Shave of the Day Thread - 2022

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Mark1966 said:
Pre-shave: Hot Shower
Brush: @TroyTools Platypig Shaving Brush
Soap/Cream: Henri et Victoria Cognac and Cuban Cigars shaving soap
Razor: Vintage Gilette L1 'Slim' (6)
Blade: Schick Plus Platinum (7)
Post-shave: Henri et Victoria Cognac and Cuban Cigars balm
Fragrance: Henri et Victoria Cognac and Cuban Cigars EDP

Hey @Zeke - good to hear that you seem to be turning a corner work wise! Glad you can fine your 'zen' spot in your daily shave. Trust that it all goes well tomorrow.

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Thanks, @Mark1966, and everyone else too. It's a familiar story - a great place to work gets taken over by a large corporate, and all of a sudden, the three most important things to the business are the budget, the budget, and the budget! People leave, they don't replace them, but the budget still goes up every year. Somehow they seem to find the funds to put on lots of upper-level managers though, despite there being no room in the budget for the people at the branch level who actually create the cash flow that pays the managers' salaries...

The good news is that I'm moving on to a business that seems to have the total opposite approach. This is from the job ad, and it's in my job description too - A sense of humour and a desire to belong and contribute to a great team and workplace culture which is about respect, inclusion and belonging. Some of the personal attributes desired are listed as respect, empathy and integrity. If the bosses model what they expect from me, it sounds like a great place to work.
 
Zeke said:
It's a familiar story - a great place to work gets taken over by a large corporate, and all of a sudden, the three most important things to the business are the budget, the budget, and the budget!
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It works both ways. I moved from Perth to Adelaide Hills to take a job with a family-owned business that shall remain nameless here for the sole reason that it has since been acquired by a private equity consortium. The CEO who was so keen to butter me up when I expressed interest turned out to be a total micro-manager who had missed her vocation of manning the gas-chambers at Belsen. (Ze executions vill continue until morale improves!) The money was good (I negotiated that before I moved) but it was easily the most stressful time of my life. For my last two months I kept a resignation letter in my locker ready for signing at a moment's notice.
 
Pre-shave: Hot Shower
Brush: @TroyTools Platypig Shaving Brush
Soap/Cream: Pasteur Pharmacy (Wholly Kaw) Timmermann shaving soap
Razor: Vintage Gilette L1 'Slim' (6)
Blade: Schick Plus Platinum (1)
Post-shave: Pasteur Pharmacy (Wholly Kaw) Timmermann balm
Fragrance: Pasteur Pharmacy (Wholly Kaw) Timmermann EDT

New blade, great shave.

Hoping it goes well today @Zeke !

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Pre-shave: Hot water, Pears soap
Brush: Troycraft "Opalesque" 28mm AP G5C
Soap: Czech & Speake - Oxford & Cambridge
Razor: Blackland Sabre
Blade: Personna GEM Stainless
Post-shave: Shower, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF50+, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
COTD: Mocha Ismaili, Yemen
 
Gargravarr said:
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Pre-shave: Hot water, Pears soap
Brush: Troycraft "Opalesque" 28mm AP G5C
Soap: Czech & Speake - Oxford & Cambridge
Razor: Blackland Sabre
Blade: Personna GEM Stainless
Post-shave: Shower, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF50+, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
COTD: Mocha Ismaili, Yemen
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:vomit: Art :vomit:
 
Gargravarr said:
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Pre-shave: Hot water, Pears soap
Brush: Troycraft "Opalesque" 28mm AP G5C
Soap: Czech & Speake - Oxford & Cambridge
Razor: Blackland Sabre
Blade: Personna GEM Stainless
Post-shave: Shower, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF50+, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
COTD: Mocha Ismaili, Yemen
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Mark1966 said:
:vomit: Art :vomit:
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Pre-shave:- Cold shower
Brush:- Morris & Forndran Style 3 Silvertip
Razor: Timeless 0.68 - Scalloped
Soap:- A&E - Khalifa
Blade:- Cloud (8)
Aftershave:- A&E - Khalifa

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I enjoy every shave but this morning it all came together perfectly :)(y)

Have a good week P&C
 
Pre-shave: Hot Shower
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Simpson 'The Duke' Shaving Brush
Soap/Cream: Stirling Soap Co Bay Rum shaving soap
Razor: Vintage Gilette L1 'Slim' (6)
Blade: Schick Plus Platinum (2)
Post-shave: Stirling Soap Co Bay Rum splash
Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co Bay Rum EDT

You know when you wake up some mornings and just KNOW it is a bay rum day?

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Confirmed I must say as I came to work - look at that wind chill factor!

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Mark1966 said:
Confirmed I must say as I came to work - look at that wind chill factor!

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I drove home last night in the middle of a massive storm. I was roughly 300m from home, and got turned around due to powerlines over the road. When I eventually got home, the wife and I sat in the dark until power was restored 3 hours later. Thank God, for combustable heating, providing both light and warmth.
 
Nanook said:
I drove home last night in the middle of a massive storm. I was roughly 300m from home, and got turned around due to powerlines over the road. When I eventually got home, the wife and I sat in the dark until power was restored 3 hours later. Thank God, for combustable heating, providing both light and warmth.
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That sounds pretty ordinary!

I remember the blackouts that used to be far more common when I was a kid. We were very happy to have gas to cook with.

Nowadays of course as we move to phase out gas it will be interesting to see how the infrastructure copes with storms and blackouts.
 
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