GOOD MORNING TSD!! 03/09/16 Weishi 9306 Personna(5) Wooden Handle Badger Weleda Shave cream Cold Water Rinse Witch Hazel Stephan Bay Rum A/S Had a smooth, close and comfortable shave this Wednesday morning with the Weishi ,did my normal three pass shave, it's day five with the Personna blade and still no noticeable difference from day one!! I bowl lathered the Weleda with great results again,a very slick lather and has a nice post shave feel. Topped off with the Bay Rum A/S I'm ready to face the day!! HAVE A GREAT HUMP DAY EVERYONE!!
03/09/2016 Wolfman OC with Triad Ti Feather (2) Rudy Vey with Shavemac Finest Reef Point Dragon’s Blood Witch Hazel Fine Platinum Whipped Shea Butter
SOTD/SOTW from March 8: Pre-Shave: Imperial Pre-Shave Oil Imperial Glycerin Shave Soap (My first time - used it as a booster, and it worked great!) Shave: Merkur 34C HD Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum (My first time) Semogue 2000 Boar Brush Barrister & Mann Fireside (My first time) After Shave: Razorock Alum Block Proraso White Crema Di Barba Derby City Chop Shop Small Batch Shave Tonic (My first time using it after a real shave, and I love it!)
Sandalwood Wednesday This soap has a nice warm scent, especially when lathered as it was with my Brothers Bristles Spartan Bronze brush. The OCMM was not as smooth as yesterday, but still better with this coated blade than otherwise. At this point, I don't think the OCMM would replace my Futur, but I'm glad to broaden my horizons. I finished up with VY Shuyak Island for some cooling on what will be a very warm spring day. Prep: Van Yulay PSO Soap: Reef Point Sandalwood Brush: BBSB Razor: Gem Open Comb MicroMatic Blade: Gem PFTE (2) AS: Van Yulay Shuyak Island
Stirling Synthetic Brush Chiseled Face Sherlock W&B Congress Razor Stirling Unscented PSB Clubman VI Bay Rum AS
SOTD March 9, 2016 Prep: Warm shower Blade: Voshkod (2) Razor: Maggard MR1 with V2 open comb Brush: Omega 10049 boar Lather: Soap Commander Vision Post: Witch hazel splash enhanced Old Spice knock-off, Nivea sensitive balm WTG, touch-up Pretty good CCS this morning. Not my best or most comfortable shave ever, but nothing to really complain about either. I caught myself using too much pressure on my jaw and chin area and ended up with a small nick. Nothing bad - witch hazel and cold rinses took care of it. I like the Voshkod blade and continue to like the V2 open comb. That will be the last use of the Vision scent. It was a sample and I got probably 10 shaves from it. There was still a little remaining but I decided to toss it in favor of one of the new samples, probably Endurance. I am still experimenting with cold water shaves but will say that my face feels better overall after shaving with cold water. The tender areas of my neck feel much better than with hot or warm water. So I might be a convert! Have a good day everyone!
That is a very good strategy. I admire that. May I ask why 90 days? When I have watched videos people usually say "at least 100shaves". Who is honing your straight razors?
3/8/16 - #87 Wow! What a shave this morning! Prep: warm wash with Kirk's Lather: Route 66 Lumberjack Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Razor: Blackland Blackbird Blade: Feather (3) Post: Avon Island Lime 3 passes and BBS! Everything worked just great. The soap was amazing, the brush made the lather just right, the Feather blade was smooth and effective in the Blackbird and a citrus finish with the Island Lime was just right. I hope you had this good of a shave!
