Tuesday, 08/05 Hot Shower Axe Peace, facial prep Omega "48" RazoRock "Son of Zeus" Fatboy/Gillette 7'oclock Black
Tuesday morning - Prep - Noxzema & hot towel Lather - Cella Extra Extra Purissima & suribachi Brush - Omega 40033 Razor - Gillette Single Ring Blade - Feather (7) 2 pass Warm water rinse & cold water splash Alum block & Witch-hazel AS
Shave of the EVENING Pre- Hot shower + homemade PSO Soap/cream- Stirling Grapefruit shave soap Brush- Plisson synthetic Razor- Mühle R89 Blade- Astra SP(2) Post- Cold water rinse and L'oreal men expert hydra energetic =) About 3 days growth and first time using Stirling grapefruit. Rod makes art with his scents. Really great scent. Once again the lather didn't disappoint. I did a 4 pass shave, 2 passes WTG and 2 passes XTG both directions. I'm getting closer shaves. I believe I'm finding my angle and also the tip from @RaZorBurn123 to buff on my chin is paying off. A liiiiittle burning sensation under the nostrils and on the area between the chin and lower lip. Picture of the lather for the fourth and final pass. The "crema". I think I loaded my brush to much =P I really have no idea how to pick 3 favorites out of the 10 samples I got from Kerry. Maybe I'll end up buying 10 full size pucks.
8/05/14 Simpson's Chubby 2 Best Czech & Speake Oxford & Cambridge Gillette gold Fat Handle Tech Personna 74 Alt Innsbruck
Those Feather razors look considerably different than what I was expecting. A mild shaver, no doubt. Hope you're not ticklish!
SOTD - Tuesday, August 5, 2014 Cool shower Prep: Homemade PSO Brush: WD silvertip Soap: Stirling SDM w/ M-Bomb Razor: Weber PH Blade: Astra SP (1) Post: Thayer's Cucumber WH Aftershave: Clubman classic - Don
Took a break for Trac II, VDH, Omega brush. 2 pass DFS, quick and dirty. Really dirty; have made 50 trips up the truck ramp. Used more Floid Blue than last night, now I can feel the mild menthol it has. Nice stuff, too bad it's so pricey. Back to work.
Tuesday 08/05/14 Prep: Gaia face scrub Oil: Shave Secret Brush: 20mm Whipped dog set deep Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery Razor: 1912 EverReady SE Blade: Gem Blue Star soap: my french soap mix Post: alum sprayed on Witch Hazel: Generic unscented Very nice 3 pass shave. Smooth and mild.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (3) Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush, Arko shaving soap with hot water lather, finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!
Thank you, and thanks to all the other shavers for their "Happies." It was a good day. She decided to keep me.
Dove Men's Face Wash TABAC Shaving Soap Frank Shaving Finest Badger Gillette Super Speed '47 DORCO Platinum ST300 CWR Thayers Cucumber WH Pinaud Clubman AS The TABAC Shaving Soap face-lathered very easily with my Frank Shaving Finest badger brush. Two passes with my Gillette Super Speed '47 and a DORCO Platinum ST300 gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a warm water rinse, alum block, and cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Cucumber WH and then Pinaud Clubman after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Doch, doch - Dein Deutsch ist prima. Wann Du Hilfe willst, bin ich hier. Keine Sorge! Eine gute und erholsame Nacht! Alles Beste!
SOTD 5 August 2014 Prep- Wash face with Irish Spring Hot towels Brush-VDH Boar Soap- Stirling Sandalwood Razor- Boker American Line SS St. Louis Strop- home made from Fender leather guitar strap and a black nylon guitar strap. Post- Cold towel AS- AV Musk I have started doing a few laps on nylon before going to leather. The resulting edge is much keener than just leather. Will be continuing this going forward. This shave marks the return of hot towel pre and cold towel post. Don't know why I ever stopped. Fantastic shave!
Tamako YSK Oscar11 synthetic brush Proraso pre shave Dr. Dittmar Spezial soap Aubrey Men's Stock North Woods AS
Shave of the Night Razor: Merkur 1904 OC Blade: Voskhod Brush: VDH Badger Cream: TOBS St. James After: Proraso White balm Keeping with the face lathering thing I've been doing with soap, I decided to face lather the cream. Good results I used the OC just because I like to use it every once in a while, and it's mild enough that it doesn't need a couple of days growth. Gave me a bit of a burn, but I expected that. I've found Proraso White balm is a great aftershave for any of the TOBS creams that are of the barbershop/soap/clean type scent (St. James, Eton, etc.) It blends well into those scents.
SOTD for Wednesday 06Aug14 Left to Right; Whipped Dog 30/65mm Silver Tip Badger Brush; VDH Luxury Mug Set Loaded VDH Luxury Soap ; Weber 3pc. 85mm W/ Classic Handle ; Pacific Shaving Co. All Natural Shaving Oil ;Wilkinson Sword DE Blades Black Container ; Captain's Choice Cat O' Nine Tails Shower & Pre-Shave: Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash Neutrogena T/Gel Therapeutic Shampoo - Extra Strength Burt's Bees Natural Skin Care For Men Bar Soap Pacific Shaving Co. All Natural Shaving Oil Wet Face Towel Soaked in "Ice Cold Water" Deodorant's : Mennen Speed Stick Razor & Razor Blades: Weber 3pc. 85mm W/Classic Handle Wilkinson Sword DE Blades Shaving Mug & Shaving Soap & Brush: VDH Luxury Mug Set VDH Luxury Shave Soap Whipped Dog 30/65mm Silver Tip Badger Black&White Marbled Resin Handle After Shave Balm's: RazoRock Ultimate Aftershave T.N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel After Shave: Cat O' Nine Tails A/S I will again use the WTG-XTG-ATG method. Being as it has worked well and produces a great DFS Shave. I have not had any "Nick's or Weeper's" using this method. I was given a sample of some Razor Blades, (I won them as a PIF). I will continue to use my Wilkinson Sword DE Blades until Friday. Then on Saturday I will put a different blade in of the sample razor blades. I also received some shaving soap samples and I will start using it on Saturday.
