SoS: May 5 - 11, 2014

SOTD Saturday 5-10-2014

5/8 Crown Razor, Extra Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso PSC
Classic Brand Lilac SS
Col Conk Barbershop Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Gold Bond Moisturizing Lotion
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal ASL

The Lilac's are in full bloom this morning!

 

Ahhhhhhhhh, it's wonderful. We're so tanned and we haven't had so much fun in a long time.

 

Thanks Bob - it'll be hard to get used to the routine at home again.

 

The Lilac's are in bloom here in Texas as well. Very late because of the cold winter.

 

Razor: Ikon OC
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (D2)
Brush: Omega 11126 boar
Bowl: Aesop Stainless Steel Bowl
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Eucalyptus Peppermint Vanilla
Shave Soap: Jabonman Mountain
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: HTGAM Meta Nectar

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Razor: Gillette Sheraton
Blade: Gillette Blue
Brush: Omega Boar
Soap: VDH Luxury
Post: Maggards Alum & Barbasol Pacific Rush

DFS. Come father's day except to see a new brush from me on SOTD

 

5/9/2014 Vintage Week

Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Mens Face Wash, home made PSO
Razor: GE Jones Shake Sharp, H Boker Master straight razor
Blade: Astra SP (3)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: HTGAM Gondolier
After: Home made ASB, Barbon after shave
Cologne: Knize X

A relaxed 2 pass Darn Fine Shave this afternoon.

Have a blessed day!

 

Saturday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Mitchell's Wool Fat & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Gillette Single Ring
Blade - Feather (14)

2 pass
Warm water rinse & cold water splash
Alum block & Witch-hazel AS

 

Saturday
This is as far as I got.

 

SoS
May 10, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Boost Energizing Face Wash
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Lather: TSD Lanolin Pink Grapefruit
Brush: Semogue 1470
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave: Clubman Lilac Vegetal. AKAT2000
JoAnna is a SoapStar!
Go out and get it!

 

SoS - Saturday, May 10, 2014

Citrus Saturday

Shower
Prep: Lime PSO
Brush: Simpson Duke 3 in best
Soap: Stirling Grapefruit
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89L
Blade: Derby (3)
Post: Thayer's Cucumber WH
Aftershave: Pinaud Lime Sec

2 pass, CCS today. No irritation.

- Don

 

Saturday



Bulldog Men Original face wash
2014 Weber PH SS Bulldog razor
Viking's Sword blade (4)
Semogue 1520 boar brush
Speick Men SC
WTG/XTG/ATG
Speick Men after shave lotion
DIY Shea-Jojoba-Vit.E lotion bar

Inspired by Mr. Bobcat yesterday, I decided to pull out the Speick after shave I've been trying to get rid of and take it for a spin.
I applied to a damper than usual face to dilute the scent a bit more.
Not that I don't like the scent, but I'm not that fond of strong scents on my face and that equals almost any splash out there, hence I normally use balm.
Followed by the DIY lotion bar on face parts that didn't get splashed, left my face wholly great.
I think that splash is back in the Den!
Razor/blade wise there isn't much to say - it's an out of this world performer.
Everytime I use the Viking's Sword I wonder why I even bother with other blades - it's that good!

So.. another BBS and another great night here!​

 

Tomorrow's Planned Shave ... Mother's Day 2014

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Today's shave.

Prep: hot shower, Neutrogena Face Wash, Jason's Tea Tree oil.
Brush: Turkish #6 Brush.
Razor: Wester Bros. Cold Steel 5/8" straight razor.
Soap: Arko.
Post: cold water rinse, Razorock XXX AS by Fine.

This was my first time using my straight in months. All I needed was one pass to get DFS. Arko lathered great and performed great as well. It's an ordinary soap that will be a solid workhorse in my den. I also love my Fine Aftershave. I need to pick up another bottle since the XXX AS was a one time run. Fine has such simple ingredients, but it tones the skin so well.

 

Razor Erusta 96 Boehlersteel full hollow 13/16
Strop Kanayama cordovan #8000
Brush Simpsons P8
Soap GFT Sandalwood
Witch Hazel
L'Occitane Baux Balm
Scent L'Occitane Ambre & Santal edt.

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Happy Mothers Day


Dove Men's Face Wash
TOBS Lavender Shaving Cream
Frank Shaving Finest Badger
Gillette Aristocrat '47
Astra Superior Platinum
CWR
Dickinson's WH
Pinaud Clubman AS

The TOBS Lavender face lathered very well with my Frank Shaving finest badger brush. Two passes with my Gillette Aristocrat and Astra Superior Platinum blade left me with a close comfortable shave. After my cold water rinse, I finished off with Dickinson's WH and Pinaud Clubman after shave. It was a very nice shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Sunday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: TOBS Avocado Cream
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Gillette “Spoiler” Super Stainless Steel (7)
Brush: Chesterfield/Carrington w/Synthetic Gen 3.5-24mmx49mm
Aftershave: Osage Rub

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angle for my beard a bit)

The 7th shave with the 1971 “Spoiler” blade in the NEW SC was as good as the 1st! TOBS Avocodo cream is always a winner for performance and scent. I finished with Osage Rub for a final “Blast”.

Bob

 

Didn't really need to shave this morning but...

Eversharp Hydro-Magic
Schick Plus Platinum blade
VDH soap

a/s: thrown together mix of Shulton OS, Avon Island Lime and about 20 drops of Beene's Bowling Green. Not bad if I sez so meself.

 

Sunday: Our last day of vacation - home we go tomorrow.

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Sharp day 7
Stirling Glacial Obsidian SS
Anherb AS Conditioner
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash

This set-up is so fantastic that I think I'll use it or at least part of it for tomorrow, being Menthol Monday. The Glacial Obsidian soap has everything I love - a great scent, (I love the smell of black licorice!) rich and stable lather, and in addition to its menthol power which can just about knock you down it has such fantastic skincare. Rod really put a lot of work into this soap and I believe it definitely paid off. The Anherb conditioner and the Penguin did an awesome job of soothing and freezing my face even more. I wanted this shave to be an extra-frigid one because it is HOT here in Guadeloupe. I'll go eat something and since it's still early I'll read a newspaper down by the pool and when Madame is ready, we'll go to the beach for the last time.

 

Sunday:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Scrub, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: Ginger's Garden Coffee Jasmine
Razor: Merkur 41C 1904 OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (2)
Passes: ETG, XTG, ATG (4, 5, 6)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Nivea Energy ASB

I think the worst part, for me, of how well the Merkur and the Bic work together is they actively discourage me from trying other razors and blades at this point (I know, first world problems). Three passes, no nicks, no weepers, no irritation, and BBS results. I could have skipped the alum, simply because there was nothing for it to stanch. I reached for the Nivea ASB today thinking of my SO, as I got it on a visit with her.