(This post was last modified: 08-29-2020, 06:06 AM by John Rose.)
The Blade With Two Edges
by John Rose
I had it all figured out:
prep - my usual: a hot shower with Caprina Fresh Goat’s Milk Original bar soap. The soap bar tender was nowhere to be found, so I helped myself to it.
razor - QShave Adjustable
blade - Shaverboy Super Stainless (8)
brush - Fendrihan Classic Pure Grey Badger
soap - Godrej Shaving Round
post - also my usual: warm water rinse, DSA “Pure & Natural” alum, cold water rinse
aftershave - Jeris Osage Rub
music - Nuthin' but the tick, tick, tick of the clock on the wall. It had a chunk of plastic busted off one side from when it fell on the floor this one time ... maybe two times, I dunno ... and it was at least five hours slow, but it let me know that I was still alive.
I think I've gotten the hang of using the Godrej. In my first encounter with Godrej I used a Wee Scot and charged it from the puck in the small Godrej container. It was okay, but I could tell that this soap had a lot more to offer. This time I dropped it into the stainless steel lather bowl, poured a bit of hot water on it, and dumped most of it out. I let it bloom during the shower.
Then I kept sprinkling on more and more water while I made like a paint brush with the badger. I ended up with an abundance of creamy lather. I squeezed off a round the round and returned it to its cozy little container.
The scent. The scent still haunts me. Somewhat like an industrial cleaner with a hint of, what, anise? Maybe. Even so, it was much nicer than Arko's, if you ask me. In the end, Godrej gave me a great BBS shave and that's all a guy can ask for, right? I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Oh yeah — I suppose you're still wondering about the Osage Rub. Well, I kind of got carried away with it (as one does) and for the next ten minutes my eyes were watering. Doesn't mean I didn't like it though.
THE END
- inspired by churchilllafemme's post
We could be Heroes, just for one day.
- David Bowie -
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Razor: Occam Razor SE
Blade: Feather Artist Club Professional (D6)
Brush: Shavemac flattop D01 2-Band 26mm
Bowl: Creek Road Pottery 5½”
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Unscented
Shave Cream: Moon Amaretto Speciale
Balm: Moon Amaretto Speciale
Aftershave: Small Batch Shave Tonic[/font]
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Razor: Occam Razor SE
Blade: Feather Artist Club Professional (D6)
Brush: Shavemac flattop D01 2-Band 26mm
Bowl: Creek Road Pottery 5½”
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Unscented
Shave Cream: Moon Amaretto Speciale
Balm: Moon Amaretto Speciale
Aftershave: Small Batch Shave Tonic[/font]
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(This post was last modified: 08-29-2020, 04:41 AM by celestino.)
Celestino
Love, Laughter & Shaving
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(This post was last modified: 08-29-2020, 09:09 AM by Jim Kleinkauf.)
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