Ah, the month of May is upon us! Here’s my setup to kick it off: King C. Gillette Facial Wash Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole Super Speed/Schick day 13 Master Soap Creations Grapefruit Cinnamon SS Arko Aqua AS Gel Italian Barber Amici AS Splash Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
1 May 2021 Blackbird Brass SB 101 Wizamet Iridium Super WSP 2-Band + Oscar11 Rootbeer Translucent C7 Mystic Water Sandalwood Rose Unrefined Shea Butter Bergamot/Vetiver EO
SOTD : 1st May 2021. Shaving recipe for today. Prep: Warm shower:/Asda Tingly Mint & Tea Tree Shower Gel. Pre: Cold wet flannel to my face & head. Pears ~ Transparent Bar Soap With Mint Extracts. + Nuage Menthol shaving Oil. Brush: Omega S10065. Bowl Lather. Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl. Lather: Nivea Men ~ Originals Shave Cream. Blade : Astra Superior Platinum. (D1) Razor : Edwin Jagger DE89. 'kelvin.' Face: wtg, xtg, atg,+ pick ups. Head: wtg, wtg,atg + pick ups. Post: Cold water face & head wash with brush squeezings, Cold Water Face Rinse. /Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils. +3 Menthol Crystals, Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel./ Nivea Men ~ 2 phase ASL + Body Shaving ASL Balm./X-Bolt EdT. Greetings, (Face & Head Shave) (Shaving Cream Week) A new shave set up to start the bank holiday weekend...It's been a long time since i added my EG DE89 to my razor rotation. The next month or more i shall be using Russian made DE blades from the Moscow & ST Petersburg plants. Starting with the Astra SP blades, which along with the Gillette 7 0'clock Sharp edge ( Yellow) where two of the first blades i purchased to learn my technique and gain my shaving confidence from when entering the wonderful world of traditional wet shaving. Both of these blades are well suited to my skin type, and have always paired together well with each razor. The EG DE89 paired together excellently with the Astra SP making a smooth efficient duo...I find the Astra SP blades get better with each shave. A enjoyable close comfortable face & head shave with no errors to report...Finishing the shave off with a few squirts of X-Bolt EdT to the pulse points. My face & precious swede are feeling silky smooth and smelling divine. Stay safe, and enjoy the start of the long bank holiday weekend ladies & gentlemen.
Saturday 1st May Alpha Outlaw - Speick Stick - Ever Ready Natural Angle 'HFT' - GEM Stainless Coated #4 - Superdrug Forest Fresh A/S - Aloe Vera Gel
2021-05-01, Saturday Italy is always the last to adapt to circumstances: why don't they declare today to be Teleworkers' Day? What insipience... Due to obvious reasons, one cannot talk about telershaving, even in telematically advanced times, and this has allowed me to shave in a truly traditional way: me and myself with the tools designated for the purpose. So, now, I am smooth and not e-smooth! Sapone PS: Sapone di Marsiglia Sapone: Atkinsons, Lavender Cream Pennello: Lab. Villefranche, Cucciolino Padouk/Silvertip 24 Rasoio: Gillette, Super Speed ’40 Style, 1961 Lametta: Polsilver, Wizamet (Poland, 1976) AS 1: MilMil, Figaro Gel AS 2: Beiersdorf , Nivea Sensitive EdT: Atkinsons, English Lavender ST: The silence of the fields...
Janus Toggle & Gillette Silver Blue APShaveCo. 30mm Tux White/Rose Gold Flake Ethos Grooming Greenfresh soap Ethos Grooming Greenfresh skin food splash Guerlain Homme L’Eau Boisee eau de toilette Best shave from the much criticized Janus Toggle. Set it at 6 then 5 and I could swim with the Dolphins off the Atlantic Coast. No irritation to speak of as the Ethos does what it does best, provide copious amounts of glide & slickness. Smells awesome too. A wonderful day and shaves to all....
Opening the month of May with the following lineup: Day Two of the Captain's Three day voyage: Nor'Easter Brush: Parker Synth Brush Bowl: Shave Nation Lather: Captain's Choice Nor'Easter Razor: Gillette 1959 E4 Blade: Feather (1) Post: Shavex Alum Block Balm: Captain's Choice Nor'Easter
SATURDAY 05/01/21 SOTD PRE: RR Pre Barba Pre Shave Gel RAZOR: iKon X3 Slan Bar BLADE: Astra Superior Platinum BRUSH: Yaqi 24x60mm Silvertip SOAP: SV Desert Vetiver Shaving Soap POST: SV Desert Vetiver Artisan Aftershave
May 1, 2021 Yates 921 H Plate Feather Simpson D3 Synthetic LEA Shave Stick Fine L’Orange Noir Aftershave
Pre-shave:- Cold Shower Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice Brush:- Semogue SOC 2 Band Finest Badger in Ash Wood 24/53mm knot Soap/Cream:- Pears Bar Soap (melted into Old Spice Mug) Razor/Blade:- Gillette Red Tip (0.66mm) E1 1959 US / Vintage NOS England Wilkinson Sword #3 Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Invite E High Potency Pure Oil (10 drops), Natural Plant Glycerin (20) & Tea Tree Oil Antiseptic (5) Fragrance:- Hugo Boss (Original) Aaaaaah. My good old days as a teenager started wet shaving using Pears as a shaving soap, a shaving brush and a cartridge razor.
Here was my birthday shave this morning: Prep-Dial 4 Men Bodywash(Infinite Fresh)in shower Shave-Gillette Foamy Original razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot + DisposeABLE A.S. -Agua Lavanda de Puig* *by Antonio Puig. Fine shave to begin my 64th year on this planet. What I've always liked about Gillette Foamy is how quickly and easily it spreads across the face and neck. It was hard to avoid getting some on the beard(S. Porcupine Alley). Ahh, figured I'd just wipe it off at the end of the shave. Overall a well-done shave. Had to go very carefully over the area of yesterday's Knick. One pass, as is always the case with my canned sophisticated goo. Good work down at Cactus Nation. The Agua Lavanda de Puig was a nice finish. Frank Sinatra wore this. Most excellent.
Saturday, May 1 Crabtree & Evelyn Mysore Sandalwood~~dubl duck #4~~Feather AC~~Amouage Epic Have a great day!
A super gear, Joseph, in a great photo! Soap's a vintage one, right? Up today, all C&E I've smelled are top.
SOTD Razor: Merkur 1904/1906 (3 shims). Blade: 100 year old Gillette resharpened, rehoned. (1) Cream/Soap: Arko. Brush: Olivina. Aftershave: Witch Hazel, followed by Reef Point Soaps 'Fougere Santal' followed by Nivea Men Sensitive Aftershave Balm. Everybody's Favourite Uncle
Thank you Joseph . No plans that I know of, but a nice workout at the gym will be my "present to myself".
