Razor: Gem Damaskeene
Blade: Gem PTFE SS (D5)
Brush: Oscar11 Amber 28mm TGN finest
Bowl: Woodhad medium scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Eucalyptus Peppermint Vanilla
Shave Soap: Tiki Soap Fougère
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Tiki AS Lotion​

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Monday, July 8, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: EJ DE89 Head w/ Weber Classic Handle
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (3)
Lather: L.A. Shaving Spring Street
Brush: VDH Boar
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: None

Every once in a while everything just comes together and works perfectly. That's the way it was for me today. I don't know that it's possible to get a better shave than what I had today. I hope the rest of my day goes this well!

Have a great day!

6/8 Wacker Inox
Prep SS
Vie Long horse
Nice shave. No "tangle hole" developed in the knot this time. I did adjust my technique with the brush for this shave, however. Have a good one.

Sorry for the second photo, out of focus, no time for a redo but you as you can see, no problem.

SOTD
July 8, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Boost Energizing Face Wash
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89
Blade: Ladas Super Stainless
Lather: RR XXX
Brush: Omega 10066
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave: RR XXX. RR XXX Milk
After extremely close shaves with the Sim I went with the milder EJ89. Smooth.. XXX
Go out and get it!

Getting in the club is easy, it's getting out that's killer

SOTD July 8

Prep: hot shower
Razor: WW2 Gillette Tech
Blade: Treet Black (day 1)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Stirling One
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: 444

Back to work and back to the DE. I decided to tryout the Treet Black this week. So far I think I've made a good choice. Paired with my Grandfather's WW2 tech and Stirling One, I was able to get a very enjoyable shave. The shave was so smooth ithe audible feedback was the only reassurance that I actually had a bladed loaded. I was left with a DFS after two quick passes.

7/7/2014 Let's try "Non Dominant Hand Shaving Week"

Prep: Hot shower with L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash, home made PSO
Razor: Gillette Senator, Imperial Razor Waranteed Barbers Favorite straight razor
Blade: Pol Silver Super Iridium (3)
Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair 23mm knot
Soap: Cella
After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva classic Ice Blue after shave
Cologne: Aqua H2O


It was a nice 1 pass Darn Fine Shave this morning. I am trying out only shaving with my non dominant hand this week. Today I had much less apprehension when I crossed over with the straight. I may have to continue this Non Dominant Hand Shaving technique. I ended up with equal, if not better results than I usually do while using both hands.

Have a blessed day!

Pre: Maggard Razors PSO – Lime
Brush: Shea Moisture Shave Synthetic
Soap: Derby Shaving Cream – Lemon
Razor: Gillette Super Speed
Blade: 7am Platinum
Splash: Pinaud Clubman Classic AS
Post: Pacific Shaving Moisturizer

A very light and citrus-y shave this morning! Tossed a 7am Platinum blade in the Super Speed. A surprisingly sharp blade! I don’t know why it surprised me, but for some reason I didn’t have high expectations for it...

Find out why at That Shave Life!

What a beautiful razor!

Tuesday:
hot shower w/A La Maison de Provence Rosemary Mint bar soap
Somersets Extra Sensitive PSO
1973 Gillette Black Handle SuperSpeed 2+ passes
Voskhod Teflon (2)
VDH boar
Proraso Green in a warm mug
Thayers unscented w/aloe
alum, MyNikIsSealed
Canoe AS

Classic SuperSpeed mistake this morning. Extra smooth razor, extra smooth teflon coated blade (only on it's second shave), one eye on the clock, 100 miles an hour through the corner..... and out comes the blood. Otherwise, a great shave.

Tuesday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Cella Extra Extra Purissima & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Gillette Single Ring
Blade - Feather (9)

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

Tuesday 7/8/14

Prep: Gaia face scrub
Oil: Shave Secret
Brush: 20mm Whipped dog set deep
Scuttle Georgetown Pottery
Razor: slim adjustable set to 5
Blade: Voskhod
soap:

Pre de Provence
with a touch of
Rose of Bulgaria

Post: Alum sprayed on
Witch Hazel: Generic unscented
AS: Sampsons all natural

Another nice French lather shave.

7/8/14

Prep: warm wash with Stirling Barbershop
Lather: Stirling Spice
Brush: Vie-Long Lord Randal mixed
Razor: Gillette New
Blade: Dorco 301
Post: cold rinse and Captain's Choice Lime

3 easy passes. Gillette New continues to be my favorite razor, hands down. Stirling Spice continues to wake up a little and get easier to make lather with every time I use it.

Tuesday, July 8 - Cold water shave
Warm shower, Gatsby Icy Gel Facewash
Proraso Preshave Balm - Sensitive
Kiss My Face Key Lime + 4 drops M-Bomb
Gillette Pre-war Fat Handle Tech w/Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Cold water, witch hazel, TSD ISZ AS Milk

First time with the Fat Handle Tech. As with 98% of my shaves with vintage razors, this one was disappointing. Not nearly close enough, and way too much irritation.

F W Engels Perfection
Muhle synthetic brush
Proraso pre shave
Pannacrema Vetiver soap
Musgo Real shave cream
Musgo Real AS
Musgo Real balm

Tyr's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Healthy Accents Daily Renewal Cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: RazoRock One-X croap
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (6)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (11, 12, 13)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, RazoRock One-X AS splash

Holy lather monster, Batman! More or less on a whim, I decided to bowl-lather the One-X with the Simpson brush; 30 seconds later, I had enough lather to consider using some in a PIF. I had so much lather, in fact, that I felt like it would have been a waste to only do two passes, so I went ahead with the Fool's Pass. An older blade combined with the ATG pass did produce a couple of minor weepers around some of the scar tissue on my face, but I caught the baby, and my post-shave routine - particularly the One-X splash - has my face feeling fantastic.

I can answer that question Jeff.Not really cooling at all,it has some menthol but not enough to be called Brain Freeze,nowhere near the chill of Proraso.However like most RR soaps,it lathers great and has good skincare.

Tuesday
warm shower
M&F Chief
Somerset's PSO
RR XXX (new formula)
Muhle R41 "Fang"/Feather (1)
cold water rinse & ice cube rub
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse & ice cube rub
Thayer's Lemon WH
RR XXX ASL
Acqua Di Parma

Had a head weeper in a bad spot so today's shave was just my mug.As always the R41 gave me a nice close BBS shave,heck I may not need to shave tomorrow,it was that close!!!


Stay frosty,my friends!

Whipped Dog has very nice synthetic brushes at great prices.

Tuesday

Prep: CeraVe cleanser, soak brush
Soap: The Shave Den unscented
Brush: Oscar11 boar
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft
Blade: Super Iridium
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

After my bowl lathering problems yesterday, I wanted to repeat the same setup, but face lather as I normally do. Much better lather today -- face lathering is what I know how to do! Three passes, very smooth and comfortable result.