Tuesday Hot shower C&E Best Badger Mama Bear Romance Silver soap Parker 90R/Wilkinson Witch hazel AV Sport Green Anherb gel D&G EDT A weeper for the second day in a row, time to change the old blade.
2007-10-23 Shower Bath Soap: Dr. Bronner's Lavender Mild Castille Soap Shampoo/Conditioner: Avalon Organics Lemon Clarifying Conditioner w/Shea Butter Shampoo/Conditioner: Avalon Organics Lemon Clarifying Shampoo w/Shea Butter Facial Wash: Neutrogena Razor Defense Facial Scrub Deodorant: Crystal Stick Mineral Salt Body Deodorant Shave Razor: Feather Artist Club DX Japanese Style Non-Folding Razor ACD-N Razor Blades: Feather Pro Guard Blades for Feather ACD-N Razor: Merkur 500 Progress Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor Chrome Razor Blades: Super-Max Double Edge Super Stainless Razor Blades (India) Brush: Crabtree & Evelyn Edwin Jagger Made Brass & Faux Ebony Best Badger Shave Brush Bowl: Mitsuwa 6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest Shave Cream/Soap: Taylor of Old Bond Street Avocado Shave Cream Technique: WTG (Feather)/WTG (DE)/Cleanup (ATG) Post Shave Styptic: Col. Conk Styptic Pencil Styptic: Tulumba Alum Block Aftershave: Thayer's Witch Hazel Aftershave Aftershave Talc: Pinaud Clubman Aftershave Talc Result: 2.5/5.0 First time I've had to use a styptic in a while. Lousy shave. Too many things going on my mind and was totally distracted. By the time I was done, I had 3 weepers. One required a styptic pencil. I didn't rough my face up too bad, I just fazed out and next thing you know it, blood appearing. I'll heal. On a good note, Taylor of Old Bond Street Avocado Shave Cream is wonderful as usual.
Isaac... how was the shave ?? Shave b4 bed: Simpsons "Special" brush Golden Slant + Feather Hot Towel Treatment at sink Erasmic shave cream (no way as good as the soap !) WWR CWR Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel Spritz L'Occitane 100% Shea butter followed by extreme doses of Old Spice Classic AS Splash Me thinks the Slant + Feather combo aint 1/2 bad if the Feather is a shave or 2 old. I put a 3 day old Feather in the Slant and the shave was pretty decent
Tuesday AM: Great photos guys! :signs154 :happy096 Tuesday Issy Dragon's Blood Soap in the shower Wet face with warm water. Smear on generous amount of Lucky Tiger Lemon Preshave Lotion Shower, washing face last Apply Sopping-Wet hot towel for 2 minutes, refreshing with new hot water as needed. (while in the shower) Rinse face with fairly hot water, Apply Softening Oil-Blend. Re-Apply Sopping-Wet hot towel for 2 minutes, refreshing with new hot water as needed. (while in the shower) Make lather (De Vergulde Hand Shave Soap) Rub in with brush (Omega 6223 Pure Badger Brush) for 30-60 seconds. Let stand another 30 seconds. Rub with fingertips. Rinse with warm water, lather up (De Vergulde Hand Shave Soap), and shave (Gillette Tech w/ BIC Double Edge Blade) Post: WWR CWR Avocado Oil Aqua Velva Ice Blue Aftershave Splash CWR De Vergulde Hand AfterShave Spray Some minor tugging & pulling on this, the 3rd (4th?) shave with the BIC. Still, a smooth shave and no irritation. Many thanks to Steve for the opportunity to try these out
got it... Sorry I read THAT post 1st. Maybe the "straight" way aint for you ?? Do / did you have these problems with DE razors ?
You gotta get a pic of this set up when you can. Sounds like the set up i used a couple months ago when i first entered this Wet Shave World. Although i did go for the Aqua Velva even then.
Yeah. Unfortunately, courtesy of the USPS, it arrived with the handle broken. :mad::sad023 Fortunately the scuttle itself is in fine shape. Ansgar's is worth every penny. Best source of warm lather I've foundlove029
Not even on my death bed I had to be very careful with the multi blade since I have not used one in a long time. The soap was very good but the brush was rough. At the suggestion of my homeboy I am making a emergency backup kitt to stay in the travel car at all times. Raf
Tuesday Arko Commando cream Vulfix # 2234 brush Frederick Reynolds 9/16 notch point Thayer's WH Pinaud Clubman AS
(for) Wednesday AM: Wednesday Issy Dragon's Blood Soap in the shower Wet face with warm water. Smear on generous amount of Lucky Tiger Lemon Preshave Lotion Shower, washing face last Apply Sopping-Wet hot towel for 2 minutes, refreshing with new hot water as needed. (while in the shower) Rinse face with fairly hot water, Apply Softening Oil-Blend. Re-Apply Sopping-Wet hot towel for 2 minutes, refreshing with new hot water as needed. (while in the shower) Make lather (Gillette Lather Cream) Rub in with brush (Omega Boar Brush) for 30-60 seconds. Let stand another 30 seconds. Rub with fingertips. Rinse with warm water, lather up (Gillette Lather Cream), and shave (Gillette Fatboy '59 w/ Gillette "Spoiler" Double Edge Blade) Post: WWR CWR Avocado Oil Pinaud Clubman Aftershave Splash CWR Aramis EDT
Shavemac 25mm Silvertip QED Wild Rose Soap / TOBS Rose Cream 3" Handamerican Red Latigo Strop 15/16 Dorko Premier Thayers Rose WH Trumpers CSF Czech & Speake #88 Very nice shave
Wednesday AM Early AM shave: Hot shower Prep pre-shave at beginning of shower SR 3124 '60 Fatboy w/ Derby blade (Day 4) QED Limes shave stick rubbed in as pre-shave ToOBS Eton College cream + ToOBS Sandalwood cream WWR CWR DR Harris Sandalwood A/S splash CWR Anherb milk + Mama Bear's Lemongrass/Menthol milk YSL Live Jazz EdT
