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Nov 7, 2023 - Cosecha Catalana
Cosecha Catalana has really grown on me since the first use. The AS highlights different aspects of the scent from the soap.
Rating: 4.5/5
November 7, 2023 Bleu Teusday
Brush: Elite Razor Neo-resinate 26mm Mother Lode
Razor: River Razor 14 8/8" Full Hollow (Straight Shave 372)
Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Deep Blue Sea - Soap
Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Deep Blue Sea - Aftershave
Post Shave: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner
Fragrance: Chanel Bleu de Chanel
Another “14” style razor. This one is a River Razor fabriqué en France. I became aware of this maker (Boris) a number of months ago via (you guessed it) YouTube and decided to look into his razors. I procrastinated. Then, DrMatt357 (YT again) released a video in which he suggests this might be the best razor ever. Yeah, I thought it was a stunt, but I contacted Boris with some questions. After a bit of discussion I ordered the razor you see in the photo.
Is it the best razor ever? Well, it is very good. I have three other razors in the form factor, though, and they are also very good. Today’s shave was with the “factory” edge. It was very comfortable, but for me to compare properly, I’ll need to put my own edge on this razor. It doesn’t really matter which one is best, though. Having any razor that shaves this well is a joy.
Ou, làlà!
That thing looks splendide, magnifque!
Merci! It begs the question, though, are there any “14” style razors that aren’t superbe?
A very good looking razor! Though for my taste the tang is a bit small (same basic design as TI).
Actually, the tang is quite large. Much larger than the one on a Filarmónica 14. It is a trick of the camera angle.
The Bismarck truly grew from ugly duckling into beautiful swan when I learned to hone it right. Exceptionally smooth, with a comfortable round point and ergonomic shank and tang geometry; this razor would be a great daily driver if I had such a thing.
Yes, it’s Tuesday again 🙂
November 7, 2023
Another very pleasant evening shave. I felt that it would be a good idea to use an aftershave balm this evening and was surprised at how well the notes of The Traditionalist complement those of Marilyn.
I haven’t used the MM24 in quite a while but it was very comfortable shave, as expected.
Those two-tone MM24s are 👨🍳😗
They don’t show up often and when EldrormR offered this one I bought it for its looks. I don’t actually like the design of the MM24 head. As a “blade holder” it is not as elegant as the MMOC IMHO.
One more new delicious combo: Sweet, warm MOTI and bonfire-in-a-bottle BtF.
The MOTI splash is in a little marmalade jar because I dropped the splash bottle a couple years ago and it broke in a way that about a third of the content was salvageable. The rest had made my bathroom smell delicious for a couple days.
It feels good to use the horsey again. Very different feeling than badger, boar, or bogus: the tips are clipped, so they aren’t soft like the others, but horse hair has less bending stiffness, so the fibres can’t really poke the skin.
Bismarck++;
Great photo! Love the look of that soap!
Bismarck++;
Thanks!
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
After what was promising to be a pretty decent shave, I somehow managed to cut the shit out of my lower lip. That was a first. And the amount of blood was impressive. I’m really struggling with what I believe is considered to be a pretty basic razor. At least I got to use Stag today, that always helps.
November 7, 2023
I usually end up trick-holing when I use Hamami. It’s such a unique scent. I wish the Noble Otter aftershave formula was a bit less rich. I know a lot of people appreciate that, but my skin doesn’t need all that stuff and my face gets shiny.
I bought and installed a small solar setup in my shed today. I still have some tidying up to do, like mounting the panel to the side of the shed instead of having it on the ground, but it works. I also need to buy more batteries, because right now I only have 1 car battery which was replaced because it couldn’t start my wife’s car. Either way, I’m pretty excited to have electricity there. I got a 100W panel, a charge controller, and a 1000W pure sine wave inverter for about $400 USD from Harbor Freight. Much cheaper than hiring an electrician, getting permits, etc.
Nice! I had a smaller setup to power the lights, water pumps, and moisture sensors on our balcony garden (#cityLife) before Djunior claimed the balcony as play area. It was fun to set up!
It’s super fun, not going to lie. I was ready for it to be really confusing, online order only type of stuff, but I was able to grab the stuff from a store 20 minutes from me.
Right now I’m using the old battery from my wife’s car which is sufficient for basic shed stuff, but it’s already 3+ years old. I’m going to check the water level, maybe that’ll bump up the capacity. Otherwise I should probably get a Deep Cycle battery, which will add $160 to the cost, but in the long run is much better.
MaplePoplar@sub.wetshaving.social 1 year ago
Nov. 7, 2023
Good shave. Nice shave lots of bang for your buck in this soap.
spj_hook@sub.wetshaving.social 1 year ago
I miss having Executive Man, will have to buy more soon. After I killed my tub I bough Sharp Dressed Man to replace it, and while it’s good, it’s just not the same.
djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 1 year ago
It’s the Stirling way 💥🦌