SoS: May 28th, 2012 - June 3rd, 2012

Wednesday May 30

Razor - Merkur 34C
Blade - Astra SP (3)
Brush - Omega 599 silvertip
Lather - Arko
A/S - Pinaud Clubman

 

Thx! So no special techniques?

 

Excellent pic as well!

 

That is pretty wild!! I would have thought the softer hairs would have been cut off by doing so...!
Having dad's old brush, it is very soft...a little flopply...but as soft as my silvertip....curious if the brush will soften up with more use...

Lately though I've been using my Vie-long Horse hair more than any other brush....not as soft as Dad's brush, or the silvertip...but great for face lathering.

 

Hump day!

• Prep: rice bran oil marinade, hot washing cloth
• Music: Wim Mertens, Full of Cobbles
• Brush: Wilkinson Sword badger / boar (was in fact yesterday's brush as well, but I misspelled it then as DVH boar! )
• Cream: Palmolive Classic
• Razor: Gillette flare tip Rocket
• Blade: Shark (#5, hand stropped)
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up

Nice & comfy DFS+ again!

Have a nice one!

 

My Stanley brush is not that floppy, although no where near as stiff as the Vie-Long or even that old German Badger brush. The Stanley is by far my softest brush, it is softer than a goat hair brush.

The cutting of the hair on the VDH did not affect the softness of the tips by that much, it just gave a lot more backbone. Now, would I do this on an expensive Silvertip, no way, but for the cost of a lunch, I had nothing to lose.

 

05/30/2012 Wednesday
Featured Shower and Shave

Hot shower.
Proraso Glycerin facial scrub and prep.
Soap choice unbranded puck.
Brush choice Parker King Badger
Today's featured razor Gillette "Fat Boy" dialed in #7, loaded with a Voshkod blade. The "Fat Boy", Voshkod is a dynamic duo.
Post shave always includes a cold water splash and RazoRock Alum for facial toning. Today's finishing splash Tres Flores

Do hope everyone is having a great short week.

 

No shave this morning.
Pre work shave this evening

Hot shower
MWF
Gillette flare tip SS
Omega badger
cold water rinse
Old spice AS

Fantastic 3 pass shave,BBS and smellin GREAT! Shame I'm going to work instead of out on the town

 

Wednesday - OOPS forgot to post this mornings shave!
Edwin Jagger DE87 + Voskhod
Semogue Owners Club Boar
Proraso Menthol & Eucalyptus (New Formula)
Cold Water Rinse
Brut

So I used to hate the original formula green due to the scent. It was overpowering for me personally; this is definitely more subdued and I now quite enjoy it.

 

That brush looks like it is serving you well.

 

Thursday's shave:

Martin de Candre ‘Savon de Marseille’ face wash
Martin de Candre ‘Lavender’ shave soap
Mühle Basic Nr. 02 shave brush with Silver Tip Fibre
Merkur Futur
Voskhod blade (1st shave)
Musgo Real Classic after shave

Introducing the much reputed Voskhod blades to my shaving ritual, this particular pack courtesy of a fellow shaver here. Thanks again, 5Savages

 

Gem OCMM
Gem SS PTFE (4)
Ingram SC
Vulfix 404
4711 AS

If I didn't have over 1000 DE blades and a few nice straights, this is quite possibly the only razor I would use.

 

:2thumbs:
I'll be watching to see how they work out for you.

 

5/30/12
I am still shaving in the evening until I get my routine down

Pre Shave: Wet with hot water
Razor: Cheap Derby w/ Persona blade
Brush: Van Der Hagen Boar
Shave Soap: Van Der Hagen (It's what came with my cheap set)
After Shave: Nivea

This was my first time using shave soap and I think I might have to use it more often. I did a 3 pass shave with some touch ups for BBS. It's official I am hooked and going to start looking in to getting a better razor and brush.

 

That was my plan too, but I really got to enjoy the night shaves because I wasn't rushing to get to work, so now 90% of my shaves are still at night. The one thing I regret is that I'm sleeping when my face is the smoothest.

It sounds like you're off to a great start!

 

Ditto, from a fellow night shaver dont like the mourning rush. Plus theres still time for my wife to give her review on my shave

 

I work 3rd shift ( mid nights ) and always shave in the mornings befor I go to bed. Helps me relax.

 

Not that I know of (may not be worth much), from my end just some strange grips. Though I've been straight shaving for almost two
years I'm still constantly adjusting my grips.

 

Razor: EJ89
Blade: Personna "Labs"
Brush: Muhle Black Fiber
Cream: Mike's Peppermint and Rosemary (love the scent)
A/S: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Bar, Witch Hazel, Nivea​

 

:2thumbs: Welcome. As the saying goes, "Resistance is futile, ..." Enjoy the shopping around.

Happy shaving!