Saturday 11th February Hot Shower and Velelro Preshave scrub Proraso Preshave cream Gold Dollar 208 6/8 razor Semogue 830 Boar Brush Lavanda Shave Cream Witch Hazel followed by 444 ASB Selin Lemon Cologne. Nic (aka Jeltz) had kindly offered to hone a Gold Dollar for me.....as the first step in my journey to being able to hone my own. The razor arrived yesterday, and today was the first time I used it. I was absolutely flabbergasted! Nic took a cheap (scorned by many) razor, and turned it into a shaving tool with attitude. The edge was just sooooo smooth and sharp. This shave was undoubtedly the best traditional straight shave I have ever had. I was enjoying it so much I just slowed down and ended up BBS in three passes. The gauntlet has been thrown and I hope that someday I will come somewhere close!
Saturday, February 11, 2012 Prep: Hot shower Soap/cream: Portman Square English Style Cream - Tropical Coconut Brush: Ever-Ready C40 Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable I-2 birth year/quarter, (5) Blade: Derby (7) Cold water rinse Dickinson's Witch Hazel Superior 70 Bay Rum Today was my second shave of the sample of Portman Square English Style Cream I received from Phil @ BullGoose. I waited until today to give it a real workout, a Derby on day seven! Again, the "croap" doesn't copious amounts of lather, but its slickness really shines. I face lathered using my softest brush, an old Ever-Ready I got at a Serendipity show a while back. I like the Tropical Coconut scent really well - you can smell it nicely during the shave, but then it fades so as not to clash with your balm or aftershave splashes. Rinses well, off of your face and razor. Good shave today, considering the soap had to work against a 7 day old Derby! I like Derby's, but for me they seem better in my Lord L6 than my Slim. 60% BBS, 40% DFS
Saturday! Hot Shower Green Marvy Mug Penworks 26mm Silvertip Monsavon Lady Gillette Stars - Pink Feather (2) Cool Water Rinse TSD Sea Buckthorn ASM Dove Energizing Body Spray Excellence! Now off to Ybor City with the girls and Jeff! I will try to be on my best behavior... Have a great day!
Happy Saturday From Florida! Hot Shower RAB Scuttle Chubbz I T&H Grafton SC - Thanks Dale! Boker Red Injun 101 - Pass 1 & 2 R-41 - Pass 3 & 4 Voskhod (3) Cold Water Rag T&H Grafton ASB - Thanks Dale! Aqua Velva 4 Passes = DFS++! Off to Ybor City with Shawna and The Girls for some Wild Warthog Spicy Thai Mussels and maybe some new ink! Have a great weekend Ya'll!
Glad you liked the edge but you are way too kind! You'll be able to turn out edges that are just as good if not better in due course. Its not rocket science its just practice and persistence.
Saturday 2/11/12 0858hrs Prep: Almost hot shower with Old Spice High Endurance Pure Sport Body Wash Razor: 1968 Gillette Adjustable set on 6 Blade: Crystal Persona Platinum (1) Cream: Neutrogena Brush: VDH Pure Badger AS: Skin Bracer Original (love this stuff) Result: DFS (with only one cut) 1st pass WTG was not pleased with cream. Did a 2nd pass ATG with TSD Christmas Ale soap (love it) with the VDH boar. This is the first time I used this razor and it was awesome. Little longer handle than my Merkur 1904.
Saturday's Shave: Coffee: World Market Peruivian Prep: Hot Shower, Nivea Cool Kick Face Wash Razor: R-41 Blade: Voskhod Brush: VDH badger Cream: TOBS Mr. Taylor Post: C.O. Bigelow Bay Rum ASB + M-Bomb Best shave with the R-41 yet. I still find it very aggressive, but I am learning it. Got a great shave today.
Very nice, it used to be my daily shaver until I picked up a Lord L6, but the Clix is a mild shaver and not for everyone. Shave Of The Day ~ February 11th Hot Shower Vulfix 404 Badger/Boar Mix Brush Georgetown Scuttle Institut Karite Shave Cream Clix 3 Piece Razor Voskhod Blade ~ Day 2 Thayers Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Blend Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue ~
Today was shave five on a Gillette 7 o'clock yellow, generally my last shave. I applied my preshave, took a hot shower with MWF bath soap, and prepared to shave. EBC preshave Vulfix 404 Mixed JM Fraser Polar Ice Merkur 11 C Gillette Yellow Humphreys Witch Hazel/Vitos Alcolado Glacial I had a great shave today. After a morning of errands followed by sweeping and mopping, the shower beckoned. And then the shave. Every stroke was smooth, and the shave was great. A nice shave and time for a new blade.
Late and relaxing shave on this gray and slightly snowy Saturday: Brush: Omega 21047 mixed badger/boar - FINALLY got this little beast to break! Razor: Merkur 41C open-comb "1904" Blade: Dorco ST301, 3 w/ trimmed Feather as a shim - shim is holding nicely, no rust. Soap: Prairie Creations Lime w/ lanolin Toner: Thayer's Rose Petal WH Finish: Speick AS splash with a little Prep pre/post cream for moisture Smelly: Royalle Lyme Ahhhh! Really nice and refreshing shave and I just love the layered smells of all of this together. With another vinegar soak and some moderate swirls on 120 grit sand paper, I was finally able to get the tips of this Omega soft enough to use. Before, it was just brutal, now it's nice and soft once soaked it lathers beautifully. I know, pretty extreme but it was either this or sell it. As much as I love all my other razors, it's been really hard to leave my Merkur. I suppose I should change it out once the Dorco is done, but who knows... Happy Shaving!
Saturday Razor: JM Schmid & Son 6/8 Brush: Altesse badger Soap: Institut Karite Toner--A/S: Master Bay Rum EDT: Drakkar Noir Back to the straight razors! Very good shave today. The spots I'd been having trouble getting earlier in the week because of dry patches in my skin are gone and still smooth almost 9 hours after my shave!
Sat Feb 11 Brush: Omega Boar Soap/Creme: Poraso green Razor: Gem 1912 Blade: Gem SE Pre: Poraso Pre/post Post: Poraso As balm. Hair Groom: Wildroot Result: BBS.
For the last 2 days its been pretty much the same feather as d1 feather blade day5 now proraso soap omega badger lots of overtime at work. shower, shave, sleep, work, repeat.....
Hot shower using Razorock Ginseng bar soap. LuJin Badger Wars shave cream Gillette old style open comb Polar water splash, Thayer's Witch Hazel, Fitness Balm. A nice DFS Hope everyone's weekend is going great.
