12 January 2018 Terrific, aromatic 2 pass, minor touch-up BBS shave this morning! May have to spring for a bulk buy of these Polsilver Super Iridium blades. The slant likes them. My face loves them. I'll assume my whiskers hate them as they're nowhere to be found! Soap: RazoRock Puros - delicious tobacco scent Brush: Omega 10086 boar Razor: RazoRock German 37 slant Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (2) Aftershave: RazoRock Puros - long lasting, delicious scent
I needed approximately 20 shaves with my 2011 R41 before I could get a shave without weepers. Keep at it.
Friday Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep Soap: Maggard Limes & Bergamot Razor: Gillette “Black Beauty” Super Adjustable Blade: Vintage Schick Plus Platinum (Shave #15) Brush: Cowboy Classic/Whipped Dog Silvertip-24mmx54mm Aftershave: Stirling Gentleman w/Menthol WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Maggard Limes & Bergamot today. 20 seconds to load the Cowboy Classic/Whipped Dog Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Vintage Schick Plus Platinum still in the Gillette Black Beauty. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Stirling Gentleman w/Menthol aftershave. Bob
That Pinaud Special Reserve's color is way different than the bottle I have. Mine is a deep reddish/brown hue. Yours looks light blue to my eye. Are there two flavors available?
Weber DLC razor Silver Star blade Maggard Synthetic brush TSD Iced Lemon Grass SS Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe TSD 2X Mentholated Lemon Grass A/S 3 shaves are the limit for me with Silver Star blades but those are really nice shaves. All ready to go and my face is happy. Now go enjoy your day folks
Thanks, Steve, and I greatly appreciate having this brush as the Snakewood handle is a joy to photograph and admire. The patterns are superb.
12 January 2018 * Karve Shaving Plate D * Iridium Super * Shavemac D-01 2-Band Marble Blue * Wholly Kaw Bare Naked * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
'48-'50 Gillette Aristocrat Bolzano Superinox Blade Ever-Ready #1 Boar Brush (restored) Omega Shave Cream Dickinson's Witch Hazel Pinaud Clubman After Shave An excellent shave today with the Aristocrat and Bolzano blade combo. Along with the Omega cream, which is really great, I did two passes for a nearly perfect BBS shave. Just a couple of spots under the goatee for touch up.
January 12th SOTD GEM Jr. w GEM Stainless (4) B&M Latha Sandalwood Omega ‘49/Walnut Thayers Booster Polar Ice A/S View attachment 156172
Friday, January 12 Mike's~~Semogue SOC~~Gillette Big Fellow~~Personna 74~~Vetiver de Guerlain ASHave a great day!
I’m learning my Yellow/Green Thuri so I shaved again with the Lund after some light touch up. Smoother, sharper. The shave went from good to very good, almost great. Slowly, slowly I learn more. I’ll be sticking with the Lund and my Big Napoleon for a while while I learn more about what works best. Hot water preparation AOS Lavender PSO Mike’s Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender Shavemac 2-Band Silvertip Lund 6/8 AOS Lavender After Shave Balm Happy shaving - Karl
Probably my last shave for a few days... Going for oral surgery today, gonna have chipmunk cheeks for a while. Wish me luck! Shave of the day featuring today's mail call: 1938-1945 (triangle slot) Gillette fat handle Tech. I won this razor in an eBay auction for cheap. It's in great shape. Extremely smooth yet efficient. Pretty happy with my purchase.
Did not even notice. I remember it also bring much darker. Only use it during cooler months and i am guessing it is 4 years old. Still had same Smokey, leather, tobacco scent it always had. Dye must have faded
SHAVE OF THE DAY Prep: pre shave soap mix Razor: Razorock Hawk Brush: Razorock BC Plissoft Soap: PAA The Beach Post: Lucky Tiger, St James Of London Sandalwood Bergamot EDT Had a really enjoyable shave this afternoon. Put a fresh blade in the RR Hawk and it was smooth sailing the whole way. The scent of The Beach would have been perfect for yesterdays weather since it was nice and warm here in Detroit. But today it was a grim reminder that it is indeed winterBBS finish, did get a nick on my moustache area but other than that it was a great shave. Finished off with Sandalwood Bergamot which smells great. Hope everyone had a great shave!
Razor: Above The Tie SE1 w/ Hempel Ti Handle Blade: Feather Professional (7) Brush: 30 Day Crew LE with MS 2 Band Soap: Jeeves Of Husdon Street Private Study A/S: Old Spice Fresh Lime Bowl: The Distinctive Goat Sinker Log Shaving Bowl Went up to 45F yesterday with rain. Rained all night, now we are waiting for a flash freeze. Happy Friday.
Thanks Doug! If you haven't tried Grooming Dept yet, you may want to check it out. One of the best soaps on the market IMO, along with WK, Storybook Soapworks, and L&L.
Pre: Warm water face wash Brush: Shavemac TSR 2015 Cream: Traditional Shaving Leodis Razor: Gillette SR Old Type Blade: Astra SP Post: Warm then cold water rinse, 4711 AS After yesterday's disappointment I thought I'd renew my faith in DEs, so I fetched the ever reliable OT. The cream was gifted to me by a TSR member and I was very impressed indeed, a quick sniff, ah citrus, 4711 will suit it nicely. Citrus? It's a whole bloody orchard, with apple dominant. Slickness isn't bad, cushion very good and the Old Type danced around my face like a spring chicken, not bad considering that it'll become a Centenarian at some point this year. A great end to the week indeed.
