Good picture of some great gear. I like that razor case. And you seem to have made some serious inroads into that MDC Wooden Bowl...
OCtober 16 SOTD: Razorock Plissoft Brush Stirling Cool Phoenix DOC Stirling Unscented PSB B&M Arctique It was a nice shave this morning to get my weekend going. Stirling Cool is a pleasing scent with a moderate amount of menthol. This razor is easy going, so it is an autopilot type of razor, great for early Monday morning shaves. I am,looking forward to being in town for a while. I hope everyone has a great day!
OCtober16, 2017 Wolfman OC Ti (0.74mm) Personna 74 (1) Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic Reef Point Test Depth Folsom & Co Capri @Douglas Carey sent me some Personna 74 DE blades sometime back. So I loaded one in the Wolfman Ti OC planning to see how long I can make the blade last. The CH2 Synthetic aka "The Soap Destroyer" whipped up a mountain of rich slick lather. I decided to stick with a 3 pass shave. The blade did feel a little harsh on the first use but the results were a near perfect shave. I did get a couple of weepers due to my errors. Since Folsom & Co is back in business with products to sell, I went with a splash of F&C Capri to finish the shave. I hope everyone has a great Monday.
Thank you, Clint! It has a minty smell, but there is something else there. Almost a grassy note. I am not sure they make it anymore.
SOTD October 16, 2017 Prep: Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap Blade: Schick Razor: Schick J1 injector Brush: JR #142 black badger Lather: Palmolive shave stick Post: Witch hazel, Reef Point Classic Barbershop aftershave WTG, touch up Really easy Palmolive shave this morning. The lather was great - nice and slick and plentiful. This shave stick experiment is getting easier and easier. The J1 was mild and smooth and all came together nicely. @NCoxSTL - Like you, I could see the Stirling pre-shave soap becoming part of my normal routine. My shaves are overall smoother and more comfortable when using it. I enjoy the results and it doesn't add much more time to the whole routine - just a few seconds to wash up and rinse. I will keep experimenting but I have a full bar that will last quite a while, so might as well add it in! Hope you all have a great day!
Gillette New Deluxe Weber Bulldog Gillette Silver Blue Semogue 2000 TOBS Avocado A nice shave this morning.
16 OCtober 2017 Menthol Monday Shave Continuing my return to shave creams, this morning's shave was accomplished with C O Bigelow Premium Shave Cream. The Rubberset 303 whipped up a nice bowl full of lather. Since I had a little extra time this morning, I ran off a very nice 3 pass BBS shave with the NEW/GSB combo. Splashed on some Proraso Green Lozione Dopobarba and it was off to another Monday. Have a good 'un.
It’s always nice to get a great shave from a blade I honed. This one honed up beautifully. I’m three pass BBS with only a small weeper Mickey Lee Soapworks The Drunken Goat Wolf Whiskers Brush Wade and Butcher Sheffield Razor Lucky Tiger Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve After Shave Have a great week!
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OCtober 16th Gillette NEW LC w Feather (2) Proraso Green 30DC LE Thayers Pinaud Clubman Day 2 of the NEW/Feather combo and a very nice shave this morning. Went with the Proraso Green for 'Menthol Monday', which I don't seem to adhere to very regularly. I am very near BBS, however I seem to no longer have any skin on my Adam's apple, which was the result of sleepy operator error. Another new to me -via trade- product used this morning. Clubman is not as readily available here in this part of Canada as it is in the US. I guess I'm pretty much the last person to the Pinaud party on here. Felt ok on the face, and I'll have to use it a few more times here and there for a better opinion on the scent. Have a great day all!
