Hey my brothers - here's my SOTD: Nivea Facial Wash Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster Super Speed/Astra day 4 Reitzer SS Fino Soothe ASB Drakkar Noir EdT A wonderful, comfortable BBS shave - this Reitzer soap surprised me because as a rule olive oil can prevent a soap from lathering well, but I had no trouble getting good, rich lather from this stuff. I bloomed it for about five minutes and then loaded my brush for twenty five seconds and I had more than enough lather for two passes. I also find the scent lovely and the skincare very good. The Fino balm is marvelous - pretty well unscented and so gentle on a freshly-shaved face. Enjoy your day!
Thursday May 3, 2018 Razor: Gillette Atra Handle (original) Cart: Generic (1) Pre Shave: DIY Lather: Gillette Foamy AS: Mennen "afta" After Shave Newspaper Date: July 27,1945 A really nice 2 pass, WTG/ATG awesome shave, I only say awesome because it wasn`t supposed to be, with a generic cart and lather in a can. Everything went swell, smooth, fairly close with no blood. I actually got a BBS (or close), So, after a cold water rinse and a generous dose of "afta" after shave, I feel good to go. Will wonders never cease. My meds held up throughout, Happy Camper here wishing for great shaves for all, God Bless and good luck. Bill
Thursday, May 3 Mike's (6)~~CH2 Synthetic~~'11 R41~~Personna 74 (7)~~Proraso Dopobarba Have a great day!
PAA "The Wow Signal" soap, Klenzo B75 boar bristle brush, Cascade Steel Barber Special razor, Pitralon Polar splash. Bloomed the puck for maybe 20 seconds, then let the brush do its work. Excellent lather, two passes, a little touch up, and voila! Ready for the day.
The Idea For Friday: well, actually, same as today(featuring the Stoylin Glacial Wintergreen soap), but moving to: brush-Stoylin Synthetic "li'l brudder".
Friday SOTD Razor: ATT H1\Jurgen Hempel Ti Blade: PoliSilver-Wizmet (D10) Brush: Varlet Beehive 24mm Bowl: Symmetrical Sheet Metal Pre-Shave Scrub: Holy Black True Grit - Coffee Pre-Shave Oil: Lavender Saffron Bergamot Shave Soap: PannaCrema Nuàvia Blu Balm: Handmade Soap Co. Soothing AS Cream Aftershave Toner: Chatillon Lux Colonia Balsamica
Newly honed and partially restored. A 2 pass shave, that was silky smooth, with BBS results. No issues, just a perfect shave. Razor- George Wostenholm "Pipe Razor". Brush- B400 By Tom. Whipped Dog Boar Knot. 5 hairs lost. Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy scented Aftershave- Avon Spicy. Avon Fisherman Captain, Pipe Decanter.
05/02/2018 ~ Wednesday Night Shave. My favourite Patchouli scent, lime, mint & Patchouli - Crown King / PAA - HOLLIDAY! If you like mint, this is for you. SCHICK TYPE G vintage Schick plus platinum blade on 4th shave. Semogue 1250 boar.... Kick A$$ Shave...
Friday, May 4, 2018 Blackland Sabre L2 GEM PTFE Doug Korn Taca with Shavemac Silvertip D01 Savionniere Du Moulin Tempete Fine Fresh Vetiver Tom Ford Grey Vetiver
RR Gamechanger & Kai SS #3 Yaqi Tuxedo 30mm Wickham Russian Leather Humphreys Alcoholado Maravilla Vintage English Leather A/S splash Vintage English Leather Cologne A little Old School mixed with the New. In the end, it was a good shave.... Have a great evening and shaves Gents...
MAYhem 2018!!!!! May 3 Razor - Kampfe Star - Lathercatcher Blade - (1) Soap - Island Hopper Brush - 30 DC LE Post- Alum MAYhem for me this year means doing a lot of different things. Some stupid, some not so stupid. This is one of the "not so stupid" ones. After spending a month with the MMOC awhile back, Fuzzy @wchnu suggested I try a lather catcher style razor. And, because he's a generous kind of guy, and a world-class enabler, he sent me a couple of his to borrow and try out. He also sent soap and some Treet SE blades. Carbon of course. So, tonight I pulled out the LE brush and the soap he sent and whipped up a fine lather. The Island Hopper soap is totally new to me and I can't really detect a strong scent. However, the lather was cushy and slick. The two razors he sent were the Kampfe Star and a Gem Junior. I chose the Kampfe for tonight and I can say, much to the Fuzzters relief, my wife will not try to "acquire" this razor. She watched me use it for about half of the shave, declared me still a bit on the "off" side of things, and left me to finish in peace. No danger of her wanting one of these. My experience with this razor and setup? Quite nice! The blade is extremely loud and I like that. The razor is all about angle, and once you're set it does a very fine job of shaving. Which is exactly what it's supposed to do. Having a single edge blade barely guarded and working is a lot like a straight razor blade does and I have no doubt that carelessness could be a bloody mistake. However, I took my time, did three passes, ended up DFS and enjoyed the shave very much. I'll be giving it a few more goes for sure!
Proraso menthol PS, Palmolive shave stick 30 DC LE Cashmere, Suribachi bowl, Cool water Fatip 3pc OC DE, Kai blade Alum block, Lilac Vegetal AS
05/04/18 Shave of the Day Face Wash with The Sudsy Soapery Lavender & Peppermint Soap with Soothing Oatmeal Crown King Alt-Eleven Shampoo & Conditioner Bar- w/ Prickly Pear, Neem Honey & Yucca Root Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements ICE Pre-Shave Soap RazoRock "What the Puck?!" Blue Barbershop Triple Milled Shaving Soap Wolf Whiskers Blue Train Custom Fluted Bishop TGN 24mm Silvertip Grade A Badger Brush Crown King Dual Chamber Porcelain Scuttle Wolfman WR1-DC .61mm Gap Light Blue Anodized Ti Razor with WRH7 Ti Handle Personna Blue Comfort Coated Blade - 6th Shave RazoRock Alum Block Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue Cooling After Shave The Sudsy Soapery 100% All Natural Rain Creamy Aftershave Balm The Sudsy Soapery 100% Natural Tested to Last 24 Hrs Rain Deodorant
