Between work and vacation I've been a delinquent! Time for some catch up! Greetings from "Up North"! Amd I took a "slight" detour so I could visit Maggards. I've been Barrister and Mann 42 curious for a while and it was love at first sniff! Lousy photo, great scent!!! And back home! Trying another new soap with some old stuff I had laying around... Feeling a bit vintage curious so I grabbed a period correct Gillette blade for a Bulldog and gave it a go! Harsh as all get out but very close! And had some new stuff show up for yesterdays shave!
MONDAY MORNING'S SHAVE Razor - Edwin Jagger "Kelvin" Blade - Feather HI-Stainless *3rd shave Shave Brush - Da Vinci Uomo "Synique" Razor/Brush Stand by Royal Shave Shave Soap - Ginger's Garden "Aventus" vegan Formula Aftershave - Fine "Platinum" Deodorant - Lucky Girl Boutique's Pure Body Delights "Monarch" Fragrance - Creed "Aventus"
Menthol Monday SOTD Razor: ATT H-2\Jurgen Hempel Ti Blade: Gillette Spoiler (D15) Brush: Oscar11 Aqua\White SOC Boar Bowl: Doug Smith 5" Shaving Mug Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime Pre-Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero Shave Soap: Chiseled Face Cryogen Post: Monster Block Alum Aftershave: Chiseled Face Cryogen
16 July 2018 * Blackbird Polished SB 101 * Wizamet Iridium Super * WSP Original 2-Band + Oscar11 Aquamarine C7 * Mystic Water Bergamot/Cedarwood/Juniper * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
RECENT SHAVES Prep: shower with C&E Vetiver bath soap Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic Blade: Super-Max Stainless Brush: Yaqi 26mm synthetic Soap: Ellegant Rose- English Rose Post: MLSW Kraken A/S Milk Oh man the more I use this soap the more I love this stuff. Scent is one of the best rose scents I have come across, perhaps it's the geranium added that makes it bright and fresh. Soap has all the good properties one would look for, but the post shave stands out the most IMO. Managed a irritation free BBS and finished off with Kraken Milk which has goat milk and is very soothing and moisturizing. Prep: hot water Razor: Maghard MRG Blade: Gillette Black Brush: Fine Angel Hair Synthetic Soap: Spiteful Soaps- Back Stabber Post: CL TSM Fougere salve Always seem to have trouble with these travel shaves and this is no exception. The lather from the Spiteful soap whipped up without a problem, but this must be a hard water area as the lather always seems to be missing something... volume or cushion perhaps. Anyways, the shave resulted in several nicks and was not very close. The TSM Fougere salve did soothe my skin pretty well despite the somewhat rough shave. Hope everyone is in good health and getting the best shaves possible!
July 2018 July 15 - Well THAT weekend went by fast Razor - Soviet Mladost II Blade - (2) Soap - Russian "Start" Cream Brush - Russian supremely sucky super shedder boar thingy Post - Alum I had originally promised a three day run on this setup in honor of the Meetup but broke that promise last night by trying out the Blood on Steel soap. Just having the Limited Edition soap and a Limited Edition 30DC brush in the same house demanded it. But, in the spirit of detente and goodwill toward the masses, I did go back to the Russian setup for tonight. This, in spite of having a few new Stirling soaps in the house as well since yesterday. Yes, I'm twitching a bit. I nearly decided to avoid the brush tonight given how much it shed on Friday but it seemed a bit more stable as I soaked it and played with it a bit. So, another lather with it from the Start Cream. I have to say, if I can get the quality of lather from this cream that the sucky super shedder produces, I'm thinking a better brush would make things very nice. I"ll have to try it sometime. For tonight, two passes, some touch up, DFS in the house, alum just a tad warm thanks to the Mladost and its Soviet enginners, and I'm set for a new week. As the meetup ended we hit the halfway mark in July. Keep going with all of those great shaves and all the shenanigans! It's been a fun mid-summer so far and it's just going to get better. Here's your two week warning for August - as usual it will be Adjustable August! Get those adjustable razors of all types ready to go if you want to play along with the theme! Have a great start to your week, and for the first time in a very long time - Monday will be Monday for me!
J.A.Henckels Rapide Whipped Dog 30mm HMW MWF First go with the Rapide... just fun. Enjoy your shave! Tom
Wow, some nice software! I really wanted the Tell Tale Heart, and missed the Tangerine Creeper as well. I have the Lavender Creeper Soap, but was only able to get the sample of the splash. IMO the Lavender soap is outstanding and I'm not a big Lavender guy, but the splash is the best item in the set. You will have to let us know how the Tangerine is. I bet it is awesome, especially for the summer. I hope you had a great vacation. Steve
Another great photo Celestino. I really like the way your brush reflects near the head of the Blackbird. Steve
Monday. Prep: Hot towel Pre shave: Prep Razor: ‘The Rock’ (Rockwell 6S – #3) Blade: Wizamet Polsilver Brush: 'El Monstruo' (Romera Manchurian 30/50 Fan) Soap: Grooming Dept: Mallard Post: Cold water rinse / Witch Hazel / Tallow + Steel: Dark Aftershave Well, that was a smooth, effortless, BBS shave... another blade that I'm more than happy to include in my collection. yeah, another faultless shave. ACE!
SOTD 20180716. Yaqi model R151016-S2. Jabones by Luna “Hierbabuena mango lima mentolado”. Tatara Masamune OC. 7 O'Clock Super Platinum (7). Jan's Splash "Eucalyptus/Peppermint/Tea tree/Menthol".
July 16 SOTD: Razor: Gillette Red Tip Blade: Polsilver Brush: Razorock Plissoft Lather: Barbon Aftershave: Barbon Additional Care: Osage Rub Stirling Unscented PSB
SOTD for July 16, 2018 Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap Blade: GEM PTFE Razor: GEM Featherweight Brush: JR #142 black badger Soap: Stirling Iced Pineapple Post: Witch hazel, Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill aftershave Have a great day!
Good Morning Everyone SOTD 07/16/18 Schick Adjustable (set on 6) Schick Twin (1) (Thanks To @AGHisBBS ) Badger C.O. Bigelow Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block Aqua Velva Ice Blue A/S
