SoS: May 14th, 2012 - May 20th, 2012

Cold water shave week going on and on. Yesterday I had to use a kettle to warm up some water, because Gada refused to lather properly. Warm lather- cold water combo feels... interesting.
Merkur 23C/Astra
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Ceramic bowl
Gada Cool Mint SC
Mayor Energy Platinum AS splash
Cold water + Menthol in all product is... awakening.

 

Razor: EJ89
Blade: Personna "Labs"
Brush: Muhle Black Fiber
Cream: The Real Shaving Co.
A/S: Alum Bar, Witch Hazel, Cold Water Rinse, Every Man Jack Post Shave

 

Wednesday
Brush: Vie-Long Horse
Soap/Creme: Proraso Sandalwood
Razor: Schick G type.
Blade: Chinese Schick
Pre: 3P
Post: Aqua velva
Hair Groom: Gables Cream-oil
Result: DFS

 

Gillette Tuckaway
Rapira Swedish
Rudy Vey Vintage Restore Finest Badger
La Toja Stick
Osage Rub
Lab Series AS Balm
Tunes-The Pogues

 

The Pogues....Nice. I have to dig mine out after seeing that, thanks.

 

Great band! Also listened to some Dropkick Murpheys today as Pogues put me in a hard driving Irish music kind of mood.

 

Wed. night:
EJ D86 w/ Voskhod
Knotty Erlenmeyer Silvertip
TSD Bergamot Wheat Soft Soap Cream
Alum
Liquid Candy Cane Snowflakes (the old bottle says TSD Iced Peppermint)

First shave with a Voskhod and I am impressed so far. During the WTG pass, it was so smooth and quite it was like I didn't put a blade in the razor.
This was the 3rd shave with TSD Wheat Cream and it is certainly impressive. It does have one strange aspect in that the lather doesn't have as much body as other products that perform at a top level.
Most important - BBS!

 

Good morning, everyone!

Am loving it! I was initially thinking of the one in aluminium as well but was afraid the alu would be beaten up and dented much faster, it being a softer materiel. Plus, I love nickel-plated shaving hardware, i just looks good i find. And the Silver Tip Fibre is just right for me, I use it on the travel shave brush as well as on the main shave brush at home.



Last night, I caught up on sleep, which was good. In fact a bit too much, which wasn’t good. Hence, the shave had to be a quick one. As I was in no mood to rush my Feather AS, today’s shave was a cartridge one:

Martin de Candre ‘Savon de Marseille’ face wash
Calani Purissima shave soap
Mühle Basic Nr. 02 shave brush with Silver Tip Fibre
Gillette Sensor Excel II (3rd shave)
Speick Men after shave

Wishing all of you a wonderful Thursday!

 

SOTD , THU. Morning 17-5-2012

Shower
Prorso Pre Shaving cream (Green)
Merkur 1904 closed comp
Gellette 7 ' Oclock dark Blue SP (made in RUS )
omega pro 48
SWK XL Scuttle
Proraso white tup
Cold water rinse
Nivea lotion silver
Proraso Balm

 

Thursday!

• Prep: hot washing cloth, rice bran oil marinade while lathering up
• Music: Bobby McFerri & Yoyo Ma, Hush
• Brush: DVH boar
• Soap: new Williams
• Razor: Schick Injector G1
• Blade: Personna stainless coated (#5)
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up

Not the best of lathers today. But a spot on BBS none the less!

Have a great day!

 

Thursday 17th May



Facial scrub
Proraso Sensitive Preshave
Feather Artist Club SS (Japanese Style)
New Forest Tubby1 in Finest Silvertip
Godrej Lime Fresh shaving cream
Simple Facial Toner followed by a few drops of Rosehip Oil
Myrsol Agua de Limon
TBS Kistna EDT
Morgans Classic Pomade

The facial scrub is very useful. It 'buffed' away the remnants of my little mishap yesterday.Today I had a blood free BBS with 2 passes and a little touchup

 

Thursday, May 17

EJ DE86
Feather (d3)
L'Occitane Cade
Rooney Stubby 2XL
Superior 70
TSD Bay Rum Cologne
Result: A very high level DFS today on 3+ passes.

 

Thursday:

Turkish Horsehair
Super Speed/new Rapira
Erasmic Supreme Shaving Stick
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Booster Polar Ice AS
Obsession for Men EDT

Apparently there has been some controversy with this newest version of Erasmic soap because guys in the UK claim that it is very difficult to get good lather from it, but as far as I'm concerned it's a pleasure to work with. It has the same nice, traditional barbershop scent that the original version has, and it leaves the skin feeling very smooth and clean. The Polar Ice aftershave is a top favorite of mine!

 

Thursday:

Soak Brush/Semogue SOC Boar Bristle/Heat up Schwarzweisskeramik XLobra di Scuttle
Hot Shower
Proraso PrePost cream
Arko ss lathered with some Proraso shave cream and 4 drops of M-Bomb
Cobra Classic/Kai Captain Mild (6)
Cold Water Rinse
Monster Block Alum (clean hardware and software,police area)
Cold Water Rinse followed with Thayer's Rose Pedel WH with a hit a Robert's Rosewater
The Veg mixed with a pea sized amount of 444

Only needed a 2 pass face,1 pass headshave today and the Cobra did a great job,BBS all around with no touch ups needed.So far the Kai Captain Mild Blade is still going strong,I wish I knew about these when I was shaving with the Feather Artist.

 

Thursday 17 May

Same routine as the past couple of days, but I'm going home today.

Mem Olive SC
Omega Boar travel brush, face lather
EJ89, with Gillette 7O'Clock Super Platinum blue blade
Alcolado Glacial splash, with visal AS gel

A very nice three pass, DFS+ today. I got up late, took my time and had a very enjoyable shave. I have shaved all week using the Mem, and I like it allot. Easy to lather, nice glide, not much of a detectable scent, very good skincare. Wish it was in a smaller tube for travelling, but you can't have everything. I just purchased 100 of Gillette 7O'Clock super platinum blues and I have been comparing them with the blacks. The first couple of times I preffered the blacks, but now I am not so sure. I think the blue's are a bit smoother, I have been getting consistently better shaves, but thats just my opinion.

Now to get a real good cup of coffee and drive home.

Have a great day, I plan on it.

 

Thursday, May 17, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick I1
Blade: Schick
Soap: TABAC
Brush: Semogue 1305
Scuttle: Schwarzweisskeramik
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some TABAC After Shave

 

Thursday!

Hot shower
VDH Glycerin
Vulfix 404
'73 Black Handle
Voskhod
Conk Amber

Quick 2 pass DFS. Decided to give the glycerin a go thinking it might be a good option for quickie shaves when I dont have time for pre-shave creams and rituals. I was right!

Hope y'all have a fantastic day!!

 

iKon Modern
Polsilver
Rooney 3/3
Mike's Natural Shave Soap Barber Shop
Barbasol Pacific Rush w/ 444 ASB


Slumberhouse - Ore

 

Thursday Morning Shaving Ritual, May 17, 2012

Razor: 69 Slimline Gillette Adjustable (set on 5)
Blade: Derby (new blade)
Brush: Semogue 830 (First use not too shabby)
Cream: Williams Shaving Soap
A/S: Alum Bar & Cold Water Rinse
A/S: Pinaud Clubman

I got a DFS this is day 4 with the Derby blade, and no nicks or weepers anywhere.

Should I set the Gillette on 6 tomorrow?