Thursday: hot shower w/Mistral Black Amber bar soap Homemade PSO Schick Adjustable (5) 2 passes Schick (1) VDH Deluxe boar Proraso Blue cream in a warm bowl Thayers unscented w/aloe HTGAM Cavendish AS First shave with a Schick Adjustable and it performed very well. It arrived yesterday in the mail and I had just enough time last night to clean it up and pop in a fresh blade. Set it at "5" this morning and had a very nice (but quick) two pass shave. I've also got some other razors coming in this week so maybe over the weekend I can take some pics and get them posted in The Haul. Outside temp as I type this is -1 F. Earlier this morning it was -5 F so it's warming up a bit.
Tabac soap Plisson synthetic brush Mongoose with Dr Bomber handle Feather Super Pro blade Nivea balm Tabac Cologne I didn't initially like the scent of Tabac. The more I use it, the more I love it now. I never found fault in the performance of the soap, however. It was exceptional from the first use. The Super blade made the Goose feel like an R41. I really felt the blade and had to be a bit careful, but got a "super" close shave.
Schick I1 razor Personna 74 blade (day 17) Colgate Cup Soap Vulix "Strand" boar brush Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix Pinaud Clubman A/S Pulled the I1/Personna 74 out for 1 more shave. Came out just fine tho I had to do an extra pass to get the results I wanted. But still smooth and comfortable and I'm ready to go
8 January 2015 * Ikon Shavecraft 102 + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze * Super Iridium * WSP Stubby 2-Band + Oscar11 All-Amber Cavaleiro * Cold River Select Fall * Unrefined Shea Butter
I asked earlier, but may have missed the answer. How is Razorock One-X? I've been curious. Good menthol?
Thursday Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap Soap: Catie’s Bubbles-La Terre Verte Razor: Gillette Ball End Tech (Birth Year) Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (3) Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip-24mmx48mm Aftershave: Azzaro Onyx WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Caties’ Bubbles La Terre Verte again today with a different brush. 20 seconds: load & go with the WD Silvertip brush. Great, easy lather and terrific scent. Gillette Silver Blue in the Tech-great match. Smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Azzaro Onyx. Bob
1/8/2015 30 Day - Shave # 8 Prep - Hot Shower Razor - Mongoose Satin B2 Blade - Kai Mild (1) Brush - Rubberset 400 with WSP HMW Lather - Soap Commander Confidence Post - Witch Hazel and AOS Sandalwood Balm Great shave today. Amazing what a new blade means.
Thursday hot shower Plisson L'Occitane synth Corn Huskers Lotion Stirling Sandalwood SS iKon OSS/Kai (3) cold water rinse Monster Block Alum cold water rinse Tend Skin Somersets ASB Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier Santal Noble layered with Molecule 01 The Kai continues to surprise me with it's smoothness,at least in the iKon razors I've tried with them.I never considered Kai to be a smooth blade,sharp yes but not smooth.I have 3 iKon razors and the Kai's performed equally well in each razor,other razors it's hit or miss. Stay frosty,my friends!
Thursday 8th January Warm shower Hot towel Speick stick grated, scuttle lathered Finest Badger brush made by myself Gillette Superspeed (1947) Polsilver Super Iridium (2) Cold rinse Thayers Lavender witch hazel Speick aftershave It's a while since I used the Speick soap lovely slick lather. I used the last drops of the Lavender witch hazel. The Superspeed is the first model of this razor made in 1947, it has the 'wings' on the centrebar. Made the year before the notched centrebar came in for use with the dispenser packs of blades.
SOTD Thursday, January 8, 2015 Prep: Hot - Warm Shower, Stirling Bath Soap - Coniferous Razor: Ikon Shavecraft 102 with iKon Bulldog Handle, Seraphim 13/16 Blade: Ladas #1 Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip 30X50 Lather: HTGAM - Gondolier Post: OSMA Alum block, Dickinson's+, Gold Bond Green Lotion Aftershave: HTGAM Cologne / Aftershave - Gondolier
Bama I am currently using he same blade and now in my '46 crat I also started with that blade/razor in the beginning and recently came back to it I find it much more soothing now good luck.
Thursday Prep: wash with glycerin soap Soap: Tiki Bar unscented Brush: Bethlehem olive wood, HIS knot Razor: Feather AS-D2 Blade: Super Iridium After: Cold rinse, shea butter Great lather from the Tiki soap. It is soft, pure white, and very neutral in scent, almost no smell at all. The lather was thick, creamy, and slick. Comfortable, smooth shave.
I love that brush. I just finished two of my own, but I don't have a lathe. What wood is that? The SS is my birth year. It's a fine shaver. I have one of those as well.
8 Jan 2015 Pre - Corn Huskers Soap - RR Zi Peppino Brush - WD Synthetic Razor- Rockwell/Frankenrazor (4) Blade - Astra SP (3) AS - Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve Used the WD synthetic for the first time. No issues at all whipping up a nice lather. Not as soft as the Plisson, but pretty soft with plenty of backbone. A DFS shave on face, ok on jaw line and neck. Getting proper angles in my trouble spots will take a lot more practice.
The brush handle is made from Zebra wood, thank you for your kind words I noticed your handles made without the use of a lathe neat The '47 SS is a nice shaver, easy to use no drama.
