Here's what I went with today!! Gillette Fatboy 1961 G1/Voskhod (2) JR #23 Silvertip Brush Catie's Bubbles MHM Fine Snakebite
2/22/2016 Menthol Monday!! Woo Hoo!! Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO Razor: Gillette Aristocrat, Wade & Butcher Bow straight razor Blade: Astra SP (19) Brush: Turkish #6 Soap: Chiseled Face - Cryogen After: Home made ASB, Osage Rub after shave Cologne: Prada - Amber Pour Homme Intense
Menthol Monday Razor: Gillette Red Tip Blade: Feather Hi Stainless (1) Brush: Fendrihan Silver Tip Soap: Gillette Menthol A/S: Myrsol Blue Skin Care: Lucky Tiger Disappearing Cream Bowl: Yokohama Studio
Menthol Monday: Day 25 of my second round of blade testing Prep: Hot shower, Nivea face wash Brush: @Jayaruh #33 horse hair Lather: Stirling Glacial Obsidian soap Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1) Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (1, 2, 3) Post: Cold water rinse, Bloc Osma Alum, Thayer's Witch Hazel pad, Aqua Velva Ice Blue Sport AS splash With a couple of days' worth of stubble, a soap I have some trouble lathering consistently, a blade I'm on the fence about, and a brush I'm still trying to dial in, I set myself up for a rough Monday shave. A bit more time on the puck - almost puck-lathering - got me very good lather the first time through, during which the blade felt very sharp but not distressingly so. For whatever reason, the lather did not retain enough moisture on the second pass, so I had to fiddle with it some more, not quite regaining the same good consistency of the initial pass and irritating a spot under my chin. The 3rd pass was slightly more problematic, still, resulting in a tiny spot of blood where there had previously been irritation. All in all, DFS results that were DFS+ on the face but less than that under the chin and on the neck. We'll see what the next two shaves bring, but the GSB may just not be for me.
SHAVE OF the day Prep: shower with RazoRock son of Zeus soap Razor: Gillette Tech Blade: Big Ben (3rd shave) Brush: RazoRock plissoft Soap: I Coloniali Post: Catties Bubbles LPV aftershave 2 pass shave today. The I Cononali is not a soap that makes a santa beard lather, but the sticky constancy is slick and it is a great product, it is labeled as a cream, but is more of a croap. Slight menthol and a nice spicy scent paired well with the LPV aftershave. BBS finish but had a nick or two. Hope everyone had a great shave!
Gillette Super Adjustable Gillette Super Thin blade Anthony MacKenzie, Jr Synthetic, Lights knot Georgetown Pottery G12 scuttle Osage Rub
Tuesday's shave bill: Neutrogena Men Facial Wash Large Horsehair Barbershop Super Speed/Astra day 2 Tcheon Fung Sing Sottozero SS Gold Bond Moisturizer Folsom & Company Shambala AS Although this setup is not nearly as intensely-frigid as a Menthol Monday one it's still quite cold - definitely cold enough to satisfy my menthol cravings. The Sottozero soap smells so minty and nice, with fabulous lather and a decent menthol presence which the Gold Bond moisturizer beefs up. The Shambala is one of the most beautifully-scented aftershaves I've ever used and it delivers an excellent cooling sensation. I don't think I need to wear an eau de toilette because this stuff has great staying power!
2/22/16 - VC01 and Lebelle Soap A great shave using: Lebelle Soaps Fig Tree Semogue Italian Barber LE Valet AutoStrop VC01 Feather SE Blade Pinaud Lilac Vegetal This razor is amazing. It's not a matter of being aggressive. It's more like a Straight Razor, it's all angle. You mainly have a blade and a stick. Wonderfully close 3 Pass Shave. This soap is Fig Tree, and like the name says, it smells like a fig in a tree. A nice subtle scent. The performance is like all the Lebelle soaps, exceptionally well. Tallow based, so it slick, but has lots of cushion. Video is up if you'd like to watch.
Tuesday's TESC Pre-Shave Oil Proraso Green Shaving Soap Semogue Owners Club Gillette Blue Tip Astra SP CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayers Rose Petal WH Aqua Velva Ice Blue The Proraso Green Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Semogue Owners Club boar brush. Two passes with my new Gillette Blue Tip razor and a Astra SP blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Aqua Velva After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Cap those razors sure look cool, I like the gears there on the side. They look like some industrial, steam punk, chrome gizmos in a very way.
SOTD Mon. Feb. 22, 2016 Pre - TSW Primrose oil Razor - Gillette 1947 Aristocrat Brush - Vintage badger Post - Thayers & unrefined Shea butter