SoS: November 19th, 2012 - November 25th, 2012

5/8 J. Rodgers and Sons
Klar Seifen Sandalwood SS
30mm brush
TSD Sandalwood Balm

Good morning. Great shave this morning. I'm still working on my sample of Klar Seifen, it's a superb soap. I have one more razor to spiff up a bit before I put it in rotation, maybe I'll get around to it today. I've been on vacation this week and have spent way too much time looking for straights. I do have my eye on one more, we'll see how it shakes out.

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Merkur 38c
Merkur blade
Rudy Vey Vintage Restore with metal handle/best badger
Erasmic Cream
Alcolado Glacial Splash
EJ Sea Buckhorn Balm
tunes-James Taylor
coffee-home roasted Brazil Yellow Bourbon Natura-mmmm

 

This has been a funny week....I been getting weepers, and just a sore face in general for the first time in...maybe over a couple years....
So today I went back to my Schick, which gives me 'bullet-proof' shaves...

Hot face wash
Arko Shave Stick-bowl lathered with my Omega 10029 Baby-Pro
1955 Schick Hydro-magic/Long's Drugs-Personna re-brand D-?
Old-Spice Original AS+Old Spice 'Classique' EdC

AhhhShave-Nirvanna

 

SOTD Wednesday 11-21-2012

Cadet OC/Ikon Bulldog w/Crystal
Proraso PSC
Speick SC
Natural Bristle Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Royal Copenhagen Musk ASL

The Cadet/Ikon/Crystal combo is a match made in heaven! An absolutely effortless, efficient and intuitive shaving instrument! The Speick SC is an all time favorite in both performance and scent. (My German roots feel right at home with this SC) The Speick/Copenhagen marriage leaves me bathed in a delightful long lasting scent for most of the day. An exceptional shave this morning for sure!

 

Wednesday

Eucerin moisturizing cream
Omega 10083 Pro boar
T&H Ultimate Comfort cream
Merkur 23c w/ Kai Stainless
Cetaphil gentle cleanser
Dickinson's WH
Master Bay Rum

Nice Two pass DFS! Decided to join in on cream week! Had to try to avoid glancing over at my MWF ... .



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Today was an interesting shave.

Pre shave: shower, Proraso Pre/Post Cream.
Brush: Semogue 1305.
Razor: Schick Krona.
Blade: Personna Med Prep.
Cream: Palmolive Lathering Cream ( I did some research and this cream is from the 50's!)
Post: Cold water rinse, Thayer's Rose WH, Juicy Couture Dirty English.

The vintage Palmolive wasn't too shabby. It did what it advertised on the box and lathered up real nice. This might be user error, but I had to reapply cream to my brush for the second pass. But my face feels pretty nice, I wonder what ingredients are in this cream.

 

Yupp, I sure am - it's an awesome lathermaker and not only that, it gives such a good massage while it works up the lather for me!

 

Going to be traveling tomorrow, so posting early. Travel kit is ready to...

Razor: iKon OC on a vintage two piece travel handle
Blade: Personna Med Prep
Brush: Custom Rudy Vey Two Band Badger travel brush
Soap: Speick
Alum & ice water rinse

the OC is one of the original ikon heads, from the very first design. Destined to be an aggressive shave for sure, but knowing its history makes for a great experience!

 

Same here, although no wheepers (yet).

Which is why I stuck to a full prep and one of my 'richest' (mildest and most nourishing) shave soaps.

Musgo Real pre-shave oil
Calani Purissima shave soap, face lathered (as always)
Mühle Basic Nr. 02 brush, Silver Tip Fibre
Cobra Classic SE
Feather Professional (4.)
Bloc Osma alum
Speick Men after shave



And the face starts already feeling better.

Happy Thursday to everyone!

 

Pre-shave: Marinated in Proraso Pre-Shaving Cream, Warm shower​

Razor: Parker Shavette and EJ DE89L​

Blade: Derby in Shavette ... Astra SP in EJ​

Brush: Muhle Black Fiber​

Soap/Cream: Uberlather: TSD Copal Lanolin, Musgo Real, glycerin ​

A/S: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Bar, Witch Hazel, Lucky Tiger, Pre de Provence balm ​

 

Wednesday
Edwin Jagger DE87
Voskhod
Semogue Owners Club
Arko Cool SC
Aqua Velva Blue

 

• Prep PSC
• Proraso Sandalwood SC
• Frank Best Badger Brush
• Cadet Razor - Safety Bar
• Kai Blade (1)
• Vifrex ASG
• Barbon ASL

I had to get up at 4:40 this morning so I shaved last night. I wanted to choose a mild razor because I had already shaved in the morning. The Cadet razor combined with the Kai blade ended up being a bit "harsh". For me, the jury is still out on the Kai blades. The Vifrex was nice and soothing and the Barbon is light and non-greasy. So I applied a couple of good splashes aftershave... and went to bed, LOL! Good shave but I really had to be careful to avoid irritating my skin.

For Azarius and jbund... sorry to hear about the cuts. Before I started wet shaving I would never have guessed that the biggest cause of bleeding (by far) would be accidental cuts to my non-shaving hand. Now, I always take time to stress this to others who are just starting out.

Cheers, everyone!

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Thats one of my favorite parts of shaving...

 

Prep L'Occitane Cedarwood soap
Razor Vintage Japanese Hishakaku Kamisori Western Style
Strop Kanayama #8000
Brush Simpson M7 LE Finest Silvertip
Nanny's Cedarwood & Vetyver
Alum & Witch Hazel
L'Occitane Baux Balm
L'Occitane Baux Edt

Beautiful super smooth two pass shave, a new soap as also appeared, Cedarwood & Vetyver one of my favourite scents great performance.

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Thursday:

#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Shark day 4
Aquabarba SC
Anherb AS Conditioner
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash
Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui EDT

My first time using this Aquabarba cream which I received yesterday, and I'm very satisfied. Very nice minty/soapy scent, awesome lather which is so easy to create, and VERY cooling - easily a Level A on the Cracky Wacky Menthol Scale. I nicked myself on the chin (ouchhh!) but the Anherb conditioner does fantastic repair work. The Alcolado Glacial is also a wonderful freezer. Except for the nick, a really good and enjoyable shave.

 

SOTD Thursday 11-22-2012

Razor: Gillette Super Speed F2
Blade: Astor (1)
Brush: Omega 10077
Cream: Pascale
AS: Figaro

After review of the Jeff, I decided to try Pascsale, was impressed by its quality, foam, scent,protection against blade.With pleasure two pass WTG/ATG,good cooling effect from AS Figaro.

 

I haven't shaved all month so I could grow my beard in. I finally trimmed it up when all my goodies came.

Razorock Black Hammer w/ Wilkinson Sword
Tabac
Semogue LE Italian Barber 1305
Thayer's Lemon Witch Hazel

For not shaving in so long I was surprised how easily the razor cut through my beard, it's not even the OC. Overall all the new stuff I got performed great. I especially liked Tabac and can't wait until my Semogue is broken in. Happy Turkey day everybody!

 

First Azarius... then jbund... and now crackstar! What the heck is going on??!! I don't know about the rest of you, but tomorrow I will be shaving very carefully! I'm gonna leave the R41 in the shed and go for something easy like a Super Speed.

 

5/8 J. Rodgers
RR XXX
24mm Silver Tip
Superior 70
Floid AS Balm

Very nice smooth shave this morning. Have a good Thanksgiving. I'm off to my daughter's place. She's a big girl now and has made the holiday rotation. I guess that makes me a geezer. Wow.

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Thursday morning, November 22, 2012

Schick E2 Injector razor w/ Schick blade (2)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Proraso shaving cream w/ hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

Happy Thanksgiving Day to all!