MONDAY Menthol Monday Added a bit of chill to my routine with some TSD IcedSubZero pre-shave balm and a healthy dose of TSD M-Bomb to the MdC soap. Same great scent and slickness with the MdC, but with a cooling tingle that I found very refreshing! The Böker performed as usual—flawless—for a great start of the day… Have a wonderful Monday, all!
Monday morning - Prep - Noxzema & hot towel Lather - Cella Extra Extra Purissima & suribachi Brush - Omega 40033 Razors - Gillette Single Ring & Champlin 6/8 Blade - Feather (13) 2 pass Warm water rinse & cold water splash Alum block & Witch-hazel AS
Monday Prep: CeraVe facial cleanser Soap: Mike's natural, unscented Brush: Mühle VIVO black fiber synthetic Razor: Merkur Progress Blade: Personna med prep After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion I haven't used the Merkur Progress in 6 months, so I thought it was time to bring it out. Quite a different experience from the ShaveCraft that I have been using most days this year. The Progress is hefty with a significant proportion of the weight in the head, the preferred angle is different, and there is more audible feedback from the blade as it cuts hairs. I got a decent enough shave, but I think I need to use it more often so there is not such a learning curve each time I pick it up.
Monday morning, August 11, 2014 Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (6) Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush, Arko shaving soap with hot water lather, finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!
SOTD 8.11.14 Razor: Cobra Classic Blade: Kai Captain Titan Mild Brush: HL Thater 4125/2 Two Band Cream: TOBS Grapefruit AS: Speick ASB: GFTrumper's Lime Skin Food
SOTD Monday 8-11-2014 It's good to be home shave! 9/16 Torrey Wedge Proraso PSC Erasmic SC Georgetown Scuttle Semogue 820 Boar Dickinson's Witch Hazel Gold Bond Moisturizing Lotion Florida Water Cologne After 10 days on the road and shaving in hotel mirrors, it is a real treat to get a normal morning shave in a mirror I can actually see my beard instead of guessing. I stropped the Torrey I had with me on the road and used it to check the edge. Still keen and delivering a close shave after a good stropping. It was a real treat to meet up with Guy (Ram57) and spend a couple of hours talking about "Life, the Universe and Everything" (to steal a Douglas Adams Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy phrase.) Guy is a great and super nice person and we shared a lot of memories of the places where we lived. It is amazing how many places where we both have lived and the numerous things we have in common. It was great to actually meet face to face with someone that I have been talking to and following every morning on the forum. Definately a high point of my trip!
Monday Aug 11, 2014 early AM shave: Warm Shower Simpson 46B Locally made shave soap from the local farmers market. Warm shave mug Gillette Ball End Tech Astra SP Lucky Tiger AS and Face Balm Pinaud Clubman The lather was a little weak from the new shave soap, first time around with this hard soap. Overall it was a good two pass DFS shave this morning.
Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech Blade: Voskhod (3) Brush: Gary's Finest Badger Lather: VDH Luxury Post: Maggard Razors Alum Aftershave: Barbasol Pacific Rush Shouldn't have shaved today. I did two passes. Where I messed up was the first pass, first initial stroke, first initial impulse to shave. Other than the horrid irritation, razor burn, and how I should have used a new blade... It was a great shave.
Youre using a carbon steel blade. I only get one shave out of those. With the GEM stainless blades you will get 7+ easy.
SoS - Menthol Monday, Aug. 11, 2014 Cool shower Prep: Peppermint PSO Brush: B&B Essential Boar Soap: Stirling MITA Razor: Weber PH Blade: Persona Lab Blue (1) Post: Stirling Lemon Chill WH Aftershave: Iced Lime Sec - Don
Cold Water Shave Dove Men's Face Wash TOBS Lavender Shaving Cream Semogue 1305 Boar Brush Schick Eversharp I2 Hydro-Magic Schick Stainless CWR Thayers Rose Petal WH Pinaud Clubman AS Today, I continue to shave completely with cold water again. The TOBS Lavender Shaving Cream face-lathered very easily with my Semogue 1305 Boar brush. Two passes with my Schick Eversharp I2 Hydro-Magic and a Schick Stainless blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. I had lots of lather left over. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Pinaud Clubman after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed... What a nice shave! I'm liking this cold water shaving.
Cold shave on a hot night... Razor: Merkur 1904 OC Blade: Voskhod Teflon Cream: Proraso Green Water: COLD Brush: VDH Boar Aftershave: Osage Rub applied liberally
Filarmonica 14 Especial half hollow 8/8 Kanayama cordovan #8000 Simpsons LE P8 L'Occitane Cade soap Alum & Witch Hazel L'Occitane Baux balm L'Occitane Ambre & Santal Edt
Tuesday Morning Shave Razor: Gillette Fat Boy (S3) Blade: ASCO (1) Brush: Vie-Long White Horse Hair Soap: Derby AS: Barbon 2 days growth beard gone in 2 passes very easily with BBS result. Although I'm extremely happy with Asco blades (on EJ DE89 and Wilkinson Sword Classic) For the first time I felt tugging in my neck. Maybe I need more practice on gillette fat boy. Have a great day folks!
