July 24th, SOTD Two days’ growth Prep: Hot shower Razor: Cattaraugus Cutlery Co Green Lizard Model B54GL Strop: Drygulch Chromexcel/ Linen (20 laps Linen/ 20 laps Leather pre and 10/10 post) Soap: The Shave Den Iced Yin Yang (Lime, Lavender, and Menthol) Brush: Spalted Maple Brush with Badger Knot Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block, Thayer’s Witch Hazel Aftershave: The Shave Den Iced Yin Yang Splash(Lime, Lavender, and Menthol)
Schick I2 razor Personna blade Dr. Selby 3X SC w/added menthol FS Silver Tip brush Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Skin Bracer A/S with added menthol Face freezer today! Added way to much menthol to the Dr. Selby and followed up with more menthol! It was great! Oh, really nice close shave too.
Friday Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Island Man Soap: WSP Rustic Shaving Soap-Mahogany Razor: Gillette Fatboy Blade: Gillette Platinum (3) Brush: oscar11 TGN 2-Band Finest-24mmx50mm Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Rustic Mahogany today. 20 seconds to load the oscar11 badger. Great, easy, thick, lather. Gillette Platinum in the Fatboy. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Southern Oud. Bob
30 day rule - Day 24 MDC lavender Face Lathered Ladas blade Slim Adjustable set to 8 3 passes The 30 day system has really helped me get my technique down to an art. Mayne Island is very nice. I particularly like Village Bay. Let me know if you get the caretaker position and need an assistant.
Frey's Day: Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm Brush: Simpsons 56 Best Badger Lather: RazoRock One-X croap Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC Blade: Bic (1) Passes: WTG, XTG (1, 2) Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Pinaud Clubman AS splash Cologne: Le 3e Homme de Caron by Caron Achievement unlocked: finished an entire jar of One-X. I had enough lather to do 3 or more passes, but between the bit of razor burn I had yesterday, and switching to a new blade this AM, I opted to keep it to two passes, both comfortable, and CCS results.
Greetings Douglas, Shannon's soaps are a hidden gem, I love everything about her soaps and the scent of this one is delicious She now has them in a much improved plastic jar instead of the small tins previously. I moved the soap to this tub from the tin to aid loading the brush with no mess.
24 July 2015 * Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze * Super Iridium * Shavemac Silvertip 2-Band + Doug Korn Cobalt Blue C7 * Mystic Water Irish Traveller * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
SOTD: Friday, July 24 Vintage Williams Semogue BC Mistura Mühle R41 Polsilver SI (1) Floïd Vigoroso Have a great day!
Friday 24th July Warm shower Hot towel Stirling Lime bowl lathered Finest Badger brush made by myself Gillette Vienna Vest Pocket Razor Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (3) Cold rinse Thayers Lemon witch hazel TOBS No74 Victorian Lime aftershave
Friday warm shower/cold water shave Savile Row 3824 Corn Huskers Lotion (prep) TSD ISZ Lanolin Soap Phoenix Dbl OC with UFO Godzilla handle/Feather (2) cold water rinse Bloc Osma alum cold water rinse Tend Skin Can You Handlebar B.D.O. TSD ISZ ASL Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier Route du Vetiver Another great shave with the PAA Dbl OC,face and dome BBS! The heavier handle plus the Feather blades make a big difference in the performance of this razor. Stay frosty,my friends!
A most delightful shave with the Black Ice soap. Not a face-freezer, but still quite cold. Very comfortable post-shave feeling as well.
Not a face freezer? Wow, your face must be made of steel! Either that or my face is the good looking, baby face my wife says it is! (LOL)
Shave of the day Pre- Hot shower, Olive oil bath soap Soap/cream- Proraso Green tea and Oat shaving soap (sample) Brush- Loccitane Plisson Synthetic Razor- Gillette Tech Blade- Astra SP Post- Cold water rinse, Iced Pinaud Clubman aftershave lotion and Nivea sensitive cooling aftershave balm First time using Proraso white. I got a sample from a friend. And guys.. proraso soaps are just flawless! The soap lathered effortlessly with the Plisson and I got enough lather for 3 passes or more. All in all, an okey shave. The soap performed great, but I just dont get as close as I would like to with the Tech. Now it was only an experiment to see if I can get a decent shave with it so I can bring it with me when I travel, which I can. Irritation free shave and close enough so It passed the test. Now Im gonna start using either my slim or the Merkur 37c again.. or hmm, maybe my Weber! decisions decisions =P even though I have only used it once I know that Im definitely gonna buy proraso white some day =)
24jul15 Classy Man Shave #2 CM razor Gillette 7 O'clock (2) CM brush WSP Gaelic Tweed Nivea cooling post shave A little better shave than yesterday with the Classy Man razor. Blade exposure is alot and aggressive. I learned to lay the head/cap closer to my skin for a lower approach angle. Still got a bit of irritation though, hence the Nivea post shave. Also my first time using soap in a tin. I soaked my brush in the cup, wet the soap, lathered the brush in the soap, then took it to the cup to whip up. Worked pretty good, could have used a little more I think but I did have enough to cover my face for two passes and touch up. I'm used to soap in the mug and copious amounts of lather. I think tomorrow I'll go back to one of my good ol' standby razors. Ibwant to see how the 7 O'clock act with normal blade exposure.
Compared to the Glacial Obsidian soap which is also black liquorice-scented the Black Ice feels almost warm. It's well-mentholated, but I'd say just slightly cooler than Proraso Green.
SOTD July 24, 2015 Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash Razor: Mühle R41 (2013) Blade: Red IP Brush: Ever-Ready 150 TGN 24/54mm Synthetic by Burma Shave aka @GDCarrington Lather: Martin de Candre Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate Aftershave: Fine Clean Vetiver Fabulous shave! I was starting to look like an old man with 3 days of growth, the R41 was a delight to use. My Burma Shave custom whipped up ole Marty like no tomorrow! Man I love the scent of Marty! Hit my face with Fine Clean Vetiver felt great, I'll put some Gold Bond on in a minute to seal the deal. A better tomorrow. Takes your best today!
Last 2 days were very busy. Took a train to Chattanooga for a re-qualifying trip. So didn't have time to post yesterday's shave. 7/23/15 - Out on the Road shave. Had to hurry and catch a train today, so it was a quick 2 pass shave. Socially acceptable shave from a hotel room. 7/24/15 - Knockout Friday!!! 9th Straight Shave. All went well. Need to work on my ATG pass on my chin. The blade doesn't want to run through it smoothly. Left my chin with stubble on it. Any suggestions?
SOTD 7-24-15 Comments: I just got my second FULL straight shave and didn't have to use my Wolfman in the picture for the cleanup pass! I did WTG, XTG and then a mix of ATG/XTG for a cleanup and it worked great! On the first pass I got a nick right on the jawline from a dumb mistake. It wasn't a big deal or too big of a bleeder but I know if was preventable so life goes on! I rinse and used the steptic pencil on it to closed it up. I then continued to finished the shave with another full pass and a cleanup type pass, which worked fine! No irritation today and I did end up with a nice DFS shave! . No issues with the Arko as it always works well for me. Again, a very, very good shave today but could have been better (no nick)! 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.
