Saturday 4/21/12 0945hrs Prep: Soak brush and razor while in warm shower Background noise: Nothing Razor: Slim Adj. on 5 Blade: Gillette Stainless Brush: VDH Badger Cream: Proraso Sandalwood Post: C/W rinse and Proraso AS This is the first time that I have tried to lather cream in the mug. I did not do a very good job. Brush was a little to wet I think. But the scent of the cream and feel was amazing. ( Thank you Justin ). Did two passes WTG for a decent shave.
Sad news for todays shave.....I had a great shave but thats only the good part......the bad part is.....I had one of my favorite mugs set up for rotation today (I bought it at an antique mall for 1 dollar and it had a small crack down the side that had been mended back together) then I decide to mash down the rest of my Arko shave stick into the mug.......needless to say it was just too much for the old mug to take.....well I say old mug but in fact it was one of those old soup bowls with the handles on em......yea...it broke....I cut fingers up....no bueno....I miss my bowl already. So I had to put all my Arko in my little blue and green VDH bowl which I must say is a fantastic little bowl! But im still a bit distraught! Arko Soap EJ89 Treet Classic Blade (3) VDH Luxury Badger Clubman Pinaud
Saturday - it's the weekend! Time for the SEs. Prep: 30 minute marinade with TSD ISZ PSB, hone & strop str8, hot shower CD: Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble ~ The Sky is Crying Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Malawi Mapanga AA, BLACK Hone: Duro Electric Strop: Vintage Blades 2" black latigo/linen Soap: TSD SOTQ C1 - Temptation Brush: C&E Pure Badger Str8: Premier Life Time, 3 passes SE: Schick Injector E Model, touch up Post: Cold water rinse, RazoRock rub down, ice water splash, Pinaud Clubman Not too bad. I'll take it.
Thanks for asking Steve! I am doing better, went back to work five days after the surgery. I still have some pain, especially when I've eaten something that doesn't want to stay down. I pulled all my incisions pretty good Thursday evening after I found out the hard way that refined sugar will be a no-no going forward. The one type of food that doesn't make me sick ... Chinese ... who would of thunk it!
Your body will take a while to adjust to its new normal. One food I don't want much after the removal and use to love is Onion Rings. It is very rare for me to have them now. Onions are fine other ways, but I just don't have a desire for Onion Rings like I use to.
Saturday Prep: Hot shower Razor: Webber 3-piece DLC head with bulldog handle Blade: Lord Platinum Soap/Cream: Herbaria Bay Rum & Jojoba Brush: Ever-Ready 100 with TGN Finest Badger AS: Captians Choice Bay Rum Results: DFS, Could have been better but this was my first use of the Herbaria shaving soap and I didn't have the best lather. I'll have to work on lathering this soap. This was the third use of the Weber DLC razor and I'm really liking the balance and feel of the razor.
Shower Proraso Pre shaving cream Lord L6 Gillette 7' O'clock Green Bigelow Shaving cream Omega Pro 49 (Black Handle) After Shave : Cold towel Witch Hazel PEREJA Lemon Cologne Proraso Balm
Saturday Schick E2 Schick blade DVH boar Proraso green Floid blue Sandalwood Sunday Schick E2 Schick blade DVH boar TOBS sandalwood ss DR Harris sandalwood as No time for pictures this weekend, early rises and loaded program. The E2 is a great little monster, love it.
Prep L'Occitane Lavender Soap Razor Maxotte High Grade 6/8 Brush Le Tuft Le Une Grande Vito's Coconut & Almond Soft Soap Alum & Witch Hzel L'Occitane Baux Balm Botanics Moisturiser SPF 15 L'Occitane Cedre L'Atlas Eau De Parfum, Jamie. Absolutely beautiful shave from this razor, one of two straights i own with full hollow ground blades, or singing blades as some people like to call them, and they are without doubt the sharpest razors i've ever owned for a traditional straight, now the Feather AC - SS is another matter.
Last nights shave (Im abit late posting it) Hot shower Wars cream Gillette 1913 ABC pocket razor Voskhod Omega Badger Alum block Wars aftershave Not a bad shave Im sure I like the Astra blades to the Voskhod. dam just remembered I got 100 tiger and 60 vintage blades this week and still aint used em well thats gonna change later today.
Good Morning...and Have a Great Shave and Sunday !! Sunday Hot Shower Arko Shave Stick/Omega 10029 1965 Gillette Adjustable Perma-Sharp Super D1 Arko-Nem Mango/Mandalina moisturizer Arko Aqua AS/Rebul Lavanda Colonia Guerlain Habit Rouge EdT Guiness Book Close....and no irritation...3 passes of Heaven...
Sunday, April 22 65’ Gillette Slim (setting 8) Supermax SS(d1) Preshave Oil Blend Tabac SS, Vulfix 2235 Super Jovan Musk A/S Result: BBS on 3+ passes.
