Sotd - Thursday the 3rd of January and Saturday the 5th.
La luna esta muerta - Madrid - a wet day - left over from a piece about alchemy - 2018.
3/1/19 -
Razor - ATT SE Calypso - 'Maria'
blade - Schick Proline (2)
soap - RazoRock Puros tallow
brush - Yaqi Moka two-band finest
post - witch hazel
a/s - Extro Tabacco
balm - Spanish almond oil moisturiser
scent - Dior Sauvage parfum.
5/1/19 -
Razor - 'Maria'
blade - Proline (3)
soap - Ach Brito Lavanda
brush - Semogue 2015 HD
post - witch hazel
a/s - Quorum
balm - Barts Lavender
scent - Quorum edt.
Results - todo bueno.
Friday - had to go to a funeral - thankfully my beard growth allows me to shave the night before and still look fine the next morning. Great - avoid the anxiety of drawing blood - when it matters that you don't do that. I only own one suit - but it was an expensive one - you don't want to be dripping claret on it. Job done. Saturday - much more relaxed - the Lavanda cream - is possibly my favourite lavender scent - nice and spicy - medicinal. Slickness way beyond the price point. Worth a go - if you like that sort of thing. I smeared a bit of it into the knot of the damp Semogue brush - lather abounding! I don't use this brush that often - but it has a nostalgic air for me - my first silvertip. When I decided that - perhaps 9 or 10 years ago - that 'proper' shaving was for me - moving on from crap starter gear - I ordered it and the Semogue 1305 boar - both still in use. The HD bit in the name means - high density - faintly ridiculous compared to some of the knots I have bought subsequently - but I still love it. If you are in the mood for a wall of super soft floppy badger - this is the one.
Talking of nostalgia -
'which was followed up with an excellent beer drinking session in Ma Cameron's and the Prince of Wales'
@Ferry-shave - C. - I'm delighted to learn that these pubs still exist. I spent many a happy night in both of them. What news of the Lemon Tree? At the time my best friend went to study in Aberdeen - I used to go up and see him - years ago - realistically about thirty years ago - I'd hitch hike up from Glasgow - saving valuable money on the bus ticket to be spent on beer. My favourite pub in those days was the Blue Lamp - does it still exist?
Happy shaving yours all - I.
