Thursday warm shower/cold water shave Semogue BC Cerda Crown Shaving Co PSB MdC scented Joris 1912T/Gillette Wilkie (1) cold water rinse Monster Block Alum cold water rinse Tend Skin Can You Handlebar Beard Dry Oil Gilbert Henry Lavender ASB Creed Bois du Portugal Nice and close 2 pass shave,skipped the dome for today. Stay frosty,my friends!
Thursday 18th June Warm shower Hot towel RazoRock XXX bowl lathered Finest Badger brush made by myself Gillette Big Fellow Gold (1920) Gillette Nacet Stainless (3) Cold rinse Thayers Lemon witch hazel RazoRock XXX aftershave
6/18/2015 Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO Razor: Merkur 37C, French Fau Frame Back straight razor Blade: Astra SP (7) Brush: Turkish #6 Soap: DR Harris - Marlborough After: Home made ASB Cologne: Prada - Amber Pour Homme EDT A 2 pass Darn Fine Shave on Throw Back Thursday. The #6 brush whipped up the Marlborough into a wonderful lather. The 37C and the Frenchie did a great job knocking down the stubble. The home made ASB and the Prada were a nice finish to this shave. Have a blessed day!
Too rough or not enough tallow? This shave was solid, but not the best. Maybe I just like tallow better than vegan soaps. I got a few weepers in places I rarely, if ever, get them. The soap seemed to give up excellent lather to my HIS XL, and felt great going on and while being shaved off by the Fatboy. Maybe two shaves in a row on 9 is too much? It sure felt great while it happened, but the Tonique burned much more than usual. Live and learn. Prep: Mickey Lee Lime preshave butter Soap: B&M Fougére Imperiale Brush: HIS XL lather monster Razor: 1959 Gillette Fatboy on 9 (does this thing go to 11?) Blade: Voskhod (1) AS: B&M Fougére Classique Tonique
Shave of the day Pre- Hot shower, mentholated Corn huskers (before the shower) Soap/cream- Geo F. Trumpers shaving cream mix Sandalwood and Rose Brush- Plisson synthetic Razor- Merkur 37c Blade- Wilkinson sword(2) Post- Cold water rinse, Pinaud clubman classic Vanilla aftershave lotion and Nivea sensitive cooling aftershave balm Bowl lathered my cream. First time in a VERY long time. I like it! Why have I not been doing it a little more? The wilkinson sword performed good, a little better than the first use. I usually only use a blade twice, but im trying this blade for a third shave. It felt like it could do it with no problems. A nice 2 pass shave. And finished with Pinaud vanilla and Nivea. Great finish! I have a BIG ingrown on my neck, I Didnt irritate but I hate those!
I have 3 #6 brushes in my collection. They are all well broken in. I usually take pictures the night before, so the brushes are not wet or disheveled at that point.
Thor's Day: Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Scrub, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm Brush: Beeline Boar Soap: Stirling Bay Rum Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC Blade: Bic (1) Passes: WTG, XTG (1, 2) 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 Switched things up with the boar brush today, and bowl-lathered. Results were not appreciably different. 2 passes, something between SAS and DFS results, a little irritation on some of the scar tissue on my throat.
6/18/15 - A Month of Proraso!!! Proraso White Soap WSP Monarch Gillette LC New Pol-Silver Blade (5) Speick Aftershave
First day using a true no-name razor. It went pretty well Read some about it here. Razor: Unknown, no-name w/ thick bakelite baseplate Blade: Feather Brush: Rubberset 400-3 Soap: i Coloniali Mango - which is an EXCELLENT soap! A/S: Provence Sante
Does the no6 get soft as omegas and semogue? Mine is a bit prickly, i know i need to break it in more. But im just asking for the result. It already makes nice lather =)
