SOTD January 14, 2018 Prep: Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap Blade: GEM PTFE Razor: GEM G-Bar Brush: Artisan badger Soap: Jeeves of Hudson Street Turkish Bath Post: Witch hazel, Speick aftershave, Stirling Glacial Unscented balm WTG, touch up Nice shave today. Really enjoyable all around. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!
No arty photo edits or handsome bokeh today unfortunately. As I was shaving this morning my wife brought my two year old son upstairs to hang some clothes out. I realised I had left my straight razor and blade box open on the bed in our room and panicked, and grabbed my stuff to head back through and tidy it up. Kinda forgot that my Aristocrat was right on top of a flannel and went to scrunch the flannel as I picked it up and, well... First decent DE related injury! In all seriousness, the razor needed a clean though. That photo doesnt do it justice - sliced my thumb pretty well I finished my shave, like a man. Crying a little, covered in blood DFS baby!! AWWRIGHT. L'Oreal Men Expert Hydra Sensitive Face Wash Omega Pro49 P&B Oberon Soap Grah and Plumacher GOTTA straight Aristocrat #21 Gillette Nacet A little alum, and L'Oreal Men Expert Birch Sap Balm Happy Sunday!
Today’s shave Razor - Gem bullet tip Blade - Gem (4) Brush - old boar Soap - lemomelon Post - medicated witch hazel A/S - pinaud bay rum Friday’s shave Razor - Ranger Tech Blade - Dorco Brush - PAA Switchback w / tuxedo knot Soap - lemomelon Post - lavender witch hazel a/s - pinaud musk Thursday shave Razor - Gold Tech (non triangle slot) Blade - shark Brush - 24.5mm silver tip w/ custom handle Soap - mystic water vetiver and oak moss Post - Stirling vetiver witch hazel A/S - proraso green Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Menthol Monday's Shave Proraso Pre Shave C.O. Bigelow JR#206 2-band Badger Schick H "The Hussy" Schick Twin CWR Thayer's Lemon WH Vegetal I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The C.O. Bigelow Shaving Cream face-lathered well with the JR #206 2-band Badger brush. I did two passes with the Schick H Razor with a Schick Twin blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed... This was my first shave with the Hussy. @wchnu sent it to me to test drive. @twhite sent me some Schick Twins to use saying that it takes it to a new level. I must say that the resulting shave was not to be equaled. The weird handle took some getting used to, and I am not sure I am used to it yet. I will be using it through Friday, so that should give me time to get accustomed to it. The other thing was that it clogs pretty easily. If I were a hot water guy, that probably would not have been much of an issue.
Thanks Tim. Like you I find this to be an oldie but excellent combination Sent from my SM-J327P using Tapatalk
The Club - Tester: Goat Milk & Lanolin, v2 (unscented) Island Bladeworks "Stoya" | Elite Razor Manchurian Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE Pinaud Clubman
Tonight's shave was with a Japanese Razor. I had a 2 pass shave, that left me with a near BBS shave. Very nice steel. Razor- "Feon 172", Pure Steel Made. Takehana Razors Co. Serial #80707. Brush- B400 By Tom Soap- Arko/Sandalwood Aftershave- Vintage Avon Spicy.
January 14 SOTD: Simpsons CH2 Synthetic MWF CJB Pain Stick Stirling Unscented PSB PAA Santalum Fumus AS
SOTN 13th and 14th Jan 2018. I decided to try out a number of new (to me) products I purchased on the BST and the January Sales for the first time yesterday and also re-visited some of them this evening. First up was the Murdock Sandalwood Rose soap and Razorock Aluminium 400 brush. The brush feels great in the hand and the soap scent is gorgeous. It smells very similar to Scheermonnik Soek and Reef Point Dragons Blood, which is a good thing in my book. Unfortunately, the performance was abysmal. The first lather with the Razorock was light and airy and collapsed very quickly with very little cushion or slickness. I tried it again today with a brush I know can get the best out of any soap, my Shavemac Colonia No. 1 D01 3-band and the results were very similar. In a word, the soaps a dud. It's ingredient list suggests that it would be better as a general soap and this is where this soap shines. Thankfully, I didn't pay the list price of £30 otherwise I'd be gutted. It cost me £9 on the sale and for that I've ended up with a really nice general use soap and a very well made wooden bowl. I tried the Schick O Type clone out as well during both shaved (with a Schick B20 blade last night and a Personna blade tonight). This razor was more aggressive than I was expecting and I really enjoyed using it. I can see this having a regular place in me SE rotation. Finally the Vitos Pre/Post Shave and the Myrsol Emulsion. I prefer using pre-shave oils to creams but thought I'd try the Vitos in the pre-shave role last night. It was very reminiscent of Proraso Pre/Post Shave cream and whilst adequate in this role didn't leave my face feeling as well prepped as if I were using an oil. I used it post shave this evening and it felt much better in this role. The Mysrol Emulsion was a revelation. I can't quite work out why I've tried this Balm before. It's amazing stuff and I really enjoyed using it. The other products I used tonight were some Meissner Pre-Shave Oil and some Faena Beard Oil. I love these products. Both smell intoxicating and are extremely good 10/10 oils. I've used them before and it was great to find an excuse to use them again tonight. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Route 66 Retro Spice SS, Vulfix 2235s Super Badger, Suribachi bowl Ming Shi 2000S at #5, Ming Shi MP-036 blade Shulton Old Spice AS
Monday Planned SOTD Razor: ATT Aluminum Bamboo SE1 Blade: Schick Proline(D2) Brush: Elite Razor Pyinma 23mm Silvertip Bowl: Prohibition Style 4" Pre-Shave Scrub: Saponificio Varesino Honey & Grain Pre-Shave Oil: Homemade Rosemary Mint Shave Soap: Catie's Bubbles IB Tonsorial Parlour Post: MdC Huile Végétale Camomille Aftershave: Barrister's Reserve Spice
Jan. 14th Wilkie soap stick, DE Razor, Blade, & Boar. Steson- aftershave, cologne, & a.s. lotion. This stick is wonderful, performance and scent. It is a "spicy-aqua velva" scent and it lasts post shave. stress free, mild shave..
01/15/18 Shave of the Day Face Wash with Mineral Fusion Face Soap Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Lime Ginger Tea Tree Conditioning Shampoo Puck Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Prickly Pear ATG Pre-Shave Soap RazoRock Tobacco Shave Soap Dogwood Handcrafts Aurora Shaving Brush - 24mm Dia Maggard Synthetic Knot Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle iKon X3 Slant Razor Astra Green Superior Platinum Blade - 3rd Shave RazoRock Alum Block Homemade Lime & Rose Witch Hazel K Shave Worx Saratoga Aftershave NIVEA Men Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Sandalwood Natural Deodorant
