SoS: June 18th, 2012 - June 24th, 2012

Tuesday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/new Shark
Italian Palmolive Menthol SC
444 AS Balsam
Osage Rub AS
Obsession for Men EDT

Wow, am I ever smooth and silky after a great shave with my wonderful and trusty Super Speed and a new Shark blade. The Palmolive Menthol felt icy and delightful, and the combination of the 444 and Osage Rub is simply outstanding. This menthol set-up came in at a very appropriate time because it's going to be as hot as hell in Montreal today.

 

Tuesday 19 June

Another Hotel shave, but atleast its a nice hotel.
Godrej Menthol Mist shaving cream
Omega Boar Travel Brush
EJ89, with Gillette 7O'Clock Super Platinum Blue
Alcolado Glacial splash with arko aqua asb

A very nice three pass shave with no touch-ups. I would say a DFS+, not quite perfect in spots but very close. The arko aqua balm does not seem to have any cooling effect which is different that what I have seen posted. Its still a nice balm, the smell is a bit strong for me, but lets see how it works through a tough day of drinking.

Have a nice day

 

Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Dunkin Donuts
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick G1
Blade: Schick
Soap: TABAC
Brush: Semogue SOC Ash
Scuttle/Mug: Apothecary
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some TABAC A/S

 

5/8 August Weigelt, Bremen
Haslinger Seaweed
homemade silver tip
Brut Splash On

Damn, got the other earlobe this morning. Great shave other than that. My ears aren't really as big as Dumbo's. Have a good day.

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SOTD Tuesday June 19, 2012

Prep: Tepid Water Shower, Noxzema Lathering Face Wash, Brush soaking in ice water
Razor: 1965 Gillette Tech Head mounted on a Sabi T3 Handle
Blade: Personna Super Platinum
Brush: Flat-Top Badger Hair Brush
Soap: VDH
AS: Gillette Cool Wave
Lathering Bowl: Suribachi
Post: Cold Water Rinse, Naturally Fresh Alum, Second Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash of Cool Wave

 

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Prep: Hot shower
Lather: RazoRock King Louis - ultra face lather
Brush: Muhle Black Fibre
Razor: Sledgehammer Slant
Blade: Iridium Super extra stainless (2); 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse; Krampert's Finest Bay Rum

Felt like I needed a hot shower this morning. It sure did feel great, but I also had my first weepers in over a week. I'm really learning the different factors that all play into a getting an blood-free enjoyable shave that is also very close with no irritation.

 

Tuesday - Artisan Week

GEM OCMM
GEM PTFE
Penworks Finest
Mama Bear's - Woodland Pearl
Mandom

I slept in this morning, and woke up because of my daughter playing in the hall. I sent her back to bed (6:30am...too early for her to be up) and had the time for 1 pass. It's the OCMM so the pass took off quite a bit. It was rushed, but welcome. Have a great day everyone!

 

Tuesday morning, June 19, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (5)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Fatip
Polsilver
New Forest 2222
QCS Vostok SS
Nivea Energy A/S w/ 444 ASB

 

SOTD Tuesday 6-19-2012

FaTip Piccolo w/Astra SP
Patchouli SS
Vintage Austrian Barbershop Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea ASB
Mennen Original Skin Bracer

The FaTips are becoming my favorite DE's. They are slap on as far as the aggressive/effective scale. Great shavers!

 

June 18th

Wash: Gillette Fusion Proseries Sensitive Face Wash
Pre-shave lather: Calani - Dubai
Razor: Merkur 38M
Blade: PolSilver (5)
Brush: Semogue 1305
Soap/Cream: Anthony Logistics Shaving Cream
Post: The Body Shop - Arber ASB
near BBS

I'm lovin' this Anthony Logistics SC. It has a very cold, very bracing effect. I have enough left of my samples to get 3 more shaves and I'll be alternating that with Bigelow so I can compare the two.

Unlike my usual SOP of tossing a blade after 3 shaves, I'm taking this PolSilver as far as it will go. I recently got 11 out of a Iridium Super and I'm wondering how this will compare. So far the tugging is a bit more pronounced with the PolSilver, but that's the only difference I note.

The Gillette Fusion face wash is fine, but I wouldn't go out of my way to get it again. When I bought it, it was on clearance for $3.56 at Walgreens. I like my Nivia Moisturizing face wash better.

 

Kent - Irisch Moos - Pasat/SS

The shave:
I wanted to do a little more than just shave with this new razor so I dug out my 40’s SS and did a comparison test. The Parat “feels” a lot more like a fine tool than the SS and it is a better made product for sure.
I shaved with the Rocket a little then switched over to the SS to see it there was any difference. There wasn’t. The Parat has the same performance as a early SS. Still, the Parat is, hands down, a much better built razor in every way.
So what’s the difference? The American SS is good enough in every way. The Parat is exactly the same (shave wise) but is built to last generations. Why they went to the lengths they did I don’t know, but it’s enjoyable to use a finely built instrument that shaves a well as a American SS so I’ll keep it.

Now why do I keep thinking about “liberating” Poland?

 

Tuesday, June 19th - Artisan Week


Pre-shave: Hot shower, hair conditioner
Soap: TSD Cedarwood
Brush: Firehouse Pottery 22mm Silvertip
Razor: Clauss 11/16 (one of Glen's, who is definitely an artisan)
Post-shave: warm water rinse, cold water rinse, witch hazel
A/S: Booster's Lilac
Moisturizer: L'Oreal Men's Expert Vita Lift w/ SFP 15

This was the first time I used this new straight I got from Glen yesterday (check it out in "The Haul", here) Wow! What a difference from the ones I've been honing. Is was very smooth and even though I didn't have too much stubble, it sliced, what was there, away with ease. Now I know I have been shaving with dull straights and now I know what it's like to have a really sharp razor; one that doesn't take any effort to use. This has been an amazing learning opportunity and I see that I have a long way to go to get my other straights up to anywhere near as sharp as Glen's. But I'll keep working on it! Have a great day everyone!!

 

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Pre: Musgo Real Glyce Lime Soap
Family Dollar Deep Cleansing Skin Cream
Cream: Cella Shave Cream
Brush: Omega 10049 Professional Boar
Razor: Gillette Fatboy
Blade: Astra Superior
Scuttle: James Kent, Staffordshire, England. About one hundred years old
Post: Thayers Alcohol-Free Unscented Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera Toner
A/S: Proraso Splash (New Formula)
I wanted to give the Fatboy a good trial so I'm starting it at "3" and will work my way up. That setting is too mild. No BBS today but a good DFS with no irritation.
You may have noticed that I like Cella.

 

Tuesday:
30 minute marinade with TSD ISZ Preshave Balm
Soak and heat up brush Semogue SOC boar/DB Brush Scuttle/DB Original Scuttle,I used the brush scuttle to soak and heat up the SOC
Hot Shower
TSD ISZ ss

FaTip Grande Nickel plated/Astra SP (2)
Cold Water Rinse
Ice Cube Rub
Monster Block Alum (clean hardware and software)
Cold Water Rinse
Another Ice Cube Rub
Thayer's Medicated Superhazel mixed with 3 drops of M-Bomb
TSD ISZ splash I may follow it up later on in the day with TSD ISZ Aftershave Milk.I've been using the ISZ milk just before I go to bed,just for a nice cooling menthol hit.

Todays shave was great,a nice 2 pass face,1 pass head,the FaTip seems to like the Astra Sp's just fine,I may load it up with a Red IP after shave #3.Todays shave was nice and smooth,close too,I may skip the headshave tomorrow.

 

Tuesday:

Razor - Gillette New Bostonian
Blade - Red pack Personna (5)
Brush - Shavemac SB1-410 Silvertip
Lather - Em's Place Balancing shaving soap
A/S - Thayers witch hazel
Frag - Chamade by Guerlain (1969 vintage EdC)

 

TSD ISZ PSB
The Shave Den Iced Sub-Zero Pre-Shave Balm

 

Tuesday

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush
CD: Andrae Crouch and the Disciples ~ The Best of Andrae
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Malawi Mapanga AA, BLACK
Soap: Dulouz Marakesh
Brush: Omega 10098
Razor: Gillette NEW
Blade: Gillette Super Thin, day 2, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Cool Mist, Old Spice cologne, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Haven't seen John, Dulouz, around in a while. I traded some coffee for some of his soap. John makes a fantastic soap.
Also used a chowder mug from Cabin Pottery for my lather bowl.

 

Tuesday 19th June.

Hot shower and facial scrub
3P Pre/post shave cream
C.J.B Japanese style Razor (Feather Professional)
HJM Black Fibre Brush
Nanny's Down Home Summer Soap
Alum Block followed by a few drops of Re-Gen Oil
Krampert's Finest Bay Rum
Morgan's Classic Pomade

Took my time with this one and had an excellent smooth stubble free shave

 

Tuesday:
Brush: Vie-Long Horse
Soap/Creme: Proraso White
Razor: Gem JR
Blade:Gillette Blue pack
Pre: Proraso white pre/post
Post: Proraso Balm
Hair Groom: Jeris
Result: DFS