Tuesday Prep: Hot shower, AoS pre-shave oil CD: Mercy Me ~ Almost There Coffee: Starbucks French Roast, BLACK Soap/Cream: C&E Sandalwood superlather Brush: Ever Ready 250PB with original knot Open Comb: Gillette New Type Blade: ASR Platinum Chrome, day 2, 3 passes Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Dickenson's WH, Curve, hand strop blade 'Stache Wax: Steve's Own Darn near BBS. Great shave.
5/8 Kropp Simpson SC homemade handle/26mm Thater knot Malizia Uomo Gold First time out with the Simpson SC and I'm pretty impressed with it. It is unscented, so I added a little vetiver and lavender to it. Very close and smooth shave this morning. Have a good one. picture sharing
Tuesday: Turkish Horsehair Super Speed/Sharp day 2 Mama Bear Lemon Ice SS 444 AS Balsam Alt Innsbruck AS Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui EDT My Turkish horsehair brush seems to be the best for lathering soaps - I got tons of rich, frosty lather from the Lemon Ice soap, and the Super Speed/Sharp duo gave me a splendid shave. The 444 balsam and the Alt Innsbruck are also a very good menthol "partnership".
Tuesday's shave Hot shower MWF face lathered with hot water Gillette SS with 7o'clock green(day 2 ) Omega badger brush Cold water rinse 3 pass DFS.
Strange, I never noticed you where writing Norwegian. I just remember reading it and that was it And I am also from Stavanger, so it is a small world. Perhaps I know him? (probably not. Its a small town, but not that small ) Anyway, back on topic: Facewash: TBS Maca Root wash Razor: Merkur Progress Blade: Feather Brush: Proraso Boar Soap: Mitchells Wool Fat AS Lotion: Proraso Aftershave – New Formula AS balm: L’Occitane - Cade A fantastic shave using the feather. Did not expect to feel that much of a difference from the blades I have been using for the last few weeks. Very impressed. I will need to get me a few 100-packs
Tuesday: soak brush/Omega Mixed Midget/Ayar's Bowl warm shower Proraso PrePost cream Lea Mentolada sc Cadet TP-27 OC/Gillette 7 O'Clock Black (3) warm water rinse Monster Block Alum warm water rinse Thayer's Medicated Superhazel Floid Blue mixed with a small amount of 444 Great shave from the Cadet/ Ninja combo,very smooth 2 pass face,I gave the dome the day off The Lea sc surprised me,the first time I didn't really feel too much of a menthol hit,today it was amazing.Not a heavy blast like Vostok or TSD ISZ but a great cooling sensation that lasted quite a long time.
Shave of the Day (SOTD) Tuesday October 2, 2012 Prep: Brush soaking in cold water, face wash with Noxzema Triple Clean, warm shower Razor: Feather AS-D1 Blade: Polsilver SI (2) with one shim Brush: Semogue 620 Cream: SuperMax 3 Ultimate Protection AS: Krampert's Finest Acadian Spice Bay Rum Post: Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash Of Aftershave Another fine shave with the AS-D1 loaded with Polsilver SI and one shim. I love the weight and balance of this razor, it is so easy to maneuver around your face. Two passes on face, three on neck, and buffing like a berserker provided close to BBS results.
Tuesday morning, October 2, 2012 Schick E2 Injector razor w/ Schick blade (2) Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush, Arko shaving soap w/ hot water lather, finish with cold water rinse for a DFS! Arko, for and outstanding lather and shave!
SOTD Tuesday 10-2-2012 Cadet TP-13 TTO Personna Medical Blade (Thanks Arley) Proraso PSC Proraso SC Natural Bristle Boar Dickinson's Witch Hazel Nivea ASB Mennen Original Skin Bracer Received the Cadet TTO I ordered yesterday and wanted to give it a go this morning. It performed flawlessly and gave as good a shave as I have every gotten. I wanted another modern TTO to go with a couple of Parker TTO's I have and this Cadet is a great match. Comparing the head of the Cadet to that of the Parker TTO, it appears to be the same (same OEM) and the aggressiveness is compairable as well. Paired with the Personna Medical Blade, I was near BBS in two WTG passes however, I did my usual third ATG pass which produced a BBS shave that was slicker than frog snot. The Cadet TP-13 TTO is a definate keeper! Considering the performance from this razor at the less than $25.00 price, it is an extremely good buy. The TP-13 is really a flashy whisker stick as well. While shaving my neck the lights over the basin was reflected off the mirrored facets on the handle and produced an interesting light show on my neck. It really sparkles and glimmers when using this razor. Todays shave proves that you don't have to invest a ton of money into your shave gear to enjoy a quality shave.
That is a damn fine looking handle!!! I must admit, had stopped using TTO's for a long time, but the Cadet line made me fall back in love with them. The TTO-15 and Super Speed have become part of my rotation for good now.
Tuesday 2nd October, 2012 Typical start to the day a long hot shower. After a great shower I prepped my face with Prairie Creations pre-shave soap. Today's featured brush Vulfix 28, it lathered up Nanny's Citrus Zinger into mounds of luxury lather. Day three for the Rocket and Rapria duo. I normally get near perfect shaves with the Rapria. The last three days of shaves have fallen short of that expectation. After three passes I splashed cold water on my face, rub down with alum, a splash of Krampert's.
Tuesday Another fine shave by means of ... Pre (Eucerin Moisturizing cream, warm shower) Omega 10083 Pro boar MWF Merkur 23c w/ Kai Stainless Post (Cetaphil Gentle cleanser, cold water rinse) Master Bay Rum Two pass DFS! I've got lots of choices, but I've no desire to change anything right now. Close, comfortable, content. Pretty vanilla ... in a good way!
Wow! You sound completely Dutch! No foreign accent at all! Great going! Edit: Ah, Flemish roots. That explains a lot. That's where the best originate from! (Like my wife! )
Tuesday! Prep: hot washing cloth Music: Tangerine Dream, Poland Brush: DVH Soap: Tabac Razor: Gem OCMM Blade: Gem stainless Shave: 3-pass + touch-up Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse Repaired the DVH brush. I really missed it! Together with the Gem and some Tabac it laid the foundation for a BBS. I really love the weight and balance of the Gem. And its perfomance. Have a nice day!
10-2-12 Razor: Parker 22r blade: astra soap: Daisy Mountain (Sedona) Brush: The Body Shop Overall a nice DFS! one small nick on neck. Have a great evening!
Razor - Royal Crown vintage DE Blade - Sharp Brush - Coates Fitzwilliam Lather - TOBS Sandalwood SC A/S - Thayers witch hazel Frag - Après L'ondée by Guerlain
