May. 29, 2024 - Gibbs 15 First Shave
- Prep: Shower, Baxter Shave Tonic
- Brush: MRed 26 mm Badger
- Razor: Fatip Piccolo
- Blade: Personna Platinum (3)
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - Soapmakers of Awesometown
- Post Shave: Old Spice (European)
Picked up a Gibbs 15 replica from Heritage recently as he finally had some more on sale. I got it in the black handle aluminum and it's quite the nice feeling razor, with a good amount of heft despite a shorter handle (I got the chubby black anodized aluminum handle). It's adjustable, though the mechanism is a bit weird with you having to loosen the bottom and then turn the dial at the top. Once you figure it out it's not too bad. Did the first pass on level 6 and it was aggressive AF with a massive blade gap. Knicked myself once with it but the pass mowed down my hair. Second pass was with it on 1, which was waaay too mild for my taste but still effective. Will give this another go on some of the mid-level settings.
I picked up Mayor of Awesometown on the PIF table at Maggards but hadn't used it yet. I didn't realize it was a B&M April Fools joke nor that it was as old as it was. Definitely not the Omnibus base, that's for sure. I could tell instantly from lathering with how thin it came out. Great scent though with citrus and florals and something else I couldn't quite pick out but very much enjoyed.