10-16 September 2017

Monday, September 11, 2017 Shave of the Day:

Prep  |  Proraso Pre/Post
Razor  |  iKon Tech / Astra SP
Brush  |  Whipped Dog High-Mountain Badger
Soap  |  Barrister & Mann Latha Lavanda
A/S  |  Aqua Velva Musk Splash

Gem Feather Weight razor
Gem Stainless blade
Omega 10066 boar brush
Long Rifle "Leather Stocking" SS
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
M&L Florida Water cologne w/added menthol

The Feather Weight prefers the stainless blade over a carbon steel one. Not sure why, just the way it is. Anyway, got a fine shave out of these items. The Long Rifle SS just gives me an adequate lather but the scent is absolutely AMAZING! I'll work on this SS more to see if I can get the lather I want or if I have to settle for adequate to enjoy the AMAZING scent. Now go enjoy your day folks

Monday
Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber
Razor: Gillette “Black Beauty” Super Adjustable
Blade: Vintage Gillette Platinum-Plus (Shave #9)
Brush: John’s Brushes Silvertip-22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber today. 20 seconds to load the JB Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Vintage Gillette Platinum-Plus still in the Gillette Black Beauty. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber aftershave.

Bob

Monday SOTD



Razor: Executive Shaving Company Claymore SE
Blade: Schick Proline (D7)
Brush: M&F Butterscotch 25mm 2-band Blonde
Bowl: Creek Road Pottery 5½”
Pre-Shave scrub: Lisa's Sunny Citrus
Pre-Shave Oil: Homemade Iced Mojito
Shave Soap: Grooming Dept Kölnisch - Iced
Post: Monster Block Alum
Aftershave: Royall Lyme

Maya Monday
I am having a teach-in today to mark the day everything changed. Some of my students were not born yet on 9/11/01, and one was born that day. For them, this is as distant as Pearl Harbor is for me. I've spent the last week in my US history class having students compare 9/11 monuments and analyzing and comparing presidential speeches.

The performance of the soap is top notch. I'm still not sure of the scent yet. The aftershave burned a bit too much today, so I used Unconditional Surrender salve to put out the fire. My skin feels and smells great now.

Polar opposites, the aggressive Jaws/Mastiff Frankrenrazor and the mild postwar Tech with the Star handle. Beard with Senator Franken, smooth and super close as expected with the Tian Li. I usually shim the Tech and Star for my head shaves but went bareback this morning. The Tech with a SuperMax Blue Diamond Titanium got me almost there, near BBS in my expected two passes but I just couldn't find an angle to get some of the stubborn stubble. I finished with Franken which picked up more than I thought was there. Unshimmed I find this Tech effective but a not very enjoyable shave, too little feel and feedback.


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Monday AM 2017-09-11

Georgetown Pottery G12 Scuttle (Hamada and Persimmon)
Paladin Somerset Falstaff (28mm/53mm)
Penhaligon's Castile shaving cream (vintage)
Charcoal Goods Brass L1/Triad Brass Hexagon Helix
Gillette Platinum 'Swede' (7)
Penhaligon's Castile aftershave (vintage)

Proraso Green Pre/Post
Ever Ready 400 24mm APShaveCo Tuxedo Knot
L&L Unconditional Surrender
Chromium NEW Deluxe / Schick Plus Platinum (Shave 3)
Thayers Superhazel | Proraso Green Pre/post | Chatillon Lux Unconditional Surrender

Good morning



Razor : Gillette 50s Super Speed Z-1
Blade : SuperMax Super Platinum (3)
Brush : Shea moisture black badger
Shaving cream : Top Ten Active
Aftershave : Barbon

I decided to use another bulgarian cream today, because they are good, and cheap, but get the job done.

Happy shaving