EJ DE87 razor Astra SP blade Plisson/L'Occitane brush Palmolive Mentholated SC Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Skin Bracer A/S w/added menthol I have not used the EJ DE87 in years (literally) and thought, "What the heck" and pulled it out. Nice mild shaver that set me up for the day just fine. Not an everyday razor for me, but a darn nice one. Now go enjoy your day folks.
SOTD October 5, 2016 Blade: Chinese Schick Razor: Schick L1 injector Brush: Satin Tip 'The Purest' synthetic Lather: Stirling Barbershop Post: Witch hazel splash, Stirling Barbershop aftershave, Nivea sensitive balm WTG, touch-up Nice shave again with this combination. I apologize for the ensuing boredom as you will see this soap and aftershave and razor a lot this month! I'm using Stirling Barbershop almost exclusively for October, as voted on by TSD in a poll. Great products that lead to nice shaves! Have a great day!
Wednesday's SOTD................ Love My Skin Hawaiian Sandalwood w/Duke 2 Best Merkur 1904 paired w/Derby Extra blade Witch hazel followed by Nivea Cooling PSB finishing w/a splash of Clubman Vanilla 2-passes for a comfortable DFS!
I will indeed try a sample of Stirling soon, and thanks for the comment on Williams. It should be a more enjoyable experience for me with a softer soap
Houken 66 Oscar11 Boar Brush Calani Classic Havana Paco Rabanne EDT/Stirling Vetiver After Shave Splash
SOTN OCtober 4th Gillette Old Type head \ Cadet handle Voskhod (2) Stirling 24mm Synthetic Tabac Nivea Sensitive ASB Good morning friends! I had this shave last night before bed. The famed aggression of the Old Type can be easily tamed when you ride the cap and keep a light touch. Three easy drama free passes resulting in a DFS that left me relaxed and ready for bed. On a side note I don't know if there are different levels of aggression in the Old Type heads depending on when they were made but this one is a pussycat compared to my Le Coq. Have a great day my friends!
5 October 2016 * Timeless Scalloped 68 + Stork Aristocrat 1 Titanium * Iridium Super * WSP Original 2-Band + Oscar11 Rootbeer Translucent C7 * Sapone Di Paolo Albera * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
Wednesday Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep Soap: BdF/TFS Mistero Razor: Gillette Slim Blade: 70’s Wilkinson Sword Light Brigade NEW Chromium (4) Brush: Plisson #12 Badger-22mmx56mm Aftershave: Country Club Sweet Water WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) BdF Mistero today. 20 seconds to load the Plisson Badger. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Wilkinson Light Brigade in the Slim. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Country Club Sweet Water aftershave. Bob
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 PAV Brushworks with Envy White Savonniere du Moulin Timeless OC with Stork RWD/Ti Personna 74 #6 Barrister and Mann Reserve Cool
Big Shave Soap Wolf Whiskers Brush Vibro-Shaver Gillette Silver Blue (1) Lucky Tiger Big Shave Splash AS Have fun!
One side of this bad boy is more aggressive than the other. Blade fits in snug but something is not lined up right. Even still, with light pressure and a careful hand, it gave a darn smooth shave.
@Paul Turner - How is the Williams working for you? Can you get the lather to not dissipate once applied? That's my biggest problem with Williams. I find it to be really, really slick and would use it more often if the lather didn't pull a Houdini act.
Hi Perry. I'd like to get a little more lather than I've been getting, but I still need to crank up the loading process. But that could mean that other artisans lather better anyway. My Williams shaves have resulted in a clean, fresh face and chin-probably better than Rise/Noxema foam. I do get a few nicks now and then, which hasn't happened with Rise/Noxema, so I need to try to "cut" back on that problem(oooh, that was bad!!). My mug doesn't bubble over with suds(as in the picture on the Williams box). I'll finish this soap off, but then go back to canned for a while. I'm anxious to see if softer soaps will do better. Overall, I'm pleased with the result of Williams, but it appears to take more work to GET the result than it might with Stirling, Rte 66, etc.
