Wowwww what a freeze I had today and what a great BBS shave. The Glacial Black Cherry soap is so intensely-cold that the eyes water and the nose runs. This Austrian-made Diana balm has a ton of menthol and I won't even begin to explain the Arctique! Have a great week!
SOTD November 13, 2017 Prep: Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap Blade: Schick Razor: Personna injector Brush: Vulfix badger Lather: C.O. Bigelow cream Post: Witch hazel, Barbasol Pacific Rush aftershave WTG, touch up Easy and enjoyable menthol Monday shave. The Bigelow cream lathers so easily and is slick. The menthol touch is light but nice and refreshing at the same time. All came together nicely. Have a great day!
Monday SOTD Schick D razor Simpson KH 1 brush B&M Roam shaving soap B&M Roam Kyovu aftershave I'm heading out to a friends ranch today and figured "Roam" the logical choice.
Monday Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Arkadia Soap: Reef Point Peerless Razor: Gillette Fat Boy Blade: Vintage Gillette “Spoiler” Super Stainless (Shave #4) Brush: Honey Farm Designs/TGN Premium Silvertip-24mmx50mm Aftershave: Reef Point Submariner WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Reef Point Peerless today. 20 seconds to load the Honey Farm/TGN Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Gillette “Spoiler” SS still in the Gillette Fat Boy. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Reed Point Submariner aftershave. Bob
Jamie, you have a deep shave den and have great product setups each and every day! The lather in the last picture of this post looks like a whipped cream tub. Nicely done!
Forgot to post Saturday night's shave. STUPID CLOSE BBS in 3! Great antique store find by my son with a fresh Astra SP, MERS Barbershop superlathered with a small dollop of Cremo Sandalwood. Thayers Rose was refreshing and the Skin Bracer was a Helluva slap as always! About to revisit this heavenly shave now.
In the mug is Klar’s soap Razorock Plissoft WSC El Captain razor with an Astra blade Witch hazel and GFT skin food to finish. Happy Monday, at work today, that’s hospital.
SOTN November 12th RazoRock MJ-90 (standard base plate) Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Stainless RazoRock "What The Puck" Blue Barbershop Jayaruh #134 Skin Bracer in Avon "The Knight" decanter My shave last night found me using two new products for the first time. The first was the RazoRock "What The Puck" shave soap in the Blue Barbershop scent. This soap is a hard triple milled vegan based shave soap with Shea Butter and Lanolin. The scent is supposed to be reminiscent of Floid Blue (I've never smelled Floid Blue or anything else that has claimed to be similar before) and was fantastic! The soap was able to achieve a super goop consistency and was very dense, creamy, and slick. The second product that got its' first go last night was the RazoRock MJ-90 safety razor. With a machined aluminum head and titanium handle this makes for a very lightweight razor. The standard base plate is designed to be very similar (clone) to that of the EJ DE89/ Mule R89. Indeed this razor felt very safe on the face with minimal blade feel and has a narrow cutting angle window. After three passes I had a nice DFS, but there is definitely room for improvement. On the plus side there was not a hint of irritation. After I was done I applied some the the remaining lather to my face while I cleaned up, post shave feel was very nice. My skin felt soft and hydrated and I did not experience any drying or tightness. I finished off with a splash of Skin Bracer and was relaxed and ready for bed. Have a great day my friends!
Schick I2 razor Personna blade Plisson/L'Occitane brush Stirling Margaritas in the Artic SS Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe M&L Florida Water cologne w/added menthol Mighty fine chilly shave this morning. All worked well together and my face is happy. Now go enjoy your day folks
13 November 2017 * Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Graphite Black * Iridium Super * Shavemac Silvertip 2-Band 36mm * Mystic Water Lime * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
Thank You sir I am almost embarrassed by all the products I have :-( But there are worse habits~! My record/cd/cassette collection has been put on a Hiatus with the shaving RAD and SAD
I'd like to see some photos of your music collection one day. I have a few CDs, maybe 250 or so, and sold off or gave away most of my LPs. You are right - there are worse ways to spend money than on shaving gear!
'48-'50 Gillette Aristocrat Razor Bic Chrome Platinum Blade Frank Shaving Badger Brush @Vlasta Sample B Shave Cream Dickinson's Witch Hazel Aqua Velva After Shave Sample B from @Vlasta produced a nice lather with good overall performance. Two passes with some touch up for a very smooth BBS shave.
November 13, 2017 Wolf Whiskers Beehive with Envy White Two Band iColoniali Mango OneBlade Genesis V1 Feather FHS-10 iColoniali Aftershave Balm Pino Silvestri
Monday 13th November Birch Tar Soap Vitos Preshave Cream Natural Ireland Irish Stout and Seaweed Soap Yaqi 24mm Tuxedo Eversharp Hydromagic I2 with a Personna Blade Alum Block and Rinse Homemade Buttermix Blue Stratos AS Three passes for a wonderful BBS shave
