Shave of the day. W/C Saturday 5th March 2011

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Monday

Bath

T&H Pre-shave Oil
Goodfella SB "Michelle"
Gillette Super Thin (1)
T&H Wellington Super Badger Brush
T&H 1805 Cream
WTG - XTG - XTG - ATG + touch ups
Thayers Unscented Toner
T&H 1805 Balm

Beautiful shave, think I have found my blade!!! Absolutely no irritation or burn or anything except a really nice close shave.

I is a very happy bunny today :cool:
 
Plisson, Wade&Butcher, Martin de Candre, Bay Rum

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Monday

Showered, then washed face with aqueous cream
Men-u pure bristle brush
BS Macca Root Cream
Merkur 33
Crystal IP

Finished with (more!) aqueous cream and Ogallala's Bay Rum, Lime & Peppercorns [very nice!]

Being new to this style of shaving, I'm unsure whether it's my technique or the blade, but using the Crystal seemed to produce a smoother result than with the Astra Super Platinum that I used previously. A slight change to the shaving direction - 1 x WTG [rather than 2 x WTG previously], 2 x XTG and touch ups gave a better final result IMHO. Even after 30 years shaving, I'm still finding out the precise direction of beard growth - I suppose cartridge-razor shaving made me a bit lazy, and I could just hack around my face until it was smooth enough. :shock:

Paul
 
Hot shower
Men U Brush
TOBS Eton College creme
EJ DE89 + personna
One Planet balm
TOBS Eton College ASL

2 passes and touch ups ----lovely
 
After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

vintage butterscotch Ever Ready badger
1958 Executive/Feather
Surrey SS (pre VDH reformulation)
Lucky Tiger AS and Face Tonic
Tom Ford 'Urban Musk' EdP

BBS results,

Martin
 
Monday, 03-07-11. MUSIC: Marvin Gaye_LP Best of Collection.

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Soap from Aleppo 100% olive - Rooney 1/3 Silvertip - Merkur 37C slant - Astra green #2 - Pre JASÖN - White Proraso shaving soap - Alum block - Toner Thayers Original - Gel aftershave JASÖN 6 in 1 + ASL Proraso.

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Proraso Pre & Post
EJ DE89
Gillette 7 O'Clock Yellow
LiJun & 1980 Badger
Arko Stick
Alum Block
L'Occitane ASB

2 pass and a tidy up. Sooooo smooth
 
Monday PM:

Musgo Real glyce lime oil soap
Hot flannel
Merkur HD
Crystal Platinum (I think it's its 2nd shave)
RSC cream, bowl-lathered
Kent BK2
Boots witch hazel
Nivea sensitive A/S balm

3 passes: WTG, XTG, XTG, plus touch-ups
Result: SAS/DFS.

I'd almost finished the first tube of shave cream I bought when I took-up DE shaving last autumn :oops: :lol: , a tube of Real Shave Co. cream. Today, it seemed utterly ineffective; although it lathered nicely, it seemed sticky even after adding extra water and not at all lubricating. As a result, the shave was scratchy and caused some irritation, so the remaining dribs and drabs of cream have been dumped. Trouble is, I've now got a fresh tube of the same cream to use that I bought late last year, as well as a couple of tubes of TOBS sandalwood. :oops: :roll: Time to shave every other day at least to use it up before it, too, loses its lubricating and cushioining properties. :shave I must also admit to missing my Slim today, especially its adjustability, as I was hacking through several days' growth.
 
Monday

Gillette Rocket HD
Shaving Shack Israeli blade
Tabac soap
Simpsons Commodore X1
Lloyds Chemist Witch Hazel
L'Oreal Men Expert 24hr Hydrating Post-shave Balm
Tabac AS
 
Tuesday morning
Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Shavenmac 24 mm D01
Razor: TI Welcome
Soap: Ogallala Bay Rum
AS: Clubman Bay Rum
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Uberclean :D
Very nice razor and shave, this edge has been honed by the only one I feel have the same honing skills as Mr Neil Miller in England - Sham in the US (I haven´t tried every honemasters skills though, so it´s only my oppinion and I can´t compare my results with some of the highly recommended pros).
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Good morning. Mikael is up early today I think. :p Nice brush as well. :)

Looks like we're getting closer to spring, at least here (finally!)

Tuesday morning:

Gillette '30s New & Wilkinson Sword > Simpsons Duke 3 in Best 50mm loft & Fitjar Fjellheim > Old Spice Whitewater > Institut Karite > YSL Kouros EdT

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Uberclean and very very nice. Once your technique gets up to a level that's good enough, these razors can do magic.
 
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