Pre shave - Arko Razor - Muhle '11 R41 Blade - Polsilver Brush - GOSH Heritage Soap - Mike's Unscented A/S - Boots Witch Hazel gel followed by Tabac A/S lotion I've finally got my head around Mike's Unscented Soap... fantastic, leaves my skin feeling great. The Polsilvers are a great shave, but the Astra's are still top dog with the Muhle, still haven't found anything as smooth for the R41. All in all a DFS.
Muehl R41 (yes the beast) Polsilver Blade Rudy Vey Vintage Restore (Simpson's Butterscotch) Silvertip knot Godrej Lime SC Alum Block TSD Iced Lime Milk tunes-Dead-dicks picks 6 from 1983 -I now have a new and improved relationship with my R41-I've generally avoided it due to it's scraping and pulling feeling, but today I found the sweetspot angle and it was absolutely fantastic. It needs to be practically perpendicular with your face. -found Godrej shave cream in Chicago's Indian neighborhood on Devon (looked a few years and and was not able to find it)-$2.99/tube!! Also found Alum block for $1.98! I used both this am and was very happy with the quality. I do not recall the name of the shop but it was on the north side of the street at about the 2800 block.
Not to be an enabler....?.....who said misery loves company.......Probably someone in the RAD ward...ha,ha,ha..... But you are right Bruce...as usual, my friend....The price of a razor is not that big a deal....and it sure can improve your quality of life....Thats a fact...
Tuesday's shave Prep: hot water splash, hot washing cloth Music: Gorillaz, Plastic Beach Brush: DVH boar Soap: QED Wild Rose Razor: Rillette flare tip Rocket Blade: Personna blue (#8) Shave: 3-pass + touch-up Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse Great shave. DFS++ Have a great one!
Coffee: 5 Hour Energy - No time for my favorinte black espresso! Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 Soap: Kells Original Bay Rum Razor: Weber ARC with Bulldog Handle Blade: Voskhod (2) After Shave: Warm water, cold water, and a splash of Pinaud virgin Island Bay Rum. A very Bay Rum shave indeed! After using Captain's Choice Bay Rum, the Pinaud just doesn't smell as good to me anymore. Really nice shave with the Weber.
LOL Right you are Lloyd! Somehow that reminded me of the scene in 13 Monkeys when Brad Pitt was talking to Bruce Willis in the asylum. Hillarious! That's probably what we look like when we are in the throws of full blown RAD!
Bruce I already have to sell a bunch of razors to justify my straight razors and associated kit, you're not helping me want the 3rd adjustable razor here Then again, every review I've seen of the progress has been positive barring any alignment issues which are easily remedied as Mantic has shown....ARGH, well I could use a mid-august present for myself lol.
A good rationalization would be that your not getting just one razor for the price but FIVE more razors (note: the 5 settings on the Progress) therefore you have saved FOUR TIMES as much as you spent! (I have to admit I stole this rationalization from my SWMBO!)
Tuesday Pre (Eucerin, warm shower) Omega 10083 Pro boar MWF Merkur 23c w/ Astra SP Post (Cetaphil, Dickinson's Witch Hazel) DFS by means of wtg, xtg. BBSoft by means of MWF. Simple. Comfortable. Just right for a Tuesday at work! Four days on for MWF. Tomorrow will be day number five ... tomorrow morning can't come soon enough .
Tuesday: Razor - Ever-Ready lather catcher Blade - Pal carbon steel (4) Brush - Vintage Made-Rite with a TGN Finest re-knot Lather - Cella A/S - Thayers witch hazel Frag - T&H West Indian Limes EdC
Preshave: Hot shower, cleanser, homemade face mask Razor: Merkur 34C Blade: Personna Platinum Red Cream: Geo F. Trumper Eucris Brush: Shavemac Silvertip Post-Shave: Geo F. Trumper Sandalwood Skin Food Needed to look my best and did. Been getting consistently amazing shaves with these Personna's - today was particularly good as I took my time and enjoyed it. No nicks, no cuts, BBS, no bumps/burn.
Tuesday Brush: Muehle BlackFibre Soap/Creme: La Toja Razor: Merkur Futur Blade: Shark SC Pre: Hot Towel Post: Proraso ASB Hair Groom: Gables Cream-Oil Result: DFS
Tuesday August 7 W.H. Morley & Sons Clover Brand 5/8" Whippeddog 22mm Silvertip C&E Sienna Soap and ASB 2 passes and I'm getting better with this. I drew a very small amount of blood (first time) but it stopped before I was even done my second pass.
Merkur 23C/Feather Vie-Long horsehair brush Tet-a-tet SC Cold water splash Tet-a-tet ASB Nice but fast Tet-a-tet shave. Decided to narrow down my rotation and change some items after I finish the current tubes. I have so many new products to try!
Shower Pre : RR King Louis shaving Gel Blade : Bolzano # 05 Scuttle : Robert Becker #1 Razor : Merkur Futur satin polish Brush : Franks Silvertip Large Soap / Cream : RR XXX AS : PEREJA + RR Wax
August 7rd Face Wash: Nivea Moisturizing Face Wash Pre-Shave Lather: Institut Karite Shave Oil: Hair Conditioner Razor: Merkur 38M Blade: Schick Plus Platinum (5) - vintage Brush: Vulfix 660S Soap/Cream: Nancy Boy Replenishing SC Post: 5Savages ASL (WH, Vodka, EdC), Lucky Tiger AS Near BBS
08/07/12 Razor: Parker 22R Astra: New blade (discovered right away as soon as I started with the previous blade) Soap: Omega Brush: El -cheap-brush-o-matic
