Prep: Shower / Baxter of California Daily Face Wash Razor: Above the Tie Kronos M1 Blade: Gillette Silver Blue Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 Super Badger Soap: Calani Malabar Post: Cold water rinse / Witch Hazel Aftershave: Crown Shaving Co. AS Tonic / JS Sloane Moisturizing AS Lotion Cologne of the Evening: Floid Blue EDT
"Coldest" shave I could think of: Prep: Cold Water Rinse and Maggard Lime Pre-Shave Oil Razor: Maggard MR6B Blade: Personna Stainless Blue Brush: Omega Boar Soap: Hardy Eucalyptus Shave Soap Post: Cold water rinse / Alum Aftershave: Hardy Eucalyptus After Shave Lotion Cologne of the Evening: American Crew
SOTD, Friday eve, Dec. 6th, 2013 Shave before evening dinner party (it's 'season' ). Shower and then Musgo Glyce TOBS Lemon/Lime sample cream with Rudy's custom Lime Beehive silvertip Feather SS with Proguard (#3) Two passes, a little buffing Cool washcloth rinse, then again infused with T&H West Indian Limes A/S Pretty cool this weekend, might get down into the 60's overnight, brrrr!
After shave: Proraso lozione dopobarba, Bulldog balm
First use of the Mühle R89 JET. It was very nice. It is heftier than the regular R89 and the rubberised handle helps a lot in terms of grip. When using a chrome razor it can sometimes feel like it's going to slip out of your hands every second - not the case with the JET. The DLC coating of the head also improves the shave in my opinion. The razor was able to cut through my one and a half day of stubble without any problems. The audible feedback is very similar to that of a Weber DLC. I think both DLC coated razors sound different to most other razors. The audible feedback is a tiny bit more high pitch in my opinion.
Geo F. Trumper ~ Violet Shaving Cream
Semogue ~ 1305 Boar
Face Lathering
Shavette Vanta Mezza Lama
perma sharp ~ (4)
First Pass WTG / Second Pass ATG
Pinaud Clubman ~ Bay Rum
Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Spice Bath Soap Soap: Palmolive Menthol Cream-Italy Razor: RazoRock Jaws OC Blade: Personna Med Prep (4) Brush: Omega 10066 Boar Brush-Italy Aftershave: Proraso Green-Italy
WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angle for my beard a bit)
Back to Italy today! I used my trusty Italian Palmolive Menthol Cream, lathered up with my Omega 10066 Boar Brush, and went to work with Jaws and the Med Prep. I finished with the Proraso Green Aftershave. This was a great combination and a great, smooth, very close, nick & burn free shave
Below freezing here in south Texas today….very rare. I know…..we don’t have “real” winter like a lot of you, but it is sure cold for us. I am actually getting to wear a sweater today!