SoS: August 31, 2015 - September 6, 2015

Planned SOTD for Thursday 04 Sep 15





Gillette Fusion Flex ball Proglide
Pre-Shave: Jason Tea Tree Soap Satin Soap
Pre-Shave Oil: Tiki Bar Frosted Woodlands Pre-Shave Oil
Shaving Mug: VDH Luxury Mug Set
Shaving Brush: "Oscar 11" Custom Custom 30/52 High Mountain Badger White Leadwood Handle
Shaving Soap: Tiki Bar Frosted Woodlands Shaving Soap
After Shave Alum: RazoRock Ultimate Aftershave
After Shave Balm: Afta After Shave Skin Conditioner
After Shave: Mennen Skin Bracer Original


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

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Thank you Gentlemen. I feel fine now, the Shea Butter has been working its magic all night. But I guess taking a break is still a good idea, and that will give me more to shave next time around

 

Sorry to hear about this problem. You can kind of under stand why I went to using a cartridge razor(Gillette Fusion Flexball) I have the problems with my hands, i have not had too much trouble the last couple of days, but let's see what tomorrow bring.
Hope you heal up soon.

 

Thank you, I am fine now. And enjoy your razor, no matter what kind it is. YMMV as always
Sorry about your hands, I hope they get better.

 

TBT
This shave is a throwback for me because the scents remind me of my Dad and the barbershop he used take me to as a kid. The HIS easily whipped up very thick and slick lather from MLB, and the Fatboy made three easy passes with one weeper caused by inattentiveness. I used both MLB and Aqua Velva for the menthol. It's going to be another hot day. I need to pick up some M-bomb from TSD at some point so I can ice anything.

Prep: Van Yulay PSO
Soap: Maggard London Barbershop
Brush: HIS
Razor: 59 Fatboy 9-9-7
Blade: Voskhod (3)
AS: Maggard London Barbershop, Aqua Velva Ice Sport

 

September 3 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
Stirling Synthetic Brush
Dettol Fresh SC
Gem Micromatic
Stirling Unscented PSB
Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill AS

 

Excellent results today - the MITA soap smells so nice and citrusy with some of the best lather you can want. Although it doesn't have the Glacial freeze which can almost floor you, it still has a great cooling effect and perfect post-shave care. The Gold Bond and the Penguin completed a wonderful shave the way I expected them to.

 

09/03/2015
Razor – Wolfman OC with Triad Helix SS
Blade – Gillette 7 O’clock Blue (1) @Rufus T.
Brush – Rudy Vey with TGN Finest
Lather – TSD Yin Yang
Post - Witch Hazel & Fine L’Orange



Loaded up the 7 o'clock blues from @Rufus T. for this mornings shave. I liked the 7 o'clock blacks and find this to be very similar. YMMV. A fantastic 3 pass shave with a few touch ups got me as close to a BBS on work mornings as I care to get. As usual the TSD soap was easy to lather and very slick. If you've never tried it, you should consider ordering some. Finished with a splash of Fine L'Orange.

 

Great looking brush. The TGN knot is one of my favorites

 

SOTD for Sept 3rd............

Proraso face lathered w/Omega 6151
40's Superspeed w/Gillette Sharp Edge (7)
Witch hazel rinse finishing w/Barbasol A/S

Single pass w/touch-up for a CCS!

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nuetrogena men's invigorating face wash and a washcloth
customized Rubberset 400/ whipped dog high mountain white
BOMBED soap commander respect
the Berkeley Custom Shaver(4)
persona lab(2)
ICED/ atomized Florida water
today's shave was very nice. always a joy to use the 400, soap commander is always soeasy to make perfect lather and smells very nice. first time using the Berkeley. it preformed very nicely. three passes and a little touch-up. I'm very smooth and pretty comfy,I got one little weeper on my left cheek( third pass). but for the most part a very nice shave with a sort of unconventional razor. one note, it's size made it easy to hold( of note for hand issue people) but did not make it unmaneuverable(after a little getting used to). I finished the shave with iced Florida water.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

I'd like to say thank you to @Darkbulb . this is another vintage razor I would have overlooked if not for his collection and commentary. I'll add further comments about this razor to his thread about it.

 

I have heard that Cella can "go bad" over a period of time. Today I found out. I haven't used my Cella in about 8 months. It was sitting on the shelf with everything else. By the time I had loaded the brush, the scent made it obvious that it had gone bad. I cleaned off my brush and used TOBS Almond instead. It was a decent shave.

TOBS Almond
Sputnik blade
Slim Adjustable
3 passes

 

SOTD Sept. 3, 2015

Prep: Rusty Blade blend pre-shave oil
Razor/Blade: Gillette Canadian Heavy Tech / Astra SP
Brush/Soap: Omega/RR Essential Oil of Lavender
Aftershave: Witch Hazel/coconut oil
Mustache Wax: Badger

Great shave this morning...near perfection.

 

Yikes...what about the guys who buy 1kg blocks of the stuff?

 

Thank you. This is certainly one of my favorite brushes.

 

Planned Friday Birthday SOTD
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I'm posting my Friday SOTD Birthday shave early, as I'm taking off on a four day fishing trip today. The photo is from an earlier fishing trip this year on the same river.
Kind of cool my 1000th post is my BD SOTD

 

SOTD
September 3, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost
Razor: Mongoose B3 Dr. Bomber Handle
Blade: Feather SuperPro
Brush: Omega 10098
Lather: Stirling Executive Man
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Stirling Executive Man
Smooth shave. SuperPro blades are definitely for me. I'm so happy with this Omega 10098 brush, the handle makes for an easy grip in the morning.
Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE

 

Have a great time fishing!

 

Thor's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Healthy Accents Daily Renewal Cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Lather: Stirling Bay Rum soap
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (4)
Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (10, 11, 12)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's witch hazel, Captain's Choice Cat o' Nine Tails AS splash
Cologne: Gigember Estragone by Dr. Vranjes

Class was cancelled on Wednesday, leading me to declare a no-shave day, so there was a bit more stubble to work with this AM. There was a suspicious dark spot on the remains of my Stirling soap this AM, almost like it was going moldy, despite staying in its container. I avoided that spot, and will be ditching the remainder of the puck. Lather was decent, with only one weeper in a predictable spot by my Adam's Apple. Overall the results were a DFS+.

 

Have a great fishing trip and congrats on the 1000th post.