Wednesday Soap: Tiki Bar unscented Brush: Oscar11 HIS synthetic Razor: Feather AS-D2 Blade: Kai After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion
BSG Day 28 I have not fallen off the wagon... To busy to post the last bit. ATT S1 Kronos Rapira PL Plisson Cade soap & balm Been getting two pass DFS with minor touch ups. I don't think I can get BBS with two passes alone. I'm cool with that. Only two more shaves!!!
28 January 2015 * Ikon Shavecraft 102 + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze * Super Iridium * WSP 2-Band + Doug Korn Cobalt Blue C7 * Mystic Water Frankincense & Myrrh * Unrefined Shea Butter
SOTD 1/28/15 Cold River Select Puro Fresco soap Plisson synthetic brush ATT Open Comb Slant with Dr Bomber handle Gillette 7 O'clock Super Platinum blade Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm Geoffrey Beane Grey Flannel EDT I think I found the right blade for this razor - the Black Ninja. Now we have a real competition between this and the Stealth Slant.
SOTD 28 Jan 2015 Razor: Gillette New short comb Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock black Brush: Klenzo (restored) Soap: Arko AS: Thayer ' witch Hazel (lemon)
SOTD Hay Camel, guess what day it is? It's HumpDay!! (Wednesday) 1-28-2015 Gillette Slim Adjustable Voskhod Teflon Blade Noxema Classic Brand Bay Rum SS GP Scuttle Omega Boar Dickinson's WH GB Body Lotion Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum ASL Sorry, I couldn't resist the Hump Day thing.
Odin's Day: Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave Balm Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger Soap: Stirling Bay Rum Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC Blade: Baili Blue (3) Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (5, 6, 7) Post: Cold water rinse, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Pinaud Clubman AS splash Cologne: Shagya by Parfums de Marly I didn't shave yesterday, due to concerns that the Great Blizzard of 2015 was going to knock power out (it didn't). As planned, I am using the Stirling Bay Rum the rest of this week. It didn't bloom as I expected it to from the water I drizzled on it before my shower, but I was surprised to get three full passes worth of very good lather from it this AM, even with my cheap, shedding boar. I caught one minuscule weeper on the ATG pass, but otherwise I got a very comfortable BBS shave, and my face feels very good from the skincare of the Stirling + Clubman.
28 Jan 2015 Woolfat Wednesday Soap - MWF Brush - LOccitane Plisson Synthetic Razor - Merkur 34C Blade - Blue Diamond Super Max Shave prep started great with the Plisson doing this to MWF Another new blade tryout and for me in the 34c not a good combination, tugging with first stroke which shocked me due to MWF being for me, the more protective and slickest soap I have. Completed 3 passes for an acceptable shave, but not what I expect from a new blade. To me it performed like the Gillette Black on day 4. Will try it in my Superspeed tomorrow and see what happens.
SOTD January 28, 2015 Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash Razor: RazoRock Stealth Slant Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel Brush: Omega Pro 49 Lather: RazoRock The Beach Post: Alum.Thayers Lavender WH. Aftershave: Stirling MITA Go out and get it!
Wednesday: hot shower w/Mistral Black Amber bar soap ShaveSecret PSO Gillette early Fat Handle Tech 2 passes Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum Black (5) Surrey boar TOBS St James cream in a warm bowl Thayers unscented w/aloe TOBS St James AS Love those Black Ninja's!
SoTD for Wednesday, January 28, or SINGLEMANIA! Treet bakelite; French shave edition Pre- Clove Balsam PSO Soap- La Pere Lucien, Vetiver Bourbon Brush- vintage Baja w/ new 20/50 boar knot Razor- Treet 1912 w/ oxblood bakelite handle Blade- vintage Gem Super Stainless (x3) Rinse-Osage Aftershave- Pinaud Vegetal Lotion- Kiehl's Hair- Pinaud eau de Quinine I think that I am approaching the end of SINGLEMANIA. So I decided to use the razor that started this whole thing with, but never posted because the pics were awful. The razor is a Treet 1912 head on a Gem Jr style bakelite handle. A couple things make the Treet different from the Gem, the most obvious being the great color. In the interest of full disclosure, I love this particular deep red color. I strive to own things that are this color, so when I saw this, I had to own it. I had never really paid much attention to the chubby handled Gems before that. Now I have about a dozen under different brands and in a few colors and combinations. But this one is still my fave. The second difference, is the actual head of the razor itself. It is more than a rebranded Gem. The Treet has a safety bar rather than the closed comb of the Gem. And behind the bar, there are large openings, like a Clog Pruf. Yes, you heard right, a Clog Pruf 1912. It makes for a very good razor. And coupled with the vintage Super Stainless blade, now on its third go round, today was an excellent shave. 2 passes face, 3 passes neck, for a smooooth bbs. Have I mentioned how much I love the Super Stainless? The soap, yet again, is La Pere Lucien. I can't get enough of this stuff. I am officially a French soap convert. I am seriously debating talking the MdC plunge. People say it's better than LPL... the thought actually scares me. I like LPL so much, something better might burn out my pleasure center. Then I'll end up homeless, panhandling, and forever chasing the perfect soap... I don't know if I am ready for that yet. But it is tempting, so tempting. Following the French soap are a couple classics born in France long ago. Eau de Quinine hair tonic. It is good, but this isn't really the place to discuss it. I just wanted to throw in a mention for the sake of my theme. Next up is Pinaud Vegetal. Created for Hungarian cavalry under Napoleon III, it is a very strong powdery floral scent. After all the hype and insults, I was shocked how mild it smelled in the bottle. After I doused myself in some, I was surprised how strong it was. I had a few minutes where I thought that I had made a terrible mistake. But on the dry down, the potency recedes, and it becomes quite pleasant. And now, several hours later, I can still smell it if I try, but it is subtle. I like the stuff. A lot. I wish it lasted a bit longer, so I will have to experiment a bit to get the most out of it. But I guess I am one of the chosen now. Vegetal 4 life!
First shave with Rapira Swedish, out of all the Russian blades this is my least favourite. It's not that this is a bad blade is just because the other blades have been so good. This is only the first day so I'll see how it goes over the next few days. Razor - Pils DE Brush - L'occitane Plisson Synthetic Lather - Martin De Candre fougere Blade - Rapira Swedish steel Aftershave - Williams Ice blue
My first shave with the Merkur and the Pinaud BR today. Merkur did great but I shave very day so there wasnt a forest for it to chop down. 2 passes, pretty good shave for a work day. Up to this point, Lucky Tiger was the only bay rum I had tried. The Clubman Pinaud is much stronger and way more cloves but I like it. I will be cutting it with witch hazel like I do the classic, I think. Fine by me though, makes it last even longer. Prep: Warm shower and St Ives oatmeal face wash (not pictured) Preshave: no product Soap/Cream: Razorock XXX Brush: L’Occitane Plisson synthetic Razor: Merkur 39c Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock SharpEdge Post shave: Cold water rinse, Alum stick, Pinaud Clubman Bay Rum AS...and more cold water
