Shave of the day. W/C Saturday 5th March 2011
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Wednesday
ABC Tea Tree
Red Tip & Astra(2)
BS Maca Root & 2B Col.
Alum
Nivea ASB
Pinaud Bay Rum
2 pass shave WTG & ATG, nothing to report but my smoothness
ABC Tea Tree
Red Tip & Astra(2)
BS Maca Root & 2B Col.
Alum
Nivea ASB
Pinaud Bay Rum
2 pass shave WTG & ATG, nothing to report but my smoothness
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Wednesday: (mid week nearly the weekend!)
Hot towl
Merkur 34c
Israeli Made Double Edged Razor Blade (New blade)
Pure Badger Shaving Brush
Cyril Salter Luxury Shaving Cream (Indian Sandalwood)
Witch Hazel (distilled from Boots chemist)
Kings Face Balm (Black pepper and sandalwood)
Couple of weepers, think it was me not really with it and forgot to pull the skin a bit tighter on my neck area.
Did two passes and nice and smooth, bit of balm and my face is feeling fresh :shave
Hot towl
Merkur 34c
Israeli Made Double Edged Razor Blade (New blade)
Pure Badger Shaving Brush
Cyril Salter Luxury Shaving Cream (Indian Sandalwood)
Witch Hazel (distilled from Boots chemist)
Kings Face Balm (Black pepper and sandalwood)
Couple of weepers, think it was me not really with it and forgot to pull the skin a bit tighter on my neck area.
Did two passes and nice and smooth, bit of balm and my face is feeling fresh
:shave
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Wednesday
EJ DE 89L
Red Personna (2)
EJ Med Pure
Ingram's Cream
Proraso AS
Proraso ASB
Three pass, face lathered.
Some days you just hit the sweet spot and today is such a day!
:shave
EJ DE 89L
Red Personna (2)
EJ Med Pure
Ingram's Cream
Proraso AS
Proraso ASB
Three pass, face lathered.
Some days you just hit the sweet spot and today is such a day!
:shave
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- West Sussex
Wednesday:
EJ de87
7 o'clock yellow
BS Maca Root
Muhle pure badger
Bulldog asb
A more focused shave after yesterday's blood-letting incident. I re-visited the 7 o'clock yellow which I've not tried for a while - an effective blade, but for me not quite as smooth as others. Usual 3 pass + touchup left nice clean results
Jos
EJ de87
7 o'clock yellow
BS Maca Root
Muhle pure badger
Bulldog asb
A more focused shave after yesterday's blood-letting incident. I re-visited the 7 o'clock yellow which I've not tried for a while - an effective blade, but for me not quite as smooth as others. Usual 3 pass + touchup left nice clean results
Jos
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Wednesday morning
Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Henks, 21 mm silvertip
Razor: C V Heljestrand no: 4, 11/16
Soap: Henks Dutch Moss
AS: Ogallala Lime & Peppercorns
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Uberclean
I was in a zon, a shaving flow. Things just came together - angels, pressur (lack off) and excellent hard/software
Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Henks, 21 mm silvertip
Razor: C V Heljestrand no: 4, 11/16
Soap: Henks Dutch Moss
AS: Ogallala Lime & Peppercorns
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Uberclean
I was in a zon, a shaving flow. Things just came together - angels, pressur (lack off) and excellent hard/software
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Wednesday 9th March
Martin de Candre Savon àRaser - Semogue 2010 Custom Boar - Gillette Aristocrat #16 - Gillette Bleue (2) - Thayers Original Witch Hazel w/Aloe Vera Astringent
Martin de Candre Savon àRaser - Semogue 2010 Custom Boar - Gillette Aristocrat #16 - Gillette Bleue (2) - Thayers Original Witch Hazel w/Aloe Vera Astringent
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Hot shower
Palmolive SC
Men U brush
EJ DE89
Personna
One planet asb
TOBS St James ASL
Nice head and face shave, no problem with neck area today, caught side of head a little just behind ear but nothing that a cold water splash didnt sort out. But will buy stypic pencil today as its worth having in the armoury. :shave
Palmolive SC
Men U brush
EJ DE89
Personna
One planet asb
TOBS St James ASL
Nice head and face shave, no problem with neck area today, caught side of head a little just behind ear but nothing that a cold water splash didnt sort out. But will buy stypic pencil today as its worth having in the armoury. :shave
Men-u pure bristle brush
Boots Cool Cologne Cream
Merkur 33
Crystal IP
Macca Root Razor Relief
Ogallala Lime & Peppercorn
Working from home today, so no need for the usual morning rush. 1 x WTG, 2 x XTG and touch ups. Lovely shave - although a bit of trouble with the neck - and extremely enjoyable with a very presentable result. This DE shaving is becoming so addictive :hungrig
Boots Cool Cologne Cream
Merkur 33
Crystal IP
Macca Root Razor Relief
Ogallala Lime & Peppercorn
Working from home today, so no need for the usual morning rush. 1 x WTG, 2 x XTG and touch ups. Lovely shave - although a bit of trouble with the neck - and extremely enjoyable with a very presentable result. This DE shaving is becoming so addictive :hungrig
Wednesday
Bath
Goodfella SB "Michelle"
Gillette Super Thin (2)
T&H Wellington Super Badger Brush
Trumpers GFT Cream Sample
WTG - XTG - XTG - ATG + Touch ups
Thayers Unscented Toner
Trumpers Sandalwood Skin Food Sample - Just want to pour this stuff down my gullet. What a smell :lol:
Trumpers Eau de Quinine Sample - Will enjoy the smell of the Skin Food first. Will splash this on just before I go to work.
Really enjoying the samples I got from Trumpers and T&H, but boy is my bank manager - a.k.a. SWMBO - not gonna like me for the next couple of months, mind you, 'tis gonna make my birfdee and crimbo lists nice n easy
Nice shave all round. No irritation during or after this shave.
TTFN. . .
Bath
Goodfella SB "Michelle"
Gillette Super Thin (2)
T&H Wellington Super Badger Brush
Trumpers GFT Cream Sample
WTG - XTG - XTG - ATG + Touch ups
Thayers Unscented Toner
Trumpers Sandalwood Skin Food Sample - Just want to pour this stuff down my gullet. What a smell :lol:
Trumpers Eau de Quinine Sample - Will enjoy the smell of the Skin Food first. Will splash this on just before I go to work.
Really enjoying the samples I got from Trumpers and T&H, but boy is my bank manager - a.k.a. SWMBO - not gonna like me for the next couple of months, mind you, 'tis gonna make my birfdee and crimbo lists nice n easy
Nice shave all round. No irritation during or after this shave.
TTFN. . .
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MWF Hand Soap,
GFT Limes SC,
New Forest 2203,
Dovo 5/8,
Razorock Alum,
GFT Limes SF,
Chanel Allure AS Moisturizer,
L'Occitan EdT,
GFT Limes SC,
New Forest 2203,
Dovo 5/8,
Razorock Alum,
GFT Limes SF,
Chanel Allure AS Moisturizer,
L'Occitan EdT,
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- Norfolk, England
Wednesday AM:
Musgo Real Glyce lime oil soap
Hot flannel
'63 Gillette slim adjustable
Supermaz stainless (2)
TOBS sandalwood tube cream (bowl-lathered)
Kent BK2
Boots witch hazel
Nivea Sensitive A/S balm
3 1/2 passes (WTG on 4, WTG on 6, XTG on 4, then ATG on jawline and neck only)
Result: SAS/DFS,
2 lessons learned: firstly, when I only have 2 days' growth, the second WTG pass is wasted, be better to replace it with an XTG pass in the other direction, and save the 2 WTG passes for when I have a heavy beard. Secondly, I made an uberlather wih the lime oil soap and the sandalwood cream, but it resulted in some irritation, so I'll leave the lime oil soap for when I use the RSC cream, which seems gentler.
Musgo Real Glyce lime oil soap
Hot flannel
'63 Gillette slim adjustable
Supermaz stainless (2)
TOBS sandalwood tube cream (bowl-lathered)
Kent BK2
Boots witch hazel
Nivea Sensitive A/S balm
3 1/2 passes (WTG on 4, WTG on 6, XTG on 4, then ATG on jawline and neck only)
Result: SAS/DFS,
2 lessons learned: firstly, when I only have 2 days' growth, the second WTG pass is wasted, be better to replace it with an XTG pass in the other direction, and save the 2 WTG passes for when I have a heavy beard. Secondly, I made an uberlather wih the lime oil soap and the sandalwood cream, but it resulted in some irritation, so I'll leave the lime oil soap for when I use the RSC cream, which seems gentler.
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09/03
London, Dawn has just broken, looks like it tried to rain earlier and I have the usual 6am start so:
Shower for Prep.
NF2221
Monsavon - (Opted to facelather today - Radio 4 was already dishing out the racing tips so I must have been running late. The 2221 does quite well face lathering with a hard soap despite Fido's Warnings)
Ever Ready 1912
Alum
Tet-a-Tet Aftershave Cream
Just started getting a tad of stubble under the chin as I type this at 1pm. I would rate that BBS shave!
London, Dawn has just broken, looks like it tried to rain earlier and I have the usual 6am start so:
Shower for Prep.
NF2221
Monsavon - (Opted to facelather today - Radio 4 was already dishing out the racing tips so I must have been running late. The 2221 does quite well face lathering with a hard soap despite Fido's Warnings)
Ever Ready 1912
Alum
Tet-a-Tet Aftershave Cream
Just started getting a tad of stubble under the chin as I type this at 1pm. I would rate that BBS shave!
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Wednesday, 03-09-11. MUSIC: New Orleans-Mississippi-Dixieland Festival 1998.
Soap from Aleppo 100% olive - Rooney 1/3 Silvertip - Merkur 37C Slant - Iridium Super #2 - Pre JASÖN - Edwin Jagger Sandalwood shaving soap - Alum block - Toner Thayers Original - ASB Skin Food Sandalwood + ASL Florida Water.
Soap from Aleppo 100% olive - Rooney 1/3 Silvertip - Merkur 37C Slant - Iridium Super #2 - Pre JASÖN - Edwin Jagger Sandalwood shaving soap - Alum block - Toner Thayers Original - ASB Skin Food Sandalwood + ASL Florida Water.
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NICE picture,my friend!Mikael said:Wednesday morning
Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Henks, 21 mm silvertip
Razor: C V Heljestrand no: 4, 11/16
Soap: Henks Dutch Moss
AS: Ogallala Lime & Peppercorns
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Uberclean
I was in a zon, a shaving flow. Things just came together - angels, pressur (lack off) and excellent hard/software
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