Oct 25, 2024 - Fougère Friday: The Blackest Night

• Brush: Trotter Handcrafts Monster Dark 26mm SHD Gelousy Badger Knot
• Razor: Mühle R41
• Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) [27]
• Lather: Areffa Soap - The Blackest Night - Soap
• Post Shave: Areffa Soap - The Blackest Night - Aftershave Milk
• Fragrance: First Line Shaving/Black Mountain Shaving - Sutton Distilled - Eau de Parfum

Happy Friday!

Late 60’s Gillette (fresh blade)

Fri Oct 25 2024 – Ahoy!

• Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Tabak Oridjinal, now with 28 mm Gelousy knot
• Razor: Böker – S.S. Paris Wins (6/8", full hollow, carbon Steel, square point)
• Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
• Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
• Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original

This is the first day of the last week of TabOKtoberfest, before le mois sans Tabac puts it on a forced hiatus.

This isn’t comparable to AA because I get to switch razors and brushes whenever I want, but a similar routine has set in; the soap, splash, and frag are already in place, the lather is perfectly dialled in (and this week, I’m also using the same brush every time). This routine really puts a spotlight on the difference between the different razors I’m using. I got a good shave today, but I noticed this edge is less smooth than yesterday’s Puma, and I’m not sure I’d have pinpointed the difference had I changed software in between. This could be a good basis for a new and improved $HoneMeisterschaft AA challenge next year. Instead of using one razor and hone it in the middle, we could use the routine compare edges of different razors (ideally very different ones, such as old soft Sheffield steel vs modern hard steel, carbon vs stainless, wedge vs hollow ground, straight vs smiling) and get them all to equal sharpness and smoothness. I’m a bit torn because it would clash with The Equestrian.

Enough stream-of-consciousness, the shave was great, made me think about shave routine pros and cons, I smell great, and you have a great day.