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- Razor: GEM 1912
- Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
- Brush: Artesania Romera Manchurian Badger, imitation horn
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Pereira Shavery Shaving Cream w/ Activated Charcoal
- Aftershave: Proraso Wood and Spice
- Additional Care: Alum Block
A magnificent Monday shave, on the day of first snow.
Thirtieth Day of TabOKtoberfest
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Tabak Oridjinal
- Razor: Zwilling J. A. Henckels Friodur Unnumbered 8/8" ( hollow ground, stainless steel, round point)
- Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
- Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
- Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
The honeymoon phase with this gentle giant continues. It’s smooth, loud, and effortless. The size, the geometry, the audible feedback are right down my alley. To think that I had this blade lying around in my to fix pile for a year, this turned out to be a nice surprise hidden treasure.
Stank ++;
Oct. 30, 2023
- Brush: Yaqi 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Karve Overlander
- Blade: Personna Platinum
- Lather: Barrister And Mann - Paganini’s Violin - Soap
- Post Shave: Barrister And Mann - Paganini’s Violin - Aftershave
Good shave. Decent amount of stubble to knock down this morning. The Overlander is always able to provide a nice smooth shave.
October 30, 2023
- Brush: Maggard 24mm Synthetic
- Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Raw Titanium (#69)
- Blade: Derby Premium (3)
- Lather: Viking Shaving Soap - Norway - Soap
- Post Shave: Noble Otter - Logbook - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Eau Factory - Noble - EdT
Viking Shaving Soap isn’t very thirsty, but it does work ok. Looking at the guys website, it seems that he doesn’t make soap anymore, and that’s OK. He still has a form you can fill out for a custom brush handle which is too bad… he’s a known copier of other peoples work.
October 30, 2023
- Brush: Wald Stratos Haunter 29mm A1
- Razor: Koraat 6/8" Full Hollow (Straight Shave 363)
- Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - Midnight Dreary - Soap
- Post Shave: Combe Inc. - Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Thayers - Lavender - Toner
2 passes. Bowl lather. Excellent shave.
I’ve had this soap for quite a while but have not used it until today. Very nice! When it comes to Catie’s Bubbles I tend to reach for Waterlyptus but this one is very fitting for the fall season here in the northern hemisphere. Of course, Aqua Velva does not coordinate at all but it does the job. Very nice shave today.
Just two lights that I purchased about 7 years ago. They were positioned left and right at an angle of 45° to the table’s surface but along the diagonal of the image.
The camera is mounted on a horizontal boom that is parallel to the table.
Finally, I managed to bump the exposure of the image too high. Here’s the corrected version where you can see more of the shadows.
Very nice! I like the soft box effect
I have a similar setup with a horizontal boom, but I’m usually too lazy to do top down shots 😅