Shower: MaryKay face cleansing bar Floris soap PertPlus TraderJoe Lavender Oil rubdown Shave: Omega Elegant Silvertip brush SS + Derby [#3S (3P + TU)] Tabac soap + KMF unsmelly cream = SL Aqua Velva Musk AS splash RNB AS Spritz Brut ASB Tabac EdC
Monday: Gillette Tech ('62) Lord blade (day 1) MP best badger Trumper CSF / PRE SCS B&B Bay Rum w/a twist SC Dominica Bay Rum QED ASC
after shower at the sink: '58 Gillette SS/IP (2) B&B Ebony Finest Silvertip Proraso pre post Nancy Boy s/c warm water rinse touch up with disposable Gillette cold water splash Thayers Lavender w/h Proraso a/s L'Occitane edt
Monday AM Back to work. Hot shower Proraso Pre-Post in shower B&B Finest Ebony '63 Fatboy w/ Korean EJ-Force 810 blade (Day 1) Ingram cream w/ 2 drops Olbas Oil Warm water rinse Cold water rinse Aqua Velva A/S splash Cold water rinse QED Peppermint Hydrosol MamaBear's Peppermint A/S milk w/ Menthol Caron The Third Man EdT
Monday Hot shower Hot towels MB "Mystery Soap" B&B super finest Fat Boy (3/5/7|2)/SG Alum block Booster Bay Rum SCS Aged Leather aftershave milk C&E Sienna EDT A good start to the work week.
Monday: Omega brush Gillette adjustable/new Sharp Ingram shaving cream Anherb a/shave conditioner Givenchy Gentleman edt nothing like a great mentholated shave, and Anherb to really put icicles in your face! :rofl :rofl :rofl
Monday 9th Gillette Slim Adjustable Derby Extra Muehle Pinsel Super Wilkinson Black Bowl Old Spice AS Shefon Cologne Used one of the underestimated soaps I have, the Wilkinson Black Bowl.. A soap, which I feel has gotten way too little attention - Its a great soap!
Boring Shave SCent from Heaven shave oil on Face - Hot Shower +VGH Soap+Anherb Shampoo Il Vero Silversteel 1st pass Muhle Superbadger Kent Soap - BORING !!!!!! Gillette Fatboy /Feather/ 2nd pass/3rd pass PSO for 3rd pass. Elements a/s by Hugo Boss Cold Water splash Greek a/s Balm cant remember brand. VGH Alum stone to stop bleeding. Cold Water. Anherb Conditioner - plenty ! OUCH too much Frozen face... Carley's moisturiser LAgerfeld Cologne. Boring shave. the Kent soap in a bowl I cant seem to get it to lather liek it should either too much water or too little but the scent leaves me cold aswell. The Il Vero shaves nice but she bites to minor cut under lower lip . Fatboy Feather. it slide into my acne spot I had..zipp blood... 3 nicks lower neck.... Bad KArma shave day... :mad: :mad: Not in a good mood for pics but I promised a bro here I would so for you...
Rene, It's a lovely looking straight. Do you think your angle was too great, and caused the nicks (lip & neck)? Possibly it's an overhoned or coarse edge that is catching?
Shave Soap of the Day Sat - Nancy Boy Signature Cream - Great Lather, smell, etc Sun - C&E Sweet Almond Oil Cream - Even better than the Nancy Boy Mon - Mama Bear Attar of Roses - Little long to get the lather and consistency going but I got it there. I'm finding that rose is not my thing so I may put this on hold with the Thayer's Rose Witch Hazel. Shave Results: Sat - 3.9/5.0 Neck got roughed up a little. I as in hurry and used the Sensor. Sun - 4.4/5.0 Much Better. Had to go real easy on the roughed up part. Mon - 4.1/5.0 Result was good but the scent was bugging me a little.
merci Rich, Xchris , I dont know what happend with the lower lip im always scared using it on the lower lip part and around the chin area under the chin area is still for me a NO NO with a straight . All I did was place the STraight under the lower lip area and wham it cut already into the skin. so your assumptions seem right to me. Over honed ? no Idea it was honed by Lynn Abrams. I did strop liek a maniac today on the paddle strop ? Def the angle is still hard for me under the lower lip area. Neck area is ok for me to do and cheeks aswell. Upper lip good aswell. The nicks on the lower neck were def. the result of the Fatboy with the feather Xchris forgot to mention it a Straight rarely gives me a Nick, straight more cut me directly into the skin when I have a wrong angle. It is fun to use Straights sofar dont give me BBS results but im not looking for that right now just to get a feel of what technique is needed to shave with straight. Im actually finding the stropping part is fun aswell , kinda puts you at ease connects you to the blade something a DE will never have you simply toss that into your razor.
Rene, BE CAREFUL, BOUBI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You have a brother in Montreal who loves you!
Shave of the Week Merkur HD w/ Derby Blade Omega Boar MB Trade Winds Shaving Soap Aqua Velva Doc's Northern Dragon (DND) ETC
Monday AM: Shower/Pre: MyChelle Fruit Enzyme Face Wash Mitchell's WoolFat Bath Soap TJs PSG Shave: Gillette Fatboy '59 Derby DE Old Spice "Sensitive" SC Goop Post: Warm Water Cold Water Booster Aquarius (P. Clubman smell-alike) Cold Water Anherb AS Conditioner
Monday Gillette 1949 SS Proraso preshave, lathered soap and ASB The odd part- Dollar General Super Stainless DE Blades (Package gives no indication of who makes them, just says "Compare to Schick Double Edge Blades". Brush - NOS Ever-Ready C-40, Boars Hair I would guess. The short stiff brush really whipped up a fine lather, a little prickly on the face but I liked the lather it made. Blades - pretty smooth shave, 2 passes, 3 on my neck. I hesitate to say they are comparable to anything else until I've done a few more shaves. I would say the shave was an 7 out of ten.
this morning: Hot shower and towel AOS Best Badger Taylor Avocado Dubl Duck Special #1 5/8 Square Point Proraso ASB Pecksniff EDT On the road again...this week Ft. Worth, Texas. Raf
Proraso Pre Shavemac 25mm Silvertip Mitchell's WoolFat Soap / KMF Vanilla Earth cream 5/8 W&B Wedge Alum Thayers Lavender WH L'Artisan VDR edt Nice Shave, Woolfat and KMF VE cream mix was a treat
