4/8/15 Prep: warm wash Lather: St. James Mandarin & Patchouli Brush: TGN synthetic Razor: Weber PH Blade: SuperMax Stainless Sunshine Post: CC Cat After the warm wash, I went with cold water for the rest of the shave. Hmmm, 2 passes, clean neck and the CC Cat didn't sting or burn at all. Gonna have to try it again tomorrow.
today's shave hot water wash with dove+care brothers bristles ace black badger soap commander endurance(m) Clauss of Fremont 3/4 full hollow round point ikon shavecraft 101 Ladas(1) old spice a/s today's shave was excellent. bb ace is tops. the modified endurance is very good. two passes with, a new to me, straight. two passes with a, new to me, ikon. bbs for sure. finished with old spice. got a rub, a kiss, and a "smells nice", from the wife. hope y'all did as well, or better.
Gem OCMM razor Gem Stainless blade Schick G1 razor Personna blade Williams SS (modern stuff) FS Finest brush Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix M&L Florida Water Cologne Started with the OCMM/Gem and got nowhere. Seems when these blades die, it happens really quick. Picked up the G1 and ended up with a fine shave but that blade is done too. New combo tomorrow fer sure. BTW, really like Williams.
4/8/2015 Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO Razor: GEM Push Button, Friodur Inox straight razor Blade: GEM PTFE coated SE blade (1) Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair Soap: WSP - Black Amber Vanilla After: Home made ASB Cologne: Prada - Amber Pour Homme A Darn Fine Shave on hump day. The Vie Long brush whipped the Black Amber Vanilla soap into a great lather. The GEM and the Friodur worked their magic and the Prada will have me smelling great all day long. Have a blessed day!
6/8 Torrey Salters Sandalwood homemade badger, Shavemac finest silver tip Excellent shave this morning. I got this Torrey from Dale awhile back and it's as good of shaving razor as I own. Have a good one.
04/08/15 Prep – MR GLO Razor – GEM 1912 Blade – GEM SS PTFE (4) Brush – Brothers Bristles with WD HM Lather – Soap Commander Passion Post - Witch Hazel and CC Bay Rum AS Very good 3 pass shave this morning achieving a near BBS if not a couple of trouble spots. While not a bay rum soap, the Soap Commander Passion matches great with the Captain's Choice Bay Rum AS.
Wednesday Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Executive Man Bath Soap Soap: Soap Commander-Courage Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb Blade: Personna Med Prep (5) Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertipo-24mmx48mm Aftershave: Aqua Velva Musk WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Soap Commander Courage today. 20 seconds to load the WD Silvertip. Great, easy, thick, lather. Personna Med Prep still in the NEW Short Comb. Excellent smooth, close, shave! I finished with Aqua Velva Musk. Bob
Wednesday Soap: Straight Razor Designs unscented Brush: Doug Korn D7 with HIS synthetic Razor: Feather AS-D2 Blade: Astra SP After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion
SOTD: Wednesday, April 7 Soap: Mike's Peppermint & Rosemary Brush: Simpson 2 "Chubby" Synthetic Razor: Feather AS-D2 Blade: Personna Med Prep (3) Aftershave: Alt Innsbruck Have a great day!
Musgo real Parker best badger 2011 Muhle R41 (Personna blue) Cold water/alum Captain's Choice Lime Today would have been another superb shave courtesy of Sir Muhle (that's right it's been knighted) except I was a dumbass and cut myself by committing the grievous error of letting the razor slide vertically for just a microsecond rather than horizontally in the direction of the shave. The cut was minor and the alum closed it off perfectly, but shows just how a minor lapse and technique/concentration can result in blood. Nevertheless, the rest of the shave was just as smooth and irritation free as I've come to expect from this razor. Happy Wednesday everyone… And happy shaving!
Odin's Day: Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger Soap: Ginger's Garden Grapefruit Mint Glycerin-in-a-jar Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (2) Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (4, 5, 6) Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, Pinaud Clubman AS splash Cologne: Aoud Forest by Montale (sample) Back-to-back BBS shaves Sunday and Monday left me without much need to shave Tuesday, so I skipped that day. This morning, the Grapefruit Mint whipped up into amazing lather with the Simpson brush, with the RAKE/Bic combo performing as well on its second day as on its first. I had a minuscule weeper on my upper lip from the ATG pass, but that was due to too much buffing on my part. Another BBS shave today, without any discomfort.
Wednesday 8th April Warm shower Hot towel Tabac stick grated scuttle lathered Finest Badger brush made by myself Gillette Slim Twist Polsilver Super Iridium (2) Cold rinse Thayers Superhazel Tabac aftershave
Aggressive April - Day 5 Prep: Hot shower w/ Grandpa's Pine Tar Soap: TSD Barber Shoppe shave stick Brush: Omega 13522 Razor: Cadet OC Blade: Astra SP Post: Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Balm Scent: Tommy Bahama Very Cool Good 2 pass, WTG & XTG shave. Again some irritation at first but subsided quickly. Chin seems to be a big issue, can't really buff with the Cadet without regretting it.
