Friday: Neutrogena Men Facial Wash #6 Horsehair Super Speed/Sharp day 5 Stirling Glacial Obsidian SS 444 AS Balm Floid Classic AS Avon Wild Country Cologne These new Glacial soaps from the Stirling Soap Company are absolutely a menthol lover's dream come true - this Obsidian soap has a strong black licorice scent which mellows out while you lather up. The lather is very slick and rich as well as protective, and the menthol power from this soap is off the charts - very few menthol products make my eyes tear, no matter how cold they are but this is one of them. It's also very moisturizing and comforting. The 444 balm and the Floid Classic aftershave are a couple of face-freezers which are indispensable for my den at all times. Another frigidly-cold and enjoyable BBS shave. A Happy Easter to one and all!
SOTD April 18, 2014 pre: hot water soap: Arlington D.R. Harris & Co. Ltd. brush: Marfin n°101 silvertip 26mm razor: Wade&Butcher after: Creed Millesime
4/18/2014 Prep: Hot shower with L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash, home made PSO Razor: Star 1912 pat SE, French Frame Back straight razor Blade: GEM PTFE coated SE (4) Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair 23mm knot Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue Cologne: Tom Ford Tuscan Leather A good 2 pass Darn Fine Shave on this Good Friday! Have a blessed day and Easter weekend!
FRIDAY Good Friday A new, beefy 'Utopia' handle on the R41 this morn (see more about it Here.) Heavily-knurled and substantial weight, at a very low price. So far, I like the feel of it. I also tried the fougére-scented, tallow-based Italian soap, Valobra. Very slick and dense lather; the scent is fresh & somewhat 'piney' or reminiscent of a 'damp forest.' A quality product! All in all, a very nice shave this morning! Have a blessed Friday, everyone!
Frey's Day (Good Friday): Prep: Hot Shower, Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Scrub Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger Soap: Ogallala Bay Rum & Sandalwood Soap Stick Razor: FaTip Piccolo Blade: Bolzano (3) Passes: WTG, XTG (6, 7) Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Captain's Choice Cat o' Nine Tails AS Cologne: The Third Man by Caron I was laid up with a stomach issue the last two days, so this is my first shave since Tuesday. I'm clearly still learning how to lather with the Ogallala shaving stick, unless it's normal to need to reapply the soap against your face for each pass. At least the lather was stable, slick, and smells nice. Two easy passes for a DFS shave, with the Cat o' Nine Tails providing a 'kick in the pants' burst of heat to finish it off.
Friday, April 18th, 2014 Wade & Butcher, 5/8 Near Wedge, Barber's Notch Pre-shave: Myrsol Emulsión Soap: RazorGuy Extravirgin Olive Oil and Lavender Shaving Cream Brush: Mastro Livi Silvertip Badger Brush Bowl: Gerby Bowl Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping Razor: Wade & Butcher, 5/8 Near Wedge, Barber's Notch Post-Shave: Umbrian Extravirgin Olive Oil After Shave: RazorGuy Bay Rum After Shave
Cobra Classic Kai Mild Rooney Emilion 1 Super Badger Tiki Tallow - Captain Gentleman Jon Alum HTGAM - Cavendish A/S Lotion Phaedon - Tabac Rouge
~TOBS Sandalwood, previous formulation face lathered with the no-name badger brush. ~ Mühle R41 (2011 version) loaded with a Gillette Super Thin. ~ My usual Clinique moisturizer followed by Lilac Vegetal.
5/8 Hackett Diamond Le Pere Lucien homemade brush Decent shave, played around with a new barber's hone this morning. The shave was close and nickess but could of have been smoother. I'll try and work it out on the strop and see if I can't improve (smooth) the edge a bit. Have a good one.
Red reminder Today I used my SC101 as if I'd mastered it... I did not pay close attention, especially when I used the open comb side. The razor reminded me with a few weepers, and a little burn on my jawline. The damage happened in the places where I used the OC side. For the last few days, I've been using the SB almost exclusively. I prefer the SB side of this razor, maybe because I have learned it better than the OC side. It has me wondering - which razor shaves most like the SB side of a ShaveCraft 101? The Coconut Bay is one of my favorite scents of any soap... It's rich and complex without being too sweet, and it matches nicely with my Krampert's Finest Acadian Bay Rum. Prep: RR/HTGAM lime menthol soap Soap: HTGAM Synergy Coconut Bay Brush: Plisson synthetic Razor: SC101 Blade: PolSilver SI (1) AS: Krampert's Finest Acadian Bay Rum
Friday Prep: soaked brush, washed face with CeraVe cleanser Soap: HTGAM Synergy unscented Brush: Oscar11 with Omega boar knot Razor: iKon ShaveCraft Blade: Astra SP After: Cold rinse, CeraVe Excellent shave! The big boar brush loaded up the HTGAM soap quickly and made a big load of lather on my face. Comfortable, smooth shave from the ShaveCraft with a new Astra blade.
SOTD April 18 Prep: hot shower Razor: G. Wostenholm & Son "Canuck" Brush: Vie-Long Soap: Col Conk lime Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG) Post: alum A bit of a lazy shave this morning. It wasn't the best lather I've gotten from the Col Conk lime but I had enough for a timid 2 pass straight razor only shave. I need to get more comfortable using a straight on my neck. After two passes, I had one nick and a sociably acceptable shave.
SOTD Friday 4-18-2014 5/8 F.L. Stoddard Blue Steel, Full Hollow, Spike Point Proraso PSC Classic Brand Rose SS GT G4 Scuttle Rubberset 200-4 Barbershop Boar Dickinson's Witch Hazel Rose of Bulgaria ASL Heading to the Coast for a meeting tonight. Have a great weekend Gentlemen!
Prep PreShave Gillette Aristocrat #22 Personna Lab Blue SOC 2 Band Cella Floid Blue Great shave even though I have to work a few hours today.
Razor: Gillette Toggle (S6) Blade: Wilkinson Sword UK (D5) Brush: FS Faux Horn 24mm Pur-Tech Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime Pre Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero Shave Cream: QCS Iced Key Lime Post: Monster Alum Block Aftershave: C&E West Indian Lime AS Balm
4/18/14 Prep: soak brush in warm water, soak soap with warm water, face wash with Stirling bath soap, apply homemade PSO Lather: Stirling Barbershop Brush: Stirling boar Razor: Merkur 34HD Blade: no-name Super Iridium (1) Post: cold water rinse and Captain's Choice Cat O' Nine Tails I was a little hesitant about taking on a shave this morning. I shaved twice yesterday (once in the morning before work and once in the evening before a banquet), but I should have not worried. No bites, burn or problems at all. 3 easy passes and enjoyed the little bit of burn from the Cat. Lather was great, again. Brush is breaking in nicely. No-name blade had no issues at all. I'm almost done with the single blades from the Blade Safari PIF I received in March.
My first exposure to DEs was through fly tying, too. Working with deer hair was always my favorite. It sure does dull a razor quickly, though!
4/18/14 Good Friday Prep: Hot shower. Nivea menthol face wash. Razor: Merkur Progress Blade: Gillette Silver Blue Soap: Valobra Menthol Brush: HJM Best Badger Post: Alum. Dickinson WH Aftershave:4711- Nivea Energy ASB First time using Valobra, I'm amazed how will it lathered! And the time it took to have enough for two shaves. Rich and slick lather, I didn't feel the menthol until my third pass, and it was faint. Go out and get it!
