Guys, yesterday I gave myself my first shave in months. I've been growing a beard, but keeping my neck and edges lined up. But yesterday, I got out my brush, some soap, and went to town. Prep: hot shower, Nivea Face Wash. Brush: Semogue 1305. Razor: Gillette 40's Rocket. Blade: Personna Med Prep. Soap: Cold River Savon No.1. Post: cold water rinse, Fine American Blend, Myrsol Emulsion. The shave went pretty well. I got some razor burn under my chin, but I say that was due to being out of practice. Two passes still got me BBS.
September 4 Batch 2 Mongoose with Dr. Bomber handle Feather Professional blade (6) Shavemac two-band silvertip brush Trumper's Coconut cream One pass Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and Trumper's Coral Skin Food I enjoyed a surprisingly close one-pass shave this evening on a day and half of growth. This was my simulated "I'm running late for work" shave. I have a light beard, and this would be an acceptable shave on most any day. It was difficult making myself stop after one pass, but I'm curious to know how it will look and feel tomorrow morning. It was a very hot and sunny day here in my neck of the woods....all in all, not too bad for a Friday. Have a great Labor Day weekend!
How will I shiver during my Saturday shave? This way: Neutrogena Men Facial Wash Large Horsehair Barbershop Super Speed/Derby day 6 Stirling Black Ice SS Gold Bond Moisturizer Alt Innsbruck AS I'm definitely hopelessly addicted to these Stirling soaps and the Black Ice is no exception. OK, it's much less potently-mentholated than the Glacial Obsidian soap, but there's still more than enough menthol in it to give very good cooling. Its black liquorice scent is very similar to the Obsidian's, and it lathers so easily with most delightful soothing and moisturizing. The Gold Bond is more cooling than I realized because I felt a strong menthol effect from it when I rubbed some on my face and body after taking a shower this morning. The Alt Innsbruck aftershave smells beautiful, and is it ever COLD!
9-4-2015 Hot Shower prep with Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face wash and everywhere else with Stirling Soap Works Ben Franklin Soap. Razor - Birth Year Gillette Slim Adjustable 1964 (5) Blade - Astra SP (3) Brush - Plisson Lather - RazoRock XXX Bowl - Fine Lather Warm rinse, Maggard alum block then cool rinse Finished up with With Hazel and RazoRock Problem Solver Lime AS Splash Four pass for a nice BBS For the past two days I have tried the Slim on 6 - I get a closer of shave in fewer passes but any slight deviation on technique gets me in trouble. Will stick out on five - Hey I get to shave longer Oh and only 8 more days until Disney World
SOTD - Friday, September 4, 2015 Cool shower Prep: Homemade PSO Brush: Rooney 1/2 Cream: Speick Razor: Merkur 38C Blade: Personna Lab Blue (4) Aftershave: Speick ASL
SHAVE OF THE DAY PREP: OCCAMS CRUSHED LIME RAZOR: GILLETTE TECH/PROBAK BLADE: POL SILVER BRUSH: EVERREADY 600 SOAP: CATIE'S BUBBLES SATURDAY MORNING AFTERSHAVE: REEF POINT SUBMARINER SPLASH BALM: ARKO MAXIMUM COMFORT Had a good 3 pass shave today. The RP aftershave added a nice splash of menthol, and the scent paired well with Saturday Morning. The scent is just like a bowl of fruit loops, I know it sounds weird, but it really is good and reminds me of childhood. Hope everyone had a great shave and a great day!
Saturday's Dove Men Face Wash ARKO Extra Performance Jayaruh #1 Silver Tip Schick I2 Hydro-Magic Personna SS Injector CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayers Lemon WH Aqua Velva Last evening, I didn't know if I would be shaving today or not. I spent 4 hours in the ER with what turned out to be kidney stones. Thanks to morphine last night and some hydrocodone today, I had a great shave. We will be traveling about 45 miles to Spartanburg, SC, to visit son and DIL. They will be delivering our newest granddaughter by c-section about 8 AM. Now for another Hydor-Magical shave: The ARKO Extra Performance Shaving Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #1 Silver Tip Badger brush. Two passes with my Schick I2 Hydro-Magic razor and a Personna SS Injector blade gave me a 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 Aqua Velva after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Saturday, September 5, 2015 Mongoose with Triad Ti Helix Spiral Feather Pro #4 Doug Korn Button Orange Swirl MDC Le Bol En Bois Fougere Alum, Dickinson’s ++Menthol, Cucumber Melon Whipped Shea Butter Fine Fresh Vetiver
H. Elshaw & son, Sheffield Ever ready 100 w/ TGN Finest Razorock ABCBA (my favorite RR soap. Wish they still produced it, 'cause I'm gettin' low) Aqua Velva Ice Blue
The Crazy Ivan in SEptember! September 4 Razor - Edwin Jagger DE89l Blade - (1) Brush - Omega Pro 48 Soap - Arko Post - Cold water, Alum, Nivea, Aqua Velva Musk Look out....here comes the first Crazy Ivan move. After three glorious shaves with the Gem 1912 and Gem Teflon blade it's time to throw the EJ DE89l and a Chinese blade into the mix. Chinese blades. Those ridiculously dull and painful excuses for something to throw into the middle of a safety razor. The Flying Eagle - Worst blade ever made (that I've discovered at least). The Baili blue? Horrid (yes, I know a few who like it) for me as well. It's almost like the Chinese can't figure out how to make a razor blade. So, in my search for a Chinese blade that works I discover the Blendax. It's a super stainless blade that is available in bulk from a few places or just a few at a time from others. I chose to add a couple to my order from tryablade.com awhile back, hoping to find a Chinese blade that would perform. The Pro 48 and Arko - a trained monkey could produce a great lather, and so can I. Got it all lathered up, went for the first pass and I am actually thrilled and surprised to say that........I didn't throw the blade away until after an entire half pass. Yeah, it's THAT bad. I felt the immediate pull/tug/drag/ripping feeling and actually finished the right side of my face and neck WTG. Put the razor back on the shelf, grabbed my "rescue setup" of my '59 Superspeed and Bic Chrome Platinum and finished the shave. Result was a DFS with the right side feeling the alum more than the left just from that one pass. Words can't describe how bad this blade is. Chalk up another failure for the Chinese blade makers in my book. Now that I have experienced that there will be no return to it tomorrow and Monday as planned. I'll let Ivan come up with something else for those days and surprise you all with it tomorrow. Suffice it to say, I won't be buying anymore Blendax. Hope you have lots of fun planned for the holiday weekend! I plan to have fun selling cars! I think I found the source of Chinese blades!!!
Planned SOTD for Saturday 05 Sep 15 Gillette Fusion Flex ball Proglide Pre-Shave: Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash Pre-Shave Oil: Tiki Bar Frosted Woodlands Pre-Shave Oil Shaving Mug: VDH Luxury Mug Set Shaving Brush: "Oscar 11" Custom Custom 30/52 High Mountain White Leadwood Handle Shaving Soap: VDH Luxury Shave Soap After Shave Alum: RazoRock Ultimate Aftershave After Shave Balm: Afta After Shave Skin Conditioner After Shave: Mennen Skin Bracer Original WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Being as I got BBS-DFS results on Friday, I am going to do exactly the same while shaving on Saturday.
Saturday's Planned SOTD Razor: Bakelite Slant Blade: SuperMax SP Tiger (D4) Brush: Crown King 400 w 25mm HMB Bowl: Lady Sea Creations 5" Pre Shave Scrub: MRGLO Pre Shave Oil: Pacific Shaving Iced Shave Soap: Neumann Signature 1907 Post: Monster Alum Block Aftershave: Neumann 1907
SOTD - 4 SEptember 2015 Planned SOTD - 5 September 2015 30 Days with a Schick G Schick G Schick Injector Blades L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic La Toja Shave Stick Alum TSD 2x Iced Subzero AS + Pinaud Clubman Have a great Labor Day Weekend!
Bonjour Messieurs, yesterday's shave : - Omega brush - Jabonman "Mare Nostrum" soap (sample not shown) - Bartmann SR - phoenix DE - Old Spice AS Not too bad, bonne journée !
Welcome back to the world of the clean shaven. Tired of having a beard or did you just miss the shaving?
Joy to my world ! The slant is come Let face receive its shave! I had not shaved for three days, and since my beard is worthy of a Viking I had quite a bit of stubble. Que the slant bar. My most effective razor and a formidable shaver. I loaded up an Australian Gillette Super Stainless blade, a vintage blade manufactured sometimes in the previous millennia.I have used this blade four times earlier and was eager to check how it would perform in the Slant. I seldom use a blade for more than two or three shaves. But this being what it is, I also want to test for longevity. Besides, I only have about fifty of those. This was my first time using superlather. I had not planned that, I just started lathering up the Arko soap and found myself reaching for the Arko moist cream as well. The result was a perfectly fine Arko lather, with a slightly better scent than regular Arko soap. I guess it is difficult to improve the performance of Arko, being great enough on its own. And for one who doesn't mind the scent, actually I find it quite charming, spicing in up with more Arko is just redundant. The shave itself was very nice, although a few challenges on the first pass. The razor mowed down the beard effortlessly, but I do think that the blade could have been sharper. The second and third pass was terrific and everything came together to produce a very fine shave. I ended up with a DFS and look great. Ugly, but great Razor: Bakelite Slant Bar Blade: Gillette Super Stainless Brush: L'Occitane Plisson Brush Lather: Arko Soap & Moist Cream Superlather Aftershave: The Shave Den Aftershave Milk
Schick Krona DE razor Rapira Platinum Lux blade Edwin Jagger Silvertip Fibre L brush TFS Sotto La Mole soap HEMA Sensitive ASB Cella Eau de Lavande The Sotto La Mole soap is a delight to use; the scent starts with a fresh lemon note, which develops into flowery tones, with a bit of wood. The lather is great, like with all TFS soaps.
09/05/2015 Razor – Mongoose B2 with Jürgen Hempel Ti Blade – Feather Pro (1) Brush – Rubberset 400-3 with Omega Boar Lather – Mystic Water Lime Post - Witch Hazel and Fine L’Orange
