Tuesday's Shave Prep: Hot shower w/ Grandpa's Pine Tar Lather: Arko Brush: Omega Razor: '46-'50 Gillette Heavy Gold Tech Blade: Voskhod Post: Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Balm Scent: Pinaud Clubman My shaves are pretty boring lately, trying to zero in on blades. I'm not sure what to think of Voskhod in the Tech. It's great for buffing around my chin, but not so good for ATG on my neck. Great shave though.
SOTD February 10, 2015 Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash Razor: RazoRock Stealth Slant Blade: Personna Lab Blue Brush: L'Occitane Plisson Lather: IanS Cinnamon Girl Post: Alum.Thayers Lavender WH. Aftershave: Krampert's Bay Rum Acadian Spice IanS Cinnamon Girl is the best smelling soap I have! Im not a big fan of Krampert's, IMO CCCONT is a much better product. Go out and get it!
Tuesday Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap Soap: WSP Rustic Shaving Soap-Mahogany Razor: Gillette Slim Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (4) Brush: oscar11 2-Band Finest-24mmx50mm Aftershave: Country Club Frozen Vetiver WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Rustic Shaving Soap Mahogany today. 20 seconds: load & go with oscar11 badger. Great, easy, thick, lather. Gillette Silver Blue in the Slim. Nice smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Frozen Vetiver. Bob
Tyr's Day: Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Cleaning Gentle Scrub, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger Soap: Ogallala Bay Rum & Sandalwood stick Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC Blade: Asco SS: Red (2) Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (4, 5, 6) Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, Captain's Choice Cat o' Nine Tails AS splash Cologne: Velvet Mood by Maison Francis Kurkdjian I had set the Ogallala shave stick aside for quite a while, having been unable to make what I considered good lather with it in repeated attempts. For the remainder of this week, I'll be using it exclusively, so that I can either figure the darned thing out, or recognize that I should PIF it to someone who enjoys their product line. Today's lather was better with it than I remembered, but still not as wet I generally want. . . that said, the third pass - when I'd pulled the 'worked-in' lather from the brush and then used that - was very good, making me believe I simply need a lot more water in the building process. Other than that, the shave was very good, with BBS results and nice post-shave feel.
The North is a bit of a departure from the other Captain's Choice offerings. When I smell it out of the bottle, all I get is very strong Juniper and I can't say that it is particularly pleasing. However, when you apply it something magical happens and the Juniper really mellows out and blends in with a very nice woodsy, spicy, pine/fir scent that seem to work quite well together. It's not terribly long-lasting, but I get subtle hints of it throughout the day. I really like it. For me, the North performs every bit as well as the original Bay Rum or CoNT. The skincare qualities are outstanding, leaving my face feeling smooth, toned and moisturized (even in the harsh Northeast winters). I also very much like the Lime and Sandalwood offerings, both of which perform as well as the North and Bay Rum's. For my face, it's a win-win all the way around.
Today's shave, which was fantastic as always features: Muhle R41 (with Personna blue) Parker best badger Musgo Real original shave cream WM Neumann Peppermint Clove
02/10/15 February Focus on Blades Prep – MR GLO Razor - Mongoose Satin B2 Blade – Kai Sharp (3) Brush – RV with Shavemac Finest Lather – Captain’s Choice Sandalwood Test Soap Post - Witch Hazel and Captain’s Choice Sandalwood AS Very nice 3 pass shave this morning. Not BBS but close enough to scare the baby I had emailed Captain's Choice to test a new sandalwood soap he his developing. The soap proved very easy to lather and proved to be very slick and provided good cushion. The scent of the soap was a perfect pairing with his sandalwood aftershave.
10 February 2015 * Weber DLC + Matador Toro Mastiff * Super Iridium * WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber C7 * Saponificio Varesino Dolomiti * Unrefined Shea Butter
Today's shave was lovely. L'Occitane Cade is a great soap, producing a slick, cushioning and moisturizing lather. 3 passes and smooth as silk. L'Occitane Cade Rapira Platinum Lux Slim Adjustable
Tuesday hot shower DB Brush Scuttle/Semogue SOC,2 band Corn Huskers Lotion (prep) Mike's Natural Barbershop iKon SC 102 slant,iKon Bulldog Handle/Voskhod (1), Very smooth shave,iKon hit a homerun with this slant. ice cold water rinse, The water that's been coming out of my tap has been so cold this winter,to quote Claude Raines from The Invisible Man,"It can freeze the icicles off a eskimo." The original quote was banned and changed before filming,at least that's what my friend's father told me,he was a cimematographer from that era and knew Claude. Monster Block Alum ice cold water rinse Tend Skin Simply Divine Botanicals Skincredible Sandalwood Elixir Christian Dior Eau Sauvage Parfum Stay frosty,my friends!
Stunning shot. Next I want to see a photo with a solid/non transparent handle to see how you work with that and light
2/10/2015 Tobacco Tuesday! Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO Razor: Cobra, H. Boker Master Razor straight razor Blade: Feather Professional (10) Brush: Turkish #6 Soap: Tabac After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Musk after shave Cologne: Tom Ford - Tobacco Vanille/Tuscan Leather Tabac does it again. The Tabac was whipped into a wonderful lather by the #6. The Cobra and the Boker performed admirably. The AV brought some protection and the Tom Ford combo will have me smelling great for the rest of the day. All things considered it was a Darn Fine Shave. Have a blessed day!!
Tuesday Soap: Mike's unscented Brush: Bethlehem olive wood, HIS knot Razor: Feather AS-D2 Blade: Super Iridium After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion
Tuesday 10th February Warm shower Hot towel Mike's Pine & Cedarwood scuttle lathered Finest Badger brush made by myself Gillette Sheraton (1937) Polsilver Super Iridium (2) Cold rinse Thayers Superhazel Boots Freshwood aftershave
