SoS: May 18, 2015 - May 24, 2015

your definitely on the right track.

 

For Thursday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Derby day 6
Synergy Frost_byte SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash
JHL Cologne

Unless I change my mind this is what I'll go with for my shave and I think it's a very good selection. The Frost_byte soap, which I haven't used in some time has awesome lather with tons of menthol power, and pretty good skincare. At the beginning I wasn't too keen on the scent, but since then it's grown on me. Needless to say, the Gold Bond really looks after my aftershave needs beautifully and the Penguin feels heavenly with its intense freezing sensation. The Derby blade is still performing very well - almost no signs of it getting duller. When I finish this pack, I'd love to get some more of them.

 

I have an early start on Thursday so I thought I'd post my SOTD for 5/21 tonight..............

Speick Stick (face lathered) w/Semogue 1438
40's Super Speed w/7 o'clock black
Witch Hazel followed by Nivea Sensitive Balm
Clubman Classic Vanilla Aftershave (compliments the Speick very well)

 

Shave of the Day

Haven't Shaved In 5 Days Edition



Prep: hot towel
Razor: W. H. Morley - 5/8 - Barbers Notch - Hollow Ground
Brush: Rubberset 400-4 Silvertip Badger
Lather: Stirling Naked and Smooth pressed into John Powers dish
Shave: 3 passes; WTG, XTG, ATG + Cleanup
Post: Royall Spyce

 

Thursday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Cella
Jayaruh #6 High Mountain Badger
Schick J-2
Personna Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Barbasol Brisk AS

The Cella Shaving Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #6 High Mountain Badger brush. Two passes with my Schick J-2 razor and a Personna Stainless blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Barbasol Brisk after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Like the mug, very campfire shave-esque, and the straight too.

 

Thanks - the mug was $2 at a thrift store and the razor was free

 

SOTD 05/20/2015

Prep: Hot shower, PSO
Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: Astra SS (2)
Brush: Omega 80080 Boar Brush
Lather: Crabtree & Evelyn West Indian Lime/Nivea Sensitive SC
Post: Cold rinse, Alum, Styptic Pencil, Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Cooling ASB

First time with the C&E soap. Very poor quality lather. Smell wasn't anything special. I would stay away from it. Luckily it was 50% off at one of the local C&E stores here that closed down.

I only went WTG with it on my face until I decided to mix it with a pea-sized amount of the Nivea Sensitive shave cream. Once that was done it was smooth sailing going XTG, then ATG.

Near BBS results. Only nicked myself on the chin, but not because of the soap. Nothing a styptic pencil can't fix.

 

21 May Planned Shave

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Planned Thursday SOTD

Schick Type J razor
Schick Injector blade (10)
L'occitane Plisson brush
Myrsol Emulsion pre shave
Tabula Rasa Patchouli shaving cream
Floid Blue aftershave
Floid Blue EdT

Its gonna be tough following a near perfect shave this morning but this set up should be pretty good. Really excited to hit double digits on the first schick SE Ive ever tried.

 

razor: shaving factory TTO
blade: Derby (4th use)
brush: Omega s synthetic
soap/cream: KMF Patchouli/ Love my Skin Green Tweed
post: Stephan's Island Lime with Osage Rub

started shaving after a hot shower. 3 pass (wtg,atg,xtg) seemed to be a great shave until I put the aftershave on YIKES!!! I knew I was taking risks by using a Derby blade that many times. other than that it turned out to be a BBS shave. the soap mix turned out to be very pleasant scented and made tons of lather.

 

Thursday Planned SOTD
Razor: Gillette Red Tip
Blade: Feather (D2)
Brush: RV Chubby w 30mm Super Silvertip
Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle
Pre Shave Scrub: RazoRock GLO
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Bay Rum w Lime
Shave Soap: TSD Signature (Bay Rum w Bergamot)
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Captain’s Choice



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PAL Adjustable Injector Razor (1962)
with vintage Schick blade (2),
Edwin Jagger STF XL brush,
Lather-up with Cold River Soap Works 'Vevitier Moderne,'
Finish with water, Witch Hazel
and Skin Bracer Cool Spice for a DFS!

A fantastic shave. Aces!

 

Late post SOTD 20 May 2015

30 Day Rule with a Schick!



Happy Thursday!
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1924 - SE. What a sensational combination of numbers and letters. Anyway you look at it, it is a perfect shave.
Now just to see how the other half or 80% lives I tried the mysterious black art of face lathering today. Only 'cos I chipped my scuttle and found a slither of razor sharp enamel caught in the lather. I always did face lather in the past but only on a ratty piece of bath soap with a frayed piece of fencing wire. I'm amazed this new fangled idea worked. Still it felt like I was cheating somehow as it was effortless. I'm sitting here contemplating ways I can make it more complicated

Face lathered with the #6 Turkish Borse My unscented soap. Version #4
The Ever Ready 1924 is just the most sensational razor. Thanks again @maltedmilk. Shave 2 on the GEM blade was so smooth, sharp and comfortable. 1 pass with small touchups DFS.
Cold water face shower to finish and that was it.
No nicks or cuts or irritation.

 

The Frost_byte soap is very well named because it's very, very strongly-mentholated. Ok, not as much as the Glacial soaps or the Cryogen but it's still very cold. It gave me tremendous lather and I wound up with a great shave.

 

Superb Shave
CBLMR is an excellent soap. The scent is a cool water type, the lather is rich and thick and the post shave feel is as good as any top soap I've used. My HIS lather monster made short work of the soap and comfortably wrapped my stubble in luxury. My FatBoy seems to like Astra SP blades, as it cleanly cut down the stubble set on five for my face and three on the neck. Maggard's London Barbershop is a nice scent match and finished this shave off right. My skin is smooth without any drama.
Prep: Mickey Lee Lime
Soap: Catie's Bubbles La Marche Rusage
Brush: HIS XL
Razor: 1959 Gillette FatBoy
Blade: Astra SP
AS: Maggard's London Barbershop

 

Thursday 21 May 2015



Mastro Livi RWL34, 8/8 Full Hollow, Snake Point​

This shave has been very special as I had two new shaving products to test. A special shave like this one deserved a magnificent straight razor and, of course, it had to be a Mastro Livi. This was the first time I could test my new pre-shave oil and I must say it works very well, giving a super smooth skin and allowing the best slickness for the blade. I also had the chance to test this great shaving soap - a truly appreciated gift my friend "stefanosup" gave me last Tuesday - and it proved to be an excellent shaving soap. It is a precious and "old Italian style" artisan shaving soap and sold by Aguzzeria del Cavallo, the most ancient shop in Bologna and being in business since 1783. Superb Mastro Livi straight razor, magnificent pre-shave oil and excellent shaving soap for a truly luxurious shave!​

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: Aguzzeria del Cavallo Artisan Almond Soap
• Brush: Omega Badger 63167
• Bowl: Old Barber Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi RWL34, 8/8 Full Hollow, Snake Point
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extravirgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: RazorGuy Thyrrenus

 

SOTD
Let's go Dubs!
May 21, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: ATT Kronos S1 Slant Bar Razor
Blade: Ladas
Brush: WD Silvertip
Lather: Knockout Shave Cotton
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH.
Aftershave: RazoRock Baby Blue
Nice shave. I love KO Shave Cotton! Finished off with Baby Blue.
A better tomorrow. Takes your best today!

 

Yesterday I tried PDP cream for the first time and was disappointed. Since then I have looked at a few different web sites and found a few that claimed the PDP cream was a BRUSHLESS cream. So, I tried it brushless today. I do not like smearing the cream on with my hand, so I probably will not make a regular event of this, but it did perform significantly better in terms of slickness. In fact, I would say that it was extremely slick. There is still too little cushioning for me, but the slickness was way above average. 3 passes and a very clean shave - bbs? I will have to wait until about 10 tonight before I can make that call, but right now it feels excellent, although my face is irritated due to a lack of cushioning.

PDP cream
Rapira Platinum Lux
Slim adjustable