C.O. Bigelow cream is my travel software of choice. And, just because you want to limit your spending this year doesn't mean you can't get one or two things. Just look at the huge difference from last year. It'll still be a huge win!
2/5/16 Gillette Old Type Rapira Super Stainless (3) Vulfix Super Badger (660) Mystic Waters Lime Georgetown G12 Scuttle Pinaud Clubman Original Broke out my Mystic Waters Lime sample this morning. Last time I used it was a face lather and I wound up with some irritation. Possibly because of some chemical reaction, but it could also have been how long it took me to face lather - seemed like forever. Today's experience was better. Used the scuttle and had a great lather. Slick and creamy. Normal 2 pass shave. It seemed like first couple of passes weren't as efficient as usual on my neck. I did my typical cool water rinse and touch up. I came very close to BBS but at a cost. My neck was red and a little tender. So it appears I chased the baby more than I should have. The Clubman let me know that too. I still don't know if the Mystic Waters Lime is giving me this post shave dry feeling or if it's because it's 29 outside and the heats on. I'll give it another try tomorrow with a fresh blade and see how it goes. I'll try not to chase the baby too much. Hope everyone enjoys their Friday!
SOTD February 5, 2016 Prep: Hot Shower. Noxzema Razor: iKon Shavecraft Short Comb w/Bulldog handle Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium Lather: Chiseled Face Sherlock Brush: Semogue 610 Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate Aftershave: Chiseled Face Sherlock First shave with the iKon SC Short Comb, very smooth efficient razor. CF Sherlock is everything I need/want in a quality soap/aftershave. The Semogue 610 is coming along nicely. Never let the things you WANT Make you forget the things you HAVE!
February 5 Edwin Jagger DE89 Feather (2) PSO, Hot Shower, Nivea Face wash Omega 10066 Boar Shaving Brush Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber Soap Alum, Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber AS Mod Cabin Holysuckle Beard Oil Nice and smooth shave today, DFS, almost BBS. Getting a lot better at making lather. Using my left hand for left side isn't a big deal at all. Practicing skin stretching in anticipation of a SR someday. First use of Ghost Town Barber, love it! On the buy a big tub list. Happy Friday!
February 5 Blackland Blackbird Persona Lab Blue (5) TSD Coconut Elite Razor E7 WSP High Mountain White Seaforth Spiced 2 passes plus a little touch up and all is smooth and clean. Best shave this week (and I've had some outstanding shaves every day). Hope your's goes well.
I'll start my SOTD post out with a plea for sympathy Last night I was going downstairs to plug in my phone and slipped three stairs from the bottom. I launched myself into a wall at the bottom of the stairs and blew a hole in the wall with my hip. My hip, knee and ankle are all pretty sore today and my iPhone screen is shattered. I am happy to report that I could still stand and shave this morning. The Mongoose is providing very nice shaves. I'm still working on angle and pressure. SOTD Truefitt and Hill #10 AoS Pure Badger brush Mongoose Feather Pro (2) Alum Pitrulon Classic AS Happy Friday! The wall.
Ouch! I truly hate when that happens. There are few things in this world I hate more than drywall repair.
Hope your ok now. Something I've noticed since joining the focus is we are an accident prone bunch. Going on statistics we are probably the last people that should be putting razor blades near our heads and faces on a regular basis.
As I was checking the edges on my razors in storage, I noticed this one had some crud on the bevel, so I took it to the Chromeoxide pasted strop, and cleaned it off. I love the weight and size of it. This is an unrestored original Wostenholm EBRO marked Perseverance Works. It dates from 1860-1870, and has the original horn scales and brass pins. Just enough patina to know that it’s been around for 150 years. It also photographs really well. I may have done too many laps on the strop trying to get the crud off, because this razor isn’t as smooth as I remember, but I still got a DFS and most of the whiskers just wiped away.
