Pre shave - Arko Razor - Muhle '11 R41 Blade - Astra S/S Brush – New Forest Tubby 1 Finest Soap – RazoRock Mudder Focker Cold Rinse/ Witch Hazel Gel/ RazoRock Aftershave Wax Great shave... Loving the RazoRock products...BBS.. Nuff said....
SOTD Tuesday 8-28-2012 EJDE89/Ikon Bulldog Handle Crystal Blade Proraso PSC Palmolive SC Col Conk Barbershop Badger Dickinson's Witch Hazel Brut Original ASB Brut Original Cologne
Thank you Graham, the Krona blade will go into my tackle box for cutting fishing lines. Surely it's sharp enough for that.
Tuesday Prep: Hot shower, AoS pre-shave oil CD: The Essence of Muddy Waters, disc 1 Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenyan AA, BLACK Soap: TSD Oak Leaves & Acorns + 4 drops M Bomb Brush: Ever Ready 250PB with original knot Razor: Gillette Aristocrat Blade: Astra SP, day 2, 3+ passes Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Dickenson's WH + 2 drops M Bomb, hand strop blade 'Stache Wax: Steve's Own/Firehouse Wacky Tacky mix Yep. Great shave.
Crown and Sword Haslinger Seaweed homemade brush, 30mm Stephan Lilac Nice shave this morning. The edge on the C&S is starting to mellow nicely. I should have some excellent shaves coming up this week. Have a good one. upload photo
Gem OCMM Gem SS PTFE Oscar11 TGN Finest CO Bigelow SC Alum Superior 70 Not much has changed. I am now working my way through my big tube of Bigelow SC. I hope to have it used up before the weather gets cold and I stick it back in the box for another year. On a sad note, I dropped my block of alum and it shattered into about a brazillion pieces....
Tuesday Prep: hot washing cloth Music: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber From Fleet Street (motion picture soundtrack) Brush: DVH boar Soap: Arko stick Razor: Gem OCMM Blade: Gem stainless Shave: 3-pass + touch-up Majestic shave resulting in a full blown BBS! Me happy, hope you happy too!
British Theme Shave-belated recognition of a great Olympics: Gillette Aristocrat Jr. Rocket Lord Blade (doubt it's British but it sounds like it should be, right?) Crabtree and Evelyn Best Badger Brush (Ok also not British, but sounds like it should be) TOBS Almond SC DR Harris Arlington Splash tunes-The Who, "Who Are You" -fantastic shave, now I'm ready for some Fish-n-Chips and a pint of Ale
Tuesday 28th August Hot shower and Facial scrub Vitos Pre/Post Shave cream Ford & Medley 333 5/8 Sheffield Steel Razor Frank Shaving Berwick 21 x 47 in Finest Cyril R. Salter Vetvier Shaving Cream Home prepared Les Vinaigres des Toilette Argan Oil Jovan Black Musk AS/EDT Morgan's Classic Pomade Great DFS+ shave today. Spent some time touching up a few of my razors. Hope to continue the traditional straights for the remainder of my holiday!
Brush: Joris Gold Soap: McD Razor: Joris Gold & Thuja Blade: Iridium Cologne: Floris No. 127 I seem to repeat this combination, often.
Tuesday 08/28/2012 The camera batteries died this morning, unable to post a picture. Hot shower with the luxury with bar soap. Facial prep with Prairie Creations pre-shave soap. First impressions is very positive. Chose the Semogue 1460 to lather up RazoRock Don Marco Razor and blade combo day two Gillette OC and Dorco. Post shave cold water splash, alum, RazoRock Don Marco A superior DFS.
Dale, it is so nice to see you're back! BTW, as I remember, it is a second alum block that finished it's life that way! My shave was very late, so I pulled out my proven OCMM, instead of a straight... OCMM/Gem SS PTFE Vie-Long horsehair Ceramic bowl Tet-a-tet SC Cold water splash Tet-a-tet ASB Just amazing how well it shaves with such little effort! Dale, many thanks to you for sending me that Gem!!
Tuesday Edwin Jagger DE87 + Unknown Platinum Simpsons Chubby CH1 Proraso White (New Formula) Cold Water Rinse Brut Fat Jacks Wax I've been just super lazy for the last little bit with the new position so I haven't even had a chance to deal with my straight razors - oh well, the revisits of my DE's are still enjoyable.
Tuesday Morning Pre (Eucerin, warm shower) Omega 10083 Pro boar MWF Merkur 23c w/ Gillette Super Thin (Thai) Post (Cetaphil, Dickinson's WH, cold water rinse) Master Bay Rum Solid DFS by means of wtg, xtg. Another nick! This time on the chin. No nicks better part of a year ...BAM!!! ... 3 nicks over 4 days! At lease I didn't need the styptic today, eh?!?!
Prep L'Occitane Vetyver Soap Razor Vintage Japanese Fon Golden Star. Brush Simpsons Chubby 1 in Super Vito's Coconut & Almond Alum & Witch Hazel Niel's Yard Rose Moisturiser Prnhaligon's Castile EDT. Jamie. It's always a pleasure using the Fon Golden Star two pass BBS shave.
Tuesday 28.08.2012 - Morning Shave, two passes: FaceWash: Fitjars black soap Preshave: Proraso's Green pre-shave cream Razor: Merkur 34C Blade: Astra – Second shave. Brush: Omega Pure Badger Rinse Witch Hazel Proraso’s Liquid Aftershave Balm – White one 30 min later: Body Shop Maca Root Face Protector -------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 28.08.2012 - Evening Shave, three wonderful passes: FaceWash: TBS Maca Root FaceWash Razor: Merkur 34C Blade: Astra – Third shave. Brush: Muhle Classic Silvertip Rinse Witch Hazel Proraso’s Liquid Aftershave Balm – Old Formula I have to say that Proraso’s Liquid Aftershave Balms does not work for me. I always have to put some other form of moisturizer later on. Body Shop Maca Root Face Protector
shower Merkur12C Gillette 7'Oclock Blue Semogue 1520 RB Scuttle #1 Arko Stick Arko Cologne Max Comfort Arko Balm Max Comfort
Wednesday, August 29th Hot shower Arko Moist shaving cream Omega 639 Havana Silvertip brush Merkur 34C HD w/ Astra blade Davidoff Cool Water EdT
