SOTD 3/17/16 Prep: Hot Shower/ Garnier Face Scrub Pre-Shave: Maggard PSO Soap: PAA CAD Brush: Whipped Dog 24mm Silvertip Razor/ Blade: Merkur 1906/ Voskhod (2) Astringent: Alum Post-Shave: SC Integrity Balm Aftershave: Fine American Blend Excellent shave last night, although the soap had almost no scent for some reason. Worked well though and I am irritation free. Followed by Fine American Blend. Hace a great day!
Hi everyone, here's today's SOTD; #21 English Gillette Aristocrat. Vintage Wizamet Super Iridium blade. Vintage Ever Ready 500PBT brush. Maggards London Barbershop soap. Avon Mesmerize post shave conditioner. Avon Mesmerize cologne. This razor just arrived yesterday, and today is the first time I have used it. Granted there is probably a short learning curve, however, I got Avery good shave from it right now. It is almost as efficient as my Aristocrat Junior. I have heard somewhere that the Aristocrat Junior is directly related to the flat bottomed safety bar Aristocrats. Meaning the #16, and the #21. I think this is true. This shave panned out as another DFS. Have a great day !
I did not know that. I did notice more red in the office today. Thank you for bringing this to everyone's attention
A HELL of a cold setup for my Saturday morning shave! Here it is: Neutrogena Men Facial Wash Razorock Plissoft 26 mm Synthetic Super Speed/Astra day 6 Stirling Glacial Obsidian SS Stirling Glacial Obsidian AS Balm Fine Snake Bite AS Grey Flannel EdT If these products don't freeze a man's face off then nothing will - let's face it guys, this setup is NOT for the faint of heart! A great weekend to everyone in advance!
Think I am going to join my dear friend Jeff in freezing my face off tomorrow.... Pic coming later... Here's what I will be using. Gillette New LC/Voskhod (5) Chiseled Face Cryogen Shave Soap JR #23 Silvertip Maggard Alum Block Fine Snakebite AS Stirling SDM AS (Mentholated to Glacial/Cryogen freezing level)
Mars ain't the kind of place...to raise your kids. In fact, it's COLD as HELL. (Just thought I'd flip out some Elton as we're talkin COLD)
How's the clove factor in Cedar and Spice? I"ve had just one use of Sherlock so far, and it was nice. Will use more next week. Or might mix it up with the two.
TGIF everyone! This was my shave today, this new Acqua de Florida soap really has the same scent as the cologne but milder. This is another soap that just lathers like crazy as soon as you put your brush to it. The combination left me with a smooth clean shave and my face felt great all day. I have one more bottle of Florida water. I'm going to take about half of it and load it up with menthol. Have a great day everyone!
PSO: NB Unscented Soap: WSP Rustic barbershop Brush: Vie Long 12705 horse hair Razor/Blade: 1940ish Gillette Ball End Tech/Astra SP Post Shave: Origins United States Balm: Nivea sensitive NB: The Wet Shave Products Rustic is a good soap, but something in the Barbershop scent profile disagrees with my skin. It burned when on my face, but resolved once the lather was removed. Oh well, I won't get that scent again. It's a good thing I got this sample!
SATURDAY SHAVE Razor - GEM 1912 I am really, really enjoying the 1912. I am completely amazed how comfortable this razor is to use. I don't know what I did wrong with my first couple of attempts with this style of SE razor, but I'm glad I tried again.
