SoS: February 29, 2016 - March 6, 2016

Beautiful and innovative!

 

How lovely!

 

Beautiful color composition Roger!

 

SOTD March 4, 2016
Gillette Heavy Tech / Gillette Silver Blue
Omega / La Toja Cream
WH / shea butter / Proraso ASB

First time shave with La Toja Cream. Very nice, lots of slick lather...scent isn't in my Top 5 , but it is not unpleasant. Very mineral-ish kind of scent. I think I just need to experiment to find a good ASB to match with this cream. I can see this as a nice travel cream. Nice post-shave feel. The Omega paired nicely with this cream. I will probably do a longer review of this cream after I have used it a few times.

 

Very nice photo..I've been loving La Toja myself latley, excellent performer..

 

Wolfman Triad / Voskhod

Wiborg

B&M Fougere Imperiale

TOBS Jermyn St

 

Wow! Amazing, Lance...beautiful colors too.

 

Friday, March 4, 2016
Pre: Warm Shower, Sterling Pre- Shave Soap, Noxema
Soap: Savonniere Du Bon Berger Cedar Mandarin
Brush: Ever Ready 200T TGN Finest @clint64 reknot
Razor: The One Blade
Blade: GEM Stainless Coated #3
Post: Witch Hazel, Gold Bond Green Lotion, L'Orange Noir

 

March 4 - Straight Shave 6
Henckels Twin Works #50
PSO, hot shower
Omega 10066 Boar Shaving Brush
Route 66 Sea & Citrus soap
Alum, Nivea balm, Pinuad Clubman
Mod Cabin Beard oil

 

Thanks...I am going through my comic book phase of photos.... Yes, I did my research on this cream before I ordered it...and I am not disappointed. It is a popular cream/soap at a good price.

 

I have been using the shave stick version..not sure if the scent is the same. The shave stick has to me a cologne type scent but very mild, it's a nice scent that I wish was more pronounced but that's not gonna affect my score of it.

 

SOTD
March 4, 2016
Prep: Hot Shower. Noxzema
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: Ladas
Lather: The Strop Shoppe Russian Tea
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Disruptor
Post: Thayers Rose Petal WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Folsom & Co. Black Powder
What a nice treat The Strop Shoppe Russian Tea soap is! Orange, Clove, Spice. The performance is out of this world, easy to lather, slick, wonderful post shave skincare. If you have a chance to get this one or any of SS offering get one before they're gone for good. Thank you @theFAT98 for the heads up!
Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE!

 

3/4/15 - #81 - Back to the Blackbird!

After 3 days of decent shaves using a Fatboy, I pulled the Blackbird back out and the results, as expected, were outstanding. Why I would ever use another razor is beyond me.

Prep: hot shower
Lather: Dusy Kabinett
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft
Razor: Blackland Blackbird
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2)
Post: Old Spice

3 passes and as near to BBS as I ever get. This razor almost makes shaving effortless and my "trouble" areas of the chin, right jawline and lower neck are as clean and smooth as can be.

 

SOTD March 4, 2016

Prep: Warm shower
Blade: Personna lab blue (4)
Razor: Maggard MR1 handle with V2 open comb
Brush: Omega 10049 boar
Lather: Soap Commander Vision
Post: Witch hazel splash, Nivea sensitive balm
WTG, touch-up

Nice shave this morning. CCS results with one pass and touch-up on the neck area mainly. Soap Commander Vision has a fresh, minty scent that I really enjoy. Of course it lathers up nicely and provides great slickness and protection. The Omega brush is a big boar and whips up tons of lather with little time and effort.

This Vision soap is a sample. I think I've shaved with it five or six times and can probably get two or three more shaves out of it. That's a long life for a sample! I'm eager to try some of their other scents, particularly Endurance. I have several more samples to enjoy.

Happy Friday to everyone!

 

Perry, nice review..I was looking at their samples yesterday.

 

Great scents, exceptional performance, and they last a good while. Nice folks, too. You can't go wrong with Soap Commander!

 

Friday's SOTD..............
Nivea Sensitive face lathered w/Simpson's Duke 2 Best
Aristocrat razor w/Wilkinson Sword blade(6)
Witch hazel rinse followed by Nivea Cooling ASB finishing w/Barbasol Blue aftershave
2-passes for a close comfortable shave.................

 

Thanks Rob!

Both great shaves!

 

Nice colours.