SOTD March 4, 2016 Gillette Heavy Tech / Gillette Silver Blue Omega / La Toja Cream WH / shea butter / Proraso ASB First time shave with La Toja Cream. Very nice, lots of slick lather...scent isn't in my Top 5 , but it is not unpleasant. Very mineral-ish kind of scent. I think I just need to experiment to find a good ASB to match with this cream. I can see this as a nice travel cream. Nice post-shave feel. The Omega paired nicely with this cream. I will probably do a longer review of this cream after I have used it a few times.
Friday, March 4, 2016 Pre: Warm Shower, Sterling Pre- Shave Soap, Noxema Soap: Savonniere Du Bon Berger Cedar Mandarin Brush: Ever Ready 200T TGN Finest @clint64 reknot Razor: The One Blade Blade: GEM Stainless Coated #3 Post: Witch Hazel, Gold Bond Green Lotion, L'Orange Noir
March 4 - Straight Shave 6 Henckels Twin Works #50 PSO, hot shower Omega 10066 Boar Shaving Brush Route 66 Sea & Citrus soap Alum, Nivea balm, Pinuad Clubman Mod Cabin Beard oil
Thanks...I am going through my comic book phase of photos.... Yes, I did my research on this cream before I ordered it...and I am not disappointed. It is a popular cream/soap at a good price.
I have been using the shave stick version..not sure if the scent is the same. The shave stick has to me a cologne type scent but very mild, it's a nice scent that I wish was more pronounced but that's not gonna affect my score of it.
SOTD March 4, 2016 Prep: Hot Shower. Noxzema Razor: Gillette Aristocrat Blade: Ladas Lather: The Strop Shoppe Russian Tea Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Disruptor Post: Thayers Rose Petal WH. Gold Bond Ultimate Aftershave: Folsom & Co. Black Powder What a nice treat The Strop Shoppe Russian Tea soap is! Orange, Clove, Spice. The performance is out of this world, easy to lather, slick, wonderful post shave skincare. If you have a chance to get this one or any of SS offering get one before they're gone for good. Thank you @theFAT98 for the heads up! Never let the things you WANT Make you forget the things you HAVE!
3/4/15 - #81 - Back to the Blackbird! After 3 days of decent shaves using a Fatboy, I pulled the Blackbird back out and the results, as expected, were outstanding. Why I would ever use another razor is beyond me. Prep: hot shower Lather: Dusy Kabinett Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Razor: Blackland Blackbird Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2) Post: Old Spice 3 passes and as near to BBS as I ever get. This razor almost makes shaving effortless and my "trouble" areas of the chin, right jawline and lower neck are as clean and smooth as can be.
SOTD March 4, 2016 Prep: Warm shower Blade: Personna lab blue (4) Razor: Maggard MR1 handle with V2 open comb Brush: Omega 10049 boar Lather: Soap Commander Vision Post: Witch hazel splash, Nivea sensitive balm WTG, touch-up Nice shave this morning. CCS results with one pass and touch-up on the neck area mainly. Soap Commander Vision has a fresh, minty scent that I really enjoy. Of course it lathers up nicely and provides great slickness and protection. The Omega brush is a big boar and whips up tons of lather with little time and effort. This Vision soap is a sample. I think I've shaved with it five or six times and can probably get two or three more shaves out of it. That's a long life for a sample! I'm eager to try some of their other scents, particularly Endurance. I have several more samples to enjoy. Happy Friday to everyone!
Great scents, exceptional performance, and they last a good while. Nice folks, too. You can't go wrong with Soap Commander!
Friday's SOTD.............. Nivea Sensitive face lathered w/Simpson's Duke 2 Best Aristocrat razor w/Wilkinson Sword blade(6) Witch hazel rinse followed by Nivea Cooling ASB finishing w/Barbasol Blue aftershave 2-passes for a close comfortable shave.................
