Monday Prep: wash with Clear Essentials glycerin soap Soap: Petal Pusher Fancies "Scentsless" Brush: Whipped Dog synthetic Razor: Gillette Tech Blade: Kai After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion The Whipped Dog synthetic performed well. The tips are very soft, but the fibers have a fairly strong springy backbone. It reminds me more of a well broken-in boar brush that a badger. Loads up soaps easily, face lathers great. Today I transferred a Kai blade with 3 shaves on it from my Feather razor to this lovely 1953 Gillette Tech. I'm going on vacation in a few days and I am planning to carry a small shave kit with the Tech. I was curious how a Kai blade would pair with it. I'm going to be away from civilization and I didn't want to make a poor blade choice. The Kai blade performed very well in the Tech, which I expected since the Feather razor and the Tech are similar in their mildness. Day 4 on the blade felt great.
SOTD Monday 9-8-2014 5/8 Joseph Rodgers Wedge, Hollow Point Proraso PSC La Toja Classic SC Georgetown Scuttle Omega Pro Barbershop Boar Dickinson's Witch Hazel Gold Bond Moisturizing Lotion Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve ASL A great shave to start another busy day. I really enjoy the Wedges and the way they silently do their business; a smooth swipe and the whiskers are no more! Hooked up with the La Toja again this morning....I am making a note to use this great SC more in the future. Have a great week Gentlemen!
Monday morning, September 8, 2014 Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (10) Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush, Arko shaving soap with hot water lather, finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!
Good shave. First time trying the Cold River Soap Works. Great scent, but I need to work on my lather building a bit. We have really hard water, so super and uber lathers whip up well, but still struggling a little with just soaps and creams. Hot shower Taconic PSO TGN Super Badger Cold River Soap Works Original Royal Fougere US NEW LC loaded with Astra SP 2nd use DFS in 3 passes WTG, XTG, GTX Witch hazel and Pinaud Original
Ok. So the Apple brush is to celebrate the new iPhone launch this week? Does that give us a hint of your next phone?
Monday: hot shower w/A La Maison de Provence Rosemary Mint bar soap Maggard Eucalyptus PSO Gillette SuperSpeed 2+ passes SuperMax Titanium (2) Donut boar Proraso Green in a warm mug Thayers unscented w/aloe Wm Neumann Peppermint Clove AS (sample) Very nice and smooth shave. I've acquired enough SuperSpeed razors that I actually had trouble deciding which one to use today. First time with the Peppermint Clove AS today from my Wm Neumann sampler and it has a very nice feel unfortunately I don't care for clove scent. Have a great week, fellow shavers.
How do you like that PSO? I've only used Shave Secret and Taconic so far and wondering what to try next.
Brush: Whipped Dog 30/45 Silvertip Razor: Merkur 34c HD 2014 Blade: Feather (2) Mug: Old Spice (late glass Mug 04) mid 1970s to 1992 Cream: TOBS Coconut Post shave: Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel, Neutrogena balm Pinaud Clubman Went with my first DE the Merkur 34c HD, it shaves so well. Just right combo with a Feather. Great lather from the TOBS in the OS mug and the WD Silvertip. What a brush, soft on the skin with warm coconut lather, y'all can keep the cold. WTG XTG on my face and neck ATG on my neck and upper lip. Let the blade do the work with a light touch, and let it sing. Nice DFS! Splash of Thayers cucumber WH and Neutrogena Balm and after clean up some Pinaud Clubman and off to grab the day. Enjoy yours!
I don't think you'll find a better value in PSO's than Maggard's. I use ShaveSecret, Taconic, Somersets, Maggards, and homemade. Maggard offers a sampler of all their PSO's and that's where I started. Eventually I'll have full size bottles of all their flavors.
SOTD Sept. 8, 2014 Cool Shower Gold Bond Body Lotion Schick Dial Adjustable Schick Injector blade Mike's Natural Soap - Lime Omega Boar 10098 SS Bowl Alum Stick Menthol Witch Hazel Barrister and Mann Kyovu - Seville
Monday morning - Prep - hot towel & Noxzema Lather - Cella Extra Extra Purissima & suribachi Brush - Omega 40033 Razor - Wade & Butcher India Steel 13/16 wedge 2 pass Warm water rinse & cold water splash Alum block & Witch-hazel AS I had intended to reach for the Proraso eucalyptus soap, in the spirit of Menthol Mondays an' all, but the Cella's siren call was just too seductive...again!
Menthol Monday, September 8, 2014 Cool shower Prep: Peppermint PSO Brush: Classic Shaving Badger Soap: Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill Razor: EJ DE89L Blade: Personna Lab Blue (5) Post: Stirling Lemon Chill WH Aftershave: Osage Rub A stunningly cold shave. - Don
Dove Men's Face Wash Cella Crema da Barba Made Rite Boar Brush Gillette Flare Tip, E3 Wilkinson Sword Stainless CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayers Rose Petal WH Aqua Velva Ice Blue The Cella Crema da Barba face-lathered very easily with my Made Rite Boar Brush. Two passes with my Gillette Flare Tip and Wilkinson Sword Stainless blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Aqua Velva Ice Blue after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Thiers-Issard 7/8 Oscar11 H.I.S. brush Proraso pre shave Strop Shoppe Baker Street soap Nivea mild AS Musgo Real balm
Don, I think you gave me an idea for my shave tomorrow morning. The Glacial Lemon Chill's such a delightfully-frigid soap which I love so much.
