SoS: July 9th, 2012 - July 15th, 2012

July 11th

Shower (Burt's Bee's Men's Care Soap)
Appalachian Heritage Cedarwood/Eucalyptus Shaving Soap
Parker 22R Razor.

Tomorrow, I am going to switch it up and use Omega Shave Soap.

 

Ok, so it's almost Thursday ... in fact it will be Thursday when I finish this...

I have been taking baths. Not my favorite thing because, well ... you are sitting in your .. stuff!


The reason being ... I have re-caulked the shower to tile problem. Yay! All by myself ... now I just have to caulk the shower to door problem. I need additional hardware for that ....


So, I have been using the other bath. Funny how the Master bath is only a shower and the guest bath is this really DEEP tub... so, I have been bathing in this deep tub for a few days now .... even though I don't prefer a bath. Somehow the hot water makes up for it.

I'm hoping to shave soon ... I just need one small tube of silicone to make it happen!

 

Merkur Progress XL
Iridium Blade
Vintage Rudy Vey Restore-Finest
Tet-a-Tet SC
TSD English Fern Splash
Tet-a-Tet Balm
tunes-Utopia

 

Shower
EJ cream pre shave
Fatip Piccelo
Derby Blade
Semogue OC Boar
RR Don Marco Soap
RR Don Marco Balm

 

Thursday 12th July

Hot shower and facial scrub
3P Pre/Post shave cream
Fatip loaded with a Feather (3)
Semogue 1470 Brush
Nanny's Down Home Summer Soap
Home prepared Les Vinaigres des Toilette
Argan Oil
Pashana Original AS
Morgan's Classic Pomade

I really cant understand why the Feather DE blades 'expire' so quickly when compared to the Artist Club blades from the same company. A 3 pass BBS with some care, but not as comfortable as I would have liked.

 

Thursday 12 July

Proraso preshave balm
TSD 2XIced Tea Tree Soap
Simpsons Berkley 46, face lather
Gillette Milord with Gillette 7O'Clock Super Platinum Blue
Proraso after shave

This was a three pass, DFS++, really great shave just a missed BBS. Smooth and Chilly
Have a great day.

 

Thursday, July 12, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Dunkin Donuts
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick G1
Blade: Schick
Soap: I COLONIALI
Brush: Semogue 1460
Scuttle/Mug: Moss
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some I COLONIALI A/S Balm

 

Thursday:

Turkish Horsehair
Super Speed/Shark day 6
Mama Bear Awakenings SS
444 AS Balsam
Osage Rub AS
Azzaro Pour Homme EDT

Smooth as silk, feeling cool and comfortable, and smelling great after such a terrific shave today. This Awakenings soap is very well-named because the menthol effect can really wake you up. The scent is hard for me to describe, but it's very nice. The 444/Osage Rub duo froze my face wonderfully!

 

6/8 Hart
TSD Sandalwood Wheat Cream
homemade brush

Nice shave. Love the scent of the wheat cream.

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July 12 2012

Gooderman Warranted
6/8ths wedge barbers notch
Omega Professional boar
Omega s/c
Pinaud Lime Sec a/s
4711 e de c

It's shaping up to be a hot day here in Toronto, so I was looking for a cool shave this AM.

Best Regards

Graham

 

Thursday's Shave
Cool Shower
Arko Shave Stick/Arko Ice Mint SC
Omega 10029
1938 Gillette Senator OC TTO
Perma-Sharp Super D1
Rebul Manderine Colonia/Rebul Lavanda Colonia

It's been soooo HOT lately and today's shave was so refreshing....I couldn't stop....Did an arm-pit shave and chest, where its the thickest...Whew....so much cooler... Look like I'm ready for competition swimming...lol....actually not the whole chest, but where the chest hair has started growing up towards my neck...

Someone needs to start a poll about favorite Summer Shaving Gear....Its definitly different than the rest the year...because of the affects of direct sun and profuse sweating...I know many like to pour on the menthol at this time...me too...

I've also found my Senator OC TTO is great for giving really close smooth shaves with no effort and few passes...so the sweating doesn't burn later...Schick injector is close...very close...but the Senator would have to be the most sweat proof , burn free, BBS I know of...

 

Thursday:

Pre: warm water rinse and Musgo Glyce Lime soap
Soap: TSD Acqua Di Gio type
Brush: Semogue 620
Razor: EJ DE89L w/ Feather blade
Post: Warm water rinse, RazoRock alum, Nivea Sensitive w/ 2 drops M-Bomb. Calvin Klein Euphoria

 

SOTD Thursday July 12, 2012

Prep: Tepid Water Shower, Brush soaking in hot water
Razor: GEM G-Bar
Blade: CVS Carbon
Brush: 1950's Stanley Badger Hair
Cream: TSD Wheat Cream, Sandalwood
AS: English Leather
Post: Cold Water Rinse, Alum, Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash Of Aftershave.

After so much time shaving with the Open Combs this morning I seen my G-Bar looking at me and knew I had to use her.

I have also missed my much loved TSD Wheat Cream. If you had ever had the chance to use the old forumula Proraso Red, this is very close. The only real difference is a silkier feel, and that you can have it made with a selection of scents. I just love this stuff. It is hands down my favorite cream/soft soap.

After building a nice lather the fun begins. How I love the audio feedback all GEM's provide, you just hear the whiskers being cut from your face.

Three full passes, some light buffing and I am ready to take on the day with a DFS that would pass to most people as a BBS.

 

I have over 40 guitars and maybe 20 amps,for musicians it's called GAS , Gear Acquisition Disorder,no cure.Now I have a severe case of RAD,no cure............

 

Thursday morning, July 12, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (7)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
TABAC shaving soap w/ hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

The AD demons come in a variety of forms. Don't ask me about my Fedora collection!

 

SOTD Thursday 7-12-2012

5/8 Money-Bak, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso PSC
Williams SS in Vintage Hull Pottery OS Mug
Vintage Austrian Barbershop Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea ASB
Mennen Original Skin Bracer

One of the many American made razor brands coming out of Little Valley, New York a little after the turn of the century. The American steel during that time was exceptional quality and many fine razors are still available from that period.

 

Thursday:
Soak brush/Semogue 620/DB Brush Scuttle
Warm Shower
Proraso PrePost cream
Mama Bear's Ye Olde Barbershoppe shave stick (face lathered)
Muhle R41 Grande/Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Cold Water Rinse/Ice Cube Rub
Monster Block Alum
Cold Water Rinse/Ice Cube Rub
Thayer's Rose Petal WH mixed with a lil Roberts Rosewater
The Veg mixed with a small amount of 444

Ladies and Gentlemen I got my first weeper from the r41 this morning.A very small weeper along my jawline,it closed up during my sink rinse,but it broke my perfect weeperless record for the r41.Still I got a great 2 pass shave,no headshave today.I tried the Silver Blue blades in the r41,the jury is still out.The shave was pretty smooth for a r41 but those Silver Blues sure are sharp,I'm not sure I like them in the r41,but time will tell.I do like the results,a BBS,irritation free shave.

 

Thursday

Hot water soak
King of Shaves menthol shave gel
OCMM with stainless/Gillette ProGlide

Got part way through first pass and realized the blade was too dull to finish up. Since my blades are kept in the other bathroom I finished up with the wife's ProGlide. Ended up, as always when I use the ProGlide, with true BBS and no nicks anywhere. The stainless went to blade Valhalla (med cabinet slot).

a/s - since I'm alone today I think I'll slap on the old Avon Oland.

 

Nope. All the gear I use, I use year round.

As for menthol, yes, it cools, but how long does that effect really last? 10? 15? maybe 20 minutes? I shave right after my shower in the morning. Then it's up to get dressed. After that, I have breakfast. I brush my teeth and then it's off to work. Any cooling by the menthol is long gone since then. And all that time I'm obviously in the house, not outside in any sweltering summer heat or frigged winter cold. So why does menthol have to be a "summer only" for so many folks?

Just wondering.