4 September 2020 * Blackbird Machined OC 101 * Wizamet Iridium Super * WSP 2-Band + Oscar11 Aquamarine C7 * Mystic Water Vetiver/Oakmoss * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
September 3, 2020 OneBlade Genesis V1 Feather FHS La Druida D7 Manchurian Saponificio Varesino Felce Aromatica Soap & Aftershave ADP Cedro di Taormina
FRIDAY'S SHAVE Perfumed by: Frances Towle Shampoo - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "Grove" Bath Soap - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "Grove" Razor - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - Double Open Comb Ascension (316L Stainless Steel Adjustable) Blade - *5th Shave Shave Brush - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - The Solar Flare Shave Soap - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "Grove" Aftershave - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "Grove" Deodorant - Baby Powder Fragrance - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "Grove" Eau de Parfum I wish PAA would bring back the old "aging tree" art they had on their 2016'ish era Grove products. The art on this Year-2019 product just doesn't seem to match the mood of the scent. I like this scent, but black currant tends to go 'off' on my skin for some reason. It always opens great then the scent can turn over the course of hours to a 'meh' scent. I find this more of a Spring/Summer scent with a 'hint' of dank earth/green. I would really like the art on the label to depict a rainy/earthy Spring day, but a Fall depiction is fine too. Just ditch the odd 1950's sci-fi art for this one product. This one should be more about 'nature' to my nose. ***EDIT - 1 pass with extensive clean up. I loosened the razor a quarter turn again and again got a more efficient, very nice shave. I think as the blade gets uses, this adjustment seems to keep it shaving well. So, around shave #3 on the blade start with a 1/8th turn and with shave 4/5 go with that 1/4th turn. I'm starting to really get to know this razor now. It's a fantastic bang-for-buck stainless steel razor. It looks beastly, like something out of a Hellraiser horror movie, but also has some kind of appeal to it. It's an enjoyable razor.
Thursday, September 3, 2020: Razor: 1958 Gillette D4 Blade: Personna Brush: Simpson Chubby 3 Super Badger Pre-shave: Proraso Green Tea and Oat Soap/Cream: TOBS Eton College AS: Thayers Witch Hazel and Nivea Post Shave Balm
Today's shave: 09/03/2020 Razor: Paradigm 2020 Brush: Razorock Amici Blade: Iridium Super (9) Soap: Arko AS: Alum rub & Pinaud Clubman AS Rating: 10.0 +++ Comment: Wow! Incredible razor! Couldn't believe how smooth and efficient this razor is!! Paradigm 2020
Date:- 04 September 2020 Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice Brush:- Yaqi Sagrada Familia Tuxedo Synth. 24/53mm knot Soap/Cream:- Stirling Spice Razor/Blade:- Merkur 34C / Voskhod #13 ...... finished Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20 drops) & Tea Tree Antiseptic (5) / The Stray Whisker Aftershave Balm (Australian made) Voskhod has finally lost the edge and was starting to dull on the 3rd pass shave. Overall throughout the shaves, I'm pleased to say around 12 maximum per blade is pretty darn good with the 34C as YMMV. My next test again with the Voskhod using the EJ 3one6 to see how far Voskhod can reach to the maximum.
Good Morning Everyone SOTD 09/04/20 Pal Adjustable (set at 3/4) Schick (1) Eveready K-40 Badger Pinaud Clubman S/S Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block Pinaud Clubman A/S Have A Great Day!
