Tuesday's Shave Prep: Hot shower w/ Grandpa's Pine Tar Soap: Arko Brush: Omega 13522 Razor: '46-'50 Gillette Heavy Gold Tech Blade: store brand Israeli Personna Post: Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Balm Scent: Pinaud Clubman Same as yesterday. Quick, good 2 pass shave.
Gem 1912 razor Gem Stainless blade Williams SS FS Finest brush Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix Pinaud Clubman A/S Well, that blade is dead. Managed to get a good shave but had to work hard at it. The Williams SS is pretty darn slick and that helped a lot. Ready for another rainy day.
Tuesday's SOTD, 3-pass WTG, XTG starting at ears, ATG Prep - hot shower with QCS "Vetiver" tallow soap Razor - Merkur 1904 OC Blade - Personna med (1st shave) Brush - Omega 80265 boar Soap - QCS "Queen Charlotte" Balm - QCS "Vetiver" Alum - Razorock Wax - Honest Amish HD Beard Balm I think I got overly excited this morning with loading the brush, there was a tonne of lather left over after the third pass.
today's shave hot water wash with dove+ care @Ceferguson custom 28mm silvertip rustic shave soap tobacco Gillette slim(j2)(7) persona lab(2) pinaud clubman original today's shave was nice. tobacco Tuesday. my new brush is massive. is also a lather monster. today I used it for the first time and face lathered with it. it performed great. **** special note to my brothers with hand issues, arthritis,limited mobility, and so forth. this brush was very easy to use, very comfortable to hang on to. and is a custom one of a kind, made by one our brothers on the den. three passes made me very smooth and comfortable. finished with clubman. hope y 'all did as well, or better.
very glad you enjoyed using the brush, how is the tobacco soap that is one of my weaknesses is a good smelling tobacco flavored soap?
03/10/15 Prep – MR GLO Razor – ATT S2 Blade – Astra SP (1) Brush – RV with Shavemac Finest Lather – MdC Post - Witch Hazel and Dove AS Balm I have not been getting on well with the ATT S2. The shaves have not been as smooth as last weeks test of the ATT S1. So this morning in an effort to try and improve the shaves, I went with the Astra SP instead of my normal Persona Lab Blue. Sadly this did not improve the shave. I think at this point, I'm going back to the S1 for the remainder of this week. At least the MdC continues to work well
Tuesday Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap Soap: WSP Rustic Shave Soap-Mahogany Razor: Gillette Slim Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1) Brush: Fuller w/Pur-Tech Synthetic-24mmx52mm Aftershave: Country Club Sweet Water WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Rustic Shave Soap Mahogany today. 20 seconds to load the restored Fuller brush w/Pur-Tech Synthetic knot. Great, easy, thick, lather. I loaded a new Gillette Silver Blue in the Slim. Nice smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Sweet Water. New Brush done by GDCarrington-Thanks Gary!! Canadian House of Fuller w/Pur-Tech Gen 4 Synthetic Knot-24mmx52mm-GD Carrington Bob
Back-to-Work Shave Early morning shave (4am). I enjoy the calm quiet of an early peaceful morning. Not a sound except that emanating from a full-hollow razor being dragged across a sleepy face. A very enjoyable morning shave! Have a great Tuesday, all!
Tuesday hot shower DB Brush Scuttle/Semogue SOC,boar Alt Innsbruck PPB Vostok SS Gillette New LC/Bolzano (2) cold water rinse Monster Block Alum cold water rinse Tend Skin Extreme Iced Walgreens WH mixed with a small amount of Skin Gel (aloe) Can You Handlebar Beard Dry Oil L'Occitane Eau des Baux Stay frosty,my friends!
10 March 2015 * Ikon Shavecraft 102 + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze * Super Iridium * WSP Stubby 2-Band + Oscar11 All-Amber Cavaleiro * Cold River Winter * Unrefined Shea Butter
3/10/2015 Tobacco Tuesday!! Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO Razor: GE Jones Shake Sharp, French Fau Frame Back straight razor Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (2) Brush: Col Conk Pure Badger Soap: RazoRock - Tobacco #1 After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Musk after shave Cologne: Prada - Amber Pour Homme Intense It is Tobacco Tuesday! The Col Conk brush did a fine job whipping up the Tobacco #1 into a thick lather. The Shake Sharp and the Frenchy did a great job getting rid of the stubble. The AV provides some protection and the Prada will have me smelling great for the rest of the day. Have a blessed day!
After talking this morning with @cubancigar2000 about rose scented shaving creams, I decided to use the very last of my Rose of Bulgaria shaving cream. By the "very last", I mean that I had to cut the tube open and scrape the inside to get enough. I combined it with some MDC unscented for a great shave. The reason I really like the Rose of Bulgaria cream over others is because of the species of rose used. Most of the other rose scented creams (DR. Harris, Geo. F. Trumper, and TOBS) use Rosa Centifolia, which is grown in France and Morocco, while Rose of Bulgaria uses Rosa Damascena, which is grow in Syria, Bulgaria (75% of all rose oil is produced here), and Syria. The scents are similar, but to my nose, the Damscena is a much cleaner and purer scent. 3 passes and smooth as silk. Rose of Bulgaria w/ MDC unscented Sputnik blade Slim adjustable (I switched back to the slim after using the new long comb for about a week) I have a question for the group: Am I the only one who has a pair of glasses that are used exclusively for shaving?
No you are not alone. I have a pair that stays next to the shave gear for just that purpose. Never thought I would see the day.
10 Mar 2015 Soap - RR Zi Peppino Brush - Turkish #6 Razor - Merkur 15C Blade - Personna Lab blue (3) AS - Pinaud Clubman Musk End of life cycle of blade, OK shave, need to try again in the 15C with a fresh blade to see if it makes a difference. Appears the blade performs great in only 1 razor at this point (for me). Also, my Turkish #6 is starting to shed, last couple of shaves 2-3 hairs coming out....not sure what is occurring there, but I still say for the price a decent brush.
Tuesday Soap: Stirling "Naked & Smooth" Brush: Bethlehem olive wood HIS synthetic Razor: Feather AS-D2 Blade: Super Iridium After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion
I only have one tobacco. it's rustic shave soap. but I really like the scent. it's mild, but long lasting. feels clean all day long. actual shave performance of this rustic variety is very good.
