Merkur Futur Iridium Super Rooney 3, 1 Geo F. Trumper Coconut Oil Shave Cream Proraso Aftershave Splash My first run with a Futur! I set it to 1.5 and went with that the entire shave. I've always wondered about the sound this thing produces and let me tell you, even on this low setting it really sings. I thought the slant was loud, but this one beats that. The shave was very good. It shaved my mustache and under my nose closer than my Slant or HD. For it's large size, it's surprisingly maneuverable. I think I'm going to dial it to 2.0 tomorrow. I used CO Bigelow yesterday. For some reason every time I use that stuff my face starts feeling a bit irritated later on in the day. I don't think it provides much protection. My skin feels great during and after the shave, but once things start growing back I notice red spots and a bit of razor burn around my face that isn't normally there. Early on I attributed that to bad technique, but I'm starting to see a pattern.
Tuesday Razor: Merkur Futur on 1.5 Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (3rd Shave) Brush: Shavemac Pre-Shave: Kell's Original Turkish Mocha Pre-shave Soap Soap: La Toja Shave Stick A/S: Ogallala Bay Rum After using the Speick Shave stick for four days I switched to my newly acquired La Toja shave stick. I have to say I am disappointed...it cannot hold a candle to the Speick. Although there was plenty of lather, the lather lacked the cushion of the Speick...likely due to the absence of tallow. I got an OK shave but it was nothing to write home about. The Ogallala Bay Rum improved my mood...excellent stuff.
Tuesday Shave Razor: Merkur Futur @1.5 Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (shave #2) Cream: Speick Brush: Vulfix super badger A/S: Wesley & Scott Clove and Peppermint balm Great shave this morning. Yes, I feel “harmonized” (if you have read the Speick marketing hype). Speick is good stuff, harmonizing or not. The weather this morning is cool and rainy, and the W & S balm gave a nice warm, tingly finish.
6 OCTOBER MMIV. TUESDAY. Merkur Long BIC Tabac SC C&E Pure Quorum ASB Quorum Finish. ... My GF needs to take a shower.
Shogun Onyx Super Badger Edwin Jagger DE87 + noname israeli blade Cyril R. Salter Wild Rose D.R. Harris Pink AS
Wednesday, October 7th Hot shower La Toja shave stick Omega 639 Parker 91R w/ IP 444 alum block La Toja A/S Veleiro EdT
Late post for Tuesday Star Model 100 Feather D-2 Omega Boar TSD Wheat Patchouli WH Pinaud Citrus Musk A/S The Star shaves a lot like a Tech.. not bad ......but not for me... Fuzzy
Wednesday's shave.. Location:8° 48' 46.44" S - 115° 13' 36.46" E Pre-shave: Hot shower Soap: Kent's Luxury Shaving Soap Razor: Custom Joe Chandler 11/16, 1/4 grind Brush: Kent BK4 Aftershave: Nivea After Shave Balm
Wednesday 3 Piece Week Cream:TSD Wheat Cream: Iced Subzero Brush:Semogue 1305 Razor:Tech ball end Blade:Gillette 7 O'Clock Black (Shave #2) A/S: Coyote's WH Blend followed by TSD: Iced Subzero
Wednesday: Gorey's Chairman Ming Shi TTO/Sharp day 2 Cerrus-SC Lubriderm unscented moisturizer Alt Innsbruck-AS Floris Santal-EDT Expensive stuff is NOT always the best--Cerrus cream costs as little as 0,85 cents in Germany, and it's fantastic. It smells so nice, and lathers so well, and it has a good cooling effect, which the Alt Innsbruck really magnifies.
Hot Shower 1908 Gillette Single Ring Semogue 1305 VDH Deluxe Dickinson's WH Corn Huskers Lotion Aqua Velva Blue Giorgio Armani Code (knock off) Murray's Bees Wax (for the stash) What a fantastic shave! Love this brush, didn't have to work hard at all and the brush held enough really nice lather for 4 passes and the post shave face wash. The handlebars are nowhere near as majestic as they once were but they're getting their slow and steady. Classic rock for tunes this morning. Crosby Stills and Nash, Def Leppard, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix
Let's Hear It For Van der Hagen!! Lord Smart razor / Gillette Mejorada blade / VDH Deluxe SS / VDH Boar Brush / M&L Florida Water Cologne Wonderful and smooth, great midweek shave
WEDNESDAY Parker 91R Shark/Day 1 Kell's Original Aloe Arabian Spice Vulfix 660 Badger Panama Jack "Green Ice" Aloe Pinaud Clubman After Shave
Day 3 of 3 Piece Razor Week Hot Shower Semogue 1305 Boar Brush Mitchell's Wool Fat Clix 3 Piece Razor Sharp Brand Blade Day 2 Thayers with Aloe Witch Hazel TSD 4711 Type with Allantoin Splash
Custom EJ Gregorian Feather Knotty Badger Best The Shave Den Lime Soap Wesley and Scott Lime yuck, looks like it is time to clean soap scum off the base of the knot.
