Wednesday Shave July 20, 2011 HOT SHOWER: Sandalwood & Vetiver Body Wash UBERLATHER: Ed Jagger Soap Puck/Kissmyface Cream BRUSH: New Forest Tubby 2 2-band SCUTTLE: yes, R.Becker Med RAZOR: IKON bulldog Handle straight bar-type BLADE: Israeli Personnas AFTERSHAVE: Sandalwood & Vetiver Splash COLOGNE: Rose Verte Today was mainly a fast touch-up. Great 2 pass with the Ikon Tech-bar type head. A mild shaver, great for me. Love mild shavers. I had forgotten how great this razor shaved. Perfect. And the Tubby 2 2-band Brush, man I love that brush!
Rough Shave-sandpaper brush and Fatboy stuck on 9 DR Harris Arlington Stick Synthetic Brush Fatboy (stuck on 9) Voshod Blade Proraso Splash TSD Iced Mojito Milk -health club shave, grabbed my broken Fatboy by mistake. First pass WTG just felt rough. When I was trying to figure out why it dawned on me that I grabbed the wrong razor when packing my gym bag last night. After wrapping my head around this and adjusting my mind-set it ended up being a pretty good shave-smooth as hell. The brush, however, felt like sandpaper. I've had this synthetic brush, that my partner gave me (was his dads) over a year ago. I finally gave it a go today-it lathered well, but it did not feel good. Do these break in? Not that I'd put up with more sandpaper lathering to break it in, but I"m curious.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 Worcester 5/8 Omega 20147 Sir Irisch Moos (sample) Floïd Vigoroso (and a little styptic powder, whoops)
Wednesday 7/20: Prep:lather, hot towel (2 min.) Soap/cream: TSD "Iced Sandalwood" Brush: AOS pure Razor: Dovo Best (first shave with this razor. AS: Adidas AS Splash 3 pass shave (WTG XTG ATG). First time using this razor, just got off the BST and I LOVE IT! My first straight is a 1/2 hollow at best, this thing gives so much more feedback on how your doing. the round point goes a long way in avoiding nicks too. GREAT BBS SHAVE!happy088happy088
Gem OC MicroMatic Gem PTFE Stainless (5) Chubbs 2 - 22mm boar reknot Bigelow SC Alum Superior 70 Bay Rum Feels like the blade is starting to slow down a little. The shave wasn't quite as close, but was still nice and irritation free. I've been enjoying the Bigelow and Boosted Superior 70. Both offer a nice cool feeling on these 90+F days.
Thursday, July 21 Hot shower Arko stick, Nivea Mild SC, glycerine überlather HJM badger Mühle R89 Gillette Platinum (2) Ice cube rinse, Nivea anti-irritation lotion I did not enjoy this shave that much. I'm guessing my prep was a bit off. The ice cube rinse felt great, though. 2,5/5
Thursday's Shave Cool Shower Arko Shave Stick/Arko Max.Comf.SC Omega 10029 1965 Gillette Adjustable @6/Astra SP(Day1) Arko Nem moisturizer/Arko Aqua AS/Rebul Lavanda Cologne This Slim Adjustable is like the Terminator...It just glides along sparing no whiskers in it's path...It never skips, jumps, tugs or falters...It's weight and balence makes it feel unstoppable...It just keep getting up... Babies Bottoms would be sooo jealous if they only knew how close my shave was today..:happy102
Thursday - another day closer. Prep: Hot shower Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Rwanda, BLACK Soap: TSD SOTQ A3, Jelly Donut Brush: The Dridecker Razor: '58 SS Blade: ASR Platinum Chrome Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Osage Rub, Brut Attitude, hand strop blade 'Stache Wax: Steve's Own Shave Rating: 4 Blades Darn jaw line. Not bad, though. Still a nice shave.
Happy Thursday From Florida! Hot Shower RAB Scuttle Omega Boar #10051 TSD Commando Cocktail Soap Barbasol Floating Head Gillette Super Thin (1) Cold Water Rag Skin Bracer Blue 3 Passes = DFS! Horrible cell phone picture though! Have a great day Ya'll!
Thursday Gillette New/EJ89L Treet DS Carbon Steel (3) Thater Stout 2 Tabac stick Nivea Sensitive balm Alcolado Glacial Polo Sport edt Received a NEW yesterday and gave it a shot today. I made it through the first pass, but paid a price on my rediculously sensitive neck and did my 2nd pass with the good 'ol EJ89L. Seems like every DE I try chews my neck up except for the EJ, so I'm officially stating my RAD is cured. Without that razor I'd rather not shave with a DE.
Thursday, July 21, 2011 Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime Razor: Merkur Futur Blade: Treet DuraSharp Brush: Vulfix 2234 Super Cream: TOBS Lavender A/S: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel, Alt Innsbruck Splash Excellent shave. The TOBS cream, two or more years old, has lost a little of its fragrance, but still enveloped me in soothing lavender. It works as well as new, and is a favorite of mine--I should use it more often, however. The Alt Innsbruck provided a fine and very compatible finish on this hot morning.
Thursday: Omega Wooden Handle Super Speed/Rapira day 3 Italian Palmolive Menthol SC :love008 :love008 :anifrozen :anifrozen Keri unscented moisturizer Osage Rub AS :love008 :love008 :anifrozen :anifrozen Monsieur de Givenchy EDT This was a most enjoyable shave with my darling Super Speed and my now-favorite brand of blades. Needless to say, the Palmolive Menthol cream felt heavenly. The Osage Rub added a big icy blast!
Thursday: Razor - Italian Tris Blade - Super-Max Super Platinum Brush - Omega Lucretia Borgia Soap - Proraso Aloe and Green Tea A/S - Italian Blue Floid -- John
Thurs 21 July Black Italian Roast Coffee TSD ISZ Preshave Brush; Berkley 46 Razor; Gillette Slim (7) w/ Lord Platinum (D2) Soap; Monkey Farts stick with 4 drops of M-Bomb Osage rub splash Another DFS with lots of menthol for a hot day. Very enjoyable.
Thursday, July 21st 2011 Razor: Cooncat Bob TTO Razor Blade: Gillette Yellow Brush: Thater Stout 1 Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime Cream: Italian Palmolive with Menthol A/S: Acca Kappa Cedro Yesterday's shave with the Italian Palmolive was so good that I decided to double up today. Another great shave! This cream is a definite keeper.
Rooney 2/2 Super TOBS Avocado SC Geneva SRD--Herringbone Cotton / English Bridle Humphreys Witch Hazel Ahava ASB Have a Great Day!
Thursday's Shower&Shave Long hot shower trying undo the arthritis stiffness. Musgo lime and Johnson baby oil face prep Parker Badger Erasmic Gillette Tech w/ Super Max Aqua Vela Poraso Balm A ***** shave.
Hot shower Hair conditioner preshave T&H sample of 1805 (great scent and lather) Vulfix 404 Gillette NEW (last shave with the old head, getting it replated) Voskhod (3) Bourbon vanilla milk mix with nivea cool kick splash