New weekly kickoff! Here's a setup to freeze even the toughest polar bear! Menthol Monday: Neutrogena Men Facial Wash Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster Super Speed new Astra Stirling Glacial Obsidian SS Stirling Glacial Obsidian AS Balm Osage Rub AS Splash Givenchy Gentleman EdT I dare anyone to match this freeze!
Menthol Monday's Shave Nivea Men Face Wash TSD Iced Lime Shaving Stick Jayaruh #2 Gillette Double Ring Gillette Silver Blue CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayer's Lemon WH Pinaud Vegetal This is my first shave with this 112 year old Gillette Double Ring razor. The TSD Iced Lime Shaving Stick face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #2 badger brush. I did the two passes with the Gillette Double Ring razor and Gillette Silver Blue blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pinaud Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Date: 12 June 2017 Brush: - Semogue SOC 2 Band Badger in Ash Wood 24/53mm Cream/Soap: - Wholly Kaw - Monaco Royale (tallow) Razor: - Colonial General Aluminum Head with the iKon Bulldog Handle Blade: - Schick Proline P-30 #3 Post: - Thayers Witch Hazel 'Rose Petal' / Bulldog Original Aftershave Balm
Mondays Planned SOTD Razor: Timeless Razor OC Blade: Personna Super Stainless (D10) Brush: Wolf Whiskers THBS Black Wolf 25mm Bowl: TDG Style 10 5½ Walnut checkered Pre-Shave Scrub: Lisa's Sunny Citrus Pre-Shave Oil: Homemade Lemon Lime Chill Shave Soap: Grooming Dept Kölnisch Post: Alvarez Gomez Agua Colonia Aftershave Alvarez Gomez Agua Colonia
I wasnt't here in time to bunt @Yehuda D to second, but here's my shave opener for the week ahead: prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Platinum +)in shower shave-Rise Super Foam razor-Gillette Sensor Deux Pivot + DisposeABLE* A.S.Stirling Sandpiper("With Menthol) *-Now that the French Open is over, I'm goin' back to anglais. (OOPS)
I had a bottle of 4711 - this is what I thought you were using for your aftershave. It seems like my bottle was either lost, somewhere misplaced in the house, or perhaps my brother-in-law decided to swipe it without first asking me! lollll
I love my brother-in-law dearly. He's more like a brother to me than a brother-in-law but he has a habit of being very presumptuous. I remember being at his office last week and I saw a tube of Everest shaving cream in his bathroom. That's a Russian cream that I still enjoy from time to time and lucky I have a spare or I would have been vewy angwy!
My brother-in-law "borrowed" two items over the years from me without asking so I know the feeling all to well though not an issue as he has sent some pretty good software my way over the years.
I refer to him as "that lovable mooch." I must have given him at least a hundred creams, soaps, aftershaves, etc over the years. It was myself who converted him to real wetshaving. I even gave him a Ming Shi TTO with a hundred Derbys and an Omega boar brush. My other brother-in-law uses only one setup which is an Omega brush, a cheap Chinese-made DE, Wilkinson blades, Proraso Green soap, and whatever aftershaves he himself buys.
Jamie's Birthday Shave 1. Hot shower. 2. PAA CaD pre shave soap/lather booster. 3. FINE American Blend Soap Puck. 4. FINE stubby synth brush. 5. Shick Type L7 Championship - new Vintage Plus Platninum blade - WOW what a sharp blade, eat your heart out feather. The blade was made in 1974 and it is such quality.. 6. Master witch hazel / FINE American blend after shave / CaD BALM.
Looks like I'm late to the party on Sunday again! Here's Sunday's shave. June 2017!!! Trials and Tribulations June 11 Razor - 1962 (H1) Gillette Slim (3) Blade - (1) Soap - Arko Brush - Jayaruh #46 Post - Alum Next! Changing over to the Super-Max Titanium blade to see what it can do. The slogan, "Feel the Power of Titanium" makes me wonder if it sends out a lightning bolt or something. Alas, nothing so dramatic. This does beg a question in blade manufacturing and sales. At what point does image and gimmick kick in and overcome actual functionality purpose? Is Titanium any better as a coating than Platinum? Does it help the blade last longer since it's a harder metal? Does it provide extra glide due to its unique structure? Or is it just another coating that works fine, as does Platinum and Teflon and even extra Stainless plating - otherwise known as chrome - so it really makes no difference in the final say? I'm not going to say I'll sort that all out this time, but it does beg the question enough that I see a comparison trial based on coatings in the future. As for tonight's shave, titanium is a red flag for me as I do have a sensitivity to a titanium ring. Potentially, my face could react negatively so I'm watching for any signs of extra irritation or redness or other discomfort. The lather was great as it should be with the Jayaruh #46 and Arko, and the two pass and touch up produced a nice DFS. I'm sending the blade isn't overly sharp, but it is smooth and sharp enough to work at the mild level. As far as any negative effects to my skin? None noted so I'll continue on with the blade for another night. My first impression is positive but....to be honest.......I can't really tell a difference from this one or the Platinum from the past three days. Yet, anyway. My weekend has arrived! Yours is ending!! Yeah, I'll rub that in just a bit.
