Shave of the Day Monday, 29 Jan Prep: Hot shower Razor: Gillette New LC Ball End Blade: Feather (2) Brush: Rubberset 400-4 Silvertip Badger Lather: RazoRock XXX Shave: Hot shave, face lather, 4 passes; WTG, XTG, RXTG, ATG Post: Alum, L'Occitane Cade balm First ever shave with RR XXX, and what a great soap. I found it easy to get a thick lather while face lathering, and had enough for 4 passes plus a back of neck pass. The scent reminds me of something, something i have smelled before but can't place, but I really like it. Super happy I grabbed it for half off regular price. DFS+ shave. No blood, no nicks.
GOOD MORNING TSD!! SOTD 12/29/15 Razor-Gem Featherweight Blade-Gem Personna(2) Pre Shave Oil-E- Shave Orange Sandalwood Lather-E-Shave Orange Sandalwood cream Brush-E-Shave Badger Post Shave-Cold Water Rinse Witch Hazel,E-Shave Orange Sandalwood PSB A very Pleasant shave with the E-Shave products and the Gem Featherweight razor this morning. All three passes WTG,XTG,ATG were very smooth and comfortable resulting in a BBS finish! Woke up to about an inch of snow and ice mix and windy weather and still snowing and sleet mix, so in an hour it's off to work I go!! HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!
12/29/2015 Razor – Gillette Super Speed (J4) Blade – Feather (1) Brush – DK7 with Druida Manchurian Lather – AOS Sandalwood Cream Post - Witch Hazel & Captain’s Choice Sandalwood
Came down with a cold, and am not interested in holding a blade to my skin during coughing or sneezing fits. No shave today.
SOTD December 29, 2015 Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost Razor: Maggard MR22/V3A Head Blade: Personna Lab Blue Lather: Caties Bubbles Ocean Grove Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate Aftershave: Folsom & Co. Capri New razor head and soap. CB always performs great! Ocean Grove is a fruit and floral scent, really nice summer soap. Maggard V3A (aggressive) head. This head lives up to its billing, I could feel the blade on my face but it wasn't uncomfortable. 3 pass DFS. The finish is in gunmetal and it was pretty good. I'd say this head is in between an R41 and a Fatip on the aggressive scale. Never let the things you WANT Make you forget the things you HAVE!
BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR is all I can definitely say - this Polar Vortex soap feels like northern Canada in the dead of winter and does it ever lather up rich and thick. The Bergamot Vetiver aftershave from Henri et Victoria kept that freeze going for me. It's snowing like crazy right now and I have nowhere to go. BBS in two effortless, frigid passes!
TUESDAY Another Sheffield shave this morning; restored F. Fenney 'Tally Ho' 8/8; MWF and Ogallala finish. Sweet shave! Have a great Tuesday, all!
SOTD TUE. DEC. 29/15 PRE SHAVE CLEANSER: NOXZEMA CLASSIC CLEANSER: COLD WATER !! PRE SHAVE OIL: NONE TODAY SHAVE CREAM: STIRLING MITA SHAVE BRUSH: @Jayaruh #12 RAZOR: FRANKENRAZOR MURKER HEAD MODEL UNKOWN/BULLGOOSE HANDLE BLADE: GSB AFTER SHAVE BALM: VASELINE COOLING HYDRATING LOTION SOAP: STIRLING COCOA BUTTER COLOGNE: BOGART BY JAQUES BOGART BBS THIS MORNING WITH THREE PASSES. MY BULLGOOSE BLACK BEAUTY RAZOR ARRIVED YESTERDAY IN RECORD TIME. THE HEAD TURNED OUT TO BE A REAL P.O.S. BUT THE HANDLE IS VERY WELL MADE, GRIPPIE AND STURDY. I PAIRED IT WITH A MERKUR HEAD I HAD PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED ON THE BAY MODEL UNKNOWN BUT IT'S AGGRESSIVE WHICH I LIKE. THIS COMBO FEELS WELL BALANCED AND PROVIDED A VERY SMOOTH SUPER CLOSE SHAVE. THE STERLING MITA PROVIDED EXCEPTIONAL CUSHIONING AND SLICKNESS WHILE THE FREEZE NO DOUBT CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMFORT ON THIS CLOSE SHAVE. MUG LOADED AND FACE LATHERED WITH MY @Jayaruh #12. HAVE A GREAT SHAVE AND A GREAT DAY.
Revolutionary Today was my first shave with Barrister & Mann’s new glissant soap formula, and it was a revelation. The soap is somehow even slicker and more protecting than the usual B&M, making this the best performing soap I’ve ever used… yes, this has surpassed my beloved Tabac! This was an easy and drama free BBS in three passes with my Futur set on 5.5 My nose is a little stuffy, so the scent was not a major factor today, I’m sure I will be able to appreciate it more once I’m breathing easier. I finished with Lavanille tonique and I feel and smell amazing. I hope they eventually convert all their soaps to this new formula, as it sets B&M above all others for me. Prep: PAA Ice Soap: B&M Fireside Brush: Brothers Bristles Spartan Bronze Razor: der Futur Blade: Voskhod (2) AS: B&M Lavanille
Gem G-Bar razor Gem Blue Star/Stainless PTFE blade Shave Revolution "The Bourbon Room" SS Shave Revolution Evolution synthetic brush Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe CO Bigelow 1585 cologne The Blue Star blades are a love/hate thing with me. I want to love them but they hate me in most SE razors. Started the shave with the Blue Star but it just didn't work so switched to the Stainless and ended up DFS. Tried the new (to me) Shave Revolution products as well. The SS smells wonderful and lathers easily. The brush is fantastic! The soap may have caused a little irritation but then it could have been the Blue Star blade. Will try them again later. Now go enjoy your day folks
Tuesday hot water wash with nuetrogena men's invigorating face wash and a washcloth Royal London badger brush soap commander endurance Romer7 Ladas(1) family dollar spice back to the grind, Tuesday. the new brush looks nice, performed ok, and smelled like wet dog. the lather was nice though. three passes with the Romer7, pretty nice on mild/ aggressive. ok to look at, only glitch, it seems a touch different from one side to the other. but I ended with a very nice shave. finished with spice. hope y'all did as well, or better.
Tuesday Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Pig Trail Soap: Reef Point-Peerless Razor: Gillette Fat Boy Blade: Gillette 70’s “Spoiler” Super Stainless (3) Brush: Elite Razor Silvertip-24mmx50mm Aftershave: Country Club-Southern Oud WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Reef Point Peerless today. 20 seconds to load the Elite Silvertip. Easy, thick, slick, lather. 70’s Gillette “Spoiler” in the Fat Boy. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Southern Oud. Bob
Tabac Tuesday Dec 29th............. Tabac face lathered w/Omega 6151 Pure Red Tip Super Speed w/7 o'clock Sharp Edge blade Witch Hazel, Nivea ASB finishing w/Barbasol Blue Single pass w/touch-up for a CCS!
