3 January 2018 * Karve Shaving Plate D * Iridium Super * WSP Original 2-Band + Oscar11 Aquamarine C7 * Mystic Water Vanilla Sandalwood * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
Wednesday Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep Soap: WSP Formula T Ol’ Kentucky Razor: Gillette “Black Beauty” Super Adjustable Blade: Vintage Schick Plus Platinum (Shave #6) Brush: Mozingo/WSP Silvertip-24mmx52mm Aftershave: Stirling Sandpiper w/Menthol WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) WSP Formula T Ol’ Kentucky today. 20 seconds to load the Mozingo/WSP Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Vintage Schick Plus Platinum still in the Gillette Black Beauty. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Stirling Sandpiper aftershave. Bob
Good shave with the Gillette Rocket HD. First pass, did my cheeks with my straight. Then everything else was DE. Two full passes with touch ups left me BBS. Decided for the first time in months to go TOBS cream - I was worried this would cause issues but it gave plenty of protection. Wasn't confident enough to just post this edit but I like it, so pictures cap both ends of my post today. Enjoy your shaves and the rest of your day
Pacific TTO razor Pacific Stainless blade WD Synthetic brush Taconic Eucalyptus Mint SC Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Taconic Eucalyptus Mint A/S Another fine shave from the Pacific combo. This razor/blade, being so inexpensive, really works for me. It's crazy how this shaving thing works. Anyway, my face is happy. Now go enjoy your day folks
Last Night's Shave. TABAC TUESDAY! 1984 Gillette Black Beauty SEMOGUE 1438 Boar. Rapira Blade Tabac is such a wonderful scent! Peace - Jamie
Shampoo - Paul Mitchell "Lavender-Mint Tea-Tree" Shower Soap - WSP "Barbershop" Fragrance - Creed Bois du Portugal Aftershave - Country Club for Men - Custom Scent "Eau de Brando" Shave Soap - Country Club for Men - Custom Scent "Eau de Brando" Deodorant - Country Club for Men - Custom Scent "Eau de Brando" Pre-shave Oil - Lather & Wood "Unscented" Post-Shave balm - Retseliney Luxury Skin Care Hyaluronic Acid Serum Razor - Vintage Gillette Superspeed circa 1947-1952 (re-plated in nickel by Razor Emporium) Blade - BiC Chrome-Platinum Razor Stand by RV Shaving Brush - Declaration Grooming (Formerly L&L) "Fatty" in custom green color Brush stand by Josh Lindt of Desire Metal Works. His work of art is called "Diner".
MÜHLE :: PALADIN :: GROOMING DEPT. :: KIEHL'S TONER/BALM This pic doesn't do the Paladin justice. It's stunning in person, and a terrific knot. The Muhle continues to impress!
Razor - Aristocrat Jr. Blade- Rapira Brush - jayaruh no88 handle but reknotted Soap - Lemonmelon Post - witch hazel lavender A/s - Florida water Fantastic shave. I initially started the shave with a different soap but lack of a good lather I had to switch. My opinion of badgers and hard soap remains the same.... too hard to get a good lather for me using them together. I need the stiffer bristles of a boar to get the soap off the puck. If not it’s just foamy with no slickness and it doesn’t thicken up.
Thank you so much! I'm so proud of it - I had no real intention of starting with straights, but I saw it on a BST on another UK based forum and just had to buy it!
That is an absolutely STUNNING brush!!! Very cool razor too. How do you like the manolia & oud scent?
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat 1947 (Birth Year) Blade: Personna Platinum (6) Brush: Tres Amigos Desert Ironwood Beehive w/Envy White Soap: Jeeves Of Husdon Street Turkish Bath A/S: Lucky Tiger Bowl: Junichi Tanaka Artisanal Scuttle Birthday Shave.
Today's shave was with a German made Extra Hollow Ground razor. I had a 2 pass shave, that left me BBS, with minor touch-ups under the chin. This isn't the prettiest razor in the bunch, but it sure is one of the sharpest. I'm thinking of a re-scale on this one. The cheap plastic ones are cracking, brittle, and leave the blade loose. This one was a "Hail Mary" of a razor, for a few bucks, but turned into one of the finest shaving ones I have. It deserves better scales. Razor- J.A.Henckels 74. Zwillings Werk, Solingen Germany. Brush- B400 By Tom(@twhite ) Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice. Ships Lantern.
