LOOK!! UP IN THE SKY! ..IT'S A BIRD! ....IT'S A PLANE! ......IT'S A ... WHAT THE..? WHAT IN THE ...? YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME... IT'S SOME GUY, ... AND HE'S SHAVING!
SOTD March 21 -- Blade safari day 46 Prep: hot shower Razor: WW2 Gillette Khaki with ball end handle Blade: Perma-Sharp Brush: Vie-Long Soap: Proraso Green Passes: 2+(WTG, XTG) Post: Nivea Men cool kick Another excellent shave. Superb lather from the Proraso Green and again I was lucky enough to get a touch of menthol effect. The Perma-Sharp was doing so well I decide to add an extra ATG pass for my neck and jaw line. It left me with a little irritation, but it didn't last.
6/8 Torrey PPF Plisson synthetic This razor is perfection in it's simplicity and shaves way above it's pay grade, just a fine shaver. I used a castration band (purchased at any farm store, at least around here) on the Plisson to shorten the loft by 5mm, an improvement, IMO. I'll probably tweak a bit more for tomorrows shave. Have a good one.
Friday Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap Soap: Tiki-Set Sail Razor: Gillette Slim Blade: Personna Med Prep (1) Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip 22mmx48mm Aftershave: Grey Flannel WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angle for my beard a bit) Getting over my “bug”. Slim w/Personna Med Prep. Tiki Set Sail. Grey Flannel. Bob
I've seen these used for many things, but this is the first time for this application! How did you stretch it out? Did you use an actually elastrator tool?
3/21/2014 Soap Week Prep: Hot shower with L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash, home made PSO Razor: Muhle R41 2013, Hamburg Concave Quick Cutter straight razor Blade: Pol Silver super iridium (2) Brush: Vie Long horse hair 23mm knot Soap: Speick After: Home made ASB After Shave: Speick after shave Cologne: Gravity A relaxed 2 pass Darn Fine Shave this morning. Have a blessed day!
Friday, March 21st, 2014 William Rodgers Express, 6/8 Full Hollow, Round Point Pre-shave: Myrsol Emulsión Soap: Martin De Candre Shaving Soap Brush: Mastro Livi Silver Tip Badger Brush Bowl: Gerby Bowl Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping Razor: William Rodgers Express, 6/8 Full Hollow, Round Point Post-Shave: Umbrian Extravirgin Olive Oil After Shave: Myrsol Blue After Shave
No I haven't used the tool, I've been able to roll them over the handle most of the time. I wouldn't try and roll them on over the hair or fiber down to the handle. I would worry about breaking the fibers. The tool could come in handy for that, though. My primary use for them is holding the open reeds on the coyote calls I make.
Friday hot shower RV Sambar Antler Flat Top,2 band,d01 Proraso PSC RazoRock Cumba Cheech SS iKon OSS/o'clock Black (4) cold water rinse Monster Block Alum cold water rinse Thayer's Cucumber WH Myrsol Formula K Nasomatto Duro Very nice 2 pass face,1 pass dome for BBS all around !!!! Stay frosty,my friends and enjoy the weekend !!!!!
3/21/14 Prep: Warm wash with Stirling Barbershop and application of homemade PSO Razor: Parker SRB and Merkur 34HD Blade: Shark and Wilkinson Sword Lather: artisan homemade sandelwood type Post: Cold rinse, styptic pencil and Old Spice aftershave I am using a new soap from the following shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/IanSSoaps This is the "vintage" soap deal that he made several years ago. This soap may have made the best lather I have experience in the past few months. Thick and slick and fast building. Anyways, the shave itself was good. For some odd reason, I was feeling throwbacky and decided to try the Parker again. This will be the last time. I cut my left ear! How did I do that? So I had to stop shaving and try to staunch the flow of blood on my ear. Put down the Parker and finished the shave with the Merkur. Uneventful the rest of the way. Look for a 3 times used Parker SRB and 98 half blades in the Classifieds after April 3!
Friday morning, March 21, 2014 Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (5) Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush, Arko shaving soap with hot water lather, finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!
Friday, March 21, 2014 Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion Razor: EJ DE89L Blade: Personna Lab Blue (4) Cream: TOBS Mr. Taylor's Brush: Semogue 830 Post: Witch Hazel, Nivea ASB Aftershave: Old Spice Excellent shave to end the workweek. The Personna is worn out, though. Luckily, I have plenty more. Have a great day!
Razor: Mergress XL (S4) Blade: Gillette Bleue Extra (D9) Brush: Bullgoose Beehive w 24mm WD Silvertip Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime Pre Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero Soap: Tiki Soaps Set Sail Post: Monster Alum Block Aftershave: Floid Blue
Friday Prep: CeraVe facial cleanser Soap: Barrister & Mann unscented Brush: Plisson synthetic Razor: iKon ShaveCraft 101 Blade: Astra SP After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion I am taking a tour of my unscented soaps this week, using exactly the same hardware everyday. Sunday: Tiki Bar unscented soap Monday: Mike's Natural unscented soap Tuesday: Mike's Natural unscented soap Wednesday: HTGAM Synergy unscented soap Thursday: Petal Pusher Fancies "Scentsless soap Friday: Barrister & Mann unscented soap Excellent shave again today! The B&M soap is a reliable performer for me. The lather is nice and slick and leaves my face feeling great afterward. Physical Description: Barrister & Mann: off-white color, pliable tallow-based soap with a slight "sheepy" smell from the high lanolin content. The smell is not strong or objectionable at all.
Friday 21Mar14 Razor & Razor Blade; Weber 3pc. S/S Polished Head 85mm Classic Handle Astra Superior Platinum DE SOAP & Mug & Brush; VDH Luxury Shave Set Loaded with VDH Luxury WD 30/65 W/ Resin Handle Silver Tip Badger Pre-Shave; Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash Hot Wet Hand Towel After Shave Balm & After Shave; Nivea After Shave Balm Grey Flannel No Nicks or Weeper's, I guess I am going to have to order some more Astra SP/DE Blades. I really like them. I have other Blades but these seem to give me the best shave of all that I have.
Frey's Day: Prep: Hot shower, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave balm Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger Soap: Van Der Ginger's frankensoap Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (3, 4, 5) Post: Cold water splash, Dickinson's WH, Captain's Choice Cat o' Nine Tails AS Cologne: The Third Man by Carven I had a lazy day yesterday and skipped shaving; sadly, this did not prevent the recurrence of the all-too-common weeper along the side of my Adam's Apple with today's shave. My lather this AM was slightly below expectations, as I needed to go back to the puck for the 3rd pass, but the results were nearly BBS. After some debate, I opted for the Captain's Choice instead of the Pinaud Clubman, because I find the clove-like note in the Cat o' Nine Tails meshes better with the clove note in The Third Man.
Had a DFS. I have come to love Trumper's skin food. Prep: Hot Shower Cream: Sandalwood Razor: Fat Tech Gillette Blade: Gillette Blue Post: Alum & Sandalwood Skin food It was one of my favorite shaves.
Gillette black beauty 02 date code VDH brush Ogallala Bay Rum - Sage And Cedar Alum bar Thayers witch hazel lavender Small splash of pinaud clubman
Merkur 37c slant Proraso Sandalwood soap Wilkinson sword saloon pack blade (3) Lucky Tiger A/S Clubman Special Reserve A/S
