) But even without the photo, the shave was excellent: having...
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Edwin Jagger, D.R. Harris, Baili BR171, and Alt-Innsbruck
Yesterday was a day of event: The Eldest arrived with a car after a brief bit of confusion at the border, which was finally straightened out with faxes of handwritten authorizations, copies of The...
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Great shave with the Maggard synthetic, Colonial + Asylum Brush Works shaving...
Those who have been following the move saga can tell (a) we’ve started unpacking, and (b) the aftershaves haven’t yet been unpacked. It was a great pleasure to get some variety, and the Colonial +...
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Rooney butterscotch Emilion, Creed Green Irish Tweed, and the RazoRock Old Type
Little by little we settle in. Still have much unpacking to accomplish, but at least I now have some variety in shaving. The Emilion made a great lather, thanks in part to the soft water but the...
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Wet Shaving Products Monarch, Phoenix Artisan Solstice, iKon 102, and Alpa 378
Still haven’t found the camera’s battery charger; unpacking continues, though, and eventually it will surface. The brushes and soaps are unpacked, though, which offers me more choices. The Monarch is a...
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Shaving news—well, not exactly “news”
I have installed my cabinet of shaving soaps in my bathroom and also figured out a way to put up the shaving brush shelves, so that is good. I don’t quite have the razor situation figured out, but that...
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Rooney Style 3 Size 1, Eufros Violetta, iKon X3, and Stetson Sierra
As you can see, I’ve reach the boxes of aftershave. Eufros (from Jabonman in Spain) is an excellent shaving soap, and I really enjoyed the lather, much as the X3 seemed to enjoy the extra stubble. I...
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RazoRock Italian-flag synthetic, Meißner Tremonia Pink Grapefruit, Above the...
I found the camera’s battery charger, so today a photo, though I still haven’t found a good place to set up. This is, as you see, on the bottom of a moving box. Meißner Tremonia’s Pink Grapefruit...
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Rooney Victorian, AOS Sandalwood, RazoRock Baby Smooth, and Esbjerg...
I just forgot. Routines are still fluid, but eventually things will settle down. I hope. And even then, it will be temporary, as all things are (cf. Lucretius, The Nature of Things). Still, the shave...
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