Shower: Home made Peppermint/Patchuli/Lavender EO Soap Gillette Slim Adjustable (3) Derby Extra (2) Kent Bk4 Mama Bear's Awakenings Soap Taylor's St. James Lucky Tiger Mama Bear's Summer ASM Same shave setup as yesterday. I'd like to be able to get a good lather from the soap alone but it's to airy. The Taylor's fixes it right up. I realized today why the right side of my chin is such a problem If I look up to shave, it feels BBS because the whiskers retreat into the skin. When I look back down, they show up again. All in all a pretty good shave. I like the Derby
after shower at the sink: 23c/IP(3) Trumper Pure Badger Proraso pre post Trumper Sandalwood s/s WWR touch up with disposable Gillette CWS Thayers Lavender w/h Proraso a/s Paul Sebastian edt
2007.10.25 Shave of the Day Shower Bath Soap: Basis Sensitive Skin Bar Shampoo/Conditioner: Avalon Organics Peppermint Revitalizing Conditioner w/Babassu Oil Shampoo/Conditioner: Avalon Organics Peppermint Revitalizing Shampoo w/Babassu Oil Facial Wash: Neutrogena Razor Defense Facial Scrub Deodorant: Tom's of Maine Unscented Natural Deodorant Shave Razor: Feather Artist Club DX Japanese Style Non-Folding Razor ACD-N Razor Blades: Feather Pro Guard Blades for Feather ACD-N Razor: Merkur 500 Progress Adjustable Double Edged Safety Razor Chrome Razor Blades: 7am Platinum Double Edged Razor Blades v2 Brush: Omega Boar Bristle and Chrome Handle Shave Brush Bowl: Mitsuwa 6" Beige shallow hand thrown Japanese bowl with side rest Shave Cream/Soap: Wars Shave Cream (as pre shave lather) Shave Cream/Soap: Kent Lanolin Triple Milled Shave Soap Technique: WTG (Feather)/WTG (DE)/Cleanup (ATG) Post Shave Aftershave: Proraso Pre Post Shave Cream Aftershave Talc: Pinaud Clubman Aftershave Talc Cologne: Lacoste Essential Eau De Toilette Result: 4.6/5.0 Kept it simple. A little old world a little new. Nice and smooth.
Friday Hot shower C&E Best Badger TGQ Cinnamon Coffee soap :drool 30s/40s injector/USA Shick AV Ice Blue SCS Aged Leather aftershave milk Knize Ten EDT A soap that smells good enough to eat. And also performs very well as a lathering source.
Friday! Method Day: Shavemaster V200 Merkur HD Feather Blade Grapeseed Hard Round Soap Hydrolast Paste Unscented Hydrolast Activator Hydrolast Finishing Balm Hydrolast Eucalyptus Tonic Hydrolast Lavender Conditioner Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet EDT
Friday 26th Edwin Jagger Faux Ivory DE Lord Blade ToOBs Pure Badger Mama Bear Smokin´Ss Pinaud Classic AS Old Spice EdC
Saturday [FONT="]MUSIC:[/FONT] [FONT="]Earnest Tubb and Friends – (CD)[/FONT] [FONT="] Ansgar’s Scuttle[/FONT] [FONT="]Saville Row SR3824 Finest[/FONT] [FONT="]KMF Scentless + 2 drops J/A/S/O/N Tea Tree Oil[/FONT] [FONT="]Dubl-Duck 5/8 Satin Wedge (Translucent Celluloid)[/FONT] [FONT="]TM Artisan 3”, 20 on the Latigo / 30 on the Horsehide[/FONT] [FONT="]2 Passes [/FONT] [FONT="]NO [/FONT][FONT="]Styptic Pencil WWR[/FONT] [FONT="]CWR[/FONT] [FONT="]Alum Bock [/FONT] [FONT="]CWR[/FONT] [FONT="]QED Da Vinci Water[/FONT] [FONT="]Osage Rub[/FONT] [FONT="]Aqua Velva Musk AS/Cologne[/FONT] [FONT="]Pinaud Clubman Hair Tonic[/FONT] [FONT="]Have an outstanding day![/FONT]
Saturday: Omega Silvertip Parker 22R 22R V1/Sharp day 3 Old Spice s/c Lubriderm unscented moisturizer Old Spice deo stick Old Spice a/s how nice, this Old Spice set-up is!
Saturday AM Hot shower Prep pre-shave at beginning of shower SR 3124 6/8 straight stropped on DOVO best hanging strop (time to hone this razor up) '60 Fatboy w/ SuperMax blade (Day 1) ToOBS Eton College cream + Gillette Menthol cream WWR CWR Em's Minty Menthol A/S splash + ToOBS Mr. Taylor A/S splash CWR QED Texas Cedarwood balm + Mama Bear's Lilac/Menthol milk Caron 3rd Man EdT
after shower at the sink: '56 Gillette SS red-tip/Derby (1) C&E BB Trumper CSF Tabac s/s WWR touch up with Schick L-1/Ted Pella (4) CWS Thayers Lavender w/h Tabac a/s Tabac edt Tabac deo
Saturday 27th Merkur HD Chrome Derby Extra Muehle Super Derby Regular Sc Tabac AS Mama Bear British Leather Cologne
Anatomy of a shave (short story), 4,000th Post after-party--------> Had a late-evening shave today, with my new Feather AC-N Straight & Super Professional Blade.. :: Took a nice hot shower, but discontinued my prep-routine --> Guess I figured I would see how things went with just a hot shower, hot water, and brush/soap/cream lathering. Then I thought I would modify my pre-shave routine to suit the feather after taking a gauge of how things went. The shave lasted a good half-hour, but I took my time to enjoy the lather, spending at least half of that time smothering my face in the Kent BK$. (1) I began by Soaking the Kent in hot water as usual, and when I got out of the shower I replaced with fresh hot water and opened up my tub of TSD Bay Rum Shave Cream. Remember, slow motion. Took a deep breath of that pure Bay Rum goodness, to soothe the situation over. Then I collected some of the shave cream onto the brush and began lathering, adding water, lathering more.......directly on the face. Again, taking my time so as to enjoy the whole process. Gotta love the weekend shave (2) After allowing the TSD Bay Rum lather to sit on the face for a few minutes, all the while listening to Pink Floyd's "Pulse", I then rinsed most of it off with hot water, allowing a small amount of residual to remain. (3) I took the brush and half-rinsed the bay rum lather, leaving some, and began scrubbing my TSD Patchouli EO shave soap. The lather exploded into oblivion and not before long I had the perfect thing going. This was then applied to the face for a period of not less than 5 minutes. It was a thing of beauty, and at that time I knew it was time to shave. (4) Next I grabbed the Feather AC-N, which I had pre-loaded with a Super-Pro blade, and began a relaxed ritual of total whisker removal. Everything really fell into place. The strokes were effortless, noticeably longer strokes than I take with the DE. The angle, which seemed difficult to obtain with the folding version of the Feather straight......became self evident. Things went very well. (5) The path left behind by the Feather straight was a thing of beauty. The shave was a one pass....the whiskers were perfectly softened and were swept away with ease. I did learn that care must be taken, as the upper-lip area and chin were difficult for me. This will get better, and I will master it.......but I did open up some weepers in this area. One will become a scar (on the lower tip of chin). (6) After I was finished shaving, I splashed hot water to remove excess lather, then began splashing cold water repeatedly for several minutes. The weeper on the chin was dripping blood and I spent the next 10 minutes fumbling around like a fool, with blood running down my chin...looking for my styptic pencil. Nowhere to be found, probably buried under stacks upon stacks of shave creams and shave soaps. (7) Returning to the bathroom, I began nursing the wounds with massive amounts of aqua velva. Cold water, Aqua Velva, Cold water, Aqua Velva. Soon enough the gyser gave out and all was well. Finished with a cold water splash, then an application of Weleda Aftershave Balm. Finished. Despite the gash on the chin, which will most likely leave a scar......the shave was nothing short of incredible and I would call it a total success. My skin is smoother than ever and I got the ultimate shave we all look for. ::
[vbpg]867[/vbpg] Shower Issy's Peppermint (For soap and shampoo) Shave Crabtree and Evelyn Best Badger Brush Merkur HD TSD Bay Rum Soap Aqua Velva Frost Lime Aftershave
Change up for today Music - Megadeth "Peace Sells but who's buying" Merkur HD/Swedish Gillette Omega Boar De Vergulde Hand Soap Spanish Floid Aftershave Possibly one of my top 10 shaves, EVER!
Cool pic, Bobby! for Sunday QED Wild Rose soap Crabtree & Evelyn best badger brush Wade & Butcher Hollow Ground 6/8 notch point Thayer's WH Geo. F. Trumper's Coral Skin Food
Early Sunday shave Hot shower Proraso Pre-Post at beginning of shower SR 3124 Feather ACD-N Japanese straight w/ Pro Guard blade '60 Fatboy w/ Gillette Blue Silver blade (Day 1) ToOBS Eton College cream + TSD Avalanche cream + ToOBS Mr. Taylor cream WWR CWR Alt Innsbruck A/S splash CWR QED Peppermint Hydrosol + CAR Hydrolast Peppermint balm SCS Autumn Rain EdT
Sunday [FONT="]MUSIC:[/FONT] [FONT="]Worship Train – Randy Travis (CD)[/FONT] [FONT="] Ansgar’s Scuttle[/FONT] [FONT="]Saville Row SR3824 Finest[/FONT] [FONT="]Penhaligon Blenheim Bouquet SC[/FONT] [FONT="]TI PTLE #260 (Robert Williams Mammoth Ivory) [/FONT] [FONT="]TM Artisan 3”, 20 on the Latigo / 30 on the Horsehide[/FONT] [FONT="]2 Passes [/FONT] [FONT="]NO Styptic Pencil WWR[/FONT] [FONT="]CWR[/FONT] [FONT="]Alum Bock [/FONT] [FONT="]CWR[/FONT] [FONT="]QED Da Vinci Water[/FONT] [FONT="]Penhaligon Blenheim Bouquet ASB[/FONT] [FONT="]Penhaligon Blenheim Bouquet EdT[/FONT] [FONT="]Lucky Tiger 3 Roses Hair Tonic[/FONT] [FONT="]I LOVE this razor and cream combination!! [/FONT] [FONT="]([/FONT][FONT="]And I smell good too!)[/FONT] [FONT="]Off to church![/FONT] [FONT="]Have an outstanding Sunday![/FONT]
