Saturday Early Afternoon After a little tennis and a lot of yard work ... Pre (Eucerin cream, warm shower) Simpson Milk Churn MWF Merkur 23c w/ Kai Stainless Steel Post (Cetaphil, Dickinson's WH, cold water rinse) Master Bay Rum Solid DFS by means of wtg, xtg. Love this set-up . MWF ... what more can I say. The aftermath (pic): (Pic) Anyone need some Kyoto Kujo green onions and too short Gobo (burdock root)? Have a good weekend! [edit:add pics]
Saturday, August 18, 2012 Prep: Tepid shower; ClearyNatural glycerin soap - Aloe Lather: RazoRock S.Maria - face lather Brush: Semogue TSN '12 LE 28/100 Razor: Rhodium Gem OCMM Blade: Pella PTFE (?); 3 passes Post: Cold water rinse; Finest Menthol of Krampert The S.Maria has quickly become my favorite eucalyptus scent to date. The TSN LE built a great lather from it. Finishing off with Krampert's original menthol was just perfect. Oh yeah, the brush is splendidly sublime!
Prep L'Occitane Vetyver soap Razor Vintage Otto Busch Worldmaster Brush Simpsons Chubby 1 in Super Cream Simpsons Alum & Witch Hazel L'Occitane Baux Balm Penhaligon's Castile EDT. Jamie. A lovely super smooth sunday morning shave, the weather put pay to my 30 mile trail ride, well it's going to have to be tomorrow.
I completely forgot to post this! Saturday Aristocrat #58 Crystal blade The Colonel TSD Lanolin - Signature Mandom I love this soap. The only thing that is taking some getting used to is the scent. It doesn't smell bad, I just use cooler scents and this is a warm one. Anyway an awsome 2 pass DFS!
How do you find the ergonomics of the Milk Churn handle? I have always loved the look of the brush but was convinced to get the Colonel instead
08-19-12 Did something a little bit different today and with positive results. Prep 1: Pre shave lather (A light application of Omega Cream with brush) Prep 2: Hot towel for 2 minutes. Soap: Daisy Mountain Naturals (Sedona) Blade: Astra (New) Razor: Parker 22R AS: Cold water rinse. I have to say that the prep really helped today. A near BBS and a for sure DFS using WTG and XTG method.
Sunday Prep: hot washing cloth Music: Herman van Veen, Brons Brush: DVH boar Soap: TSD Signature Razor: Rolls Shave: 3-pass + touch-up Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse Nice DFS!
Sunday: Omega Wooden Handle Dovo Bismarck 5/8 Agressia Fresh SC Arko Aqua AS Gel Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS Finally, finally, I had the time to have a nice, slow, and relaxing shave with my Dovo Bismarck and it felt so good. All it took were 2 passes, and I got ultra-mega BBS. The Agressia Fresh cream from Bulgaria, which my dear friend Dmitry (Asd) sent me lathers so rich and thick, it has a nice scent, and it has great skincare. Although menthol is listed in the ingredients, there really isn't any cooling sensation from it, but the Arko Aqua gel and the Aqua Velva took very good care of me that way!
Sunday, August 19, 2012. Good Morning! Morning Coffee: Dunkin Donuts Prep: Wash face with Speick Soap Razor: Schick I1 Blade: Schick Soap: Nivea Brush: Semogue TSN 2012 LE Boar/Badger Mix Scuttle/Mug: DB Bill Bowl Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Alt Innsbruck
Barbasol Razor Super Iridium Oscar11 TGN Finest Ingram SC Alum 4711 AS Today I said farewell to 3 products. It was the last shave on my last Super Iridium. My tube of Ingram SC is now empty as is my bottle of 4711 After Shave. It was a fantastic shave. It will not be repeated, but it gives me the opportunity to work my way through other products I have stockpiled.
Sunday: soak brush/Semogue SOC/Schwarzweisskeramik XL Scuttle warm shower Proraso PrePost cream TSD English Fern Lanolin Soap & Wheat Cream lathered together with 3 drops M-Bomb Cobra Classic/Feather ProGuard (6) cold water rinse Monster Block Alum cold water rinse Thayer's Rose Petal WH mixed with some Roberts Rosewater TSD English Fern splash mixed with a pea sized amount of 444 TSD English Fern Cologne Today was TSD English Fern day here,wonderful scent the aftershave has a nice hangtime and the cologne lasts even longer.I got my package yesterday afternoon,2 spritz and I could still detect a faint scent this morning when I woke up.
Sunday morning, August 19, 2012 Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (5) Semogue 1250 boar bristle brush, TABAC shaving soap w/ hot water lather, finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!
Prep: Warm shower Pre: Lucky Tiger menthol mint vanishing cream Razor: Blue Lady Gillette Blade: Astra Brush Omega boar Soap: RazoRock Nonno Michelino Sandalwood Post: Booster's Iced Lime Lotion: Johnsons Baby Lotion with Shea & Cocoa Butter Got a very good shave but nicked my knee cause the baby woke up lol
Sunday 19th August Hot shower and facial scrub 3P Pre/Post Cream Ikon Bulldog OC (2nd Gen)/Permasharp Super Semogue SOC Boar Nanny's Coriander with Goat's Milk Soap Alum Block Shea Butter Lilac Vegetal Morgan's Classic Hair Cream An excellent BBS
SOTD Sunday 8-19-2012 Merkur 11C w/Astra SP Blade (Thanks Dave!) Proraso PSC Al's SC - Boheme Semogue 1460 Boar Dickinson's Witch Hazel Brut Original ASB British Sterling Cologne Beautiful shave to start off a lazy Sunday. Love the heft of the Merkur 11C and Merkur open combs are smooth as silk. The Al's bomb is a delight and finished with the British Sterling Cologne; it is heavenly! Hope everyone has as great a finish on their weekend.
Sunday: Proraso PSC / Musgo Real SC / Semogue 830 / Muhle R41 w/ Feather (deadly combo) / Alum / Aqua Velva a/s
Sunday, August 19th Relatively cool shower (man.... It's hot here ) Arko Moist shaving cream Omega Havana Silvertip brush Merkur 34C HD w/ Derby blade Acqua di Parma Colonia EdC Boy..... Does this feel refreshing
6/8 Double Duck TFS Hard Soap, Tobacco Verde homemade 30mm Silver Tip Grade A AV Ice Sport Very nice shave this morning. I'm really liking this TFS Tobacco Verde Hard Soap. Love the scent and skin care, great lather. Personally, this is my favorite scent in a shaving soap that I've come across yet. So unless I burn out on it, it'll see a lot of daily use. 3rd shave with the new brush, it'll be a soap eating monster but is performing as well as I hoped. Have a good one. upload picture
Shave of the Day (SOTD) Sunday August 19, 2012 Prep: Brush soaking in ice water, face wash/scrub with Noxzema, as cold as I could stand it shower Razor: 1918 Gillette Old Type 102 Single Ring Open Comb Blade: Gillette India Wilkinson Sword (3) Brush: Semogue 820 Boar Cream: SuperMax Ultimate 3 Sensitive Skin AS: Brut Orginal Post: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Rub, Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash Of Aftershave. With two good shaves in a a fairly mild razor, I thought I would try the India made Gillette Wilkinson sword in a more aggressive razor. The 1918 Gillette 102 (thin head) Single Ring fits that bill, as it is one of the most aggressive razors in my rotation. This is only the second time that I have used the SuperMax Ultimate 3 Sensitive Skin cream. I was able to build a nice bowl lather with the Semogue 820 and applied it. The Semogue 820 is much different than the shorter loft Semogue 1438 that I own. Although not broken in yet, the bristles are very soft, and had enough backbone to exfoliate (although not as much as the 1438). I would say that this brush is very good for those who liked to "paint" lather on their face more so that work the lather into their beard. I like to do both, so the bursh is a good choice for me. The lather was very thick and rich, providing a good cushion for the blade. With the Old Type Single Ring I can usually feel the blade go against my skin, not today. After the first stoke I had to make sure that I loaded the blade in it, as it felt that smooth. Usually by shave number three I can feel signs of wear on the blade. That is not the case with these blade, it feels as smooth and sharp as the first shave. After two passes I had a damn fine shave but decided to push it further. I did a third pass on my neck along with some light buffing and j-hooks. As Beavis (as in Beavis and Butthead) would say: "Damn I'm smooth". The alum rub produced zero burn, while the aftershave only gave me a slight sensation of stinging. No weepers or irritation of any kind, just shaving bliss. Another great shave with the Gillette India Wilkinson Sword blades. These are far superior to the German and British made Wilkinsons, I would highly recommend them to anyone, as the rival the best of the best at only 13 cents per blade.
