What soap/cream did you use today?

Noble Otter Noir et Vanille 

Custom Ethos Grooming Honeysuckle shaving soap, for now my favorite of all my soaps. Sublime.

Which formulation!? S or F


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Fine Platinum Shaving Cream

I shave in the morning but of late have not found time to post until evening.  It’s all a wash though I suppose.  Today’s shave is one of my favorites.  From the Karve D plate razor, to the vintage dubl duck brush picked up somewhere on my travels and reknotted with a donor out of an Omega 10066 I’d had for years, to perhaps the most perfect scent Will At B&M has ever made, this shave seems like the pinnacle of a morning shave.  When I was in college several decades ago my apartment needed a Christmas tree and my legs needed a good stretch so I jumped in my Landcruiser and headed to the hills with a rifle slung over my back, a bow saw in hand, and a pair of snowshoes.  It had been blowing a storm for the last two days and snow was deep and drifted.  I had no plans to push my luck by punching through drifts or for that matter going anywhere I would have to chain the tires.  I’d just get close and snowshoe to the trees from there.  Coming out of the valley and up onto the Rexburg bench I found the storm was a sight from being finished but I knew a road that didn’t drift closed that would get me within half a mile of the forest and perhaps a mite further.  Sure enough, I got to the end of the road and saw that the way beyond had snow machine tracks on it so I’d not have to bust trail through deep snow.  I strapped on the shoes and set out up the trail.  The wind was howling but it felt good to be out in the storm and heading up the hill on a good track.  A ways up the road a snowmobile had cut across a meadow and up a ridge that had good timber on it so I broke from the main trail and followed this track.  Higher and higher I climbed, all the while the wind buffeting me.  The peaks ahead had flags of spin drift tied to their tips like pennant flags.  At the top of the ridge the trail broke left and headed down the valley so I stepped off into virgin snow and started working up the ridge quartering into the wind.  This was a lot harder shoeing and I found myself wishing I’d brought a pair of poles but never mind, I had a tree to find and a hike back.  Occasionally I’d stop to catch my breath and to survey the trees below me for a likely candidate. The wind whipped snow around me and some places I fought through deep drifts.  About a third of a mile along the ridge I was having a blow and spied a likely candidate tree but it was steep enough that I wanted to really inspect from the top before giving up any elevation.  As I looked, my eye kept being pulled to an odd cluster of branches until I finally focused on them only to realize a big Muley buck was tucked into a bed on the leeward side of that tree.  He was totally snowed over and all that was sticking out was his snowy head and he was looking at me.  All at once he jumped up and his snow fort flew everywhere.  I sort of felt bad to interrupt his lair but he was gone now and the tree did look good so I tipped off the ridge and covered the 50 yards quickly.  I don’t know how long he’d laid there but he was totally snowed in.  I cut that tree for my Christmas and as I stood there I felt the wetness of melted snow on my cheeks and the icy blast of the wind and the smell and feel of First Snow soap transported me back to a time when I was a lean and hard man.  What an excellent Shave.

That is one of the best, and perhaps the best shave story I've ever read.  Thank you Matt.

Today, not only did I shave in spirit... I almost became a spirit this morning.

As much pain and discomfort that I'm in, I'm counting my blessings.

Caught unbelievable speed on a steep pitch and turned sideways to try to shed some speed before hitting a lip on the slope. Next I knew I was paragliding off the face of the slope at mach 3 - sideways - and when I came back down to earth after several seconds and many vertical feet, my lower back "broke my fall". Then got sent off another lip and a monster yard sale (skis and poles everywhere, racing me down the steep pitch) and slid down the pitch for another 60 yards just in ski boots.

Not only have I never done that, I've never seen one half this intense or of that distance and duration.

All of that was right next to the treeline, so as I said, I'm counting my blessings. Easily could have had many more complications...or worse.

Had to get tobogganed down to the base. Couldn't stand up.

Got to the ER and diagnosed with a compression fracture at my second lumbar. Serious pain at the ribcage and right leg.

Stomach was upset all day from the trauma (or concussion possibly) so didn't eat anything or take anything for the pain till 8.5 hours later. Just Ibuprofen. Won't even get the hydrocodone prescription filled. Nurse just wouldn't shut up till I took the paper from her. Whole other topic.

If I shaved today, it would have been AOS Rose Absolute. But unfortunately, I can't lean over the sink or barely raise my right arm. Still counting blessings.

Cheers

Today, not only did I shave in spirit... I almost became a spirit this morning.

As much pain and discomfort that I'm in, I'm counting my blessings.

Caught unbelievable speed on a steep pitch and turned sideways to try to shed some speed before hitting a lip on the slope. Next I knew I was paragliding off the face of the slope at mach 3 - sideways - and when I came back down to earth after several seconds and many vertical feet, my lower back "broke my fall". Then got sent off another lip and a monster yard sale (skis and poles everywhere, racing me down the steep pitch) and slid down the pitch for another 60 yards just in ski boots.

Not only have I never done that, I've never seen one half this intense or of that distance and duration.

All of that was right next to the treeline, so as I said, I'm counting my blessings. Easily could have had many more complications...or worse.

Had to get tobogganed down to the base. Couldn't stand up.

Got to the ER and diagnosed with a compression fracture at my second lumbar. Serious pain at the ribcage and right leg.

Stomach was upset all day from the trauma (or concussion possibly) so didn't eat anything or take anything for the pain till 8.5 hours later. Just Ibuprofen. Won't even get the hydrocodone prescription filled. Nurse just wouldn't shut up till I took the paper from her. Whole other topic.

If I shaved today, it would have been AOS Rose Absolute. But unfortunately, I can't lean over the sink or barely raise my right arm. Still counting blessings.

Cheers

Wow.  Hope tonight goes well for you.  Glad your still ambulatory and can feel the pain.  Wow! Wow!

Nero on the high traverse

Today, not only did I shave in spirit... I almost became a spirit this morning.

As much pain and discomfort that I'm in, I'm counting my blessings.

Caught unbelievable speed on a steep pitch and turned sideways to try to shed some speed before hitting a lip on the slope. Next I knew I was paragliding off the face of the slope at mach 3 - sideways - and when I came back down to earth after several seconds and many vertical feet, my lower back "broke my fall". Then got sent off another lip and a monster yard sale (skis and poles everywhere, racing me down the steep pitch) and slid down the pitch for another 60 yards just in ski boots.

Not only have I never done that, I've never seen one half this intense or of that distance and duration.

All of that was right next to the treeline, so as I said, I'm counting my blessings. Easily could have had many more complications...or worse.

Had to get tobogganed down to the base. Couldn't stand up.

Got to the ER and diagnosed with a compression fracture at my second lumbar. Serious pain at the ribcage and right leg.

Stomach was upset all day from the trauma (or concussion possibly) so didn't eat anything or take anything for the pain till 8.5 hours later. Just Ibuprofen. Won't even get the hydrocodone prescription filled. Nurse just wouldn't shut up till I took the paper from her. Whole other topic.

If I shaved today, it would have been AOS Rose Absolute. But unfortunately, I can't lean over the sink or barely raise my right arm. Still counting blessings.

Cheers

Wow!  That sounds serious.  I'm really sorry Nero.  --  Best of luck.

Today, not only did I shave in spirit... I almost became a spirit this morning.

As much pain and discomfort that I'm in, I'm counting my blessings.

Caught unbelievable speed on a steep pitch and turned sideways to try to shed some speed before hitting a lip on the slope. Next I knew I was paragliding off the face of the slope at mach 3 - sideways - and when I came back down to earth after several seconds and many vertical feet, my lower back "broke my fall". Then got sent off another lip and a monster yard sale (skis and poles everywhere, racing me down the steep pitch) and slid down the pitch for another 60 yards just in ski boots.

Not only have I never done that, I've never seen one half this intense or of that distance and duration.

All of that was right next to the treeline, so as I said, I'm counting my blessings. Easily could have had many more complications...or worse.

Had to get tobogganed down to the base. Couldn't stand up.

Got to the ER and diagnosed with a compression fracture at my second lumbar. Serious pain at the ribcage and right leg.

Stomach was upset all day from the trauma (or concussion possibly) so didn't eat anything or take anything for the pain till 8.5 hours later. Just Ibuprofen. Won't even get the hydrocodone prescription filled. Nurse just wouldn't shut up till I took the paper from her. Whole other topic.

If I shaved today, it would have been AOS Rose Absolute. But unfortunately, I can't lean over the sink or barely raise my right arm. Still counting blessings.

Cheers

That’s not good!
Here’s hoping you have a speedy recovery!