SOTD for May 6th............. Semogue 1438 w/Stirling Barbershop (face lather) '67 Black Handle Super Speed w/Voskhod Blade (4) Dickinson's Witch Hazel & True Gentlemen Balm Pinaud Citrus Musk EdC 2 -passes WTG & XTG for a DFS!
Although I got a great shave with the Cryogen soap and it froze my face off mega-time I don't enjoy it as much as my Glacials. The menthol effect is indeed stronger, but not by a lot. It also requires a lot of re-wetting the brush because of its consistency and the Glacials have better blade glide and skincare. It still is a pretty satisfying soap.
Wednesday hot shower/cold water shave Muhle HJM V2 Black Fibre Crown PSE GFT Sandalwood SC gold plated Tech/Bolzano (2) cold water rinse Monster Block Alum cold water rinse Tend Skin Can You Handlebar Beard Dry Oil GFT Sandalwood Skin Food Diptyque Tam Dao edp Stay frosty,my friends!
The last few days using La Toja shave stick have given good, but not exceptional shaves. I believe the issue is that the La Toja does not provide the amount of cushioning to which I am accustomed. Today I loaded my brush with some unscented MDC and loaded my face with La Toja. This resulted in an extremely cushioned shave that had 0% irritation, unlike the last few days. 3 passes and very smooth. La Toja Stick w/ unscented MDC Ladas Blade Slim Adjustable
WEDNESDAY Another fine early morning 3-pass shave, this time lather applied with the little Wee Scot brush—an effective brush despite it getting lost in the lather at times! Have a great Hump Day, all!
5/06/15 Art of Shaving Tallow Sandalwood Semogue 1305 1965 Gillette Slim Adjustable Pol-Silver Blade (5) Fine Platinum Blade is a good one. Got 5 straight BBS Shaves. Tried to upload a pic but it says file too big. :-/
Wednesday Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Sheep Bath Soap Soap: Cold River Soap Works “Original”-Bergamot & Bay Razor: Gillette Slim Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Blue SP (4) Brush: Plisson #12 Grey Badger-22mmx56mm Aftershave: Pino Silvestre AS & EdT WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) CRSW Bergamot & Bay today. 20 seconds to load the Plisson badger. Great, easy, thick, lather. 7 O’Clock Blue still in the Slim. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Pino Silvestre. Bob
05/6/2015 Razor – Mongoose B2 with Jürgen Hempel Ti Blade –Feather Super Pro (10) Brush –Rudy Vey with Shavemac Finest Lather – TSD Signature Post - Witch Hazel and Captain’s Choice Bay Rum Another great near BBS 2 pass shave this morning. The TSD Signature is a very interesting take on Bay Rum that I really enjoyed. Again the lather was very slick with nice post shave feel. Finished off with a splash of CC Bay Rum which paired nicely with the soap.
SOTD Face & head shave May 6, 2015 Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash Razor: ATT Kronos S1 Slant Bar Razor Blade: Sputnik Brush: Ever-Ready 150 TGN 24/54mm Synthetic by GDCarrington Lather: Pré de Provence No 63 Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH. Aftershave: Fine Clean Vetiver PdP No 63 is wonderful! Great shave! My ER150 is a lather beast! I love this brush.. Go out and get it
6 May 2015 * WR1-SB + WRH3c Aluminum * Super Iridium * WSP Stubby 2-Band + Oscar11 All-Amber Cavaleiro * Mystic Water Bay Rum * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
SOTD: Wednesday, May 6 Soap: MdC Savon à Raser-Le Bol en Bois Brush: Simpson 2 "Chubby" Synthetic Razor: Feather AS-D2 Blade: Personna Med Prep (1) Aftershave: Floïd Blue Have a great day!
5/6/2015 Wool Fat Wednesday! Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO Razor: Schick Eversharp, Ace straight razor Blade: Personna (4) Brush: Turkish #6 Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Ice Blue after shave Cologne: Prada - Amber Pour Homme Intense Have a blessed day!
Soap: Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill Razor: R-89 with Nacet blade - I only made 1 pass WTG (didn't seem to shave good) and then when I began my ATG pass, I had to change it to a Blue Bird blade. This did much much much better, but it still isn't up to the Super Iridium level for me. I still wanna try several other blades. Post: Lemon Witchazel, Osage Rub, and Aqua Velva Musk Cologne: Jovan Musk splash on with a little Tommy Hilfiger on my shirt collar While the Blue Bird blade did get my face to a DFS with no razor burn, any more and I feel like it would irritate my face. I left my neck at a CCS. This morning really helped to show me that a variety of blades, perhaps, is the best investment a newb DE shaver could make. The blades really have significant impact on the closeness and smoothness of the shave, but also the quality of the shave by not irritating the skin. So far the Super Iridiums are by far the best blade for me. The Gillette Blue Silver (or Silver Blue) and the Bic blades are sharp but I can't get more than 2 - 3 shaves out of them without irritating my skin. The Blue Silver blade was much smoother for me than the Bic. The Blue Bird seems ok but has my face burning slightly and didn't get BBS that I've been getting with the others. I don't plan on using the Nacet blades anymore.
Wednesday 6th May Warm shower Hot towel WSP Fougere Noir bowl lathered HMW Badger brush made by myself Gillette NEW DeLuxe (Made in England) Gillette Nacet Stainless (3) Cold rinse Thayers Superhazel Aqua Velva Ice Blue aftershave
Schick I2 razor Personna blade Williams SS FS Finest brush Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix M&L Florida Water Cologne A wonderful face full of fabulous Williams lather made for a great shave. Love it!
