Tuesday shave to start the day EJ89 head - ikon oss handle Astra SP blade TOBS grapefruit Maggard synthetic 24mm brush RazoRock Don Donato aftershave Hope you all have an enjoyable shave and a great day !
SOTD January 26, 2016 Prep: Hot Shower. Noxzema Razor: Gillette Super Speed 1953 Y2 Blade: Personna Lab Blue Lather: La Toja Brush: Maggard Razors 24mm Synthetic Marble Handle Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate Aftershave: Clubman Vanilla Great shave. Never let the things you WANT Make you forget the things you HAVE!
I really enjoyed this shave with the Razorock One-X soap - it's a hell of a latherer. Although it says that there's menthol, I felt no cooling at all but I don't care because it's wonderful stuff. The matching aftershave smells just as delightful and it contains enough menthol to give some cooling. A brilliant BBS shave!
SOTD January 26, 2016 Noxema preshave cream Gillette Heavy Tech / Astra SP Omega / TOBS Natural WH / Shea butter / Nivea Sensitive ASB Solid shave this morning with a nice combination of products. Can't be beat!
1/26/16 I shifted my shave just a bit from my posted picture. I used Ogallala Bay Rum instead of Old Spice. But, the Blackbird delivered again! 2 passes over a slick and shiny and sort of wet lather and I have another near BBS shave. This was the 10th shave on the Persona Lab Blue blade and it felt nearly as smooth and sharp as a virgin blade!
SOTD TUE. 1/26/16 PRE SHAVE CLEANSER: BURT'S BEES CHAMOMILE AND SOAP BARK PRE SHAVE OIL: SHAVE SECRET SHAVE SOAP: CHISELED FACE CRYOGEN SHAVE BRUSH: @Jayaruh #12 RAZOR: 1959 E1 FAT BOY BLADE: GSB AFTER SHAVE BALM: VASELINE COOLING HYDRATING LOTION SOAP: GRANDPA'S PINE TAR SOAP COLOGNE: LAPIDUS BY: TED LAPIDUS GOOD MORNING GUYS. FIRST SHAVE WITH CRYOGEN AND I CAN TELL YOU THIS STUFF IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. HALF WAY THROUGH MY FIRST PASS MY LEFT EYE TEARED UP AND THEN BEGAN TO CRY. EVERY SUBSEQUENT PASS WAS COLDER THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE. IT WAS AWESOME, I FELT LIKE I WAS STANDING IN MY BOXER BRIEFS SHAVING IN THE MIDDLE OF A FROZEN TUNDRA! MY FACE WAS NUMB FOR 20 MINUTES AFTER THE SHAVE WAS DONE. IT'S SURPRISINGLY MOISTURIZING AND SLICK AS CAN BE. FACE LATHERED WITH MY LOVELY @Jayaruh #12. HAVE A GREAT SHAVE AND A GREAT DAY FOLKS.
Hello TSD My shave today: Day 2 of my Futur/Progess comparison. This time I used the Progress on setting 4 (5 is maximum, the Futur has a 6 setting). The Mühle Synthetic brush lathered the Stirling soap effortlessly. A good amount of slick, creamy lather, more than enough for my shave. I'm beginning to like this brush, but I still think the WD synthetic is better. The smaller Mühle will make a really nice travel brush though - I'll just have to buy one of those handy travel tubes. The Progress set on 4 did a great job today. Very pleasant, very gentle and at the same time very close shave. Seems as if I prefer the upper end of the scale with my Adjustables - provided that it's loaded with the appropriate blade. The GSB is still going strong - good for a few more shaves. I still prefer the overall feel of the Futur though. Two passes, as usual, WTG and A/XTG, a bit of cleanup along the jawline. Nice BBS shave today, no irritations, almost no Aftershave burn. Straight A
Don't you just LOVE that Maggard brush, i had never used a synthetic before and it instantly has become one of my favorites
Tuesday: hot shower w/Mistral Marzipan bar soap Somersets Tough Stubble PSO Schick Adjustable (6) 3 passes Schick (5) StrongSet boar TOBS Eton College cream in a warm bowl Thayer's unscented w/aloe TOBS Eton College A/S An absolutely excellent shave this morning! Not to mention I always feel smarter when I use Eton College. Come to think of it, considering how much I've spent in the last few years on shaving stuff, I'm thinking maybe I should have applied for a student loan.
Your tolerance for menthol is probably somewhat beyond most others us mortals, though, isn't it Hadn't heard of the soap before btw.
Ming Shi razor Astra SP blade WD Synthetic brush Cade SS Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Colorado Sage cologne Busy day planned and need to look spiffy. And I do. Look good, feel good, smell wonderful and I'm ready to go. Now go enjoy your day folks
Tabac Tuesday January 26th............... Tabac stick face lathered w/Duke 2 best Schick G1 Injector w/Schick blade (2) Witch hazel followed by Nivea Cooling ASB finishing w/Clubman Vanilla 2-passes w/some touch-up for a DFS!
