WFSR Shave 24:
Believe it or not... an excellent shave,
especially after yesterday's (non WFSR) shave (HERE ).
Cold Water Shave 5:
I've done a little bit of tweaking. At the end of my cold water shave (instead of having everything cold) I pour a sinkful of warm water to clean my gear.
Very nice (little things ).
Prep: Neutrogena Razor Defense face scrub
Soap: Stirling Weekend in Malibu
Brush: EJ Silvertip Badger
Razor: Wilkinson Sword TTO, shave #1
Blade: Astra SP (#3)
Post: Alum -> hyaluronic acid-> Aqua Velva
Easy two-pass DFS for the first use of the Wilkinson Sword TTO. The main thing I noticed, apart from the comfort, was the length of the handle, which is the longest I've used so far. Not bad, but just different and I naturally found some new grip positions.
Brush: Simpsons Wee Scot
Razor: Wilkinson Sword "Sticky"
Blade: Gillette Super Blue (2nd use)
Soap: Stirling Ramblin' Man
Aftershave: Homemade Citrus and Cedar
Sat 28 SOTD with new FOCS & AS! Soap The Goodfellas Smile Abysso Brush Yaqi 24mm Silvertip Razor Fatip OC Slant 1st Use Blade Pro 500 Platinum 3rd Post & Aftershaves
Ice Water + Special Thayers + Hyaluronic
The Goodfellas Smile Abysso AS
Wonderful soap...the lather was so slick I drop the brush...hahaha. Really nice scent too.
1st use of the FOCS with the blade was good. Razor & blade doesn't seem to have alignment issues. It was smooth and comfortable for 3+1passes without any issues. I can feel the blade was clamped tightly without any possibilities of chattering. This is the type of razors that can be on auto-cruise. Really easy to use. The handle is abit slippery. Finish on the razor not the best. However, it was an enjoyable good shave with mostly bbs to dfs result. Post & aftershaves was awesome. The matching AS was great!!
Rating 10/10!!
Simple ~ Sensitive Bar Soap + Nuage Menthol shaving Oil.
Brush: Yaqi 26mm Rainbow Brown Synthetic. (Faux Horse)
Bowl Lather.
Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather : The Body Shop ~Maca Root & Aloe Shaving Cream.
Blade: Euromax Platinum half blade. (1)
Razor: Yaqi Katana.
Post:
Cold Water Face Rinse./Homemade peppermint lavender, eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Witch Hazel Mixture./Pashana ASL./Baylis & Harding ~ Sandalwood & Amber ASB./Oud 24 Hours EDP.
Greetings,
Another new eclectic shave set up to start the weekend.
Carrying on with the Katana SE razor/Euromax Platinum half blade duo for another week after the comfortable shaves that i had last week.
I haven't used the Rainbow Brown synthetic (Faux Horse) for a while it works wonderfully with either soap or cream 'as do all my yaqi synthetics', whipping up a lather in no time... I now have three yaqi synthetic brushes and each one has it's own character, the Rainbow Brown synthetic (Faux Horse) was a christmas present from my siblings last year bought purely because they liked the rainbow handle.
On first appearance i thought it was too big? and was going to be a lather monster? both of which was the complete opposite to my doubting thoughts. The brush holds the lather wonderfully and has a lovely 'face feel' very like my natural horsehair brushes and isn't awkward or feels too big to use for me after a few shaves it quickly became be a firm favourite in my brush rotation...It doesn't just look good, overall it's a fantastic brush...A superb addition to my humble synthetic shaving brush collection.
A enjoyable 3 pass + pick ups near BBS shave with no errors to report...Finishing to the shave off with a few generous squirts of Oud 24 Hours EDP to the pulse points.
My face is feeling super smooth and smelling like a real ladies man.
Stay safe, and enjoy the start of the weekend ladies & gentlemen.