Micromatic Monday January 10, 2022 Razor: Micromatic Blade: Gem SS Brush: Smattayu Sorrentino Clown Puke Soap: Signature Soaps Hibernia AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70 AS 2: Proraso Green Splash Fragrance: Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1160 I have no problem with tallow soaps but this soap is one that will show you you don't NEED tallow and will stand against all the tallow soaps and hold it's own in my book.
Phoenix Shaving Asension DOC Astra SP MDC Original Soap Yaqi Sagrada Familiar 2 Band Aloe Vera Dana Canoe
Menthol Monday: Another wonderful Grand Freeze! Stirling Mentholated Pre Shave Soap Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole Super Speed/Gillette Platinum day 6 Stirling Glacial Citron SS Stirling Glacial Unscented ASB Stirling Glacial Citron AS Splash The same type of frigid setup but with a different scent - the Glacial Citron is a lovely blend of lemon, grapefruit, and tangerine with a little lime thrown in, the beef tallow formula gives the lather great slickness - hell, my razor felt like it was skating across my face, the menthol sensation from this soap is so potent, and the skincare is perfect. I finally finished off the Glacial Unscented balm, and the Glacial Citron aftershave not only froze my face to smithereens it smells as beautiful as the matching soap. This was such an enjoyable three pass BBS shave! Have a good week - be well and safe! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
SOD Monday January 10, 2022 Brush: Simpson T3 Trafalgar Bowl: Fendrihan Pre shave: None Lather: Proraso Red (85) Razor: Henson AL13 Mild Face WTG-XTG-ATG Head WTG:XTG-ATG Blade: Bolzano (1) Razor: Gillette Styler Post: Omega Alum Block Post: Thayers Witch Hazel Lotion: Proraso Red Rinfrescante Balm: Proraso Red Dopobarba Have a great day!
Focus Tritok Slant safety razor. Astra SP blade (2) Simpson T3 Trafalgar brush. Fine Accoutrements Snake Bite soap. Timeless shave bowl. Royal Copenhagen cologne. Awesome shave this morning but boy is this a mild slant. It is definitely milder than the Concave. We have a new convert to the wet shaving world. A friend at work was talking about how he wished he had a twist to open razor like his grandfather had and how expensive cartridge razors are now so I fixed him up with a 1960 Flare Tip and some Astra SPs. He shaved last night for the first time with it and said it was his best shave ever. I told him that it only gets better. I also told him to keep using his canned goo for a while and I would fix him up with a brush and soap. I did not want to throw to many variables at him at one time. Happy Monday everyone!
Menthol Monday's Shave Cold Water Rinse Eskimo Tuxedo Shave Soap Jayaruh #20 Silvertip Badger Merkur Progress Wilkinson Sword SS CWR Osage Rub The Eskimo Tuxedo Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #20 Silvertip Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Merkur Progress Razor with a Wilkinson Sword SS Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Osage Rub. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Monday, January 10 ABC~~Simpson~~Wostenholm~~LaYuqawam Thank you to a former member, who shall remain nameless, for re-igniting my enjoyment of straight shaving. The Pipe Razor is probably the easiest to strop of all my straights. How it sits in the hand; tight pins; geometry, etc. Lest I forget to mention the nice, keen edge. I am diligently getting to the bottom of this soap. The soap fairy keeps adding a few grams every evening. Manchurian hair is thicker than Best and lends itself to a "scrubbier" feel. Opened up a small cut from yesterday, but it didn't bleed. Post shave was "business as usual" and today's scent is from the house of Rasasi: What we have here is a clone (not quite) of Tom Ford Tuscan Leather. TF has a much stronger raspberry opening, while the Rasasi substitutes a stronger leather accord. There is a fruity opening, as well, but it is not too sweet. This is very good juice and worth your attention.
Fine shave with the ever loud and noisy Leader. Nothing but smooth skin left behind Hot water preparation Argan Oil PSO Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger Baume.be Shaving Cream FW Engels Leader 13/16 Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel Happy shaving - Karl
This is a “second chance” razor. When I was first starting out I had a technology failure bidding on a square point just like it and didn’t get the winning bid as a result. Some years later this one came up and I snagged it for a bargain - I love the scales as well - and the shave is superb.
January 10th Stirling Shave Soap - Vanilla Sandalwood Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Star Jelly Jason’s 2019 30dc LE w/Omega Boar Cooper Monobilt w/Polsilver Milton Lloyd - The Man Silver EdT (YSL Kouros homage) Very nice 2.5 passer this morning, the Monobilt is another favorite DE. Easy to maneuver, great in the hand feel, responds well to the ‘ride the cap’ technique. First use of this juice, a PIF from Joseph. It’s definitely a throwback to the musky animalic side of fougères in the 80s. A bit soapy after the dry down to my nose. Wifey approves…all that matters.
MMMonday Jan 10th, 2022 Razor: Gem Micromatic Clog Pruf (Peerless model)- Mfg 1945, mod range, 17 nib safety bar, built to last, great razor. Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE(8) excellent blade, very sharp, great longevity, smooths out nicely + predictable. Soap: Razorock Lavender, nice masculine lavender scent, excellent lather qualities. Brush: Yaqi Chianti's 24mm synthetic- Excellent lather generator, heavenly cloud like soft tips, gentle scrub + excellent painter. Pre shave: Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on the cleaned beard area. Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. Post shave: Razorock King Louis Lavender with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizing lotion + scentless. Results: CCS,DFS,BBS, no irritation + no weepers= Excellent shave with my Gem MMCP with a coated Gem blade. Have some great shaves!
Gillette Slim / Gillette 7o'clock SharpEdge Reef Point Soaps / Classic Barber Shop Yaqi Synthetic Sent from my SM-T387V using Tapatalk
