Atomic Bay Rum is a amazing and 'every' shaving enthusiast should own it, or at least try it. I don't mess around when it comes to fragrance. It's worth owning. I can't do a greasy balm. It has to dry to a normal skin moisture content early-on or it's a no-go. I ultimately prefer alcohol-based splashes with well formulated glycerine, alum, ultra-light moisturizers, and menthol. Kevin of Country Club for Men is my favorite. IMO, no independent artisan makes a better splash than his and his splash formula even beats larger artisan brands, or at least 'matches' them. I get just the right amount of sting, just the right amount of light cooling and then a solid post-shave moisturizing effect that is a tad dry, but induces the skin to produce a nice moisture content within an hour or two because of its ingredients. Right now there is no one else I will go to to get my custom splashes made. Worth every penny I ever paid him. PAA makes a very similar splash IMO. Both are excellent. Ahh. See, I tend to prefer a warm shave for the cutting/shaving process, then a stinging-cool 'finish' to the shave. Yeah, that's an old-school principle, but it works for me. I 'rarely' do a 'cold shave' or a 'menthol lather' shave. 'Maybe' in the summer time if it's uncomfortably hot I'll pull out PAA's Cold Spices that is juuust the right 'touch' of cool. The knight is again coming out on Saturday when I have my Tommy Hilfiger set with the ABC razor, silver rose shave brush and butterfly brush stand pre-planned. I actually stole the idea for the knight from a picture I saw online 'somewhere' in google images when piecing together my set. 'Someone out there' thought of this first. I don't know who, but it wasn't an original idea. The butterfly pen holder for the antique brush is 'my' idea though.
Date: 11 July 2018 Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap Brush:- RazoRock Plissoft Synth. 24/57mm knot Soap/Cream:- Ariana & Evans ~ Asian Plum Razor/Blade:- Merkur 38C / Rapira Super Stainless #4 Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel & Tea Tree Oil / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic / Lucky Tiger Face Moisturizer Fragrance:- N/A WOW, I love the smell of Ariana & Evans Asian Plum is not very strong or overpowering scent and it smells very relaxing kinda like a Chocolate Spice Plum pudding to my nose, I didn't know the soap has Goats Milk and the soap has given my face a wonderful soft smooth and excellent post shave feel.
Good Morning Everyone SOTD 07/11/18 Ming Shi 2000s (set on 5) Ming Shi MP-036 (3) Erskine 3103 Boar Williams Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block Pinaud Clubman A/S Have A Great Day!
July 11 SOTD: Razor: Gillette Blue Tip Blade: Polsilver Brush: Razorock Plissoft Lather: Barbon Aftershave: Barbon Additional Care: Osage Rub Stirling Unscented PSB
SOTD 20180711. Semogue 1470. Jabones by Luna "Edición Especial Foroafeitado". Schick injector type L1. Schick Proline B-20 (13). Floïd Black.
Williams Wednesday's Shave (Keep It Simple Shave) Williams Mug Shave Soap Ever-Ready 200T Boar GEM Contour GEM Blue STAR CS SE CWR Aqua Velva Musk In keeping with the Keep It Simple Shave, my only prep is a cold water rinse. The Williams Mug Shave Soap face-lathered well with the Ever-Ready 200T Boar brush. I did two passes with the GEM Contour Razor with a GEM Blue STAR CS SE blade blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Aqua Velva Musk AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
My SOTD for Wednesday: C. W. Beggs Facial Wash Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster Super Speed/Derby day 4 Proraso White SS Dave's Homemade ASB Eau Sauvage EdT A great shave - that plain and simple!
Wednesday Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Sheep Soap: Route 66 Bourbon Jungle Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb Blade: Vintage Gillette Platinum-Plus (2) Brush: Elite Razor Manchurian White-24mmx50mm Aftershave: YSL M7 Oud Absolu EdT WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Route 66 Bourbon Jungle today. 20 seconds to load the Elite Razor Manchurian White brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Gillette Platinum-Plus blade in the Gillette NEW Short Comb. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with YSL M7 Oud Absolu EdT. Bob
Travel SOTD TSD Barber Shoppe Soap AoS Pure Badger Brush Winchester Razor Stirling Green After Shave Have fun!
Wed. 7/11/18 Good morning friends. Happy to be back home and using my gear again. Three passes with the Pal Injecto-Matic has left me smooth and refreshed. I finished with Old Spice. Enjoy your day friends. ☺
SOTD for July 11, 2018 Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap Blade: Schick Razor: Schick M1 injector Brush: Satin Tip 'The Purest' synthetic Soap: Stirling Iced Pineapple Post: Witch hazel, RazoRock Blue Barbershop aftershave Have a great day!
An Update, especially for those who "liked" my planned shave-the top on the Barbasol razor has to be slid off and then very carefully. I couldn't see what I was doing without my glasses, so I had to save my shave with an old Sensor Deuce. This "sliding" thing takes practice-for me it appears to slide off when it wants to, not when I work at it. Thus tomorrow will be the opening use of the Barbasol Twin-Blade. I slid it off a bit to help me slide it off altogether tomorrow. Yes, I know I cheated, but IT cheated on ME first. Nyahh Nyahh.
July 11th SOTD Schick E3 w Personna (5) First Canadian Maximo Gomez SS 30DC LE Thayers Chatillon Lux Bon Vivant AS
Wednesday July 11, 2018 Razor: Gillette Guard Blade: Gillette SE Guard Cart(2) Lather: Neutrogena Shave Cream AS: Mennen afta/ Old Spice Original (great!) Newspaper Date: November 7, 1943 Finally got a BBS with the Guard, 2 passes, WTG/ATG and very little clean up. NOW, I`m overjoyed. Smooth all the way, no bumps or snags. Don`t know what else to say except wishing the same for all. God go with each of you. Bill
SOTD July 11th Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap Gillette English Flat Bottom Tech Gillette Platinum Plus(2) Ever-Ready H40 Cella of Hagen Street Baxter of California Shave Tonic and ASB
Pre: Cold water face wash Brush: Vulfix 404 Boar/Badger Soap: Razorock Nervous Wreck Razor: Ever-Gem Pushbutton Blade: Gem Stainless ptfe Post: Cold water rinse, Myrsol F.Extra ASL My first use of a Myrsol aftershave and I'm impressed, yet another very good Spanish product. It leaves the skin feeling toned and has a nice touch of menthol. I chose the soap as a show of empathy with the England fans awaiting kick-off. Happy Shaving one and all.
Thursday SOTD Razor: Gillette NI Bostonian Blade: Gillette Spoiler (D11) Brush: Semogue Owners Club Boar Taj Resin 24mm Bowl: Supply Provision Marble 4.5" Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime Pre-Shave Oil: Homemade Bay Rum w Lime Shave Soap: Mikes Bay Rum Post: Stirling's Bay Rum Butter Aftershave: Ogallala Bay Rum Limes & Peppercorn
Schick M1 Adjustable razor Personna 74 blade Vie-Long Silver Tip brush Williams SS w/added M bomb Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Pinaud Citrus Musk cologne The Williams worked great and the M-Bomb gave it a nice chill. All in all, a right dandy shave. Now go enjoy your day folks
