SOTD January 03 2015 Beard Prep: Hot shower. Glycerin soap. Hair conditioner. Brush: Omega 13109 Pure Badger Cream: TOBS Avocado Razor: Merkur 34C Blade: Voskhod Post shave: Cold water rinse. Thayers Original WH. After Shave: Nivea Sensitive Skin After Shave Balm Very good shave. Fairly smooth. Not a fan of the scent of the TOBS Avocado, so probably won't use it again. Luckily it was just a sample. The Voskhod blade is very smooth and impressive. I think I will take advantage of the cheap prices for a 100 pack on ebay and keep these on hand.
SUNDAY Evening shave for Tomorrow Smooth 3-pass shave with the ol' reliables J. A. Henckel & the MdC lather. This plain-jane razor was an ebay steal that just happened to be quite the nice razor. Have a blessed Sunday, everyone!
Yep. And I'll let you in on something with straights, IMO. There are going to be some motions you will simply not be able to do with a straight, depending on your face and neck, the dexterity of your hands, etc. With a straight you have to find what motions work for you, personally. For me, I will never get a straight west to east or east to west on either side of my neck. I would literally slice my own throat.
No shave for me today. I received a Letter from German customs clearence. Tomorrow i can pick up my Phoenix razor. Because of this my planned shaved today, will be tomorrow. I'm very excited. Have a great time Friends and take care of you. Greetings Thorsten
Day 4 of 30 Gillette LC New Bulldog Gillette Silver Blue (3) Semogue BC Mistura Institut Karite Soap Alum Superior 70 After skipping yesterday, I had a very nice shave today. I really enjoy the IK soap and don't understand why it doesn't get more chatter on the forums.
Sunday: Large Horsehair Barbershop Super Speed/Shark day 6 Wilkinson Sword Shaving Stick Lubriderm Unscented Moisturizer Benjamin's Bay Rum AS Here's another stick which has been sitting around for a long time so I felt like using it this morning and I'm glad I did. The Wilky stick has a great scent with plenty of rich, stable lather and in my honest and unbiased opinion it's a million times better than the Wilky bowl soap in every way imaginable. The Benjamin's Bay Rum is from the West Indies and it has a light, but very nice scent and it feels soothing and refreshing. This shave was pretty darned good even if I say so myself.
SOTD January 4, 2015 Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash Razor: RazoRock Stealth Slant Blade: Rapira Stainless Brush: L'Occitane Plisson Lather: Le Pere Lucien Post: Alum.Thayers Lavender WH. Aftershave: TSD Iced Ying Yang LPL offers everything you want/need in a great soap. TSD Iced Ying Yang is a GREAT supercharger in the morning! Go out and get it!
I usually do a Lavender or a Rose scented lather on Sundays. But, this morning I decided to go with Almond instead. The lather made was terrible due to lack of proper brush loading and sheer laziness. Still, the lather was fairly protective and it was slick. 3 passes and very smooth. EverReady 1912 CVS Single Edged Blade Col. Conk's Almond soap
Sunday Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap Soap: WSP Rustic Shave Soap-Mahogany Razor: Gillette Slim Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel (2) Brush: oscar11 2-Band Finest-24mmx50mm Aftershave: Denim WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Rustic Shave Soap Mahogany today. 20 seconds: load & go with the oscar11 brush. Great lather and scent. Rapira Swedish SS in the Slim. Excellent, smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Denim. Bob
Sunday 4th January Warm shower Hot towel Mike's Pine & Cedarwood scuttle lathered HMW Badger brush made by myself Gillette single ring (Made in England S/N E156644) 1909-1912 Rapira Swedish (1) Cold rinse Thayers Lavender witch hazel Boots Freshwood aftershave A fine shave from another single ring recently added to my collection, over 100 yrs old and looks new. The old Silver plate cleans up well.
Shaving while sleep deprived is probably not the best idea. Bit of a rough shave today, down to user error. Razor - Ever Ready Shovelhead Blade - Gem Brush - L'occitane Plisson Synthetic Lather - Martin De Candre fougere soap Aftershave - L'occitane Aftershave balm
4 January 2015 Shave A very nice shave again with the Schick J3 / Gillette Twin Edged Blade combination. Solid performance was provided by the Matador "croap" and semogue brush combination.
Outstanding Classic Shave I decided to go with classic Proraso this morning - white pre Barba, red soap, and green splash. After my shower I enjoyed the cool of the pre while I whipped up the Red into creamy yogurt. I added water slowly, and it didn't take much to get there. Three passes with Der Vorschlaghammer left my skin smooth and clear of weepers or irritation. I finished with the Green splash with its classic barbershop scent and pleasing menthol cool. I expected a kick from the alcohol, but none was forthcoming. I think what made the difference was my acceptance that my neck is going to be a little bit rougher than my cheeks. Many painful lessons have encouraged me to let it be on my neck and I'm beginning to heed them. Prep: Proraso White pre barba Soap: Proraso Red Barba Dure Brush: HIS lather monster Razor: Der Vorschlaghammer 39c Blade: Astra SP(1) AS: Proraso Green Lozione
1/4/15 - 2 pass attempt #30DayChallenge Shave #6 One of my goals is to get down to a two pass shave for the weekday. I've done it with my New SC but it is eluding me with the New LC. Today is practice for tomorrow. 2 N/S passes left me with a good shave but gravelly stubble is left. My neck is decent. Prep: warm wash and Cornhusker's Lotion Lather: Klar Kabinett Brush: Vie-Long 13061M Razor: Gillette New LC Blade: Voskhod teflon coated (1) Post: cool rinse and Captain's Choice Cat
SOTD Sunday, January 4, 2015 Prep: Hot - Warm Shower, Stirling Bath Soap - Barbershop, Neutrogena Face Wash Razor: iKon Shavecraft 102 with iKon Bulldog Handle, George Wostenholm, 'Peerless' 5/8 Blade: Astra SP - #3 Brush: Simpson Commodore x - 3 Best Lather: Kell's Original Hemp/Aloe Blend - Dragon's Blood Post: Alum Stick, Cold Rinse, Dickinson's+, Gold Bond Green Lotion Aftershave: Fine - American Blend Excellent BBS shave this morning. Have a great week!
