Monday Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep Soap: Route 66 Lavender Woods Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed Blade: Vintage Personna 74 Tungsten (shave #21) Brush: Elite Razor Silvertip-24mmx50mm Aftershave: Chiseled Face Sherlock WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Route 66 Lavender Woods today. 20 seconds to load the Elite Razor Silvertip. Easy, thick, slick, lather. I moved the Personna 74 Tungsten to my Red Tip Super Speed. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Chiseled Face Sherlock aftershave. Bob
Menthol Monday, April 17, 2017 WDC-8 Manchurian Stirling Soap Co. Glacial Obsidian Colonial Razors The General Feather Pro Barrister and Mann Arctique Pino Silvestre
Gem Feather Weight razor Gem Stainless blade WD Synthetic brush Taconic Eucalyptus Mint SC Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Barbasol Brisk A/S w/added menthol Nice shave to start the week. Love the coolness of the products used and all is well. Now go enjoy your day folks
Route 66 Bay Lime Twist Soap Doug Korn Brush Heart Columbia JWest Razor Lucky Tiger Ogallala Bay Rum, Sage, and Cedar AS Have a great week!
Adagio provided excellent lather and a gentle but welcome cool. Three easy passes. I used Chattilon Lux Tea Tree Roborant for the first time, and it does leave my face smooth. The tea tree scent did overwhelm the Adagio. I used Michael Kors for men and I'm good to go. Prep: CL butter Soap: B-M Adagio Brush: Brothers Bristles Bronze Shadow Razor: Merkur Futur Blade: Rapira SS AS: B-M Adagio, CL Tea Tree Roborant EdT: Micheal Kors For Men Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk
SOTN April 16th Ming Shi 2000S Sputnik (3) Ever-Ready 200T Tabac Aqua Velva Ice Sport Another night with the Futur clone and another 3 pass BBS. This razor is performing very well considering it can be had for less then $10 and very well might take the place of my 34C on the dream team. This razor is delivering consistent, long lasting BBS shaves. Have a great day everyone!
The Glacial Obsidian tub I'm using is almost finished but I have a brand-new one. I swear, when I was shaving this morning not only did my face feel like it was coming off my eyes were half-closed! (but I love that feeling!)
SOTD: Peaceful post-Easter Monday shave using this vintage Sheffield 'Celebrated IXL Razor' from George Wostenholm & Son; Soap Commander 'Devotion' soap and matching mentholated aftershave balm, Brad Sears Shave Works silvertip. Lovely lather & brush combination, and sweet razor. Hard to beat this morning's shave. Have a great Monday, all!
How does that Taconic cream lather? Also how's the cooling effect? The reason I ask is because it's available in a store here in Montreal so if you give me a good report on it I'll buy it!
17 April 2017 * Blackbird Polished 101 * Iridium Super * WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 Amber Barbeiro * AoS Sandalwood * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
Another bone-chilling shave awaits me for Tuesday morning: Neutrogena Men Facial Wash Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster Super Speed/Astra day 2 Stirling Glacial Eskimo Tuxedo S/S Diana Menthol Balm Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash Givenchy Gentleman EdT Wow, is this setup ever potent! (and delightful if you're a menthol monkey like I am!)
C.O.Bigelow, JR #130 synthetic WD Brandt 100 SR WD Gold Bug SR Manhattan Cutlery SR Gold Dollar SR Simmons Hardware SR Curley's Ideal SR '59 Fat Boy & Personna Med Prep - FTW Alum block, Osage Rub AS Been too long since I picked up a straight. My personal brick wall - maintenance & honing. A shavette gives me close enough to a SR experience for now.
Prep - Noxzema / Hot towel Pre shave - Proraso Razor – Merkur 34C HD Blade – Astra S/S Brush - 'Papa Chub' (Chubby 3 Manchurian) Soap – Sir Hare - Drunken Sailor Post - Cold water rinse, Tallow + Steel – Dark Aftershave An absolutely wonderful shave, and I cannot believe that Sir Hare soaps don't get the love that they deserve.. A truly phenomenal soap, that nobody seems to shout about...If you get the chance, try it.
Thank you Jim! Sometimes I get lucky with natural lighting, and I remember to clean the lens on my phone's camera.
