20 January 2018 Cream: Derby Lavender Brush: Omega S10065 synthetic Bowl: Dollar Tree salsa Razor: RazoRock German 37 slant Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (10) Aftershave: Pinaud Secial Reserve Alas, all good things must come to an end. Although the Polsilver is still yielding great shaves, due to my rigid rotation schedule (self induced insanity to be sure), for tomorrow's shave I'll be switching razor duties over to my Fatip Grande loaded with a Personna red blade. I'm tempted to carefully dry the Polsilver while cleaning up the slant and re-install for the slant's next turn just to see how many more quality shaves I can achieve. But that would throw my blade use chart out of whack. It's already slightly off as I always change blades after 7 shaves. Guess I'll have to put some "if statements" in my spreadsheet to account for the Polsilver's longevity.
Unconditional Surrender Saturday I'm still learning this razor, but today was a little more comfortable than yesterday. I dialed it down a notch and I could still feel the blade much more than in the Futur. I'm going to dial it down again tomorrow and change the blade just in case it was a dud. I can always dial it up again. Even though the razor is heavy, it is so well balanced that it feels nimble.
Saturday Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Baker Street Soap: Chiseled Face Cedar & Spice Razor: Maggard V2 Open Comb Blade: Gillette “7 O’Clock Blue” Super Platinum (Shave #3) Brush: John’s Brushes Silvertip-22mmx48mm Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Chiseled Face Cedar & Spice today. 20 seconds to load the John’s Brushes Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Gillette “7 O’Clock Blue” Super Platinum in the Maggard V2 Open Comb. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Country Club Southern Oud aftershave. Bob
Saturday SOTD Schick type F razor B&B boar brush Martin de Candre lavender shave soap Myrsol Agua Balsamica aftershave Brut cologne Brut is saved for weekends. A bit too bold for work imo
01-19-2018 Last Night's Shave.... My ICE Tea Shave, great soap and splash by PAA, everytime I use it takes me back the summer of 1994 when I drank Snapple Ice tea all day long.. Parker 99 tto is more aggressive than a Lady Gillette
Saturday, January 20 B&M Bay Rum~~Paladin Cleo~~'56 Super-Speed~~Personna 74 (?)~~Grand Bay Bay Rum Have a great weekend!
Friday SOTD Razor - 1961 Gillette Flare Tip Super Speed Blade - Polsilver Super Iridium Brush - Colorado Razor Designs 24mm Synthetic Badger Soap - Catie’s Bubbles La Terre Vert Aftershave - Fine Fresh Vetiver
January 20 SOTD: Stirling Synthetic Brush Stirling Port-au-Prince SS CJB Pain Stick Stirling Unscented PSB Clubman Reserve Whiskey Woods
Probak and BIC is a very effective combination. I find angle can be a little tricky with the Probak but it's plenty efficient when carefully attended to. Happy with two passes with the very sharp BIC. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk
Thank you, Rick! I like it. Not quite as much whiskey to my nose as I thought it might have. Definitely some tobacco and woodsy scent. There is also a little soapy scent to it.
Sunday morning - the 450+ year old shave: Nivea Facial Wash Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster Super Speed/Astra day 7 De Vergulde Hand SS De Vergulde Hand AS Balm De Vergulde Hand AS Spray I'm sure that not too many guys here know that the De Vergulde Hand men's care line has been around for over 450 years - kudos to the company because they sure know what they're doing!
January 20,2018 Saturday 6:30 AM Razor: Personna Flex Head Blade: Gillette Twistjector (4) Pre Shave: Homemade Brush: VDH Badger Lather: Proraso Green AS: Aqua Velva/Afta Newspaper Date: December 9,1943 This 2 pass shave, WTG/ATG with an XTG on the neck and a cold water rinse, out performed itself, so close to perfect, I think it`s touching it. I`m as pleased as 2 or 3 punches. This happy camper is wanting the same for all and God Bless. Bill
20 January 2018 * Blackbird Polished SB 101 * Iridium Super * WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 Amber Barbeiro * Jabonman/Eufros Fougere Tallow * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
Razor - Gillette Goodwill 160 Blade - feather (1) Brush - jayaruh 99 Soap - mystic water - frankincense & myrrh Post - medicated witch hazel A/S - clubman reserve An amazingly smooth shave! This is my first time using this soap and I love it! The scent is super awesome and it was so great! The razor and feather blade went so well together. A month ago I was thinking of trading away my feather blades but now I’m rethinking that and will continue to try them with other combos.
