Decadent December; Threes in a row Strop Shoppe Tallow, JR130 brush Gillette '55 Red Tip Gillette '58 Flare Tip Gillette '56 Blue Tip Sharing a Voskhod blade Alum & Osage Rub AS First lather with a Jayaruh brush! Crafted by Jim from a bit of cypress trimmed from tree in my fathers satsuma orchard and fitted with a Maggard's synthetic knot. Keeping with the theme I whipped up a dense slick decadent lather from several bits of discontinued product. Should have purchased a full sized tub, but they closed shop before I understood what I'd be missing. Rather than choose one, I went large. Fresh Russian blade in the Heavy for WTG. Swapped into the Regular for XTG. Finished ATG with the Light. I had plenty of lather so I did a bit of clean up G-slides. Alum was warm on my neck in the regular places that I shouldn't ATG. Quickly cooled down with a double splash of Osage. Now that I've used all three of these Good Old Boys for one shave, I'll tuck em away. One day a family member may express interest. Good Shaves Y'all!
Hello TSD - my setup today: - RazoRock "Mudder Focker" - Thäter 2-band silvertip - Gillette Contour with original blade - Intesa After Shave Just to confirm the results from my last shave I tried lathering again with a pretty wet brush today. Nope. You definitely don't want to do that with this brush. It holds an unbelievable amount of water - that pretty much screws up your lathering attempt every time. Second try with a drier brush worked like a charm. Adding water slowly did the trick - and the brush itself is a face latherer's dream. Super soft tips, dense, nice backbone, great flow. On my skin it feels like a fluffy pillow The plastic handled Contour razor is not quite as nice as the metal one, but nonetheless - it did a very good job. Two passes, smooth face Have a great Sunday!
Fantastic setup. I really liked the pic on the SOTD thread with the brush reflecting in the polished cap.
You have a lot of nice brushes but the color on this handle is a cut above your usual high standards. Just wow!
December 4, 2016 Mongoose B2 with Triad Ti Feather Super Pro (4) Rudy Vey RV7 with Shavemac Finest PannaCrema Nuavia Rossa Witch Hazel A nice shave did brighten the otherwise rainy dreary morning. After making sure the brush was properly loaded, I face lathered slowly hydrating the soap as I went. The soft massage of the brush and the scent of Rossa made face lathering all the more enjoyable. After 2 passes, XTG & ATG, followed by some touch ups, I ended up with a near BBS. There is one spot on my lower right neck that usually gets me. Overall a great shave. I hope everyone has a fantastic Sunday.
Thank you Mark. For me the Mongoose B2 just works providing drama free smooth efficient and long last shaves.
Gillette LC New BRW Improved Handle Gillette 7 O'Clock Blue (Czech) Semogue BC Cerda (01/100) Institut Karite SS Alum Breaking out the LC New after a month with the Tech slowed me down. I had a little irritation, but finished with a BBS shave.
