Sunday YRPday Superb shave today, effortlessly cutting down two days growth. The lather and scent are exceptional, and a fresh voskhod in my 6s is like butter. Prep: Van Yulay PSO Soap: Wholly Kaw Yuzu Rose Patchouli Brush: Wild West Go Green Razor: Rockwell 6sR6 Blade: voskhod AS: Chatillon Lux YRP Toner
Equipment Bismarck 6/8 High Class PREP Pre-Shave Cream Pannacrema Pure-2-0 Croap Portugal 4711 After Shave Regime Kent Pure Badger Brush
Brass General & Schick Proline #1 Maggard 30mm B&W GD Angel Lamb Tallow Humphreys Alcoholado Maravilla Nivea 2in1 lotion Narciso Rodriguez for Him AS Balm Narciso Rodriguez for Him EDT A crisp, cold Sunday morning. Just an absolute exquisite shave. A 2 pass plus minor touch ups that was BBS of the highest order. Ever have a shave when everything goes perfectly? It went down like that for me. Have a great morning and excellent shaves Gents....
January 7, 2017 Paladin Sumo Proraso Cypress & Vetiver RR Black Mamba DLC Gillette Silver Blue Proraso Cypress & Vetiver ASB Tom Ford Grey Vetiver
07 January 2018 One of my resolutions for 2018 is to use up blades that I've accumulated over the years that are not in my preferred rotation of Personna red, Astra SP, Gillette 7 O'Clock green and Gillette Nacet. I was impressed by the Personna Med Preps and the Wizamet Iridium Supers that I used the past two weeks. This morning I loaded a Wilkinson Sword blade into the RR slant. Right from the start I could tell it was going to be a chore to arrive at a BBS finish. Seemed like I had to go over and over spots that normally don't need that much attention. The last time I used a WS blade was February of 2017 in a EJ DE87. In fact, for years that was my set up. Only one razor and I got the blades at WalMart. Never had a problem so.....................moral of story that we all know sooner or later, not all blades are compatible with all razors. I use the EJ for travel as it is a mild shaver. And I've narrowed my razors down to two. The slant and a Fatip Grande. I may try a WS in the Fatip some day. Cream: Proraso White Brush: Semogue 620 Bowl: Dollar Tree salsa Razor: RazoRock German 37 slant Blade: Wilinson Sword (1)......and done Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman Vanilla
Sunday Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep Soap: Stirling Agar Razor: Gillette “Black Beauty” Super Adjustable Blade: Vintage Schick Plus Platinum (Shave #10) Brush: Stirling Boar-24mmx57mm Aftershave: Stirling Agar w/Menthol WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Stirling Agar today. 20 seconds to load the Stirling Boar brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Vintage Schick Plus Platinum still in the Gillette Black Beauty. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Stirling Agar aftershave. Bob
This was such a great shave despite the Astra being on its last legs. Yet it still managed one last hoorah and I ended up super-BBS in just two passes. The Frozen Tundra soap delivered very well on the rich, slick lather and did it ever feel ice-cold, in fact it even made my eyes tear a little while I was lathering up for my second pass. I can't get over its scent which is so nice - that blend of peppermint, wintergreen, and some earthy notes. It not only left my skin well-chilled, but also so moisturized, smooth, and soothed. The Krampert's Frostbite aftershave really freezes your skin and it adds so much protection against dryness or razor burn. Its scent is a mix of frankincense and pine which is indeed lovely, but it never disrupts an eau de toilette because it doesn't last for more than a half hour! Have a great Sunday, my dear friends!
I shaved last Night 1.06.18 with a VALET, I bought it with the blank cardboard blade, no box but appeared unused and sat in a attic for 8 decades. I know nothing about these razors, got lucky as the unmolested SS Feather snapped in perfect. I found this to shave like a More aggressive GEM OCMM, you can feel the Japanese steel! anybody know what type Valet this is? Peace, Jamie....
