Great Shave today. I did a full 3 passes with the straight and the face feels crazy smooth. I had an all star cast of characters who performed great. Thanks again to my secret santa...the soap and aftershave balm gave me all the confidence I needed. You gents have a good one!
The handle came from elite razor http://www.eliterazor.com/ It's gold laced quartz, he has some other cool stuff on his site. Thanks!
"In Patrick's Ever-Changing Den That We Can Look At"(Spoof from "Live And Let Die" Lyrics) Couldn't resist Patrick, sorry )
A relatively mild use of menthol for Wednesday: L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash Large Horsehair Barbershop Super Speed/Derby day 3 Tet-a-tet SC Intesa Glacial AS Balm Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS Fahrenheit EdT It's been too long since I've used my Tet-a-tet cream and I owe myself the pleasure of it so much more often. It's such wonderful stuff with great lather, a classy scent as well a light but pleasant cooling effect. The Intesa balm from Italian Barber also is lightly-mentholated and gives excellent post-shave care. My bottle of Aqua Velva is almost empty - once or twice more and I'll go and buy another one. It's so necessary for my aftershave rotation!
Razor: Gillette President Y1 1953 Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2) Brush: Semogue 1305 Tri Color Wood Handle 22/55 Soap: Knock Out Shave Cool Blue A/S: Fine American Blend
A double dose of the Aqua Velva, huh? MMAAAYYYBE, I should consider putting to bed my beef about how it began as a....dare I say it...MOUTHWASH..before it became the classic aftershave it has been for so many years.
SOTD 12/21 Prep: Hot Shower/ Garnier Charcoal Face Scrub Pre-Shave: Proraso White Pre-Shave Cream Soap: Soap Commander Courage Brush: Semogue 1460 Razor/ Blade: '65 Gillette Flairtip Superspeed (Thanks @JR Reyes )/ Personna Lab Blue Astringent: Alum Post-Shave Balm: SC Courage Aftershave Splash: Brut Classic Fantastic shave overall. This was my second shave with the Flairtip and it is truly fantastic--very mild, but gets nice close shaves too. This may be my new razor for daily use instead of my Muhle r89/ Maggard MR-5. I will be doing a review on it soon. Love SC Courage--probably tied for my favorite of their scents with Passion. It is very masculine, but not overpowering. Paired with my favorite brush (currently), Semogue 1460 Boar it worked great. I did bloom the soap while I was in the shower. Followed by Alum and SC Courage balm which is another favorite. Happy eve of the eve of Christmas Eve!
Unless I'm being teased by the Israeli Ambassador to TSD, yes it began as a mouthwash(I suppose just like ACT Cool Mint is today) from 1917-25 From 1925 on, they finally got the idea.
Fat Tech Tuesday A great shave using an English Flat Bottom Tech. Da Fat always delivers a great shave.
