SOTD THUR. DEC. 24/15 PRE SHAVE CLEANSER: NOXZEMA CLASSIC CLEANSER: COLD WATER !! PRE SHAVE OIL: RR LIME SHAVE CREAM: #1 ARKO PERFORMANCE #2 CREMO CREAM (UBER FACE LATHER TODAY) SHAVE BRUSH: VDH BADGER RAZOR #1: 1948-1950 GILLETTE ARISTOCRAT BLADE: ASTRA SP AFTER SHAVE: VASELINE COOLING HYDRATING LOTION COLOGNE: HALSTON 1-12 BY HALSTON BAR SOAP: GRANDPA'S PINE TAR GREAT SHAVE AGAIN THIS MORNING. BBS IN THREE PASSES BLADE BUFFED MY LOWER CHIN ON THE FIRST PASS TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY QUICKER AND IT WORKED OUT BEAUTIFULLY. FOR THOSE LOOKING TO PUNCH UP THEIR ARKO A BIT FOR A BETTER EXPERIENCE THROW SOME CREMO IN THERE, IT MAKES SOME CRAZY UBER LATHER. HAVE A GREAT SHAVE AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS MY FRIENDS.
This Brutalt Bra soap is so good - a beautiful scent of mild lavender, lots of rich lather and GOOD post-shave care. No dryness or irritation. Rod's pre-shave soap is terrific at softening a tough beard like mine and giving lots of moisturizing. The Booster Mosswood smells so barbershoppy and is a perfect finish to this awesome shave I had. To all, a great Christmas Eve - stay safe!
5/8 Grelot Lotus TOBS homemade brush/Shavemac silver tip finest Nice shave this morning. This is one of my favorite and best shaving razors. Have a Merry Christmas.
December 24 SOTD: Homemade PS Oil Stirling Synthetic Brush Stirling Ben Franklin SS Ralf Aust 5/8 Stirling Unscented PSB Stirling Ben Franklin AS
Christmas Eve Thursday, December 24, 2015 King Cobra with Triad Aristocrat Ti Feather Pro Super #3 Varlet Orion Dusy Kabinett Alum, Witch Hazel +Menthol, Whipped Shea Butter Chilled Floid Blue Aftershave
Great photo. I bet the Super Pro in the KC gives on close shave. Thanks Mark. I'm working this morning trying to tie up a few things before the long weekend.
SOTD: Thursday, December 24 Route 66 A Perfect Gent Simpson M6 Manchurian '56 Gillette Super Speed Polsilver SI (2) Floïd Vigoroso Have a great day!
24 December 2015 * Wolfman WR1-SB + UFO U2V1 Brass * Iridium Super * WSP Stubby 2-Band + Oscar11 Rootbeer Translucent C7 * Jabonman/Eufros Lima Canela * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
THURSDAY Chilly, wet morning—perfect day for warm lather—so I brought out this mini scuttle from Robert Becker. Vintage CMON razor with some warm lather from Institut Karité (fantastic skin conditioning!); and finished the shave with a menthol Jasmine splash from TSD. Merry Christmas Eve, everyone!