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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • It’s Magic! Fou Fri 08 Nov 2024

    • Brush: Zenith 506B MB (27 mm × 51 mm Manchurian badger)
    • Razor: Eversharp-Schick Hydro-magic (I2, NOS)
    • Blade: Personna Injector Blade
    • Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company Seaforth! - Heather
    • Post Shave: Spearhead Shaving Company Seaforth! - Heather
    • Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company Seaforth! - Heather

    I’ve planned a run through all Spearhead scents over the next few days (It’s going to be a trickholecentric week for me), and I’m starting with soft, powdery Heather. Looking at my tower of Spearhead tubs, I’m a bit taken aback by how many of them were absolute hits for me. My least favourite one is Roman Spice, and I really like that one too 😄. I remember my first use of Heather was also my first time competing in the Lather Games four years ago. Good memories. This scent manages to be green and lively without any of the sharp edges of a Fougère Classique, Brut, or Varen. Just happy, butter smooth, vernal green.

    Today’s shave was a bit too early for my taste, so using a childproof extra mild Hydro-magic was fitting. The slightly scrubby Manchurian knot in this Zenith is perfection. No notes.







  • It’s so fucked up. I expected it, but still had hope for a surge in women voters or a silent moderate conservative vote or something (I know, naive). What really hurts is that not only did he get elected, but it looks like he might have gotten even the popular vote this time around.

    I read SMS’s messages earlier today and you’re right. But I also worry about the international impact. I have good friends in Palestine and a few Ukrainian colleagues, and I’m so worried about how the next four years might do irreparable harm to them and their families.






  • DEux for Twosdays 05 Nov 2024

    • Brush: Zenith - 506 N XS (extra soft horse)
    • Razor: Wolfman WR2 (1.55 mm SB / 1.25 mm OC)
    • Blade: Polsilver
    • Lather: Noble Otter — Thé Noir et Vanille
    • Post Shave: Noble Otter — Thé Noir et Vanille

    Delightful evening shave with Thé Noir et Vanille. This was by first love-on-first-sniff soap and was instrumental in my descent down the rabbit hole. I couldn’t believe that I had completely missed the category of delightful smelling shave gear and went on a rampage for a while there. Good times.