Came for the shave, paused halfway through to fall down the Cecil Hotel rabbit hole. It's now 45 minutes later, and I'm finally getting to the other half of the shave.
You look like a fun dude to have a beer with and talk old cars. Used to do that with my dad. We did Fords mostly, one at a time, a couple years each. It was the best time in the world for me.
I lived in downtown LA for several years (corner of 3rd/Figueroa) and worked at 300 N. Los Angeles St for about 10 yrs...very familiar with that area. Great shave, Ken!
Ken💈💈 Cool shave leading up to Halloween. The Cecil Hotel is somewhat news to me, interesting place. I did visit the hotel used as the setting for the Stephen King movie "The Shining" though. The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. A spooky place for sure and purportedly haunted. I saw no ghost nor heard any strange things luckily. Nicely done video again. Enjoy!
Sympathy...I know you like I am or were rather a BIG Connery/Bond fan.... He was a singular talent and i will miss him dearly. loved Indiana Jones too!
This scent is so amazingly classic barbershop that as soon as i smelled the sample sent with another order, i had to get the aftershave star jelly and the CK-6 soap! Its awesome! And i got the clown fruit cube and soap, i didnt wanna miss out
Man I loved this one! I literally just got my El Fantasma razor in today and came with a post card about Hotel Cecil and then you drop a vid with these product! I love my new glow in the dark razor and I'm curious about this soap now. Keep em coming Ken!
Great shave. Hotel Cecil has also been thought to be the last place Black Dahlia went before being murdered. It was recently the death site of a woman who disappeared and died from drowning under mysterious circumstances. Put that aside, I decided to continue the tradition of doing No Shave November. I’m worried that my safety razor skills might become rusty from not shaving for a whole month, but let’s hope that skill doesn’t diminish
Nice shave and interesting products. Hotel Cecil was also the inspiration for the Season 5 of American Horror Story. Now as a joke, I always find funny how you Americans call World Series sports that are played only there. Take care Ken and cheers!
After watching your video where you demonstrated the Wilkinson Sword quad razor, I decided to buy it! Haven’t used it yet, but it love watching your videos. Helps to relax me after a long day.
The fire season in California seems to be going on and on. Our season has just started. Nice shave Ken. I’ll have to try and find some PAA soaps downunder.
Great shave and great story behind Hotel Cecil, I will certainly be doing some reading on that in a bit. I notice when you have the goatee you still lather over it, do you do that to wash/clean the facial hair?
Great shave video! I was thinking that there’s is a season of the TV series “American Horror Story” called “Hotel’; maybe that series is based on the Cecil hotel?
Ken, why is there a wilkinson sword classic and then a gillette wilkinson sword? As far as I know Wilkinson Sword is owned by Schicks parent company. So how is Gillette involved? Always been curious.
I am not sure about the history that resulted in these two different brands. The Wilkinson Sword razor blades were originally a UK firm. They are currently manufactured in Germany. The Gillette Wilkinson blades are made in India and China. AFAIK, the Indian mfg blades only come in 50 packs. Apparently, it is cheaper to make blades in China for sale in India.
I live in Los Angeles area and I know you are in the oc, ever think of doing a shave at the hotel with hotel Cecil? Maybe even day time I know it’s in skid row, but haven’t seen anyone post a shave with hotel Cecil at hotel Cecil aka stay on main .
Not sure but that is lead crystal may not be good to be soaking brushes then using on your face. Lead can leach out then you would be applying to face and I know you know lead is known to cause cancer. Just throwing that out there since I know you have a lot of precancerous burned off the face. Take care. Oh and I'm curious about that fox hunt scuttle. Did it come in and what you think of it. I had in my cart and for some reason I came to youtube and watched your video with the fox hunt brush and I just had to give you first dibs since it looked like the match to your set.
Amazing 🤩 great content and super excited to receive it soon. One of my favorite times of year. Oh and sorry about the fires :( it really saddens me to know about all the people animals and nature affected.
Hi Ken- Great shave and soap/aftershave reviews; thank you! I hope you are having a great week. Take good care and be safe and be well. Best regards, as always, Ken!
Just bought my first safety razor. Got the Gillette king c. Really hard to find anything in my area I guess I have to online shop for my products. Can’t even find a brush. Lol. Enjoy watching your videos!!!
I live in a neighbor that went from "Good" to "Shady". Point being, I wouldn't have a problem camping out in this hotel to conduct a Paranormal Investigation. ;-)
There's a British, military owned company (www.dirtysoap.co.uk) sells that brush. Also on Instagram. They have a superb soap and post shave balm and also sell beard balm and amazing bath soaps, some which have the much admired Aventus scent. Great company and great to know you're helping out people of the military
The artwork on Hotel Cecil reminds of a Alfred Hitchcock movie like Vertigo or Rear Window which are cool.I have a set coming.😊I am going to shave with the El Fantasma and Will O' the Wisp. I mean this with no disrespect, but it seems like California is always on fire and that's sad. Be safe Ken and thanks for the preview.
Great vibes with this video, Ken! Between the last two soaps you tested (Apple Farm & Hotel Cecil), which one was slicker? Or, which one performed better? I’m ready to try something new!
The Tower of Terror at Disney World is still the Tower of Terror. My wife and I went on it on our honeymoon. Once was enough...you actually experience zero G on that ride for a fleeting moment. It took me years before I decided to try the version at California Adventure.
For the month of November, I’m not going to shave the side of my face for the whole month. When I shave again in December since I’m going to a holiday concert at my former high school because it’s a tradition. I’m going to the concert because I’m a alumni at my high school. Do you think I should go? I’m going to use the ristretto razor with a feather blade.
The lather is behaving gummy. We can see this. Check the ingredients list and see if any might be causing or allowing that. If you believe that gumminess is interfering with the shave (probably did not), you might try adding more water next time. The only time I had a gummy material trailing from a razor during a shave, it was one of those lubrication strips on a cheap disposable razor.
@@DouglasSmythe Maybe so. I just tried this razor, now two days ago. I did feel some of that stringy stuff coming from the lub strip, and I did for SURE, have a very wet lather. The wet wet lather did not stop that gummy trailing from the lube strip, but at least the whisker hairs were more hydrated.
We actually do! But since shipping is based on weight and your address, both of which I do jot know, I cannot say. But simply go to our site and put what you want in the cart. Then fill out the address field. You will then get an accurate shipping price my friend! Thanks for your interest and Shave On!
For anyone looking for the skull shave brush - www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Skull-Armor-Beard-Shaving-Bowl-Stainless-Steel-Shaving-Bowl-Bowl-ONLY/154042508594?hash=item23dda62532:g:kOYAAOSwKDZfMxgt Unfortunately i'm based in the UK so the link may not be available around the world.
Never heard of that Hotel Cecil, sounds creepy as heck lol great video and shave, it illegal to call people here to ask for tell you vote for him or her ect hope the fires are getting under control soon stay save, cheers....Peter
Sir Sean Connery has died at the age of 90. He was the first actor to play James Bond on the big screen in Dr. No in 1962, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice and Diamonds Are Forever followed. Tribute shave. Sorry Ken.
There is a seller by the name of Ibrahim (wound post the whole name, as I don’t know the policies in that) on Etsy that sells them. An inexpensive brush, but a cool handle. And Douglas needs to slow his roll.. I can’t afford all these great scents!
I have no reference point for the Burma Shave scent. Does it smell like an old man? Does it smell like anything contemporary? Be careful out there. I hear there is rioting and looting going on in downtown LA. Sore winners, I guess.
Came for the shave, paused halfway through to fall down the Cecil Hotel rabbit hole.
It's now 45 minutes later, and I'm finally getting to the other half of the shave.
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Lord I know that rabbit hole too well! May have carved my initials in it somewhere! ;)
You look like a fun dude to have a beer with and talk old cars. Used to do that with my dad. We did Fords mostly, one at a time, a couple years each. It was the best time in the world for me.
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I love the intro - every time - been here for years now
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Those scent notes sound right up my alley. I might have to pick this one up.
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Hi Ken very nice shave ! can't wait to try it 💈💈 cheers from France and please stay safe our Président just lockdown us again ! stay safe all💪
Stay Safe🙏🙏
I lived in downtown LA for several years (corner of 3rd/Figueroa) and worked at 300 N. Los Angeles St for about 10 yrs...very familiar with that area. Great shave, Ken!
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Hello my friend, nice job always watching your video!!
Thank you
Wow That’s a Killer Brush For a Killer Shave Ken 😮😀😬😊👍🏼
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Ken💈💈 Cool shave leading up to Halloween. The Cecil Hotel is somewhat news to me, interesting place. I did visit the hotel used as the setting for the Stephen King movie "The Shining" though. The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. A spooky place for sure and purportedly haunted. I saw no ghost nor heard any strange things luckily. Nicely done video again. Enjoy!
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Sympathy...I know you like I am or were rather a BIG Connery/Bond fan....
He was a singular talent and i will miss him dearly. loved Indiana Jones too!
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Great Video Ken 💈👍🏼🪒
Very cool
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Great shave Ken
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great video Ken! You are looking additionally peppy in this vid. you must have given Mrs. Surfs a run for her money. ;-) hahah
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Greetings from FL always love watching these vids and the different soaps and razors 🤘🏽
Thank you
2020 is such a crappy year but a great year for Los Angeles sports team.
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Got my hotel Cecil ordered. Even here in KY the hotel is widely known.
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This scent is so amazingly classic barbershop that as soon as i smelled the sample sent with another order, i had to get the aftershave star jelly and the CK-6 soap! Its awesome! And i got the clown fruit cube and soap, i didnt wanna miss out
Can you further explain the scent? I love Stirling barbershop and would like to find other great barbershop soaps. Does it have a good talc scent?
@@davidmaxey656 yes good talc scent and manly classic barbershop scent. If you go on PAA site it will explain the scent in detail for ingredients
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Hi kensurfs I love your vedios
Thank you
I was waiting for you my friend! Have a nice day in these grim times :-)
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Man I loved this one! I literally just got my El Fantasma razor in today and came with a post card about Hotel Cecil and then you drop a vid with these product! I love my new glow in the dark razor and I'm curious about this soap now. Keep em coming Ken!
Thank you
Great shave. Stay safe
You too 👍👍
Good vid Ken. Thanks
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also saw that brush on aliexpress, comes as a set with a stainless steel mug that has a skull on the outside
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Another great shave!
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nice shave Ken !!! have a nice weekend
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Ken , You and Your Family stay safe !! and another great shave !
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Great shave. Hotel Cecil has also been thought to be the last place Black Dahlia went before being murdered. It was recently the death site of a woman who disappeared and died from drowning under mysterious circumstances. Put that aside, I decided to continue the tradition of doing No Shave November. I’m worried that my safety razor skills might become rusty from not shaving for a whole month, but let’s hope that skill doesn’t diminish
I read that about the Black Dahlia👍💈💈
It's all about sense memory. Like riding a bicycle. No worries.
I'm surprised you didn't do a clip from the Shining with the room key in the door.
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We need a video redo. Lol
Great video Ken 🤛
Thanks David👍💈
Nice shave and interesting products. Hotel Cecil was also the inspiration for the Season 5 of American Horror Story. Now as a joke, I always find funny how you Americans call World Series sports that are played only there. Take care Ken and cheers!
Cheers👍👍
Merika!
Cracking set-up Ken👍 Googled the hotel and think I'll give it a miss🤣
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After watching your video where you demonstrated the Wilkinson Sword quad razor, I decided to buy it! Haven’t used it yet, but it love watching your videos. Helps to relax me after a long day.
Thank you
The fire season in California seems to be going on and on. Our season has just started. Nice shave Ken. I’ll have to try and find some PAA soaps downunder.
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Check out The Stray Whisker my friend! Con stocks a lot of our product and we just shipped out a new order! ;)
@@DouglasSmythe thanks 🙏 will do 👍🏻
Have you heard - Sean Connery passed away today... I heard the news and immediately thought about you; since you are a fan of the bond movies.
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Congrats to the Dodgers, Ken! Knocked out my Braves, but they were due. Glad Kershaw finally got a championship.
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Great shave and great story behind Hotel Cecil, I will certainly be doing some reading on that in a bit. I notice when you have the goatee you still lather over it, do you do that to wash/clean the facial hair?
Yes, off camera
I’d love to know of PAA’s Irish Springs is coming back anytime soon. I love that soap.
It came out earlier this year and I'm a fan also,not too many PAA soaps I don't like.👍
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Great shave video! I was thinking that there’s is a season of the TV series “American Horror Story” called “Hotel’; maybe that series is based on the Cecil hotel?
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Ken, why is there a wilkinson sword classic and then a gillette wilkinson sword? As far as I know Wilkinson Sword is owned by Schicks parent company. So how is Gillette involved? Always been curious.
I am not sure about the history that resulted in these two different brands. The Wilkinson Sword razor blades were originally a UK firm. They are currently manufactured in Germany.
The Gillette Wilkinson blades are made in India and China. AFAIK, the Indian mfg blades only come in 50 packs. Apparently, it is cheaper to make blades in China for sale in India.
Not sure myself 💈💈
aint nutin like a good clean mans shave always makes you feel good especially with vintage safety razors.
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I live in Los Angeles area and I know you are in the oc, ever think of doing a shave at the hotel with hotel Cecil? Maybe even day time I know it’s in skid row, but haven’t seen anyone post a shave with hotel Cecil at hotel Cecil aka stay on main .
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Is your DE89 the one with the rubberized grip? How do you like it?
I think it’s very easy to hold👍👍👍
😊 another great vid, its so nice listening on your stories about diffrent things, thy Ken
Thank you👍💈
Not sure but that is lead crystal may not be good to be soaking brushes then using on your face. Lead can leach out then you would be applying to face and I know you know lead is known to cause cancer. Just throwing that out there since I know you have a lot of precancerous burned off the face. Take care. Oh and I'm curious about that fox hunt scuttle. Did it come in and what you think of it. I had in my cart and for some reason I came to youtube and watched your video with the fox hunt brush and I just had to give you first dibs since it looked like the match to your set.
I have it on display. I’ll try to show it in an upcoming vid👍👍👍
Love the brush, I ordered a similar one on ebay
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Great shave Ken! Stay safe and happy halloween
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Amazing 🤩 great content and super excited to receive it soon.
One of my favorite times of year.
Oh and sorry about the fires :( it really saddens me to know about all the people animals and nature affected.
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Doug, please make an aftershave that smells like Ballistol.
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Hi Ken- Great shave and soap/aftershave reviews; thank you! I hope you are having a great week. Take good care and be safe and be well. Best regards, as always, Ken!
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Just bought my first safety razor. Got the Gillette king c. Really hard to find anything in my area I guess I have to online shop for my products. Can’t even find a brush. Lol. Enjoy watching your videos!!!
Thank you very much👍💈
I think a shave from the hotel would be cool
Oh man, ghosts would be watching..🎃🎃🎃
Stay safe and healthy too 🪒🧼💈
You too 🙏🙏
I live in a neighbor that went from "Good" to "Shady". Point being, I wouldn't have a problem camping out in this hotel to conduct a Paranormal Investigation. ;-)
You are brave 👍💈
Are you and Mark Szorady watching each others videos? Same soap, last week, same glow in the dark razor with slant angle. Before that same red razor
Lol
Is it still available?
It should be
There's a British, military owned company (www.dirtysoap.co.uk) sells that brush. Also on Instagram. They have a superb soap and post shave balm and also sell beard balm and amazing bath soaps, some which have the much admired Aventus scent. Great company and great to know you're helping out people of the military
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The artwork on Hotel Cecil reminds of a Alfred Hitchcock movie like Vertigo or Rear Window which are cool.I have a set coming.😊I am going to shave with the El Fantasma and Will O' the Wisp. I mean this with no disrespect, but it seems like California is always on fire and that's sad. Be safe Ken and thanks for the preview.
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Great vibes with this video, Ken! Between the last two soaps you tested (Apple Farm & Hotel Cecil), which one was slicker? Or, which one performed better? I’m ready to try something new!
Maybe Hotel Cecil, it’s close
Thanks Ken! I’ll give Hotel Cecil a try. 😉 Love your videos. It’s like therapy for me after a hard day of work.
The Tower of Terror at Disney World is still the Tower of Terror. My wife and I went on it on our honeymoon. Once was enough...you actually experience zero G on that ride for a fleeting moment. It took me years before I decided to try the version at California Adventure.
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I ordered Hotel Cecil yesterday! 😃👍🏼 There's more fires in Cali? 😮😕👎🏼
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I think they based one of the seasons of American horror story on that hotel. I thought that was one of their better seasons.
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Nice intro 👍
It sounds like that hotel was an inspiration for the movie "1408" with John Cusack.
Right?
Stay safe Ken. 👍 🪒💈
That was a scary movie👍👍
The SOTD was supposed to be the schick injector razor but it didn't take it well so I switched to the 34C plus the mount broke
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For the month of November, I’m not going to shave the side of my face for the whole month. When I shave again in December since I’m going to a holiday concert at my former high school because it’s a tradition. I’m going to the concert because I’m a alumni at my high school. Do you think I should go? I’m going to use the ristretto razor with a feather blade.
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Try some No.63. You won't be disappointed. 😁
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The lather is behaving gummy. We can see this. Check the ingredients list and see if any might be causing or allowing that. If you believe that gumminess is interfering with the shave (probably did not), you might try adding more water next time. The only time I had a gummy material trailing from a razor during a shave, it was one of those lubrication strips on a cheap disposable razor.
When in doubt, add more water. That is definitely what the problem is in your case.
@@DouglasSmythe Maybe so. I just tried this razor, now two days ago. I did feel some of that stringy stuff coming from the lub strip, and I did for SURE, have a very wet lather. The wet wet lather did not stop that gummy trailing from the lube strip, but at least the whisker hairs were more hydrated.
I needed more water👍💈
If you like creepy hotels and haven't been, check out The Stanley in Estes Park, Colorado. Stephen King wrote The Shining there in room 217.
Oh man🎃🎃
Huh. A shaving product themed after a haunted hotel? Now there is something that you don't see everyday. LOL
Lol
A question to PAA: Do you ship to Norway? What would the shipping cost?
Hi, you can buy some of the PAA soaps from Shavingtime in the UK 🙂. It takes about a week to Norway.
We actually do! But since shipping is based on weight and your address, both of which I do jot know, I cannot say. But simply go to our site and put what you want in the cart. Then fill out the address field. You will then get an accurate shipping price my friend! Thanks for your interest and Shave On!
@@DouglasSmythe Thank you, will do!
I’m not sure
For anyone looking for the skull shave brush - www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Skull-Armor-Beard-Shaving-Bowl-Stainless-Steel-Shaving-Bowl-Bowl-ONLY/154042508594?hash=item23dda62532:g:kOYAAOSwKDZfMxgt
Unfortunately i'm based in the UK so the link may not be available around the world.
I hope you all appreciate Mookie Betts; we hated to see him leave Boston.
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Sean Conery of James bond passed away at the age of 90 today
RIP Sean🙏🙏
@@kensurfs will you be doing a tribute shave for Sean?
Never heard of that Hotel Cecil, sounds creepy as heck lol great video and shave, it illegal to call people here to ask for tell you vote for him or her ect hope the fires are getting under control soon stay save, cheers....Peter
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If you use a left hand, you have a most great barb.
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Need to do a Frankenstein razor???????
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You say "Seasill" I say "Sesill", potato, potato, tomato, tomato let's call the whole thing off. ;)
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Shaving brush skull
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I love the CK6 soap but for some reason I cut myself non stop when using it
Really. Might try a different blade ?
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Sir Sean Connery has died at the age of 90. He was the first actor to play James Bond on the big screen in Dr. No in 1962, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice and Diamonds Are Forever followed.
Tribute shave. Sorry Ken.
I thought Casino Royale with Sir David Niven was the first Bond movie?
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“Few days of growth” I can’t shave unless I have a few days growth, otherwise there is irritation and blood
I find that PAA scents are sometimes too complicated for themselves. I've found that most criticisms I've heard are justified IMO.
I think Douglas has so many ideas on soaps and scents 👍👍👍
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I believe you can find that type of brush on aliexpress.
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There is a seller by the name of Ibrahim (wound post the whole name, as I don’t know the policies in that) on Etsy that sells them. An inexpensive brush, but a cool handle.
And Douglas needs to slow his roll.. I can’t afford all these great scents!
Colour the goatee Ken I can't see a thing
It’s done..lol
I have no reference point for the Burma Shave scent. Does it smell like an old man? Does it smell like anything contemporary?
Be careful out there. I hear there is rioting and looting going on in downtown LA. Sore winners, I guess.
Smells like an amazing barbershop scent but elevated even better
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Biden Burma Shave..Dump Trump hair...
Lol