…but I have gotten to the point where my beard needs more shampoo than my head hair…
Still no shave of the day 21st December
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TGR shaving kit unboxing
I decided to have some fun and get the shaving kit from TGR that I spotted a little while ago. So here is the “official” unboxing:
A few things I noticed:
- The wood looks like a fast-growing, reasonable soft wood similar to birch. Sapwood, not heartwood.
- The head relies on the corner tabs to align the blade, which is the first time I see.
- The “chrome” is rather sloppily applied, as can be seen on the last image.
- The brush looks, feels and smells like boar.
- The knot is roughly 22mm, with a 55mm loft. Pretty good backbone, pre-breaking in.
- The little cup is likely too small for lathering, but good for catching water drips.
- The stand will most likely not fit most of my razors and brushes
Bottom line? Not a great set, but not bad considering the cost. I’ll report again when I’ve actually shaven with it; I suspect it’s a mild shaver suitable for new shavers.
Two weeks of no shaves
Definitely going grey in the sideburn area… oh well.
Still no shave of the day 16th December
…but the beard have gotten long enough that I need to put conditioner in it when I shower in the morning.
I spy, with my little eye…
…a shaving brush in the wild – at Europris no less. While TGR is, in my opinion, the fun kind of dollar store, Europris is more of a.. how to put.. Norwegian version of the American chain Big Lots.
Quality brush they claim.. so much quality they couldn’t even get the print centred. Even so, this along with the set spotted at TGR earlier this week, makes me wonder if affordable traditional wetshaving for the masses are coming to Norway – or it might just be a blip on the radar.
No shave of the day 14th December
As stated on Monday, I’m currently an unshaven mess… I had forgotten how itchy a full beard can be when it grows in.
Spotted while out and about
Flying Tiger Copenhagen, formerly known as TGR, is an odd shop… imagine if a knick-knack store merged with a dollar store (or a pound store, or a 10kr store, or whatever your local equivalent is). Craft supplies, toys, kitchen gear… and today, this:
Granted, the finish on the wood ain’t great, the knot is probably a shedding Chinese boar, the cup is just plastic and the head on the razor is thin castmetal… but for 80 NOK (9.50 US $ / 7.50 £ / 9.00 €) I am quite tempted to pick it up just for fun.
A week of no shaves
Due to an injury, I’ve not shaven for a week… and I likely won’t shave until the new year roll around. It’s been about a decade since I last grew a full beard, so I’m kind of curious to see just how grey it has gotten…
Lack of shave of the day 9th December
For the same reason as Monday and Wednesday; no shave today :/
A little too close of a shave
I would like to think that my lips, nose and eyes should not be gone when I’m done shaving…
