Sunday: Prep: hot water splash, hot washing cloth Music: Sammy Rimington, The Sammy Rimington Band Brush: DVH boar Soap: vintage Williams Razor: Rrrrrrollllssss! Shave: 3-pass Not quite the same shave as yesterday, but a smooth DFS ++ is a great way to start the day! Have a nice one!
I use the Burt's Bees as a Pre shave when using my Straight or Feather AC - SS, it's a great pre shave with so much slickness good product. Jamie.
Palm Sunday When Jesus road on an ass from "The Mount of Olives" and the people laid Palm Branches o the road in front of him Really there can be only one soap today Razor, same old ugly German razor which I have been testing AJ's stones on Brush, Simpson 57 Soap, Palmolive (grated into a ramekin) Post, Alum the Pashana Original Today the razor was honed on the Possible Cutlers Green, I don't like the name as nobody knows what the Cutlers Green actually looked like so I've nicknamed it the Cambrian Green as thats where AJ says they are from. As it stands the edge on 1st usage wasn't quite as keen as from the green stone from the Tri Hone set, but it was a very smooth mellow edge more akin to my coticule than my Naniwa 12k A great shave and I think the stone has more to yield with practise.
An unusual morning shave. Most shaves are at night. Gillette adj slammed to 9, always Wilkinson blade Ever Ready piggy vintage Colgate mug soap (outstanding lather!) Clubman VIBR Burts Bees Bay Rum cologne and a light dusting of Clubman talc. 3 passes and BBS shave. If you ever have an opportunity to score a puck of vintage Colgate mug soap, DO IT!
Sunday Prep: 30 minute marinade with TSD ISZ PSB, hot shower, hand strop blade CD: Vineyard Worship ~ More Love, More Power Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenya/Ethiopia blend, BLACK (and very, very good! ) Soap: TOBS Sandalwood Brush: Vulfix 406, The Burlington SE: Gem Junior Lather Catcher Blade: Gem by Personna, day 1, 3+ passes Post: Cold water rinse, Cool Mist + 2 drops M Bomb, B&BW Oak, hand strop blade Excellent shave. First time I've blended coffees. Just too nervous about winding up with something I can't drink. May have to experiment more
Sunday, April 1, 2012 Prep: Hot shower; Yardley bath bar Lather: De Vergulde Hand "Extra fris" - face lather Brush: De Vergulde Hand Scheerkwast Razor: Sledgehammer Slant Blade: Voskhod (1); 3 passes Post: Cold water rinse; De Vergulde Hand alum; De Vergulde Hand Balsem The Gilded Shave!
Sunday, April 1, 2012. Good Morning! Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime Razor: Schick I1 Blade: Schick Soap: Nivea Cream Brush: Semogue LE 2011 Finest Bristle 2 #74 Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5 Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Pitralon Classic A/S
Sunday Hand strop Gem SS Coated blade Soak Brush (Semogue 620) Hot Shower Proraso PrePost cream Gem OCMM/Gem SS Coated (1) Speick shave stick (face lathered) Cold Water Rinse Monster Block Alum (clean brush,razor,blade,police area) Cold Water Rinse Speick splash Today's shave was nice and smooth,at first I wasn't sure if I liked the coated blade.The First time I used them they didn't feel as nice as the Blue Star's.Today I hand stropped the blade and I'm sure that made a difference,a nice smooth shave BBS face and dome.
Sunday: Omega Wooden Handle Super Speed/Shark day 4 Lider Classic SC Lubriderm unscented moisturizer Booster Iced Lime AS A very enjoyable and ULTRA-BBS shave this morning because I was able to relax and take my time. The Lider Classic cream has such a nice scent, and it lathers like a maniac. The Booster Iced Lime aftershave compliments it very well, and it feels so good on the skin.
Sunday: Barbasol Prep Dovo Natural Omega Pro Sketched Cella Alum Block Aqua Velva Afta Original British Sterling Cologne After not shaving for 72 hours this mornings shave was pure bliss. No more expierimenting for me, I'm staying with what I know works.
Sunday morning, April 1, 2012 Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Personna blade (5) Semogue 1250 boar bristle brush, MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather, finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!
Saturday Morning - 45 minutes Tunes - Pantera, Vulgar Display of Power Prep - Hot Shower, Noxema Original Deep Cleansing Cream Pre - Proraso Anti-Irritation Pre-shave (green tea w/ aloe) Cream - Proraso Brush - Vulfix 404 Boar/Badger Mix "The Grosvenor" Razor - '73 Gillette Black Handle Blade - Voskhod (2) Post - l'eau froide splash + Nivea Sensitive Skin Moisture Cream 4 pass 90% BBS .. I wish I had 45 minutes every morning! This has got to be my favorite setup. The Proraso cream can easily be swapped for the soap, and the key for me is applying the pre-shave in between each pass.
April Fools Shave Nivea Sunday... Nivea Shave Cream and Nivea Cool Kick aftershave make for a cool shave Cream applied with Fendrihan Best Badger Brush Beard removed with 2 passes of 1971 Gillette Super Adjustable and vintage Schick Krona Super Stainless blade VNS
I know! It is a 150g jar, but I only need to do 5 or 6 light swirls on the soap and it generates MORE than enough lather for a 3 pass shave.
