Sunday 11-09-11. MUSIC for the 10th anniversary:The best North American composer I know, rockers apart: George Gershwin_LP_Rhapsody in Blue,always associated with my image of NYC.
Soap from Aleppo 25% laurel - Handmade brush TGN Finest two bands 30X53 - Gillette Fat Boy - Gillette Platinum #1 - Pre JASÖN - Col Conk Almond shaving soap - Alum block - Toner Thayers Original - ASB JASÖN 6 in 1 - ASL Pinaud Clubman.
Razor:Fontenille 6/8 Strop:Ambrose Cordovan (20/60) Preshave: Truefitt&Hill Ultimate Comfort shave oil Brush:Simfix Super Badger 2 Band lather:Williams shaving soap AS: Aqua Velva EdT:Czech&Speake, Oxford&Cambridge Comments: A fine shave, with some products simple and known, but really able to give a good feeling. The Williams is a bit tricky in Navarra, maybe this puck misses the streets of New York were it was bought, it has required some work to give lather enough, but finally I have arrived to the end of the shaving road smoothly. A warm hug to the people in the US. . Picture:
Preshave: Hot water massage,thin layer of Nivea shaving gel,
then stropped the blade 40 times. Shaving Soap:Vintage Creed Green Irish Tweed Brush: Spanish, do not know name Razor: Vintage Henckels Friodur. AfterShave: Pinaud Clubman Toner: Couperose by Helan Moisturizer: Rigenera 50 by Helan EDT: Creed Original Santal
One pass wtg, then one xtg. Not bad, but applying the GIT over the shaving gel did not work out as I imagined; it did not moisturize the beard sufficiently. Too many nicks. So far, uberlather works better for me. So, on with the learning process. Any good stropping videos out there?
It's a sober day today, gentlemen, so savor being alive with your families! Tell them you love them.