04/27/2015 Razor – Mongoose B2 with Jürgen Hempel Ti Blade –Feather Super Pro (2) Brush –Rubberset 400-3 with WSP HMW Lather – Catie’s Bubbles Santal Sensuelle Post - Witch Hazel and CC Sandalwood Fantastic BBS 3 pass shave this morning. Did end up with one little nick but that was user error. I need to be aware of the increased blade exposure and gap when using the Super Pro blades. As usual the Catie's Bubbles proved very easy to lather. Not quite as slick as some of my other soaps but still an excellent soap. Finished with witch hazel and a splash of Captain"s Choice Sandalwood aftershave. The CC pairs great with the sandalwood soap. Hope everyone has a great week.
Aggressive April - Day 18 (4/27/15) Prep: Hot shower Soap: Stirling Barber Shop Brush: Omega 13522 Razor: Cadet OC Blade: Rapira PL Post: Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Balm Scent: Tommy Bahama Very Cool Excellent 2 pass shave again today, this time XTG and ATG. Nice and smooth with just one weeper on my upper lip.
Menthol Monday hot shower/cold water shave Shavemac custom 167,2 band,d01,fan Proraso PPB Stirling Glacial Wintergreen Gillette Red Tip/Lord Super Stainless (1) cold water rinse Monster Block Alum cold water rinse Tend Skin Stirling Glacial Wintergreen WH Can You Handlebar Beard Dry Oil Acqua di Parma Colonia A very frosty start to the week! Stay frosty,my friends!
SOTD April 27, 2015 Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash Razor: Schick M Adjustable Injector (5) Blade: Schick Brush: L'Occitane Plisson Lather: Proraso Green Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH. Aftershave: Proraso Green Fantastic! The Schick Dial is a great razor, very easy to maneuver around mustache/goatee. Green. Everyone should have a jar of Proraso! Go out and get it
A new blade and set on 8?! Wow, don't know how the FB is cranked but I cranked my Slim up in that range once and learned real fast, YOU GOTTA GO SLOOOW!! Never tried a Rapira blade but think I have one in my sampler pack. Think I'll give it a try!
Monday Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Executive Man Bath Soap Soap: Shulton Old Spice Cream Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb Blade: Gillette “Spoiler” Super Stainless (5) Brush: Fuller w/Pur-Tech Gen 4 Synthetic-24mmx52mm-GD Carrington Aftershave: Shulton Old Spice WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Old Spice cream today. 5 seconds to load the Fuller Pur-Tech synthetic. Great, easy, thick, lather. Gillette “Spoiler” still in the NEW SC. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Shulton Old Spice. Bob
27 April 2015 * WR1-SB + UFO Colibri SS * Super Iridium * WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber C7 * Mystic Water Irish Traveller * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
The Rapira PL is my goto blade. I have been doing a FB focus this month, because I just never really seemed to get a good shave from it. My previous experience was similar to your experience, but this focus has opened my eyes to the more aggressive settings. I can tell you that I will likely use the FB in the 7-8 range 90+% from here on out. I am very glad I did this focus as I now love the FB, and I was really considering getting rid of it.
Menthol MondayParagon OC (England) / Gillette Silver Blue (1) Proraso Green Tub L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic Retinol Men ASB Aqua Velva Ice Sport
SOTD: Monday, April 27 Soap: MdC Brain Bowl Brush: Simpson 2 "Chubby" Synthetic Razor: Feather AS-D2 Blade: Personna Med Prep (1) Aftershave: Floïd Blue I took a respite form shaving yesterday, so I was really looking forward to this morning's shave. My 30 day shave den did NOT disappoint. Before spending so much time with MdC, I was one of the ones who lamented the post-shave experience as being a bit dry. Now that I have been using MdC exclusively for the past 12 shaves, I stand by my original assessment--MdC does not provide the smooth, soft post-shave feeling as others soaps can; i.e. Mystic Water, Stirling, to name two. Have a great day!
Monday 27th April Warm shower Hot towel B&M Bay Rum bowl lathered Finest Badger brush made by myself Gillette Executive Adjustable (D3 1958) on 7 Gillette Nacet Stainless (3) Cold rinse Thayers Superhazel DR Harris Bay Rum aftershave
4/27/2015 Menthol Monday!! Woo Hoo!! Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO Razor: Gillette Slim (3), H. Boker Master Razor straight razor Blade: Astra SP (4) Brush: Turkish #6 Soap: Stirling - Frozen Tundra After: Home made ASB, Osage Rub after shave Cologne: Cuir Cannage It was a cold shave this morning. The #6 brush whipped up the Frozen Tundra into a cold, thick and slick lather. The Slim and the Boker did a fine job knocking down the stubble. The Osage Rub brought the arctic chill and the Cuir Cannage will have me smelling great all day. Have a blessed day!
Me too - love that Frozen Tundra. I admit it's not at the same freeze level as my Glacials but it's pretty damned cold nonetheless.
I tried 3 Stirling samples. I'll write my thoughts on each in the Stirling Review thread later: Soap: 1) Texas on Fire (WTG) 2) Nag Champa (XTG) 3) Lavedar Sage (ATG and touch ups) Razor: R89 with Super Iridium Blade Post: 1) Thayers Lavendar liberally applied 2) Aqua Velva 3) Jovan Musk Cologne: Dolce Gabana *Only a couple weepers on my neck. None on my face and got my face BBS. I cant keep my hands off my face when I shave it BBS...y'all like that, too?*
I agree with you, using Stirling as an example the post shave feel isn't the same with MdC. Stirling outshines!
SOTD Menthol Monday, April 27, 2015 iKon Shavecraft 102 with iKon Bulldog Handle Polsilver Super Iridium #2 Doug Korn Florescent Blue Omega Boar - 27X49mm Strop Shoppe - Alpine Frost +M Bomb HTGAM Aftershave - Gondolier
How do you find the Glacial Spearmint lathers for you? I'm using a new puck I just bought and it's terrific. The lather builds much, much better now and I find the menthol effect even stronger than before.
04.27.2015 Prep: Hot shower, PSO Razor: '56 Gillette Super Speed Blade: Bic Brush: Omega 80080 Boar Brush Soap: Proraso White Post: Cold rinse, Alum block, Witch hazel, Nivea Sensitive Cooling ASB A few nicks and slight irritation. I don't think Bic blades are for me. I'll have to try it one more time. 2 passes (XTG, ATG) and I'm out the door.
Sotd Monday 27Apr15 Prep: Hot Shower Old Spic 3 in 1 Bath Soap Face Prep: Wash Face with Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash Pre-Shave Oil: Stirling Coniferous Preshave Oil Shaving Mug: VDH Luxury Mug Shaving Soap: Stirling Glacial Wintergreen Razor:Above The Tie R-1 88mm Kronos Handle Razor Blade: Wilkinson Sword (2) Brush WD 30/65 Silver Tip Black Marbled Handle Aftershave Alum: RazoRock Alum Witch Hazel: T.N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel Deodorant: Old Spice Classic Aftershave: Stirling Coniferous A/S WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) This was the Second Shave on this Blade. I'm going to start changing blade every Sunday. I did change my razor blade yesterday. 27th day using my ATT R-1 Razor W/88mm.Kronos Handle I did Face Lathering again today. I also used an Ice Cold Wet Face Cloth. On my face as I have each day in the past week. I did shave again with Cold Water this morning. I had to use T.N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel due to razor burn. I did use RazoRock Aftershave Alum again this morning. I did get a DFS but also had a couple of Nick's and Weeper's. This is the 27th Day of 30 Day Rule using my, ATT Razor R-1 Base Plate W/88mm. Kronos Handle.
