Great shave this morning. My Arctique came in so had to give it a try and went with my Doctored up Cryogen based Lemon-Lime Freeze but with Emulsion as my pre-shave instead of the usual Subzero I usually use for these occasions. As usual the Cryogen was super, super cold and did not know what to expect when I reached for the Artique. Guess I expected more of a shock factor, but it was not the bone chilling coldness I had already placed in my minds eye. Yes, the coldest and by far the best post shave feel of the hyper-mentholated aftershaves I have but I was expecting more. My fault not B&M as with only one use I really like this one, actually like this more than the Kyovu Bay Rum, Kyovu Original and the Fougere that I have from B&M.
Saturday Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep Soap: Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic Razor: Gillette New Short Comb Blade: Personna Med Prep (4) Brush: Whipped Dog High Mountain/Bethlehem Olivewood-24mmx50mm Aftershave: Krampert’s Frostbite WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Stirling MITA today. 20 seconds to load the WD High Mountain. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Personna Med Prep in the NEW SC. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with Krampert’s Frostbite. Bob
My face had been taking a beating lately, culminating with a disastrous outing with a PAL Injecto Matic whose blade had popped up over a worn blade stop. So, after a day off, I went for the mild Schick I1. It did not disappoint. T&H PSO AOS Lavender Cream Savile Row 3824 Schick I1 Schick (3) T&H Classic After Shave Balm
3P Razorock Chubby Reef Point Espresso Mongoose with Captain Sharp blade Jürgen Hempel Ti YSL Le Nuit De L'Homme balm and EDT
10 October 2015 * Weber DLC + WRH3 Aluminum * Super Iridium * WSP Stubby 2-Band + Oscar11 All-Amber Cavaleiro * Mystic Water Sandalwood Rose * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
Razor: Gillette 195 Fat Boy (f1) 1960 (5) (3) Brush: Rubberset 400 #3 WD 24/50 Silvertip (Jedi Lightsaber) Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue Cream: Geo. F. Trumper's Coconut cream Blade: Feather (1) Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Jack Black balm, Old Spice Lime original Shulton AS Frosted Glass 1960s Put some Trumper's Coconut into my favorite OS mug. My Jedi Lightsaber with its nice backbone whipped up some nice warm lather. The soft brush felt good on my face and I really like the way the handle feels in my hand. My FB is still my favorite razor and as usual, made quick work in 2 passes WTG XTG. A little touchup on my neck ATG on 3 and done. I had enough lather left over for another pass. The WH felt good, nice and cool. After cleanup some JB and when it dried, some Vintage Old Spice Lime from the 1960s. Have a good one y'all!
Day 11 of l'Occitane Cade and man I really like this soap. Also day 7 on my long-comb NEW and Polsilver SI blade. The blade was still feeling pretty good and I could have pushed it longer but I'm getting such good shaves with that combo I'm going to put a Personna Lab in the NEW tomorrow and see how the blades compare. I'm using the NEW with a Star DE handle and they go great together too. Been finishing up with Clubman the past few days.
I went through that phase......then it was Vetiver....then it was.......j/k BayRum is still one of my favorites and the scent I have the most of.
OCtober 10 - Schick Saturday Schick B2 / Schick (4) Arko Stick Semogue 1520 Boar Every Man Jack Face Lotion Old Spice ASB & Cologne. The B2 is a great shaving machine. The Colonel got it correct in 1926. All of my shaves from here on in will be compared to today's result.
