YESTERDAY'S SHAVE Prep: nothing Razor: Wilkinson Sticky Blade: Pol- Silver Brush: Razorock BC Plissoft Soap: TSD Iced Havoc Post: Aqua Velva A/S (Decanted) Started off with a cold water shave this afternoon but had to switch to warm water as the shave was freezing! The Shave Den shop closed down recently sadly, and figured i would pull out the 'ol Iced Havoc as a sort of tribute. Unfortuneately i dont have any TSD post shave products, so just the soap will have to do. Scent of Havoc is a Aqua Velva type scent. It is a close clone, not exact but a similar scent. The good thing is Havoc is not heavy on the powder notes as other scents like this tend to be. Performance is very good. This is one of the soaps i tried early on what first starting this wonderful hobby, so there is a special place in my heart (and den) for this particular soap. I added a ton of menthol crystals to this soap (as well as some samples) and now it is at Glacial level of coldness. As a result had to adjust the water temperature. Whipped up a creamy lather that was nice and shiny. Did end up with 1 small weeper on neck from chasing but overall was a refreshing shave indeed. Hope everyone had the best shave possible!
SOTD January 12, 2019 Alphabetical journey through soaps and creams Letter M Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap Blade: vintage Personna Ultra Chrome Razor: Schick L5 'Revere' injector Straight razor: Solingen 'Handforged' 5/8 Brush: Surrey badger Soap: Mystic Water Irish Traveller Post: Witch hazel, Stirling Sharp Dressed Man aftershave Have a great Saturday!
Saturday shave Wholly Kaw Project Leather Vladimir Ferdman cocobolo badger Timeless 68 Voshkod ⚀ 2 pass DFS Alum Floid Eleven Profumum Roma Ambra Aurea Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
Today's shave Prep: Pre Shave Soap Mix Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech Blade: Pol- Silver Brush: Yaqi Synthetic Soap: CBL Black Rose Oud Post: Rose Water Nice early morning shave. Had to work the lather a bit as i started out with too much water and too little product, but eventually got to the right consistancy. CBL soaps have crazy slickness and provided a excellent shave. Highly reccommend CBL for anyone curious as it is a great soap base IMO. Must have acquired a little irritation from yesterdays shave as neckline was a bit tender, and this blade seems to work better in this razor compaired to the "Sticky". The scent of Black Rose Oud is complex and not a typical floral, there is rose but its fairly well blended with other notes that make it a bit on the dark side (sandalwood, oud, etc). Finished off with a few sprays of Rose Water which feels soothing on the skin. Hope everyone had a swell shave!
Wow, heckuva shave with the aggressive 1912 squat head variant (Minuteman?). Slight tug at some points ATG on my head like the SE2 but truly impressive otherwise.
Pre: Cold Water Rinse Bowl: Suribachi Brush: Turn-N-Shave ~ Potluck ~ 24mm Full Moon Lather: Soap Commander ~ Gratitude Razor: Post War Gillette Tech Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Super Stainless (Green) Post: Speick After Shave Lotion This was my first time using a Soap Commander soap. I’m very impressed with the lather; very quick to whip up with good cushion and residual slickness. Fantastic scent to boot! Music today provided by: Curtis Mayfield ~ Move On Up
Gillette Milord Tech Razor Polsilver Super Iridium Blade Vintage Czechoslovakian Triumph Boar Brush (restored) Arko Shave Stick Dickinson's Witch Hazel Gillette Sensitive Skin After Shave Gel My skin has been feeling a bit raw lately, so I went with two passes for a great DFS shave.
Thx Tim. Those brush guy brushes are my favorite shape. I had Vlad Ferdman build one with cocobolo. He is a great artisan. Fast and can do anything - with reasonable prices. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
My shave plan for "Sunday The 13th": prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Maximum Hydration)in shower shave-Stoylin Spice soap brush-Stoylin "li'l brudder" synthetic razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot + DisposeABLE A.S. Stoylin Spice Splash
January 12th SOTD ‘59 Flare Tip w Polsilver Asylum (Saponificio Varesino) Colonia SS & AS Omega Pro/Walnut Thayers Have a great day all!
Gillette British RFB & KAI SS PAA Atomic Rocket 26mm Barrister & Mann Seville Reserve Humphreys Alcoholado Maravilla Nivea Sensitive Cooling a/s lotion Barrister & Mann Seville Reserve a/s splash Barrister & Mann Seville edt It was a good shave....
Razor: Bill Ellis 5/8” Brush: Corvette shift knob synthetic Soap: Dr. Jon’s Anne Bonny A/S: Fine Platinum Enjoy your shave! Tom
