Thor's Day: Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger Soap: Stirling Bay Rum soap Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC Blade: Bic (4) Passes: WTG, XTG (9, 10) Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, Captain's Choice Cat o' Nine Tails AS splash Cologne: Gigember Estragone by Dr. Vranjes Voice is 80% back today, so I may be at my normal by the weekend. After a couple of good weeks of success with the Stirling, it puzzled me again today; I loaded it half again as much, as I find it requires (60 swirls rather than 40), I bowl-lathered it rather than face-lathered, yet the lather still was thinning by the second pass. It's frustrating, given how many other folks seem to get such copious, stable lather from the stuff. Ah, well. More for them when I go to reorder. Two passes only, due to some 'medicine head' fogginess, with minor touchups and DFS+ results free of nicks or weepers.
Wow, that batch of Cryogen sounds like it was a real flop. One thing I'll say is that my new Spearmint and Obsidian Glacials are almost borderline-painfully cold. I never expected this type of a freeze from them!
I was never really a bowl latherer with any soap or cream. I find that Rod's soaps lather better face-lathering.
Thursday's Shave Prep: Hot shower Soap: Arko Brush: Omega 13522 Razor: Cadet OC Blade: Gillette Rubie Post: Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Balm Scent: Tommy Bahama Very Cool Same as yesterday except it was a quick 1 pass XTG. Was dragging this morning and got up a little late.
5/14/15 -The Pushbutton! Great shave. Great razor. TOBS Mr Taylor WSP Monarch Silvertip GEM Pushbutton GEM PTFE Blade Speick Aftershave
5/14/2015 Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO Razor: Schick Eversharp, Dubl Duck Goldedge straight razor Blade: Personna (6) Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair Soap: WSP - Black Amber Vanille After: Home made ASB, Nivea after shave balm Cologne: Aqua H2O Beautiful weather on this Thursday. The Black Amber Vanille was whipped up nicely by the Vie Long brush. The lather was thick and slick. The Duck and the Schick did their jobs well. The Nivea gave the needed moisture and the Aqua H2O will have me smelling good all day. Have a blessed day!
The quality of the soap is really good, nice post shave skincare. Ill definitely buy another offering from Chiseled Face.
SOTD Thursday, May 14, 2015 Gillette New Long Comb with Fat Common Bar Wilkinson Sword #1 Doug Korn Orange Swirl BB 25X50mm Barrister and Mann - Seville Barrister and Mann Kyovu - Original Brooks Brothers 1818
Very cool pic! Color of the cactus flower matches the brush perfectly! Very " Trippy " brush BTW! Looks like it came from Woodstock!
Marfin shaving brush n°154 Zafferano L'Amande Homme shaving soap Iwasaki XL Zafferano L'Amande Homme aftershave
