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Three Weeks Is Enough!

04 Monday Aug 2014

Posted by thegentlemanfarmer in Living, Style, time

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beards, braun cruzer, everyman jack, gillette atra, hair, merkur, old school, safety razor, shaving, shaving brush, soufflé dish

Time to shave.

enough...

touch of grey…

I don’t care whether you’re a boy or a girl, whether it’s a face or a pair of legs, shaving is a chore.

Of course, there are the tools of the trade.

I only break out the Braun when the beard gets thick.

charged and waiting...

charged and waiting…

I have no idea who gave me the brush and no one at Totem Hall is complaining about a missing soufflé dish.

just add soap...

just add soap…

We shop at a local organic co-op and though this stuff by Everyman Jack isn’t organic, it’s sold there, which should count for something.  Right?

politically correct...

politically correct…

I found this vintage Merkur safety razor with its handy dandy vintage case and just had to have it.  I use this bad boy first; you got to love and respect the old school.

men only...

men only…

The first razor I ever bought with my own money from my own job, the Gillette Atra; it is the finisher.  Enough said!

my first...

my first…

Now, beard done, and it’s time to move on to eyebrow, ear, nose, and back hair, no pictures, oh, the joy of aging…

 

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