Today's shave Hot water wash with nivea mens face wash and a washcloth FS silvertip Bombed Soap Commander Respect Wade&Butcher 6/8 full hollow square end Iced L&M Florida Water (atomized) Today's shave was nice. Great lather, my FS silvertip may be my best performing brush. The ole' (shefield only) w&b made three passes for a very comfy and silky smooth face. Finished with iced atomized Florida Water. Hope y'all did as well, or better.
SOTN December 15th Ikon X3 Slant Personna Platinum Chrome Dr Jon Hydra Satin Tip The Purest Crown King scuttle Homemade Tangerine AS Good morning friends! Last night led to another decadent December shave. I was able to get a very nice, warm, thick lather from Dr Jon's and the Hydra scent is phenomenal, it smells so good it makes you want to taste it. Last night I did something I normally don't do and that was shave against the grain, hopefully I don't pay for it later with ingrown hairs. Due to the ATG the alum had a bite to it in places but my homemade tangerine AS cooled it right down. I walked away with a BBS finish, which is always easier when you shave ATG. Have a great day my friends!
Osaka Hashimoto Orient Mike Sheron As the Brush Turns "Cheerwine" Boar Brush Barrister & Mann Fougere Aromatique Shaving Soap Barrister & Mann Fougere Classique Aftershave Splash
15 December 2016 * Timeless Scalloped 95 + Stork Ex Titanium * Iridium Super * Paladin Butterscotch Chief * Mystic Water Lavender * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
I'd like to correct an egregious error I made in my SOTD for today(Thurs). Anyone besides me who's used TSD Lanolin soap knows the Lanolin is part of the soap itself, not "thrown in" as I described. I gave too much credit to the Russian Leather, not enough to the original makeup of the TSD soap.
Parker Variant razor Gillette Silver Blue blade RazoRock Plissoft brush TSD Lemongrass SS w/2x menthol Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe TSD Lemongrass A/S w/2x methol Dang! That was a face freezer of a shave and a darn fine one at that. Been using the Parker Variant razor for quite awhile now and can't seem to put it down. Excellent shaves every time. Is this the razor I never knew I always wanted? Think so. At any rate, fine shave and ready to go. Think I'll dust off all my other razors, they are feeling neglected. Now go enjoy your day folks
Dec. 15/2016 Thu. Razor: Gillette Tech Blade: Personna Comfort Coated (5) Brush: VDH Badger (not shown) Lather: Proraso green Pre Shave: Hibco Nag Champa A/S: Aqua Velva/Hibco Butter Balm Newspaper Date: Jan. 11,1944 Two easy passes, WTG/ATG with a little clean up produced a good BBS shave. May The Lord deliver as good or better to all. Bill
Thursday 12/15/16 Jojoba and Grapeseed oil preshave Maggard Marble Synthetic brush AOS Sandlewood cream B&R Adjustable razor Rapira Super Stainless blade Royall Muske cologne Aveeno balm Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Thursday, December 15 After a real disaster using Brutalt Bra...I grabbed a sure-fire, no irritation, top-performing soap/razor/brush combo. IMO, there are too many "artisan" soaps that push the envelope with FO's and EO's. At least my recovering neck thinks so. Less is more, I always say, and that is why soaps like this one, vintage Williams, MWF will always remain my favorite products. Have a great day!
Thursday Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Gentleman Soap: Los Angeles Shaving Soap-Woody Lavender Razor: Gillette Fat Boy Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Blue Super Platinum (5) Brush: Doug Scharf Silvertip-20mmx48mm Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) LASS Woody Lavender today. 20 seconds to load the DS Silvertip. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Gillette 7 O’Clock Blue SP still in the Fat Boy. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Country Club Southern Oud aftershave. Bob
Gillette Black Beauty (R3) Israeli Personna SS Blade Frank Shaving Boar Brush Arko Shave Stick Dickinson's Witch Hazel Pinaud Lilac Vegetal AS A very smooth and comfortable BBS shave after three passes.
