Brush: Chisel and Hound Intrepid with 26 mm Zenith boar knot at 53 mm loft
Razor: Dovo Bismarck 2 (7/8", full hollow, carbon steel)
Lather: Southern Witchcrafts Autumn Ash
Aftershave: Barrister and Mann/Z Nocturne
Fragrance: Imaginary Authors A City on Fire
Music: Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water
I’m starting this Witchcrafts Wednesday off with smoke, smoke, and smoke. Autumn Ash and Nocturne aren’t really gourmands, but they smell the mouthwatering kind of good. A City on Fire can be on the edge of too smokey but the warmth of Autumn Ash and Nocturne give it a gentle transition. I smell good.
The Bismarck gave me a shockingly good shave again. It might be because I struggled so much to get a good edge on this one when I started out learning to hone, but now that it has a smooth, sharp edge that glides through whiskers like a coated Kismet but with the feedback and that fascinating combination of heft and delicateness that comes with a large full hollow, well now I’m just floored by how pleasant is it to shave with this thing. It doesn’t hurt that it’s easy on the eyes, either.
The soundtrack for the shave reminded me of the beginning of this year when u/VisceralWatch and VisceralWatchette came to visit me and we went to Montreux and saw the casino about which the song was written.
now I’m just floored by how pleasant is it to shave with this thing
I feel the same way and always look forward to using this razor. It is extremely comfortable and close. I just remembered that on your razor and on mine, I did do a small amount of geometry correction, but somehow, I think that the big breakthrough is treating the edge with the care I discussed ad nauseum in my video.
Smoke!
I’m starting this Witchcrafts Wednesday off with smoke, smoke, and smoke. Autumn Ash and Nocturne aren’t really gourmands, but they smell the mouthwatering kind of good. A City on Fire can be on the edge of too smokey but the warmth of Autumn Ash and Nocturne give it a gentle transition. I smell good.
The Bismarck gave me a shockingly good shave again. It might be because I struggled so much to get a good edge on this one when I started out learning to hone, but now that it has a smooth, sharp edge that glides through whiskers like a coated Kismet but with the feedback and that fascinating combination of heft and delicateness that comes with a large full hollow, well now I’m just floored by how pleasant is it to shave with this thing. It doesn’t hurt that it’s easy on the eyes, either.
The soundtrack for the shave reminded me of the beginning of this year when u/VisceralWatch and VisceralWatchette came to visit me and we went to Montreux and saw the casino about which the song was written.
I feel the same way and always look forward to using this razor. It is extremely comfortable and close. I just remembered that on your razor and on mine, I did do a small amount of geometry correction, but somehow, I think that the big breakthrough is treating the edge with the care I discussed ad nauseum in my video.