SoS: April 11, 2016 - April 17, 2016

Love the new avatar HR

 

Thanks!
Memories of watching my little brother (now 51) getting his first haircut.

 

April 11, 2016

SOTD
60-yo newbie’s intro to traditional shaving. (Week 48 AC*)

A month with my Schick Type F

Hot Shower
Razor: Schick F
Blade: NOS Schick Plus Platinum (4)
Soap: Proraso Green
Brush: Rubberset 400-4
TSD Witch Hazel
AS: Proraso Green



Two-pass shave - XTG, ATG
My 4th great shave with this razor/blade combo. Proraso is consistently refreshing.

Cheers!
RT

(AC* = After Carts)

 

SOTD Menthol Monday
Proraso Pre-shave Balm
TSD 2X Iced Florida Water soap
Rubberset 400
Bunny V3 w/ no comb
Alum
Osage Rub
Florida Water AS
Have a great week!

 

Monday's shave will be with:

TOBS Sandalwood shaving soap in a wooden bowl,
Omega boar brush,
Muhle R41 w/Astra SP blade,
Sul Filo del Rasoio aftershave balm.

 

If Carlsberg did shaves............



Prep - Woods Of Windsor Cedar Woods soap / Pre-lather / 3 min steam
Razor - Ever Ready 1912
Blade - Personna GEM SE Stainless (#5)
Brush - Shavemac Raptor 26/52 DO1 3 Band Bulb
Soap - Saponificio Varesino 70th Anniversary
After - Frozen towel / Saponificio Varesino 70th Anniversary
Result - Dolphin Smooth

This is one of those shaves you dream of. The scent is heavenly, but combine this soap with the knot on this brush and it takes on a whole new life.
I took some great advice in lathering for much longer than usual, up around four, maybe five minutes and the result was really thick and luscious. The extra time really helps the stability of the lather throughout the shave.
Topped of with the aftershave on a squeaky clean face, this is a feeling that's hard to beat!

 

Beautiful Gordy!

 

Many Thanks Roby

 

SOTD: Monday, April 11
Haslinger Coconut
CH2 SiLVERTiP
'40 Milord Tech
Personna Med Prep (3)
English Leather AS

Shave #5
I think that I am now getting the best shave from this soap that I am going to ever get...
and that is....Meh.
Uninteresting scent-
Below average slickness-
Average cushion-
Pretty good post shave feel-
I think there must be an ingredient that is irritating my skin.
Oy Veh, I have to use this stuff 12 more times...
Full review upon my return.
Have a great day!​

 

Arko April in Russia!

April 11

Razor - 1959 Gillette Super Speed
Blade - (2)
Brush - Vie-Long 12601 The Pony
Soap - Arko
Post - Cold water rinse, Alum, The Veg

It's Opening day at Busch Stadium today!! Hopefully the Cards don't do their usual opening day routine and not show up. I know, stupid Cards fans who complain about a team that does nothing but go to the playoffs and win World Series.

On to the shave. Day two of the Swedish Supersteel. The Pony is working nicely with the Arko. I definitely figured out how to face lather with it. It's a bit of a different motion but it produces great lather. First pass and I'm hoping for a smoother one than yesterday. Hope is a wonderful thing. Unfortunately, it can lead to disappointment. Yeah, still not as smooth as its litter mates. But, way ahead of many other blades. If I was coming from a bad blade to this one I wouldn't even notice.

Second pass XTG and if anything it may be just a touch rougher than yesterday. And, as I worked to finish the second pass hoping for a BBS in two I also started to notice that funny feeling. I finished the XTG with a very nice DFS and called a halt. Grabbed the alum and......yeah, it's hotter than I would have liked at this point. Definitely raising some irritation. Not horrible, again, but it's more than yesterday.

Well, I'm going to make a call and end the Swedish today. No reason to think it's going to improve on a third shave, and since I've used it before I know it's still heads and shoulders above many. I'll take a break for the next couple of days to do something different, then be back with the Rapira Super Stainless "Chrome".

In the meantime, the boys in the band finally left Moscow headed west. Said something about a lot of country to cross before they could check in again.

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I suggested flying instead. After all, Aeroflot, the Soviet National airline is still around. I don't think they liked the idea since Ivan sent me a picture and a suggestion with what I could do with that idea. I won't repeat that here, even in Russian!

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I could priority mail you a stick of ARKO . And then you would only have 2 or 3 more meh days. and wouldn't violate NB16

 

SOTD Update:
NO MORE HASLINGER PERIOD.
This stuff is irritating the heck out of my skin.

I don't know what I am going to do, but using this soap is no longer an option.
I will stop by Walgreens or CVS and see what I can find. If this nullifies my NB '16, so be it. I have no choice.
I will happily PIF the remaining soap to the first person who replies requesting it. Keep in mind, I won't be back home until the 24th and I am going to remove it from the container and ship it to you in a plastic baggie. CONUS ONLY.

 

That is a very generous offer. Let me see what I can find at the pharmacy. Thank you Andrew.

 

Off to rehearsal. I'll check this thread after 6:00pm (CST).

 

I'm sorry for your troubles! Hopefully you can find something local that will get you back on track.

 

I'll take it! Primo!

 

Don't forget, look for the Nivea cream in the tube, it lathers with a brush. Good Luck Primo.

 

If all else fails you could also try to add a dolop of cremo for some added slickness and make an uberlather !?!? Or take me up on my offer! I have an unused Palmolive stick too if you prefer.