SoS: May 18, 2015 - May 24, 2015

TGIF Planned SOTD
Razor: Gillette Red Tip
Blade: Feather (D3)
Brush: M&F 26mm 2-band Blonde
Bowl: ShaveWorks 4.25"
Pre Shave Scrub: RazoRock GLO
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Bay Rum w Lime
Shave Soap: Pyrate's Cove Bay Rum
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Ogallala Bay Rum w Sandalwood
Cologne: Ogallala Bay Rum X2 strength


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Yet another superb shave using the 1924 and the GEM SS blade. [3]
Due to chipping the rim of my scuttle the other day I face lathered today with my #6 Turkish and my homebrew soap.
1 pass WTG and some minor touchups ATG and the shave was done. Not only will my DE's never taste lather again, my other SE's are looking nervous and lonely. Why did they make any other razors after the 1924? The angle on the 1924 is so easy that ATG on the neck cause zero irritation. My opinion - the 1924 is streets ahead of the 1912 and the 1912 is brilliant.

 

Patrick, it is good to hear from you, and I enjoy seeing your SOTD posts. I hope your hands start to feel better soon. Take care of yourself, and have a restful Memorial Day weekend.

 

Planned TGIF SOTD

Vintage Merkur razor
Gillette spoiler blade
Plisson Access badger brush
MdC Huile Vegetale pre shave
L'Occitane Cade shaving cream
Myrsol Masaje Antesol aftershave
L'Occitane Eav Des Bavx EdT

Another decadent shave lined up for tomorrow. I have totally spoiled myself with top notch products that really do take shaving to the next level.

 

SOTD 5-21-15 Attempted

Razor: Parker stainless shavette
Blade: Derby (1/2 blade)
Soap: Proraso White tub
Brush: VDH Boar
Bowl: VDH

Preshave was just wash face with soap and hot water. Post shave is cold water rinsing and pat dry.

Today's shave didnt go as planned. I did my lather just fine and started to use the shavette and all is going okay on cheek areas while trying to maintain angle and see what I am doing. Jawline wasnt too bad but I felt that I didnt have the right angle or something as it didnt seem to remove much beard during the pass. I then went to the mustache area and found that I could not just stick it in their and shave downward as I tried that and immediately got a small weeper and new it by the "poke" I felt so I can at it sideways and that seemed to work okay. Then I went on to the chin area below the lip. Also trying to maintain my angle and got a few swipes downward and working my way down and bam, felt another poke. There is was a bleeder which would not stop for nothing so it cut my shave short! I grabbed the Wolfman and did a quick finish of the one pass so the shave was at least somewhat uniform with a pass done. It took a long time for the bleeder to stop, at least a few minutes or so and yeah I had the Steptic pencil on it too. Once I finally got to stop with cold water and a half of steptic stick, I see there is a small cut about an 1/8 inch or so there. I am really not sure how it happened though unless I was more worried about my angle then where the actual blade was at during this time!

Anyway my final thoughts are that I am unsure on the shavette as it seems too small to use and you really cant see the tiny bit of blade exposed. Also it seems like my hands get in the way of seeing the blade end almost like creating blind spots as my hands are between the eye sight and the blade end. I even tried the right hand cross on the left side of my face in efforts to eliminate the "blind spots" I speak of and it worked okay on my cheek areas towards my jaw line but IDK. I do know I will do some dry passes with it and see if I can figure some things out. I can see where a real straight is probably easier!

Thx. and sorry no pic today as I didnt get that far!

 

Friday Morning Shave
Razor: NT Vigour S1.5 (Futur Replica)
Blade: Rapira Blue
Brush: Vie-Long White Horse Hair
Bowl: Touch Me
Cream: Arko Sensitive
After Shave Balm: Yves Rocher Sensitive

I had a close shave except the neck area. I had better results with Gillette safety razors or amazing Yuma, but imho NT Vigour is an OK shaver with an aggressive behaviour.

 

I had probably the best shave all week so far. That vintage Colgate stick lathers like a maniac and does it ever smell nice. It leaves a good post-shave feeling also.

 

Brush Focus: Day 21/30
Brush: Frank Shave Brush, Rosewood, Best Badger 22/55
Gillette Super Speed, Red Tip (1955- A-3)
Gillette Platinum Blade (7)
Soap: Proraso,
A/S: Gillette
Old Spice Coffee Mug.(soak brush)
Yesterday's shave went very well. I've used this brush with a number of soaps, all have worked well. Other than the fact that I had to polyurethane the brush with a couple of coats when I received it this is a good shave brush. The Gillette Red Tip is an outstanding razor. Thanks @Omaney. I haven't tried the Gillette Blue Tip yet, but will soon. I have also been very pleased with the Gillette Platinum Blade. Today I will start my shave week with my another Frank Shave Brush, Beechwood, Bes Badger, and Gillette 1965 (K-4) Slim Adjustable and the Platinum Blade. Outstanding shave week.
Golf Tournament today, should be fun. (Teachers Tournament).
Have fun and play nice.

 

Got that right @PatrickA51. Hope you are feeling better soon. Could be a little stress also. I have issues on Memorial Day (Ricky Lee Doye), but that's another story. Be safe!

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
@oscar11 omega boar
@fishcrow @Queen of Blades BOMBED Gillette shave creme (box tour)(TSD m-bomb)
@Bama Samurai Gillette slim(j2)(7)
Ladas(1)
Gillette after shave lotion
Gillette a/s splash
today's shave was ok. lots of Gillette in today's ritual. I bombed the shave creme, whipped it up in a bowl today. birthyear slim did a good three pass, pretty close. finished with a couple of Gillette a/s products.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Schick M1 razor
Personna blade
Dr Selby 3X SC
Plisson/L'Occitane brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix
Barbasol Brisk A/S

Trying to find the right setting on the M1 has been interesting. Got it now and had a great shave. Enjoy your weekend gentlemen

 

Excellent 2-pass shave this morning with the Tabac

 

6/8 T.I.
Cade
homemade brush with a Shavemac silver tip finest
This is a good brush. If I didn't like boar so much I could get real serious about this badger. Nice shave this morning. Have a good one.

 

razor: EJ D89
blade: Treet Platinum (1)
soap: artisinal soap
finish: Gillette AS

I have been rotating razors over the past few weeks, most recently using new-to-me razors. I used my first ever slant, a 37C, thanks to @Omaney. I tried a crusty but functional Hoffritz slant, and my grandfather's Gem Jr (for some CRAZY good shave, too!). However, today I returned to my EJ DE89. I plan to keep this razor forever. If I lose it, I will buy a new one. It may not be super-fancy or distinguish itself by any single measure, but it delivers the most consistent, irritation-free BBS of all my razors. It is my baseline.

This morning was two passes, touchups, two small weepers and almost no sting from Gillette Cool Wave AS. Shaving with the EJ is rather like my commute to work. I drive and pay attention, but the route is so familiar that a different part of my brain is driving than when I am in unfamiliar territory.

So what of other razors? I don't ever expect to really find THE ONE. However, I think I could (someday?) reduce my stable to just ten (the size of my razor rack). The EJ has to be one of the ten. I mean... could you ever give up burgers from your grill... permanently, I mean? You may not eat them every week, but they're too delicious to drop. They're too essential to get-togethers and tailgate parties. They're just too darn American to forsake! Well, my EJ is like that... just not the American part.

According to the USPS, my Maggard MR6 and open comb head arrive tomorrow. I am super excited to put them through their paces. Also, I haven't used an injector for awhile and really want to take one for a spin. However, in two to four weeks, I'll be lovin' my EJ again and I'm already looking forward to it. It feels like coming home.

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Fantastic looking brush. The Shavemac finest really is a very nice knot.

 

Friday
hot shower/cold water shave
Omega Proraso brush
Prep PSB
Prep SS
Schick Revere/Pella coated injector (3)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Pe-Re-Ja ASL
Imaginary Authors Falling Into The Sea

Stay frosty,my friends and enjoy the weekend !

 

SOTD
Face and head shave
May 22, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89 w/MR5 handle
Blade: Ladas
Brush: Orange & Black 22/52mm Silvertip by KonigShaveDesigns
Lather: Catie's Bubbles Le Marche Du Rasage (LMR)
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH.
Aftershave: Folsom & Co. Shambala
I needed this shave. I haven't shaved my head in almost a week, letting it heal. CBLMR is awesome! I bought out my SF Giants brush in honor of sweeping the Dodgers! How about them Warriors! Go Dubs!
A better tomorrow. Takes your best today!

 

05/22/2015
Razor – Mongoose B2 with Jürgen Hempel Ti
Blade – Feather Super Pro (10)
Brush – Rudy Vey with TGN Finest
Lather – Mystic Water Lime
Post - Witch Hazel and Myrsol Limon Sample



Very good 2 pass shave this morning. Should have been better but maybe I drank too much coffee before shaving. This was my first time using Mystic Water shaving soap. I was able to get a good lather and I'm sure it will improve as I get the soap/water ratio dialed in. The scent was out of the world. A very tart lime with no hint of sweetness. The Myrsol Limon from the sample pack complimented the scent of the soap very nicely. Have a great Friday and a fantastic weekend.

 

FB Friday
I set my FB on 7 for the first pass on my cheeks today and I didn't feel much difference from five. Maybe the smooth shave feel will last longer. I finished up on four. I kept it at three on my neck as that seems to work comfortably.
The Colonel made quick work of Rhapsody, and the Awesome is a nice compliment to the scent.
Prep: Mickey Lee Lime
Soap: B&M Rhapsody
Brush: The Colonel
Razor: Gillette FatBoy
Blade: Astra SP (2)
AS: B&M Awesome

 

Thiers-Issard 7/8
Martin de Candre
Shavemac D01 brush
Coconut oil

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