Planned October 1st SOTD Vintage Gillette New OC razor Personna blue blade Semogue SOC boar brush '59 Old Spice shaving mug L'Occitane Cade shaving soap L'Occitane Cade aftershave balm This will be my first shave with my new to me Gillette open comb razor and the first use of a DE in more than a month. This is one of 3 OC razors I'll be using during OCtober focus. It will also be the first use of my late 50's Old Spice mug as well.
Thursday Planned SOTD Razor: Gillette Rocket HD 500 Blade: Gillette Spoiler (D4) Brush: Rooney Heritage Beehive 2 Super Badger Bowl: Woodhead Medium Scuttle Pre Shave Scrub: RazoRock GLO Pre Shave Oil:Homemade Rosemary Mint Shave Soap: Penhaligon`s English Fern Post: Monster Alum Block Aftershave: Penhaligon`s English Fern Decided to go with English gear for tomorrow's shave
10/01/2015 Razor – Wolfman OC with Triad Helix SS Blade – Feather (1) Brush – Olivewood with TGN Finest Fan Lather – Strop Shoppe Baker Street Post - Witch Hazel & Fine Platinum
SOTD: Say hello to Gillette Black Beauty from the Middle East (Pakistan) Gillette Nacet Blade Proraso Red Omega Syntex brush Old Spice Hawkridge AS lotion A great shave
Tabactober! I used the Futur on six again and proved my theory that yesterday's tenderness was due to less than 24 hours between shaves. I did dial down to five for the last pass and it went very smoothly. It wasn't quite as close as with Voskhod, so I'll keep it on six for all passes tomorrow. Tabac performed great as usual, and I finished up with B&M Fougère Classique splash. I used Wet Shaving Products pre shave oil again, and it seems to be a solid product. Prep: WSP Matterhorn PSO Soap: Tabac! Brush: HIS Razor: Merkur Futur Blade: Astra SP (2) AS: B&M Fougère Classique Tonique
I shaved earlier today .... My Wednesday Shave Hot whisker rinse Arko Shave Stick/Omega 10029 Baby-pro boar Schick C3 Magazine Repeater/Schick d1 Witch Hazel Splash Clubman Classic Vanilla Don't to situations out of my control...I couldn't shave for a couple days...So I didn't really have time today, but enough is enough...I had to hurry, I hate to rush a shave but no choice I got 2 passes in a few minutes and results were steller... Great Shaves Everybody!!
October 1 SOTD: Homemade PS Oil Stirling Synthetic Brush Palmolive Classic SC Gillette New LC Stirling Unscented PSB Clubman VI Bay Rum
I am doing a 30 day focus with the Fat Boy. I have had it for about 2 years now and don't use it much, the Slim Adjustable being my preferred razor. I have heard that the gap on the Fat Boy is greater than that on the slim, so I will start with it set to 5 and work up or down until I find my perfect setting. I have also been extremely curious about exactly how long a jar of MDC will last for me. After doing 2 back-to-back 30 day focuses, there seemed so little MDC used that I was amazed. So, I grabbed a container and put in 20 grams of MDC, which is 1/10th of a jar of MDC. If the amount of MDC left get too low, I will add another 20 grams and continue. I will weigh the container and divide by the number of days I have used it, thereby giving me how much I use per day. Fat Boy set to 5 Sputnik Blade MDC 3 passes Very nice shave. Smooth. no cuts, nicks, weepers, or irritation. The fat boy seems like it needs to have the gap raised. It feels like my Slim Adjustable on 6, but I will give it at least another day before I move it.
Except for a small cut on my chin a pretty darned good shave. The cut was my fault because I went too fast and I wasn't paying enough attention, so I got bitten. Brian's Frostbite soap delivered a hell of a good freeze and his matching aftershave really completed the iciness beautifully. Before that, the Intesa Glacial lotion gave me some good refreshing. Tomorrow I'll be much more careful!
Thor's Day: Prep: Hot shower, Healthy Accents Daily Renewal Cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm Brush: Simpsons 56 Best Badger Lather: RazoRock One-X coap Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC Blade: Bolzano Superinox (5) Passes: WTG, XTG (11, 12) Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's witch hazel, RazoRock One-X AS splash Cologne: Gigember Estragone by Dr. Vranjes As much as I love the lather, protection, and scent of the One-X, it couldn't save today's shave from a blade that died. The Bolzano was doing more scraping than cutting by the second pass, so I had to settle for a slightly irritated close shave - not at DFS level, and not comfortable enough for CCS - in two passes. Tomorrow is another day.
Schick J1 razor Personna blade Plisson/L'Occitane brush VDH Luxury SS (scented) Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe M&L Florida Water cologne w/added menthol Hadn't used VDH for quite some time. It's a worthy soap that worked well and I like the scent. I think I'm ready to go
SOTD October 1, 2015 Rusty Blade Preshave Oil Blend Gillette Canadian Heavy Tech/ Astra SP Semogue/ Copper Hat Unscented Witch Hazel/ Coconut Oil A wonderful way to start a new month. The Copper Hat is a wonderful soap.
Thursday warm shower/cold water shave Savile Row 3824 Proraso PPC Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill Schick E3/Pella coated injector (5) Bloc Osma alum Tend Skin Can You Handlebar BDO The Penguin Nasomatto Pardon A nice and frosty shave,face and dome BBS!!! Stay frosty,my friends!
SOTD October 1,2015 Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost Razor: Gillette Aristocrat Blade: Personna Lab Blue Lather: Gingers Garden Vetiver (Tallow) Brush: Stirling Synthetic Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate Aftershave: Fine Clean Vetiver Super shave. I love this Gingers Garden Vetiver soap. Congratulations to September NGA winner Tom @twhite Never let the things you WANT Make you forget the things you HAVE
