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

Captain's log: shave date 17072012
Preshave: Olive oil water
Soap: Hugo Naturals grapefruit Geranium bath soap
Brush: Omega 1005
Razor: vintage Henckels 4/8 hollow ground
Aftershave: pure Lemon oil

The best straight shave yet! I'm definitely in DFS territory now and it's getting smoother and easier to handle. Looks like all that persistence is paying off..

 

07/16/2012
Shower and Shave

A great shower to start the day off. While showering the brush for the day was warming.
After a great shower I prepped my face for the lather with Proraso glycerin.
Vulfix 28 boar easily whipped Nanny's Citrus Zinger into a mound of great lather.
Gillette Fat Boy and Super Max were the combo for today's shave.
Took a leisurely shave used three passes this morning to achieve a superior DFS.
Post shave ritual is a cold water splash, toning with RazoRock alum, a generous numbing with Osage Rub.

 

Muhle R41
Rapira Swedish SS
M&F Emillion 2
Nanny's Silly Hard Soap French Lavender
Humphreys Citrus WH w/ M Bomb

PDN - New York

 

Tuesday July 17

Razor: GEM Micromatic OC
Blade: GEM Stainless
Brush: Whippeddog Silvertip
Lather: TOBS Avacado
Post: Nivea Arctic Freeze

2 pass DFS. I didn't do my normal touch up pass because I felt like my neck my be getting irritated but still ended up with a smooth shave minus the few spots on my neck I usually buff. This is the first OC razor I've used and I found that it's aggressive without being harsh which is nice. I keep catching wiffs of the avocado. I love TOBS but I think I like the smell of this stuff a little less every time I use it.

 

Weber ARC Bulldog Handle
Feather Blade
Semogue 830
Mama Bear's Lime Ice Soap
Osage Rub
Baxter Mentholated AS balm
tunes-Bobby Vee
smooooth, cooooold

 

97 out and the airport broke the record today.

cold water rinse
VDH
Ranger Tech with random stainless blade
Prestone frozen menthol mix
Finished off with a tall glass of Apollonaris mineral water, ice chilled with a spash of lemon, so refreshing.

 

Tuesday PM:


After mowing I thought some menthol would do me well.
Fasan slant with Voshkod blade
TSD Iced sub zero soap
Omega boar
TSD Iced sub zero AS

Nice cold shave that I quickly followed up with a nice cold beer!!!

 

Good morning.

My shave ritual today consisted of:

Martin de Candre ‘Savon de Marseille’ face wash
Martin de Candre Lavender shave soap
Mühle Basic Nr. 02 shave brush in faux horn with Silver Tip Fibre
1955 Gillette “Red Tip” Super Speed Heavy
Feather blade (2.)
Bloc Osma Alum
D.R. Harris Marlborough after shave

 

Wednesday, July 18

Gillette New LC
Gillette Silver Blue (d4)
L'Occitane Cade
Vulfix 2235
Proraso ASL

 

Weds 18 July

TSD Iced SubZero soap
Simpsons Berkley 46, face lather
Gillette Milord, with Gillette 7O'Clock Super Platinum Blue
Alcolado Glacial splash, and arko cool ASB

I also decided I could use some menthol today, its going to be another hot one.
Todays was a quick two pass shave, DFS+, smooth and cool.
Have a great day.

 

SOTD Wendesay July 18, 2012

Prep: Brush soaking in hot water, face scrub with TSD Sandalwood soap, Tepid Water Shower
Razor: Gillette Tech on iKon Bulldog Handle
Blade: SuperMax Super Platinum
Brush: Vie-Long LE Beehive Horse Hair
Soap: TSD Sandalwood
Cream: TSD Sandalwood Wheat Cream
AS: Clubman
Post: Cold Water Rinse, Alum, Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash Of Aftershave.

I love a Tech. Four passes, a little light buffing and my face feels like it has had a Brazilian Wax. Maybe a new acronym, BWS (Brazilian Wax Smooth).

 

Wednesday:

Turkish Horsehair
Super Speed/Rapira day 6
Mama Bear Lemon Ice SS
Booster Iced Lime AS
444 AS Balsam
Polo Original EDT

The heat here in Montreal is a little less intense today, but I'm still in need of a good menthol dose. (Like every day!) This Lemon Ice soap lathers so well with the help of my Turkish horsehair brush, and the scent is so nice and refreshing, with a terrific menthol sensation. The Booster Iced Lime aftershave is a top favorite of mine, and the 444 is...........heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, awesome!

 

5/8 J.S. Holler
Dr. Selby SS
Omega Pro
Stephan Lilac

Great shave. Have a good one.

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July 18 2012

"Case's Ace"
4/8ths, full hollow, spike point
Omega Professional boar
The Real Shaving Company s/c
Old Spice Original a/s
Old Spice Original e de c

We're having a relatively cool morning for a change, here in T.O. so I got out the Case's Ace to celebrate; it's almost as pretty as oscar11's J S Holler (not quite, but almost!) and it gave me a sweet shave.

Have a great day everyone

Graham

 

Hump Day:

Pre: Shower and Proraso Pre
Soap: The Fat
Razor: Muhle R41 w/ Voshkod blade
Brush: Semogue 620
Post: Warm rinse, RazoRock alum, warm rinse, Thayers WH
A/S: Speick

 

Wednesday, July 18, 2012, Shaving Ritual

Razor: 68 Slim Gillette Adjustable (N4) (set on 9)
Blade: Blind Blade Test Blade 2 (1st use)
Brush: Semogue 830
Cream: TOBS Jermyn St Sample
A/S: Alum & Cold Water Rinse

Day 1 of the second blade in the Blind Blade Test and I got a BBS shave today with no nicks and very little razor burn. I like the TOBS cream, great smell, cushion, lather, and my face felt great after the shave. There was some light tugging from the blade, but not too much. Overall, it was a very enjoyable shave.

 

Wednesday

TSD unscented soap
HIS synthetic brush
Schick injector with new Schick blade
TSD unscented after shave milk

3 passes, nice smooth result.

A drizzly July morning in Seattle. :-(

 

Wednesday:
Soak brush/H.I.S. synthetic/Ayar's Bowl
warm shower
Proraso PrePost cream
Vostok sc
Tradere OC/Gillette Silver Blue (2)
cold water rinse/ice cube rub
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse/ice cube rub
Thayer's Rose Petal WH mixed with some Roberts Rosewater
Rose Of Bulgaria splash mixed with 3 drops M-Bomb

Nice and frosty 2 pass face,1 pass head shave.This is my second day with the H.I.S. brush,I'm still trying to get the water ratio right for creams and soaps.One thing for sure, this brush is very soft and has nice backbone,a keeper for sure and a steal at 25 clams.I think tomorrow I'll try a shave stick and do a face lather.

 

Wednesday morning, July 18, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (3)
Semogue SOC boar bristle brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Wednesday, July 18, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Dunkin Donuts
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick I1
Blade: Schick
Soap: Speick
Brush: Semogue 1460
Scuttle/Mug: Moss
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Speick A/S