Weber DLC razor Astra SP blade WD Synthetic brush Williams SS (vintage) Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Pinaud Clubman A/S Nice shave indeed. My Weber is the bomb, never fails to give a great shave. The vintage Williams is just about gone and that's a shame. But I'm ready to go. Now go enjoy your day folks
Wednesday Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath-Scots Pine Sheep Soap: Stirling Ozark Mountain Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (Shave #1) Brush: Elite Razor Amboyna Burl/Manchurian White-24mmx50mm Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Stirling Ozark Mountain today. 20 seconds to load the Elite Razor Manchurian White brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. I loaded a new Gillette Silver Blue in the Red Tip. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Country Club Southern Oud aftershave. Bob
Hey Tim how different is the old school/European AV from the stuff in the states thinking about picking some up possibly with Sacre Blue soap from PAA Sent from my XT1710-02 using Tapatalk
Wednesday, July 19 Stirling Clubman~~Stirling 24mm~~Feather AS-D2~~Gillette "Spoiler" (1) (courtesy @celestino )~~Clubman Does anyone else really miss our friend Celestino's beautiful pictures and informative posts?? Have a great day!
SOTN July 18th Gem Damaskene Gem Stainless 30DCLE Catie's Bubbles '95 Liquid Labels Witch Hazel enhanced with Tommy EdT Two firsts last night. First time using a Gem Damaskene and first time using Catie's Bubbles. First off for the Damaskene, I found it rather difficult maintaining the correct angle with the curved head. I kept wanting to pull the cap off the skin a little and this proved to be too much angle and created some irritation in a few places. I may have to try shimming the blade. Catie's Bubbles was fantastic though. I was able to create a super smooth, creamy, shiny lather in no time. The big 26mm knot in my 30DCLE brush really holds a lot of lather and a 20 second load gave me enough lather for at least 10 passes. I finished with a splash of witch hazel that I enhanced with a spray of Tommy EdT. Have a great day my friends!
Prep - shower Pre - Badger Balm pre-shave oil Brush - Custom 24mm Tuxedo brush Razor - W1 (1976) Gillette Super Adjustable @5 Blade - Derby Extra (3) Soap - Sudsy Soapery Lavendar & Peppermint Post - Alum, Thayer's Rose WH, AV 5-in-1 balm AS - Figaro Monsieur Gold Frag - none I love this aftershave.
A nice big freeze for Thursday: Neutrogena Men Facial Wash Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster Super Speed Astra day 4 Stirling Glacial Margaritas in the Arctic SS Lucky Tiger AS Cream Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash Acqua di Selva Cologne Icicles in my kisser again!
MONDAY'S SHAVE Soap Smooth Punpkin for this shave, hard to tell a difference between the vegan and tallow formulas. They are both great performers. Have been loading a bit more than usual and have been rewarded with a richer lather and have been loving the results. Have been on a punkin kick latley and this soap is just perfect and not too heavy on the spice, and thankfully there has been no irritation as a result. TUESDAY'S SHAVE Man this Ballenclaugh Woodsman is one of my favorite artisans, the Swedish pine tar makes the lather soothing, can almost smell some citrus notes as well. Just an awesome soap that is a pleasure to use. Paired well with the Proraso Wood & Spice which smells great and is a nice addition to the Proraso line. WEDNESDAY'S SHAVE Prep: Occams Crushed Lime Razor: Maggard Slant Blade: Ladas Brush: Razorock Plissoft Soap: Steambath Factory Bloodbath Post: Thayer's Pech WH, Soap Commander Endurance balm Nice smooth shave this afternoon, the Bloodbath whipped up a nice mountain of creamy lather, and the scent is a nice mix of coffee and pumpkin with a little spice. The combo of the Maggard Slant and the Ladas blade has been working out well so decided to use it again today. Finished off with Endurance balm. Hope everyone is doing well and getting great shaves!
I haven't owned the regular Aqua Velva sold in the U.S. in a long time. I can't remember what it smells like to be honest. I ordered this Aqua Velva because of the "I'd lather be shaving" youtube videos. I was trying to think of what smells Nautica Voyage reminds me of. I keep thinking cubumber and melon, but that other 'something' eluded me until I saw the videos when they brought up Aqua Velva! Eureka! Nautica Voyage, to me, smells like cubumber, melon and aqua velva (at least what I remembered Aqua Velva smelled like when I was a kid). The video where they describe the foreign-sold Aqua Velva being more like the original sold me on ordering it and trying it out. And when I smelled it, sure enough that is what I was looking for. The supporting products in this shave kit really blend/meld well with the Nautica Voyage fragrance. I also managed to find the real Nautica Voyage shave balm and deodorant, but in my initial testing I prefer the setup I used today. I will, at some point, sparingly use the original Nautica Voyage shave balm and deodorant, but it will be pretty rare when I break those out since they aren't sold anymore. I am going to buy the U.S. version of Aqua Velva when I hit the grocery store next week. I will be able to report a more detailed comparison then.
Thursday's Planned Shave: prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Power Fresh w/Icy Menthol)in shower shave-Gillette Foamy Menthol razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE A.S.-Stirling Sandpiper (w/menthol)
Schick Type M Injector Schick blade Maggards marble handle synthetic brush Proraso Blue shaving cream Pinaud Clubman aftershave
I saw the beginning of the ILBS videos.......guys sound kinda kooky, but I'll give em another chance.
Thursday's Shave Proraso Pre Shave Old Spice Lime The Brush B-3 by Tom, Badger Gillette OT by Tom Rockwell Swedish Stainless Steel CWR Thayer's Lemon WH Lucky Tiger I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Old Spice Lime Cream face-lathered well with The Brush B-3 by Tom, Badger brush. I did the two passes with the Gillette OT by Tom razor and Rockwell Swedish Stainless Steel blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Lucky Tiger AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Rockwell 6C Razor Israeli Personna Blade Ever-Ready 1 Boar Brush (restored) WSP Fougere Noir Soap Dickinson's Witch Hazel Aqua Velva Musk After Shave A bit late for my shave today as I was out doing some shopping, but glad I did as when I got home, a Rockwell 6C was waiting for me in the mailbox from @Kypros Christodoulides. To test it out properly, I used a tested and true blade, the Israeli Personna because it gives me consistently smooth BBS shaves in every razor it has been used in. I probably should have waited until tomorrow because of irritation from the high temps and humidity lately, but I just had to. All I can say is excellent as it gave me a great BBS shave. I especially like the heavy weight of the razor and honestly, the razor glided effortlessly along my face and was hardly noticeable. A great addition to my rotation.
Thursday Planned SOTD Razor: Weber\Wolfman WHR2 Blade: SuperMax SP Tiger (D10) Brush: Korn D7 With Epsilon 27mm Two-Band Bowl: Creek Road Pottery 5½" Pre-Shave scrub: Lisa's Citrus Pre-Shave Oil: Homemade Lemon Lime Chill Shave Soap: Tiki Bar Soap Chilled Salsa Post: Stirling's Bay Rum Butter Aftershave: Tiki Bar Soap Land Locked
