6/8 Wacker
MWF
homemade brush
I relofted this brush as I felt it was too short. It performed much better. Great shave today. Have a good one.

Friday, August 15, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: Gem Junior
Blade: CVS
Lather: L'Occitane Cade Soap
Brush: Parker handle w/ TGN Synthetic Knot
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve

I'm still learning how to properly use the Gem Jr. I'm doing fine everywhere except my top lip. I just can't find the right angle and I wind up dragging the blade across my skin. This, of course, causes irritation. I'll get it though. The rest of the shave is fantastic. I'm not sure I could get a smoother, closer shave.

I'm trying to figure out whether or not I like the Clubman Special Reserve. Sometimes I really like it, and other times not so much. It's definitely an old man smell.

Have a great day!

Friday
Hot Shower
Semogue BC Mistura
Crown Shaving Co PPB
Mama Bear's Lime Cilantro
Schick G1/Pella Coated (4)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
HBG Key Lime ASL
Imaginary Authors Memoirs Of A Trespasser edp

Wonderful 2 pass face,1 for da dome,for BBS all around!


Stay frosty,my friends!

Cobra Classic
Feather Pro
M&F Stubby 2
B&M - Lavanille
Nivea - Energy A/S

By Kilian - A Taste of Heaven

SOTD
August 15, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Boost Energizing Face Wash
Razor: Schick injector J1
Blade: Schick
Lather: Klar Kabinett SS
Brush: WD Silvertip
Post: Alum. Dickerson WH
Aftershave: Old Spice. Axe Shield Sensitive
I really enjoy using an injector!
Go out and get it!

New to me injector. Really enjoyed the shave but got bite in one spot. Now worries I had it cranked kind of high.

Friday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Cella Extra Extra Purissima & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Boker Good as Gold 5/8 half hollow

2 pass
Warm water rinse & cold water splash
Alum block & Witch-hazel AS

Razor: Standard Raw
Blade: Volkhod (D1)
Brush: TGN 24mm Super Badger w H2 Handle
Bowl: Suribachi 5” bowl
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Lavender Mint
Shave Soap: Al's Fougere About It
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Proraso White ASB​

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International Shave
Another good shave from the iKon Slant, if you can ignore the cut I got from I attention. This is bigger than a weeper, but not crazy big. I used a Gillette SE Yellow blade, to see if would be different than my usual Personna, and it was... During the shave, it felt very smooth and comfortable. Post shave, I still get tenderness that is common so far. I have to send this razor head back soon, and I have to go back to school on Monday, so I'm tempted to use my mild SC101 for a few days, or go back to my New so my face can rest.
I have not used Proraso Green Pre in a long time, I forgot how good it is. I like the menthol cool, and it seems to help the razor glide a bit. The splash is much better than I remember from the last time I used it. Nice scent, nice face feel. Tabac is always fantastic.

Prep: Proraso Green Crema Pre Barba (Italy)
Soap: Tabac! (Germany)
Brush: HIS XL (Asia)
Razor: iKon Slant (Asia)
Blade: Gillette Sharp Edge Yellow (Russia)
AS: Proraso Green Splash (Italy)

Friday 08/15/14

Prep: Gaia face scrub
Oil: Shave Secret
Brush: 20mm Whipped dog set deep
Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery
Razor: GEM SE
Blade: Gem Blue Star
soap: Valobra Fougere
Post: alum sprayed on
Witch Hazel: Generic unscented

Today I used some more of a sample of Volabra that I had received a while back. It is a very good soap. I ended up with 2.5 passes (2 passes and some touch-ups) for a very nice shave.

I think shaving the top lip is the only weakness of an SE. It takes a certain technique that I haven't mastered yet, either.

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I see what they've done here...
I suppose the play on name works if one pronounces 'fougére' with a hard G.
It's actually pronounced more like the 'g' in 'bourgeois' = smoothing akin to: 'foosh-schair,'

I cant get close enough right under my nose =) i'll ge it

If it's tugging your lather is getting too dry and/or the razor edge needs touching up.

Cheating on MdC?

Gotta spread the love..

Correct. I listened to pronunciations online until I got it. Then there is faux, as in faux frameback. My friend kept telling me it's pronounced "fox", but I learned it really is pronounced "foe".

Parker 510
Oscar11 synthetic brush
Proraso pre shave
MdC soap
Nivea AS
Nivea balm

Friday morning, August 15, 2014

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (8)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

Friday:
hot shower w/HTGAM Cavendish bar soap
Homemade PSO
Gillette Aristocrat 2 passes
Gillette 7 O'Clock Permasharp Stainless (2)
VDH Deluxe boar
TSD Leather soap
Thayers unscented w/aloe
Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve AS

Didn't change much from Wednesday's shave. Decided to add tobacco and leather to the Special Reserve for a manly smelling Friday.

That is a great little razor. I set mine on 5 and it works great for me. I love the way the handle feels, and the ease with which the razor maneuvers.