DaveWave94
@DaveWave94@sub.wetshaving.social
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, June 18th, 2025 (#736) 16 hours ago:
That’s really unfortunate. Together with their sensitive shaving cream, it was the favourite of my grandfather. That scent, together with Tüff and Hattric aftershaves, was a real trip down memory lane for me.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, June 18th, 2025 (#736) 1 day ago:
Funnily, the Speick Active soap used to be one of my first proper shaving soaps as well after using shaving creams almost exclusively for a time. My first was one of those Wilkinson Sword soaps in a blue container which was notoriously hard to lather. The Speick was a clear improvement, but the scent was - to me at least - something akin to toilet cleaner and those well-known “Klosteine” in my region of Germany. The cheaper red soap stick of Speick was way better IMHO, as it featured the signature herbal scent of Speick bar soaps and creams. Together with the green Palmolive soap stick, one of my favs before I got into artisan products. Sadly both sticks aren’t readily available anymore in smaller drugstores like they used to be…
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, June 17th, 2025 (#735) 2 days ago:
17.06.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. Snakeskin w/ 26 mm Silksmoke Flattop/Fan hybrid
- Razor: Leaf Thorn
- Blade: Perma-Sharp half DE
- Lather: Zingari Man - The Navigator
- Post-Shave: HAGS - Apocalypse ASB
-> 2-pass head shave, a very thorough and smooth one also. Technically it was still Tuesday while I started my shave, but it’s Wednesday now for me - gotta love time zones and late night shaves?
So, after using The Rambler yesterday, I thought I might try my other ZM soap today: The Navigator is a smooth, creamy aquatic with a very nice artwork on the tub (including little metallic details). The lather for the second pass was a bit thin, but still useable. I seem to have a bit of a problem with “skin food shaving soaps”, as in: I tend to underload them. Anyways, this was quite refreshing after a hot day - Apocalypse goes into the aquatic territory too, albeit a bit more like AdG/Cool Water, so it paired nicely.
Today was just another Tuesday. Low effort studying, picking up the new silicone mats for my car + installing them, putting some car protection bumpers made from EVA in my garage, grocery shopping. Oh, and picking up the mail: Whoever shares a few letters in their first name with me, your Chicago Grooming - Irving Park sample has arrived and it smells gorgeous. Thanks! I was worried that I wouldn’t have time to participate, but thankfully July BVWSC is on one of the last days of my vacation time after the practical exam. Woohoo!
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, June 16th, 2025 (#734) 3 days ago:
16.06.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. Snakeskin w/ 26 mm Silksmoke Flattop/Fan hybrid
- Razor: GEM Micromatic Open Comb
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
- Lather: Zingari Man - The Rambler
- Post-Shave: alum block; Lavera Men sensitive ASB
-> 1 pass WTG + clean-up on the head. A nice shave, but a few bloody dots - haven’t used the MMOC in quite a while.
And it wasn’t very clean either. In fact, I had to go with a cartridge over a spot I missed at the back of my head (where GEM razors are tricky to use perfectly). Yet still, I took my time for a nice shave again that I could post. Last Thursday I only used my cartridge and brushless cream under the shower, which IMHO wasn’t worth writing about.
Rambler is a very sweet scent, but it’s the first ZM soap I ever bought so it’s kinda special to me. I still suck at lathering ZM sometimes, but the soap rewards me with nice glide and a great post shave feeling.
Currently I sit at home this week to prepare for my practical and oral exams. Haven’t done much for it yet tbh, but I plan to change that tomorrow. I wanted to get back into gaming a bit, but I often feel frustrated by the modern game market. For example, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle would be something totally up my alley - yet the disk version contains a meager 300 KB and ~157 GB of the game are downloaded over the MS store. I mean, why even bother with a physical version then? It’s just window dressing in that case.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, June 11th, 2025 (#729) 1 week ago:
Yup, I have one full tub in the form of Shaman and got several samples a few years ago. The samples weren’t that impressive in terms of lather, but Shaman seems to be a new/improved recipe for the base and once you get a good lather going (you really need to load heavy, it’s oily) it’s great stuff. Barber and Solstice are IMHO also really great scents, also available as bar soaps.
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, June 11th, 2025 (#729) 1 week ago:
At first I thought you have the greatest view ever from your desk before I realised it was a Dell monitor in full screen view 😂
Ngl, I like seeing other folks’ creative solutions to the space problem a collectionist hobby inevitably brings with it 👍🏻
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, June 9th, 2025 (#727) 1 week ago:
09.06.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. Snakeskin w/ 26 mm Silksmoke Flattop/Fan hybrid
- Razor: RazoRock Hawk V2; KAI Captain J-7 shavette
- Blade: KAI Captain Protouch MG
- Lather: HAGS - Apocalypse
- Post-Shave: alum block; HAGS Apocalypse aftershave balm
-> 2-pass head and face shave; good shave except some irritation from shaving around the goatee…
I don’t know how I managed to need an alum block with guarded blades; it seems like my face really doesn’t like shaving that much. I wasn’t overly reckless, in fact it was rather slow and controlled. Well, seems like I still lack the muscle memory.
Apocalypse is a nice summer aquatic scent that reminds me of warmer days - while we got some sun today, it was still rather windy and a bit cold for June.
- Comment on Free Talk Friday - June 6th, 2025 1 week ago:
Thanks!
Oh, that’s an interesting fact. Good to know! Over here in Germany, and as far as I remember also in Switzerland and Austria, all spouts look the same but there are colour indicators like on this Shell pump station - diesel is almost always black, while regular gas/fuel is either green, red, yellow or blue (depending on the branding of the gas station you’re at: Shell = yellow or red, Aral = blue, and so on). I feel like the US solution is a bit more practical, though. Many people have wrecked their motors by putting the wrong fuel in their tank…
- Comment on Free Talk Friday - June 6th, 2025 1 week ago:
I’m a full day too late, but since I picked up my new car on Thursday in the late afternoon, the weather hasn’t been great for taking photos. So I share some from before picking it up when it was at the car dealership:
Image Front view, surrounding cars cropped out
Image Back view, had to censor out one of the salesmen in the background 😅
Overall the Opel Mokka B is a great car, it’s just a bit tough getting used to such a modern car. My previous car was an Opel Astra J Sports Tourer, which was way longer but made in 2012. The new one was manufactured at the end of 2023, so it has all kinds of new tech I am yet unfamiliar with. I finally have a working sound system again, which is quite enjoyable. Also, my old Astra was a diesel, new one drives on normal petrol/gas. It’s good that the fuel tank is on the opposite site with this one, so I won’t accidentally put the wrong fuel in it. Driving comfort is very high and feels familiar to my old one, even though Opel changed quite a while back from GM to Stellantis platform. I hope this car will serve me as well as the old one did!
Also, since I don’t know where else to put it: since quite a while I have a new Matrix messenger address, it’s @dave.anders94:matrix.org . The old one is broken/lost due to Onmail closing down and no opportunity to change emails on Element. Unfortunately all messages sent there are lost in the ether… Nowadays I use FluffyChat. I also changed my primary Lemmy app back to Raccoon since it allows me to edit my profile and bio, unlike Voyager. However, it sometimes does formatting weird - please show me if something I write looks weird on other appliances or webviews (Jerboa, Voyager, Alexandrite, etc.)! A little plus: @walden@sub.wetshaving.social , Raccoon shows the daily SOTD thread image in case you’re interested!
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, June 6th, 2025 (#724) 1 week ago:
It’s a really high quality shopping bag 🤣
Huh, colour me impressed! I thought it was a massive ebony table. 😅
Yeah, I kinda got it back then because I was curious how well petrichor scents could really emulate my favourite nature scent of fresh rain on warm, dusty roads… Only to be hit with a blast from the past of Persil 😂
- Comment on Friday SOTD Thread, June 6th, 2025 (#724) 1 week ago:
Awesome picture! This black theme goes really well together with the red accents of software and the Weck. What’s the background, looks like a really quality piece of wood?
Unfortunately Bangarang mostly evokes memories of laundry day at my grandparents’ house for me. Smells kinda like her laundry detergent of choice did 😅
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, June 5th, 2025 (#723) 1 week ago:
Thanks and I agree. The written part is so heavy on theory that it’s definitely the most difficult part for me too. 😅
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, June 5th, 2025 (#723) 2 weeks ago:
Those Abalone razors are looking really great, makes even me want one despite never having used straight razors. I hope your order makes it to you soon, delays suck.
- Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread, June 5th, 2025 (#723) 2 weeks ago:
05.06.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. Snakeskin w/ 26 mm Silksmoke Flattop/Fan hybrid
- Razor: RazoRock Hawk V2 w/ Cyber handle
- Blade: KAI Captain Protouch MG
- Lather: Noble Otter - Neon Sun
- Post-Shave: Lavera Men sensitive skin ASB
- Fragrance: Bentley for Men Intense EdP
-> 1 pass on both head and face plus a few touch-ups. A very comfortable shave. I’ve done this shave way earlier, but just now found the time to post.
Neon Sun is one of my comfort scents. I don’t know if anyone else of you has some, but there are certain soaps and certain smells that just make me feel better instantly. It’s slightly powdery and barbershop-like with a hint of citrus and a masculine fragrance. It’s not overbearing, but it doesn’t need to be. A true evergreen scent and it’s actually like something that could’ve been used in the late 80s like the tub art suggests. Coupled with a new guarded AC blade in the Hawk, it was a very nice and smooth shave despite only taking a single pass!
So I’m done with my written exams since yesterday. Day 2 was a teenager in a psychiatric clinic suffering from bullying and neurodermatitis. Day 3 was an old women in a wheelchair who had a stroke and multiple other medical problems that required attention. But I must say, for each day I have the feeling that I have indeed passed. I wrote something down for every single question and gave it my all. Now it’s just one practical exam in July and the oral exam at the end of August that’s between me and my RN degree!
I also picked up my new car today, together with my dad. It’s an Opel Mokka B in black with some red details. Beautiful design and a joy to drive, just need to get used to such a modern car. I might post some pictures and more details in tomorrow’s FTF thread!
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, June 2nd, 2025 (#720) 2 weeks ago:
He does! But I think it wasn’t his first time. His video has a very relaxing and oddly satisfying vibe though, really skilled dude with a calm voice.
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, June 2nd, 2025 (#720) 2 weeks ago:
02.06.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. Snakeskin w/ 26 mm Silksmoke Flattop/Fan hybrid
- Razor: Leaf Thorn
- Blade: Perma-Sharp half DE
- Lather: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber
- Post-Shave: Lavera Men sensitive ASB
-> again a single pass both on the dome and around the goatee, plus a bit of buffing/contouring for the beard.
Safety razors are totally superior for my skin and for getting crisp beard lines. At least in comparison to cartridges, I am not experienced with open blades except AC shavettes. GTB is one of my feel-good scents, it cheers me up. Much needed in the current hot phase of the exam period.
So Day 1 is behind me, I think it was enough to pass at least, but I don’t expect anything better than a 3/C. I know it’d be very theoretical before, but this was a lot of dry theory… I gave it my all tho and that’s what matters. I kinda look forward to tomorrow which should be more on the practical side, even though I anticipate something about children/pregnancy which really isn’t my strong suit (I work with old folks in a nursing home). Nevertheless, I am eager to get it done! Let’s go!
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, June 2nd, 2025 (#720) 2 weeks ago:
Kudos for having balls of steel for shaving with an outdoor knife. This reminded me of an old commercial where a few “tough guys” were shaving in a public bathroom. The toughest dude was shaving his head with a large bowie knife… afaik it was a commercial for an insurance company 😂 Unfortunately I wasn’t able to find said commercial, but I found this Bob Ross of knives who even shaves his face clean from a long beard without properly lathering the soap with a brush. 🤯 I mean sure, in ancient times that was how everyone shaved. Still takes a lot of skill and massive intestinal fortitude…
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, June 1st, 2025 (#719) 2 weeks ago:
Thanks! I’ll do my best!
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, June 1st, 2025 (#719) 2 weeks ago:
Thank you very much!
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, June 1st, 2025 (#719) 2 weeks ago:
01.06.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. Snakeskin w/ 26 mm Silksmoke Flattop/Fan hybrid
- Razor: Wilkinson Sword Hydro
- Blade: Hydro 3-blade cartridge
- Lather: Wholly Kaw - King of Bourbon
- Post-Shave: OAM sensitive skin toner
-> single pass head and face shave. Alright, I won’t even pretend this was some kind of luxury. It was a cartridge shave for the sake of saving time and not cutting myself with my shaky hands.
King of Bourbon was amazing though. As always. Somehow this slightly sweet and definitely bold scent manages to take my mind away from worrying. Also, WK Siero is so good to shave with.
As for the cartridge? Couldn’t care less. It’s one of those extra flexible cartridge razors, apparently for people with no wrist mobility or extreme tremors. It worked well, no questions. But I seriously don’t care about cartridges anymore. Mostly due to the lubra-strip, this hellish invention of either a strip of lubricating chemicals or like this one, those lubricants housed in some silicone contraption. I like that you can flat out remove in on their 5-blade carts, since that stuff is simply useless with a good slick soap like WK. Sadly that isn’t possible with the Hydro 3, which are better for my skin since less blades. Cartridges also suck for any kind of beard contouring, which oddly was what originally got me into traditional wetshaving tools around 2020. You simply can’t achieve straight lines with them.
This was the last shave before my written exams start tomorrow. I am very well prepared, but still got some nerves. Well, at least I can look forward to some nice safety razor shaves once it’s done. Let’s rock this and get shit done! 😎
- Comment on Free Talk Friday - May 30th, 2025 2 weeks ago:
Last weekend before the written final exams. To say I’m nervous would be an understatement, but at least I recognize it and take some measurements to calm down. Really looking forward to the time when all of it is done and I can finally be myself again…
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, May 26th, 2025 (#713) 3 weeks ago:
It definitely somehow helped me to appreciate the hobby aspect again. Not really the FOMO and staying up late to catch a certain drop of soap or brushes - that’s gone for good. But the simple enjoyment is back and that’s cool. 👍🏻 Thank you very much 🙏🏻
- Comment on Monday SOTD Thread, May 26th, 2025 (#713) 3 weeks ago:
26.05.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. Snakeskin w/ 26 mm Silksmoke Flattop/Fan hybrid
- Razor: Leaf Thorn
- Blade: Perma-Sharp half DE (fresh)
- Lather: House of Mammoth - Tobacconist
- Post-Shave: OAM sensitive skin toner; alverde men aftershave balm
-> 1 pass on both head and face. Mostly ATG on the dome, mostly WTG on the face. Great shave.
Today I postponed picking up my new car until after the exams. My stress levels were getting so high that even my parents began to worry about me, which is never a good sign. It’s not good to have two big milestone events of my life conflicting with each other. I was at the dealership with my father, we looked at the new car and took some photos and I signed all the necessary contracts and made my deposit. Everything’s prepared for next week, but until after the exhausting exams.
Anyways, back to our regularly scheduled SOTD program: after I mentioned HoM Tobacconist yesterday, I couldn’t get it out of my head. So of course I had to use it today. What a magnificent scent, this could definitely be my desert island soap. I think FMoM is a close second, but still second. Also, Mammoth’s Tusk base is a pleasure to work with: hassle-free lather, very fast and good slickness. I’m aware that Vida from Chicago Grooming does the soap base for Ben and I also never had a problem with any of her soaps either. Granted, haven’t tried her newest base yet.
You know, it’s kinda funny how now in the most stressful time ever I start to shave more and appreciate the hobby aspect of it again - finally! It kinda helps me to calm down and get my thoughts sorted, something sorely needed atm. Maybe @walden@sub.wetshaving.social 's sample letter was also part of igniting the spark again. Maybe I’ll get myself a nice set when all of this is finally over in September. Thanks for reading, folks ✌🏻
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, May 25th, 2025 (#712) 3 weeks ago:
25.05.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. Snakeskin w/ 26 mm Silksmoke Flattop Fan hybrid
- Razor: Leaf Thorn
- Blade: BIC Chrome Platinum
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - The Full Measure of Man
- Post-Shave: OAM sensitive skin toner; alverde men aftershave balm
-> 1 pass on the head, 2 on the face. Minor irritation on the face, otherwise a very enjoyable shave.
Had a busy day. Apart from studying, I also cleaned out my old car and put its summer tires in the trunk. Tomorrow it’s the final drive with it - I’m leaving it at the dealership and Wednesday I’ll pick up my new car! A bit excited, a bit sad. My old car has gone through a lot with me, but sadly it’s falling apart and is definitely at the right time for permanent retirement. I’ll need to get a rental car tomorrow, I hope they have something small. Don’t really need something as big and long like my current old car if I have to be extra careful…
FMoM is such a great tobacco scent. Perhaps it’d be my top spot if HoM Tobacconist wouldn’t exist. Still, this one is beautifully dark and comparable to a high quality cigar. I had to work a bit harder than usual to get a great lather and had to redo it for the face shave, but I chalk this up to nerves - still, it was as great as can be. While I liked the other B&M bases I tried so far (thanks to PIFs and generous samples), Omnibus is really high quality. Especially noticeable on head shaves, where one needs good residual slickness for an even result.
Hope everyone had a nice weekend. 👍🏻
- Comment on Saturday SOTD Thread, May 24th, 2025 (#711) 3 weeks ago:
24.05.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. Snakeskin w/ 26 mm Silksmoke Flattop/Fan hybrid knot
- Razor: Leaf Thorn
- Blade: Perma-Sharp half DE
- Lather: Australian Private Reserve - Raconteur
- Post-Shave: Benecos - 2in1 face & aftershave balm
- Fragrance: Bentley for Men Intense EdP
-> 2 passes on the head and on the face. Great shave on the dome, some minor irritation on the face but still comfortable enough. Sample kill!
Ok, I kinda need to explain the constant shift between facial hair styles: I went back to smooth cheeks and just a goatee since due to the current stress of my final exams drawing closer and closer, my facial hair is shedding a lot. Especially on the cheek area. I’m not that fond of the full goatee anymore, but atm I will use it to grow out the moustache and soul patch enough to not look weird - it’s simply a bit too short right now. I don’t know what causes this shedding, but I think it’s the culminating stress.
Still had my sample tray with Raconteur in it and it was plenty for two full shaves (face and head), so I used it. Huge thanks to @walden@sub.wetshaving.social for allowing so many of us to use this unobtainable soap. I kinda have to revise my earlier statement from Wednesday: Raconteur is much more of a sophisticated, high-class scent than VoA or Midnight Stag. While those two perfectly represent the lower to middle class work of bikers and car mechanics, Raconteur is more of the office friendly scent. And I don’t mean a call center office, more like a lawyer’s/attorney’s office if you catch my drift. Somehow I got the lather even better today, it didn’t even dry out my skin too much.
Ok, enough pointless rambling. Have a great weekend y’all ✌🏻
- Comment on Wednesday SOTD Thread, May 21st, 2025 (#708) 4 weeks ago:
22.05.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. Snakeskin w/ 26 mm Silksmoke Flattop/Fan hybrid knot
- Razor: Leaf Thorn
- Blade: Perma-Sharp half DE
- Lather: Australian Private Reserve - Raconteur
- Post-Shave: Moon Soaps - OldSchool “balm”
-> 2-pass head shave and a very great one if I may add.
Even though I wanted to drop out of BVWSC until further notice, @walden@sub.wetshaving.social generously provided me with a sample too. Maybe he knew this scent is right up my alley? Anyways, I couldn’t let this generous opportunity pass even though my shave got delayed quite a bit by studying and beard trimming:
I had no problems to lather the APR base, perhaps this one likes soft water. My experience with APR is extremely limited, but I once got a small sample for the Lather Games '21 (IIRC it was “Fenchurch”?). It left my skin a bit dry after shaving, though that’s not uncommon for me. Overall it was pretty slick.
Now the scent is the real star: a great blend of leather and woody notes, generally a warm scent IMHO and somehow very comfy. Like driving around while wearing your favourite leather jacket. The runny Moon Soaps “balm” kinda fits nicely, even though it’s way sweeter than Raconteur. I know you folks like kinda bizarre comparisons, so here’s one: I think Raconteur is the well-groomed, toned down cousin of Midnight Stag and Valley of Ashes. Does a solid and stable job and won’t overstay it’s welcome. Also definitely more of a people pleaser than the aforementioned “fuck you, I wear this for myself”-scents.
Have a good time, everyone. 👍🏻
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, May 18th, 2025 (#705) 4 weeks ago:
18.05.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. Snakeskin handle w/ 26 mm Silksmoke Flattop/Fan hybrid knot
- Razor: Leaf Thorn
- Blade: Perma-Sharp half DE
- Lather: E&S Rasage - Shaman
- Post-Shave: Lavera Men sensitive ASB
-> 2-pass head shave (WTG, ATG) and 1 (WTG) around the beard. Good shave but very sloppy lather.
Initially I couldn’t even get any lather going with this soap, but I refused to give up and it kinda paid off. I don’t know if it maybe is due to the many oils E&S uses in their soap, but at first it only produced a watery mess with a deep brown tinge (I’ll keep any comparisons to myself for the sake of you fine folks keeping your lunch in). I actually had to really grind my brush into the tub and swirl it like I was stirring up something to get it to something useable. While I really enjoy this one’s tobacco heavy scent, lathering it is no pleasure compared to my other soaps.
Not shaving for 5 days meant that I had a considerable amount of stubble to knock down, but I am pleased that the Thorn does it quite effectively.
I used this shave to calm down, atm the stress of studying is really wearing me out. I think I need to slow things down a bit, the last four days (including the weekend) have been nothing but writing tons of stuff down.
Nevertheless, have an amazing day ✌🏻
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, May 13th, 2025 (#700) 5 weeks ago:
Haha, it definitely used to be like this for me too! Now with the pre-exam panic, I tend to actually study but my inner perfectionist still says it’s not enough. At least I have a small group chat with 3 other classmates and the exchange there helps to repeat certain topics.
- Comment on Tuesday SOTD Thread, May 13th, 2025 (#700) 5 weeks ago:
13.05.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. Snakeskin handle w/ 26 mm Silksmoke Flattop/Fan hybrid knot
- Razor: Leaf Thorn
- Blade: Perma-Sharp half DE
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - The Full Measure of Man
- Post-Shave: Lavera Men sensitive ASB
-> single pass headshave, mostly ATG; coupled with a single WTG cleanup around the beard. Good shave.
I was in the mood for Tobacco and so a few soaps of mine came into consideration. FMOM is always a solid choice though, I really slept on this scent for a long time.
Nursing school exam prep is currently a shit show, thanks to sick teachers we’re mostly at home (except for three hours tomorrow) and learn whatever we deem necessary. We get some old exams by email from our teachers to familiarize with the weirdest way of asking questions ever, but that’s it. I used today for very theoretical concepts and basics of communication psychology, so this shave was also used as some form of palate cleanser from very dull activities.
The good thing about this home schooling is the flexible schedule, so I can start whenever I want to; this is also a double edged sword however, since I tend to feel like I’m not doing enough and take to many breaks. Then I try to compensate by late night studying sessions. Well, nobody said it would be easy…
- Comment on Sunday SOTD Thread, May 11th, 2025 (#698) 5 weeks ago:
11.05.2025
- Brush: TGS Galaxy 26 mm
- Razor: Leaf Thorn
- Blade: Perma-Sharp half DE
- Lather: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber
- Post-Shave: Lavera Men sensitive ASB
-> 2-pass head shave and one WTG cleanup pass around the stubble.
Pre-Exam period is the funny time where you worry about the stupidest things: namely, I was researching the best pen for writing exams for quite some time today. Turns out that most of the high-class metal ones aren’t it - at least now I know what to look for tomorrow. (But in case anyone has any high quality ballpoint pen recommendations, I will gladly look at them!)
I thought that since I am late, I might as well shave. And it was good. GTB is really nice to calm down, CF doesn’t do a super high-end base but at least it’s quick to lather and reliable.
Yeah, I got rid of the circle beard/goatee and it was the final time trying. It’s just too much maintenance for something too small. I like myself better with the short stubble, those patchy spots be damned. Maybe I just need to learn to live with a bit of imperfection, even though that’s admittedly hard for myself. I rather prefer to focus on achieving a smooth dome and nicely shaved neckline.
Also, dear @walden@wetshaving.social , I got your sample letter - Thanks! I don’t know if I can make it, but I’ll try for sure.
