today's shave hot water wash with nivea men's L'occitane plisson Stirling sandalwood Gillette fatboy(d4)(7) persona lab(5) ICED Skin Bracer today's shave was nice. the plisson made ok lather from the Stirling puck. the fatboy got three passes for a good shave. I finished with iced Bracer. hope y'all did as well, or better.
5/29/15 - First day of summer break shave! Prep: warm wash Lather: IanS hobbyist puck Brush: TGN synthetic Burma Shave handle Razor: Gillette New LC Blade: Rapira Lux (2) Post: Captain's Choice Cat O'Nine Tails I took a little extra time this morning and had a 3 pass shave. That must have added a full 30 seconds to my morning routine! The synthetic brush made some fantastic lather on my face and I just kept on enjoying it.
6/8 Wusthof WSP Vetiver homemade synthetic, Omega Hi knot shortened to 52mm Touched up the razor on a coticule last night, superb shave this morning. I screwed up my shoulder at work yesterday and could hardly raise my right arm high enough to shave with. Have a good one.
SOTD May 29, 2015 Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89 w/MR5 handle Blade: Red IP Brush: Napa Soap Black Synthetic Fiber Lather: St. James of London Lavender & Geranium Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH. Aftershave: Folsom & Co. Capri Fantastic shave. I really enjoy this St. James of London cream. Hey the Napa Soap brush is EXCELLENT! Well worth the price. A better tomorrow. Takes your best today!
5/29/15 - Knockout Friday!!! Knockout Shave Cotton WSP Monarch Silvertip GEM Damaskeeme GEM PTFE Blade (1) Fine Clean Vetiver
Recovery and play with soap week! May 29, 2015 Prep - Hot shower and towel Brush - Omega Pro 48 Soap - Arko Razor - RazoRock TTO Blade - (1) Post - Alum, Proraso Wow that was a short night. How can you tell you may be sleep deprived? When you use a Pro 48 with Arko and can't get a good lather! A three year old should be able to get lather with that brush and soap. A monkey hanging upside down flinging you know what at people should be able to use his two free hands/feet to get a lather with that combination. Me? Not so much. And on a morning when I had decided to use a blade for the first time.....and a Lord blade......it's like I was trying to revisit MAYhem! The result, however, wasn't as bad as I imagined it would be during the process. The Asco blade proved a better alternative than the Lord Platinum, smooth, no nicks/weepers (although I may not be awake enough to be circulating blood yet) and I finished with a very nice CCS on two passes. Better than yesterday. Hope you all have a great Friday! Time to put my car on autopilot so I can nap on the way to work. Those cars aren't going to sell themselves.
05/29/2015 Razor – Mongoose B2 with Jürgen Hempel Ti Blade – Feather Super Pro (14) Brush – Shavemac Silvertip D01 Lather – Mystic Water Lime Post - Witch Hazel and Myrsol Limon Sample Near BBS 2 pass shave this morning. It did require a good deal of touch ups with the blade tired and on its last legs. Mystic Water soap is finicky to lather. It requires a really good loading and gradually adding water as you lather. At last, I seem to have it dialed in with this brush.
29MAY15 I've been traveling and haven't had time to post much...except in The Haul thread Today was an excellent shave with one of my dads old razors. A 2 pass DFS near BBS with no nicks, weepers or irritation. Bowl was handmade and found in the wild. Razor was dads. Blade used was an Astra SP(1). Everything else is self explanatory.
Face = BBS Neck = DFS Prep: Shower Soap: Proraso Red Cream Razor: R-89 with SI blade Post: Thayer's Cucumber Witch Hazel (not a fan of this scent at all - I hate cucumbers but was willing to try it - at least I can use it on sunburns or after shaving chest, etc.), Aqua Velva, Cocoa Butter lotion, and Pinaud Clubman Cologne: Dolce Gabbana
When I use certain soaps, such as MDC or LPL, I don't feel the need to use any pre-shave oil because these soaps work so wonderfully on their own. Today I used MDC but decided to go the extra step and use some home-made pre-shave oil. The result was outstanding. 4 passes and absolutely as smooth and irritation free as I can hope for. Rapira Stainless MDC Slim Adjustable
Frey's Day: Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger Soap: Ginger's Garden Coffee Jasmine Razor: Merkur 1904 41c Blade: Bic (2) Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (4, 5, 6) Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, Pinaud Clubman AS splash Cologne: Le 3e Homme de Caron by Caron Dear Over-Latherers Anonymous, I may have a problem. I get so much lather from the Ginger's Garden pucks that stopping at 2 passes seems. . . wasteful. Luckily, after taking yesterday off from shaving, there was enough stubble to justify a 3rd pass. The prep was good, the lather was great, the Bic is still perfectly sharp, and the Merkur was nimble. Add all that up and it leads to a great DFS+ shave without any bloodshed.
Friday Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep Soap: Catie’s Bubbles-La Terre Verte Razor: Gillette Fatboy Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (4) Brush: Elite Razor Silvertip-24mmx50mm Aftershave: Country Club Frozen Vetiver WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Catie’s Bubbles LTV today. 20 seconds to load the ER Silvertip. Great, easy, thick, lather. Rapira Platinum Lux in the Fatboy (3rd FB test blade). Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Frozen Vetiver. Bob
29 May 2015 * Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze * Super Iridium * Super 3-Band + Oscar11 Black C7 * Mystic Water Lemon Verbena * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
Friday 29th May Warm shower Hot towel B&M Ferox bowl lathered Finest Badger brush made by myself Gillette NEW DeLuxe Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (3) Cold rinse Thayers Superhazel Myrsol Lemon aftershave
FRIDAY My last shave for the next three days. heading out of town to the wilds of Lake Tahoe for the next 3-day getaway. I decided to use this little walnut-scaled Larkin for this morning's shave. It took some getting used to (the small size), but I still managed to pull a DFS from it! Have a blessed weekend, everyone! The Little Larkin compared to the Henckel Friodur I used this past week…..
Friday, May 29, 2015 1949 Gillette Rocket Super Speed Rapira Platinum Lux #1 Rudy Vey Chief Red & White Swirl 2 Band 26X55mm Proraso Red SS Proraso Aftershave Lotion Tom Ford for Men
