SoS: July 23rd, 2012 - July 29th, 2012

Hey guys!

Another week will be starting, so let's see some nice pictures of those great set-ups. I'll start things off.

Menthol Monday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 5
Vostok SC
Diana Sport Menthol Balsam
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash
EDT to be decided later

This is one of the coldest set-ups anyone could find - The QCS Vostok cream is not for anyone who cannot tolerate powerful menthol. It's so strong that it can cause your eyes to get watery, and the cooling sensation lasts for long after the shave. The Diana Sport balsam from Austria is as strong as the ISZ aftershave milk, and it's also very moisturizing. The Alcolado Glacial is a pleasure to splash on for extra iciness!

 

A wonderful Monday morning to all of you!


Despite being more than half asleep this morning (we got in late last night from the weekend trip, I have to make do with about 4.5 hrs of shut eye time…) I had a very nice shave ritual today. My set-up was very straight forward and consisted of:

Calani Dubai shave soap
Mühle Basic Nr. 02 shave brush in faux horn, with Silver Tip Fibre
1955 Gillette Super Speed Heavy (Red Tip)
Feather FH-10 blade (new)
Bloc Osma Alum
D.R. Harris Bay Rum after shave

A DFS+ in 2 passes, I just love shaving a 2 – 3 days’ worth of growth. Very nice!

 

Shower
Muhle R106
IP red balde
SWK XL scuttle
Semogue 1520
Tabac Soap
Tabac Lotion

 

Ahh. Back home!

Monday's shave:

• Prep: hot water rinse, hot washing cloth
• brush: DVH boar (missed that one while away!)
• Soap: QED Wild rose
• Razor: Gillette Old Style OC
• Blade: Gilette 7 o'clock super platinum
• Shave: 3-pass + touch up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse

Nice shave! DFS++.

Have a great week all!

 

Monday, July 23

Gillette New LC
Crystal (d2)
Renaissance Man Black Amber S/S
Vulfix 404 Grosvenor
Osage Rub
Stephans Island Lime
Result: DFS on 3+ passes.

 

23 July Menthol Monday

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

Lately is menthol everyday, this has been my standard shave for awhile now. Its working for me, so why mess with a good thing. Another two pass DFS++. Just another great shave. Have a great day.

 

Prep L'Occitane Vetyver Soap
Razor Vintage Japanese Fon Golden Star
Brush Le Tuft 59 in Buckeyed Burl
Cream Simpsons
Alum & Witch Hazel
Neil's Yard Rose Moisturiser
L'Occitane Cedre L'Atlas Eau De Parfum

Jamie.

The Fon Golden Star always delivers the goods.

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665 Toyo
Tabac
Semogue 1800
AV Musk

Great edge, very nice shave this morning. First time out with the Semogue 1800. I did one hand lather with it yesterday and put it in service this morning. It's a nice feeling brush and lathered well. The remainder of it's break in will just be normal usage, nothing special. Have a good one. I did rehandle the 1800.

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Menthol Monday:

As you can see from the photo below, I tried to cryogenically freeze my face off this morning.

Pre: Proraso Pre
Soap & Cream: Proraso w/ 4 drops TSD M-Bomb
Brush: Semogue 620
Razor: EJ 89 w/ Gillette Sharp Edge
Post: RazoRock alum, Thayers w/ 2 drops TSD M-Bomb, pea size drop off 444 mixed with The Rub

 

July 23 2012

Gillette "Big Fellow"
Israeli Personna (1)
Omega Professional boar brush
Omega s/c
Pinaud Lime Sec a/s
4711 e de c

I found this Big Fellow at the St Lawrence Market yesterday, complete with box and blade case. The condition's a bit rough - box a little battered and the plating on the blade case and razor about half worn away - but mechanically it's perfectly sound, and the price was reasonable, so I grabbed it. I gave it a Dettol bath and a cleaning and put to work this morning. I wouldn't call it "aggressive" so much as "positive" feeling. Because of it's weight and balance you definitely know it's there, but there's none of the bite or irritation that one associates with an "aggressive" razor. The shave was BBS.

Can you tell I'm a fan?

Have a great day, everyone.

Graham

 

Monday, July 23, 2012, Shaving Ritual

Razor: 68 Slim Gillette Adjustable (N4) (set on 9)
Blade: Blind Blade Test Blade 3 (2nd use)
Brush: Semogue 830
Cream: TOBS Sandalwood
A/S: Alum & Cold Water Rinse
A/S: Aqua Velva Musk A/S - Cologne

Today is day two of blade three in the Blind Blade Test.

 

SOTD Monday July 23, 2012

Prep: Brush soaking in hot water, face scrub with TSD Sandalwood soap, Tepid Water Shower
Razor: 1965 Gillette Slim Adjustable set to 9
Blade: Unknown Blade 1, Shave 3
Brush: VIe-Long LE Beehive Natural Horse Hair
Soap: Tabac
AS: Brut
Post: Cold Water Rinse, Alum, Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash Of Aftershave.

Day three of the blind blade test, which is the 3rd shave with blade number 1.

Per the guidelines of the test I will not be posting my results of the blade, as we do not want other participants to be influenced by our own shaving experince. At the end of the test, I will be posting my complete daily journal which I will share on Google docs for those interested.

The only variance was the aftershave, which today was Brut. It has been a while since I used Brut, it is one of those scents that I used to look at and wonder why they still sold it. I know why, it is a classic clean scent.

I have read others comparing it to Pinuad Clubman or Canoe, I think they need to get their nostrils checked, as Brut is in a class of it's own. While it has some similar notes of Canoe, primarily the lavender and lemon, there is not one thing about it that reminds me of Clubman.

 

Gillette Sheraton
Polsilver Blade
Chubby 2
Mama Bear's Lilac Ice
Master's Lilac Vegetol Splash
tunes-Pete Johnson (great boogie woogie piano)

 

Menthol Monday
TSD ISZ Preshave Balm 20 minute marinade
soak brush/Savile Row 3824
hot shower
Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Merkur 39c/Voskhod (3)
TSD ISZ Soap & Wheat Cream/Ayar's Bowl
Cold Water Rinse
Monster Block Alum
Cold Water Rinse
Thayer's Medicated Superhazel mixed with 3 drops M-Bomb
The Penguin followed 20 minutes later with TSD ISZ Aftershave Milk

Another nice and frosty face and headshave for BBS all around.

 

Monday morning, July 23, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade,
Semogue SOC boar bristle brush,
TABAC shaving soap w/ hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

A fresh Schick blade this morning!

 

Monday, July 23, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Dunkin Donuts
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick I1
Blade: Schick
Soap: MWF
Brush: Vulfix 404 Mix
Scuttle/Mug: Moss
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Amber

 

SOTD Monday 7-23-2012

5/8 Wade & Butcher Wedge, in Bone
Proraso PSC
Al's "Bomb" SC - Boheme
Omega Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hael
Brut Original ASB
Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve ASL/Cologne

 

Monday Morning (First day of leave WOO!)
TSD Preshave + 1 Drop MBomb
Muhle R41
Voskhod
Semogue 1520
TSD Signature Soap + 4 drops MBomb
Cold Water Rinse
Old Spice Classic

JoAnnas preshave is defintiely my favourite out of any I have used, will definitely need to order some ISZ soon, and her soaps.....mmmmm missed it.

 

Monday

Prep: Hot shower
CD: John Lee Hooker ~ Biography
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenyan AA, BLACK
Cream: C.O. Bigelow
Brush: Vulfix 404, The Grosvenor badger/boar mix
Razor: '62 Slim Adjustable @ 6
Blade: Dorco ST-301, day 1, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Osage Rub, B&BW Noir, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

 

Captain's log shavedate 23072012

Music: ambient space
Lubrication: Olive oil-water
Brush: Zachary paint brush
Razor: Henckels 4/8 HG

Used an unusual lubrication today formulated by science officer. The oil-water mixture was surprisingly smooth on the SR8 applied with PB. There was a spacial anomaly which caused a minor mishap in the cheek sector. The voyage took longer than usual as the ship was forced to travel at sub light speed. The expedition has been classified DFS. All shavefleet personnel have been hereby directed by shavefleet command to have a nice day..