Frankly Gourmand
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Papa Eld with Declaration Grooming B3 knot
- Razor: Merkur Futur
- Blade: Derby Premium
- Lather: Barrister and Mann Frankly My Pear
- Aftershave: Barrister and Mann Frankly My Pear
- Fragrance: Imaginary Authors Saint Julep
- Talc: Pinaud Clubman Finest Powder
This shave was part of getting ready for my wife's birthday party. It's also the first time in a while that I spritzed on some Saint Julep and then actually drank a Mint Julep.
The Futur makes me chuckle. This bulbous monstrosity from the eighties makes as much sense as the contemporary shoulder pads, but with a blade gap large enough to qualify as blade chasm and the weakest blade clamp in wetshavedon, this chattering SOB rewards paying attention with very close shaves.
I'm a mild boi and surprisingly I like a Futur shave every so often. I just leave it on the lower settings. Can't argue with the results!
Can't argue with the results!
Agreed. It does its job rather well
January 27, 2024 -- Summer Break Saturday
- Brush: Chisel & Hound Gulf Short 26mm V22 Fanchurian
- Razor: Blutt Rasur BR-1 (setting: 0.99 Plate)
- Blade: My-Blades (5)
- Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Valedictorian - Soap
- Toner: Thayers - Rose - Toner
- Aftershave: Summer Break Soaps - Valedictorian - Aftershave
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
The Blutt razor is a beautiful piece of industrial design. Simple and elegant. Oh, it shaves well too :)
January 27, 2024
- Brush: Maggard 24mm Synthetic
- Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3 SB
- Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (3)
- Lather: Central Texas Soaps - Cherry Pipe - Soap
- Post Shave: Noble Otter - Hamami - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Nivea Sensitive Balm
- Fragrance: Brut - EdT
Great shave. Pushed the water to crazy levels and the soap took it like a champ. Central Texas advertised their shave soap as being thirsty, and I always appreciated that. Even Barrister & Mann, whose soaps I've always found extra thirsty, never mentions it in their ad copy.
In actuality, the time difference is small between lathering a thirsty soap and one that isn't thirsty, but experience is required. However, I think some folks believe that a thirsty soap will take a long time to lather. Kudos to Central Texas Soaps for providing information to help their customers achieve a good lather from their product.
Jan. 27, 2024
- Brush: Yaqi 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
- Blade: GEM Stainless [4]
- Lather: Noble Otter - Thè Noir Et Vanille - Soap
- Post Shave: Noble Otter - Thè Noir Et Vanille - Balm
Good shave. This tub is on its last couple shaves. It will be a sad one to finish as it was one of the first sets I bought. I do still very much enjoy the scent, not a big fan of the balm but at that time it was hard to find the splash.
