Ever-Ready 1914 Little Lather Catcher Razor Gem Stainless Blade JR #112/27mm Boar Brush Love My Skin Tobacco & Bay Leaf Soap Dickinson's Witch Hazel Tabac After Shave
Auto-Strop VB-1 Razor Gem Stainless Blade (modified) Ever-Ready #1 Boar Brush (restored) Dirty Deeds Bay Rum & Lime Soap Dickinson's Witch Hazel Elvado Wild Mint Lime AS Balm
Sunday 31st March Pears Glycerine Soap Proraso Red Pre Shave TOBS Sandalwood Shaving Cream Maseto 26mm Badger in Finest Mühle R41 (2011) with a Treet Tez Carbon Steel Blade Giles Shaving Bowl Alum and Rinse Simple Facial toner G.F.T Sandalwood Skin Food Proraso Sandalwood AS Another cold water shave for a Sandalwood Sunday. 2 passes and a touchup for a finish which is as smooth as a bowling ball. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
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!
Gentleman, if you'd answer me a question. How long after a shower should one wait if they were to shave with cold water? I know I can always finish the shower with cold water, but want some input. Thanks.
There is no right answer. I like to go to bed clean, so I shower at night. Having washed my face in the shower, I have over night for the natural oils to begin to return. Then in the morning, I do not wash my face but instead begin with just a cold water rinse. So, the returning natural oils act as a pre-shave treatment. Lathering and shaving with cold water will again begin to remove those oils, but hopefully it will not strip them completely.
I personally do not soak any of my brushes. I simply wet the brush thoroughly with cold water, shake it off, and like @ordinaryshaver, I use the brush to wet my face. Then, without re-wetting the brush, I load it and begin face lathering. Keep it simple.
Do whatever works best for you. I shower first thing in the morning, towel dry, and then go straight to shaving. I always cold water shave. From exiting the shower to shaving is probably a couple of minutes. That works just fine for me.
My shaves usually occur between 4 & 5 o’clock in the morning. The cold water shave is a nice, brisk wake up.
