Menthol Monday's Shave Cold Water Rinse Eskimo Tuxedo Shaving Soap Jayaruh #376 Eversharp H2 Hussy Personna Injector Osage Rub I was going to use this razor last week on my vacay, but I didn't have a good blade. I am home now and changed the blade to a new one, and hopefully I will have some great shaves this week.
Monday shave: Preshave: Proraso White Soap: Proraso White Brush: Zenith Boar B30 Razor: Merkur 23C on an iKon bulldog handle Blade: New Feather with one bottom shim After: Nivea sensitive skin balm I decided to revisit my first safety razor to see if I my technique has gotten any better over time. I originally started shaving with a DE in order to get a closer shave than my electric but didn't want to pay for cartridges. I didn't stay long with the 23C as I could not get as close a shave as I had been getting with the electric and have since moved on to other razors. But what if I have gotten better at shaving? And what if I pimped it up? So I got the 23C out of the drawer, put the head on a solid handle, loaded a new feather blade and then shimmed it for good measure. 3 days growth and off to the races. The result was pretty good -- a nice comfortable close shave with no complaints from the alum block. I was pretty happy with the results overall; the easy parts were as close as I could hope for but the tricky bits (scarred chin and some weird patterns on my jaw line) were not quite as close as I want. So tomorrow is back to my regular R48 with the same feather blade (or at least half of it) to see if I really am getting better results on the tricky bits with the Focus.
Newly honed, and restored razor. I had a very sharp and smooth, 2 pass shave, that left me BBS. Zero issues, just a fantastic shave. Razor- F.W.Engels "ARGO Steel" Brush- B400, by Tom Soap- ARKO/Avon spicy scented Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice. Magic 1870 Commemorative Decanter.
August 13, 2019 Karve “D” Plate Gillette 7 o’Clock Yellow Thäter Olive Wood Synthetic Cold River Schapenmelk Dominica Grand Bay Rum Aftershave
Tabac Tuesday Razor: Rex Ambassador Blade: Parker SS Platinum (D1) Brush: Nathan Clark Envy White 27mm Anodized Bronze Scuttle: Yoresh Pre-Shave Scrub: Ginger Garden Enigma Pre-Shave Oil: AOS Oud Shave Soap: Tabac Balm: Tabac Cologne: Tabac
TUESDAY'S SHAVE Perfumed by: Dominique Ropion Shampoo - Paul Mitchell (Tea Tree) Lavender Mint Bath Soap - Lush "Fig and Leaves" Bath Epsom Salt - Better Bath Better Body "Peppermint & Lavender" - Back Healing Razor - Merkur Futur Blade - *5th shave Razor Stand by RV Shaving Shave Brush - Omega Hi-Brush 20mm Synthetic (Model# 46745 – 0146745) Brush Stand by Desire Metal Works Preshave Oil - Lather & Wood's "Unscented" Lather Bowl - Durance de Provence White Ceramic Shave Soap - Soap Commander "Wisdom" Aftershave - Thayers Witch Hazel "Unscented" (with added menthol) Post-Shave Balm - Soap Commander "Wisdom" Deodoant - Nourish Organic "Lavender Mint" Fragrance - Costume National Homme
tuesday shave m-4 slim/7 oclock green eveready h40 flat top badger crabtree and evelyn west indian limes
Adjustable Arko August!! August 12 Razor - 1959 (E4) Gillette 195 Fatboy (9) Blade - (3) Soap - Arko Brush - Stirling 24mm Finest Badger Post - Alum After a very hot and humid day we have storms building just to the west of us tonight. Welcome to the Lou in August. Supposedly we'll cool down into the mid 80's for a few days starting tomorrow. We'll see. Tonight started with a head shave using my Merkur 23c and Astra SP, and was followed by the third shave with the Fatboy and Voskhod. Arko, of course, along with the Stirling badger. This is a flat top brush that I have come to like a lot. I've been enjoying using my natural brushes this month. I may have to remember they're here and mix them in better with the synths when we get to SEptember. Three full passes after the head shave tonight and the baby is in the house. One spot of blood - a nick on my ear from the head shave. I didn't even use a pain stick. Nothing major, and the main event shave was just perfect. Back to the grind tomorrow and I hope you all have a great Tuesday and rest of your week!
13 August 2019 * Charcoal Goods Level 3 SB + Stork Ex Brass * Wizamet Iridium Super * Shavemac D01 2-Band Marble Blue * Mystic Water Brown Windsor * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
