A great story about Caesar....those hot blooded Sicilian's, hot blooded and hot headed!SOTD
Prep: warm shower
Razor: Fatip Piccolo
Blade: Bolzano
Brush: Razorock Synthetic
Soap: Razorock Emperor
Post-shave: warm water, cold water, Windrose alum block, Proraso Aftershave Balm, Razorock Emperor Aftershave Splash
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Love the scent of the Razorock Emperor. I prefer a scent to be subtle. Not sure I'm going to use a first use blade in an open comb again. It was a close shave but the sting when I applied the alum block. Sure woke me up!! LOL
As I shaved this morning I remembered the old Italian barber who would cut my hair when I was a young man, Casear. He was a really great lad, an old school barber, scissors and comb more than trimmers, straight razor on the back of the neck and would use a lighted taper on split ends. A real gentleman.
He told me of when he was conscripted into the Italian army. As he was already trained he became the regimental barber. In his unit was a guy from Sicily, Mafioso country. This lad was illiterate and one day received a letter from his girlfriend and asked Caesar to read it. So Caesar did, looked at the picture of the girlfriend included and commented “Pretty girl!â€. “What do you mean by that? You want my girlfriend?†goes the Sicilian lad. Caesar couldn't get the guy to calm down. This lad was out for Caesar's blood.
Not long after Caesar was heading into town from barracks. As he got to the gates the guards warned him that the Sicilian lad and two of his mates were waiting for him. Caesar goes back into barracks and puts a cut-throat up both wrists and heads out. Sure enough he got pulled by the Sicilian lad and his mates. “We're going to give you a beating†goes the Sicilian. Caesar pulls out the cut-throats, flick them open and says “Try!â€. His would-be assailants looked at Caesar for a while and then the Sicilian lad says “Hey! You're alright!â€. Caesar and the Sicilian lad were the best man at the others wedding.
Hi Marco,Prep: Floid Pre Shave
Bowl: Aesop by Sori Yanagi
Brush: Thäter 4125/2 2-Band Fan
Soap: Brutalt Bra
Razor: Blackbird SB on 85mm Handle
Blade: Kai Stainless
Post: Alum Rub
AS: Floid Blue
Best Regards
Marco
That's a cool handle you have on your razor, great bowl too.Razor: Timeless SB 0.95, w/ El Druida Titanium & Carbon Fiber Handle
Blade:Gillette Sliver Blue (1)
Brush: Elite Razor Amigos Ironwood Beehive w/Envy White
Soap: Route 66 Bay Lime Twist
Aftershave: Myrsol Agua de Limon
Boise Mudworks bowl Olive
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