WEDNESDAY Evening Shave for Tomorrow Such a great shave my last time…had to have a repeat performance! Have a great Wednesday, all!
Wednedsay Prep: hot shower, hot washing cloth Brush: Travel King boar Soap: Arko stick Razor: Ugly Duckling Blade: Gillette 7 o'Clock platinum Shave: 3-pass + touch-up Post: cold water rinse, Jeris Musk for Men Stellar BBS shave. Gotta love the Duckling
Chilly Barbershop I used a little menthol today in the form of Proraso Green pre shave and AQ Ice Blue Sport to add a nice chill to the excellent Maggard's London Barbershop soap and AS. The soap lathers as easily as the best soaps I've tried, providing a great set up for Der Vorschlaghammer to slice down. I thought I might have gotten too close today, but the Maggard's aftershave quickly calmed down that feeling. My face feels great. Prep: Proraso Green pre barba Soap: Maggard's London Barbershop Brush: HIS Razor: Der Vorschlaghammer Blade: Astra SP AS: Maggard's London Barbershop, Aqua Velva Ice Blue Sport
Wednesday: Neutrogena Men Facial Wash Large Horsehair Barbershop Super Speed/7 AM day 3 Stirling Glacial Wintergreen SS Stirling Glacial Wintergreen WH Givenchy Pour Homme EdT My love affair with Rod's Glacial creations goes on and on - the Wintergreen (this one's almost finished!) gave me everything I ask for with its wonderful scent, lather, and mega-freezing sensation. It also provides the best skincare you can imagine. The matching witch hazel hits you with the most powerful menthol effect an aftershave product could possibly have, and leaves your skin feeling great. This 7 am blade is on its 3rd day but it performs like it's still brand-new. What an awesome shave I had!
Odin's Day: Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave balm Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger Soap: Ginger's Garden Oakmoss Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (2) Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (2, 3, 4) Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Pinaud Clubman AS splash Cologne: Xeryus by Givenchy I took the day off from shaving yesterday to let my various weepers heal, and today reaped the rewards. A return to the Ginger's Garden soap produced enough slick lather for twice as many passes as I used, although the extra care I took in prep resulted in relatively cold water for the first pass, which seemed to make the Bic tug ever so slightly. Once I'd added more hot water, things were as smooth as glass, including an ATG pass aided by finally - after how many months? - figuring the ways to contort my facial expressions to get the BBS to extend to my slowly emerging jowls. The Clubman and Xeryus finished off one of the better shaves I can recall.
11/12/14 Prep: warm wash Lather: Old Spice cream Scuttle: G12 Brush: Omega boar Razor: Weber Blade: Voskhod Post: Old Spice aftershave 3 passes and DFS. Headed off to Denver for a meeting with the community college system to discuss a new energy curriculum and what we can do at the high school level to give high school students the skills to start in energy careers.
today's shave hot water wash with nivea men's art of shaving pure badger Stirling sandalwood Matador elegante persona lab(2) ICED Barbasol brisk today's shave went well. my brush shed a hair or two? what's up with that? Stirling is nice soap, but I have to scrub it if everything when done. the Matador is a very nice shaver. three passes and done, very smooth. finished with iced brisk, and a touch of old spice (just cause I was curious). hope y'all did as well, or better.
6/8 Wusthof De Vergulde Hand homemade boar. Excellent shave this morning minus a pretty good nick on my chin this morning. No excuse for poor technique. Have a good one.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion Razor: Schick Adjustable Injector Blade: Schick (1) Lather: Proraso Red Cream Brush: Oscar11 w/ Omega 20248 Knot Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion Aftershave: Vintage Shulton Old Spice I have been off from work since Friday and haven't shaved since then at the request of my wife. I'm back at work today and started my day with a fantastic, easy shave. Everything about this shave was perfect. Have a great day!
SOTD November 12, 2014 Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash Razor: iKon SC102 Slant Head/iKon Handle Blade: Bic Lather: Klar Kabinett Brush: Semogue 1305 Post: Alum. Dickerson WH Aftershave: Clubman Vanilla. Axe Shield Sensitive Great smelling shave. The Bic blade is a keeper! Go out and get it!
Wednesday hot shower DB Brush Scuttle/Semogue BC Cerda Crown Shaving Co. PSB Cella Gold Tech/Zorrik (2) cold water rinse Monster Block Alum cold water rinse Tend Skin RazoRock R160 ASB Ceruti 1881 Black Very comfy shave today,BBS face and dome! Stay frosty,my friends!
Gem "Bullet Tip" razor CVS carbon steel blade Williams SS FS/WD boar brush Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix Pinaud Clubman A/S A fine Williams lather lead to a fine mid week shave.
SOTD Nov 12 Prep: hot shower Razor: WW2 Tech Blade: Blue Bird (day 1) Brush: Vie-Long Soap: Margaritas in the Arctic Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG) Post: Dove Men hydrate+ I tried a Blue Bird this morning. It's hard to get a good opinion after one use, but so far I like this blade. I could feel the blade working but it was not excessively harsh
Wednesday morning - Prep - Noxzema & hot towel Lather - Valobra Crema di Sapone Purissima & suribachi Brush - Semogue SOC boar reset @ 47mm Razor - Wm. Greaves 7/8 2 pass Warm water rinse & cold water splash Alum block & Witch-hazel AS There's a spot of rain in the forecast but this morning it's clear and a bit warmer - 21ºF/-6ºC @ 06:00 and 60ºF/15ºC by this afternoon with plenty of sunshine. Maybe some rain tomorrow. Kicked off my hump day with an old Sheaf Works wedge and some veggie lather courtesy of the Valobra. The usual hot towel & Noxzema prep and alum & witch-hazel post, as per. All together another excellent shave. The big Greaves isn't the most nimble of razors, but it's smooooth - like a '64 Continental.
Wednesday 12th November Warm shower Hot towel Tabac stick grated scuttle lathered Finest Badger brush made by myself Gillette NEW Oxford (Made in Canada 1930) Gillette Silver Blue (3) Cold rinse Thayers Lavender witch hazel Tabac aftershave
Wednesday Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Tuscany Bath Soap Soap: Cold River Soap Works-Bergamot & Bay Razor: Gillette Slim [6] Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Green Super Stainless (3) Brush: Elite Razor Silvertip-24mmx50mm Aftershave: Azzaro WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) CRSW Bergamot & Bay today. 20 second load for great, quick, easy lather. 7 O’Clock Green SS in the Slim. Great smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Azzaro. Bob
Wednesday 11/12/14 Prep: glycerin soap Brush: 20mm Whipped dog set deep Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery Razor: Gillette New Long Comb Blade: Ladas Lather: PDP Witch Hazel: Generic unscented Post: Avon Musk Marine After Shave Conditioner I have been using french soaps almost exclusively for a couple of months now. I am coming to the conclusion that PDP does not perform as well as the other french soaps I have been using. PDP is not bad. In fact, it is quite good. But, it just doesn't seem to have that "extra bit" that makes a soap superb. The other soaps seem to lather easier, to be slicker, or to be more cushioning than PDP seems to be. Still, I had a great 3 pass shave and my face feels very nice.
12 November 2014 * Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze * Super Iridium * WSP Manchurian + K-Translucent * Cold River Classic Spiced Amber * Unrefined Shea Butter
