Arko April!!!
30 Day Rule Edition
Planned Day 5 of 30






Derby (5)
Fatip Grande
L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic
Arko!!!
Alum
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal

Have a wonderful evening!
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Tuesday 4/5/16

Prep: Hot shower, Nivea face wash
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Lather: RazoRock For Chicago croap
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Crystal (1)
Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (1, 2, 3)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Thayer's Witch Hazel pad, Aveeno Active Naturals ASB
Cologne: Burberry Brit by Burberry

In honor of my Cubs starting their season (with a bang), I opted for the 'For Chicago' croap I got for my birthday from @mhari_dubh. The scent is geranium and white flowers; some might call it 'delicate.' It lathered about as well as I expected, though I think I should have used a touch more water on its maiden voyage. The Crystal - selected in part due to a recent blade review here - was humming along nicely until it flared up for a minor weeper on the Adam's Apple during the 3rd pass. DFS results overall, with a blade that performs about like a Shark for me. . . that is to say, usable but not preferable.

Wednesday's


TESC Pre-Shave Oil
I Coloniali Delicate Shaving Cream
Jayaruh #56 synthetic
Gillette NEW
Personna Blue
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Pinaud Clubman

Since The I Coloniali Delicate Shave Cream doesn't lather, I decided to day to add Proraso Pre-Shave to the mix. After applying some PPS, the ICDSC was applied with my Jayaruh #56 synthetic brush. Just one pass and touch ups with the Gillette NEW SC razor with a Personna blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Pinaud Clubman After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

SOTD

Razor - Gillette Executive in FB case D3-1958
Brush - Muhle XL synthetic
Shave Cream - Palmolive
Bowl - Tinned Copper shave bowl Turkey

If I bowl lathered, I would get me one of those bowls. I like it. I would also like to try that Palmolive SC some day.

Those copper bowls come in two type. Tinned and non-tinned copper. Got mine from Turkish member @Burak Kucukler. As far as the Palmolive cream goes it's good but I hear the stick version is great. I'm waiting on one.

The Palmolive cream is awesome!

+1 Outstanding!

Wednesday Planned SOTD



Razor: 1934 Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: Gillette Spoiler (D6)
Brush: Paladin PK-47 26mm Blonde Badger
Bowl: Symmetrical Pottery
Pre Shave Scrub: MRGLO
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Bay Rum w Lime
Shave Soap: Tiki Soaps Bay Rum w Lime
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Captain’s Choice Lime


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Gorgeous picture!

Wacker Wednesday is ready...

I'm going to use this cream for a week and give it some good performance testing.

Is it just me or is there a subtle floral note in this one? Smells great in my opinion.

Fantastic photo @JR Reyes

Wow Guy! Beautiful rich colors and gear!

Thank you!

Excellent gear you got there JR

Thanks Robert!!

That's the way the Barbas Duras comes.

Thank you.

Pre-Shave: Occams pre-shave soap, cold water
Razor: ATT S1 with Kronos
Blade: Voskhod (2)
Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 Best
Lather: Stirling Scots Pine Sheep
Post-shave: Alum, Barrister & Man Kyovu Original, South Australian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil​

Tuesday Shower/Shave

Shower- Noxzema facial cleaner, Dr. Bronner's All-One Hemp Peppermint bar soap
Pso- Homemade mint PSO
Brush- RazoRock Plissoft
Razor-Gillette Slim on 9
Blade- Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Soap- Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Gondolier
Thayers Witch Hazel
AS- Nivea Sensitive

First day using Dr. Bronner's bar soap, great scent, it lathered easily and I felt clean after the shower. I may have to try some more scents. Everything else worked great, the brush, the razor, the soap, the GSB; it all came together again for a 3 pass BBS. I'm really liking this soap, it has a wonderful scent and lathers with almost no effort. The Slim on 9 is a dream, efficient yet comfortable. The Thayers and Nivea ended a great shave. Have a great day folks!