Monday Morning Proraso Pre/Post Cream Merkur 37C + Bolzano (D2) Omega Mighty Midget Palmolive Menthol (Euro) Cold Water Rinse + Old Spice A/S BBS this morning, woke up early to try to take my time but still ended up having my 3 passes done in just over 10 minutes...so didn't know what to do with myself. lol
Hot shower Proraso pre Proraso Green Omega 6239 badger EJ89L Feather (D-3) Proraso ASB DFS 3 pass shave I do like the menthol, I wasnt sure what to use today then realised its got to be menthol monday, (cant believe I aint used a vintage razor for over a week) Im thinking its gonna be vintage on wednesday
Monday 30th January Real Shaving Facial Prescrub Proraso Preshave Cream Feather Artist Club RG Vie-Long 12601 Horse Culmak Shaving soap Alum Block Truefitt & Hill ASB Old Spice Original A two pass with touchup BBS shave. A great start to the week
Mentholated Just shaved. Worked 8-5 and slept late. So in for a piping hot shower with MWF soap and out for a shave. For those who asked I am enjoying the Humphreys witch hazel. Not at all overpowing and quite soothing. The LineUp Vito's as a pre/post Palmolive Italian Gillette Dark Blue (retired at 4 or I lost count) Merkur 37 C Slanty Humphrey's Witch Hazel Alcolado Glacial I enjoyed the face freeze so I might have to come up with a menthol Tuesday. First bad Gillette Dark Blue, just got progressively worse with each shave. Heck, there were 49 good blades before this one and it is my favorite blade. Next up is to find out how Slanty will work with a Yellow. Until then...
Boychik, I'm planning a Menthol Tuesday Shave as well - I just have no idea which stuff to use. I'd like it to be a soap this time, but I don't have so many mentholated ones. By far, my mentholated shaving stuff are creams. Perhaps Ginger's Garden Ice Mint soap.......that one smells awesome, it lathers like a maniac, and it's plenty COLD!
Monday: Another attempt at shimming the blade in my Merkur 41C open-comb. this time I used a spent Feather blade and trimmed the edge just shy of the beginning of the bevel so the blade above it would fit securely with little or no play, then sanded it to knock down any burrs. Big difference! Without a doubt the closest shave I've gotten with the 41C open-comb and with no irritation. I just don't like the idea of the fiddling around with something not intended for the design - but hey, the results were great! BBS, without a doubt. ....and I'm liking the Merkur blades too, feels like Lord blade but sharper to me. Brush: Semogue 830 banded boar Razor: see above Blade: Merkur, 2 w/ trimmed Feather as a shim Soap: Pre de Provence Toner: Thayer's Lavender Finish: Ogallala Bay Rum, Limes & Peppercorns and a touch of Prep pre-post cream for extra moisture. Super smooooth! Happy Shaving!
Monday Night Thomas Turner & Co "Lancet Edge" Omega Boar Nanny's Rassage Traditionnel Hard Soap Alum Blend of Boots Balm, Witch Hazel & Azzaro PH Result - Smooth, comfortable and close.
Nice hot shower VDH deluxe soap Gillette slim adjustable pegged to 9 ever ready boar brush Wilkinson blade 3 passes and good to go. Still can't shave the upper lip due to an indiscretion (nick) a couple of days ago. Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve a/s Dirty English cologne, 3 sprays on neck line Man, do I smell like a cleaned up Capt. Jack Sparrow, now! Almost like a vintage leather saddle. Honey likes it!
Experienced my first traditional wet shave this morning and I do believe it was one of many to come. Gillette Ball End Tech Razor Van Der Hagen shave brush Van Der Hagen shave soap Black Suede Leather after shave conditioner
Monday night head and face shave. same as this mornings face shave except I used MWF. Fantastic shave!
Started my day with a snow shovel then a hot Maxwel House Then... Hot shower Semogue 1520 Superior Boar Bristle Shaving Brush Col.Conk Lime shave soap Gillette/Wilkinson Blade (India) Gillette Red Tip Rocket - 2 Pass Warm rinse - Cold rinse Superior 70 Bay Rum AS The Rocket always delivers a nice aggressive shave The Wilkinson blades by Gillette India are nice and sharp...YMMV
Monday: Razor: Merkur 38C Blade: Shark Super Chrome Brush: Best Badger Soap: Williams A/S: Pierre Cardin
Shave Of The Day ~ January 30th Menthol Monday! TSD Iced SubZero Preshave Balm ~ Hot Shower Vulfix 404 Badger/Boar Mix Brush Ingram's Menthol Cream ~ Lord L6 Razor Shark Super Chrome Blade ~ Day 2 Thayers Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Blend Osage Rub ~ Aqua Velva Original Sport Aftershave Splash ~
Tuesday Gillette FB @3 Feather day 2 Vulfix best badger travel brush La Toja shave stick TSD Iced Eucalyptus Witch Hazel D. R. Harris sandalwood splash Had to wake up early, went for a quick amd smooth shave. It was quick and smooth
Gillette Aristocrat #16 Personna Medical Prep Rod Neep cocobolo silvertip Cella Speick AS and 444 balm
Tuesday, January 31, 2012. Good Morning! Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime Razor: Schick G1 Blade: Schick Soap: MWF Brush: Duke 2 Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5 Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue
