July 16, 2023 – A trip to the barber
- Brush: Omega 40033 24mm #oldworld #hollow
- Razor: Gillette Superspeed
- Blade: 7 O’Clock – Sharpedge (Yellow) (7)
- Lather: Noble Otter – Barrbarr
- Post Shave: Zingari – The Wanderer
- Fragrance: Chatillon Lux – Gratiot League Square
Barbershop day. My den is actually full of various takes on this scent. From the more modern like Hygge, to the interesting takes like Ghost Town Barber, to this more traditional take from noble otter.
It’s a great scent and was good to use today. Though I mixed up too many variables and not even the magic of GUTL could save me. I normally use this brush for face lathering CF soaps, but for some reason it just screamed “barbershop” to me, and so I loaded too little. So less a grand unified face and bowl lather and more unification across multiple loads. I got a good shave.
For #fof, obviously The Wanderer is a barbershop, the classic preblend from crafters choice. And I’m ok with this preblend. It smells good and goes with my myriad of barbershops in my den.
Gratiot League Square is interesting to me. Interesting in part because the area described is very much my old stomping grounds, hanging out, at a friend’s house who lived in that area, going to the resturants, ordering local pizza. Wandering you might say.
I can imagine old barbershops in the area, but much like the old hardware stores they have given way to the entertainment district inside/adjacent to the neighborhoods. The charm is still there even if it’s a little different. And the scent itself plays well with the barbershop scents (but what doesn’t play well with those?)
For #photocontest, got myself an entry for “The law” actually plays well with FOF above since I’ve been pulled over in that area before for the crime of… Trying to drop off my friend late at night. Anyone with kids the same age as mine will recognize Chase, the annoying cop in the pawP Patrol.
So will my fellow #ROTY bring it with the memes this year? I’m tired from a concert and spent my energy on yesterday’s video. But here’s a meme about our dens. Sorry I don't have a ton to overload you with. Gotta get packing (can't forget my calender and soaps!)
But since song parody is a meme of the LG this year and I was at a concert and have a song stuck in my head, here’s one to the tune of Eric Church’s “Drink in my hand.”
Lather up
Mow it down
Slicken your face with soap from a cow
No need to complicate it, I’m no wicked edge man
All you gotta do is put a blade in my hand.
You make me go "ow ow ow" when you nick like that
You got that little weeper there playing peek-a-boo on my neck
If you wanna good dress me, baby here's the plan
All you gotta do is put a blade in my hand.
Lather up
Mow it down
I got 4 days growth worth of stubble to plow
That hair on my face is calling “shave me man”
All you gotta do is put a blade in my hand
OH! That hair on my face is calling “shave me man”
All you gotta do is put a blade in my hand.
Edited: in a moment of inspiration had an idea for a verse.
Edited 2, changed "not a wicked edge man" to "no wicked edge man" because it fits the tempo better.