Schick Grip razor Personna blade Plisson/L'Occitane brush Marvy SS Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe M&L Florida Water Cologne Not a bad shave, just not great. The Marvy SS pretty much disappeared quickly but did leave a nice slickness on my face so things went ok. Going to try a different brush tomorrow and see if that helps.
TUESDAY Back-to-Work Day Early morning shave. I added some TSD M-Bomb to this Valobra puck, which can produce a fine lather, but the 'chill' kick is certainly missing from this 'menthol' soap. Three passes and near BBS results…and a 'glacial chill' from the Stirling post-shave balm...a great way to start what is supposed to be a very hot day. Have a great Tuesday, all!
SOTD: Tobacco Tuesday, July 28 MWF Cavendish Semogue BC Mistura Merkur 37C Personna Med Prep (1) HTGAM Cavendish Aftershave HTGAM Cavendish Balm Have a great day!
Brush - Satin Tip The Purest Razor - PAA double open comb Blade - Gillette Silver Blue (smooth as always) Soap - PAA Dirt (fougere, smells like gardening) astringent - alum bar Aftershave - PAA Tomestone post protection - Proraso pre/postshave cream can't wait for my other items to arrive so i can start a rotation.
SOTD July 28, 2015 Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash Razor: iKon Shavecraft 101 Blade: Personna Lab Blue Brush: Stirling synthetic Lather: TABAC Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate Aftershave: Folsom & Co. Shambala I love TABAC Tuesday's! This soap has become a favorite along with Shambala. I have my yearly doctors tuneup today, should be fun A better tomorrow. Takes your best today!
Tabacstag! As usual an excellent Tabac shave. Der Vorschlaghammer was well behaved and efficient as the optimal überlather set up my whiskers for their doom. I used B&M Roam Kyovu which is powerful going on, but mellows quickly. I also tried out Van Yulay PSO as a post shave, but it takes too long to absorb, leaving a sheen, but very soft skin feeling. Prep: Tabac cream Soap: Tabac! Brush: The Colonel Razor: Der Vorschlaghammer Blade: Voskhod (2) AS: B&M Roam Kyovu, Van Yulay PSO
28 July 2015 * Ikon Shavecraft Short-Comb + WRH3 Aluminum * Super Iridium * WSP Manchurian + Doug Korn All-Amber Taca * Mystic Water Bay Rum * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
Tuesday warm shower/cold water rinse Omega Proraso boar Proraso (white)PPC Proraso (white)SS Gillette Fatboy/Feather (2) cold water rinse & ice cube rub Bloc Osma alum cold water rinse & ice cube rub Tend Skin Levan Rose B.O. Myrsol Antisol ASL Imaginary Authors Falling Into The Sea Another smooth BBS shave,face and dome! Stay frosty,my friends!
Tuesday 28th July Warm shower Hot towel Catie's Bubbles Fouet L'Orange bowl lathered Finest Badger brush made by myself Gillette Black Handle Gold Tech Feather (1) Cold rinse Thayers Lemon witch hazel Myrsol Antesol aftershave
Prep - Shower / Woods Of Windsor Cedar Woods soap / Pre-lather / 3 min steam Razor - GEM Micromatic Clog Pruf Blade - GEM Personna SS (#6) Brush - Omega 20106 Soap - Arko / Proraso Green / Glycerine After - Frozen towel / Alum & WH Mix Result - BBS+++++++++ After my last shave's New LC / Personna Chrome disaster, this was a complete turnaround. The GEM Micromatic Clog Pruf is new to me, arriving yesterday in fact. In anticipation, I had left my whiskers for five days and the result is The Shawshank Redemption of shaves. My face was never this smooth before puberty!! I can barely see stubble in my 10x mirror. This may give my 1912 some serious competition - I love everything about this razor! It's my sixth SE but it certainly won't be my last! Big shout out for the blades too, they are unbelievable!
SOTD July 28, 2015 Pre: hot shower, hot towel, frankincense preshave oil Razor: Fendrihan DE Blade Astra SP Brush: Semogue boar Soap: Razorock Essential Oil of Lavender Post: lavender WH, coconut oil This is my first shave with RazoRock Essential Oil of Lavender. Nice product, great shave.
Tuesdays shave Razor - Super Speed Blade - Wilkinson Sword Lather - Martin De Candre Fougere Aftershave - Nivea Cooling Balm A very nice shave today
7/27/2015 My Big Fat Tobacco Tuesday! Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO Razor: Gillette Fat Boy F3 (3), H. Boker Master Razor straight razor Blade: Astra SP (7) Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair Soap: Tabac After: Home made ASB, Tabac after shave Cologne: Tabac EDC Tobacco Tuesday and it is going to be another hot one. The Tabac face lathered well with the Vie Long brush. The Tabac always makes a great lather. The FB and the Boker knocked down the stubble with ease. The Tabac AS and the Tabac EDC were a nice finish for this 2 pass Darn Fine Shave. Have a blessed day!
Razor: Merkur 34 C Blade: Merkur Super (2) Brush: Semogue 1305 Superior Boar Soap: Proraso A/S: Gillette gel DFS this evening. Finally got my 1305 boar brush working with any soap I try so far. Have a great Tuesday evening.
Mark, that is a fantastic suggestion and a great way to "use up" those small pieces. I have never heard of anyone doing this before, but it makes perfect sense. Thank you!
July 28 Gillette Fat Boy Feather blade (1) Edwin Jagger XL Synthetic Trumper's Coconut cream Two passes Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and Trumper's Coral Skin Food I had a nice shave with the FB on a setting of 9 - no nicks or weepers but a few tiny bumps below my lower lip because I worked on it too much. All things considered, the New LC gives a slightly better two-pass shave than the FB at its most aggressive setting. Trumper's Coconut makes a good (not a great) lather with the EJ Synthetic. I've got some learning to do, as I've only been able to make enough lather for two passes with the synthetic brush. That works most of the time, but I like to have a little more lather for a third pass and/or some touch-ups. The big surprise for me has been the Trumper's Skin Food. It makes for a great finish to my shave, and I enjoy the light scent.
SOTD 07.28.2015 Prep: Shower Razor: Gillette Old Type Blade: Blue Bird (3) Brush: Omega 80080 Lather: Jack Black Supreme Cream Post: Cold rinse, Witch Hazel, Aqua Velva Ice Sport, Gold Bond Moisturizer Very nice shave! Almost BBS. Can feel a bit of stubble left around the neck. The Gillette Old Type may be noisy, but it's a wonderful razor.
Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmat Allah 'al barakatu! (May peace be upon you all, and the mercy of God and His blessings!) A shave with a Lebanese twist for Wednesday morning: Neutrogena Men Facial Wash Large Horsehair Barbershop Super Speed/new SuperMax Blue Gada Cool Mint SC Anherb AS Gel Proraso Green AS Not a really bone-chillingly cold selection for this shave but still cold enough. The Gada Cool Mint cream from Lebanon is so cheap - not even two bucks here in Montreal for a 75 gram tube, but it's so terrific. A minty/lemony scent, tons of rich, creamy, stable lather from just a small dab on both cheeks, and it feels so cooling and fresh. The camomile in it leaves the skin feeling relaxed and so soothed. The Anherb gel packs a stronger menthol punch and my wife tells me it smells sexy on me. The Proraso Green aftershave is another chiller which I enjoy a lot. These SuperMax Blue blades are not too bad at all.
