Hot water face splash
Exfoliating face wash with Dr. Squatch Pine Tar Soap
Wickham Soap Co. Imperial Tonic Super Smooth
Omega #622
Feather AS-D2
Personna Platinum Chrome
Cold water face splash
Dove Men+Care Hydrate+ Post Shave Balm
Truefitt & Hill Grafton cologne
This is the first time that I've used Wickhams - damn and blast all you enablers - but what a great product it is.
Neutrogena Glyc- pre wash
Vulfix 404 mixed
Bea Menthol Cream
Gem MMCP on loan from Dick
Gem Coated [2]
Alum Rub/Rinse off
Woods of Windsor A/S balm
La Toja A/S Lotion
Razor Loan- damn ! Have to buy one.
2nd shave- really good, allows one to get a very close shave, no nicks,irritation. Tomorrow using Streamline to compare.
Prep: Hot shower Pre: S.M.Novella pre-shave Soap: Barrister & Mann Nocturne Bowl: Woodhead Pedestal Brush: MÜHLE Kosmo silvertip synthetic Razor: ER 1924 SE + templ8 100mm handle Blade: Gem (7) After: Aqua Velva Classic AS, Limes Skin Food.
A bit of thought really paid off today.
1st idea - This B&M soap irritates my skin slightly and makes it go red - solution: Use warm instead of hot water.
2nd idea - This 1924 (shovel head) is aggressive. solution: use a blade that's already been used 6 times to take the edge off it and pair the razor with a long handle weighted at the end to take off the head-weight.
3rd idea - The B&M soap provides lots of skin conditioning so just use a light ASB. Limes Skin food did the trick and kept the fruit (apple-lime) theme.
Great shave and really enjoyed myself even though the razor looks a bit like a villain from a Bond film.
Sometimes I like to shave with very old straight razors and, in particular, with those capable of showing their age. Despite of time and age, they always prove to be excellent straight razors, capable of giving an excellent shave. Just like this Wade & Butcher Celebrated Rattler - still having its original scales - a razor which passed through all of the past century and survived still today. With my joy and proud, of course.