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Good morning friends. Today the small Fili
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Saturday
And what a cool Saturday it was. I wasn’t going to shave and then decided to anyway; a day spent indoor rock climbing with my 21 year old son was planned. The shave went well, the Burrell is a cool razor; I love the bluing on the tang; it’s a great guide for cutting in around the goatee with the heel. The O Melhor is almost gone, I love this cream; I wish it was more natural.
After a cup of coffee (hand ground beans; mocca pot) we drove to the climbing gym listening to The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Aaron wanted angry gym music; like Rage Against The Machine, but angry BJM was all I could offer. We arrived early and, as I was peckish, decided to go to the supermarket nearby for some sustenance. Two bananas and a punnet of strawberries later we were ready. We spent three hours climbing until we couldn’t hold on any longer. I’m hooked. We’re going to a bouldering gym next week.
I’ve always loved the look of climbing; I’ve always had good upper body strength. Of course it’s waning now, but I still had fun. I’ve been looking at climbing shoes and descenders and ropes and stuff. I used to love doing this sort of stuff in the army, and in caves, too. I think I’ve got a new obsession…
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Pre - Alum block
Strop - 3 inch bridal leather
Soap - The Body Shop Macca Root
Brush - SOC 2 band badger
Razor - Carl Schlieper High Class 6/8
Post - Alum block followed by Thayers witch hazel
Stayed on the Macca root face lathering kick and just like Brylcreem "a little dab will do you" for a 3 pass shave. Still trying to figure out how TBS can come up with such a good soap but their synthetic brush is like shaving with a porcupine. Win some loose some I suppose. I haven't used my super badger Vulfix since getting the two Semogue brushes. I guess they are now my favs and I like both the 1305 boar and the 2 band SOC to the point where I could live with either of them as my sole brush. If the rest of the day goes as well as the shave we got her beat already. Have a good one.
Bob
Saturday
NOS Bakelite Slant (Germany)
Polsilver Super Iridium
Cella Almond Shave Cream Soap
Vie-Long Beehive Dyed Horsehair
Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm
TOB St James After Shave
It's a beautiful morning, even if I didn't shave...
SRP 2012 LE #21
Simpson Berkeley
QCS Briar
Str8fencer's Florida Water
Sorry for my abcense lately, but things have been quite busy the last few weeks. Two weeks ago I was summoned for a meeting with the district manager. The company I work for is building a huge tyreshop, and they wanted me to run it, so I got 3 1/2 week to finish off everything at the place I'm now before I start the new job.
The SRP razor arrived yesterday was up for it's first run today, I'm very happed I jumped in on this, a great razor providing a smooth and comfortable shave :)
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