SoS: March 7, 2016 - March 13, 2016

Thank you Can, have a nice day buddy.

 

GOOD MORNING TSD!! 03/09/16

Weishi 9306
Personna(5)
Wooden Handle Badger
Weleda Shave cream
Cold Water Rinse
Witch Hazel
Stephan Bay Rum A/S

Had a smooth, close and comfortable shave this Wednesday morning with the Weishi ,did my normal three pass shave, it's day five with the Personna blade and still no noticeable difference from day one!!
I bowl lathered the Weleda with great results again,a very slick lather and has a nice post shave feel. Topped off with the Bay Rum A/S I'm ready to face the day!!

HAVE A GREAT HUMP DAY EVERYONE!!

 

03/09/2016
Wolfman OC with Triad Ti
Feather (2)
Rudy Vey with Shavemac Finest
Reef Point Dragon’s Blood
Witch Hazel
Fine Platinum
Whipped Shea Butter

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Happy birthday!

 

Nice outdoors shot!

 

Thank you @Norcalnewb

 

SOTD/SOTW from March 8:



Pre-Shave:
Imperial Pre-Shave Oil
Imperial Glycerin Shave Soap (My first time - used it as a booster, and it worked great!)

Shave:
Merkur 34C HD
Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum (My first time)
Semogue 2000 Boar Brush
Barrister & Mann Fireside (My first time)

After Shave:
Razorock Alum Block
Proraso White Crema Di Barba
Derby City Chop Shop Small Batch Shave Tonic (My first time using it after a real shave, and I love it!)

 

Thanks Norcalnewb!

 

Happy Birthday!

 

Sandalwood Wednesday
This soap has a nice warm scent, especially when lathered as it was with my Brothers Bristles Spartan Bronze brush. The OCMM was not as smooth as yesterday, but still better with this coated blade than otherwise. At this point, I don't think the OCMM would replace my Futur, but I'm glad to broaden my horizons. I finished up with VY Shuyak Island for some cooling on what will be a very warm spring day.
Prep: Van Yulay PSO
Soap: Reef Point Sandalwood
Brush: BBSB
Razor: Gem Open Comb MicroMatic
Blade: Gem PFTE (2)
AS: Van Yulay Shuyak Island

 

Nice touch with placing the black dice in the photo!

 

Thanks Tdmsu!

 

Stirling Synthetic Brush
Chiseled Face Sherlock
W&B Congress Razor
Stirling Unscented PSB
Clubman VI Bay Rum AS

 

That's a beautiful photo.

 

Thank you so much @jb2016

 

How beautiful and elegant @melyus

 

Fantastic setup!

 

SOTD March 9, 2016

Prep: Warm shower
Blade: Voshkod (2)
Razor: Maggard MR1 with V2 open comb
Brush: Omega 10049 boar
Lather: Soap Commander Vision
Post: Witch hazel splash enhanced Old Spice knock-off, Nivea sensitive balm
WTG, touch-up



Pretty good CCS this morning. Not my best or most comfortable shave ever, but nothing to really complain about either. I caught myself using too much pressure on my jaw and chin area and ended up with a small nick. Nothing bad - witch hazel and cold rinses took care of it.

I like the Voshkod blade and continue to like the V2 open comb. That will be the last use of the Vision scent. It was a sample and I got probably 10 shaves from it. There was still a little remaining but I decided to toss it in favor of one of the new samples, probably Endurance.

I am still experimenting with cold water shaves but will say that my face feels better overall after shaving with cold water. The tender areas of my neck feel much better than with hot or warm water. So I might be a convert!

Have a good day everyone!

 

That is a very good strategy. I admire that. May I ask why 90 days? When I have watched videos people usually say "at least 100shaves".

Who is honing your straight razors?

 

3/8/16 - #87

Wow! What a shave this morning!
Prep: warm wash with Kirk's
Lather: Route 66 Lumberjack
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft
Razor: Blackland Blackbird
Blade: Feather (3)
Post: Avon Island Lime

3 passes and BBS! Everything worked just great. The soap was amazing, the brush made the lather just right, the Feather blade was smooth and effective in the Blackbird and a citrus finish with the Island Lime was just right. I hope you had this good of a shave!