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Hipsters Iain? Try living within longbow range of Shoreditch mate. Whole tribes of them.Several Sotd's
Travel kit -
Razor - Ikon X3 on a ES Braveheart handle
blade - Permasharp Super (used three times)
brush - Satin Tip - The Finest synth
soap - Fitjar Fjellheim cream - sample
post - hot then cold water rinse
a/s - Nivea 2 in 1 - then replaced by
balm - La Toja Neutro Care.
First back home shave -
Razor - Ikon X3 on a Braveheart handle
blade - Permasharp Super (1)
brush - Stirling 2 band fan
soap - Tabac
post - witch hazel
a/s - Tabac
balm - Weleda.
Results - all good.
Travel shaving - even I have to accept that synth brushes are your best bet when away - the Satin Tip does the job - it has a lovely handle - but I'm just not going to fall in love with it. It's functional granted. For me synths lack something. Not sure what. Soul - or a personality maybe? Perhaps I should try a Yaqi? They seem to get a lot of praise. The Fitjar soap coped well with Madrid water. I picked up a replacement Nivea 2 in 1 aftershave - which did its usual excellent job - but it was bitingly cold and dry - so I replaced it with the La Toja Neutro balm for extra skin care. A new line from La Toja - alcohol free and a nice light cologne scent. Very good. A very reasonable 5 euros odd a throw. I got it in ECI - I had hoped to pick up some Lavanda cream but - distressingly - they seem to have given over a lot of their shelf space to beard grooming shit - the malevolent effect of hipsters and their stupid beards has spread to Spain. Oh - it's an expression of their individuality - no it is not. They all look the same - too short trousers, lace up shoes with no socks - crap man bags. Is nothing sacred? When I rule the world it will be legal to hunt hipsters. The X3 slant is probably my go to for travel shaving - superbly efficient and pretty much totally safe in use. Well into the 'child-proof scissors' category. I can't remember using it before with the Permasharp blades but a superb combination for me. The Russian made ones with Turkish language packaging. I enjoyed it so much that I reached for it again last night - with a fresh blade. It's nice to get a good shave away from home but there is nothing like the pleasure of returning to your own den - well nothing legal or mentionable in polite company. A decent badger brush, Tabac - Tabac - Tabac - witch hazel - more Tabac - and then Weleda. Fantastic. Enjoy your shaves - yours - I.
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