Just a simple "old school" shave today Razor - Gillette Slim Adjustable Blade - Astra Superior Platinum Brush - EverReady "79" weighted and with a Finest badger knot. Soap - Stirling Ben Franklin
Day 33 - 90 Day Intro to SR SOTD - 2 February 2016 Ralf Aust 5/8 L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic Route 66 - Lumberjack Alum TSD ISZ AS Splash Pinaud Lilac Vegetal Day 33 was an impromptu study in lather. Route 66 hangs with Arko in the lather arena, and crushes the Turkish Giant in post shave feel. I definitely needed some moisturizer after an Arko SR session. Anyhow, tried to replicate the stroke pattern from yesterday, and had decent results. The stropping must be going ok, the razors are staying sharp and smooth for now. I missed a bit on the right jaw to prevent BBS, and tried Adam' advice on short strokes on the chin, and had a pretty good shave after two precise passes. Called it good, Alum was better, ISZ was ISZ , and the Veg is still for the heroes. Chalk another up for the good guys! Had the pleasure, sincerely, of shoveling a foot of new snow today. It's my favorite winter activity besides overeating. Other than that...all is quiet in Colorado. Have a wonderful Wednesday!
LPL Savon du Barbier Omega Pro #98 boar Gillette SS '47 & '54 Pinaud Clubman S.R. Second day of evaluating a pair of Gillette Super Speeds. I used the same Voskhod blade from yesterday. The opinion seems to be that these are near as sharp as my favorite Feathers. Swapped sides using the '54 in my left hand, & got the better shave on my right. The '47 is a smother shave, both closer and less irritation. My favorite French soap by Le Pere Lucien paired with Special Reserve AS Cologne for a smooth DFS on both sides! (Thanks to @Red Rider for inspiring the comparison experiment)
WEDNESDAY Planned Shave for the early Morning A near-repeat of Tuesday's shave with this fine J-WEST FON razor. Stirling soap (with added glycerin) and a Fine 'Platinum' aftershave finish. Have a Happy Hump Day, all!
Good morning TSD - my shave today: Did not have much time for posting yesterday - but I had a very nice shave with my new Canadian Tech. So today the second new razor was used. The La Toja soap lathered easily as usual and provided great slickness and blade protection. The Red Tip is a very well made razor with nice weight, good balance, comfortable grip and handle length. To my surprise it shaved pretty similar to the Pre War Tech - a pleasant combination of mild and relatively effective shave. Both razors were much more "agressive" than the Parker 87R I used before. Two passes plus some touchup resulted in an almost BBS shave (missed one spot at my jawline and another one on the neck). Hardly any burning sensation from the Aftershave. In terms of effectiveness and longevity neither the Tech nor the Red Tip come close to the Merkur Adjustables I used last month, but since I shave almost every day, that's not a big issue to me. I'll use the Tech again tomorrow for comparison, but with a different, heavier handle. Have a great day!
GOOD MORNING TSD! SOTD 01/03/16 '52 Gillette Super Speed Gillette Blue Blade Badger Brush Williams Cold Water Rinse Witch hazel Pinaud Clubman A/S Yet another outstanding shave with this combo,all three passes (wtg,xtg,atg) were smooth and comfortable. Two more day's with this razor,blade,soap combo,then I'll switch it up for the weekend. So when all is said and done this a.m.I ended up with another BBS shave,HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY!!! HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!
2/3/2016 Mongoose Satin B2 with Triad Ti Feather Super Pro (1) DK7 with Druida Manchurian Mystic Water Lime Witch Hazel Folsom & Company Shambala Whipped Shea Butter
Tabacstag This shave started out rough - I got a couple weepers on the first pass, so I tossed the Astra SP and switched to Voskhod for an easier finish. Shuyak Island matches nicely with Tabac, and the cool was more than welcome. My neck is a little tender from yesterday, so I took it easy there. I used more PSO than yesterday, but did not feel any difference. Prep: Van Yulay PSO Soap: Tabac! Brush: HIS Razor: der Futur Blade: Astra SP (2), Voskhod (1) AS: Van Yulay Shuyak Island EdC: Versace Pour Homme
February 3 SOTD: Homemade PS Oil Stirling Synthetic Brush Mitchell's Wool Fat Henry Sears and Son Queen 5/8 Stirling Unscented PSB TOBS Sandalwood AS
My God, what a shave from the Krampert's Frostbite soap. A few swirls of my big Turkish barbershop brush gave me a huge amount of rich lather with its famous freeze and a terrific post-shave feeling. The matching aftershave froze me even more and left my skin feeling so calm as well as smooth!
SOTD WED. 2/3/16 PRE SHAVE CLEANSER: BURT'S BEES CHAMOMILE AND SOAP BARK PRE SHAVE OIL: SHAVE SECRET SHAVE SOAP: PRORASO GREEN SHAVE BRUSH: @Jayaruh #12 RAZOR: RR JAWS OC HEAD/RR BAZOOKA HANDLE BLADE: LADAS AFTER SHAVE BALM: STIRLING MITA SOAP: GRANDPA'S PINE TAR SOAP COLOGNE: GREY FLANNEL BY: GEOFFREY BEENE GOOD MORNING GUYS. MY RUSSIAN BLADE SAMPLER FINALLY ARRIVED YESTERDAY EVENING SO THIS MORNING I TRIED THE LADAS. VERY COMFORTABLE BBS IN THREE PASSES WITH THE JAWS AND LADAS COMBO. LOVE PRORASO IT'S SUCH AN EASY CREAM TO PLAY WITH AND CUSTOMIZE TO YOUR NEEDS. THIS RAZOR IS JUST KILLER, IT REALLY MOWS DOWN ANYTHING IN IT'S PATH BUT VERY SMOOTHLY. FACE LATHERED AS USUAL. HAVE A GREAT SHAVE AND A GREAT DAY FOLKS.
