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"For better or worse it was me, and I don’t know how to pronounce “Brihuega” either."

This is an interesting one as the h is silent.  The w sound comes from the ue=ooay.

Mia culpa, sorry about that as my brain retrieval system does not always work as well as it used to. Thanks Glenn and hope you and yours are well !

bree way guh

"For better or worse it was me, and I don’t know how to pronounce “Brihuega” either."

This is an interesting one as the h is silent.  The w sound comes from the ue=ooay.

Mia culpa, sorry about that as my brain retrieval system does not always work as well as it used to. Thanks Glenn

My Brian retrieval system in pictures...

Yes.  For better or worse it was me, and I don’t know how to pronounce “Brihuega” either.   I’m still making up my mind about the quality and scent, but I agree it’s pricey. It was a splurge.  I’m sad to point out though, that it is getting more company as time goes on. 

As for loading and face lathering, I read something at another forum not long ago, where Aimless Wanderer described his method for bowl loading a cream prior to face lathering.  I will try to find the reference later today. 

Have a stupid fun day too!

For anyone who is interested, here is the link to AimlessWanderer's "bowl loading" post that I mentioned earlier.  In a nutshell, bowl loading is his way of trying to distribute cream evenly among the bristles, so as to hasten the conversion from cream to lather.  The lather building occurs on the face.  I occasionally do something like this with croaps.  OTOH, with what I will call "true creams" - meaning not too viscous - you can just spread the cream on your face, as Dave mentioned.

Saturday April 24, 2021
Razor: Yates 921-H
Blade: Wizamet (5)
Brush: Techichi The Hive
Soap: T&S Sicily 1508.5
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: T&S Sicily
Fragrance: Amouage Sunshine Man

Man it's been a long time since using the 921-H Plate and it reminded me that this is one of my favorites that will never.........that's right NEVER leave the Den. That's saying something in Dave's Ever Revolving Den. Smooth as can be but as efficient as all get out. Truly one of my best shavers. The Hive brush by Don is a monster that feels so good in the hand and this knot just seems so much better than your standard Tuxedo. Not sure why, but it whips a great lather. Had plenty to do a 3/4 pass shave on the face and to shave the neck as well which was overdue to separate the hair from the head from the hair on the back. Hitting it with Sunshine Man that I BLAME THANK Eric Smattayu for enabling me with a sample some time ago. It caused it to be an instant on "The Buy" list when I had the funds. It ain't cheap but everything from Amouage that I'v sampled is STRONG and you need to go easy on how many squirts. I'll be THAT GUY today for sure. Take care and enjoy your weekend !!

Everyone should be THAT GUY at least once. And if you don’t do it with Clubman or Old Spice, Sunshine Man is a good way to go. I was enabled with that same sample by Josh, and saved my pennies for a while to pull the trigger on a full bottle. It is amazing juice.

Everyone should be THAT GUY at least once. And if you don’t do it with Clubman or Old Spice, Sunshine Man is a good way to go. I was enabled with that same sample by Josh, and saved my pennies for a while to pull the trigger on a full bottle. It is amazing juice.

I always was curious when I would see Josh use it in a video and was delighted when you offered me a sample to try Hope Josh is well !

Sunday April 25, 2021
Consecutive Daily Shaves - 900
Razor: Krect Spiral Curve Slant
Blade: Wizamet (1)
Brush: MrEE LE
Soap: Ethos Greenfresh
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: Proraso Green Splash
Fragrance: Paco Rabanne 1 Million


So I'm a daily shaver and for years and years it would be seldom to skip a day. On another forum someone started keeping track of consecutive days shaved without missing and so I started counting from that point. I probably had longer but that's as far back as I had checked my journal. Kinda a stupid thing to track but I figured I'd keep it going here to since I have kept it even though not sharing. I saw I was coming up on 900 consecutive and thought it a good time to add it going forward to the journal. I've found that even if I've had a bad shave as I did recently with my 1st outing with the Clauss Automatic (I'll revisit her too) that frankly left me bloodier than I have been in 13 years, I can still NOT skip a day by choosing a milder razor. I still do 3 - 4 passes and the face heals just fine. Today was shave 900 consecutive since keeping track and I wanted a special soap. I had a sample of the Greenfresh sent to me by Paul (mrdoug) and it smelled so good, I ordered the soap, splash and EDP before I used it. Today's use confirms that it was a good buy. The soap is more a croap or cream but yields great lather that just feels so good to my skin. The Krect was the removal tool of choice today and I did some comparing between the 2 I have and found the difference in the shaves. The replated one is still a great shaver but slightly less smooth and I found an area of material that was probably over  removed in the prep process before plating. A little lip on the top of the guard of the base plate. It such a subtle thing and yet makes a slight difference in the smoothness. Today I used the re-plated handle with the head that has not been refinished. I may sell the other now that I have solved the puzzle as it would be a great shaver still for someone that enjoys the history of this brand. Can't wait for the complete Ethos set to arrive. Today I chose the Proraso Green and Paco Rabanne 1 Million to wrap things up. Have a great day Guys and Gals !

Here are the 2 plates to see the difference. I noticed on my non re-plated that one side is ever so slightly more smooth a shave than the other side and you can see that the lip on that side is slightly worn also. Re-plated is on top and right of respective photos.

It's amazing how such a small thing can make a difference. The Greenfresh sounds fantastic. After experiencing the performance of Ethos Colonia I would probably pick up Frank's entire line if I could.

It's amazing how such a small thing can make a difference. The Greenfresh sounds fantastic. After experiencing the performance of Ethos Colonia I would probably pick up Frank's entire line if I could.

Yeah, I'm up to 5 now which is why I was hesitant for another but all the positives reviews about the Greenfresh are spot on.

Greenfresh is a great one. I ordered the EDP as well! My Ethos collection has grown quite a bit, but they are such great products and Frank has not made a scent I have not liked so far. Eric if you would like a sample I would be more than happy to send one to you.