Pre: Warm water face wash Brush: Vie-Long 14846Badger/Horse Soap: Stirling Sandalwood Razor: Schick E3 Blade: Proline B Post: Warm then cold water rinse, Stirling Sandalwood PSB Only the second outing for this brush and I wanted to see how it would cope with a harder soap. No issues, made a lovely face lather with a little bit of scritch, held onto and released enough lather for a second pass,and no tangles. Happy Shaving!
After 3 shaves this baby is a keeper. It will be moved into my rotation (Sunday). Initially I was concerned because I could really feel the blade, but the end result was a very near BBBs and no irritation - I mean none. Same result after each shave (different blade) and each shave seems to get better. Also I have mastered modifying the blade. Initially I tried to cut slow and steady but have since realized that a quicker cutting process (bigger bite) is faster and much easier with better results. I also really like the feel and balance.
I concur with that assessment. After almost 2 years I have been unable to tame my BD. I loves the looks and feel but it's generally a rough outing despite using numerious blades. I stiil use a few times a year but have to reaaly go slow and careful. I get a close shave but do get some irritation. She's a beauty but also a brute.
Williams Wednesday Head (4 days) & Face (24 hrs.) shave Pre-shave: hot shower and Nivea Men Sensitive Face Wash Brush: Omega Hi-Brush synthetic Soap: Williams Mug Shaving Soap Razor: Schick E-3 Blade: Schick blade (?) Post-shave: Thayer's Lavender WH, Nivea Men Sensitive PS Balm, Pinaud Clubman Musk AS / Cologne
My Pop's SOTD: Just made this good-lookin' guy more good-lookin' - here's how: Two hot towels Omega 49 Mingi Shi TTO/new 7 AM Solo Menthol SC Tabiano AS Gel Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS Splash Now this boy looks like a stud! I'm surprised that Dad enjoyed the Solo Menthol cream. Mind you, it's not so cooling but the lather is great. Its scent is so mild but pleasant and I noticed that his face was not only BBS, it also seemed well-moisturized. He really enjoyed the massage I gave him with the Tabiano gel and when I patted on the Aqua Velva he uttered a mild obscenity in Russian and laughed! Lollllll What a guy he is - I love him!
It’s odd, my face bbs smooth but I can feel a constant scratch feeling. It feels like someone lightly ran their finger nails across my face.. lol I felt very little stinging with the aftershave and I don’t feel any irritation really
The Pearl OC has some QC problems with its top cap so some of us have used the SABI cap as an excellent swap. Here the Yaqi cap proves useful as an alternative.. Cooper handle again for perfect balance. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk
Good 2 pass straight shave today - first was WTG everywhere, then 2nd was XTG on cheeks and sides of neck, and against the grain straight up under my chin, as I just can't get it any closer than an acceptable shave otherwise. The result - DFS! Had to use the Aristocrat to take on my actual chin - only area I can't get right with the straight yet. But I will L'Oreal Men Expert Power face wash JR168 Tuxedo Synthetic Tabac Soap Grah and Plumacher GOTTA straight A little alum Gillette Aristocrat #21 with Gillette Wilkinson Sword blade And L'OrealMen Expert Birch Sap Balm Have a lovely evening folks
There will be others who might describe it differently than I, but here it goes. If you were to place your DE razor on your cheek with the top flat against your skin. No blade contact at all. Now you want to ever so slightly lower the handle until you just barely feel the blade. The "riding" is the balance of that position. You should "feel" the cap at all times. I welcome my friends here at TSD to elaborate further.
Thursday Planned SOTD Razor: Gillette Red Tip Blade: SuperMax SP Tiger (D4) Brush: Semogue 2013 SE Silvertip Badger Bowl: Prohibition Style Pre-Shave Scrub: SV Honey & Grain Pre-Shave Balm: Vitos Shave Soap: WSO Signature Post: Handmade Soap Co Soothing Cream Aftershave WSO Signature
Wow. How can I get informed about special sets that The Holy Black does? The sets I've seen from them are so unique and just amazing. I would love to own one of their limited edition sets.
THURSDAY'S SHAVE Razor - Edwin Jagger "Kelvin" Blade - BiC Chrome-Platinum *2nd shave Shave Brush - Satin Tip "The Purest" Shave Soap - Catie's Bubbles/Ruds Suds "The Dark Side" (Limited Edition) Aftershave/Fragrance - Catie's Bubbles/Ruds Suds "The Dark Side" (Limited Edition) I received this set days ago and figured it's time to use it for Thurday's shave. Can't wait to try this out!
