Friday morning, August 17, 2012 Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (3) Semogue 1250 boar bristle brush, TABAC shaving soap w/ hot water lather, finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!
SOTD Friday 8-17-2012 FaTip Grande w/Astra SP Blade Proraso PSC Pre de Provence SC Semogue 820 Boar Dickinson's Witch Hazel Brut Original ASB British Sterling Cologne 103F Heat Forest fires all around the area and thick smoke in the air......ahhh summer in Southwestern Oregon!
Friday: soak brush/Shavemac custom 167,2 band,d01/DB Brush Scuttle warm shower Proraso PrePost cream RazoRock Cumba Cheech shave soap (face lathered) Weber DLC Classic/Rapira Super Stainless (1) cold water rinse Monster Block Alum cold water rinse Thayer's Medicated Superhazel mixed with 3 drops M-Bomb Swiss Pitralon splash gonna be a hot and muggy one today so I'll probably hit up some TSD ISZ splash or aftershave milk during the day. My first shave with the Rapira Super Stainless was nice and smooth,I can't tell the difference between the Swedish Steel and the Super Stainless.They both do the job very well,a very nice 2 pass face,1 pass headshave,BBS all around.
Friday Prep: Hot shower, AoS pre-shave oil CD: The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan, disc 1 Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenyan AA, BLACK Soap: Tabac Brush: Vulfix 406, The Burlington Razor: Merkur Travel Razor Blade: Dorco ST-301, day 5, 3+ passes Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, L'Oreal Comfort Max ASB, Curve 'Stache Wax: Mix Darn near BBS. Glad it's Friday!
Friday Morning Go to Town Shave Prep: Hot shower and Noxema left on the beard Lather: HBS Vanilla / KMF unscented / 5 drops Glycerin = Überlather heaven Brush: Grosvenor English that I traded for, with a 24 mm Super Silvertip fan knot, really nice brush Razor: Hayashi Diamond #8000 Strop: Nijishi King Pelican 25/50 A/S: Pusser's Bay Rum Shave: WTG, XTG, clear water touch up Results: Holy Crap Batman that was sweet I love this razor hehehe Have a Great Weekend !!!
Friday TSD unscented wheat cream Frank's Shaving synthetic brush Schick injector with Schick blade Cold water rinse Aloe Vera gel Second day of 90+ temperatures today in Seattle! I'm not looking forward to the 50 minute bus ride this afternoon without air conditioning.
I hear ya! When I was in University it would be an hour long bus ride home and it was always packed to be standing room only...it was not nice on hot days.
A Great Holiday Shave Well... I am now on holiday in Canada. It was my birthday yesterday and I had a great day! I had a cake with a "photograph" of a Boeing B777-300ER on it. Very cool... I had never seen that before... To top the day off my birthday present (presents!) to myself arrived in the post as well. The package was from The Italian Barber and included a new iKon OSS all-stainless razor, a Feather SS black disposable straight razor, some 444 AS balm, a Tabac soap, some Vitos Colonia Classica, and a sample of Mavis licorice mint toothpaste. Pre-Shave - Floid Blue pre-shave gel. Cream - Lord Menthol. I really love this cream. It lathers very well, has a very pleasant lemony scent and a very nice level of menthol. Brush -Frank Shave Berwick (21mm), fan shape. This is my most favorite finest badger hair brush. Razor - My new iKon OSS! Blade - A new Feather. AS Balm - The 444 AS gel from Portugal. AS - Alcolado Glacial. I was a bit worried about the iKon OSS because it looked so similar to my Feather All-Stainless. I was very disappointed with the Feather. It was a very expensive razor and I could not get any sort of decent shave out of it. Three passes and I still had stubble on my face! I tried to get closer by adding pressure but just ended up nicking myself. What a bummer, I really love the Feather razor but it just doesn't work for me. I might write the Feather company a letter and suggest they produce a more aggressive head. I think that would be very cool. Otherwise, my Feather will go on the chopping block. As you can imagine, I was a bit concerned that a second, expensive razor would also prove to be a dud. Happily, with the OSS, I can get a BBS shave but I noticed that I did have to pay close attention to the blade angle which, for me, ended up with the handle being about 45 degrees off my face. It really is a very nice razor. I did the first pass with the OC side and found that it was was just mildly aggressive. But it did do the job. I also like the way an OC leaves behind small strip-like traces of cream. It makes it very easy to redo a small area if required. The Shave The Floid Blue pre-shave was nice and it is easy to travel with. Got a nice menthol kick going with the Lord cream. Great 3-pass shave with the new OSS. Still working on the blade angle but I found this to be a very close and comfortable razor. It was particularly easy to use in the chin area. Followed up the shave with a nice cold water rinse and some 444 AS balm. Great stuff!! (Special thanks to crackstar for the introduction!) I think the 444 was a bit more cooling than my Vifrex but I will leave that debate to the menthol heads! LOL. After cleaning up, I finished with the Alcolado Glacial. Awesome! I found that the combination of the balm and after shave had a synergistic effect. The Alcolado seemed to reactivate the 444 for a very nice, strong cooling effect. Overall a very pleasant way to start my first day as a 49-year-old! Cheers, Lyndon - T -
Friday! Prep: hot washing cloth Music: Vangelis & Irene Papas, Odes Brush: DVH boar Soap: QED Wild Rose Razor: Gillette Old Style OC Blade: Derby (#3) Shave: 3-pass + touch-up Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse The QED soap gives a rich and cushioning lather. And it scents nice to boot! Nice 'n' comfy DFS. Have a great weekend!
Yes one of my favs and I am a Bay Rum "Freak" they also have a Lime scent that rocks, it is rather pricy for Bay Rum, and I have only found it on their website edit: I stand corrected it looks as though it is all discontinued So what I really meant to say above was "It Sucks" you don't want it
HMC Cutlery Rudy Vey Vintage Restore-finest badger Jack Black Beard Lube Jack Black Shaving Cream TSD Iced Cracklin' Firewood Splash TSD Iced Cedarwood Milk tunes-Matisayahu phenon shave!
Luke my man, let's hope that you'll soon be back in perfect shape. For your next shave, grab the new Proraso Green stuff that I sent you and enjoy it!
My friend, you should try the Lea Menthol cream. Does it ever smell great, and is it ever awesome. VERY strong menthol effect.
Friday Brush: Muehle Silvertip Fibre Soap/Creme: Razorock XXX Razor: Merkur Futur Blade:Rapira SS Pre: 3P Post: Proraso Splash Result: BBS
I actually lo the scent, just shows how YMMV. I think that the allantoin really helps with the skin moisturizing. I will be ordering the menthol version soon since it is so highly regarded by our menthol guru Jeff.
I may have to do that. I see that shaveabuck has it for $6 with free shipping. It may very well grow on me before that tube is gone. That's happened with a couple soaps and creams I have.
