DVH have three boar brushes: The first one is an 'originele kapperskwast', which you might translate as 'original barber's brush'. All three cost just over 10 euros including p&p in The Netherlands. I have no experience yet with'em, but next week I'm expecting an old one from the late father of a friend (she says she thinks it is useless for painting ). Oh, and next month is PIF-month... There's an idea brewing here
saturday Weekend, so Rolls Razor time! Setup: Prep: hot water rinse, hot washing cloth Music: none as I clean forgot it! Brush: WS badger / boar Cream: TSD wheat cream Oak Leaves & Acorns (mug lathering) Razor: Rolls 3-pass shave with some touching up Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse, TSD Witch Hazel Cedarwood DFS+. Still a bit of tugging going on, mostly on the tip of my chin. Guess I'll have to work some more om my technique. Have a great weekend all!
Saturday Edwin Jagger DE8911 Barley (try out) Derby day 1 Vulfix best badger travel brush Proraso soap TSD Iced Eucalyptus WH Floid blue splash (try out) The first take on the Jagger. A very well built razor, smooth but efficient. Three passes + a little touch up resulting in a very DFS. Now I understand why so many people recommend this razor for newbies, you can't go wrong with this one. Only down side might be that you can't go wrong with this one...it's not very challenging. But for a quick shave without hassle this is the perfect razor. It was also the first time for the Floid blue, very nice splash (sorry Johnny, I'm going to keep it ).
Saturday: Omega Wooden Handle Super Speed/Wilkinson Sword day 3 Gada Cool Mint SC Diana Sport Menthol Balsam Obsession For Men EDT Our weather has turned a lot colder, but a menthol freak is a menthol freak. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Gada Cool Mint cream - its lather, scent, and icy menthol effect please me so much. The Diana Sport balsam is enough to freeze somebody's face off!
Saturday - it's the weekend! Time for the SEs. Prep: 30 minute marinade with TSD ISZ PSB, hone & strop str8, hot shower, soak brush CD: Howlin' Wolf ~ The Definitive Collection Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Ethiopia Illubabor, BLACK Hone: Duro barber's hone Strop: VB 2" black latigo/linen Soap: TSD Egyptian Spice Brush: Mohawk 3-338 with original knot Str8: 133 Hand Forged Red Imp with bloodwood scales by Glen, 3 passes SE: Schick Injector E model, touch up Post: Cold water rinse, RazoRock rub down, cold water rinse #2, Sean John Unforgivable Shave Rating: 5 Blades Simply wonderful. Sometimes it just all comes together. This was one of those times.
Saturday, February 11 EJ DE86 Supermax Titanium (d2) Tabac SS Rooney Stubby 2XL TSD Tabac Type A/S A high level DFS today. I'll take it.
Saturday Prep:Hot Shower(soak brush in cup,Semogue 620) Proraso PrePost shave Mama Bear's Lavender Peppermint shave stick ikon OSS/Gillette 7 O'Clock Black (3) Cold Water Rinse Monster Block Alum(clean brush,razor,police area) Cold Water Rinse Florida Water (Peru) mixed with a pea sized amount of 444 Face and head shave was BBS,got a nice smooth shave from the ikon black ninja combo,normally I'd change the blade after 3 shaves but I know I can get at least one more shave out of it.
Saturday Prep: Hot shower Mama Bear's Awakenings (sample) Rooney 2/1 brush Vintage Gillette Ball Tech with Feather Cold Water Rinse RazorRock Alum Pacific Shaving Company Daily Moisturier DFS
Saturday morning shower Williams soap, not impressed so went back to TSD Bay Rum "Old school" Badger Newly aquired1901 (1905) New Gem lather saver/Gem Personna Nivia balm Used my 1901 New Gem "scary looking" razor. Great shave DFS++. A little hard to get used to moving such a large piece if metal around my face but worked really. Not bad for a 105 year old razor.
Friday: Wash: Eucerin facial cleanser Soap: TSD Unscented in a stick Brush: EJ best badger Razor: Gillette fat-handled Tech Blade: Bluebird Aftershave: cold rinse followed by TSD Shave milk, unscented
Saturday's Shave HOT!! water rinse Arko Uber-lather: ShaveStick/Adventure SC-face lathered Omega 10029 Gillette Senator/Derby Extra(D3) Arko-Nem moisturizer/Rebul Lavanda Colonia What a wonderful, refreshing way to pamper myself
Saturday, February 11, 2012. Good Morning! Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime Razor: Schick G1 Blade: Schick Soap: Speick Cream Brush: Duke 2 Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5 Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Speick After Shave Lotion
Saturday morning, February 11, 2012 Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (6) Omega 10066 boar bristle brush, Cella shaving soap w/ hot water lather, finish w/ cold water rinse for a DFS!
Haven't been able to get much time on the 'puter the past couple day. So making up for lost time. Thursday: Prep: Hot Shower Razor: Gillette New Standard Blade:Voskhod Brush: VDH boar Soap: Arko Post: Aqua Velva Friday: Prep: Hot Shower Razor: New Standard (again, love this razor) Blade: Voskhod Brush: Dridecker Soap: QCS Cedarwood-Lemongrass Post: TSD Sandalwood ASM Closing at the restaurant tonight, so today's shave will happen a bit later.
Hot towel Erasmic shave cream Aluminium rubber set brush (27mm omega boar knott) Eclipse red ring razor Astra sp blade Becker scuttle. DFS+ to day very nice shave the erasmic is ok for me but I think all my other creams tend to offer more glide, Imgonna use my fatboy with fresh blade on monday
Thanks for sharing the info on the brushes. And for getting the Extra fris to the States. I've used it twice & already love it!
Last shave of the week. DD Satinedge, 6/8 Salters Vetiver, yep, I'm one of the "weird ones" that likes this stuff. homemade brush "old" Old Spice hosting images
