Surf City Shave

Myrsol Emulsion as a stand-alone shave cream? You bet, it works!

I did a quick touch up on the way out of the door with a slather of Emulsion, Rockwell 6S plate 3 + some more Emulsion as an aftershave balm.

Left me feeling clean and ready to go!

Keep your 👁️ out for specials coming for fans of Surf City Shave.

featuring a brush Ken Surfs gave me, a vintage Gillette from my friend Nathaniel, Wilkinson Sword blade, some TOBS #50 from our last PIF table and the pre/aftershave from Absolutely Fabulous

TOBS always gives me a smooth, smooth shave. Gonna’ go full #9 to test myself…

Got Rockwell? It lasts a lifetime.

We ❤️ Stirling Soap Company

A business that still has hand-written batch numbers on every item you buy.

Surf City Shave Inside Absolutely Fabulous The re-evolution of shaving is upon us: environmentally-conscious, artisan-supported, made in the USA.

Come and take some weight off your feet!

Gifts | Decor | Mark Roberts | Jellycat | Wet Shaving | STEM Toys | Seasonal Shop | Huntington Beach Family shop in business for over 15 years in HB. We spend the time finding the best so you don't have to.

Not a bad couple of shelves!

A severely under-appreciated product
scent
with my stand in the background
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Pre: H2O splash & Rockwell Barbershop pre-shave oil
Hardware: Merkur 34G w/ 3rd use Rapira Platinum Lux + Merkur detailing razor
Post: Rockwell Razors Barbershop Scent Aftershave Balm
Not pictured: Rockwell leave-in beard conditioner

I wanted quick, easy & refreshing and this Rockwell line came to mind. The balm doesn’t get the burn that I like in an aftershave but it does leave the skin feeling great, which makes sense because it has really good ingredients. I wanted a nice cream layer on the shave so I only added a tiny bit of water to the brush before applying directly to my face - no bowl lathering today. It all made for a really quick and quality shave.

I used a warm wash cloth to clean the soap off before drying and applying the aftershave balm.

I really like the leave-in beard conditioner, as well. It functions differently than an oil and just leaves your beard feeling great.

Keep your eyes out for some GREAT DEALS from Surf City Shave!

Hey everybody... I've missed being on the shave train. Last year got crazy-busy, and Surf City Shave is something I started to help my Mom's retail shop and spread the gospel of traditional shaving in Huntington Beach; so once it was up and running, it kinda' got put behind the 53 other things I do for a living.

That being said, I'm still here and I miss y'all's company. I have some overstock of AWESOME goods from last year that I'll be packaging as deals this year: mostly Barbus & Myrsol. (The Barbus labels got messed up in shipping and the Myrsol is just a bit expensive for our customers to want to try out, so you guys win!)

Both of these are EXCELLENT products, so I'm excited to get them out to folks who haven't tried them - especially the Barbus, seeing as it is another small business who is making great products.

Hopefully be chatting with you guys a lot more this year!

A different for me:
Pre: Stirling mentholated soap bar
Hardware: Merkur Progress + Wilkinson Sword
Soap: Barbus Sport
Post: LEA Balm

All with items bought at Absolutely Fabulous except for the Shave Dad custom printed stand by The Wet Shaving Store

Smooth, smooth smooth
Pre: shower + PAA Cube
Brush: Fred Shaves boar (thanks Ken!) + PAA Scuttle (thanks Douglas!)
Cutters: Merkur Progress + Gillette Wilkinson Sword (thanks Ken!) + Merkur Detailing Razor
Soap: Myrsol Don Carlos
Post: Omega Alum stick + Myrsol Metilsol + Myrsol Emulsion
Longer Stank: Myrsol Don Carlos cologne

OK… PAA’s Doppelgänger Gold is an AWESOME island scent

I’m in Kauai!

Thinking of doing a second ”Traditional Shaving for Bearded Guys” video from the balcony later

🙂

An EXCLUSIVE batch of DIEGO BOWLS are available at Absolutely Fabulous right now!

We’re leaving the PIF table operative for anyone who wants to come and plunder it!

The second meetup was so much fun. A huge thanks to Ken, Matt, Douglas & everyone else who came by. Please tag yourselves! The famous octopus bowl makes an appearance. 🐙

A very special brought to me by Douglas!

I can’t wait to see what it smells like.

Going to use my 6S plate 4 &, as always, my detailing razor for under my lips n’ nose.

What a day! Matt & Douglas reprised ”I’d Lather Be Shaving” & Ken Surfs did a shave video both LIVE in the shop.

And as always, the wonderful people from our wet shaving community showed up and made the day amazing-er.

Big news coming on some new next week!

40% OFF Myrsol tomorrow during the event ONLY

40% OFF MYRSOL during the event 8/6/22 12-4 ONLY!

I love this Stirling Soap Company Kong brush. Fits perfectly with the extra-heavy Merkur.

Some shots
of what
we gots.

We’re hot
to trot

I’m not a THOT
😂
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Excited for tomorrow!

My yesterday, I think, w/ 1 day of growth. All with stuff bought at Absolutely Fabulous

For those of you not seeped in old-school shaving, it doesn't have to be this all-encompassing. I just had a spare 15 minutes and decided to enjoy myself and wake up a bit with this fresh menthol vibe. I ended up smooth as a baby's butt and more awake (from the menthol) and in a much better mood.

Pre: face wash, hot towel & TOBS Chamomile pre-shave oil
Blades: PAA Platinum Strangelet & Merkur Detailing blade (PLEASE - someone make some better blades for this awesome piece of equipment)
Razors: Merkur Detailing Razor & Rockwell 6S (3 WTG/XTG + 1 ATG (smooth on the neck under the chin, even))
Brush: a little ditty from my friend, Nate (thanks dood)
Soap: Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic (menthol... ooooh!)
Aftershave: PAA Fresco Star Jelly
Beard: Rockwell Barbershop Beard Conditioner (light hold & fresh scent... really nice ingredients)

w/ a special appearance by PAA's Fresco not-talc-talc. Love that stuff. I was very sad when I found out how bad talc is for you, so it's a treat to be able to use it again.

TOBS has been around since the 1880’s for good reason. It is LUXURIOUS.

For $20, the Rockwell Rookie butterfly razor is the perfect starter razor.

We ❤️ Rockwell. If you haven’t tried their Barbershop shaving cream, you’re missing out.

Omega’s shaving products are as inexpensive as their brushes and work great!

PAA!