it's got nice chill, but it can be a bit mediciney. the scent is not overly strong and it hides nicely, so you can wear a cologne over it easily.
Wednesday 11th February Warm shower Hot towel Tabac stick grated scuttle lathered Finest Badger brush made by myself Gillette Sheraton (1937) Polsilver Super Iridium (3) Cold rinse Thayers Superhazel Tabac aftershave
Wednesdays shave. Decided to have a Trumpers Shave today. Some of you might know the troubles i have had with 2 of my 3 trumpers soaps. The short version is that I was given 2 trumpers soaps as a present but couldn't lather either of them. Trumpers have told me that that if i send them back the soaps and they test it and find there is a problem with the soaps then they will refund the postage and send me 2 new soaps. I was getting my hair cut yesterday and was retelling this story to my barber who sells all sorts of tradtional wet shaving supplies. He said "dont bother sending it to Trumpers, just bring them into me and I will swap them for you." So soon I will be getting 2 new Trumpers soaps!!! So today i used my Sandalwood soap. The first 2 passes the lather wasnt that great. third pass and the lather was perfect. Trumpers might have the easiest soap to use. but i do love their scents. Razor - Stealth Slant Blade - Gilette Silver Blues Brush- Plisson synthetic Lather - Trumpers Sandalwood Pre and Post shave - Trumpers Sandalwood skin food.
SOTD - Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Hot shower Prep: Lime, Lavender, & Cedarwood PSO Brush: Rubberset 49-4, 26mm TGN finest Cream: Castle Forbes Lime Razor: Weber PH Blade: Astra SP (3) Aftershave: Pinaud Lime Sec
Nothing new here. Prep: hot shower, Neutrogena Face Wash. Brush: Burma Boar. Razor: '62 Gillette Slim set on 5 for the first pass, 3 for the second. Blade: Personna Lab. Cream: Palmolive Menthol. Post: cold water rinse, Fine American Blend. This Burma brush is a shedder. It's not very bad, but I still have to pick the hairs out of my lather or I find them in my razor when I'm rinsing it. However, I still got a two pass BBS with no irritation or razor burn. And tons of menthol goodness.
Thursday's Nivea Men's Face Wash TOBS Grapefruit Jayaruh WC1 Silver Tip Gillette Fat Handle Tech Personna Stainless CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayers Lemon WH FD Old Spice AS The TOBS Grapefruit Shaving Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh WC1 Silver Tip Brush. Two passes with my Gillette Fat Handle Tech and a Personna Stainless 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 FD Old Spice after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Merkur 34C HD Feather Hi Stainless Blade Proraso Sapone Soap Fendrihan Silvertip Badger Brush Brush comb (black) RE 9Advance for Men post Shave Balm (Arbonne) I shave after supper because my Grandfather did.
Thursday's shaving plans: Neutrogena Men Facial Wash Large Horsehair Barbershop Super Speed/SuperMax Blue day 4 Dettol Cool SC Gold Bond Moisturizer Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS Fahrenheit EdT After the lousy lather which I really found disappointing from the Nanny's Ice & a Slice soap this morning I decided to use a cream which I haven't used in a couple of years. Dettol Cool is from India and it has an unusual scent, although I wouldn't call it unpleasant by any means. The lather as I remember it is very rich and easy to whip up with plenty of menthol cooling - not too far from its "countryman" which is the Godrej Menthol Mist. The skincare is very good as well - it leaves the skin feeling cool, clean and free of bacteria. The Gold Bond moisturizer is so good, and the Aqua Velva is a perfect finish. I had a very good shave this morning, although I didn't enjoy it too much so I hope this one will be more pleasurable.
Prep : Cold water Razor : Gillette New open comb Blade : Kroger SS DE - Israel Brush : VDH Soap : VDH Post : Old Spice all the way
Wednesday night shave Since I need to be out of the house at 5:45 AM this week, I am taking my shower and shaving at night. Only two weeks a year I have to work five days: week of Valentines Day and the week of Mothers Day. Other wise I only work two days, if I work at all. RazoRock SC Simpson 46B brush Gem Clog Proof SE razor Gem SS PTFE coated SE blade Alum block Lucky Tiger AS and Face Tonic Dave
SoTD for Wed. February 11, or my busy season has arrived. Pre- Clove balsam PSO Soap- PC Namaste Brush- made rite with new pure badger knot Razor- Swee-Do Blade- astra sp Rinse- Osage Aftershave- Colorado Sage Lotion- Kiehl's Cologne- Colorado Sage I recently bought this Swee-Do razor online. When I went to test drive it, I found that the cap has a rectangle cast around the center peg. I assume it is there in order to strong arm the owner into using Swee-Do's branded blades. Having no such blades, I put it aside. Weeks passed, and I finally decided now was the time to use it, so I set out to modify a blade. Using a spring punch, I punched two side by side holes in an astra sp. This allowed the cap to accept the blade. Problem solved. The Swee-Do was nice. It is a well constructed razor and it delivered a great shave. The blade modification isn't something I will do often, but it is nice to know I can use this unusual razor.
