Shaving adventures of a Milkcrate

Black Friday purchase that just arrived.

Black Friday purchase that just arrived.

Every time I see that I think of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Black Friday purchase that just arrived.

Every time I see that I think of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Black Friday purchase that just arrived.

Every time I see that I think of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 

Every time I hear someone say that movie name. I think of my Korean buddies mom. When she said "Chitty" it had a negative meaning. 

Shave Count (DE: 444 SE: 9 SR: 582)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Ralf Aust SR
Blade: none
Brush: APShaveCo Badger
Soap: PAA Porthos

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: PAA Porthos 

Early morning shave today. Yup, the Barber Shoppe got passed over for this Black Friday soap. I gave this a sniff test when it came in yesterday and it was strong off the tub. Not sure what scents I was smelling, but I didn’t smell Aramis or Avon Clint. The missus said it was too strong and it stunk. So with that, I had to see if it opened up when lathered. Sniffed it again before lathering and I thought there was a Clint type of scent lingering below the heavier scent. So I hit it for 20 seconds and got to it with the Gelousy knot.

This is the CK1 base, and that is fine by me. I like both the CK1 and CK6 formulas. Broke out the Ralf Aust for this shave. It was a tad harsh the last shave, but no issues this morning. Maybe the extra stropping helped. Anyway three very nice passes and I walked away BBS for the win! I did lose the scent during the shave, but that may have been a nose blind thing. With the 20 second load time, I still had plenty of lather for a post shave lather while I cleaned my shave gear.

Wrapped everything up with a quick rinse and pat dry. Followed that up with a heavy splash of the AS and everything was right as rain! It started out with the same strong scent as the soap. Once I had worn it for a bit, the Clint scent came through. I’m gonna give it another run tomorrow to wrap up the week, but I think this is a keeper. Life is good!

Glad the shave gear hit the mark today Tim!

Glad the shave gear hit the mark today Tim!

Thanks Pat!

But did it, after shaving, pass the missus' sniff test? Enquiring minds want to know!!

But did it, after shaving, pass the missus' sniff test? Enquiring minds want to know!!

Her sinuses are jacked up today.

Sounds like a good shave and hope it ends up a winner for you Tim. Hope her sinuses improve too