Classic late autumn shave for me today. If you're wondering and a Halloween theme, well it a damn nightmare to find the "new style" Erasmic shave cream. As it turned out a nice not too thick lather was made up, and a BBS was had. No horrors
Had an awesome shave today. Slim on 9. Fougere Gothique. The Holy Black Vampire Hunter. Super scary stuff!
Used my new Rudy Vey STF brush that I won in the St Sue Auction for the first time. It’s an interesting brush. I did a full review in my shave journal if you care to read it.
Razor : Stick Schick, L type theme series- Mfg 1973- mild range, interesting razor and it is very comfortable to shave with + and a joy to use. Blade : Schick Personna injector SS PTFE(9) very sharp, excellent longevity, smooths out nicely + predictable. Soap : Mitchell's wool fat, nice mild scent when dry but when lathered the scent increases, all I do is cut a few slivers with my pocket knife and press in bowl and with a squeezed brush(2 flicks will do)start the lathering looking for a paste to form and then add some hand water drops or a spray mister keep stirring and add some droplets of water & stir...... until your happy 1-2 minutes later it is ready. The secret to this soap is not to over whelm it with water at first or you will just chase it IMO. Apply to a wet face. Synthetic brushes work excellent also with this hard triple milled soap like shown. Brush : Yaqi Moka express 24mm synthetic, excellent lather generator, heavenly cloud like soft tips, gentle splay scrubber + excellent lather painter. Pre shave : (Dedicated Cashmere synthetic)Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser with a dollop of clear Aloe Vera on the cleaned beard area. Prep : Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups. Post shave : Razorock blue barber with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizing lotion(scentless). Results :CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers= excellent shave with my Stick Schick injector with a Personna coated blade.
Razor: G.E. Jones Shake Sharp Mk. II
Blade: Treet Black Beauty carbon steel
Brush: Rudy Vey 2022 B & B Contributor Brush
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Caswell-Massey Number Six
Aftershave: Proraso Green Splash
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder
Couldn't let October get away without a little Tabac action.
34C/Astra SP
Lucite Made-Rite handle with a TGN Finest knot
G5 scuttle
RazoRock Tobacco #1 (old sample given to me in a B&B transaction a few years ago)
Tabac Eau de Cologne
Very good lather, tough the scent has faded a bit. The Tabac is obviously a good match for the soap.