Shave of the day W/C 11/06/2011

[Francorelli]

Friday:

Ever Ready 1912
GEM blade
New Forest chunky tortoiseshell
Nanny's Sandalwood soap (sample)
Bulldog asb

I rarely use the Ever Ready as I've previously found it a bit unwieldy, with a tendency to bite.

Knowing how highly rated they are, I decided it must be my technique at fault, so gave it another shot today: I took it carefully, performing two passes, and apart from a couple of weepers early on, I was rewarded with a mighty fine shave

 

[du212]

Anthony Logistics preshave oil, Dovo Black Star 5/8, Vulfix Lime SC + Martin de Candre unscented, Alum, Mennen Green Tonic

 

[Fido]

Reflecting other interests!

Never tire of palmolive! Chatsworth/red personna, NF Finest Silvertip and body shop balm. Another fine shave - but they all are these days.

 

[bleddyn]

Friday, 17.June.2011

H.L. Thäter 49125/1
Acca Kappa 1869
Eversharp Schick Injector
Sir Irisch Moos

 

[Slow Shaving]

Friday, 06-17-11. MUSIC: Genesis_LP_Nursery Crime (1971).

Soap from Aleppo 25% laurel - Rooney 1/2 silvertip - Gillette Aristocrat Junior - Polsilver #1 - Pre Myrsol emulsión - TOBS avocadoshaving cream - Alum block - Toner Thayers Original - ASB Institut de Karité - ASL Grey Flannel.

 

[Teiste]

Friday
Acqua Di Parma/Semogue LE 2010 brush/Edwin Jagger DE87 with Treet Classic/The Body Shop Maca Root Balsam

 

[Dr Rick]

Hot shower
GFT limes cream, face lathered
New Forest T2
Gillette Slimtwist
Boots blade (4)
GFT limes skin food

Oh my. After inserting the fingernail-worth of the cream sample into the heart of the brush, made the impulse decision to try face lathering for the first time (other than with the Palmolive stick on holiday, which is a rather different process - soap on the face not in the brush, and all). Liked it very much. Got very good quality lather, *just* enough in the brush for the fourth half-pass on the neck, really nice - and given how little cream I used, a very good result. Went back to the more conservative strategy on the neck-based ATG (two passes each at 45 degrees), very comfortable. As close to a perfect shave as I've had, and one of the quicker ones at that.