THURSDAY SHAVE Coffee: Long Ristretto Espresso
Pre-Shave: Face lather & wash with Yardley Old English Lavender
Shave Oil: Blend with Tea Tree Oil and touch of Menthol
Shave Soap: TOBS Sandalwood Shave Cream lathered in warmed glass bowl
Razor: 40s Gillette SS
Blade: Astra SP (1)
After Shave: Alum / GFT Sandalwood Skinfood
Fragrance: GFT Astor
Incredible shave today. Three nice passes BBS. The 40s SS with the Astra SP is probably the very best combination for me hands down. Combined with the wonderful scent and lather of the TOBS Sandalwood and the healing goodness of the Trumper Skinfood and my, my, my I am a happy man.
HAVE A GREAT DAY FOLKS!!!!
- Grandpa's Pine Tar Wonder Soap
- Proraso Crema Pre & Dopo Barba
- Veleiro Creme de Barbear
- Semogue LE 2010
- Pils 101NE with Perma-Sharp Super (2)
- Dopo Barba di Camaldoli
Gillette NEW Long Comb,
Personna Red Pack Blade (3)
Rooney 1/1 Best Badger Brush,
Arko shave soap w/ hot water lather,
Finish with cold water rinse. DFS!
Pre-Shave: Hot shower Brush: 26mm Saville Row 3326 Silvertip Badger Razor: 7/8" Iwasaki 2-chou Gake (二丁垳 w/waxed cotton handles Strop: 30/40/45 (Neil Miller Linen / Imperial #1 Horsehide leather / Imperial #2 Cordovan leather) Überlather: Czech & Speake №88 Shave Soap + Glycerin Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol) Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer After Shave Splash: Truefitt & Hill "English Leather" AS Results: This Iwasaki is an amazing shaver. She's got brains and beauty. Delivered a smoooooooth as butter shave, especially coupled with the C&S, which provided for a lubricating, moist and super rich lather
. Something tells me that I am going to love today.
Thiers-Issard Spartacus, 5/8, Full Hollow Ground, Round Point
Cyril R. Salter(Streich-Riemen) Strop
Simpson Chubby 2 Best
Martin de Candre
Alum Block
Spanish Floid Mentolado Suave
Predopobarba Proraso
Semogue 2000
Original Men's Estoril Sports Line
7 O'Clock
Derby Extra
Thayers Witch Hazel Lemon
"O Melhor" ASB
This shaving cream is very inexpensive - and very easy to find in my hometown. Albeit it is not as good as Confiança or Claus Porto creams, it is a fine shaving cream, and delivers a very close, confortable shave.
But this cream holds a sentimental value to me. It is produced by Nally, an old portuguese soap factory (founded in 1928) that is situated in Lisbon, right next to my old university. And that makes me remember those good old times.
The Semogue 2000 is an impressive brush, one of my favourite ones, by Semogue. All and all, a most excellent shave, topped by the refreshing touch of the "O Melhor" ASB.
Horse hair brush Nr. 6
Arko stick sliced thin and whipped up in a bowl
Lord Smart Razor, L.625
Lord Cool blade, 2nd shave
Thayers Lemon
Body Shop Razor Relief, <2008 formula
My first shave with Arko stick, and the best soap I've tried so far, which may not be saying much after VDH, Williams, and Fitness. (My skin doesn't like the VDH or Fitness).
There are still three creams at least that I like better. The one constant from yesterday's shave was the blade (Different razor, different soap maybe too many variables)
Will be trying the Arko soap with other setups in coming weeks while the jury is out.