Tuesday! Prep: hot water rinse, hot washing cloth Music: Alexander Desplat, Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2 soundtrack Brush: vintage DVH boar (heard yesterday it's from before the eighties) Cream: TSD Wheat Cream (oak leaves & acorns) Razor: Gillette Flare Tip Rocket Blade: Merkur 4!-pass shave + touch-up Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse, TSD Witch Hazel Cedarwood I had rehoned and restropped the Merkur blade (since it failed the HHT yesterday). To no avail, still a fail. Had to go for 4 passes to attain a reasonably FS. So no DFS today . De blade will be properly disposed of. Another blade tomorrow! See ya!
Hey, Danny. I hear that the customer feedback was high enough for a coated handle that they are in the works of producing one. Seems I remember Weber estimating them being available in a couple of months.
Gillette Flare Tip SS + Rapira Simpsons Berkeley Cella Cold Water Rinse + Old Spice Classic A/S DFS this morning, Rapira's on it's last legs though so I'll be switching it up to something more Feather-like tomorrow just for the heck of it.
Tuesday 28th February Hot shower and facial scrub Proraso Preshave Cream Feather Artist Club SS Newforest 2222 High Mountain Badger Ingram Shaving Cream 444 ASB Pecksniff's Leather Cologne Another shave with the NF2222. I have been breaking it in for a proper review with pics. Unfortunately it looks as if I will just be telling you what you have missed. They have all sold out already. Lets just say that it is a great little brush. Todays shave was a dfs+ 2 pass. Shaving with the AC helped to focus the mind before I went to work!
After the day when it dropped 20 hairs, I gave it a combing and cleaned it again (water vinegar soak). The first use it didn't lose any hairs. Yesterday, it dropped one hair. If it's only a hair or two a week, I can tolerate that, but much more will drive me nuts. I ordered a back up just in case. I really like the brush. It's nice and soft with a little bit of backbone and is just the perfect size for face lathering.
Shave Of The Day ~ February 28th Hot Shower Vulfix 404 Badger/Boar Mix Brush Becker Scuttle J.M. Fraser's Original Cream Lord L6 Razor Gillette Stainless Blade ~ Day 2 TSD Iced SubZero Scent Witch Hazel ~ Aqua Velva Original Sport ~
Tuesday Prep: Hot Shower face wash with Everyman Jack face scrub Razor:Gillette Ranger Tech Blade: Crystal (3) Soap/Cream: C.O.Bigelow Brush: Rooney 2/1 Post: Cold Water rinse AS: Mama Bears Winter After Shave Balm (Spellbound Woods) Results: Good Shave Coming to the conclusion that Crystal blades are not for me. Had problems over the weekend with an OC Tech. Went back to the Ranger Tech with the Crystal blade and while I didn't have the iratation or nicks from the weekend the shave was not as close as I like and there was quite a bit of pulling. Back to Astra SP.
OCMM/GEM SS PTFE Vie-Long horsehair brush Phyto Expert SC Nivea As splash Fast and smooth! Really LOVE OCMM!
Tue. Feb 28 Brush: Vie-Long Horse Soap/Creme: Valobra Menthol Razor: Merkur Progress Blade: Astra SS Pre: Poraso pre/post Post: Witch hazel Hair Groom: Gables Pomade Result: CCS
Hot Shower Musgo Real Oil Pre Soap Gyls. Merkur Futur 700 Astra SP Simpson The Duke 3 MWF Pinaud original
It was time to show this Vintage Lady some love. Tuesday afternoon Hot Shower Clubman Talc Wilkinson Blue Tub Shave Soap Founders Boar Brush Minty 1947 Gillette Super Speed Fresh Gillette/Wilkinson blade - 3Pass Very Cold rinse Ogallala Bay Rum AS (from my Secret Santa - Thank You again) A Very Fine Shave with a Classic Gillette ******************************************
