RECENT SHAVES Prep: Musgo Real Classic Razor: Gillette Ball End Tech Blade: Croma Dismat Brush: Razorock BC Plissoft Soap: Grooming Dept Chypre Conifere Post: Stirling Ozark Mountain Balm Very smooth shave with no problems. Love the woodsy scent of this soap, and like all GD soap formulas the performance is great, although I think I prefer the Mallard base a bit more. Finished off with Ozark Mountain balm, the 2 scents paired well together. Prep: Musgo Real Oakmoss Razor: Gillette Ball End Tech Blade: Lord Platinum (1st shave) Brush: Maggard 24mm synthetic Soap: Razormaster Tovio Post: Peach Thayer's WH, Reef Point Aviator balm Had a decent shave yesterday. Can't remember which Razormaster soap this is, but is smells like pine tar so I'm assuming it's Tovio from the description. Whipped up a lather quickly, and has a sureprisingly short ingredient list but performed quite well. Finished off with Aviator balm. Drama free shave. Hope everyone else had a great shave!
Fatboy Friday's Shave Proraso Pre Shave Williams Mug Shaving Soap Jayaruh #268 Gillette 195 Fatboy Astra SP CWR Thayer's Lemon WH Aqua Velva Musk I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Williams Mug Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #268 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gillette 195 Fatboy Razor on 7 using an Astra SP blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Aqua Velva Musk AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Hard to believe that a $3.00 tub of soap can perform so well. Easily out-performs some of the higher priced soaps in my stash. Whips up tons of creamy, slick, cushioned lather in no time. Just a hint of a clean lemon scent. Great post shave feel. Soap: Italian Barber Amici Brush: Omega 10086 boar Razor: RazoRock German 37 slant Blade: Gillette Nacet (6) Aftershave: HBG Bay Rum
March 16th SOTD Cooper MonoBilt w Polsilver (3) Stirling Gin & Tonic SS Finest / Maple Handle Alum Thayers Florida Water
Friday, March 16 Figaro Sapone Speciale (Original P-160)~~Thäter Boar~~Gillette Parat~~Personna Med Prep~~Clubman SR Have a great day!
Friday Prep: Warm Shower-Maggard London Barbershop Soap Soap: Stirling Agar Razor: Gillette NEW Long Comb Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (Shave #6) Brush: Stirling Boar-24mmx57mm Aftershave: Stirling Agar w/Menthol WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Stirling Agar today. 20 seconds to load the Stirling Boar brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Perma-Sharp Super still in the Gillette NEW Long Comb. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Stirling Agar aftershave. Bob
Schick M1 Adjustable razor Personna blade WD Synthetic brush VeraSoapCo Peppermint SS Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Pinaud Citrus Musk cologne Great shave to end the work week even tho I'm retired. My face is happy. Now go enjoy your day folks
SOTD March 16th RazoRock SLOC Rapira Super Stainless (2) Simpson's CH2 Synthetic (27mm, Destroyer class) Stirling Baker Street
Today's shave Hot water wash with a washcloth Oscar11/omega boar Truefitt&Hill 1805 Above the Tie Calypso (R1) Persona lab (4) Omega alum Colors aftershave balm Colors cologne Today's shave was nice. Meeting this afternoon, wife said don't look bummy (like I ever do, right?). But, I bowl lathered T&H 1805, used my Oscar11. It made top shelf lather with cushion and glide, great afterfeel. Yesterday's very aggressive razor called for a milder but efficient ATT R1. Three passes left me supremely smooth and ahhh comfy. An alum rub was righteously quiet. Finished with a (last use, it's all spent) of Colors por homme aftershave balm, followed by a spritz of the matching cologne. (Not quite as nice as 1805, but I've used it for years, with countless compliments). I'm ready. Hope y'all did as well, or better.
Thursday, March 16, 2018 Hot shower Cremo Cooling Shave Cream (as pre-shave) KMF Cool Mint Razorock Plisoft 1927 Gillette Tuckaway, Gillette 7 O'clock Green (1) 3 passes, touch up Cold rinse, witch hazel, Duke Connor Supply Co. Ice Cold AS Balm, Barbasol Brisk AS Very nice shave. I'm developing a new appreciation for open combs. This one was made the year my mother was born.
March 16,2018 Friday Razor: Gillette Guard Blade: Guard Single Edge cart. (3) Lather: Gillette Foamy AS: Aqua Velva Musk/ Afta Dog: by `Old Foggies` antique shop in White city, Oregon Smooth as silk 2 pass, WTG/ATG with XTG clean up. This thing shaves as smooth as my Personna Floating Head razor. I can`t tell which one I like better. The thing is that good, smooth, clean, close, no red dots on my Kleenex and absolutely no irritation anywhere. Happy Camper! May God go with each of you. Bill
Gillette Fatboy (G3) Razor Personna Israeli Red Blade Maggard 24mm B&W Synthetic/Halloween B'Day Brush Love My Skin Sailor's Spice Soap Dickinson's Witch Hazel Avon Brisk Spice After Shave This was a good razor/blade combo to remove three days of growth. Two passes with a hint of touch up for an excellent BBS shave.
Stealth Slant clone (marketed by Manly Stuff in Ireland), fresh BIC, AOS Sandalwood. A mild but effective shaver. Weight and bulk of the head doesn't bother me as much as the differential aggression which had one side a bit too mild and effective angle too narrow. Ultimately though a two pass BBS at least as as close as the Maggard. A sharp blade definitely called for. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk
Saturday morning's action: Nivea Facial Wash Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster Super Speed/Astra day 6 Klar Kabinett SS Lubriderm Moisturizer Booster Polar Ice AS Splash Morgen werde ich mich mit kein Menthol rasieren weil Unser Wetter zu kalt ist! (Tomorrow I'll shave with no menthol because our weather is too cold!)
Pre: Warm water face wash Brush: Black Anvil 26mm 2BF Cream: T&H No.10 Razor: Schick E3 Blade: Schick Proline B Post: Warm then cold water rinse, T&H PSB A no nonsense end of the week shave and the lovely scent of No.10. Simple pleasures. Happy Shaving one and all
Saturday's Planned Shave: same as today, except: brush-Jayaruh#59 With the Rte 66 soap being history, I now must figure on"4 straight days with soap, 3 with cream/foam". It worked with the Stoylin Barbershop soap/Clubman duo. I think it can with the others, too.
Saturday Planned SOTD Razor: OneBlade GENESIS Blade: Feather FHS (D6) Brush: Korn D7-XLT Shavemac 28mm 2band Bowl: Wedgwood China Pedestal Bowl 4 ½” Pre-Shave Scrub: Wickham 1912 Shamrock Tweed Pre-Shave Oil: AOS unscented Shave Soap: Wickham 1912 Shamrock Tweed Balm: Wickham 1912 Shamrock Tweed Aftershave: Italian Barber GIT
