30 day Focus - Day 2 MDC Lavender Face Lathered Sputnik Blade (Day 2 on blade, Day 2 on Sputnik) Slim Adjustable set to 8 3 passes Today's shave was much nicer than yesterday's because it was very smooth for all passes.
SOTD: Menthol Monday, August 3 Catie's Bubbles Mile High Menthol Semogue SOC Boar Mühle R41 w/Weber Bulldog Polsilver SI (3) Alt-Innsbruck Have a great day!
8/7/2015 Menthol Monday!! Woo Hoo!! Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO Razor: Merkur 37C, Filarmonica Doble Temple straight razor Blade: Super Max Blue Diamond (4) Brush: Turkish #6 Soap: Stirling - Frozen Tundra After: Home made ASB, Osage Rub after shave Cologne: Aqua H2O It is Menthol Monday and it is going to be another hot 90 degree day. The #6 brush whipped up the Frozen Tundra into a nice and cold lather. I have been impressed with the Super Max Blue Diamond blade that I am using. It shaves smoothly and is very much like the Astra SPs. The Osage Rub brought its arctic blast and the Aqua H2O were a nice finish to this 2 pass Darn Fine Shave. Have a blessed day!
Menthol Monday warm shower/cold water shave Semogue BC Cerda Proraso PPC Stirling Glacial Wintergreen Feather AS-D2/Kai (1) cold water rinse Bloc Osma cold water rinse Tend Skin Glacial Spearmint ASL Histoires de Parfums 1899 Ernest Hemmingway A nice and frosty start to the week!!! Stay frosty,my friends!
•1953 Tech •early Personna stainless •some nameless but nice soap from the Travel box BBS a/s: Das Boom "Detroit" moisturizer. Nice, I like.
Monday 3rd August Warm shower Hot towel B&M Adagio bowl lathered Finest Badger brush made by myself Gillette Tech Polsilver Super Iridium (1) Cold rinse Thayers Lemon witch hazel Myrsol F/Extra aftershave
MENTHOL MONDAY PRE SHAVE: MUSGO REAL CLASSIC SCENT RAZOR: GILLETTE TECH BLADE: GILLETTE WILKINSON SWORD (4TH USE) BRUSH: EVERREADY 100T SOAP: TSD 2X ICED POLYNESIAN RED POST: MENTHOL MASTERS BAY RUM/ SOAP COMMANDER RESOLUTION BALM Sorry about the sideways pic my phone has been acting up the past few days. anyways, had a great shave today as always with the TSD soap. great scent and great performance. no irritation BBS today. hope everyone has a great shave and a great day!
SOTD August 3, 2015 Prep: Hot facecloth followed by homemade lavender pre-shave oil Soap: Proraso White Razor: Gillette Canadian Heavy Tech Blade: Astra SP Brush: Omega Boar Aftershave: Hot facecloth followed by Witch Hazel Aftershave balm: Shea butter/coconut oil Mustache Wax: Badger Love this combination...great shave.
3 August 2015 * Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Graphite Black * Super Iridium * WSP Manchurian + Doug Korn All-Amber Taca * Mystic Water Jasmine * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
Menthol Monday Focus: Adjustable August Razor: 1958 Executive Blade: Astra SP (3) Brush: Strongset Soap: Proraso green AS: Barbasol Pacific Rush Monday's shave was almost as close as Sunday's BBS was. Today I changed my normal adjustable shave by setting the Exec at 3 for my entire shave instead of changing settings during the shave. I was in a bit of a hurry to get to work, but still only needed 2 passes (XTG, ATG) to get a really nice DFS. The low setting required a few more touch-ups than I like (or was it the fact that the blade was on day 3?). Tomorrow I'll try a new blade and set the razor on 4 with pics! Woo hoo! LOL
3aug15 I butchered myself pretty good on Saturday so I skipped Sunday. Today turned out to be a DFS! Almost BBS in spots I'd say. Used my new-to-me STAR razor(tech clone I'm assuming?)with a Polsilver SI(1). I haven't had much luck with the Gillette Tech's so I was skeptical of today's shave, but have to use all my razors at least once. Excellent results. Shaved off Saturdays scabs from the butchering but no extra bleeding today. The C&E sandalwood AS lotion is awesome. No greasy residue and silky smooth. (I just noticed, my phone focused on the towel in the back, not the mug/razor up front. Darn it)
SOTD 08.03.2015 Prep: Shower Razor: Gillette Super Adjustable O2 Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Stainless (1) Brush: Omega 80080 Lather: Maggard London Barbershop Post: Cold rinse, Alum, Witch Hazel, Clubman Pinaud Classic AS sample Got lucky and found a Super Adjustable Short Handle at the flea market over the weekend for $20. Really excited to test it out from here on out! Today was a smooth shave with some razor burn. I started at setting 3 and didn't feel like it was going to take off my stubble. Switched to setting 4 midway into my first pass and felt more comfortable. After the 2nd pass I noticed I was getting a bit of a razor burn. I don't know if it's because I have it on a low setting and had to do more strokes or I need to turn it up next time to do less strokes. This calls for a 30 day focus in September.
Razor: SC NEW on BRW Blade: Big Ben Brush: BF Greenie Soap: Tabac Post: Cold water & Thayer's AS: Obsession for Men
SOTD Schick Krona Shark SS (2) Simpsons Colonel Maggard's Fougere Sauvage Thayer's Rose Ginger's Garden Teakwood Cardamom AS. I forgot how much Shark blades suck. The rest was good to go.
Proraso Pre Signature Shave soap Proraso ASB Omega Pro Brush John Heiffor Army razor Robert Becker scuttle. A great shave this razor holds a nice edge.
