Blue Shave My brother-in-law has been a Detroit Police officer for sixteen years and has never needed to fire his weapon. I suspect most officers are similar. We usually only hear about bad cops in the media, and those bad cops need to go so good cops don't get smeared. The shave was a very good one. A little rough since I neglected to change the blade, pushing it to four uses. The CB lathered up instantly and thickly. The AQ has a nice cool and I added some CRSW Jd'O balm for comfort. Prep: Mickey Lee Lime Soap: Catie's Bubbles LMR Brush: HIS Razor: Fatboy 9-7-7 Blade: Voskhod (4) AS: Aqua Velva Ice Sport; Cold River Soap Works Jardin d'Orange balm
FRIDAY Took a ride early this morning with the vintage Cadillac from C-MON. As always, a very smooth journey as the C-Mon was extremely comfortable around even the most challenging curves and rough patches. Overall, a very pleasurable ride that took me right to the edge of BBS territory! Have a blessed Friday, everyone!
SOTD September 4, 2015 Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost Razor: Mongoose B3 Dr. Bomber Handle Blade: Feather Super Pro Brush: L'Occitane Plisson Lather: Pré de Provence No 63 Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate Aftershave: Folsom & Co. Shady Past Fantastic shave. The problem with having an abundance of soaps is that great ones like No 63 fall through the cracks. Mongoose/Super Pro get it done! Never let the things you WANT Make you forget the things you HAVE
9/4/2015 Single Edge September Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO Razor: Star 1912 pat., John Jay Velvet Shaver straight razor Blade: GEM PTFE Coated SE blade (6) Brush: Turkish #6 Soap: WSP - Black Amber Vanille After: Home made ASB, Nivea after shave balm Cologne: Prada - Amber Pour Homme Intense Happy Friday! The Black Amber just exploded from the #6 brush into a wonderful lather. I had enough lather for 10 passes. The Star paired with the GEM blade and the Velvet Shaver did a fantastic job. The Nivea ASB and the Prada were a fine finish for this 2 pass almost BBS shave. Have a blessed day!
Friday Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep Soap: Barbon Cream-Hungary Razor: Gillette Fatboy Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Blue Super Platinum (3) Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip-24mmx48mm Aftershave: Barbon WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Barbon today. 5 seconds to load the WD Silvertip. Easy, thick, lather with. 7 O’Clock Blue SP in the Fatboy. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with Barbon. Bob
Friday warm shower/cold water shave Omega B&B boar Proraso PPC Mama Bear's Lilac Ice EverSharp Hydro-Magic /Pella coated injector (1) Bloc Osma alum Tend Skin Can You Handlebar BDO The Veg Stay frosty,my friends and enjoy the weekend!
T&H Lavender Cream Savile Row 3184 Brush Gem G-Bar Gem SS (1) T&H After Shave Balm Note to self: Forgot PSO again but had better lather the second time out with the Savile Row and used a milder razor. New blade also stropped about 30 times on a towel. Managed to avoid typical new blade weepers but the cold water splash revealed some mild burns.
4 September 2015 * Wolfman WR1-SB + WRH3 Aluminum * Super Iridium * WSP Manchurian + Doug Korn All-Amber Taca * Mystic Water Vanilla Sandalwood * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
Razor: Gillette Slim (k3) 1965 (5) (3) Brush: Vintage Ever-Ready 675 badger Mug: Old Spice (late glass Mug 04) 1970s -1992 The last OS Mugs Soap: Pre de Provence Shea Butter soap Blade: Feather (2) Post shave:T.N. Dickerson’s Witch Hazel, Jack Black balm, Florida Water cologne I prefer creams over soap, but I use this one on occasion. It takes more time to build a lather, and frankly I don't like to spend the extra time, blooming the soap, then filling the brush and then finally getting it into the mug. Built a nice lather with the Erer-Ready Badger, and the original knot works well with the soap. With the Feather in the slim I glided thru my beard in 2 passes WTG, XTG. My technique is getting better on my neck with ATG on 3. Nice and smooth DFS. The T.N. Dickerson's WH felt good on my face and that natural witch hazel scent was nice and fresh. After cleaning my razor and a little spray of isopropyl alcohol to help dry the innards, I smoothed on some Jack Black. Some nice Florida Water cologne, to remind me the Summer is still here. Have a good one y'all.
Getting a bit better using the Ever Ready 1912 Razor - Ever Ready 1912 Blade - Gem Lather - DR Harris Windsor Brush - Pilsson synthetic Aftershave - Nivea Cooling Balm
Strop Shoppe Limited Edition - Baker Street from Holiday kit / Zenith Silvertip 22mm / Gillette Aristocrat I1 (1963) / Polsilver Super Iridium / Floid Blue
Update for this mornings shave results. All of the above products and methods were used I added my "Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash" instead of the Jason Tea Tree Soap. I ran out of it so it will not be replaced, They don't carry it anymore at the Pharmacy. I got such BBS-DFS results that I am so happy that I have "Butterfly's, Rainbows and Unicorns ! Bubbling out my Butt!"
SOTD: Friday, September 4 MW Lime Simpson CH2 Synthetic R41/Weber Bulldog Feather (2) Vintage Old Spice Lime Have a great day!
For September 5th: http://theshaveden.com/forums/threa...uss-se-safety-razors.46760/page-8#post-888757
SOTD Sept 4, 2015 Prep: Rusty Blade blend pre-shave oil Razor/Blade: Gillette Canadian Heavy Tech / Astra SP Brush/Soap: Omega/Proraso White Aftershave: Witch Hazel/coconut oil Mustache Wax: Badger Fine shave today...a bit late posting...busy Friday taking on the world...
Razor: Valet Auto Strop/ Red Tip(4 Feather blade) Blade: Feather (4) Brush: Frendrihen Silver Tip Badger Faux Black Ebony Handle 22/49 Bowl: Yokohama Studio Cream: Real Shaving Company A/S Lucky Tiger Getting better with the Valet. I backed off the blade a touch and have improved my angle. 2 passes and the Red Tip touch up. There are certain areas I'm having difficulty shaving. Against the grain is not working for me yet. This cream is excellent, and the Lucky Tiger finish makes my day.
