June 17, 2014
pre: hot water
soap: Arlington D.R. Harris
brush: Marfin n.117 silvertip 26mm
razor: Ern
after: cold water
drink: Ardbeg

Wednesday morning, June 18, 2014

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (3)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

Wednesday, June 18 - cold water shave
Cold shower, Axe Chilled Face Wash
Whipped Dog Synthetic
TOBS - Sensitive
Merkur HDC w/7 O'clock SS (2)
Cold water, cold towel, Thayers
AV Iced Sport AS

W, X, A, touch ups

It was 86 degrees on our second floor. My face will not feel any hot water until fall. Decent shave, but I should have avoided the AS. I love the alcohol-based AS's, but they increase my irritation.

6/18/2014

Prep: Hot shower with Axe chilled cooling Face Wash, home made PSO
Razor: Gem Micro Matic open comb SE razor, John Jay Velvet Shaver straight razor
Blade: GEM PTFE coated SE (5)
Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair 23mm knot
Soap: Cella
After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Musk after shave
Cologne: Prada - Amber Pour Homme Intense

A comfortable 2 pass Darn Fine Shave.

Have a blessed day!

Wednesday

Prep: CeraVe facial cleanser
Soap: Petal Pusher Fancies "Scentsless"
Brush: Oscar11 custom with HIS knot
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft 101
Blade: Astra SP
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

The PPF lathered up easily and I had a pleasant three pass shave. Very comfortable and smooth.

Plisson Cade L'Occitane Synthetic Brush
Tabac Soap
Facelather
Merkur Progress (Set at 2)
Astra SP (3)
32 shave: 3 passes cheeks, and 2 passes on the neck
Tabac After Shave Lotion

I am now convinced I can use synthetics and horse hair brushes and fully enjoy them. If the day ever comes to pass wherein badger and boar are no longer produced, I know I can make great lather with brushes from sustainable sources.

The Tabac Soap never fails to produce outstanding lather! Fortunately, my wife and I love the scent. Have a great Wednesday my fellow wetshavers!

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Gillette 'Fatboy' Adjustable F-2 (1960),
with an Astra SP blade,
using an Omega 20102 Pro boar,
lather-up with Arko - shave,
finish with water, Witch Hazel
and Skin Bracer for a DFS!

SOTD Wednesday 6-18-2014

5/8 Crown Razor, Extra Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso PSC
Ogalalla Bay Rum & Sandalwood SS
GT G4 Scuttle
Omega Pro Barbershop Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Gold Bond Moisturizing Lotion
Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum ASL

I feel like a real Rummy this morning.

Odin's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Cleaning Gentle Scrub, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Beeline Boar
Soap: Ginger's Garden Grapefruit Mint
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG, (4, 5)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS
Cologne: Wild Tobacco by Illuminum

Perhaps it was better lather from the Ginger's Garden soap than the Godrej cream (and it was better, despite a lesser quality brush), perhaps it was that I didn't have an extra day's worth of stubble to mow down (and it was easier), or perhaps the Perma-Sharp Super is truly the first DE blade I've used that - for my sensibilities - would benefit from hand-stropping before use, but today's shave was definitely better than yesterday's. Two passes brought me as close to BBS as I can reasonably expect with 2 passes, with no irritation at all. I even managed to splash only a reasonable amount of the AV today, rather than trying to freshen up my sink's basin with it.

I really like your pic. It has lot of character.

Razor: GEM Junior
Blade: Treet
Strop: Poor Man Strop
Stropper: Larson Sure Edge
Brush: Muhle Black Fiber
Lather: Tiki + Proraso red tube
Post: Aqua Velva sample

Not a good shave. This time a veggie soap outperformed a tallow soap I had like a 3 day growth and the Junior struggled. The ER 1924 is the only one I'd regularly use for such a job and it's the one I should have used from the start. I also started with the wrong soap- Tiki. When I felt the massive tugging I switched to Proraso red. It is formulated specifically for tough beards and is easily the most beard softening product I have. The blade cut through butter.

I used Aqua Velva for the first time. It is very soothing but does smell it a bit old-manish.

BEWARE of stainless steel.... I noticed the tub of Tiki rusting at the bottom. I've experienced rusty stainless blades too when left in the shower. Just be careful with those pricy stainless steel razors.

Prep: No.7 Face Wash
Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Chopped Made Rite Finest
Lather: Razorock Fresco
Post: Maggard Razors Alum
Aftershave: Barbasol Pacific Rush
Cologne: Ed Hardy Skulls & Roses
Results: DFS

SOTD 18 JUNE​

Prep-Hot shower
Brush-Semogue 1470
Soap-Mitchell' Wool Fat
Razor-Micro Touch 1
Blade-Astra SP (1)
AS-Aqua Velva Musk



Second day using MWF. My first shave with it was great, but this shave? Loads of incredible slickness. Slicker than boar snot on a rock in hot summer. Made me wish I had grabbed a straight instead. And I got gobbs of lather from about 20 seconds work on the puck. Moved that to a bowl and it was on! Can't wait for tomorrow (yeah, I'm using the fat again). Want to use this soap for 4 or 5 days and really dial it in before I move back to my normal rotation.
Have a great shave, everyone.​

Hmm! That brush looks familiar!

Tomorrow's planned shave ...

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Stuart, my brother-in-law drives me crazy. He doesn't know scents from a hole in the ground. He thinks Tabac has a lemony scent and once when I was wearing Monsieur de Balmain he said to me "Jeff, since when do you wear Tabac?" I told him "You shmuck, Tabac doesn't smell like this!" He insisted that it did and when I showed him the Monsieur de Balmain he was completely shocked!

Noxzema Classic Clean
Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap
Semogue 1305 Boar Brush
Gillette Fatboy F2
Derby Extra (1)
CWR
Thayers Cucumber WH
Pinaud Clubman AS

This was my first shave with the MFW, and it did not disappoint. I face lathered the MFW with my Semogue 1305 boar brush. I did two passes and touchups with my Gillette fatboy and Derby Extra blade. I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After the cold water rinse, I finished it off with Thayers Cucumber WH and Pinaud Clubman after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

MK31
Muhle synthetic brush
Proraso pre shave
Proraso shave cream
Figaro AS

Wednesday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Cella Extra Extra Purissima & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Schick E2
Blade - Personna (14)

2 pass
Warm water rinse & cold water splash
Alum block & Witch-hazel AS

I can't imagine why you did a great job on it Gary!