Wednesday, August 29 Merkur 37C Rapira Swede (d2) DR Harris Arlington Rooney Stubby 2XL Stephans Bay Rum
Arley, I have the Mystic cream also, and I cannot feel even the slightest trace of a cooling effect. Isn't that strange?
Wednesday: Omega Wooden Handle Super Speed/Rapira day 3 Bozzano Sensitive SC Gillette Series Intense Cooling AS Balsam Barbon AS JHL Cologne An excellent shave today on a Brazilian note - the Bozzano Sensitive cream is very popular and very CHEAP in Brazil. It lathers crazy-rich and easily, it smells nice, (very eucalyptus notes) and it has a good cooling effect. The Gillette Series balsam and the Barbon aftershave provided plenty of additional menthol love for me at the end of the shave.
Ern Crown and Sword Salters Wild Rose 22mm homemade 2 band fan Osage Rub Excellent shave this morning. Salters has always been a good cream for me and a favorite. I should use it more. Have a good one. picture hosting
Wednesday: soak brush/Shavemac custom 167 2 band,d01/DB Brush Scuttle warm shower Proraso PrePost cream Arko Shave Stick (face lathered) Joris 1912T/Polsilver (3) cold water rinse Monster Block Alum cold water rinse Thayer's Original WH Ogallala Bay Rum & Sandalwood splash mixed with a pea sized amount of 444 Great 2 pass face,1 pass head shave for BBS all around.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012, Shaving Ritual Razor: 68 Slim Gillette Adjustable (N4) (set on 9) Blade: Bolzano Superinox Inossidabile (4th use) Brush: Vie Long 13061 Bowl: Gravy Boat Scuttle Cream or Soap: Palmolive Shave Stick A/S: Alum & Cold Water Rinse A/S: Pinaud Clubman I enjoyed a nice shave this morning and a most pleasant way to start the day. I like am really starting to like the Vie Long Horse Hair brush. It makes a great lather quickly.
August 29 Audio: Audiobook: David Halberstam's "The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War" Prep: Nivea Moisturizing Face Wash Pre-Shave Lather: Mystic Water Rosalimone Shave Oil: AOS unscented pre-shave oil Razor: Lady Gillette Blade: Astra SP (2) Brush: Semogue 1803 Soap/Cream: Kiss My Face - Lavender Shea SC Post: Jack Black ASB Going through the 4 KMF creams I have and the only 2 that really stand out for me are the mint and the pomegranate grapefruit. I can barely smell the lavender in this one. The Lade Gillette is a letdown after the Old Type I have been using. I can't see using this razor very much. I'll see if my wife or daughter want to try it out.
Wednesday Aristocrat No. 58 Gillette Blue The Colonel Proraso G. SC Proraso splash Nothing fancy this morning. Just a quick 2 pass. So quick I got myself a few times! Now on to another long day at work and a lunch meeting (yuck).
Wednesday 29th August Hot shower and facial scrub 3P Pre/Post shave Gold Dollar 208 6/8 Straight Simpson Duke 2 in Best Nanny's Coriander with Goat Milk Alum Block Organic Shea Butter Myrsol Metilsol AS TBS Activist EDT Morgans Classic Pomade Almost BBS with 3 passes. I have a problem now........I wanted to use traditional straights all week.....but my new R41 has just arrived, leaving me with a conflict of interests for tomorrow!
In my den, it is a common fate for Alum blocks.... It is alway good to see you Dimitry. I am glad that you are still enjoying the OCMM. Gem OCMM Gem SS PTFE Semogue OC Boar CO Bigelow Superior 70 Bay Rum Excellent shave this morning.
After using the Lea Menthol for so long I am surprised that you can feel the cooling affect from any other menthol shaving cream I like the Mystic, but man, you are right, nothing freezes your nerve endings like the Lea Menthol.
August 29 2012 Gillette Flair Tip Rocket American Personna (1) Vie Long Cachurro Crabtree & Evelyn Scuttle VDH Deluxe s/s Proraso Dopobarba a/s Malizia Vetyver e de c A couple of new things this AM. This is the first time out for the flair tip Rocket, and I found it much like the older Rockets I've used - a bit heavier and more aggressive than a Superspeed, so no suprises there. What was a bit of a suprise was how well the Crabtree & Evelyn scuttle seemed to work - while I own a couple of scuttles, I've always found them awkward and perferred a mug in the basin. I seemed to click with it today though and made a really dense warm lather, that was much better than I could have produced in a mug. Have a great day, everybody Graham
Shave of the Day (SOTD) Wednesday August 29, 2012 Prep: Brush soaking in ice water, face wash with Noxzema Triple Clean,cold shower Razor: Cadet Open Comb Head mounted to iKon Bulldog Handle Blade: SuperMax Sunrise Super Stainless (2) Brush: Semogue 620 Boar Cream: Domino Cream (from Macedonia) AS: British Sterling Post: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Rub, Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash Of Aftershave. When I first get a new razor, especially one that I like, I usually give it a run for at least three to seven day, sometimes longer. The iKon Bulldog is one of the heaviest shorter handles that I own, so I thought that I would pair it up to the Cadet Open Comb Head. For my beard the SuperMax Sunrise blade is one of the best, after a great shave with it yesterday I just kept it in the razor. This is my first use of the Domino Cream which is from Macedonia. There is a slight grapefruit scent to it, but nothing that is overbearing. The lather build up very quickly, it exploded in less that 30 seconds, but I continued to whip it up for a good two minutes or so. The cream felt thick and rich on my face. I have read others say that this cream felt dry, but I have no idea where they get that from, as for me, it provided a very good slickness and cushion. I did not shave last night so I had a substantial amount of stubble on my face, but the Cadet Open Comb loaded with the Sunrise blade cut through it like a hot knife through butter. After one pass my face was virtually BBS, by the second pass I could have stopped went to work and had a better shave than anyone, but why stop when things are going this good? The third pass was nothing more than j-hooks and buffing along jawline and neck which resulted in a shave so close and smooth, my skin looks like I have had laser removal. I finished with British Sterling, which always has been one of my favorite scents. It is good to be a man
Wednesday morning, August 29, 2012 Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (5) Semogue SOC boar bristle brush, TABAC shaving soap w/ hot water lather, finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!
Wednesday: Shower / TSD Acqua Di Gio Type soap / Semogue 620 / Gillette Aristocrat w/ Feather blade / Alum / WH / Brut Attitude
SOTD Wednesday 8-29-2012 Muhle R101 w/Crystal Proraso PSC Ingram SC Omega Boar Dickinson's Witch Hazel Brut Original ASB Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue ASL
Razor: Merkur VISION Blade: Super Iridium Brush: Simpson Somerset Beaufort 6 Cream: A.D.Parma Cologne: Aqua De Parma Colonia The Acqua di Parma Collezione Barbiere shaving cream was a gift from John for me to try out since I was late to his sale. As you can see, it produces a wonderful, rich lather with a nice citrus smell. Doug
Wednesday Prep: Hot shower, AoS pre-shave oil CD: The Essence of Muddy Waters, disc 1 Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenyan AA, BLACK Soap: Ogallala Bay Rum and Sandalwood + 3 drops M Bomb Brush: Redleaf with original knot Razor: '62 Gillette Slim @ 6 Blade: Astra SP, day 3, 3+ passes Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Brut ASB, Brut cologne, hand strop blade 'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky Darn near BBS.
8-30-12 Parker 22R Astra SP Blade TBS: Brush Daisy Mountain Naturals (Sedona) Soap Was in a hurry this morning...Made do with a quick 2 pass. But will make up for it tomorrow with a nice prep and shave!
