Got back from my most recent week of travels and once again picked up a cold. Didn’t feel like messing around for a shave so I picked up my Bunny. It was a treat as always. Bonus - I’ll still have a close shave tomorrow. How water preparation AOS Lavender PSO Mike’s Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender T&H Wellington Super Badger Bunny V3 Wild/Wild/Mild Schick (3) Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel Happy shaving - Karl
Arko Adjustable April!! April 28 Razor - Qshave (Futur clone) (6) Blade - (1) Soap - Arko Brush - Stirling Two Band Synthetic Post - Alum Three shaves left in Arko Adjustable April so I might as well go out with the biggest and baddest (as far as gap goes) adjustable of them all. Qshave set on my namesake setting and a Sharp Star blade. Russian Steel, Chinese clone of a German razor and Turkish soap. I feel like playing "We Are the World". Putting this razor on 6 is daunting even if you've done it before. I always hesitate just a bit before starting the stroke just to make sure I have the angle right to avoid the removal of my skin. The Sharp Star was a noisy beast with this razor but it was smooth and comfortable. Loved the auditory feedback. Two passes and I have a very nice DFS. Nearly BBS but I chose not to try touchups tonight. Just didn't see the need. Alum was quiet, even on a couple of spots I thought I might have gotten a bit heavy handed. Nice shave overall. Same setup tomorrow with just a different brush. I think I'm going to take the remnants of the Arko in the mug I have left Monday night and do a 50/50 mix with Williams. Kind of curious how "Warkoms" soap might work.
RECENT SHAVES Prep: shower with WTF Taboo bath soap Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic Blade: GSB Brush: Yaqi 26mm synthetic Soap: Turtleship Bay Rum Post: PAA Agharta A/S Excellent shave the other day. Turtleship soap is a top notch performer with one of the best imgredient lists of any soap, loaded with skin food. Post shave is about as good as it gets without making your skin greesy. Finished off with Agharta which is a scent that changes a bit as time goes on, starts off spicy and gets a bit floral. A pretty original scent IMO. Prep: shower with WTF Taboo bath soap Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic Blade: GSB Brush: Yaqi 26mm synthetic Soap: Ballenclaugh Festive Parlor Post: Reef Point Admirality balm 2nd shave with the Yaqi brush, it is a bit more floppy than the other synthetics I have tried, but the face feel is soft and gentle, but the floppy feel makes it a bit aqward to lather at first but it is a great brush and for the price I would recommend anyone that is curious to try a Yaqi brush and see if it works for you. The Ballenclaugh soap whipped up a thick lather as always. Have a bit of a cold at the moment and this was one of the few soaps I could detect scent from. It is a mix of citrus, leather, and a tiny bit of clove added for depth. Ballenclaugh are one of my favorite artisans, truly underrated as their soaps are unique and excellent performers. Finished off with Admirality balm to keep the citrus theme going. Hope everyone is doing well and getting great shave$!
Date: 29 April 2018 Pre-shave:- Shower Brush:- RazoRock Plissoft Synth. 24/57mm knot Soap/Cream:- Tabac Shaving Stick Razor/Blade:- Rockwell 6C (R4) / Vintage Wilkinson Sword Stainless Super Sword-Edge #4 Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel & Tea Tree Oil / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic
Thank you very much - you are too kind My wife makes the art - she basically does what she likes (although I sometimes do hint at certain colours I would like) and I then look, how to incorporate it best into the picture...
Pre: Warm water face wash Brush: Wee Scot BB Cream: Arko Razor: ER 1912 Blade: Gem Blue Star Post: Warm then Cold water rinse, Pashana ASL A lovely relaxed Sunday morning shave with the razor that kindled my interest in SEs and had me wondering if S.E actually stands for superior equipment. The Arko cream isn't half bad either, well the scent isn't half as bad as the soap. All finished of with a splash of the wonderful Pashana, bliss. Enjoy your Sunday.
SOTD 20180429. Yaqi model R1710. TOBS Lavender shaving cream. Timeless titanium OC 0.68 mm. Wilkinson Sword (3). Loris E-202 EdP.
Good Morning Everyone SOTD 04/29/18 Pal Adjustable (set at 3/4) Schick (4) Barbasol Soothing Aloe Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block Stetson A/S Lotion W/Aloe Have A Great Day!
SE Sunday's Shave Proraso Pre Shave Van Der Hagen Luxury Jayaruh #284 Gem 1911 Lather Catcher Original Gem Cutlery SE CWR Thayer's Lemon WH Aqua Velva Musk I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Van Der Hagen Luxury Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #284 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gem 1911 Lather Catcher Razor with an Original Gem Cutlery SE 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...
Hi Friends, no shave today. I'm waiting for my new straight razor, which will arrive tomorrow. So I skip shaving till tomorrow and will enjoy your shaves which is a lot of joy. Have a great time, enjoy your shaves and take care. Greetings Thorsten Gesendet von meinem SM-G930F mit Tapatalk
My Sunday SOTD: L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster Super Speed/Astra day 7 RVT Frosty Bay Rum SS Krampert's Bay Rum AS Splash Aramis EdT I enjoyed this shave so much thanks to this wonderful soap of Mo - the scent is so lovely, the lather is such a pleasure to work up, and the menthol cooling is very nice - not a face freezer like a Glacial, but still very noticeable. The Krampert's Bay Rum aftershave is awesome. What a nice scent and it allows me to skip using a balm. Enjoy your Sunday!
Sun. 4/29/18 Good morning friends. Excellent three pass shave today with the Muhle R41. Marvelous lather from the Van Yulay "Kansas City" shave soap. I am smooth and refreshed. Enjoy your day friends. ☺️
29 April 2018 thru 05 May 2018 Delightful start to my shaving week. Fresh blade, 2 pass, minor touch-up, BBS result. Going to start using my Sunday set-ups all week as I need to lose some "den weight". So, I'll just be posting on Sunday mornings. But............I'll be checking in to see what you folks are up to. Cream: La Toja Brush: Semogue 620 boar Bowl: Dollar Tree salsa Razor: Fatip Grande Blade: Gillette Nacet (1) Aftershave: Pinaud Special Reserve
Assured $1 Razor & Assured SS blade #1 RazoRock BC Plissoft Silvertip LPL Oud Santal Limited Edition Tallow Humphreys Tonico Astringent Vera Wang Man A/S splash Vera Wang Man edt A great morning shave finished off with an excellent, manly scent from Vera Wang. Now, off with the Misses for breakfast and my share of bacon. Delightful! Have a great day and awesome shaves Gents...
April 29, 2018 Colonial Razors The General Feather Pro Super El Druida D7 Manchurian Fine Italian Citrus Soap & AS ADP Colonia Essenza
Sunday, April 29 Mike's Peppermint & Rosemary (3)~~Semogue 620 (My Premium Boar)~~'55 Gillette~~Personna 74 (4)~~Vintage Aqua Velva Have a great day!
Sunday Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bergamot Lavender Soap: Shulton Old Spice Cream Razor: Gillette Slim Blade: Vintage Schick Plus Platinum (3) Brush: 1985 Old Spice Boar-22mmx60mm Aftershave: Shulton Old Spice WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Shulton Old Spice Cream today. 10 seconds to load the Old Spice Boar brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Vintage Schick Plus Platinum in the Gillette Slim. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Shulton Old Spice aftershave. Bob
I'm glad to see some commentary on the PAA AGharta. The website goes into that looooooong story, from which I could never get the idea of what it is like.
