Rather fast but smooth shave: 4/8 Rebell from herzi Vie-Long horsehair brush De Vergulde Hand soap Cold water splash DVH just shines! My staple favorite on par with Tabac.
It's very cold, but the Rub is still colder. On the other hand, the Barbon perhaps has better skincare.
SOTD Thursday evening Prep: Hot water splash, Shave Secret Razor: Gem Featherweight Blade: CVS Personna Soap: Williams Brush: AOS pure badger Shave: 3 passes with cleanup on neck and chin Post: Cold water splash, Thayer's lavender witch hazel, Axe Chilled ASG Pomade: Murray's Superior Cologne: John Varvatos Vintage First ever shave with a Gem and it was fantastic, so sharp and smooth. Also first time ever with Williams and it lathered amazingly and I had more than enough for my shave. The Axe Chilled ASG is surprisingly good and has excellent skincare. Can't wait to shave again!
Glad to hear that Featherweight worked out for you. Makes me very happy someone is enjoying it. Also glad to hear I'm not the only one that uses Williams.
I don't have any problems lathering it either but I do think it has a strange smell. The old formula didn't smell like this and I have no idea why they changed it.
Been on a business trip, the Wednesday and Thursday shaves were E2 injector with Schick blade (5 and 6) Arko Komando cream Omega synthetic travel brush Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue The Arko cream makes a fantastic lather with minimum effort, I hand lathered one day then face lathered the next. The E2 gave very smooth 3-pass shaves. Now I have to decide what I'm going to use tomorrow, decisions, decisions, decisions...
Merkur 38c Personna Med Prep Simpson's Vintage Brush with Silver Tip Knot Argo Neo Gold SC (thanks Dimitri) TSD 2x Iced Cedar/Lemon Splash Castle Forbes Cedar/Sandalwood Balm music-Bob Dylan coffee-home roasted Sumatra Love these Russian Creams! The Neo Gold is a bit nicer for me than the Neo Silver. It has a woodier scent which I like. Sumatra coffee also has a woody flavor-nice match.
SotN 5/23/2013 EMJ Pre Shave Face Scrub Mint Mikes Bay Rum Vie Long 14833 GEM OCMM Cold Rinse Humphrey's Witch Hazel and Jasmine Cleansing Milk Cold Rinse Pinaud VI Bay Rum EMJ Post Shave Balm
Thursday from Anna Maria Island! Cool Shower Green Marvy Mug Omega Pro Boar Tweex Shave Stick Lord L6 Gillette 7OC Black (3) Cool Water Rinse B&BW "Carried Away" lotion DKNY "Be Delicious" perfume This was my first time ever using a shave stick, it was a very nice and smooth shave, I will definitely be using this again. Goodness knows we have enough of them lying around! Tomorrow I'll load a new blade. Jeff brought an assortment so I can't wait to see what we have ... Maybe a Polsilver or an Astra? Have a great evening Everyone!
R41-13 Weber Bulldog Voskhod (2) Semogue 1305 Klar Kabinett Alum Superior 70 Same wonderful shave as yesterday. All that has changed was downsizing the brush from the 2000 to the 1305. Have a nice day all...
6/8 Case Tested XX SRD Sweet Patchouli 22 mm Omega knot This is a fine shaving razor that's a little on the stiff side. Very nice shave this morning. I enjoyed the earthy scent of the Sweet Patchouli but that's the stuff I go for. Chances are if it's vetiver, patchouli or lavender, I'll like it. The SRD soap was primarily bought for the scent but it lathers well and has good protection during the shave. Post shave feel is decent. Have a good one.
Friday #6 horsehair Taconic Tequila Lime EJ89dl Sharp Durablade (1) 3-pass shave Pinaud Clubman aftershave First time I've used the Sharp blade, it did a good job but not as good as the Personna labe prep or Astra SP
Friday: Axe Chilled Facial Wash #6 Horsehair Super Speed/7 AM day 5 Bozzano Sensitive SC Axe Chilled AS Gel Max Refreshing AS Polo Original EDT The 7 AM blade in my Super Speed gave me a great shave but it's getting tired, so I'll try it once more to see the results. Brazil makes some awesome creams - this Bozzano Sensitive stuff lathers like a maniac and gives a lot of skincare with plenty of menthol. Now, it's off to work. Have a great weekend, folks!
Wet Shaving Products Prince Brush Kell's Bay Rum Soap Facelather Merkur 38C Astra SP (3) and done! 3 passes Pinaud Bay Rum Splash Near Perfect Shave. What a great way to start a holiday weekend!
First time with a Tech and first time with that blade. Mild combination, so I took a fourth pass. Still a DFS. Make it a great weekend!
PRE: Musgo Real Lime Oil Soap + Am Crew PSO BRUSH: Omega 636 Silvertip LATHER: D.R. Harris Lavender + AOS Lavender (Warm) RAZOR: Merkur 38C BLADE: Wikinson Sword POST: Alum + Aqua Velva Classic + Seacret ASB A great shave today...and Friday! Have a great day all!
