June 19, 2024 - the grass is always greener
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts w/ Declaration Grooming B10
- Razor: Karve Christopher Bradley (brass, SB-C)
- Blade: Wizamet
- Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Bell Ringer
- Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - Bell Ringer
- Fragrance: Chicago Grooming Co. - Montrose Beach
SBS is based in Nebraska, which was a Union territory at the time of the Civil War. So theme met. We're going matching set on the aftershave and topping it all off with a couple dabs of Montrose Beach to really round out the summer-y shave for the day.
Bell Ringer is easily one of the best scents in my collection. Everyone constantly talks about how great the base is. But for the life of me I just cannot get it to work. Even if the lather looks superb it is always not slick enough, or I've just added too much water and it all falls apart. After some diagnosing in the discord, the conclusion seems to be that my hard water is causing the problems. So after the lather games I'm looking forward to trying this soap again with some distilled water to see if that helps.
This is day two of me getting to try out the brass Karve CB, and I'm really enjoying the heft so far. I'm still using a blade gap that I already own in aluminum while I get used to the weight, but I'm looking forward to jumping up in the next day or two.
Photo Contest theme for today is Grass. I've taken every picture so far this month, including this one, spur of the moment immediately before or after shaving. I think I'm finally out of themes I can do that with. So the real adventure begins tomorrow. Wish me luck. #photocontest