February 10th Razor: Timeless .95 SC Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (3) Brush: WWB/Envy Supreme White Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated Soap: Wholly Kaw Merchant of Tobacco Lucky Tiger face tonic PAA Star Jelly unscented AS: Wholly Kaw Merchant of Tobacco Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
Sunday SOTD Razor: Muhle R41 2013 Blade: PoliSilver (D7) Brush: Yaqi Ferrari 26mm Tuxedo Bowl: Doug Smith 5" Shaving Mug Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime Pre-Shave Balm: Grooming Dept Unscented Shave Soap: Mystic Water Sweet Briar Post: Monster Block Alum Aftershave: PAA Cavendish
Todays shave Cold water rinse Sterling gent Frankenstein razor Parker blade Perfecto brush Cold water wash Alum witch hazel Nice shave today. 2 pass all around been trying the gillette slide and have been happy with the result.
SOTD February 10, 2019 Alphabetical journey through soaps and creams Letter S Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap Blade: Trac II compatible Razor: Surrey Trac II Brush: Surrey badger restored Soap: Stirling Haverford Post: Witch hazel, Stirling Haverford aftershave Have a great day!
SUNDAY'S SHAVE Bath Soap - Pre de Provence Sandalwood (quad-milled) Razor - Antique Gillette ABC "Empire" Razor circa 1908-1912 (fully restored/re-plated in rhodium by Razor Emporium) Blade - Gillette 7 O'clock Super Stainless *3rd Shave Shave Brush - Ralph Lauren Safari Collection fitted with Synthetic Knot manufactured by Frank Shaving (replaced by jimjo1031) Pre-shave Oil - Lather & Wood "unscented" Shave Soap - Geo F. Trumper Sandalwood Cream (Dried for months into a hard soap.) Post Shave Balm - Geo F. Trumper Sandalwood Skin Food Deodorant - Geo F. Trumper Sandalwood Fragrance - Ralph Lauren Safari EDT ***EDIT - The shave was good. BBS, but just a little too much on the neck around the Adam's Apple. That is the most difficult spot for me to shave, but a well-developed razor can spare me irritation by preventing me from screwing up (got some redness). As I've said previously, this razor is the most aggressive I own. It sends more blades to the bank faster than any razor, sans the OneBlade. I have to remember that for every 3-4 strokes I would normally do with an Edwin Jagger or Gillette Superspeed, I can only do 1 stroke on this razor. Until I get my mind set with this razor's tendencies, I have to use my off-hand to 'feel' the results of each stroke across the skin before applying another cutting stroke in order to get my mind to understand just how efficient this razor is. I got far less irritation using my off-hand to feel the results of each stroke and smooth more lather over the area for another stroke to ensure protection. Doing it this way has resulted in a MUCH better shave than using the same methods as my other razors. Also, the Gillette 7-O'Clock Super Stainless is working very well with this razor on the 3rd shave. It's the best overall shave I've had with this razor. Next shave will be with a brand new BiC Chrome-Platinum to revisit it for a test using my new understanding of the aggression this razor has. Perhaps I can get a better result with a slightly less sharp blade now that I know more about this ancient DE.
February 10 SOTD: Razor: Gillette Fatboy Blade: Rapira Swedish Super Steel Brush: PAA Atomic Rocket Lather: Stirling Deep Blue Sea Aftershave: Stirling Deep Blue Sea Additional Care: Stirling Unscented PSB
'48-'50 Gillette Aristocrat Razor Bolzano Superinox Blade Halloween B'Day/24mm Tuxedo Brush Sudsy Soapery Citrus & Bay Soap Dickinson's Witch Hazel Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum After Shave Excellent shave today and the Bolzano blade still going strong after a few shaves. Two passes and a hint of touch up for a very smooth and comfortable BBS shave.
