Let's see those shaves for the week! As always, bonus points for pictures! I will get things started with the gear I have set out for tomorrow: Star Clix Voskhod Duke 1 T&H West Indian Limes cream Avon Island Lime After Shave Splash 4711 Ice Cologne
Mar, 21 9th straight shave today. As I skipped my final 'clearing' DE pass, irritation has almost gone. The shave itself becomes more closer. Seems blugill's advices kicked me to the right way to go. 8/8 W&B rescaled by Glen Paddle strop Fitjar Calmomilla SC Ceramic bowl Muhle travel brush in best badger Cold water rug Phyto Expert ASB
Nivea energizing face scrub MWF Wee Scot Merkur 43 C Merkur Blade (1) Pacific Shaving nick stick Evelyn Sea Minerals ASG First shave with a Merkur blade and I was not impressed. Had to do extra passes and touch ups hence the use of the nick stick for a couple weepers.
Takin the day off today from shaving, but the shower will be Grandpa's Pine Tar Shampoo/COnditioner, & Body wash & Body Shop Maca Root Men's Face Scrub. Bath & Body Works Woodland Cologne.
Menthol Monday Gillette New Crystal (day 4) Preshave Oil Blend + M-Bomb Renaissance Man Bay Rum SS Vulfix 404 Grosvenor Badger/Boar Barbasol Brisk Lucky Tiger Aspen
Monday Monday! Merkur Progress slammed to the max Feather on third day of usage Olive Oil pre-shave Speick soapy goodness Ever Ready boar Florida H2O A/S Forgive me Father for it has been 2 days since my last shave. I tried to make penance by doing a 4 pass shave. It was an awesome shave with fantastic results! Feeling good and smelling great.
Monday, 21 March 2011 Edwin Jagger DE86 Feather Hi-Stainless(5) Tabac Shaving Cream Omega 10049 Boar Nivea Replenishing ASB
Happy Monday From Florida! Hot Shower RAB Scuttle Omega Boar #10051 Nana June's Patchouli Soap 4/8 Union Cutlery Spike Cold Water Rag Booster Mosswood AS 3 Passes = 4 Blade DFS! Choppers are nice razors, but as time goes on, I find that 4/8 and 5/8 is perfect for me. Have a great week Ya'll!
TSD ISZ PSB Gillette British Rocket SS 40's Vishkod Blade-thanks Jeff Master Mug Soap C&E BBB Alcolado Glacial Splash TSD Iced Mojito Milk -Love the Vishkod, gotta get me some.
Soap: Tabac Brush: reknotted synthetic Razor: Model VB2 Valet Blade: Feather SE AS: TSD Signature Now that I have a stock in these blades again, I see the Valet coming back into rotation again. I don't normally post in the SOS - well at least I haven't in over a year, but its a new season!
Monday: Razor - Edwin Jagger DE87 Blade - Lord Platinum Class Brush - Simpson Beaufort Cream - Castle Forbes Lavender Balm - T&H Ultimate Comfort A/S - D.R. Harris English Lavender -- John
Menthol Monday: Omega Wooden Handle Parker 22R/new Nacet Proraso Wheat Germ SC :love008 :love008 :love008 :freezing Nesher Man AS Balsam :love008 :love008 :anifrozen :anifrozen Batsheva EDT :love008 :love008 :love008 :love008 For this week again, I will be using stuff that I've neglected for a while--Proraso cream in the red tube is definitely less potent than its green counterpart, but it's still strong enough to be felt and enjoyed. The Parker 22R is slightly more aggressive than my Super Speed, but I still don't have any problems using it. Nesher Man is the coldest aftershave balsam you can find--it comes from Israel, and so does the Batsheva eau de toilette, which smells delightful. This shave was excellent!
Merkur 38c Voshkod (1) EJ Best Badger TOBS Eton College cream w/ a few Arko flakes Nivea High Performance balm Great shave from the TOBS/Arko combo
F.A. Koch, Faultless Omega Boar Tabac Nivea A/S Balm Having a "Back to Basics" Shave. This was my first Straight Razor. Haven't shaved with it since RAD took over, this razor gives an extremely smooth, close shave, better than I remember ! But then again, I've learned alot since then. Over all a fantastic shave with some not so fantastic memories, but its all good now !
Monday - Mar. 21 Menthol Monday!! • '56 Gillette red-tip • Derby Extra (3) • Col. Conk boar • Lloyd's pre-shave oil • Godrej Menthol Mist • Aqua Velva
Wow, seeing Bill use his Clix regularly gave me high hopes for mine when I picked it up, but MMDV. *(my milage did vary) I got zero blade contact. I did a 5 pass shave, with the last 4 passes being against the grain, and still don't feel like I got a close shave. On the plus side, 5 passes, no irritation.
