SOTD Wednesday 11-5-2014 5/8 Wester Bros, De-Fi #34 Noxema Stephan's SS GT Scuttle Smogue 820 Boar Dickinson's WH GB Body Lotion Mennen Original Skin Bracer
Tabac shave stick Semogue 2000 Fatip head on a RR Jaws handle Gillette Platinum (white) (2) Alum Pitralon Classic Excellent shave, tabac is marvelous, tons of lather facelathering with the 2000, still nothing compares to Tabac lather. This was my second shave with the white Gillette Platinums, and so far it is an excellent blade, sharp and smooth, it didn't loose any of its sharpness so far and I'm starting to love them. It was a 3 pass , no irritation BBS shave. A good shave really makes my evening
11/4/2014 Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO Razor: Gillette Red Tip A3, French Fau Frame Back straight razor Blade: Wilkinson Sword (5) Brush: Turkish #6 Soap: L'Occitane - Cade After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Musk after shave After Shave: Aoud Leather An easy Darn Fine Shave + this morning. The #6 had no problem whipping the Cade into a yogurt like consistency. the Red Tip and the Frenchy dealt with the stubble with ease. The Aoud Leather will have me smelling great for the rest of the day. Have a blessed day!!
I have similar wimpy skin issues. Maybe try a PTFE (teflon) coated blade? I am a fan of Silver Blue, also like Voskhod. I find Stainless Blades like Astra, 7 O'Clock, Shark, etc all seem to increase redness and swelling. I hope you figure it out!
Great job on that brush, very nice. Is that wickham from the more recent batch? I haven't seen that packaging, and am curious if you picked up any of the new scents? Would you say the scent strength has increased? Thanks.
As do I. Throat irritation is the bane of us sensitive-skinned fellows. I have to admit, however, that rarely do I get any throat irritation anymore since I made the switch to straight razors. Perhaps this is due to the lighter touch, or fewer repeated strokes than with a DE razor—but post-SR shave, the alum block rarely finds a 'hot spot.'
Hot shower with lavender Shea butter soap. Razor. Gillette super speed red tip blade. Ladas brush. B&b essential boar soap. Razorock xxx aftershave. Thayer rose petal witch hazel
SOTD - Wednesday, November 5, 2014 Shower Prep: Lime PSO Brush: WD Synthetic Cream: Jack Black Supreme Cream Razor: Weber PH bulldog handle Blade: Astra SP (5) Post: Thayer's Cucumber WH Aftershave: Mennen Skin Bracer - Don
NOVember 6's Nivea for Men Sensitive Face Wash C.O. Bigelow Shaving Cream Omega Pro 98 boar brush Gillette Super Speed '47 Astra SP CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayers Lemon WH Pinaud Clubman The C.O. Bigelow Shaving Cream face-lathered very easily with my Omega Pro 98 Boar Brush. Two passes with my '47 Gillette Super Speed and Astra SP 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 Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Ditto Shave Plan ~ Thursday, November 6, 2014 Razor: Mergress LH Blade: Polsilver SI Brush: Omega Pro Boar 10098 Lather: Barrister and Mann - Cheshire Today's was such an outstanding BBS shave I'm going to do it again tomorrow.
NoVember! A rare 24 hour interval on the shave...worked well, no irritation on 2pass DFS, good enough for a Wednesday! PS- I feel Silver Blue and Voskhod are equivalent in performance for me, both are Teflon coated Russian Blades.
That's a thought, but I usually get 6-8 decent shaves with these blades. "Decent," for me, includes neck irritation.
November 5 - Williams Wednesday Vintage Williams Tonsorial Soap Vie-Long Horsehair Gillette Slim Adjustable L3 / Astra SP (1) Kenneth Cole Mankind ASB Avon Wild Country My first shave with a Slim and it was an excellent shave. Another day where all the pieces fit together perfectly. BBS and AGAIG.
