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Beautifully put Iain. Bravo.View attachment 37524
Sotd -
Sunday 29th of June -
Razor - Schick I1
blade - Japanese twin
brush - Wee Scot tortoiseshell LE
soap - Haslinger shafmilch tallow
post - witch hazel
a/s - Floid vigorously mental
balm - aloe vera gel.
Today - the 4th of August -
razor - ATT Calypso (on loan)
blade - Schick Proline (1)
soap - Alvarez Gomez Barberia
brush - Vie Long anniversary two-band Manchurian
post - witch hazel
a/s - Myrsol Agua de Limon
balm - Alvarez Gomez Barberia
scent - Instituto Espanol - Gotas Frescas concentrada cologne.
Result - todo bien.
Six days in between shaves - I'm not sure how that happened - I'm never going to use up all my products at this rate - I must try harder. I was eagerly awaiting the post this morning - the arrival of @Barry Giddens loaner ATT Calypso single edge. Thank you also to K. - @Boru62 - who had it before and took the hit for the Saturday guaranteed postage - much appreciated mate. Out the box - my my this is a pretty razor - I had seen pictures of them before - but it is much more gorgeous in real life. She's luverly. This is the first time I have held an ATT razor in my hand - read about them - they seemed quite expensive - not so - judging by this one - beautifully engineered - the production tolerances are impressive. Bang on - no issues loading the blade. Being aluminium - not stainless steel - most people comment on how light they are - which is correct - but this was not a problem for me. I rather enjoyed it - deft and precise in use - not using pressure is kind of second nature to me now. You own a Cobra - you learn this quickly. What a shave - no faffing finding the angle - intuitive - bbs in two passes. I am totally impressed with this razor. I may well have to buy one. Thanks to another of our fellow members - I have some interesting samples to try - didn't today - as I was using a new to me razor - I didn't want to change too many variables at the same time. Kept it Spanish with the software. Alvarez & Gomez cream needs no further praise - if you own it you will know - if you don't you should. A top end shave - really top notch - the most enjoyable for ages - the shaving stars aligned - enjoy yours one and all - with best regards - I.
Oh - the picture - as I have been typing this - in sympathy with the Spanish software I used today - I have been mostly listening to the Nortec Collective - that's them in the picture. Well some of them - the band - if you can call it that - is a loose collective of musicians and dj's from Tijuana - one of the most dangerous cities in the world - Glasgow is pussy country by comparison - in Mexico. So - Hispanic rather than Spanish I guess. They mix up traditional Mexican Norteno - there ought to be a scintilla above the last n in that word - it is pronounced Nortenyo - but I don't know where to find it on my Mac keyboard - with some harsh and tasty beats. Genius. Norteno is what happens if you mix the German immigrants in the late 19th century - taking their own folk music with them - who on mass went to Mexico - with the locals. They added to their host culture - intergrated - which is an interesting idea to conjure with in this foul savage year of our lord 2018 - when it seems that it is lauded to applaud cupidity, stupidity, exceptionalism, historical amnesia and racism. Native born Europeans - emigrating - to better their lives and those of their families. Apparently this isn't allowed to happen in reverse? Unless you still live somewhere in Kenya - all homo sapiens alive are by definition emigrants/immigrants. We all came out of Africa.
Nice one Iain, building bridges is much better than building walls.View attachment 37524
Sotd -
Sunday 29th of June -
Razor - Schick I1
blade - Japanese twin
brush - Wee Scot tortoiseshell LE
soap - Haslinger shafmilch tallow
post - witch hazel
a/s - Floid vigorously mental
balm - aloe vera gel.
Today - the 4th of August -
razor - ATT Calypso (on loan)
blade - Schick Proline (1)
soap - Alvarez Gomez Barberia
brush - Vie Long anniversary two-band Manchurian
post - witch hazel
a/s - Myrsol Agua de Limon
balm - Alvarez Gomez Barberia
scent - Instituto Espanol - Gotas Frescas concentrada cologne.
Result - todo bien.
Six days in between shaves - I'm not sure how that happened - I'm never going to use up all my products at this rate - I must try harder. I was eagerly awaiting the post this morning - the arrival of @Barry Giddens loaner ATT Calypso single edge. Thank you also to K. - @Boru62 - who had it before and took the hit for the Saturday guaranteed postage - much appreciated mate. Out the box - my my this is a pretty razor - I had seen pictures of them before - but it is much more gorgeous in real life. She's luverly. This is the first time I have held an ATT razor in my hand - read about them - they seemed quite expensive - not so - judging by this one - beautifully engineered - the production tolerances are impressive. Bang on - no issues loading the blade. Being aluminium - not stainless steel - most people comment on how light they are - which is correct - but this was not a problem for me. I rather enjoyed it - deft and precise in use - not using pressure is kind of second nature to me now. You own a Cobra - you learn this quickly. What a shave - no faffing finding the angle - intuitive - bbs in two passes. I am totally impressed with this razor. I may well have to buy one. Thanks to another of our fellow members - I have some interesting samples to try - didn't today - as I was using a new to me razor - I didn't want to change too many variables at the same time. Kept it Spanish with the software. Alvarez & Gomez cream needs no further praise - if you own it you will know - if you don't you should. A top end shave - really top notch - the most enjoyable for ages - the shaving stars aligned - enjoy yours one and all - with best regards - I.
Oh - the picture - as I have been typing this - in sympathy with the Spanish software I used today - I have been mostly listening to the Nortec Collective - that's them in the picture. Well some of them - the band - if you can call it that - is a loose collective of musicians and dj's from Tijuana - one of the most dangerous cities in the world - Glasgow is pussy country by comparison - in Mexico. So - Hispanic rather than Spanish I guess. They mix up traditional Mexican Norteno - there ought to be a scintilla above the last n in that word - it is pronounced Nortenyo - but I don't know where to find it on my Mac keyboard - with some harsh and tasty beats. Genius. Norteno is what happens if you mix the German immigrants in the late 19th century - taking their own folk music with them - who on mass went to Mexico - with the locals. They added to their host culture - intergrated - which is an interesting idea to conjure with in this foul savage year of our lord 2018 - when it seems that it is lauded to applaud cupidity, stupidity, exceptionalism, historical amnesia and racism. Native born Europeans - emigrating - to better their lives and those of their families. Apparently this isn't allowed to happen in reverse? Unless you still live somewhere in Kenya - all homo sapiens alive are by definition emigrants/immigrants. We all came out of Africa.
Thank you ,high praise indeedLovely picture P. - yours - I.
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