Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable
Blade: Gillette Platinum Blue (2nd Use)
Soap/Cream: Beehive - Lime Margarita
Brush: Stirling Synthetic
The Penultimate Aftershave: Humphreys Witch Hazel
The Ultimate Aftershave : Avon Island Lime
No Pic today gents!
I finished off about a week of shaves with A Cold Day in Hell and I thought that this would be good time to go back to some samples that were given me. KJ gave me a sample of Bee Hive a while back and I decided that it was high time that I use it. I know that Chad and KJ both rave about this soap. I smeared the entire sample at the bottom of my Captain's Choice Tempest Lather bowl and loaded my brush from there. Despite a more firm texture of the soap...it loaded very easy. Building lather on my face was super easy and the lather really just creates itself almost. Three passes and a clean up and I came out with a great shave. I did get more weepers than I expected and in places that I don't usually. But the shave was a really smooth and almost effortless one. A couple quick observations about Beehive. First of all...it is ridiculously slick. I mean just stupid slick! It might even be the slickest soap I have tried to date...okay I won't go that far...but after a few more shaves...I just might! The other thing I noticed was that the residual slickness was amazing. Anytime I can go back with the razor and not add more lather...then it has good residual slickness. This was better than that. The jury is out on the post shave feel. My face is feeling a little dry...but I will reserve judgement until later in the day. All in all it was a really great shave. I finished up with some Avon Island Lime...my favorite lime aftershave...and I am feeling like a million bucks!
I hope the cadre has a wonderful Tuesday...just whatever you do today...make sure it is the best possible way you can do it!
Blade: Gillette Platinum Blue (2nd Use)
Soap/Cream: Beehive - Lime Margarita
Brush: Stirling Synthetic
The Penultimate Aftershave: Humphreys Witch Hazel
The Ultimate Aftershave : Avon Island Lime
No Pic today gents!
I finished off about a week of shaves with A Cold Day in Hell and I thought that this would be good time to go back to some samples that were given me. KJ gave me a sample of Bee Hive a while back and I decided that it was high time that I use it. I know that Chad and KJ both rave about this soap. I smeared the entire sample at the bottom of my Captain's Choice Tempest Lather bowl and loaded my brush from there. Despite a more firm texture of the soap...it loaded very easy. Building lather on my face was super easy and the lather really just creates itself almost. Three passes and a clean up and I came out with a great shave. I did get more weepers than I expected and in places that I don't usually. But the shave was a really smooth and almost effortless one. A couple quick observations about Beehive. First of all...it is ridiculously slick. I mean just stupid slick! It might even be the slickest soap I have tried to date...okay I won't go that far...but after a few more shaves...I just might! The other thing I noticed was that the residual slickness was amazing. Anytime I can go back with the razor and not add more lather...then it has good residual slickness. This was better than that. The jury is out on the post shave feel. My face is feeling a little dry...but I will reserve judgement until later in the day. All in all it was a really great shave. I finished up with some Avon Island Lime...my favorite lime aftershave...and I am feeling like a million bucks!
I hope the cadre has a wonderful Tuesday...just whatever you do today...make sure it is the best possible way you can do it!
