I finished off the D.R. Harris Windsor sample today. It is a good soap with a nice scent. BBS today. D.R. Harris Windsor Ladas blade Gillette New Long Comb 3 passes
today's shave hot water wash with nuetrogena men's invigorating face wash and a washcloth Olive wood/ custom two band finest BOMBED Pyrate cove bay rum and ginger Matador Elante feather(3) ICED virgin island bay rum today's shave was very good. sometimes they just are better. today was one. three passes and finished with iced bay rum. hope y'all did as well, or better.
SOTD September 10, 2015 Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost Razor: Mongoose B3 Dr. Bomber Handle Blade: Feather Professional Brush: L'Occitane Plisson Lather: Figaro Monsieur Gold Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud New soap. Figaro Monsieur Gold first time use I really enjoyed it, wonderful Oud scent, very easy to lather, this soap maker must make some of RR soaps. Great shave with the Mongoose/Feather Pro. Never let the things you WANT Make you forget the things you HAVE
I don't know what to say, my Obsidian lathered like a champ and the chill was borderline-painful as well as delightful!
Schick I2 razor Personna blade WD Silver Tip brush St. James of London Mandarin&Patchouli SC Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe St. James of London Mandarin&Patchouli cologne 1st use of the St. James of London products. Very nice indeed. The SC quickly produced a luxurious lather and the cologne felt great going on. The scent is very mild in both the SC and cologne but seems to linger quite awhile. Well pleased (so far) with these items. BTW, very nice shave and ready to go
THURSDAY Day Two of Seven Today was my second shave of week-long test drive of a large custom razor. Getting one shave out of the way lessened the mystery and some of my anxiety in using this Mastro Livi. Oh, I'm still getting accustomed toy the oversized scales and keenly-sharp damascus blade, by I'm a bit more confident this morning in my abilities. 30 light laps on the smooth latigo strop followed by three careful passes yielded a very smooth face with no irritation. I did, however, manage to catch the point on my cheek and earned myself a small thin bleeder. User error, of course. All in all, an exceptional shave using Cade for lather & finishing with a cool splash of homemade bay rum… Have a great Thursday, all!
10 September 2015 * Weber DLC + WRH3 Aluminum * Super Iridium * Shavemac Silvertip 2-Band + Doug Korn Cobalt Blue C7 * Mystic Water Bay Rum * Unrefined Shea Butter * Bergamot/Vetiver EO
Shower, Irish Spring Signature bar soap. Mint and Rosemary Shampoo. Pre-shave oil: Olive/TTO/EO/M-bomb blend Soap: TSD London Type Brush: Semogue Boar Razor/Blade: Parker 99R/Astra Platy (fresh) Post Shave: Ogalalla Bay Rum First time using a pre-shave oil. I looked for castor oil around, but only RiteAid has it near me so far that I've found. Nearly $7 for a small bottle. So I'll keep looking or wait till I'm ordering something else to combine shipping. So... I grabbed the little bottle of pre shower scalp oil I like to use on Sundays. Rubbed a few drops in and proceed as usual. This mix is heavy on TTO, so was getting a bit of tingling around, and got a bit "Icy Hot" toward the end with the menthol battling the TTO... Good shave. Closer than usual.
9/10/2015 Single Edge September / Tabac Thursday! Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO Razor: Kamphe Bros Star Razor New Model, H. Boker straight razor Blade: Gem PTFE coated SE blade (9) Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair Soap: Tabac After: Home made ASB, Tabac After Shave Cologne: Tabac EDC Tabac Thursday! The Vie Long brush whipped the Tabac into a nice lather. The Star paired with the GEM blade and the Boker did a nice job on the stubble. The Tabac AS and EDC were a nice finish for this 2 pass Darn Fine Shave. Have a blessed day!
SOTD for Sept 10th............ Nivea Sensitive Cream face lathered w/Semogue 1438 boar '67 Gillette Slim Adjustable (setting 5) w/Gillette 7 o'clock yellow Witch Hazel rinse finishing w/Clubman Vanilla A/S 2-passes w/touch-up for a DFS!
Razor: Feather AS-D2 2015 Brush: Vintage Ever-Ready 300L with TGN Silvertip 18/51 Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue Cream/soap: Seifenglatt Shave Soap Barber Shop Blade: Feather (2) Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Nivea Men Post Shave Balm, Pinaud Clubman AS Locked in the Feather blade in the Feather and off we go. Whipped up some good thick lather with the Silvertip in my favorite Old Spice mug. A nice 2 pass shave, with some touch up on my neck. This razor is easy to get carried away with, so I have to be careful not to over buff an area, or I will pay. Finished with the WH, and then some Nivea for a change of pace. After cleanup some Clubman. Y'all have a good one!
SOTD Razor: Parker 96R Blade: Astra Superior Brush: Omega Boar Soap: Col Conk Bay Rum In the Rock Hill Mug AS: Aqua Velva Ice Blue followed by Nivea Balm Perfect BBS shave this am!
