SoS: July 16th, 2012 - July 22nd, 2012

Razor: EJ89
Blade: Derby
Brush: Muhle Black Fiber
Cream: Musgo Real
A/S: Alum Bar, Cold Water Rinse, Witch Hazel, Proraso AS, 444

I think it is safe to say that I am addicted to 444!

 

Good morning.

My very personal Man-Spa experience this morning, after a very intense workout (that vacation and related eating & drinking was maybe a bit much after all… ;-) consisted of a quiet quarter of an hour at the Gym’s sauna followed by an invigorating shower and a very Zen shave with the following ingredients:

Musgo Real pre shave oil (it just smells so good...)
Calani Lavender shave soap
Mühle Travel shave brush in Nickel with Silver Tip Fibre
Schick Injector M1 Adjustable SE razor
Personna PFTE-coated Injector blade (shave #6, maybe? Or thereabout…)
Bloc Osma Alum
Musgo Real Classic after shave

Very very nice!

 

Shower
Merkur Progress set on #4
Astra SP
SWK XL Scuttle
Simpson The Colonel XL BB
Martin de Candre
AS// 4711 de Portugal with MDC cobra Oil

 

6/8 Hart
Dr. Selby's SS
homemade 28mm 2 band finest
Stephan Lilac

Great shave this morning. I have a bunch of sandalwood samples to try but the weather is just too hot and humid. The Selby's and Lilac seemed perfect for today. Have a good one.


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July 17 2012

Gillette Aristocrat Open Comb
Wilkinson Stainless blade (India)
Omega boar brush
Proraso Green s/s
Pinaud Lime Sec a/s
maliziai Vetyver e de c

This old Gillette has become a favourite - it gave me a nice shave this AM

Best Regards

Graham

 

Tuesday, July 17

Gillette New LC
Gillette Silver Blue (d3)
Tabac SS
Ever Ready Boar 100T
Osage Rub
Florida Water
TSD Florida Water Type Cologne
Result: This is feeling like a BBS. Great cold water shave!

 

Tuesday



Muhle R106
Red Personna
The Colonel
Proraso Green
Proraso Splash

A 2 pass DFS. When shaving with the Muhle, it is hard not to get a great shave. The razor becomes an extention of my hand and I know every angle of it perfectly!

 

DFS! The combo of Moroccan Secret and Baby Blue work very well together!

 

Tuesday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 5
Old Proraso Green SC
Visal AS Gel
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash
Azzaro Pour Homme EDT

Once again, BBS in 2 effortless passes - the Rapira/Super Speed combination has proved itself to me as being the best for my particular needs. My beard is very tough and I have sensitive skin, but I get wonderful, close, and very comfortable shaves at all times. Even the older version of Proraso Green cream gave me great lather with a nice cooling effect. The Visal gel is even colder than the 444, and the Alcolado Glacial is definitely (at least to me) colder than Osage Rub.

 

SOTD Tuesday July 17, 2012

Prep: Brush soaking in hot water, face scrub with TSD Sandalwood soap, Tepid Water Shower
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: SuperMax Super Platinum
Brush: Vie-Long LE Beehive Horse Hair
Soap: TSD Sandalwood
Cream: TSD Sandalwood Wheat Cream
AS: Aqua Velva Musk
Post: Cold Water Rinse, Alum, Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash Of Aftershave.

The short comb NEW always provides and effortless shave. I am so used to the everything about it, that at this point it just feels like an extension of my arm.

Two passes, light buffing and I have better than a DFS.

 

Tuesday, July 17, 2012, Shaving Ritual

Razor: 68 Slim Gillette Adjustable (N4) (set on 9)
Blade: Blind Blade Test Blade 1 (3rd use)
Brush: Lions Head Silvertip
Cream: RazoRock XXX Sample
A/S: Alum & Cold Water Rinse
A/S: Aqua Velva Musk

Day 3 of the first blade in the Blind Blade Test and I got a BBS shave today with no nicks and some razor burn. The soap was a little thin; it is possible I had too much water in the mix although the lather consistency did not change when I added more soap. I like the blade; I wish I knew what it was, but I promised as part of the test not to look.

 

Tuesday morning, July 17, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (2)
Semogue SOC boar bristle brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

July 15th

Face Wash: Nivea Moisture Wash
Razor: Weishi TTO
Blade: Astra (3)
Brush: 18mm TGN Finest in a Baton handle
Soap/Cream: Mama Bears - Night Train
Post: Speick ASL

The Weishi is not the razor for the Astras either. After 3 passes I still had slight stubble over most of my face so I did a third pass with a Personna Super in my 38M. I do like the feel of the Weishi in my hand, however, in spite of the light weight. As mild as it is, it might make a good first razor for my 14 year old son.

I still need to test the Weishi and the Lord L6 with Ladas blades, but as it stands now, I'll keep the Weishi and PIF the L6.

 

Tuesday

TSD wheat cream, unscented
HIS synthetic brush
EJ DE89l
Gillette super platinum (blue)
TSD unscented after shave milk

Three passes, nice smooth shave.

 

Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Dunkin Donuts
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick G1
Blade: Schick
Soap: Proraso Red
Brush: Semogue 1305
Scuttle/Mug: DB Bill Bowl
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Proraso A/S Balm

 

SOTD Tuesday 7-17-2012

6/8 Frederick Reynolds Wedge, "Washington, Champion of Liberty" blade etch
Proraso PSC
Tabac Original SC
Omega Pro Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea ASB
Jovan Musk ASL/Cologne

 

Tuesday;
soak brush/H.I.S. synthetic brush/DB Brush Scuttle (2 ice cubes and ice water)
Warm shower
Proraso PrePost cream
RazoRock Cacao ss (face lathered)
Gillette Ranger Tech/Gillette 7 O'Clock Black (2)
cold water/ice cube rub
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse/ice cube rub
Thayer's WH mixed with 3 drops M-Bomb
Veleiro splash mixed with a pea sized amount of 444

 

Tuesday:

Razor - Fatip Piccolo
Blade - Gillette 7 O'Clock yellow (4)
Brush - Vulfix 404 Boar/badger
Lather - LaToja stick
A/S - Thayers witch hazel
Frag - Colors Man by Benetton

 

Tuesday 17th July

Hot shower and facial scrub
Proraso Sensitive Pre/Post shave cream
Feather Portable/Super Max SS Blade
Semogue SOC Boar
Proraso Green (Old Version) soap
Alum Block
Proraso Aftershave Milk
Proraso AS
TBS Kistna EDC
Dax Super Neat

My post night duty shave....and I decided to use some kit I havent used for a while. Proraso was the first 'proper' soap I used when I started wet shaving, and it has been ages since I used my Feather Portable. Today's shave was an absolute pleasure. I will have to revisit this combination again. 3 pass BBS.

 

Early Tuesday

Pre (Eucerin, cool shower)
Omega 10083 Pro boar
MWF
Merkur 23c w/ Red Personna
Post (Cetaphil, cold water rinse, Nivea Sensitive Lotion)

BBS- by means of wtg, xtg, atg, touch-ups.

Hadn't tried Red Personnas for quite some time (first experiences were not overly positive). So, ... I lathered up some MWF and proceeded to mock the beautiful lather with a somewhat coarse shave. I misspeak. The blade proceeded to mock the beautiful lather by delivering a coarse shave. Though adequate in sharpness, the blade flexes so much that it seems to chatter rather than cut confidently through. How an inanimate object can have confidence, I don't know. But this blade's behavior showed a definite lack of confidence ... quivering in the face of destiny. The cowardly lion found his courage. The Red Personna will need to find it's courage in another's den.