Thursday Planned SOTD 02/05/15 '48 Aristocrat | SuperMax SP Tiger (7) Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle | Vie-long Beehive 24mm Horse hair SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub | Homemade Cedar-Lavender Barrister & Mann Lavanille | Monster Alum Block Handmade Soap Co. Soothing Cream | WSO Vanillawood
Test Depth Thursday I won a PIF from The Shave Market and Reef Point soaps, and I chose Test Depth because the scent description is interesting and unique. I was rewarded with an amazing classy cologne type scent with a complex mixture of citrus, woody and aqua notes. I'm not very good at describing scents, but I know this is a winner. The lather monster easily built yogurt style thick and protective goodness. Der Vorschlaghammer comfortably destroyed my stubble and I finished with PAA Gondolier cologne. These scents compliment each other nicely. The post shave feel is very moisturized and soft. Reef Point soaps are legit! Prep: Kiehl's face wash Soap: Reef Point Test Depth Brush: HIS lather monster Razor: Der Vorschlaghammer Blade: Voskhod (1) AS: PAA Gondolier
2/5/15 Prep: Hot shower and cornhusker's lotion Lather: TSD Grey Vetiver type Brush: BodyShop synthetic Razor: Weber PH Blade: Ladas Super Stainless (2) Post: Proraso green aftershave lotion 3 passes resulting in a DFS.
Weber PH Wave Rapira Swede Semogue BC Cerda Institut Karite Soap Alum Tet-a-Tet ASB A nice comfortable shave.
THURSDAY Evening Shave Another smooth and comfortable Wosty shaving experience after a long 12-hr day. Looking forward to a beautiful Thursday! Have a good one today, gents!
Thursday Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap Soap: Catie’s Bubbles La Terre Verte Razor: Gillette Slim Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (3) Brush: Elite Razor Silvertip-24mmx50mm Aftershave: Azzaro Onyx WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Catie’s Bubbles LTV. 15 seconds: load & go with the ER Silvertip. Great, easy, thick, lather. Rapira Platinum Lux in the Slim. Nice smooth, close, shave. I finished with Azzaro Onyx. Bob
Thursday hot shower Vie-Long Lord Randal White Horse Corn Huskers Lotion Mama Bear's Bear Ice iKon SC 102 slant,iKon handle/Bolzano (2) cold water rinse Monster Block Alum cold water rinse Tend Skin Myrsol Plastic Shave ASL Thierry Mugler A*Men Pure Coffee Stay frosty,my friends!
2/5/2015 Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO Razor: Cobra, AJ Jordan The Celebrated Hollow Ground straight razor Blade: Feather Professional (5) Brush: Turkish #6 Soap: Tabac After: Home made ASB, Tabac after shave Cologne: Tabac EDC A 2 pass, almost BBS shave on this very cold morning. The Tabac was whipped into a great lather by the #6 brush. The Jordan and the Cobra had no problems knocking down the stubble. The Tabac after shave brought some protection and the Tabac EDC will have me smelling good for the rest of the day. Have a blessed day!
EJ DE87 razor Astra SP blade WD/FS boar brush Vintage Watkins SS OR/WH/S mix Pinaud Clubmaan Jury still out on the vintage Watkins SS tho. It works well enough is the best I can say right now
SOTD 2/5/15 Catie’s Bubbles Ocean Grove soap Wolf Whiskers custom Plisson brush RazoRock SS Stealth Slant razor Feather blade Truefitt & Hill 1805 AS balm
02/05/15 February Focus on Blades Prep - Hot Shower Razor - Mongoose Satin B2 Blade – Feather Pro (5) Brush – Rudy Vey Rover Briar with Shavemac Finest 26mm/52mm Lather – MdC Post - Witch Hazel and Dove AS Balm Excellent 3 pass shave this morning. While remaining extremely sharp, the blade has smoothed out. In fact it feels sharper after 5 shaves than the Kai Mild Blade did at the start. Negative of this is a couple of small weepers that were my fault. I plan on finishing up this week with this blade and then moving onto another for next week.
SOTD Thursday, February 5, 2015 Hot-Warm Shower, Face Scrub, Soap - Margaritas in the Arctic iKon 102 Slant w Triad Copper Handle Bic Chrome Platinum #3 Doug Korn Banded Boar – 25X50 Palmolive Classic Stick Alum, Witch Hazel+ Menthol, Gold Bond Green Proraso Green Aftershave lotion
SOTD February 5, 2015 Face and head shave Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash Razor: RazoRock Stealth Slant Blade: Personna Lab Blue Brush: Custom 22/52mm Silvertip by KonigShaveDesigns Lather: Klar Kabinett Post: Alum.Thayers Lavender WH. Aftershave: Floid Black Klar and Dusy perform, smell, look the same IMO. Wonderful last two shaves! The only difference I can tell is the Dusy had a fresher feel to touch, when I was slicing the stick it was pliable. My Klar is probably much older stock, which doesn't take anything way from the way Klar performed. Go out and get it!
PSO: Palmer's oil lather: DIY IdC (make your own >here<) brush: Semogue 1250 blade: Astra SP (1) razor: Muhle R41 2013 finish: HolyRollah's awesome DIY balm >here< My Muhle R41 head showed up yesterday so I had to take it for a spin this morning. I know that the "real" R41 is the 2011 head, but that deal fell apart and I went ahead with the 2013. Fresh off of yesterday's shave with a FaTip Grande, I was ready to unleash the R41 for the world title round of Battle of The Beasts. Let me start by saying that the R41 is a good shaver. However, I didn't find it near as finicky to handle as the FaTip and slightly less aggressive. I am not convinced that the 2013 head deserves its wild animal reputation... more like a guard dog that cannot be fully trusted. It certainly has capacity to bite, but the inclination to bite depends largely on how it is handled. I found the handling a little bit different and didn't quite get it down on this maiden voyage. The razor is plenty efficient, so the spots I kept missing had to be my technique. I eventually caught the baby, but fostered a little weeper patch plus a couple of other free range weepers. Nothing serious. I was also a bit red-faced at the end. Fortunately, no pain from it. Given the redness, I think a big part of avoiding pain (even the "tightness" of yesterday's FaTip shave) was the liberal use of Palmer's as a PSO plus my implementation of @HolyRollah 's excellent DIY balm. Since I was a little nervous about the redness, I applied a bit more balm than usual. Yes, I was a bit shiny, as Kevin warns, but three hours later my face feels just fine (and still protected). Today's takeaways: 1) liberal use of Palmer's is now a "thing" for me. It may or may not carry over to other PSOs. and 2) the R41 is likely a keeper, but I need some practice before it is "eating out of my hand" (rather than eating my face off!). .
I used my PDP mixed with Cella and VDH Glycerin again today for a wonderfully close and comfortable shave. This combination has eliminated the question of whether or not PDP will stay in my rotation. 3 passes and I feel extremely smooth. I am still using blades only two times. It has made for decidedly smoother shaves. PDP Mix Rapira Platinum Lux Slim Adjustable
