- Joined
- Wednesday August 26, 2009
- Location
- New Forest, England.
Monday
A very interesting shave today.
Merkur 38C/Gillette super thin (4) and Mach 3.
Simpson Duke 3
SAs Warm spice soap (as pre shave then superlather)
TOBS Mr Taylor cream
Alum
TOBS A/S balm
I reported yesterday my reservations about the lather made from Soapalchemist's soap - great effect on the skin afterwards but unstable during the shave.
Well today I applied the lather as a pre shave then with some left in the brush whipped up a superlather with TOBS Mr Taylor cream. Three pass shave.
End result. Superb. Wholly satisfying lather for shave. The feel of my skin afterwards and now several hours later is again as good as anything I have achieved since trying new creams and soaps these past few weeks. I shall keep my warm spice for use either as a preshave or as a partner for a superlather combination.
In a previous post I commented on a soreness and dryness after using TOBS Mr Taylor balm. No problem at all today. So just because one has a problem is no reason to quickly discard using something. It may work well in other combinations.
A very interesting shave today.
Merkur 38C/Gillette super thin (4) and Mach 3.
Simpson Duke 3
SAs Warm spice soap (as pre shave then superlather)
TOBS Mr Taylor cream
Alum
TOBS A/S balm
I reported yesterday my reservations about the lather made from Soapalchemist's soap - great effect on the skin afterwards but unstable during the shave.
Well today I applied the lather as a pre shave then with some left in the brush whipped up a superlather with TOBS Mr Taylor cream. Three pass shave.
End result. Superb. Wholly satisfying lather for shave. The feel of my skin afterwards and now several hours later is again as good as anything I have achieved since trying new creams and soaps these past few weeks. I shall keep my warm spice for use either as a preshave or as a partner for a superlather combination.
In a previous post I commented on a soreness and dryness after using TOBS Mr Taylor balm. No problem at all today. So just because one has a problem is no reason to quickly discard using something. It may work well in other combinations.