Razor: Gillette Ball End Tech NDC (declared 1947) Birth Year Brush: Whipped Dog 30/45 Silvertip Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue Cream/Soap: Truefitt&Hill No 10 Blade: Feather (1) Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Jack Black Balm, Tommy Bahamas Martinique This is my second Truefitt&Hill shave cream and I must say the scent of this one is interesting. I like it but can't quite place what it reminds me of. I love the cushion and slickness, which now is at a #1 rating for me. The Gillette Tech is a nice mild razor for me even with a Feather blade. Very nice two pass shave with some touchup. Warm water rinse and pat dry. Some WH and after cleanup some JB Balm and then some Tommy Bahamas Martinique. Good stuff, a Fathers Day gift from my Daughter. Go get some! Remember what my buddy Frank said "The Best is yet to come" https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PL...hG7&v=rmf1AYgYj6I¶ms=OAFIAVgC&mode=NORMAL
Yesterday I found two packs of Feather blades while cleaning my bathroom. There was a time that Feather was my favorite blade, but I switched to Ladas. I decided to open a pack up and use it. 3 passes and very smooth MDC Feather blade slim adjustable
SOTD: Wednesday, June 24 Coate's Superior Rose Cream SOC Boar (11/30) Aesop SS Bowl Mühle R41 Solingen Souplex (2) Thayer's Rose Witch Hazel Have a "Rosy" day!
Stirling Rosemary Mint Parker best badger Muhle R41 ('11) Personna blue Coldwater rinse/alum WM Neumann Absolute Zero Just a delightful way to begin a delightful Wednesday morning here in the Northeast. Happy Wednesday all!
Shaved with the SE hoe razor "Rapide". See here for a more detailed shaved report in case you're curious. Razor: Rapide Blade: REX wedge blade Brush: L'Occitane Plisson Soap: i Coloniali Mango A/S: Florida Water
I had to shave after 3 weeks without shaving (which was hard enough to do, beard itch is awful and should be illegal) and the heat index at 105°F - 109°F having a beard is irrational and uncomfortable. Prep: Stirling Ozark Mountain Bath Soap Razor: Schick Injector Type E Blade: Schick (1) Brush: Chopped Made Rite Finest Badger Soap: Stirling Sharp Dressed Man Aftershave: Stirling Sharp Dressed Man Pomade: Reuzel A great two pass shave. WTG & ATG. Holy Moley I feel air on my face.
Solid Wednesbay Shave I went with Krampert's Bay Rum soap and AS today and got a very good shave. It felt amazing as it happened, but I got a few late appearing weepers after I rinsed. I think I did too much touch up. Either way my face is very smooth and the weepers closed quickly. Prep: Mickey Lee Lime Soap: Krampert's Finest Acadian Spice Bay Rum Brush: The Colonel Razor: '59 Fatboy Blade: Personna Lab Blue (1) AS: Krampert's Finest Acadian Spice Bay Rum
SOTD JUNE 24 Happy St John the Baptist day to all French-speaking Canadians!!! Floïd sandolor Semogue 1305 Personna platinum/4 RR Mudder Focker Rose water Myrsol antesol and/or Emulsion RR Barber pole razor (scrap: cannot align the blade evenly due to a bad manufactoring in China or in India!! so the blade wiggles a lot between the two little picks of the top plate!)
What a clean, close shave this morning! All my planets must've been aligned. D. R. Harris Marlborough M&F 3/1 faux tortoise and Finest Gillette Adjustable F2 "Fat Boy" NOS Personna Super Stainless, made in U.S.A. version Alt Innsbruck Three passes to a bbs finish. I think I'm finally getting good at this...
wow,I lost an entire post. thought I posted this morning. today's shave hot water wash with dove+ care Parker pure badger soap commander endurance(m) Gillette slim(j2)(7) Ladas(4) old spice after shave red label today's shave was nice. the Parker made great lather of the modified endurance. three passes with the slim, ready to rock. finished with os red label. hope y'all did as well, or better.
SOTD 6-24-15 Comments: I used the Torrey for the first two passes but seemed to miss quite a bit of the beard so I fired up the iKon Deluxe SB with a fresh 7 o'clock yellow and did a pass plus some touch up and ended up with a DFS with no issues at all! No irritation but one weepers on the neck! The iKon Deluxe is a good and pretty aggressive razor which gets the job done and I like that! Sadly once I get my Wolfman's back, the iKon and ATT's plates will probably will go to new homes as I am getting into a few straights and don't need that many DE's. The blade was very good as it seemed both sharp and smooth so no complaints with it. The brush is also the first use and it seems like an okay brush. I think it is some kind of synthetic but not sure. The tips are soft but the rest is kinda stiff but that it probably cause it is new! I will need more time to test it out. This is the my second time with this soap and I like it alot. It is very good soap, great slick lather and protection. I still have no idea what the scent should be as too me it is weak enough where I cannot make it out. Shave was great today! Please feel free to leave comments on any items used as I enjoy reading them to see what others say about the gear I am using/trying out! Of course, YMMV! Thx.
SOTD - Wednesday, June 24, 2015 Cool shower Prep: Citrus & Cedar PSO Brush: Rooney 1/2 Ebony Super Soap: Martin de Candre Fougere Razor: Weber PH Blade: Personna Lab Blue (5) Post: Thayer's Cucumber WH Aftershave: Mr Fine Fresh Vetiver
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat, 1947, Birth Razor Blade: Gillette, Platinum (6) Brush: Semogue 1305 Boar Tri Colored Wood Handle. Shaving Cream : BlueBeard's Revenge A/S: Pinuad Lime Good lather tonight with the cream. DFS 3 passes. Heading on the road for a few days. I'll check back next week. "It's easier to get older than it is to get wiser".
Thursday morning: Neutrogena Men Facial Wash Large Horsehair Barbershop Super Speed/Derby day 2 Ingram Green SC Gold Bond Moisturizer Osage Rub AS Old Spice Cologne Cream time again - the Egyptian Ingram Green is excellent. Rich, stable lather with plenty of menthol as well as a good post-shave feeling. The Gold Bond and Rubby Dubby Doo need no additional explanations!
Thursday's Dove Men Face Wash TOBS Grapefruit Semogue 1800 Boar Gillette Old Type Voskhod CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayers Lemon WH Pinaud Clubman I am working my way through all my razors this year giving each razor its own week. Today I am using my Gillette Old Type for the first time this year. It is one of the most aggressive razors I have. The TOBS Grapefruit Shaving Cream face-lathered well with my Semogue 1800 Boar brush. Two passes with my Gillette Old Type razor and a Voskhod blade gave me a very 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...
