8-14 October 2017

My Dad died today.  His passing was a merciful blessing.  I use his brush (passed down to him from his father) often, but today, I use it in his honor.  I'll just post a pic of the brush for now.  Tomorrow, I'll follow-up with the full gear pic.

Sorry for your loss...my condolences to you and your family

OCtober 12, 2017

Shavemac 400 Silvertip D01 Two Band
Mike's Natural Soap Pine & Cedarwood
Blackland Blackbird OC with Triad Ti
Polsilver Super Iridium
CRSW Juniper
ADP Blu Mediterraneo Ginepro

Thursday, October 12, 2017

RR Baby Smooth
Gillette Silver Blue
Kent H4 Faux Horn Best Badger
Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap
Lucky Tiger Tonic
Truefitt & Hill Grafton Balm

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John

Razor: Sabre
Blade: GEM PTFE coated
Brush: Synthetic
Soap: Wickham 1912 Russian Leather
Balm: English Leather
Finish: English Leather

Elite Manchurian in Larimar handle
C&S 88
Mach 3

That is a lovely colour on that handle, Georg.

12 October 2017

* Blackbird Matte/Polished SB 85
* Iridium Super
* MS 2-Band 31mm + Doug Korn Amber Taca
* Grooming Department Aether Tallow
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO

Thursday
Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Arkadia
Soap: Henri & Victoria Nautilus
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Vintage Schick Plus Platinum (Shave #13)
Brush: Turtleship Silvertip-24mmx55mm
Aftershave: Bulgari Blu

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Henri & Victoria Nautilus today. 20 seconds to load the Turtleship Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Vintage Schick Plus Platinum still in the Gillette NEW SC. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Bulgari Blu aftershave.

Bob

Simpson Tulip 3 Super 2-Band
La Savonniere du Moulin Soap
Wade & Butcher Medium Size Hollow Ground
Weleda Rasierwasser

Tabactober Origin Story
Tabac was the second quality lather I discovered along my journey. Proraso Green was first, but when my wife and I were in NYC for a wedding, we stopped at Pastuers and she helped me choose Tabac after a whiff. I had heard about this classic soap from the forums, but I was afraid to buy before I smelled it. The scent instantly reminded me of my Dad who had passed away a few years earlier. He always had a mug with shaving soap in his medicine cabinet, and that whiff transported me to my childhood when I would watch him shave with what I now knew was Tabac and his Aristocrat razor. As a teen I tried his kit, but cut myself up with poor technique. I did not return to classic shaving until recently. I am now seeing the donut hole in the bottom of what will be my third jar of Tabac. I may finish it during Tabactober, and I will certainly be ordering another refill.

Thursday AM 2017-10-12

Georgetown Pottery G12 Scuttle (Green Oribe & Purple)
Elite Razor Reclaimed Poplar Manchurian 2-Band (24mm/50mm)
D.R. Harris Almond shaving soap/Coate's Almond SC (vintage)
Delta Echo Ink Edition Feather AS-D2/Weber Bulldog
Polsilver Super Iridium (11)
RazoRock R-160 Sweet Almond aftershave balm