Light and Dark
- Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving exclusive MOAR BOAR (31 mm × 57 mm bleached boar)
- Razor: Mühle R41 GT Berlin edition
- Blade: Personna Platinum
- Lather: Highland Springs Soap Co / Australian Private Reserve Eclipse
- Aftershave: Echt Kölnisch Wasser N° 4711
- Fragrance: Imaginary Authors Sundrunk
- Talc: Borotalco
When I saw this Echt Kölnisch Wasser N° 4711 aftershave, I was reminded that a while back, u/USS-SpongeBob made his own 𝕊ℍ𝔸𝕍𝔼⭐𝔻𝔸ℕ𝔻𝕐 4711 Homebrew Aftershave a while back by cutting Cologne with some skin food ingredients. I doubt that my splash is as good for the skin as his, but it has that nice Kölnisch Wasser scent that lasts about 27 seconds. It definitely passes as a light scent (together with Sundrunk) for today's Theme Thursday theme, and Eclipse is the aptly named dark scent.
Effortless BBS with the titanium R41 (that thing is underrated), and silky smooth finish with Korotalco.
and silky smooth finish with Korotalco
After you become accustomed to using talc, a shave's finish feels wrong without it.
I'm not quite there yet, but I agree it's an extra level of nice 🙂
April 4, 2024
- Brush: Maggard 24mm Tuxedo Synthetic
- Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3 SB
- Blade: Dorco Prime (3)
- Lather: Oaken Lab - Far Afield - Soap
- Post Shave: Spearhead - Seaforth! Heather - Toner
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm
- Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Damocles - EdP
Between this tub and Cologne Russe, I should have a couple of tub kills in the coming days/weeks.
Apr 4, 2024 - Rose Eclipsed by Fig
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Purple Hybrid 28mm Declaration Grooming B7 Badger Knot
- Razor: Aylsworth Razors Drakkant Plus
- Blade: Gillette Platinum [1]
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - Figarose - Soap (Soft Heart)
- Post Shave: Westman Shaving - Nirvana - Splash
I'm reserving my eclipse-themed shave for the actual day of the eclipse, and today's selections were nothing short of fantastic.
Soft Heart++
B7++Rating: 4.5/5
April 4, 2024
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Brush: Elite Razor Neo-resinate 26mm Mother Lode
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Lather: Barrister and Mann - Hallows - Soap
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Toner: Thayers - Lemon - Toner
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Aftershave: Barrister and Mann - Hallows - Aftershave
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Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Hallows - Eau de Toilette
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
It's really not the season for Hallows but it was wet and dreary here this morning and I was just feeling it. Will has a way with these dark, moody scents. This one's a winner for me.
Hallows++
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Light and Dark II, Unfortunate Luxury Edition
- Brush: Boti Laminate brush with Motherlode knot
- Razor: Mühle R41 GT Berlin edition
- Blade: Personna Platinum
- Lather: Geo.F. Trumper Rose
- Aftershave: Pitralon Swiss version
I saw @sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social Figarose SOTD today and it reminded me that I had been neglecting my Rose cream. Djunior's bath time supervision was the perfect moment to rectify this sad state of affairs. I was in the middle of a delicately light rose scented second pass when Djunior decided to add his own dark scent in the form of a floater. Oh well, can't win them all.
