OCtober 14 - Shave 14 Fat Tuesday Today I put my Razo Rock handle on the Old Type. It had a different feel but it made no difference with the shave. The vintage Wilkinson Sword blade removed whiskers like a hot knife through butter. BBS & AGAIG. Old Type / Wilkinson sword vintage (2) Da Fat Simms 200B vintage Northwoods ASB English Leather AS
Oct 14 2014 SC NEW bar handle Wilkinson classic blade, 13th use Vie Long Peleón horse hair brush Elvado west indies bay rum soap Barbasol Pacific Rush AS Got a real nice DFS, if not for two small spots by my adams apple, it would have been BBS. In the jar I wasn't that interested in this soap, just not a great smell to me. After lathering with the soap, the smell wasn't overpowering, but still probably not for me. Maybe it's just my technique, but it took more effort to get a decent lather than some of the others I have, I was given the soap to try so no big deal.
OCtober 15 Another great shave with the Old Type and the Jaws handle. Gillette Old Type / Vintage Wilkinson (3) Proraso Blue Cream NGT Pure Badger Kenneth Cole Mankind ASB Brut Classic
10/15/2014 Open Comb October Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO Razor: Valet Autostrop OC, Ace straight razor Blade: modified GEM PTFE coated SE (6) Brush: Turkish #6 Soap: Arko After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Ice Blue after shave Cologne: Aqua H2O A comfortable Darn Fine Shave was had this morning. The #6 face lathered the Arko well. The AV brought the chill. The Aqua Velva brought the chill and the Aqua H2O will have me smelling great all day. Have a blessed day!
SOTD October 15, 2014 Prep: Hot shower. Noxzema Razor: iKon DLC OC Blade: Ladas Lather: Speick Active Brush: hjm Badger Post: Alum. Dickerson WH Aftershave: Speick . Axe Shield Sensitive I've had this Speick Active for some time, haven't used it much, today's shave was fantastic! Here's what I'm noticing with croaps. As they start to lose moisture they get much better! Latherabilty, slickness, even the scent is staying strong. I don't leave the lid off, I just haven't used this product in 6 months, the same holds true with my Cella, Tiki, and a RazorRock. Go out and get it!
Oct 15 2014, shave 14 SC NEW bar handle Wilkinson classic blade, 14th use Cold River Soap Works, Fall Limited Edition Vie Long Peleón horse hair brush HTGAM alcohol free Scentsless AS Got a BBS today, nice when it happens. My nose isn't all that sophisticated, so I don't really smell all the subtle fragrances in a soap or aftershave. Having said that, from this soap I get what seems to me a "wood" type scent mostly. I get a slightly similar wood scent, but slightly different at the same time from Catie's Bubbles LPV. It is a very pleasant scent, so I think I'm going to enjoy using this one in rotation until it's gone. The Catie's Bubbles LPV is my favorite of the 7 soaps and 1 creme that I have right now.
SOTD October 16, 2014 Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash Razor: iKon DLC OC Blade: Blue Bird Lather: MdC Brush: WD Silvertip Post: Alum. Dickerson WH Aftershave: Canoe. Axe Shield Sensitive Beautiful shave! MdC is in a class of it's own. This OC plate is a whisker slayer. Go out and get it!
10/16 Hot shower/Equate Apricot Scrub Gillette Single Ring New Bolzano Superinox Blade Williams Mug Soap (first time user, and don't understand the negative reviews on it) worked up with the Semogue 1305 Fine Orange Noir
10/16/2014 Open Comb October Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO Razor: Kamphe Bros New Model OC, Barber's Favorite straight razor Blade: GEM PTFE coated SE (5) Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair 23mm knot Soap: Speick After: Home made ASB, Speick after shave Cologne: Aqua H2O A hurried Darn Fine Shave this morning. The Speick face lathered up thick and slick. The Barber's Favorite and Kamphe Bros. razors had no problem mowing down the stubble. The Speick after shave is protecting my skin and the Aqua H2O will keep me smelling good for the rest of the day. Have a blessed day!
Thank you, Thank you very much. The Kamphe Bros. New Model is a slight pain to load the SE blade, but the pain is worth the gain. I get very good shaves from it every time that I use it. The handle is hollow and the whole razor very light, so I need to be very careful to use light pressure.
