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Permalink Reply by Clinton R. Ausmus on January 18, 2013 at 10:43am

Friday, January 18th

Prep: Hot Shower/Nivea Energy Facial Scrub

Brush: WSP Prince (Finest)

Soap: Pre de Provence

Bowl: LE TSN Bill Bowl

Razor: '56 Gillette Super Speed Red Tip

Blade: Crystal

Post: Cold Water/Witch Hazel/USB

Edt: Kenneth Cole Vintage Black

2 pass DFS today. It has been a while since my last Traditional shave. I've been lazy over the holidays and just starting to get back into the swing of things. I am dead set on perfecting the 2 pass shave, and I am quite pleased with the results I received today. My first shave with the Prince and the PdP. I am very impressed with the brush and the soap, and I can see this brush being an excellent travel brush. The PdP should be a great soap, and time will tell if it earns a permanent spot in my nook or not. As always the cold water, witch hazel and the USB do a fine job as it is back to basics for this shave with no rubs or ASBs, ect. Finish up with a wonderful Christmas present from the wife with the Vintage Black, truly a great scent; and not too far from my regular Boss No.6.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend..

Permalink Reply by Clinton R. Ausmus on January 20, 2013 at 6:42pm

Sunday, January 20th

Prep: Hot Shower/Mr GLO
Brush: WSP Prince (Finest)
Soap: Pre de Provence
Mug: LE TSN Bill Bowl
Razor: '63 Gillette Slim Adjustable (3)
Blade: Crystal (1)
Post: Cold Water/Witch Hazel
AS: Speick ASL/USB

2 Pass DFS with a touch up under the jaw. Shave two of trying to perfect the 2 pass and I had to add a touch up. I will get there, but my technique was never that good anyway, so it forces me to really examine how I shave. The Prince is a wonderful brush that I am falling fast in love with. The PdP produced a wonderfully rich lather this morning that held up great on my face and provided wonderful cushion and glide. My first go with the Slim so I set it on a conservative setting and will make adjustments later if I feel warranted, but it gave a wondeful shave this morning. Cold water and Witch Hazel let me know that I did a fine job as there was no burn, and the Speick, OMG; I love the scent and my face feels absolutely wonderful.

Permalink Reply by Clinton R. Ausmus on January 22, 2013 at 10:06am

Tuesday, January 22nd

Prep: Hot Shower/Mr Glo
Brush: WSP Prince (Finest)
Soap: Pre de Provence
Bowl: LE TSN Bill Bowl
Razor: '63 Gillette Slim Adjustable (3)
Blade: Crystal (2)
Post: Cold Water/Styptic Pen/Witch Hazel
AS: Speick/USB

DFS in 2 passes with a clean up. Much better shave then Sunday, even though I nicked my neck. I need to remember to let up on my pressure on the difficult spots. The WSP and PdP continue to produce wonderful lather in the Bill Bowl. The Slim is performing great along with the crystal, but I may look to upping the setting a click for next shave, just to see what happens. Cold water and Witch Hazel, you just can't go wrong. I just love Speick. So glad I got it. USB ties up all the loose ends. Great shave today. I'm ready for Hockey tonight. So glad the season is back on.

Have a great day everyone.

Permalink Reply by Paul O Brien on January 23, 2013 at 6:28pm

Used the TOBS Jermyn street today again. Fast becoming my favourite soap! I keep nicking myself and giving myself lumps on my neck though!

Permalink Reply by Clinton R. Ausmus on January 31, 2013 at 10:08am

Thursday, January 31st

Prep: Hot Shower/Mr Glo
Brush: WSP Prince (Finest)
Soap: Pre de Provence
Bowl: LE TSN Bill Bowl
Razor: '63 Gillette Slim Adjustabale (4)
Blade: Crystal (3)
Post: Cold Water/Witch Hazel
A/S: KFBR/USB

DFS in 3 passes. The Prince and the PdP combined to form a wonderfully rich lather. I am going to move over to MWF, my favorite soap and run the Prince through it's paces with that soap, but so far, I am loving the Prince. Great brush. One of the best shaving purchases I made last year. I upped the Slim to 4 and had a more intuitive shave, even though it wasn't exactly a better shave. I'm planning on sticking with this razor for a bit and really figuring out the settings that work for me. Cold water and Witch Hazel let me know that the shave was close with no irritation. Krampert's Finest wraps up what turned out to be a shave I will no doubt enjoy the rest of the day.