Tuesday! Prep: hot washing cloth Music: Katie Melua, Pictures Brush: Travel King boar Soap: Tabac Razor: Star 1912 SE Blade: Gem stainless Shave: 3-pass + touch-up Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse, hand strop blade & reload upside-down Excellent shave. Can't remember if it was a BBS or not, but I really came close. Sorry, no pic today.
2/11/2013 - Mentholl Monday Prep: hot shower, face scrub Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip Badger Soap: CO Bigelow Eucalyptis Razor: CADET TP-27 Blade: Astra SP Shave: 3-pass Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse, Alum Block, Thayers Witch Hazel, Gillette aftershave Stoked! No razor burn, knicks, cuts or scrapes. Achieved a BBS shave in 3 passes.
Tuesday Merkur 34c w/ Wilkie WD 22mm Silvertip Vitos Red Label Floid Vigoroso Great shave after taking a few days off. Vitos lathered well but I didn't realize it was MWF week! I'll have to use that next shave. The Floid was amazing again, I think it may be my new favorite AS. I need to grab a bottle of blue!
8/8 W&B restored by Glen Vie-Long horsehair brush Williams mug soap/Viking Cool superlather Cold water splash Fitjar Miklagard ASC Great shave - very comfortable and enjoyable. I sometimes make superlather and Williams mug soap suits very well as the tallow base.
SOTD Tuesday 2.12.13 Preshave - Hot Shower, Nivea Face Wash Cream - Proraso Sandalwood Brush - WD 24mm Silvertip Blade - Feather Razor - Gillette Slim Twist A/S - Alum Block, Nivea Balm, Aqua Velva So I finally found a razor that I like the feathers in. Its a bit more mild of a razor than my 1952 SS but with the feather blade makes it a dream to shave with. 3 passes plus touchups gave a DFS to remember. So close to BBS but I still have trouble with my lower neck around the adams apple.
Wednesday 13-02-2013 Busy last 2 week Pre : Proraso white cream Razor : Merkur futur satin Blade : Personna red Soap : Proraso Red bowl (sandalwood & Shea ) Brush : Semogue 2030B AS : osma Alum + old spice lotion
Prep Palmolive Verbena & Neroli Soap Razor Vintage Maxotte High Grade 5/8 Strop Kanayama Cordovan #8000 Brush Bill Jack Le Tuft 59 in Buckeyed Burl Mitchell's Woolfat Alum & Witch Hazel L'Occitane Baux Balm L'Occitane Baux Edt Jamie. A super smooth flawless two pass shave.
Thats one of my favorite razors...the idea of being able to open it and hold it in the same hand at the sametime as you load it with the other hand in ingenius and convenient...and the one you have I think is the best looking handle for those models....Congratulations....That razor There's a TV commercial for that razor that you have to find...maybe the best razor commercial ever...Its a take off on James Bond, and the Secret Agent in the Tux is using that exact model...its on the web, I've seen it here awhile back...hilarious!
Wednesday's Shave Arko Shave Stick/Omega 10029 Sedef Shavette/Rapira SS d1 1938 Senator/Rapira SS d1 1955 Schick Hydro-magic/EMS d3 Arko Nem moisturizer/Old Spice AS/Rebul Lavenda Colonia Note to self...NEVER use Rapiras in the Shavette...this guy was hopping around and tugging...Whew!! My bottom lip area and neck are red enough to warrant staying 'inside' today... After 2 irritating passes I tried a much needed clean-up pass with the Senator...didn't work...face was too sore.. Schick to the rescue....got a great comfortable pass with it that left me BBS....Thank you Col.... Tomorrow it's back to the Sedef Perma-Sharp Super combo for first 2 passes with a Schick clean-up.... PS; It's now 1 1/2 hours later...the redness is going away...and most the tenderness has gone...but the BBS results are undeniable...I take it! But the Perma-Sharps do give a much smoother shave in this shavette...
Very nice shave this morning. First time out with the WSP HMW knot. This knot is very dense and luxurious and is a real pleasure to use. The loft is temporarily set at 50mm and by the feel this morning will probably end up pretty close to there. This will be my last personal brush for a while, I'm just going to enjoy what I have. Have a good one. online photo storage
Wednesday: #6 Horsehair Super Speed/Goal day 3 Bozzano Sensitive SC Svoboda AS Balsam Alt Innsbruck AS YSL Pour Homme EDT Not only does my skin feel cool and smooth after this great shave, it also feels so soothed and protected. This cheap Brazilian cream lathers so well, smells nice, and gives a terrific cooling sensation - in fact, cooler than I expected. So many times I've stated how much I love the Svoboda balsam and the Alt Innsbruck.
Proraso PSC Mitchell's Wool Fat SS Omega Pro 48 Boar Brush Gillette Tech OC Feather Blade (2) Baxter ASB Alt Innsbruck ASL I just love the way the Gillette New shaves. Getting a super close shave is an effortless affair. This OC head is pretty much a perfect match for my beard. It is so comfortable to use I have to be careful not to apply any unnecessary pressure or I risk getting a bit of razor burn. My face feels ridiculously smooth. (I just felt it... again! LOL). Third day with the MWF and so far it has worked well with every brush I have thrown at it. The Pro 48 had no trouble working up a great lather. The Baxter ASB has great skin care and I love the scent of the Alt Innsbruck. It's different, but nice. The first time I used it I thought I could detect a base note of PEZ candy! I know, I know... I am not very good at describing scents! Cheers, Lyndon
Shave of the Day (SOTD) Wednesday February 13, 2013• Prep: Brush soaked in hot water, hot shower • Razor: Matador Toro Mastiff Corto • Blade: Croma Diamant Stainless (2) • Brush: Vintage Stanley Home Products restored with TGN 22mm Fan High Density Finest Two-Band Badger Knot • Cream: SuperMax Ulimate 3 Triple Action Classic • ASB: Nivea for Men Sensitive Post Shave Balm (old formula) • AS: Brut Attitude • Post: Cold Water Rinse, splash of aftershave. I rarely shave with the same razor for two days in a row but one good shave deserved another. I decided to pair it with the Croma blade as it is fast becoming one of my favorites. Another two pass shave with light shave produced BBS results. For the money, I do not think there is a better balm on the market than the Nivea. It is readily absorbed, never feels sticky or tacky, and the scent is light enough to pair with almost any other aftershave.
Today's shave - same as yesterday's except 3rd use on the Wilkinson blade. Nice close 3-pass shave with no touch-ups but not completely smooth on my jawline or neck. I'll call it a DFS though. Prep: Warm washcloth and Neutrogena Body Oil Lather: VDH Deluxe Brush: Omega Pure Badger Razor: Muhle R89 Blade: German Wilkinson (3) AS: Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Birthday Shave Birth year razor 1956 Gillette super speed Super Iridium blade Mike's Natural soap -- what else? HIS synthetic brush TSD After shave milk
Wednesday 13-02-2013 Razor: Muhle R89 Blade: SuperMax Platinum (2) Brush: Omega boar Cream: Pascale ASB: Viking Sensitive Great 3 - pass shave today!
Razor: Jagger Barley Corn Brush: Vulfix 404 Grosvenor Soap: MWF Blade: Astra Post: Witch Hazel + Alcalado Glacial I missed my beloved TOBS coconut but just love the way my face feels after an MWF shave.
Wednesday morning, February 13, 2013 Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade, Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush, TABAC shaving soap with hot water lather, finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!
wknicholas, I have been watching your posts on a daily basis. i was baffled when i realized yesterday that you were up to (10) shaves with the same blade! AMAZING!! I was also a little dissapointed when i saw that todays shave didnt say (11) next to the blade.
Fat Wednesday soak brush/Rudy Vey Psychedelic Beast hot shower Proraso PrePost Cream The Fat Gillette New Fat Handle/Perma-Sharp Super (4) warm water rinse Monster Block Alum cool water rinse Thayer's Medicated Superhazel Myrsol Agua Balsamica Great shave,face and dome BBS
