Tonight's shave was with a newly Acquired, newly Restored, and freshly Honed. I've always liked the looks of this style Crown and Sword, but they can be pricey. So, I obtained a project one, and restored it, as best I could, without loosing details on the blade. I had a wonderful 2 pass shave, that left me with a BBS face. Only one tiny weeper, I didn't feel. Now I know why these are snatched up so fast. Razor- Crown and Sword. ERN. Wald Solingen. Made in Germany. Brush- B400 By Tom Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice. Telescope Decanter. Circa 1977-1983.
Razor - Gillette French aluminum tech Blade - Bic Brush -Custom Cedar w/Badger Soap - Razorock XXX Post - lavender witch hazel A/S - vintage 4711
Today's shave Hot water wash with a washcloth Rubberset 400 /high mountain silvertip badger Test Depth Above the Tie Calypso R1 Voschod (2) Iced Aqua Velva ice blue Very nice shave, very close to perfection. I veered away from the cool water aroma of test depth by mixing the iced ice blue on the finish. The result was/ is very nice. I feel it may of made the Aqua Velva louder, I'm hoping it lasts as well. The ATT R1 may be the perfect shaver for me, it always leaves me silky smooth and very comfy. Hope y'all did as well, or better.
Menthol Monday 2.19.2018 Head Shave (3 days growth) Pre-shave: hot shower & Nivea Men Sensitive Face Wash Brush: Barburys synthetic Cream: KMF Cool Mint Razor: Schick I1 Blade: Schick Post-shave: Assured WH, Nivea Men Sensitive Cooling PS Balm, Barbasol Brisk AS
Ikon MR SE & Feather Pro Super #1 Zenith Best Badger GD Angel Lamb Tallow Humphreys Alcoholado Maravilla M&R Rose Water CK Eternity Aqua A/S Balm CK Eternity Aqua edt Back to one of my favorite SE razors, the Ikon MR SE. A balls to the wall shave that was done in 2.5 passes. Damn! That was a hell of a shave. Off to dinner with the Misses. Have a great evening and shaves Gents...
February 19th ‘Menthol Monday’ Gillette prewar Tech w Feather (2) Palmolive Menthol Cream TGN Synthetic/ Mahogany Thayers Proraso Blue Balm
Tuesday Planned SOTD Razor: PAA El Cubano DOC Blade: SuperMax SP Tiger (D9) Brush: Vie-Long Pro Horsehair Bowl: Symmetrical Sheet Metal Pre-Shave Scrub: Holy Black True Grit - Coffee Pre-Shave Balm: Proraso Sensitive Shave Soap: Tabac Afershave Balm: Tabac Cologne: Tabac
Razor: Le Grelot “Royal Canada” 193 Brush: “Punchy” Skull w/ Plisson knot Soap: Captain’s Choice North A/S: Soap Cmdr Motivation balm Enjoy your shave! Tom.
Evening single pass head shave. SBS with Mamba handle. I'm undecided about this razor. I can get a fine shave from it but..the handling is awful (it's a freaking sledgehammer) and I end up using only one side (SB). Anybody use this as a daily driver? A good close shave but not much fun. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk
Okay, that's some seriously custardy looking lather. My favorite type of lather. Reminds me of the Catie's Bubbles Florentine Fern I shaved with this morning. The creaminess was just off the charts. Looks like that soap is similar.
Cheeky Maiden Lavender & Bergamot SP→2 Black Badger Cypress brush Suribachi & cool Di-hydrogen Monoxide Ming Shi 2000S at #5, Kai blade Alum block, Imported Drug Store AS Inspired by Sunshine Peaches/YouTube Prophet
20 February 2018 * Karve Shaving PlateD * Wizamet Iridium Super * WSP Original 2-Band + Oscar11 Aquamarine C7 * Mystic Water Coconut * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
SOTD UPDATE 02/16/2018 - 02/19/2018 SOTD Thursday 02/16/2018 RAZOR: Sabi 3 Piece Extra Heavyweight - Gold tone (4 inch handle, 4 ounces) BLADE: Van Der Hagen Ice Tempered Stainless Steel Blade - 2nd use of this blade BRUSH: Ever-Ready 200T MUG: Vintage Old Spice Shave Mug SOAP: Van Der Hagen deluxe Shave soap- face lather PREP: hot water face wash with Dial Vanilla Honey (with protein packed yogurt) followed by hot water rinse PRE SHAVE: All About Men Advanced Moisture Shave Cream POST SHAVE: Hot water rinse AFTER SHAVE: Flag & Sail Original Brisk BALM: All About Men Hydrating After Shave Lotion 3-pass BBS - very nice. 02/18/2018 SUNDAY RAZOR: TopCare (Dorco Pace 6 Blade Handle - SXA1000) BLADE: TopCare 6 blade (Pace 6 Cartridges) PREP: Hot water face wash with Ivory Soap, hot water rinse BRUSH: NO - applied by hand PRE-SHAVE: NO SHAVE CREAM: Gillette VENUS Vanilla Cashmere POST SHAVE: Hot water rinse AFTER SHAVE: Clubman VIBR BALM: Maison The Collection Caramel Latte Lotion Good clean BBS shave - 2-pass. SOTD Monday 02/19/2018 RAZOR: Sabi 3 Piece Extra Heavyweight - Gold tone (4 inch handle, 4 ounces) BLADE: Van Der Hagen Ice Tempered Stainless Steel Blade - 3rd use of this blade PREP: hot water face wash with Dial Vanilla Honey (with protein packed yogurt) followed by hot water rinse CREAM: Barbasol Ultra Premium Shave cream - extra moisturizing with aloe and lanolin PRE SHAVE: none POST SHAVE: Hot water rinse AFTER SHAVE: Master Bay Rum BALM: None needed Found this OLD Can of Barbasol - barely any left. Came out soupy, but smelled fine. Not the greatest protection. Was in a hurry, for a 1-pass DFS. A little rough, but adequate.
Yeah. I read different things online and most said you could use the new blades with no issue so I gave it a try. I ran a stack of the old blades that came in the magazine through the razor about 5 times. I polished the blades up so they were clean (I was not going to use them) and wanted to make sure the mechanism path would be cleaned up. So far the new blades worked fine. Hopefully it continues to give me no trouble. The mechanism works flawless. This B2 is a really neat design and I am really digging it. I am surprised you don't see more of them. Steve
Favorite February February 19 - A week with Mitchell's Wool Fat - Day 4 Razor - Gem MMOC Blade - ASR Carbon - CVS (4) Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat Brush - Jayaruh #46 Post - Alum Whew! What a three day run. I'm tired, a bit cranky, but the beds were sold in mass quantities. Now, if I can only survive until Thursday I get two days off in a row. The shave tonight helped me relax after a late night. Day four on the Fat and the blade as well. The JR46 tamed the Fat instantly. Shortest load time I've had ever, I think, with the MWF. Three full passes and so much left in the brush I could have odne at least three more. On the 4th shave the blade is showing just a hint of drag. That will probably get it retired tonight. But the BBS finish with quiet alum and no blood - it's just how we do it around here! Hope your Monday was a good one!
