Decadent December!!! December 8 Razor - Gillette New SC Deluxe Blade - (1) Soap - Stirling Port-Au-Prince Brush - Rooney Silvertip Post - Alum After a full day of running it was time to relax. Took my better half out to dinner for a Chinese buffet and came home to face the razors. Head shave tonight so I used my usual Merkur 23c with VDH soap and boar brush. Almost finished with the VDH soap and I'm not replacing it. It's a fine soap, but Arko works just as well and I have 10 sticks still untouched. No issues with the head shave so on to the main event. I moved on to the New SC Deluxe and paired it with a Sharp Star. Another "detente" setup if ever there was one. The SC seems a bit more aggressive than the LC and I love the weight and balance of the razor. Mutton tallow night so Port-Au-Prince with the huge, gigantic, almost comically big Rooney Silvertip. I thought I hadn't loaded it enough when I started lathering but found that by using just the tips of the brush to lather with I was able to make soooooo much lather. I mean, seriously, three passes worth and I squeezed out two handfuls after that! Fantastic lathering tool and it feels awesome as it swallows half your face at a time. Finished the shave with no issues and quiet alum. A perfect ending to my week and I'm ready for a slow day tomorrow with just a couple of things on the to-do list. Hope your Sunday was great and have a great Monday!
9 December 2019 * Blackbird Brass SB 101 * Wizamet Iridium Super * Super 3-Band + ZenShave Snakewood C7 * Mystic Water Bay Rum * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
Menthol Monday SOTD Razor: PAA El Cubano DOC Blade: PoliSilver (D1) Brush: WildWestBrushworks 22mm Faux Horsehair Scuttle:: Woodhead Medium Pre-Shave Scrub: Ginger Garden Enigma Pre-Shave Balm: PAA Cube 2 Shave Soap: Sudsy Soapery Jack Frost Balm: Taconic Unscented Aftershave: Nobel Otter The Trail
DEcember 8th SOTN A very interesting shave tonight on the more aggressive side of the Ikon SBS baseplate with a fresh personna platinum blade. A little more difficult under the nose considering it's thickness but overall very enjoyable - much smoother with the fresh blade . Happy shaves everyone. Josh Sent from my LYA-L29 using Tapatalk
MONDAY'S SHAVE Man in Black perfumed by: Alberto Morillas Sangre de Drago Perfumed by: Erik Hodges a.k.a. Douglas Smythe Razor - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - Double Open Comb Ascension (316L Stainless Steel Adjustable) (Fully Screwed Down/Lowest Aggression Setting) Blade - *4th shave Brush - Satin Tip "The Purest" Razor/Brush Stand by Royal Shave Lather Bowl by Royal Shave Soap - Cyril R. Salter "Sandalwood" cream style Aftershave/Cologne - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Sangre de Drago Deodorant - Sam's Natural "Tobacco" Fragrance - Bvlgari Man in Black The Salter shave cream blew my mind this morning. Hadn't used it in a long while and it really gave a fantastic shave. Luxurious.
SOTD 20191209. . . Proraso pre-shave cream (red). OUMO Brush / OUMO Brush imitation finest 2-band synth. OUMO Brush "Soul" shaving soap. Homelikeshaving "START" 0.90 OC / Stork "Templar" handle. Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum (8). Haslinger "Sandelholz" ASB. Loris "Luxe Oud" EdP.
Monday 12.09.19 SOTD Pre' De Provence Artisanal French Soap lather and rinse Rockwell 6C R5 Perma-Sharp Super Stainless (1) Yaqi Moka Express 26mm 2-Band Badger Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber Shaving Soap Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber Aftershave Splash
Good Morning Everyone SOTD 12/09/19 Pal Adjustable (set At 3/4) Schick (11) Badger C.O.Bigelow Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block Aqua Velva A/S Have A Great Day!
December 9th Razor: OneBlade Hybrid Blade: Feather FHS (2) Brush: PAA Switchback/Omega boar Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated Soap: B&M Terror PAA Galactic witch hazel PAA unscented Star Jelly AS: B&M Terror Good morning!
Menthol Monday's Shave Cold Water Rinse Tea Tree Body Bar Tom's 3D Printed Brush Supply V2 Personna CWR Osage Rub My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Tea Tree Body Bar face lathered well with Tom's 3D Printed Brush. I did two passes and a cleanup with the Supply V2 razor with a Personna blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Osage Rub. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
SOTD December 9, 2019 Prep: Cold water and PAA Cube pre-shave soap Blade: Kai Captain Mild Razor: RazoRock Black Hawk Brush: JR #41 badger Soap: Stirling Ozark Mountain Post: Witch hazel, Stirling Ozark Mountain aftershave
