Paul, thanks for the laugh!! Really nothing compares to Aqua Velver, Pitralon Polar is a Limey, sweet citrus scent. It's nice. But again. Nothing compares to an Aqua Velva Man.. Nothing.
Schick G8 razor Personna blade Vi-Long Silver Tip brush CO Bigelow SC Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Pinaud Lime Sec w/added menthol Mighty fine shave to start the week with. CO Bigelow never fails to give a great shave, love that stuff. Now go enjoy your day folks
I have the Musk-does that count for being an Aqua Velva Man? As for the Pitralon, sounds like a great one for summers, whether humid or dry.
March 7 Schick injector E5 / Dutch (1) T & H 1805 Vie-Long Horse hair and Badger Avon quadra FX ASB Gillette Cool Wave AS I started off with a Chick blade on its 8th use. It was rough and tugged quite a bit so I changed it out for the Dutch NOS blade. Smooth and sharp and the shave was excellent.
SOTD: Menthol Monday, March 7 Vintage Williams (Self-Mentholated) Semogue BC Mistura Feather AS-D2 Polsilver SI (1) Vintage Old Spice Herbal Have a great day!
So, with a cold water shave do you still take steps to soften the hairs (shower or warm towel) ? I guess I don't completely understand the cold water shave process.
Menthol Monday cold water shave Shavemac custom 167,2 band,d01,fan Proraso PPC Stirling Frozen Tundra 40's style SS/Super Iridium (3) Bloc Osma Can You Handlebar BDO The Penguin Mixed with a pea sized amount of 444 Nasomatto Black Afgano A nice and frosty shave! Stay frosty,my friends!
7 March 2016 * Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze * Iridium Super * Dark Holler/Paladin Butterscotch Chief * Mystic Water Vetiver & Oakmoss * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
I don't have much experience with other lime creams and soaps. I have a sample of Geo. F. Trumper Limes which is very nice and Col. Conk Lime which is OK, but I enjoyed the OS Lime, too. My first experience with Lime was back in 1967.
56 posts-30 SOTD'S Monday Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Gatlinburg Soap: WSP Rustic Shaving Soap-Mahogany Razor: Gillette Fat Boy Blade: Gillette Platinum (1) Brush: oscar11 High Mountain White-22mmx48mm Aftershave: Country Club-Southern Oud WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Rustic Mahogany today. 20 seconds to load the oscar11 HMW. Easy, thick, slick, lather. I loaded a new Gillette Platinum in the Fat Boy. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Southern Oud. Bob
I've just been doing everything that I normally do, but with cold water instead. My shower is warm to hot as normal, but once I'm ready to shave then the water to wet my face and to swish the razor in the sink is cold. All rinses between passes and the final rinse are with cold water. I think it helps with irritation for me. My face feels smoother and overall less irritated with cold water. There are some TSD folks who swear by and love cold water shaves and some others who have tried it and don't care for it. In the words of @swarden43 "it's your shave" so go with whatever you enjoy.
That make sense now. I've tried to shave without hydrating the whiskers and it was like trying to shave toothpics. I think if I did my normal hot shower and then shaved with cold water as you suggest it may work then.
