01/21/2016 Razor – Cobra Classic Blade – Kai Mild (6) Brush – Brothers Bristles with Sunrise Synthetic Lather – Tiki Cabernet Neroli Post - Witch Hazel followed by Folsom & Company Shambala
Hope everybody had a great 'Humpday' Humpday Shave: Pre-Shave: Hot Shower and HOT water whisker rinse.... Lather: Arko-face lathered Brush: Omega Baby-Pro Razor: Schick G8 Blade: EMS/Personna d1 Post Shave: Dickenson's WH Splash: Rebul Lavanda (Turkish everyman colonia, been around since 1895)/Clubman Special Reserve and a few drops of Aqua Velva Musk, just for that scent and the compliments from my wife... 3 passes....Boom! I had equaled the Best shave of my life! Perfection.....Baby's Butts are marching in a jealous rage! This kit really is like an "Everyman's Shaving Kit" from the 1950's....and it is so capable of giving the best shaves possible...it's a possible "Desert Island Kit" for me....}8^)) Let's all have a really great 2nd half of this week!!!
Good morning TSD My shave today ... similar setup as yesterday except for the brush: - RazoRock Mudder Focker - SOC badger - Merkur Futur on 2.5 - Feather blade (#2) - Speick After shave lotion Dialed down from 6 to 2.5 this was a much better shave than yesterday's. Slicker lather, better overall "flow", no irritation. I still haven't made up my mind which of my two 2-band badgers is the better one. The SOC seems to produce and hold a little more lather than the Whipped Dog, but at the same time "clings to it" more, as if it doesn't want to spread the lather on my face but rather keep it for itself Love both their handle shapes, even though they look very different. Well, I guess I'll just enjoy them in turns. Again the usual two passes today, WTG and A/XTG. A little touchup at the usual spots, though I might have overshaved a little under my chin ... the Aftershave burned there quite a bit today. Other than that the face felt great after the shave. Pretty much BBS, so a very good shave overall. Anyways, I still think the Feather might not be the optimal blade choice for the Futur. I've had better shaves with the Polsilver and especially the Sputnik. The last few days of this week I will use a GSB and transfer that blade to the Progress on monday to have a fair comparison. Have a great day
Thurhapsoday Superb shave today in all respects. PAA Ice is a better prep than most, and it provides a nice cool start over which the Lather Monster built thick slick goodness from Rhapsody. Der Futur almost went unnoticed as it went about its grim task. B&M Awesome finished off this shave right.
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!! SOTD 01/21/16 '52 Gillette Super Speed Lord Super Chrome(3) VDH Boar Brush Williams Cold Water Rinse Witch Hazel Pinaud Clubman A/S Same razor and blade combo as the last two days,switched out the soap, brush and aftershave and still got a great shave,BBS third day in a row!! Tomorrow I'll put the Lord blade in my Fatboy for Fatboy Friday and see how it goes, but for today We got ONE HAPPY ILTS!!! HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!
January 21 SOTD: Homemade PS Oil Stirling Synthetic Brush Stirling Port-au-Prince SS Frederick's Celebrated Razor Stirling Unscented PSB Fine Fresh Vetiver
Another wonderful shave with my Menthol Monkey Setup - this OSP Grapefruit Menthol soap is da BOMBBBBB!!! Lots of rich, creamy lather very fast, a POWERFUL menthol punch, and great skincare. The Rubby Dubby Doo felt bonechillingly-cold as well!
6/8 Wacker Inox Everest SC homemade brush/Shavemac 2 band silver tip Very nice shave this morning. Have a good one.
Thursday's SOTD Musgo Real bowl lathered w/Semogue OC Boar Aristocrat w/Sputnik blade Witch hazel followed by Nivea Cooling ASB finishing w/Barbasol Blue 2-passes for an excellent DFS!
Another blessed morning to be alive and enjoy a fabulous wet shave to start my day ... Ikon SC102 Simpson Case Best Badger Reef Point Dragon's Blood soap Fine L'ORANGE NOIR aftershave resulting in a near BBS 2-pass shave and left feeling refreshed ... Hope you all had a wonderful shave this morning, have a great day !
Thursday - No photo today Prep: Hot shower Lather: TSE Tallow Brush: E7 High Mountain White Razor: Blackbird Blade: Persona (4) Post: Ogallala Bay Rum The hoped for has become the norm - 2 pass near BBS shave. 17th shave in a row with the Blackbird. I don't expect to switch out soon.
SOTD THU. 1/21/16 PRE SHAVE CLEANSER: BURT'S BEES CHAMOMILE AND SOAP BARK PRE SHAVE OIL: DOLLAR GENERAL VITAMIN E W/COCONUT OIL SHAVE SOAP: RR MUDDER FOCKER SHAVE BRUSH: @Jayaruh #12 RAZOR: GILLETTE 1948-1950 ARISTOCRAT BLADE: RAPIRA SWEDISH SUPERSTEEL AFTER SHAVE BALM: VASELINE COOLING HYDRATING LOTION SOAP: GRANDPA'S PINE TAR SOAP COLOGNE: LAPIDUS BY: TED LAPIDUS GOOD MORNING GUYS. TODAY WAS MY FIRST SHAVE WITH THE RAPIRA SS THANKS TO A KIND PIF FROM @ram57 AND THEY DID NOT DISAPPOINT. A VERY SMOOTH THREE PASS BBS WITH THE ARISTOCRAT. LOVE THIS RAZOR SO MUCH. THE RR MUDDER FOCKER PRODUCED ENOUGH LATHER FOR THIS THREE PASS SHAVE WITH AN 8 TO 10 SECOND LOAD AND THEN SOME. SUPER DUPER MOISTURIZING. HAVE A GREAT SHAVE AND A GREAT DAY GUYS.
SOTD January 21, 2016 Proraso preshave cream Gillette Heavy Tech / Astra SP Semogue / Proraso WH / Shea butter / Proraso ASB Wonderful shave this morning.
