Buena Vista Wetshaving Social Club tomorrow (Wednesday).
Brush: Chisel and Hound w/ V18 Fanchurian 26mm Badger
Razor: Blackland Vector titanium
Blade: Schick Proline
Lather: Australian Private Reserve - Fenchurch
Post Shave: Australian Private Reserve - Fenchurch
Fragrance: Zoologist - King Cobra
Day 15 of APRil, figured i might as well use Fenchurch. Tried out my sample of King Cobra today and it smells like a Chinese traditional medicine store. Very heavy on ginger and ginseng
Apr 15, 2025 - Mûir(e) Wood
An excellent pairing, as both help to round out the other.
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
MotI is really nice and worked well with the sweetness of Haverford. I was a little worried the spiciness would burn my face, but it was a super comfortable shave.
My plan was to try to use 14-style razors from Moarteen shipping day until Moarteen delivery day, but the postal service wasn't fast enough (or my 14 collection is too small, but the Moarteen will help mitigate that soon), and I've used all of them. So going forward, I will be going through 14-style-adjacent razors starting with the venerable Friodur 17, which was reportedly offered as a 14 alternative for the Japanese market which favoured heavier grinds. The two are very similar in overall outline, but the 17 blade is 7/8" wide (vs the 8/8" of the 14) but weights more due to the thicker grind.
My next 14-style-adjacent razor is the modern Friodur 8/8, which looks like the 1980s redesign of the 14: straight, clear, industrial lines without the playful curves of earlier decades. I'm not sure I'll need to use it immediately, though, since my Moarteen should arrive today and I'm eager to check it out after work.
April 15, 2025
Happy Tuesday!
I got my Moarteen! Here is a write-up of my first impressions with pictures. Tl/dr: pheeeeeeew!
April 16, 2025
After a poorly honed straight razor shave yesterday, this was a breath of fresh air! I do look forward to seeing what a properly honed razor feels like.
I have to travel for the next couple of days, but a special shave with this razor is coming up soon. The number of shaves on this blade might align with the serial number of this razor... I could also wait 16 days for Lemmy post #690, but... we'll see.
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