Thursday, August 9 EJ DE86 Super Iridium (1) Arko Stick- Renaissance Man Black Amber Vulfix 404 Grosvenor Dominica Bay Rum Result: Very close to a BBS on 3-no touch up.
6/8 AoS Dovo TOBS Lavender SS 30mm homemade silver tip AV Sport Good shave this morning, smooth and close. Have a good one. free image hosting
Thursday, 9th August - Singapore National Day and also my first shave since fatherhood kicked in for me: Musgo Real pre shave oil Martin de Candre scented shave soap Muehle Basic Nr. 02 shave brush with Silver Tip Fibre 1960 British Gillette Flare Tip Rocket Feather blade (3rd shave) Bloc Osma Alum D.R. Harris Bay Rum after shave
August 9 2012 Kabeso 4/8ths, full hollow, spike point Omega Professional boar Omega s/c M&L Florida Water 4711 e de c This razor came from a barbershop in my neighbourhood, sold up when the barber retired. It looks to be from the 50s, with cracked ice scales that carry a simple inlay saying "Kabeso" in a diamond cartouche. It shows years of careful use and maintenance; it's a pleasure and an honour to have it in my collection. Have a great day, everyone Graham
Thursday, August 09, 2012, Shaving Ritual Razor: 68 Slim Gillette Adjustable (N4) (set on 9) Blade: Blind Blade Test Blade 8 (1st use) Brush: Semogue 830 Bowl: Homemade Scuttle Cream: TOBS Sandalwood A/S: Alum & Cold Water Rinse A/S: Aqua Velva Musk Today is day one of blade eight in the Blind Blade Test.
Thursday: Hot shower / Wilkinson Sword shave stick / Semouge 620 / EJ DE89L w/ Voskhod / RazoRock alum / Thayers WH / Aqua Velva Today's shave was rough. I didn't use any pre-shave product however I gave my face a good soak and wash in the shower. I'm thinking it might be the blade. 4 shaves with the Voskhod may be pushing it.
August 8th Face Wash: Nivea Moisturizing Face Wash Pre-Shave Lather: Good Fortune Peppermint and Tea Tree Oil Soap Shave Oil: Homemade shave oil Razor: Merkur 38M Blade: Schick Plus Platinum (6) - vintage Brush: Semogue 1305 Soap/Cream: Nancy Boy Replenishing SC Post: 5Savages ASL (WH, Vodka, EdC), Arber ASB by The Body Shop DFS Last shave on the Schick Plus Platinum. It performed very well. Now on to test Ladas in all my razors to see if I can find a razor they work well in. The Good Fortune SS was something I found a day or two after my very first DE shave. I was excited to find it at the time. Just $3, down from $6. It's a combination body, shampoo, and shaving. At the time I didn't realize that a multipurpose soap doesn't shave well. I finally tried to lather it up last night and while initially I thought it was going pretty good, it all collapsed in short order. Great scent, though, so it's now in the shower as a bath soap. Last shave with my NB SC sample. I'll miss that stuff.
SOTD Thursday August 9, 2012 Prep: Brush soaking in hot water, face scrub with TSD Sandalwood soap, Tepid Water Shower Razor: 1965 Gillette Slim Adjustable set to 9 Blade: Blind Blade Test Blade #8, Shave #1 Brush: Vie-Long LE Beehive Natural Horse Hair Soap: Tabac AS: Aqua Velva Musk Post: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Rub, Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash Of Aftershave. This is day twenty of the blind blade test, which is the first shave with blade number eight. Per the guidelines of the test I will not be posting my results of the blade, as we do not want other participants to be influenced by our own shaving experience. At the end of the test I will be posting my complete daily journal. All variables remain the same accept for the aftershave, which today is Aqua Velva Musk. No picture today as I am bored to death of taking pictures of the same gear.
SOTD Thursday 8-9-2012 Merkur 33C Classic w/Crystal VDH Deluxe SS Omega Boar Dickinson's Witch Hazel Brut Original ASB Jovan Musk ASL/Cologne
Thursday morning, August 9, 2012 Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (8) Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush, MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather, finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!
Thursday -- a TSD shave Wash - TSD unscented soap Lather - TSD unscented wheat cream Brush - HIS synthetic Razor - Schick injector Blade - Schick Aftershave - TSD unscented aftershave milk The injector is always a pleasure to use - smooth, close, easy. Three passes, BBS, no irritation. I was happy to discover that my TSD unscented soap is very kind to my sensitive face when I wash with it. The TSD wheat cream makes an slick lather. I am looking forward to trying JoAnna's new lanolin soap very soon (the order is in!).
Thursday, August 9, 2012. Good Morning! Morning Coffee: Dunkin Donuts Prep: Wash face with O Melhor Soap Razor: Schick I1 Blade: Schick Soap: Nivea Brush: Semogue LE 2010 Scuttle/Mug: Schwarzweisskeramik Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Pitralon Classic
Muehl R41 Polsilver Blade Rudy Vey Vintage Restore w/Finest Badger Cella TSD Iced Cracklin' Firewood Splash Lab Series Balm tunes-First Aid Kit -this razor is so efficient, even the 2nd pass may have been a bit overkill-bbs after 2 passes.
Thursday Dovo 5/8" Best - Illinois #127 Strop Semogue 1520 Proraso White (New Formula) Floid Blue Foad's Moustache Wax Been sick as a dog yesterday and still feeling it today but I couldn't skip another day of shaving it was driving me insane - probably not the best idea when one is shaky with the flu but my Naniwa/New Strop made this razor smooth as butter and mowed down the day and half growth like it was nothing.
Thursday - another day closer. Prep: Hot shower, AoS pre-shave oil CD: Blues Gold, disc 1 Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenyan AA, BLACK Soap: VDH Select + 2 drops Em's Place Woodstock EO Brush: Semogue 2000 SS: '55 Red Tip Blade: Astra SP, day 4, 3+ passes Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Dickenson's WH + 2 drops TSD M Bomb, Pinaud Clubman, hand strop blade 'Stache Wax: Steve's Own A much better (closer) shave with the '55 Red Tip than yesterday's shave with the '55 Blue Tip.
Yeah, at that point I'd have been reaching for a Superspeed! I'm glad it worked out though, and I hope you're feeling better soon. Best Regards Graham
Thursday Morning With a mind preoccupied with work ... Pre (warm shower ... forgot Eucerin until I was already in the shower. Too late.) Simpsons Milk Churn MWF Pre (since I forgot Eucerin ... lather with MWF followed by a hot towel ... re-lather for passes) Merkur 23c w/ Astra SP Post (Cetaphil, cold water rinse, Nivea Sensitive Lotion) BBS- by means of wtg, xtg, atg. Good enough. Comfortable enough. My mind will be more with it tomorrow. It was literally snowing ash last night from a nearby wildfire . Bizarre.
