Thursday - another day closer

Prep: Hot shower
CD: Apologetics ~ Spoofernatural
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenyan AA, BLACK
Soap: Tabac
Brush: Mohawk 3-338 with original knot
Razor: Futur @ 2.693826 (or just a tad above 2.5 and a pinch below 2.75 )
Blade: ASR Platinum Chrome, day 4, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Brut ASB, Brut cologne, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Darn near BBS. A super fantastic shave all the way 'round.

I never use witch hazel,have I missed something?

Thursday

Eucerin Moisturizing cream
Omega 10083 Pro boar
MWF
Merkur 23c w/ Kai Stainless
Cetaphil gentle cleanser
Master Bay Rum

Two pass DFS! Like clockwork! 8th day with the Kai Stainless blade! Still sharp enough and comfortable. I've never taken any blade further. Another day? Two? Zero? We'll see.

I got way too good a shave today and had way too much fun getting it...

Long warm shower
Arko Shave Stick...bowl lathered
Omega 10029
1955 Schick I2
EMS/Personna 5?
Old Spice Original AS + Old Spice Classique EdC

This was like the best shave ever...Didn't shave yesterday, and did WTG-XTG-ATG above the jaw-line and ATG-ATG-ATG below the jaw-line....One perfect BBS I mean to tell ya....

Hey Arley, not trying to stoke any RAD fires here but... better not try The Mergress.

In a word... Yes! You should try one of the Witch Hazels from TSD. They are the best in the world, IMHO. I love the Winter Fresh one with menthol. It's fantastic!! The TSD product comes in many flavors and has a nice pump bottle. After shaving, I use a warm water rinse and then apply the WH while I am cleaning up. Then, cold water rinse, and then on to the ASB.

Well, it has no scent - it is just to tone the skin after a shave. It has a big and strong sting for a few seconds, but then it feels cooling and very comfortable. Today was only the second time in my life to use it.

Folks, I beg you all to forgive me if and when I speak in a foreign language. I am unfortunately so used to speaking many different languages that sometimes it gets to be 2nd nature to me and I tend not to think in English because it is not my native language. I promise that when I do speak in a different language I will always translate my comment.

Thanks for your understanding and patience!

Supermax ментол - yay, не мога да чакате!
Translation: SuperMax Menthol, I cannot wait!)​

Great looking brush!

Pre-shave: Marinated in Proraso Pre-Shaving Cream, Warm shower
Razor: Parker Shavette and Cadet TP-26 OC
Blade: Derby in Shavette ... Astra in Cadet
Brush: Muhle Black Fiber
Soap: TSD Copal Lanolin
A/S: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Bar, Witch Hazel, Osage Rub, Nivea

Gillette travel tech
Don Juan blade
Col. Conk Bay Rum
Rooney Badger brush
Alloy after shave creme

Giving the straights a rest today, good shave no irritation, no cuts.

Friday's shave:

Calani SS SS
Muehle #02 brush
34C HD
RED (.1)
Alum
Speick AS

Have a great weekend!

SOTD Friday 11-16-2012

Razor: Gillette Super Speed F2
Blade: SuperMax Super Platinum (2)
Brush: Omega 10077


Cream: Compass Vital Comfort
ASB: Compass Vital Comfort

Pleasant and clear 2 pass shave (WTG/ATG) , superb combination shaving cream+aftershave balm Great day for all !

• Prep PSC
• Musgo Real SC
• Frank Finest Badger Brush - Fan
• Vintage Gillette Fat-Handled Tech OC
• Vintage Gillette Blade - The Spoiler (5)
• Musgo Real ASB
• Musgo Real ASL

I love the old world smell of the Musgo products. Nice three pass shave but I have started to notice a very slight sensitivity to the Musgo cream. No problem if I start my shave with the normal amount of skin on my face but I would avoid it if I was a bit raw. The Musgo aftershave is a good product with a long lasting fragrance.

Cheers, everyone!

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SOTD - Friday 11/16

Preshave - Nice Hot Shower
Cream - Proraso Sandalwood
Brush - Tweezerman Badger
Razor - Gillette Super Speed X-4
Blade - Dorco
A/S - Brand new bottle of Pinaud Clubman

Three pass shave with touchups. Almost BBS. Im still working througha sampler pack of blades and havent found one that is just right yet.

Thursday - 15.11.2012

Merkur HD
Portland General Store Whiskey Soap
Super Iridium Blade
Lijun Shaving Finest Badger
La Toja Aftershave Lotion
D.R Harris Aftershave Milk.

A three pass (maybe four, apparently the autopilot was engaged) shave that resulted in a DFS.
This blade will not go into my top three blade rotation. It was somewhat sharp, but felt a bit too rough.
But that might be the autopilots fault steering me towards the sky and a thinner atmosphere.

Friday:

#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/7 AM day 5
Viking Sensitive SC
444 AS Balsam
Barbon AS
Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui EDT

This is the original Bulgarian version of Viking Sensitive cream which I used today, and it's very, very good. I bought a couple of tubes from Bestshave in Turkey. The cream really does sensitive skin a lot of good with its soothing, moisturizing, and cooling effect, and the 444 balsam and Barbon aftershave added plenty of extra menthol goodness. Another most enjoyable shave for me.

First off I have to say Jeff, I really, really didn't need to know about Bestshave. I don't know how they are shipping here to the middle of no where (even our own postal service seem to have trouble remembering where we are). But shave creams and blades are where my AD tends to be localized so Thanks.

But to the point SOTD.

Proraso new formula Pre/Post Shave over a hot water splash
EJ 89L
Gillette black package on day 4
TOBS Rose SC
HVD brush
Niveha(sp) shave balm
Old Spice

The TOBS SC was one of several new creams that I had gotten day before yesterday. And while I can't comment on the scent, at least I know it is not so chemical that it stops up my head, the little whiffs I did get were nice. The cream and lather were IMO great. I did WTG, XTG and ATG for a really close shave with no feeling of roughness. I did get a couple of little nicks on my chin. But that seems to be BET (Benign Essential Tremors which are not benign even with medication and always most inopportune). The shave balm took care of the nicks and left a pleasant feel. And Old Spice is, well I don't know can't smell it either but IT IS TRADITION. All in all a nice shave. It was very quiet in the house and I turned the water off while doing each pass just to listen to the sound of the blade doing in each and every hair really a kind of neat sound! Usually Saturday is the day off from shaving, but maybe this was so good or again I still have two other new shave creams that are just crying for me to try them. Addiction thy name is shave cream.

Nov 15

Face Wash: Nivea Moisturizing Face Wash
Pre-Shave Lather: None
Shave Lather: Acqua di Parma
Razor: Merkur 38M
Blade: SuperMax Platinum (2)
Brush: Vulfix 660B Medium - "The Shedder"
Post: Witch Hazel/Vodka/Aloe/Glycerin mixture followed by White Musk ASB by The Body Shop

A great shave! This was my first time with the AdP and I found it to be an easily lathering, great smelling, great performing cream. It also seems to be the same as RRXXX. I'll be alternating between the two for the next 4 days to see if I can tell the difference. If not, I'm going to take my sample of AdP and press it onto the RRXXX to get rid of one container.

Yesterday was my Menthol Monday on a Thursday. Something new for me.

The hardware was the usual EJ 89L, Gillette black package blade and HVD brush.

The software was a mix of old and new
Proraso new formula PrePost Shave
Niveha(I do have to learn how to spell that) shave balm
Palmolive Menthol Shave Cream
Walgreen Menthol AS (Studio 25 or something like that)

Anyway to make a short story longer than it needs to be. The Palmolive was an experience. Now experience can be good, bad or somewhere in between. As a shave cream it was GREAT everything you could ask for from a SC, smooth cushioning and nice to my skin. The menthol experience I am still out on. I kind of liked it and maybe if it hadn't been like 28 F outside when I walked out the door a few minutes later it might have been enjoyable. It just sort of felt like cold water on my skin. But then I have never used anything in winter by way of skin protection so maybe I just can't feel it all that much. But I am willing to give it a couple more tries, since I didn't think that I would like it at all. Or put it aside until summer when it will be 90 F when I walk out the door in the morning. Soo why buy it in the first place? MAN IT IS SHAVE CREAM!! Therefore it must be tried and owned! Or is that owned and tried????

Red Imp, 133
MdC
homemade 30mm silver tip
Krampert's Bay Rum

Very nice shave, smooth and close. I'm going to order a knot for the handle on the right today. I've been impressed with the Whipped Dog 30mm silver tip so I'll try another in 22mm. I'm pretty sure it will end up around 45mm for a loft setting. The 30mm on the left has earned favorite brush "ever" status. It's just been a joy to use for face lathering, pure luxury. Have a good one.

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