Planed SOTD for Saturday 28Mar15 Left to Right Back-row:"Old Corps"& "Oscar 11" Custom 28/65mm TGN Finest Badger F-2 Knot Resin Handle Brush VDH Luxury Mug Set, Captain's Choice Cat O' Nine Tails Left to Right Front-Row: Shave Secret Shaving Oil,Wilkinson Sword DE Blades White Container, ATT R-1 88mm Kronos Handle ** {This Razor is used but not always in my Rotation}, RazoRock Ultimate Aftershave. Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Tea Tree Bath Soap, Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash Deodorant: Mennen Speed Stick * Wet wash cloth soaked in Cold Water Shaving Mug: VDH Luxury Mug Shaving Soap: VDH Deluxe Shave Soap Razor: ATT Atlas R-1 88mm Kronos Handle Blade: Wilkinson Sword DE Blade (7) Brush: "Old Corps"& "Oscar 11" Custom 28/65mm TGN Finest Badger F-2 Knot Resin Handle Brush Aftershave: Stirling Cat O' Nine Tails A/S WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard). I will also Face Lather again tomorrow, I will wipe face off with Ice Cold Wet Wash Cloth. I will be shaving with Cold Water. Hopefully it will result in another DFS-BBS, with "No Nicks or Weepers".
March 27 Stirling Sheep bath/face soap Merkur 37C slant bar razor Feather blade (day 2) Kent BK8 silvertip badger brush MdC scented shaving soap Two passes plus touch-ups Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, & unrefined shea butter I had a great shave before heading off to work this morning. I plan to enjoy MdC for a few days before embarking on Arko April. Happy Friday!
Fougere Friday Solid shave but I miss my 39c already after only three shaves with the New. Krampert's Frostbite was a pleasant cool this morning..
Saturday's Dove Men Face Wash Proraso Green Shaving Soap Jayaruh WC1 Silver Tip GEM G-bar Treet Super SE CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayers Lemon WH Pinaud Clubman This is the last week of my GEM/ER SE Razor Month, and it's time for the GEM G-bar. The Van Der Hagen Deluxe Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh WC1 Silver Tip Badger Brush. Two passes with my GEM G-bar SE razor and a Treet Super SE 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... This was the second shave with the Treet blade. It was very smooth and comfortable. Who knew that a carbon blade would deliver such a fine shave. I likey.
SOTD 3-27-2015 Hot Shower and Prep -Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash & some conditioner on the whiskers Razor - Merkur 34C HD Blade - Sputnik (2) Brush - Plisson Synthetic Lather - Proraso White Bowl - Fine Lather Bowl Post - Warm water rinse, Maggard Razor Alum, wait 30 seconds then cool water rinse, & Lucky Tiger Day 2 with the Sputnik went very well. - 3 pass for a 95% BBS - no irritation
Saturday's action plan: L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash Large Horsehair Barbershop Super Speed/Sharp day 6 Tryphon Permafrost Blue Shaving Stick Gold Bond Moisturizer Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash Chabrawichi 555 Cologne Here's another very nice stick which unfortunately is no longer available because the manufacturer was forced to leave the business. The Permafrost Blue has a licorice scent with terrific lather, as well as a STRONG menthol sensation and very, very good post-shave care. I wish it was still around because I really enjoy using it, but c'est la vie as we say in French. The Gold Bond does its usual thing by prolonging the iciness and the Penguin makes you feel like you took a freezing cold shower. The Sharp blade weakened quite a bit so tomorrow I'll see if it's still usable, and if it gives me any issues I'll get rid of it.
SOTD: Friday 3/27/15 - Saturday 3/28/15 Razor: NEW Short Comb Blade: Astra SP Brush: Whipped Dog Butterscotch Silvertip Soap: Maggard London Barbershop (not pictured) AS: Pacific Rush Still loving my short comb NEW! Several days in a row of 2-pass DFS shaves! I've NEVER been able to get by with less than 3 passes with touch-ups afterwards. Now it's only 2 passes, with only minor touch-ups. I really think my technique must be "maturing", if you will. After all, my 1-year DE wet shaving anniversary is in April! Don't forget your taxes!
Planned Saturday SOTD Merkur Futur Semogue SOC brush Pacific Shaving Co Caffeinated shave cream Elvado west Indies Bay Rum AS Balm Layrite No.9 aftershave Gonna try the lather hog one more time, hopefully I'll tame the beast this time around.
March Focus - Vintage and Carbon - COMPLETE March 27, 2015 - Week 4 Day 6 Prep - Hot shower and towel Brush - Omega Pro 48 Soap - Saint Charles Shave Sandalwood Razor - Edwin Jagger 89l Blade - (1) Post - Alum & Aqua Velva Ice Blue Decided to load up a Sharp Star Platinum today. The wrapper looks like something third graders might create but the blade was surprisingly sharp, smooth and really produced a great shave. This blade is from Mostochlegmash in Moscow, the company that produces the entire Rapira line including Voskhod. So, another Russian blade that I am happy to recommend. Although, finding them seems impossible. I got a couple of them from www.tryablade.com and have not been able to locate any other source for these blades. I'm extremely curious about them and won't stop digging until I get some answers. On the soap side of the equation, I tried Saint Charles Shave soap for the first time today, the Sandalwood in the wooden bowl. The scent is subtle but very nice. The lather, well, I'm not going to judge until I play with it a bit more. It was slick but dissipated very quickly. As in Williams quickly. I face lathered the first pass and had to add more after half of the pass. I took the time to bowl lather for the second pass and it made only a slight difference. I will be playing with the water etc. for a couple of days to see if I can dial it in. I really want this soap to work as it is made locally and has a good reputation. Would love to help a local out! There is a much knowledge about Sharp Star blades in this picture of the Russian plains as I have been able to find. Maybe they drop off of the exploding meteors that frequent the country?
Saturday Morning Planned SOTD Razor: Bakelite Slant Blade: Tomac Super Stainless Steel (Spoiler) (D3) Brush: T&H Wellington 24mm Super Badger Bowl: Buffalo Horn 5” Lather Bowl Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub Pre Shave Balm: Proraso Sensitive Shave Soap: P.160 Tipo Duro Post: Monster Alum Block Aftershave: Floid SE Mentolado Vigoroso
