Tranquility Wednesday Another great shave with Reef Point soap. This time I used Tranquility- a pleasing combination of lavender and peppermint that gives a light cool while it calms. Thick lather appeared immediately with the HIS brush, setting up my stubble for the Fatboy. I used a 9-7-7 progression for a drama free BBS. I finished with cologne Russe and Givenchy Pi to carry the lavender note. Prep: Van Yulay PSO Soap: Reef Point Tranquility Brush: HIS Razor: 59 Fatboy 9-7-7 Blade: Voskhod (1) AS: B&M Cologne Russe; Givenchy Pi
Guys, I almost needed a fur coat when I finished my shave. The Glacial Lemon Chill soap produced FRIGID lather porn for me and really felt like dunking my head into a bucket of ice-cold lemonade. The Glacial Wintergreen balm and witch hazel felt so cold that it was just about borderline-painful. (In a good way, of course!)
September 9 SOTD: Homemade PS Oil Stirling Synthetic Brush Latha SS Injector Type G Stirling Unscented PSB Latha Post Shave
Odin's Day: Prep: Hot shower, Healthy Accents Daily Renewal Cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm Brush: Beeline Boar Lather: Ginger's Garden Oakmoss soap Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC Blade: Bolzano Superinox (3) Passes: WTG, XTG (5, 6) Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's witch hazel, Pinaud Clubman AS splash Cologne: Xeryus For some reason, my Simpsons brush was still quite damp, despite shaving in the morning and doing my usual routine of squeezing out the excess water yesterday. So, I reached for my cheap boar brush. It works well enough, but the lather wasn't quite as good as I've been getting with the badger. Because I wasn't feeling the lather give as much cushion and glide as I am used to from Ginger's Garden products, I stopped at 2 passes and DFS results. Curiously, the Clubman stung more than the alum, but there was no bloodshed.
SOTD September 9, 2015 Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost Razor: Mongoose B3 Dr. Bomber Handle Blade: Feather Pro Brush: Stirling Synthetic Lather: La Toja Sensitive Shaving Cream Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate Aftershave: RazoRock XXX I switch it up this morning and went with a cream, and wow what a joy La Toja is. Very little amount of cream and I had a mountain of lather, slick and very cushion-y, as far as the scent goes fresh, clean, soapy. Super shave. Hey I used a Gillette Vector for my head shave yesterday, great results! Never let the things you WANT Make you forget the things you HAVE
today's shave hot water wash with nuetrogena men's invigorating face wash and a washcloth Surrey white/ Vietnamese silvertip soap commander love Merkur progress(3.5) feather(2) soap commander love balm today's shave was nice. " love to love ya baby". three passes for a smooth and comfy shave. finished with the matching sc balm. I added the cup that I soak my brush into the pic. hope y'all did as well, or better.
I am continuing to go through my sample of D.R. Harris Windsor. The scent is pleasant and it forms a decent lather. I switched from my Slim Adjustable to my Gillette New Long Comb. I got a very nice shave this morning, but did have a small area of irritation. It always takes a day or two before I adjust to a different razor. D.R. Harris Windsor Ladas blade Gillette New Long Comb
9 September 2015 * Wolfman WR1-SB + WRH3 Aluminum * Super Iridium * WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber C7 * Mystic Water Jeff's Lavender * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
9/9/2015 Single Edge September Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO Razor: GEM Micro Matic OC, Dubl Duck Goldedge straight razor Blade: Gem PTFE coated SE blade (8) Brush: Turkish #6 Soap: RazoRock - Don Donato After: Home made ASB, Nivea Post Shave Balm Cologne: Aqua H2O Happy Wednesday! The #6 brush whipped up the Don Donato into a rich and thick lather. The MM OC paired with the GEM blade and the Duck knocked down the stubble with ease. The Nivea PSB and the Aqua H2O were a nice finish for this Darn Fine Shave. Have a blessed day!
Nice stuff! My I ask you a question? How vain does one have to be to get their name engraved on a vintage razor? Okay, where can I get mine done?
SOTD September 9, 2015 Prep: Rusty Blade blend pre-shave oil Razor/Blade: Gillette Canadian Heavy Tech / Astra SP Brush/Soap: Semogue/ GFT Coconut Oil Aftershave: Witch Hazel/coconut oil Mustache Wax: Badger This is such a nice combination. Always a pleasure.
Birthday Shave Today! (I made it to 60....) Weber Polished Head with BBS-1 handle & Astra blade Plisson ~1950's Antic #16 with High Mountain White knot (one of my very favorite brushes) Saponificio Varesino Felce Aromatica Shaving Soap Witch Hazel - Cucumber & a splash of Fine Fresh Vetiver
Schick J4 razor Personna blade FS Silver Tip brush Vintage Williams SS Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Pinaud Lime Sec cologne Right fine shave this morning. The vintage Williams SS works wonderfully well, I like it a lot.
