February Favorites February 11 Razor - Muhle R41 Blade - (3) Soap - Soap Commander Courage Brush - The Canuck Post - Alum Well, once in awhile things don't go quite right. Kind of like the Blues are playing hockey right now. They know the drill. They know they can and should play tight defense. They need to play heavy hocky. Yet, they're in a slump. So it goes in Cartel shave land at the moment. I wouldn't say I'm in a slump, but this shave took a turn in the wrong direction. Part of it may be timing. I actually shaved earlier than normal yesterday. As in around 2 pm. So, by the time I shaved tonight I'm coming up on about 32 hours between shaves rather than the usual 24 or so. Maybe the Sharp Star is losing its edge earlier than most. That's a possibility, though a slight one. All I know for sure is it felt a bit rough when I started and I tried adjusting the angle and somehow never found it. Add to the fact that I started adding pressure as I struggled with the angle and.....trust me.....the Muhle R41 kicks like a Missouri mule when you try to force it into acting right. Pressure is a huge no-no, as my red and burning face will attest. I'm happy to say I didn't draw any blood, but the fire from the alum made me wish I had. It would be less painful. Even with the slick Soap Commander this shave wasn't much fun. I did find as I went that once I got the angle back on target the shave would smooth out. Still not as smooth as I'd expect, but still smooth. But, I found it impossible to hold the angle, and a lot of that was due to me pressing down to try and hold it. Sometimes technique just won't dial in, I suppose. That's ok. I survived to shave another day. Just wish I could have had this loss of technique control with a bit milder razor. Hope you had a great Tuesday!! And I hope you have an even better Hump Day!!
12 February 2020 * Blackbird Brass SB 101 * Wizamet Iridium Super * WSP 2-Band + Oscar11 Aquamarine C7 * Mystic Water Egyptian Dragon * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
Williams Wednesday Shave; Charcoal Goods Copper Lvl 2 Derby Premium (2) Modern Williams Shave Soap Marvy Mug VdH Bowl Fine Lather Bowl Omega 011842 Premium Gentleman Jon's Alum Block Williams Aqua Velva Ice Blue (US) Williams Aqua Velva 5 in 1 ASB (US) Homemade Hair Tonic Dapper Dan Superior Hold and Shine Gillette Cool Wave Deo Clubman Whiskey Woods Body Powder
WEDNESDAY'S SHAVE Perfumed by: Dominique Ropion Razor - Merkur Futur Blade - *7th 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" Deodorant - Nourish Organic "Lavender Mint" Fragrance - Costume National Homme
Wednesday 02.12.20 SOTD Pre' De Provence Artisanal French Soap lather and rinse Gillette 1954 Z1 40s Super Speed Gillette Nacet (3) Maggard 22mm Aluminum Handle 2-Band Badger Pre de Provence shave soap Pre de Provence Sante Green Tea
Good Morning Everyone SOTD 02/12/20 '52 Gillette Super Speed Wilkinson Sword (6) Erskine 3103 Boar Williams Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve Have A Great Day!
Well the flu is still raging away but today’s shave brought some respite. I have been enjoying the Colonial General SS SE for the last little while and though it is in my travel kit I packed the iKon El Jefe also. Well today the Boss took over. Schick ProLine blade and off we went. Soap of the day was Ariana & Evans Cafe au Lait. I am surprised I only have one of their soaps because it really is great. Thirsty but a great soap. The scent is all coffee and chocolate and the matching AS just finishes it off nicely. Great skin food in this one. Just might revisit it for Valentines Day. A very nice and easy two pass DFS achieved. The General is still Boss in my books but this was a great shave. Happy Wednesday all! Rating: 5 / 5 Razor: iKon El Jefe Blade: Schick ProLine Brush: Yaqi 24mm Tuxedo - Sagrada Familia Lather: Ariana & Evans Cafe au Lait Aftershave: Ariana & Evans Cafe au Lait Additional Care: B.I.G. Co. Alum Block John Varvatos Dark Rebel
SOTD 02/12/20 RAZOR: LaResche 51 Luxe BLADE: Wizamet Super Iridium PREP: Cold Water rinse followed by a scrub with PAA’s Cube Preshave Soap BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and finished with Aqua Velva Sensitive 5 in 1 AS Balm
Williams Wednesday's Shave Cold Water Rinse Williams Mug Soap Oscar11 synthetic The ALUMI-TAR by Tom Gillette Silver Blue CWS PSC Caffeinated After Shave Balm The Williams Mug Soap face-lathered well with the Oscar11 synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with The ALUMI-TAR by Tom razor with a Gillette Silver Blue DE blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. I did the right side of my face on 4 and the left on 5. I did the second pass and touch ups on 6. All settings worked great. After a cold water rinse I finished off with PSC Caffeinated After Shave Balm. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Williams Wednesday, February 12 Tallow Williams~~Mondial 26mm~~Heljestrand MK 32~~Vintage Willams Aqua Velva Happy Birthday Abraham Lincoln!
Wednesday morning: Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster Super Speed/Derby day 5 Bundubeard Klipspringer’s Kick SS Prep ASB Aqua Velva Sport AS Splash Bleu de Chanel EdP It sure felt great to get some menthol on my face this morning - as I’ve said many times, the Klipspringer is supposed to be the mildest of Jaco’s “Kick” series but it’s actually not mild at all - in fact it’s a good deal colder than Proraso Green and a lot of other menthol soaps. I enjoyed the rich, thick, slick coffee/peppermint scented lather and the postshave feeling was so soothing. There’s nothing like a good massage with the Prep after a shave and a couple of splashes of the Aqua Velva Sport to finish off. Three delightful passes knocked off all that tough stubble and left me as smooth as a glass table top! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
