SoS: February 2, 2015 - February 8, 2015

02/07/15 February Focus on Blades

Prep - Hot Shower
Razor - Mongoose Satin B2
Blade – Feather Pro (7)
Brush – Rubberset 400 with omega 49 boar knot
Lather – Soap Commander Confidence
Post - Witch Hazel and CC Bay Rum AS



I love weekend shaves. Fantastic 3 pass BBS shave. This finishes the week with the Feather Pro Blade. This blade felt as if I could have easily went 10 or more shaves. I could easily see this as my go to blade in the Mongoose. It's very sharp and smooths out a good bit after 3 or so shaves. For my use, I would rate it slightly ahead of the Kai Mild blades. Next blade up in the test will be Kai Sharp blades.

 

He revisits an old favorite, huh? Still my number one.

 

Congratulations Billy!

 

That sounds really amazing hahaha

 

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Whipped Dog Synthetic
Stirling Frozen Tundra
Merkur 34C w/Gillette 7 O'clock SP (3)
Witch hazel, Nivea Sensitive Balm, TSD AS Milk - Iced Subzero
Mary Kay Domain Cologne

Nice, chilly shave. BTW - If you're looking for an invigorating shower soap, try Paul Mitcells Tea Tree Bath Bar. It is chilly, and the peppermint is a wonderful scent.

 

It has happened twice out of the 5 blades I have tried. But before that I might have just put them on the good side in the razor right away =P

I'm gonna open up a new 5 pack and check them out.

 

Saturday
hot shower
Vie-Long White Horse
Crown Shaving Co. PSB
TSD Pumpkin Harvest Lanolin Soap
Schick Paul Revere/Pella coated (6)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Iced Walgreens WH
Spicebomb

Stay frosty,my friends and enjoy the weekend!

 

Have you used 100? Wow hahaha. Maybe it sits weird in the slim... Hmmm! I I'm gonna check the 5 packs you sent me. I should have bought one of those mini microscopes hahaha

 

Saturday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Country Club London Skies
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Brush: oscar11 2-Band Finest-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Country Club Frozen Vetiver

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

Country Club London Skies sample today. 20 seconds: load & go with the oscar11 brush. Great, easy, thick, lather. I loaded a new Gillette Silver Blue in the Slim. Nice smooth, close, shave. I finished with Country Club Frozen Vetiver.

Bob

 

February 7 (day 7)

MR GLO
Feather Artist Club razor
Feather Professional blade (day 1)
Two-band silvertip
Art of Shaving Sandalwood cream
Two pass plus touch-ups except for cheeks
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and Pinaud Clubman

My February goal is a close and comfortable two- or three-pass shave with this set up. Today's shave was very good. I took my time and paid extra attention to stretching my skin. The MR GLO pre-shave soap leaves the skin nice and slick for the shave. The new blade is very unforgiving. I hope it will smooth out over the next couple of shaves.

I know what to do, but I simply cannot hurry or greedily chase a BBS. After this month, I may save this razor for my weekend shaves - or maybe give it to my brother-in-law . A lot of guys skip their shaves on the weekend, but I really look forward to them!

I hope everyone has a restful weekend.

 

Yeah, one of the best lathers I have ever had.

 

Prep : Cold water
Razor : Gillette '21 OC with Hibcoinc handle
Blade : Kroger SS DE from Israel
Brush : VDH
Soap : VDH
Post : Old Spice

 

I don't know about sitting strangely in the slim. That's what I use and haven't noticed anything like what you describe.

 

Mark, great razor! The SC102 is top notch. Smooth as silk.

 

Saturday 7th February



Warm shower
Hot towel
Strop Shoppe Vivace scuttle lathered
HMW Badger brush made by myself
Gillette NEW LC 'Federal' set (1930) Made in England
Sputnik (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Myrsol Antesol aftershave

 

I have the two, and definitely gonna try it. But what does cade add to the mix? Except for awesome lather

 

Damn... I can probably take close up pictures of a blade with my SLR

 

VII February MMXV Shave

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Barbasol Floating Head Razor
Gillette Silver Blue
Semogue BC Mistura
Institut Karite Soap
Alum
Tet-a-Tet ASB

Most of my shaves are pretty good, but when I slow down and take my time, sometimes I get lucky with an exceptional shave. Today that was the case.

The only unfortunate part of today is that my tube of Tet-a-Tet ASB is done.

 

That's exactly what Cade adds to the mix - awesome lather. I find the lather produced by TOBS to be less than I want. Cade adds the slickness and cushioning that changes the TOBS Rose from good to great.