Merkur Futur
Shark Super Chrome Blade
New Forest 2201 Brush
Provence Sante Soap
Alum
Bulldog asb
Penhalogon's Hammam Bouquet
It became apparrent that yesterdays shave with the Feather AC was a little to 'hot', and my mid morning my face was rather warm. Back to a DE for a bit.
Thursday
Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Simpson PJ 3
Razor Red Imp
Soap and AS/cologne: Pro Bilghty´s Grapewood
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very clean
The good ol professors stuff looks like wild west gear to me and you can see the Red Imps holster too - American shave today and ZZ Top as soundtrack (worked perfect as stropping music) . Close and very nice shave and Martins stuff smells wonderfull. I got a couple of tiny nicks, but that didn´t bother me much
vintage Marshall Fields whitecap
1958 Executive/Schick Super Chromium (NOS)
Surrey SS (pre VDH reformulation)
Lucky Tiger AS and Face Tonic
vintage Dior 'Eau Sauvage' EdT
First time using these old blades, and they're almost as nice as my go to Iridium ones. Smooth, sharp, and forgiving, and hopefully I'll get a bunch of shaves from this blade.
Result: DFS, though a bit rough on RHS just above jawline.
Practiced my holiday shaves today. Shave was going so well, so comfortable and nice, that I tried replacing the second XTG pass with a gentle ATG pass. Unfortunately, this caused some irritation (no weepers on upper lip, though - a first for me going ATG there) and didn't really get me any closer than a more comfy XTG pass on 4 or 5; in fact, I think that would be closer - especially if I used 6 WTG and then 5 XTG both ways. Ah well, you live and learn. :shave
Funny old game this. Had a lovely shave yesterday with the new Feather Portable and Gillette Super Thin, so thought I would try my so far favourite blade today, the Voskhod. OUCH is the only word that springs to mind right now
Not a nice shave at all!!! So much so that I could only manage 2 passes before I gave up - just as well that I'm off 'til Monday. This razor/blade combination is not for me, it's left my face feeling like it's on fire, even had to go with the Alum today
I would like to say thank you too all you guys for the information advice and encouragement on this forum, it really has made shaving sooooooooooooo much better and I feel that I have learned a lot quicker than by trial and error alone!
Tonight's shave:-
Preparation:- Hot shower
Music:- Radio 2
Soap:- Erasmic shaving soap
Razor:- Merkur Futur
Blade:- Derby Extra (3)
That was with the grain. I then re-lathered and then did a second pass with my Merkur 39C Slantblade across the grain.
Alum block
Aftershave balm:- Original Source After Shave Balm
I over did it with the after shave balm, and I am sitting here typing with a very wet face!