April 11 Plans Stirling Sheep facial soap Merkur 37C slant bar razor Feather blade (day 2) Omega 10098 professional boar brush Arko shave stick & glycerin Two passes plus touch-ups Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and Pinaud Clubman I hope everyone has a lovely weekend. Beautiful weather is expected here in my neck of the woods. Grace and Peace!
Planned Shave for Saturday 11Apr15 Razor: ATT R-1 88mm Kronos Handle Blade: Wilkinson Sword DE Blade Arletta's Mug I {Daughter's White Coffee Mug} Shaving Brush: "Oscar11" Custom 24/48mm TGN Super Finest Black& White Resin Handle ** Shaving Soap: Vander-Williams Shaving Soap aka Patrick's Blend Pre-Shave Oil: Pacific Shaving Co. All Natural Shaving Oil After Shave Balm: RazoRock Ultimate Aftershave After Shave: Captain's Choice North WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) This is will be the Fifth and Last Shave on this Blade. I will be Face Lathering again tomorrow morning I will also use an Ice Cold Wet Face Cloth. On my face as I have each day in the past week. I will again shave with Cold Water tomorrow morning. I will apply RazoRock Ultimate Aftershave Balm after my morning shave. This is the 12th. Day of 30 Day Rule using my, ATT Razor R-1 Base Plate 88-mm. Kronos Handle
Saturday's planned action: Nivea Facial Wash Omega Black Handle Super Speed/Sharp day 6 Van der Hagen Deluxe SS Lubriderm Unscented Moisturizer Booster Mosswood AS Finally, finally, finally I was able to tell the menthol monkey on my back to get lost for a day so I could try something new which I never had before. The VDH soap seems to smell exactly how it was described to me - clean, soapy, and simple. From what I understand, it's very easy to get good lather from it so I'm looking forward to a great new experience. These Omega brushes have always been good to me, especially with creams. It's been a while since I slapped on the Booster Mosswood - it's a top favourite aftershave of mine.
SOTD - Friday, April 10, 2015 Shower Prep: Homemade PSO Brush: WD 24/47 silvertip Cream: TOBS Eton College Razor: Merkur 38C Blade: Voskhod (2) Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman
Saturday's Dove Men Face Wash Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap Jayaruh WC4 HMB Schick M2 Adjustable Personna Stainless CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayers Lemon WH Aqua Velva The Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh WC4 High Mountain Badger Brush. Two passes with my Schick M2 Adjustable razor and a Personna Stainless 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 Aqua Velva after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed... First shave of phase two of Adjustable Month. Ten days with the Schick M.
Prep - Shower / Woods Of Windsor Cedar Woods soap / Pre-lather / 3 min steam Razor - Ever Ready 1912 Blade - GEM Personna SS (#1) Brush - Omega 20106 Soap - Arko After - Freezer Towel / Alum Result - BBS I still get blown away at the results with the 1912. I can't imagine ever getting a cleaner, smoother, more comfortable shave.
Planned shave for Saturday April 11 Soap - Arko Stick Brush - WD synthetic Razor - Yuma Blade - Ladas (1) AS - Pinaud Clubman Sprecial Reserve Have to be up and out early tomorrow (another taekwondo tourney for daughter in Chicago Area). Will update the quality of shave, my first with this travel kit, later tomorrow.
Saturday's Planned SOTD Razor: iKon DLC Slant Blade: Gillette Bleue Extra (D4) Brush: Omega R&B LE Boar Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub Pre Shave Oil: Saponificio Varesino Fern Shave Soap: Saponificio Varesino Dolomiti Post: Monster Alum Block Aftershave: Saponificio Varesino Dolomiti
Planned SOTD 11 April 2015 See the TSD Iced Subzero AS in the corner? It's there because on days like today, a little skincare was a good thing. It dries down to nothing after the menthol goes away, and I add it under the Veg to keep my face feeling great. Friday, it saved my shave experience. It's in Osage Rub territory of coldness, and I really enjoy it! Day 11 of Platinum Plus Arko April - April 2015 30 Day Rule/Focus Pic & Discussion Thread Have a Great Saturday!
Shave of the day Pre- Hot shower, Bulldog Original face wash and Naobay moisturizing peeling(amazing product), sandalwood bar soap Soap/cream- Taylor of old bond street Grapefruit shaving cream Brush- Semogue 1470 boar Razor- Merkur 37c Blade- Rapira super stainless Post- Cold water rinse, My own unscented aftershave lotion and Maca root Razor relief aftershave balm (sample) It was just an ok shave. The Rapira super stainless was a dud, or half dud. I could only shave with one side, that felt really weird. Tossed it. My own aftershave is really nice hahaha! why have I not done this before? I got a sample of the Maca root balm when I was out in the city. It felt nice and now a while after my face feels good. If I was not on my no buy right now I would probably go and buy it. Good stuff. I have gotten mediocre lather with my Semogue the past few times I have used it, I have used it with soaps. It was brought to my attention to use more product and that it might depend on the brush not being broken in yet so I have decided to use it more often and with creams. I can use a lot of product and fill the brush up real good with lather and again just use it more often than I'm doing. Im SURE this brush will be very good fully broken in =)
My first shave using this new Omega brush and the VDH Deluxe soap was very, very pleasant. I whipped up nice lather easily, and this soap has great post-shave care.
SOTD SATURDAY AM 4/11 RAZOR '58 Fat Boy BLADE Astra SP BRUSH Semogue 1320 SOAP Maggard Orange Menthol AS Barbasol Pacific Rush Quick 2-pass shave today. No pic, no time. Tried a sample of the Maggard Orange Menthol today. Nice scent, but not very slick. Once the razor was past, it was bare skin, no residual protection. Had a decent CCS for working on a Saturday. Have a good weekend!
