WetShaving
This is a community of enthusiasts, hobbyists and artisans who enjoy a traditional wet shave: brush, soap, and safety or straight razor. We are a part of the WetShaving community found on Reddit, Discord, and IRC.
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November 6, 2023
Brush: Wild West Brushworks Blue Space 26mm Cashmere
Razor: Dovo Facharbeit 6/8" Full Hollow Square Point (Straight Shave 371)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Le Grand Chypre - Soap
Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Le Grand Chypre - Aftershave
Post Shave: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner
I'm continuing through my BaM greatest hits. A thoroughly enjoyable morning shave.
I know. My photos are "back in black". I promise, the one later today will not be.
I'm enjoying the "Back in Black" episodes ๐
LGC is still on my to-try list, how do you like it?
It's a great soap, one I will definitely consider restocking once it's gone. I can send you some, if you want to try.
Oh, that's a very kind offer! Let me check Mount Smushmore (my sample pile) tonight to make sure I don't already inadvertantly have some. If not, I'll take you up on your kind offer, thanks!
Mount Smushmore++
For real. They're so clean and make the color everywhere else just pop.
I admit I'm playing with the black tones (warm and cool) to help with this.
Just one question: do you choose your soap in function of the color of your scales, or the razor in function of your soap tub?
:-)
I chose the soap for this morning and then realized that I had time to make a photo. I chose the brush and razor because I did not want to spend time fretting over color coordination.
Anyways, good choice!