SOTD 2-19-2015 Cadet TP-26 w/Crystal Noxema Tiki Seven Seas SC GP Scuttle Omega Barbershop Boar Dickinson's WH GB Body Lotion Pinaud Draggon Noir EDT Great shave with the Cadet and Re-Dux on the 7 Seas & Draggon Noir. It was so nice yesterday it deserved a repeat!
Guy, the scent in the bottle to my nose is almost tropical at first, but quickly moves more into the classic smokey 'cedar wood' once applied. Distinctly masculine without any 'barber shop' vibe—but more along the lines of a man's cologne. Some have referenced 'Creed' but not being familiar with that cologne, I can't verify the similarity. I do enjoy the Platinum, and more importantly, so does my wife.
February 19Gillette Old Type w/ Tech handle Wilkinson Sword Classic BladePalmolive Stick Vulfix 660s Super Badger Retinol Men ASB Brut
Thor's Day: Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Cleaning Gentle Scrub, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger Soap: Stirling Bay Rum Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC Blade: Bolzano Superinox (2) Passes: WTG, XTG (4, 5) Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, Captain's Choice Cat o' Nine Tails AS splash Cologne: Gigember Estragone by Dr. Vranjes I could not get the lather working correctly today with the Stirling, no matter what I tried; it just alternated between too watery and too thick, without ever building up as I'd want. As a result, I stopped after 2 passes, with a DFS, and my face feels too tight and stretched, even after rinsing.
Had a really great shave today. The Pils and the Sputnik blade are a great combination. Although yesterday shave was using 2 day old Sputnik blade and that was slightly smoother. So the blade gets better with time. Pre shave - Edwin Jagger Hydrating lotion. Razor - Pils DE Brush - L'occitane Plisson Synthetic Lather - Martin De Candre fougere. Blade - Sputnik Aftershave - Clubman Musk
6:30am. In the background the early morning traffic on Hwy 101 just outside of San Francisco. Wilkinson Sword Sticky SOC Boar
SOTD: Thursday, February 19 Soap: Mike's Natural Vetiver Brush: Simpson TSN LE M6 114/200 Bowl: n/a Razor: Mühle R41 w/Weber Bulldog Handle Blade: Personna Med Prep (2) Post-Shave: Alum Block Aftershave: Vetiver de Guerlain (Vintage) Have a great day!
Razor: Gillette 195 Fat Boy (f1) 1960 (5) (3) Brush: Vintage 1940s Badger Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue Cream: Castle Forbes cedarwood & sandalwood cream Blade: Feather (1) Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Jack Black balm, Old Spice Lime original Shulton AS Frosted Glass 1960s Loaded up a new Feather in my FB checking how the blade set in the razor before I closed the doors. I then checked to see if the blade was even on all sides. All is good. Hot face wash with Dove Cucumber soap. Kept my face wet while I whipped up the Castle in my Old Spice mug. Taking my time, WTG XTG on my face an neck on 5 ATG on my neck on 3. Two passes and a great shave. Pat dry and then some Thayers Cucumber WH, felt good. After cleaning up and a shower, some more WH and JB. OS to finish off a great shave. Have a good day my friends!
SOTD February 19th 2015 Had a pretty fantastic shave this morning. I am pretty shocked on how smooth my face is today! Prep: Let coconut oil sit on my beard for 5 mins, hot shower and rinse oil off. Razor: Merkur 34C Brush: Omega 13109 Pure Badger Blade: Big Ben Super Stainless (1) Soap: The Copper Hat Shaved Ice Post: Cold water rinse, Alum block, Thayers WH Original A/S: Nivea Sensitive Aftershave Balm I don't know what caused this amazing shave today. Either I improved my angle and technique or sticking to one soap helped. And here I thought I needed a more aggressive razor. I guess you can get a pretty good shave with any type of razor in the end!
Shave of the day Pre- Hot shower, Bulldog Original face wash, Sandalwood bar soap Soap/cream- Colonel Conk Bay rum shaving soap Brush- Whipped dog 24mm silvertip Razor- Merkur 37c Blade- Astra SP(2) Post- Cold water rinse, Lucky tiger Bay Rum aftershave lotion and Nivea sensitive aftershave balm First I wanna say I really like the Bay rum scent of this soap. Sweet and very very nice! I'm easily impressed with scents, I think I will like just about anything I will lay my hands on. I was pleasantly surprised by the performance of the soap aswell, slick and protective. It's a good soap I will tell you =) 3 pass shave. 1 pass WTG and 3 passes XTG very carefully. Astra SP's has been my Go2 blade for a long time, recently I have noticed that they might be a little dull for me. Not dull, but I have noticed I need a little sharper blade, especially on my chin. They tugg a little. I still get great shaves with them, but I'm definitely gonna try and find 1-3 new Go2 blades before I run out of Astras. I have 2 nominees already, LADAS and Personnas. I have many blades to try and I will find new ones. Hopefully they will not be much more expensive than Astra SP's =P I had to reload the brush, my fault, didn't load enough to start with.
Thank you. Recently it's my travel set and although the razor and soap are very good I look forward to comming back home. Here's my Friday planned SoS: Tabula Rasa December :: Omega 20102 :: Puma 222 :: Myrsol F./Extra
Prep : Cold Water Razor : Viscount Blade : Rolls Razor Brush : VDH Soap : VDH Post : Old Spice Well, this shave was just a hoot! First time I have shaved with a straight razor on a handle. I like the concept of the whole kit being self contained. The strop, the hone stone and not ever having to buy a blade for it...lol.
Friday's shaving plans: Neutrogena Men Facial Wash Large Horsehair Barbershop Super Speed/SuperMax Blue day 5 Proraso Green SS Gold Bond Moisturizer Proraso Green AS Fahrenheit EdT This should be a nice and chilly shave because I believe I selected a good set-up. The Neutrogena facial wash is plenty cooling, the Proraso Green soap always gives me good, rich, and stable lather with its world-renowned menthol punch, and the Gold Bond moisturizer keeps that freeze going very well. The Proraso Green aftershave is a terrific way to finish off - it puts those extra icicles in a man's kisser. Let's hope I get another BBS result again!
SOTD 2-19-15 Vacation Shave 48 hours since last shave Hot Shower and Prep -Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash Gillette Ball End Tech circa 46'-49' Blade Ladas (2) - Brush - Plisson Synthetic Lather - RazoRock XXX Post - Warm water rinse, Maggard Razor Alum, wait 30 seconds then cool water rinse, Neutorgena Razor Defense Post Shave Lotion 3 Pass shave for a DFS+ still a little burn from the Alum but no lasting irritation. Just wish the weather would get above freezing
