Monday 1st April Pears Glycerine Soap Lea Shave Stick Omega 10108 Boar Brush Wilkinson Sword TTO with an Astra SP Simple Facial Toner Arko Grapefruit and Fig Moisturiser Gotas Frescas Agua de Colonia Concentrada A late shave this evening. I had absolutely no time this morning and by mid afternoon the stubble was beginning to drive me crazy. The shave was mild ....but very efficient. 3 passes for a lovely finish....and I am actually beginning to enjoy cold water shaves!
Been on the go at month's end so end of March start of April below: 04/01 Hybrid RazoRock Wunderbar Slant Razor on Windrose G1 Stainless handle / Van Der Hagen Ice Tempered Stainless Steel / Turn-N-Shave Chi-Town Custom / Oleo SW Rush Street 03/31 Hybrid Karve Shaving Co Christopher Bradley C OC on Charcoal Goods Stinger 2 Antq Brass / Merkur Super Platinum / Semogue 1520 Boar / Wholly Kaw King of Oud (while I like the size of this brush and the quick drying of boar for travel, the painted wood construction is already chipping and cracking, I feel the need a new travel brush ;-) ) 03/30 Hybrid RazoRock Wunderbar Slant Razor on Windrose G1 Stainless handle / PolSilver Super Iridium / Grizzly Bay Max Fire '19 LE / SV Tundra Artica
Tuesday SOTD Razor: Schick Repeating Razor C2 Blade: Schick (D2) Brush: Brad Sears w Envy White 26mm horn Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime Pre-Shave Balm: GroomingDept Patchouli & Mint Shave Soap: Grooming Dept Before The Fire (Barbershop) Post: Viking Soaps Old Norse (Barbershop) Aftershave: Floid Blue
VB Emperor “Augustus” & Elios SS Inox TSC 24mm Timberwolf Synthetic CBL Oud Minerale Tallow soap Humphreys Alcoholado Maravilla LEA Classico after shave Locion John Varvatos Artisan Black A very, very good shave with the VB Emperor. No accolades yet as I’d like to get a full weeks worth of shaves in but, it was a surprisingly good start. The Elios Inox blade was very smooth and sharp. Great evening and shaves to all...
April 2, 2019 Karve D Plate Open Comb Feather Simpson CH2 Synthetic Soapy Science Lollipop Citrus Myrsol de Limon
APRIL FOOLS SHAVE! Prep: Pears Menthol Soap Razor: Wilkinson Orange Blade: Rapira SS Brush: Maggard Blue & White Synthetic Soap: Wickhams Super Smooth- Club Cola Post: Stirling Ben Franklin A/S Found out a bit late that todays April Fools day or i would have busted out the B&M SoA as it was a surprise April's Fools soap release a few years back. Have had Wickhams SS in the queue for a while now so today was its turn. Scent of Club Cola is much like one would expect, a cola scent that some describe as a Lemon Tart and is heavier on the citrus than clove or other spicy notes. This is one of the better Cola scents on the market and is very well done IMO. Ordered this soap directly from Wickhams when they discontinued the Super Smooth line (in favor of the 1912 formula) and shipping from the UK to US was VERY reasonable. Performance is very good and whips up a thick lather with no problems. Only ended up needing about 1/2 of the amount i scooped out and still had enough lather for 3+ passes with some to spare. The 1912 formula is perhaps a bit creamier texture wise but this Super Smooth is still a decent soap and is the 1st soap i recall with Pig Lard, being a older formula i'm surprised there are not more artisans using Manteca or Pig Lard like some A&E soaps and perhaps a few other artisans. Lather can handle water well and provided a great drama free shave. This plastic Wilkinson Sword razor is a steal for $3 although i still prefer the Wilkinson Sword Classic (around $10) this one has a unique loading design that makes it different from any other razor. Finished off with Stirling Ben Franklin and the two paired beautifully together. Hope everyone had a great day and swell shaves!
SOTD April 2, 2019 Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap Blade: vintage Gillette Platinum Plus Razor: Schick I1 Brush: JR #142 badger Soap: C.O. Bigelow Post: Witch hazel, Jeeves of Hudson Street Tobacco Bay Leaf aftershave Have a great day!
Phoenix Shaving | John Frum DrivenLegend Red & Black | APShaveCo Tuxedo 30mm Durham-Enders | Enders Speed Shaver
TUESDAY'S SHAVE Bath Soap - Dove - Go Fresh Rejuvenate (Pear & Aloe Vera) Razor - Merkur Futur Blade - *3rd shave Razor Stand by RV Shaving Shave Brush - Omega Hi-Brush 20mm Synthetic (Model# 46745 – 0146745) Brush Stand by Desire Metal Works Shave Soap - West Coast Shaving "Pear-Brrr Shoppe" Lather Bowl - Durance de Provence White Ceramic Deodorant - Dove - Go Fresh Rejuvenate (Pear & Aloe Vera) Aftershave - West Coast Shaving "Pear-Brrr Shoppe" Fragrance - Creed - Pure White Cologne
Yes sir. A new adjustable from Vikings Blade. The color and a review from a shave member on another forum ignited a spark. Had to get it.....
Arko Adjustable April April 1 Razor - 1960 (F4) Gillette Toggle (9) Blade - (1) Soap - Arko Brush - 30DC LE Post - Alum And we're off! The first day of Arko Adjustable April is well underway and it's time for me to settle and get my first shave of the month in. I have to say, being able to load a Voskhod made my heart pitter-patter tonight. It's been a month without Russian steel and, while there are many good choices other than Russian, none is as good in my universe. Obviously I pulled out the Arko and for the first adjustable of the month I chose the Toggle. I am also reunited with my synthetics, so the 30DC Limited Edition got the first call with the Tuxedo knot. My mug of Arko is rather dry but it didn't take much to get it up and going and an easy load of the brush and lather on the face produced that legendary lather. Easy lather, great two pass shave and touch ups with the Toggle (wide open, of course) and I finished with a near-BBS that has me ready to go for the morning. I have a meeting with my health insurance agent tomorrow to finalize all of that and then I'll be on the mean streets of the Lou putting money in the bank. Spring is definitely starting to show up here - again - and we hope it's permanent this time. Have a great Tuesday!!
