It looks to me like a Gillette Old Type. I’ll try and remember to confirm that and try to find more info tomorrow.

Exciting times!

January 29, 2025

• Brush: Wolf Whiskers – “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
• Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3 SB
• Blade: Personna 74 (9)
• Lather: WSP - Black Amber Vanille - Soap
• Post Shave: London Razors - Mountain Laurel - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral

Very nice. I love this razor. Traveling today via airplane with the family. Flying out of LGA and going to DEN, then an hour drive to the north to visit my brother and his family.

I had a sample of Voices and loved it. I keep asking Ben if it’ll get a new label, especially now that Lather Talk is retired. “We’ll see” was the latest answer.

Almost “order”. Order would be if I cleaned my razors and put all of the GEMs and all of the DEs together.

January 28, 2025

• Brush: Wolf Whiskers – “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
• Razor: Fatip Classic Testina Gentile
• Blade: Personna 74 (8)
• Lather: Abbate y La Mantia - Garibaldi - Soap
• Post Shave: Old Spice - Hawkridge - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
• Fragrance: Barrister & Mann - Lavanille - EdP

$Discord

Developed the ring of death on this tub.

I got tired of my razors sliding around in my razor drawer, so today I went and got some drawer liner.

There’s a word for that: noncomedogenic. That means it doesn’t clog pores.

Face moisturizers try to be noncomedogenic. Other types of moisturizers don’t care as much.

Skin care isn’t a sham. Skin care is like anything else. Everyone is different. You have to find whatever works. For some people it’s very simple, and other people will find themselves going down a rabbit hole trying to improve their skin.

Sounds fun! Hopefully djunior doesn’t fall ill this time!

That’s an interesting scent for a spouse to enjoy! I wonder if she likes the vetiver aspect, the lemongrass aspect, or both.

January 27, 2025

• Brush: Wolf Whiskers – “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
• Razor: Fatip Classic Testina Gentile
• Blade: Personna 74 (7)
• Lather: Abbate y La Mantia - Garibaldi - Soap
• Post Shave: Chatillon Lux - Weinstrasse - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral

Decent lather. I’ve heard this artisan grows his own Saffron to put in his soaps. Pretty cool.

Despite the really strong aftershave, I somehow still get whiffs of the soap. Impressive and weird, because it’s a relatively light scent.

It’s only for unrecognized devices, similar to a lot of 2FA setups.

Like this?

Would you like me to post a photo?

January 26, 2025

• Brush: Wolf Whiskers – “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
• Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Raw Titanium (#69)
• Blade: Personna 74 (6)
• Lather: Chatillon Lux/Storybook Soap Works - La Forêt de Liguist - Soap
• Post Shave: Chatillon Lux - Delor de Treget - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
• Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Santa Noir - EdP

Just another reminder that https://gem.wetshaving.social/ (Alexandrite front-end) now allows photo uploads. Woohoo! Still no auto-fill username tagging, though.

Great shave. This soap base is wonderful. Easy to load, easy to hydrate, super slick, super wet.

This blade is still very sharp at 6 uses. I’ve gotten weepers every shave with it so far. Otherwise the shaves are ultra comfortable.

January 26, 2025

• Brush: Wolf Whiskers – “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
• Razor: Chiseled Face - Legacy Raw Titanium (#69)
• Blade: Personna 74 (5)
• Lather: Chatillon Lux/Storybook Soap Works - La Forêt de Liguist - Soap
• Post Shave: Barrister & Mann - Petrichor - Aftershave
• Post Shave: House of Mammoth/Declaration Grooming - Cerberus - Liniment

You can now upload photos using gem.wetshaving.social!

Yep, plenty of snow.

Right on.

January 23, 2025

• Brush: Stirling Soap Co. - 2-Band Synthetic
• Razor: Baili BR171
• Blade: Wilkinson Sword Classic (2)
• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Oro Valley
• Post Shave: Pinaud Clubman
• Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral

I’ve been on a ski trip to Killington in Vermont with 5 other friends. No wives or kids. The skiing has exceeded our expectations and it has been a ton of fun.

None of us have a clue how we ended up here. We all assumed the answer would be “no”, but every single spouse was okay with it!

January 23, 2025

• Brush: Stirling Soap Co. - 2-Band Synthetic
• Razor: Baili BR171
• Blade: Wilkinson Sword Classic (1)
• Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Oro Valley
• Post Shave: Pinaud Clubman
• Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral