Shave of the Day - 5/13

  

Cold Water Rinse

Mitchell's Wool Fat Shave Soap

Jayaruh #432

Ming Shi Adjustable

Gillette Silver Blue

Lilac Vegetal AS

The Mitchell's Wool Fat Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #432 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Ming Shi Adjustable Razor with a Gillette Silver Blue Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Lilac Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 3/5

A Week of Adjustables

Cold Water Rinse

PSC Caffeinated Shaving Cream 

SlimGem Silvertip Badger

Ming Shi

Gillette Silver Blue

CWR 

Aqua Velva Musk

The PSC Caffeinated Shaving Cream lathered well with the SlimGem Silvertip Badger brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Ming Shi with a Gillette Silver Blue blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Aqua Velva Musk AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 12/7

Proraso Pre Shave

Palmolive Shave Cream

Oscar11 synthetic

Ming Shi

Gillette Silver Blue

CWR

Thayer's Lemon WH

Aqua Velva Musk

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Palmolive Shave Cream face-lathered well with the Oscar11 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Ming Shi Razor with a Gillette Silver Blue blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Aqua Velva Musk AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 11/24

Proraso Pre Shave
Stirling Soap Co. Pharaoh's Dreamsicle
Jayaruh #18
Ming Shi
Gillette Silver Blue
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Pharaoh's Dreamsicle Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #18 silvertip badger brush. I did two passes with the Ming Shi Razor with a Gillette Silver Blue blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 11/13

Proraso Pre Shave
C.O. Bigelow
Jayaruh #241
Ming Shi
Gillette Silver Blue
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Aqua Velva

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The C.O. Bigelow Shaving Cream face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #241 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Ming Shi adjustable razor with a Gillette Silver Blue blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Barbasol AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

November Adjustables Month

OK, here is the line up for November, excluding weekends. I am going to have an adjustables theme. I will still do my straights on Saturdays and my Gem Jr. Lather Catcher on Sundays, but the rest of the week I will be using one of these razors. I have chosen to take them in chronological order.

Gillette 195, Gillette Slim, Gillette Super 84, Gillette 190 Black Beauty, Schick M2 Adjustable, Bunny V3, Parker Variant, Rockwell 6C, Ming Shi.

Shave of the Day - 5/26

Nivea Men Face Wash
VDH Luxury Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #170 Synthetic
Ming Shi Adjustable
Rockwell
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayer's Lemon WH
Aqua Velva Musk AS

The VDH Deluxe Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #170 Synthetic brush. I did two passes the Ming Shi Adjustable razor and Rockwell Swedish Stainless blade, and I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Aqua Velva Musk AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 5/25

Nivea Men Face Wash
Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #170 Synthetic
Ming Shi Adjustable
Rockwell
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayer's Lemon WH
Aqua Velva Musk AS

The VDH Deluxe Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #170 Synthetic brush. I did two passes the Ming Shi Adjustable razor and Rockwell Swedish Stainless blade, and I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Aqua Velva Musk AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 5/24

Nivea Men Face Wash
Col. Conk Lime Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #170 Synthetic
Ming Shi Adjustable
Rockwell
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayer's Lemon WH
Aqua Velva Musk AS

The VDH Deluxe Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #170 Synthetic brush. I did two passes the Ming Shi Adjustable razor and Rockwell Swedish Stainless blade, and I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Aqua Velva Musk AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 5/23

Nivea Men Face Wash
L'OCCITANE Cade Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #170 Synthetic
Ming Shi Adjustable
Rockwell
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayer's Lemon WH
Aqua Velva Musk AS

The VDH Deluxe Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #170 Synthetic brush. I did two passes the Ming Shi Adjustable razor set on 4 and Rockwell Swedish Stainless blade, and I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Aqua Velva Musk AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 5/22

Nivea Men Face Wash
VDH Deluxe Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #170 Synthetic
Ming Shi Adjustable
Rockwell
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayer's Lemon WH
Aqua Velva Musk AS

The VDH Deluxe Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #170 Synthetic brush. I did two passes the Ming Shi Adjustable razor and Rockwell Swedish Stainless blade, and I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Aqua Velva Musk AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...