January 2's Nivea Men's Face Wash Col. Conk Bay Rum Shave Soap Wild Cherry Synthetic Schick Eversharp I2 Personna Injector CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayers Lemon WH Aqua Velva The Col. Conk Bay Rum Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Wild Cherry Synthetic Brush (first shave). The brush was very soft and had lots of backbone. Two passes with my Schick I2 and Personna Injector blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then Aqua Velva after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
SOTD: 1/1/15 Razor: Edwin Jager DE89 (first razor I purchased when I started) Blade: Voskod (1st time for me) Brush: Semogue 1520 Soap: Stirling Black Ice AS: Barbasol Pacific Rush No time for a shower today so my beard wasn't sufficiently softened. Used a Voskod blade for the first time after hearing others sing it's praises. An "OK" shave, but not my usual result. The blade didn't seem as smooth as the Astra SP's I'm used to, but one time without a softened beard is not a good comparison, so onward to tomorrow. Still love all the coldness of the Black Ice followed up by the Barbasol. It's a cold that lasts for quite a while after the shave!
Yep, a major beat-down. Should be a good National Title game coming up! At halftime the Buckeyes are playing tough with the Crimson Tide...good game so far! Oregon has a good shot at No. 1 this year. :rah: Go Ducks!
1/2/15 Planned Shave Gillette New LC Voskhod Klar's Kabinett Vie-Long 13061M horsehair Proraso green I noticed early that the rose scent seems to be fading a bit with the KK with continued use.
FRIDAY Evening Shave for Tomorrow My one & only shave with this T. Hessenbruch & Co. razor, as it is destined for mailing to my cousin in Oregon tomorrow. He's never used a straight razor before, but he's anxious for try. He convinced me to put together a decent vintage blade with some custom zebra wood scales. It turned out to be a very good shaver—and comfortable to hold. The scales are a touch fatter than standard (my cousin has larger hands than me & I like the beefier scales.). The 'rounded' square tip is also more forgiving for a beginner. I wish I had taken more opportunities to shave with this razor as I really like the feel. I do hope it serves my cousin David well in his new journey into SR shaving. Have a blessed Friday, everyone! Flip side of the razor:
Friday's SOTD 1/2/2015 Razor: Gillette Rhodium Fatboy Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (6) Brush: Spalted Maple w 24mm Super Silvertip Shave Bowl: Orange Shave Bowl Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub Pre Shave Balm: Proraso Sensitive Shave Soap: Klar Kabinett Post: Monster Alum Block Aftershave: HTGAM Meta Nectar
Shave of the Day On Chasing the Baby Prep: Shea Moisture Black African soap, hot towel Razor: Morley 5/8 Brush: New Forest 2204 badger Lather: Whoos the Man - Commander Shave: 3 passes; WTG, XTG, ATG Post: Stetson Cooling Moisture So today is the first shave of my 30 day challenge officially... And it was a good one. I needed a fantastic shave after the debacle last time out. So I grabbed the cutthroat and stropped it up, mixed some great smelling vanilla and oak moss scented soap, and went to work. It all went well, I'm getting faster at the grips and angles while shaving. I felt I had to re-strop before the 3rd pass just to get the best edge possible. Not sure if that was really the case but I can't argue with results. Tonight I chased the baby, and caught it. In most areas anyways,there are a couple spots I couldn't get. Probably wasn't an awfully intelligent thing to do while learning to shave with a straight razor but it worked out. One shave down, 29 days to go!
today's shave hot water wash with nivea men's fs pur-tech synthetic William's mentholated mug soap Gillette new long comb voskhod(3) ICED Brut today's shave went well. three passes, nice shave. voskhod matched nicely with the long comb as well. finished with iced Brut. hope y'all did as well, or better.
Mongoose B2 Kai Mild Oscar11 Chief TGN knot Strop Shoppe - Carnaby Nivea - Energy A/S Tom Ford -Tuscan Leather
SOTD January 2, 2015 Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash Razor: RazoRock Stealth Slant Blade: Gillette 7 o'clock Yellow Brush: Omega 10066 Lather: BSBC Bearded Lady Post: Alum.Thayers Lavender WH. Aftershave: 4711. Axe Shield Sensitive Another neglected soap from 2014, BSBC Bearded Lady is ok, not great. The RRSS was superb! Go out and get it!
WHOOHOO! Happy New Year Shave Den!! Been kinda hectic for me but I'm getting back into the blog groove.. I'll be picking back up my interaction on here too. Did you miss me? LOL Pre: Sir Hare Bald Head Care Shaving Oil – Beach Bum Brush: Custom Boar by Steve Brown Swirl Soap: Soap Commander Refreshment – Sweet Tea Razor: Merkur 41C 1904 OC Blade: Treet Platinum(2) Splash: Thayers Natural Remedies Lemon Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera Astringent Post: Pacific Shaving Moisturizer & Lucky Tiger Bay Rum AS First Friday of 2015! Annnd back to work LOL We are open today and Saturday so 2 days of pseudo-grind, Sunday, then back to the daily grind Start 2015 off at That Shave Life!
Friday: hot shower w/Zumbar Cedar bar soap Homemade PSO Gillette RedTip 2 passes Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum Black (3) Omega boar Craftsman Cedar & Eucalyptus soap Thayers unscented w/aloe Wm Neumann Signature 1907 AS Nice two pass shave this morning.
Gillette LC New Bulldog Gillette Silver Blue Semogue BC Cerda Institut Karite Soap Alum Superior 70 Another nice shave.
Schick I1 razor Personna 74 blade (day 15) Colgate Cup Soap Omega 10065 brush Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix Pinaud Clubman A/S Pulled out the I1 to see if there more shaves in the Personna blade. Yup, still plenty nice and a fine shave was had.
Friday Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap Soap: Maggard Limes & Bergamot Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb Blade: Personna Med Prep (5) Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip-24mmx48mm Aftershave: Azzaro Onyx WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Maggard Limes & Bergamot today (time to order a new jar). 20 seconds: load & go with the WD Silvertip brush. Great lather and scent. Personna Med Prep still in the NEW SC. Excellent, smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Azzaro Onyx. Bob
Excellent Shave I went for the trusted Maggard's London Barbershop combo today, and I was rewarded with a smooth comfortable shave. I'm feeling more and more that my Aristocrat is my favorite razor. It's more efficient than my SC101 and more forgiving than my New or 39c. It also reminds me of my Dad, since he used one like this for decades. Prep: Proraso White Pre Barba Soap: Maggard's London Barbershop Brush: HIS Razor: 1946-47 Gillette Aristocrat Blade: Personna lab blue (1) AS: Maggard's London Barbershop
