Cold water shave week going on and on. Yesterday I had to use a kettle to warm up some water, because Gada refused to lather properly. Warm lather- cold water combo feels... interesting. Merkur 23C/Astra Vie-Long horsehair brush Ceramic bowl Gada Cool Mint SC Mayor Energy Platinum AS splash Cold water + Menthol in all product is... awakening.
Razor: EJ89 Blade: Personna "Labs" Brush: Muhle Black Fiber Cream: The Real Shaving Co. A/S: Alum Bar, Witch Hazel, Cold Water Rinse, Every Man Jack Post Shave
Wednesday Brush: Vie-Long Horse Soap/Creme: Proraso Sandalwood Razor: Schick G type. Blade: Chinese Schick Pre: 3P Post: Aqua velva Hair Groom: Gables Cream-oil Result: DFS
Gillette Tuckaway Rapira Swedish Rudy Vey Vintage Restore Finest Badger La Toja Stick Osage Rub Lab Series AS Balm Tunes-The Pogues
Great band! Also listened to some Dropkick Murpheys today as Pogues put me in a hard driving Irish music kind of mood.
Wed. night: EJ D86 w/ Voskhod Knotty Erlenmeyer Silvertip TSD Bergamot Wheat Soft Soap Cream Alum Liquid Candy Cane Snowflakes (the old bottle says TSD Iced Peppermint) First shave with a Voskhod and I am impressed so far. During the WTG pass, it was so smooth and quite it was like I didn't put a blade in the razor. This was the 3rd shave with TSD Wheat Cream and it is certainly impressive. It does have one strange aspect in that the lather doesn't have as much body as other products that perform at a top level. Most important - BBS!
Good morning, everyone! Am loving it! I was initially thinking of the one in aluminium as well but was afraid the alu would be beaten up and dented much faster, it being a softer materiel. Plus, I love nickel-plated shaving hardware, i just looks good i find. And the Silver Tip Fibre is just right for me, I use it on the travel shave brush as well as on the main shave brush at home. Last night, I caught up on sleep, which was good. In fact a bit too much, which wasn’t good. Hence, the shave had to be a quick one. As I was in no mood to rush my Feather AS, today’s shave was a cartridge one: Martin de Candre ‘Savon de Marseille’ face wash Calani Purissima shave soap Mühle Basic Nr. 02 shave brush with Silver Tip Fibre Gillette Sensor Excel II (3rd shave) Speick Men after shave Wishing all of you a wonderful Thursday!
SOTD , THU. Morning 17-5-2012 Shower Prorso Pre Shaving cream (Green) Merkur 1904 closed comp Gellette 7 ' Oclock dark Blue SP (made in RUS ) omega pro 48 SWK XL Scuttle Proraso white tup Cold water rinse Nivea lotion silver Proraso Balm
Thursday! Prep: hot washing cloth, rice bran oil marinade while lathering up Music: Bobby McFerri & Yoyo Ma, Hush Brush: DVH boar Soap: new Williams Razor: Schick Injector G1 Blade: Personna stainless coated (#5) Shave: 3-pass + touch-up Not the best of lathers today. But a spot on BBS none the less! Have a great day!
Thursday 17th May Facial scrub Proraso Sensitive Preshave Feather Artist Club SS (Japanese Style) New Forest Tubby1 in Finest Silvertip Godrej Lime Fresh shaving cream Simple Facial Toner followed by a few drops of Rosehip Oil Myrsol Agua de Limon TBS Kistna EDT Morgans Classic Pomade The facial scrub is very useful. It 'buffed' away the remnants of my little mishap yesterday.Today I had a blood free BBS with 2 passes and a little touchup
Thursday, May 17 EJ DE86 Feather (d3) L'Occitane Cade Rooney Stubby 2XL Superior 70 TSD Bay Rum Cologne Result: A very high level DFS today on 3+ passes.
Thursday: Turkish Horsehair Super Speed/new Rapira Erasmic Supreme Shaving Stick Lubriderm unscented moisturizer Booster Polar Ice AS Obsession for Men EDT Apparently there has been some controversy with this newest version of Erasmic soap because guys in the UK claim that it is very difficult to get good lather from it, but as far as I'm concerned it's a pleasure to work with. It has the same nice, traditional barbershop scent that the original version has, and it leaves the skin feeling very smooth and clean. The Polar Ice aftershave is a top favorite of mine!
Thursday: Soak Brush/Semogue SOC Boar Bristle/Heat up Schwarzweisskeramik XLobra di Scuttle Hot Shower Proraso PrePost cream Arko ss lathered with some Proraso shave cream and 4 drops of M-Bomb Cobra Classic/Kai Captain Mild (6) Cold Water Rinse Monster Block Alum (clean hardware and software,police area) Cold Water Rinse followed with Thayer's Rose Pedel WH with a hit a Robert's Rosewater The Veg mixed with a pea sized amount of 444 Only needed a 2 pass face,1 pass headshave today and the Cobra did a great job,BBS all around with no touch ups needed.So far the Kai Captain Mild Blade is still going strong,I wish I knew about these when I was shaving with the Feather Artist.
Thursday 17 May Same routine as the past couple of days, but I'm going home today. Mem Olive SC Omega Boar travel brush, face lather EJ89, with Gillette 7O'Clock Super Platinum blue blade Alcolado Glacial splash, with visal AS gel A very nice three pass, DFS+ today. I got up late, took my time and had a very enjoyable shave. I have shaved all week using the Mem, and I like it allot. Easy to lather, nice glide, not much of a detectable scent, very good skincare. Wish it was in a smaller tube for travelling, but you can't have everything. I just purchased 100 of Gillette 7O'Clock super platinum blues and I have been comparing them with the blacks. The first couple of times I preffered the blacks, but now I am not so sure. I think the blue's are a bit smoother, I have been getting consistently better shaves, but thats just my opinion. Now to get a real good cup of coffee and drive home. Have a great day, I plan on it.
Thursday, May 17, 2012. Good Morning! Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime Razor: Schick I1 Blade: Schick Soap: TABAC Brush: Semogue 1305 Scuttle: Schwarzweisskeramik Post: Cold water rinse followed by some TABAC After Shave
Thursday! Hot shower VDH Glycerin Vulfix 404 '73 Black Handle Voskhod Conk Amber Quick 2 pass DFS. Decided to give the glycerin a go thinking it might be a good option for quickie shaves when I dont have time for pre-shave creams and rituals. I was right! Hope y'all have a fantastic day!!
iKon Modern Polsilver Rooney 3/3 Mike's Natural Shave Soap Barber Shop Barbasol Pacific Rush w/ 444 ASB Slumberhouse - Ore
Prep: hot shower Music: Flogging Molly - Speed of Darkness Brush: custom badger Soap/Cream: Proraso SC Razor: Schick Golden 500 Blade: Chinese Schick Post: Lucky Tiger AS Results: DFS one small step away from BBS First time using an injector and all I can say is WOW!
Thursday Morning Shaving Ritual, May 17, 2012 Razor: 69 Slimline Gillette Adjustable (set on 5) Blade: Derby (new blade) Brush: Semogue 830 (First use not too shabby) Cream: Williams Shaving Soap A/S: Alum Bar & Cold Water Rinse A/S: Pinaud Clubman I got a DFS this is day 4 with the Derby blade, and no nicks or weepers anywhere. Should I set the Gillette on 6 tomorrow?
