vintage rebranded Simpsons best
'Webly'/Iridium
RL Safari SS (man, I wish every soap lathered like this does)
Neutrogena oil free moisture
Givenchy 'Xeryus' EdT (vintage black bottle)
Been good getting back to these kinda shaves again after taking a few days break with a slant. Heh, I was recently complaining about how boring my choice of razors has become and it turns out boring is beautiful. Yeah, sticking with only a few great set ups is a goal for lots of members as it turns out.
Prep,Dr.Bronner's tea tree soap,hot water wash/rinse
Soap,M de C unscented
Brush,Kent BLK4
Razor,Cobra Classic
Blade,Feather Professional(1)
Hot shower/cold rinse
Aftershave,Myrsol F Extra
EDT,L'Occitane Eau Des Baux
Gillette Super Thin blades have given me some poor shaves, but today I found a good combo. The Gillette Old Type head and the Super Thin blade work beautifully together. I did a superlather of Provence Sante Green Tea and Local Pig shave cream, which worked out well. I don't like PS, but with the Local Pig I get a thick, creamy lather with amazing skin care properties. I'm using a reknotted Muhle HJM brush with a 20mm TGN synthetic knot. The knot is not a soft as my EMJ synthetic, but I like it.
I did a three pass wtg/atg/xtg shave followed by a copd water rinse and SAL Alum. The results were a DFS with nice soft skin, zero nicks, and zero irritation. I'm disappointed that the modern Super Thins aren't as nice as the vintage Super Thins, but I'm glad that I found a razor that they work well in.
Pre: Hot shower and warm water splash
Razor: Gillette Old Type on a Gillette ball end Tech handle
Blade: Gillette Super Thin
Brush: Muhle HJM reknotted with a 20mm TGN synthetic knot
Soap: Superlather of Provence Sante Green Tea and Local pig
Used the GEM Micromatic solo today, face and head in one shave. Myrsols Metilsol was a joy to use (medial herb like feeling to the scent and jet again excellent result). Jabonmans Citricos has a devine scent with lemon grass bas note, Begamot and Neroli + other scents are in there too - Estupendo shave and gear!
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Dear Dr D, you're a nut case and you fit right in here! Wow think about it - if Martini had joined us in Barcelona I think we could have given Salvador Dali a run for his money
This morning I used my Feather Popular and Omega Pro. 102 for the first time:
Omega Professional #102
GF Trumper's Coconut (with a small dab of Balea Sensitive cream, to get a richer lather)
Feather Popular
Personna Platinum Chrome
Sanex Sensitive aftershave balm
The Feather delivered a good shave, in two passes, but is a bit milder and lighter than I like. It will be an excellent travel razor.
Dr D - I cant work out whether you're inspirational or mental! Amazing! If that's your travel selection, your den at home must be like a story from the Arabian Nights.