Saturday's Planned Shave
Razor: Fatip\Bulldog handle
Blade:Feather New Hi-Stainless (4)
Brush: Bullgoose Beehive w 24mm WD Silvertip
Bowl: Orange Shave Bowl
Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub
Pre Shave Oil:Homemade Iced Mojito
Shave Soap: Tiki Chilled Salsa
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Alcolado Glacial
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With this morning shave, I wanted to see how a Fatip OC head paired with the 132gm Triad brass handle would mow down my whiskers.Well rank it up there with a newbie using a 2011 R41 for the first time. I haven't drawn blood since Sept/Oct 2013 but today I drew blood on 3 sites on my right chin. Small bleeders that I didn't even feel with the alum block after my shave but undeniable the weepers were there. So, paired with the Triad the Fatip is too aggressive for me so for tomorrow morning shave I am pairing it with a Weber bulldog handle to see if the shave is between the Fatip Grande (original) and the heavyweight Fatip\Triad setup. My Joris black\white striped OC arrived today and planning on using the premium Fatip head for next week shave week.

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Hot shower with chamomile and orange soap.

Razor... Gillette ball end tech
Blade... Gillette silver blue
Brush.. restored ever ready 100 with 20 mm tgn silver tip.
Soap... tabac

I think you will love the matchup of the FaTip Head and the We ber Bulldog handle Guy. It gives the needed heft to balance the heavy FaTip head and give you more control while maneuvering the heavy head around. I mated a Weber Wave handle to my FaTip head and it works great for me. Enjoy your shave and BTW; the Chilled Salsa sounds delicious!

Thanks for the feedback Bruce. When I screwed the pieces together it definitely felt better in my hands. The Triad setup the razor head due to the weight wanted to race down my cheeks and neck and I had to concentrate on keeping the stroke nice, slow and smooth.

The Chilled Salsa is another custom I had Amanda make but this was pretty simple to do. Had her take her Spice Islands and add peppermint and menthol to it. When I got it, it smells great and you do want to take a bite of it, but the menthol kick was not to my liking so I added more menthol crystals to kick it up a notice but not face freezing cold.

Late Night Shave for Tomorrow

A chilly menthol shave with the Union Cutlery SPIKE! Lethal tip on this smooth razor—one thats probably bitten more times than any other razor,
but despite the late hour, I managed to avoid it and had a quite pleasant shaving experience.

Have a great Saturday, all!

The Weber Bulldog will be a lot lighter than the 132 gram Triad handle (that's a monster!) but still much more than the Grande. The cross-hatching on the Bulldog handle also helps with the control. It is not a slippery as the Grande handle.

Chilled Salsa sounds pretty nice. The Peppermint additive sounds interesting; I never thought of Peppermint being added to a shave cream, that's different.

Thanks Jon! It's pretty hefty as well. More than the Gillette New Standard which is basically a thin-walled tube.
The Gardette is more substantial and much heavier.

Friday Morning Shave
Razor: Gillette Red Tip
Blade: Topaz Stainless (4)
Brush: Gillette
Cream: Nivea
AS: Fa Sport

I used Fa sport AS for the first time and after a minute I noticed the same scent of Pino Silvestre Hydro AS. These two after shaves have exact scent. Fa has a lighter, more tolerable scent and it moistures better. I'll possibly give Pino to a friend of mine at work.
Have a great weekend!

Day 19 of the 30 day January challenge. SWMBO states she loves the combination of the Noxzema, menthol in the Maca Root Shave cream, witch hazel, and Eucalyptus, as well as the new Old Spice. I have NO PROBLEM continuing as I also enjoy the results, and the face feel. Now starting to get a good shave on the chin.... many years of no chin shaving with a goatee.

Dovo Bergischer Lowe
Oscar11 H.I.S. brush
Barrister & Mann Vetyver Santal soap
Musgo Real balm

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SOTD
January 17, 2015
32 days until pitchers and catchers report to spring training! Giants Baseball!
Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: RazoRock Stealth Slant
Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Lather: Mike's Natural Barber Shop
Post: Alum.Thayers Lavender WH.
Aftershave: Clubman
Awesome shave. Mike's is fantastic! These Rapira Swedish Supersteel are so good. Since I converted to slants my shaves have improved so well I don't remember what it's like to have razor burn or irration.
Go out and get it!

Saturday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Los Angeles Shaving Soap-Woody Lavender
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: 70’s Gillette Spoiler Super Stainless (9)
Brush: Elite Razor Silvertip-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Country Club Sweet Water

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

LASS Woody Lavender today-new jar. 20 seconds: load & go with the ER brush. Great, easy lather. Gillette Spoiler still in the NEW-9th day. Excellent, smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Country Club Sweet Water.

Bob

17 January 2015

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
* WSP 2-Band + Doug Korn Cobalt Blue C7
* Mystic Water Jeff's Lavender
* Unrefined Shea Butter



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Weber PH Bulldog
Rapira Swedish Supersteel
Semogue BC Texugo
Institut Karite Soap
Alum
Tet-a-Tet ASB

Another solid shave.

SOTD: Black Edition

WSP Black Amber Vanille soap
Plisson synthetic brush
RazoRock Stealth Slant razor
Feather blade
Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm
Bvlgari Black EDT

The streak is over
I had a run of amazing shaves this week, but today it ended. I think it was a combination of the blade and technique. I went in a slightly different direction on my neck, seeking to conserve passes. I'll stick to my standard three from now on. My face is smooth, but I have some irritation on my neck. It's not a bad shave, just not as good.

Prep: Proraso White
Soap: B&M Latha
Brush: HIS
Razor: Der Vorschlaghammer
AS: B&M Latha

17 Jan 2015
Pre - Corn Huskers
Soap - RR Zi Peppino
Brush - LOccitane Plisson Synthetic
Razor - L3 Super speed flair tip
Blade - Big Ben (3)
AS - Pinaud Clubman Musk
Nothing exciting today. overall a good shave. Last use of the Big Ben, for me it's a middle of the road, not bad, not great, acceptable shaves. I have one more sample blade of it, do not think i will order any more. Enjoying the Clubman Musk AS.

Saturday 17th January



Warm shower
Hot Towel
Mike's Barbershop scuttle lathered
HMW Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Old Type ball end handle (1920's)
Gillette Rubie Platinum Plus (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Aqua Velva Musk aftershave

L'Occitane Cade
Slim adjustable
Voskhod Blade

Great shave today!

That is my kind of shave, my friend.