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SOTD: 09/x/2014



• Mongoose + Dub Legend •
• Feather Super (2) •
• Grooming Company Synth •
• Cella Extra Extra Purissima •
• Krampert's Finest Bay Rum •

SOTD 08/10/2014



• Mongoose + Dub Legend •
• Feather Super (1) •
• Plisson Acetate Synthetic •
• Cella Extra Extra Purissima •
• Myrsol Agua Balsamica •

Mongoose Journey: Shave #27 Not too much to report over the last 7 shaves until yesterday and today. Today was shave #13 on this Feather Professional blade. I recently saw that someone ordered 200 of these blades. If I keep the math simple and conservatively average 10 shaves per blade, then that wo...

07/10/2014



• Mongoose + Dub Legend •
• Feather Professional (13) •
• L'Occitane Cade Plisson •
• Cella Extra Extra Purissima •
• Myrsol Agua Balsamica •

06/10/2014



• Mongoose + Dub Legend •
• Feather Professional (12) •
• Cella Extra Extra Purissima •
• L'Occitane Cade Plisson v1 •
• Myrsol Agua Balsamica •

04/10/2014 -- Cella Fella!



• Mongoose + Dub Legend •
• Feather Professional (10) •
• Plisson Acetate Pearly Gray Synthetic •
• Cella Extra Extra Purissima •
• Myrsol Agua Balsamica •

TWSBI Vac700. Awesome vacuum filling mechanism with great ink capacity. Nib writes smoother than a custom nib I have.

02/10/2014 -- 2 pass DFS http://i.imgur.com/XE1yz6h.jpg • Mongoose + Dub Legend • • Feather Professional (9) • • L'Occitane Cade Plisson • • Catie's Bubbles LPV (23) • • Vintage Aqua Velva Ice Blue • http://i.imgur.com/6co82Lb.jpg • TWSBI mini Classic w/ Pendleton Brown Flairline nib • • Pilot Iros...

01/10/2014 http://i.imgur.com/m9R3H6T.jpg • Mongoose + Dub Legend • • Feather Professional (8) • • The Grooming Company Synthetic • • Vito's Extra Super • • Vintage Aqua Velva Ice Blue • http://i.imgur.com/oUyp2lN.jpg • TWSBI Vac 700 Extra-Fine • • Pilot Iroshizuku Chiku-Rin (Bamboo Forest) •

30/09/2014 http://i.imgur.com/rhsWrY1.jpg • Mongoose + Dub Legend • • Feather Professional (7) • • Plisson Acetate Pearly Gray Synth • • Barrister & Mann - Fougère Imperiale (11) • • Vintage Aqua Velva Ice Blue • http://i.imgur.com/1W4zvOF.jpg • Pen: TWSBI mini Classic + Pendleton Brown Flairlin...

Shave #s 19 & 20 of my Mongoose Journey 3 days in a row with the thrice used Feather Professional blade makes a total of 6 shaves on it now and everything about it still feels like new. Here is yesterday's Mongoose shave: 28/09/2014 http://i.imgur.com/6wOuy5B.jpg • Mongoose + Dub Legend • • Feat...

29/09/2014 -- Return of the Pen! http://i.imgur.com/18t3lXl.jpg • Mongoose + Dub Legend • • Feather Professional (6) • • Plisson Acetate Synthetic • • WSP Rustic -- Barbershop (6) • • Vintage Aqua Velva Ice Blue • http://i.imgur.com/MPmzxtR.jpg • Pen: TWSBI Vac700 • • Ink: Pilot Iroshizuku Ku-Jaku (...

Wow! That looks amazing Gary. I think that you'll be enjoying the next 6 months or so.

28/09/2014

Fall is in the air & my shave.



• Mongoose + Dub Legend •
• Feather Professional (5) •
• L'Occitane Cade Plisson •
• Vito's Extra Super •
• Krampert's Finest Acadian Spice Bay Rum •

Shave #17 of my Mongoose Journey After stropping the fool out of the Super blade following the last shave I definitely didn't feel any 'zings' this time around. Here was my Mongoose shave: 26/09/2014 http://i.imgur.com/9xxF69i.jpg • Mongoose + Dub Legend • • Feather Super (11) • • Plisson Synthetic ...

27/09/2014 HUFA!

Look what I found at the bottom of my shave stash; some original RazoRock XXX.



• Mongoose + Dub Legend •
• Feather Pro (4) •
• Cade Plisson •
• RazoRock XXX •
• Vintage Aqua Velva Ice Blue •

26/09/2014



• Mongoose + Dub Legend •
• Feather Super (11) •
• Plisson Synthetic •
• Martin de Candre Fougère (69) •
• Vintage Aqua Velva Ice Blue •

Shave #16 of my Mongoose Journey It's been 5 shaves since I've been able to sit down and muse a bit. As I'm not really changing variables at this point there hasn't been much to report until today as the Feather Super blade hits its 10th shave. Shaves 12-14 were smooth as can be and super close. I'v...

25/09/2014

Mongoose in the mist.

24/09/2014 http://i.imgur.com/WXeGFP6.jpg Razor: Mongoose + Dub Legend Blade: Feather Super (9) Brush: L'Occitane Cade Plisson Soap: Catie's Bubbles LTV (13) AS: Vintage Aqua Velva Ice Blue 9 shaves down & plenty more to go on this blade. 10 is a guarantee now. Given the cost of these blades 10 ...