Saturday: hot shower w/Yardley Winter Garden bar soap TOBS Herbal Pre-Shave Gel Parker Variant (set just past 3) 2+ passes Family Dollar S/S (made in S Korea) (2) EverReady boar TSD London For Men Type (with lanolin) in a warm mug Thayers unscented WH Brut Attitude A/S Terrific shave this morning. Nothing but good to say about all of the components, hardware and software both. I've been pleasantly surprised with the generic Family Dollar blade but part of that might be the geometry of the most excellent Variant. As always, I was able to whip up a wonderfully smooth and thick buttery lather with the TSD. I especially like the added lanolin in the winter time for it's skin soothing properties.
January 18th Razor: Charcoal Goods LvL2 Blade: Astra SP (3) Brush: Zenith Manchurian badger Pre-shave: PAA The Cube Soap: PAA I Gingerbread Man PAA Galactic witch hazel PAA unscented Star Jelly AS: PAA I Gingerbread Man Good morning
SOTD, Sat Jan 18th 2020 Razor : Gillette British Rocket- MFG 1950's ,no date code. Blade : Gillette Nacet (4) Soap : Razorock "The Dead Sea" Brush : Yaqi Tuxedo knot 24mm -"Sagrada Familia" cathedral Barcelona Spain- Yaqi named it after this marvel. Pre-shave : Brush wash the face with CeraVe hand bar soap + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on beard area. Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 3. Post shave : FINE fresh Vetiver with witch hazel + Nivea balm Results : CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers = Have some great shaves!
January 18 SOTD: Razor: PAA Prismatic Blade: Voskhod Brush: PAA Starcraft Lather: PAA Atomic Pumpkin Aftershave: PAA Atomic Pumpkin
Thanks Gary, I usually get a great shave with my Gillette Rocket but not today it seemed.(Blade change and improve my technique?)