Thursday, November 07, 2024: FLS - International Stout Day

• Brush: Omega - 10048 boar
• Razor: Gillette - Super Speed Black Tip
• Blade: Gillette - Perma-Sharp (3)
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Lavanille
• Post: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag AS splash
• Post: Stirling - Glacial Unscented AS balm
• Frag: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag EdP

I don't have any soaps with stout as an ingredient, but this shave was full of vanilla, oak, smoke, and darkness. I think it fits the bill.

I love the scent of Lavanille. Dark, mysterious, and rich. It's one that I might get a full set of when the sample is out.

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November 6, 2024 - FLS

• Brush: Simpson - Trafalgar T2
• Razor: Rockwell - 6C (R3 plate)
• Blade: Astra - Superior Platinum (3)
• Lather: Stirling - Arkadia
• Post: Stirling - Arkadia AS splash
• Post: Ginger's Garden - Unscented AS balm (+menthol)
• Frag: Stirling- Arkadia EdT

I'm glad I took today off to recover from the election chaos. The sun rose as always and I was able to take my time with this luxurious (™️) shave. It left me feeling super refreshed.

I love the scent of Arkadia, one of my favorite Stirling dupes.

Have a great day y'all!

November 5, 2024 - FLS

• Brush: Omega - 10048 boar
• Razor: Gillette - Super Speed Black Tip
• Blade: Gillette - Perma-Sharp (1)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Pine Tar
• Post: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two AS splash
• Post: Stirling - Glacial Unscented AS balm
• Frag: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two EdT

I had a very rushed shave in between meetings this morning.

Pine Tar always feels great on my skin, which was welcome after the irritation I experienced last night.

Have a good day y'all, and try to stay positive. Elections always cause so much anxiety, but the world will go on.

I have two I'll throw out as possibilities:

1. Barrister and Mann - Latha Taiga
2. Chiseled Face - Pine Tar

Edit to add: I keep wanting to nominate more of my soaps. It's surprisingly hard to decide!

November 2, 2024

• Brush: Omega - 10048 Boar
• Razor: Rockwell - 6C (R3 plate)
• Blade: Bic - Chrome Platinum (4)
• Lather: Stirling - Deep Blue Sea
• Post: Stirling - Deep Blue Sea (+ menthol)
• Post: Stirling - Glacial Unscented AS balm
• Frag: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag EdP

Great shave with DBS. Off to fight the crowds at Costco.

Have a great one y'all! ✌️

What is BBS November? 👀

Not really in this case. It was an initial database schema design, so everything is pretty interrelated.

I have opinions about how this internship process has gone, but not enough control to significantly change the process.

October 28, 2024

• Brush: Yaqi - Mysterious Space 2-band badger
• Razor: Rockwell - 6C (R3 plate)
• Blade: Bic - Chrome Platinum (4)
• Lather: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two
• Post: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two AS splash
• Post: Ginger's Garden - Unscented AS Balm + menthol
• Frag: Barrister and Mann - Roam Two EdT

Back to the grind. I have like 3k lines of intern code to review this morning. 🥲

Roam Two definitely helps though. I find it to be such a comforting scent.

Good luck this week y'all.

That's interesting that it was the original source of iodine!

I guess I wouldn't think that it was a particularly strong scent. Agreed though, I'd love a real briny scented soap.

That soap sounds very interesting! Does it have algae and seaweed as ingredients?

October 26, 2024

• Brush: Omega - 10048 boar
• Razor: Rockwell - 6C (R3 plate)
• Blade: Bic - Chrome Platinum (3)
• Lather: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber
• Post: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber AS Splash
• Post: Stirling - Glacial Unscented Post Shave Balm
• Frag: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber EdP

I definitely overloaded my brush and had a bit of a hard time getting enough water into the lather. After a bit of work, though, it developed nicely.

I'm so glad it's the weekend, but somehow my day is full of responsibilities already. At least I smell great!

Happy Saturday y'all. ✌️

October 25, 2024

• Brush: Zenith - B21 boar
• Razor: Rockwell - 6C (R3 plate)
• Blade: Bic - Chrome Platinum (2)
• Lather: Stirling - Deep Blue Sea
• Post: Nivea - Sensitive Post Shave Balm
• Post: Stirling - Deep Blue Sea AS splash
• Frag: Stirling - Deep Blue Sea EdT

Pretty good shave with DBS. Off to the weekend!

Have a good one y'all. ✌️