Thanksgiving shave with some of my faves. This M&F 2xl was made this summer and it might be my favorite brush. One of the best SE's, the Asylum RX, got the call, and leather is the scent of the day I guess, with A&E's powerful Tertius soap and PAA's Captain Smythe's Reserve Bay Rum & Leather aftershave. The long weekend is off to a great start.
Happy Thanksgiving! I took my kids to visit Grandma, so I'll have a travel shave today. La Toja A/S is in the green bottle and witch hazel in the clear one. The Gillette razor is a NDC with notches, so I suppose it's from 1947-49.
From Tuesday but worth a post... love this razor Razorock Stealth Slant Voskhod blade Razorock 28mm Silvertip Mike’s Barber Shop Floid Amber Enjoy your shave. Tom
-----Thanksgiving Day Shave----- Gillette Senator Razor Astra SP Blade Czechoslovakian Boar (restored) Brush Reef Point Dragon's Blood Soap Dickinson's Witch Hazel w/Orange Reef Point Dragon's Blood w/Menthol AS Balm
Thanksgiving Shave Razor: ER 1909 Blade: Gem CS Brush: Rubberset #3 Soap: Palmolive ASB: Kenneth Cole Mankind Cologne: KC Mankind I had to use one of my favorite razors today. It has been a month or more since I have used my 1909. It did not disappoint. Absolute stellar shave. Be safe my friends Tom Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
Razor: Mastro Livi Brush: Razorock Monster Soap & A/S: Razorock The Dead Sea Such a wonderful shave today Enjoy your shave. Tom
Occam’s Safety Razor Gillette Platinum, new Murphy and McNeil Nantahala Stirling Unscented Witch Hazel, Menthol Murphy and McNeil Nantahala
The mighty Kaw EJ synthetic Timeless 95 Sharp ⚁ Profumum Roma Ambra Aurea Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
Thursday's Shave Cold Water Rinse GZD Berber Stick JR #255 Transparent TNNSER CVS CS SE CWR Aqua Velva 5 in 1 AS My prep was just a cold water rinse. The GZD Berber Stick Shave Soap face lathered well with the JR #255 Brush. I did two passes and a cleanup with the Transparent TNNSER razor with a CVS CS SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Aqua Velva 5 in 1 AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
NOVember 2019 November 28 Razor -1918 Gillette Old Type Blade - Soap - Stirling Orange Chill Brush - Stirling Finest Badger Post - Alum I know you can all read the name of that blade, right? Direct from Samah Razor Blades Industries in the resort areas of Bangladesh - I present the Balaka. It is made by the same company that makes the Sharp Durablade, which easily rates as one of the 10 worst blades I've ever had in a razor. So, what's the worst that could happen? You'll also notice that I paired this blade with a slightly aggressive razor, the 1918 Gillette OT. With the finest blade this razor can exact revenge. Again, what's the worst that can happen? You'll notice I went all Stirling for the software to give this setup a chance. Orange chill for the nice menthol and orange combo along with the Finest Badger brush. Excellent, even luxurious lather and more than I needed. Surely the question, what's the worst that could happen - couldn't really be a problem, right? Well, I'm not bleeding. That's the good news. The Balaka is a carbon steel blade, though it wouldn't have mattered as it is about as sharp as my mind at 3 a.m. To say this thing dragged and pulled would be an understatement worthy of an award. The first pass especially was horrid. I nearly tossed in the towel. But, I'm no quitter and I have had worse shaves (which is really scary) so I kept on. By the end of the second pass I was either getting enough reduction to make it seem sort of ok, or else my face was just getting used to the pain. So, I threw in the third pass and called it good. I can say I got a DFS result, not horrible actually but my word it was not the easiest thing to do. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! And an early gift to you with that shave! Have a great Friday tomorrow and try not to spend too much money on shopping here in the states!
29 November 2019 * Blackbird Brass SB 101 * Wizamet Iridium Super * Shavemac Americana XL Unique 2-Band * Mystic Water Bay Rum * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
November 29, 2019 OneBlade Genesis Gunmetal Feather FHS Shavemac Synthetic Asylum Colonia Shave Soap & Aftershave
