May 15, 2024 - Wholly Wedgeday
Brush: Wald Stratos Goldvein 29mm A1 Fan
Lather: Wholly Kaw - PasteurVision - Soap
Toner: Thayers - Rose - Toner
Aftershave: Wholly Kaw - Amber Bomba - Toner
Fragrance: Maison Francis Kurkdjian - Maison Francis Kurkdjian Oud
Talc: Yardley Gold
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
Great shave! Not an obvious combination of scents but it worked surprisingly well I think.
Awesome photo! A normal person looks at it and says, "how could you use all that!". A shaving nerd looks at it and says, "Oh, I have that one.", "Yes, that's a great scent.", "I love having that brush.", and so on.
But ... look at the etch and gold wash on that razor!! Wow! Great find! Looks as if it was very rarely used. I assume that the geometry, was near perfect.
I'm quite familiar with Yoshihiro knives, but was unaware they had a line of whetstones. Was there a feature of these stones that attracted you, or did you just want to try something different? My coolest synthetics are my Matukusuyama stones. I don't have them in grit sizes fine enough for razors unfortunately, but love using them for knives.
I think that it mostly relates to the handle. Are there any other adjustable razors with a black handle?
the Super Adjustable series has a lot of variants.
I think of the 109 as the Black Beauty. I have a rare one with gold plating but was unaware that there were other variants.
May 14, 2024 - Tabac Tuesday
Brush: Zenith r/Wetshaving 31mm x 57mm Moar Boar
Razor: ERN 6/8 French Point Full Hollow
Lather: Mäurer and Wirtz - Tabac - Soap
Toner: Thayers - Rose - Toner
Aftershave: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac - Aftershave
Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac - Eau de Toilette
Talc: Yardley Classic
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
I haven't used the Stank® in awhile. Wow! Great shave! Such a terrific soap base, and if you use the soap, AS, and EdT, you will brighten up any room you enter. (Though about half the room will think an old lady entered and opened her purse. (And I apologize to my old lady for that comparison.))
This is one of my two new Ern purchases. It is on the left in this picture. @whosgotthepudding provided lots of good information for identifying Ern razors. I haven't identified this one yet.
May 13, 2024 -- Marilyn Monday
Brush: Chisel & Hound Classic 26mm V23 Fanchurian
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Marilyn - Soap
Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner
Aftershave: Barrister and Mann - Marilyn - Aftershave
Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Marilyn - Eau de Toilette
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
Wonderful. With a full-on trifecta of this scent plus the Koraat, it would be difficult for me not to have a great shave.
Absolutely recommend grabbing this one today
I took your advice. Apparently, I need an Iberia to use it, though 😁
Puma 88
I don't remember this one either! If it's new, I think you're on a roll! I have an 89 incoming.
Thank you!! I'll see what I can do to identify those two razors.
That brush is outrageous!
Rawr++;
and there’s nothing better than Le Grand Chypre
Yeah, I agree with that. Wonderful fresh scent but with some depth to it.
Lots of times the "brand" stones tend to be made for them by a stone manufacturer. Naniwa is pretty well known for this. They can, apparently, make stones to a specification. The black Kramer synthetic stones are made by Naniwa. I've never used them but I'm told they are of exceptional quality and not a copy of some Naniwa stone.