SoS: April 11, 2016 - April 17, 2016

Beautiful colors and gear in this photo!

 

Friday 4/15/16 shave:

Prep: Hot shower, Nivea Face Wash
Brush: Fine Angel Hair synthetic
Lather: RazoRock One-X
Razor: 1st quarter 1971 Black Handle Gillette SS
Blade: Q-Ball Platinum (3)
Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (7, 8, 9)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Thayer's Witch Hazel pad, RazoRock One-X AS splash
Cologne: Xeryus by Givenchy

It's official: I really like the Q-Ball blades. They're probably barely less sharp than a Bic but absolutely as smooth. . . at least, that's how they are on my face. I'm getting better at the water ratio for my Fine Angel Hair synthetic, so the lather was very good today. Pair the super-smooth blade with very good lather and what is, for me, a very mild razor, and it turned out to be an exemplary, near-BBS morning.

 

Hello TSD - in preparation for the upcoming Bunny test drive I decided to pause my straight razor focus and switch to the injector for a few days:




- Jeeves of Hudson Street "Conservatory"
- Whipped Dog High Mountain Badger
- Schick G
- Ted Pella/Personna blade
- Tüff sensitiv Rasierwasser
- Clubman Special Reserve

Very fine shave - smooth and pretty much BBS after two passes WTG and ATG. It's really easy to find the correct angle with the Schick. Very manoeuverable, great handling, just a fine razor.
And I must admit ... as much as I enjoy the occasional use of synthetic brushes my favorites are still the badgers.

You all have a great day

 

SOTD April 15, 2016
Another wonderful day with Cella!

 

TGIF SOTD...............

Cella face lathered w/Omega 6151 Pure badger
Gillette Fat Handle Tech w/7 o'clock Sharp Edge blade
Witch hazel, True Gentlemen ASB finishing w/Aqua Velva Ice Sport

2 WTG passes for an excellent CCS!!

 

Slim Adjustable set to 9
Provence Sante Face lathered
Rapira Platinum Lux Blade
3 passes

 

Today was definitely something different. I've had two straight razors of my grandpa's tucked away in a drawer for over 30 years. I finally got them honed and put one to use this morning for my first pass at a straight razor shave. The advice from those who know is to start with just your cheeks until the feel is comfortable. I pushed that slightly and did a first pass above the jawline so I did my lip and chin as well. Yeah, the advice to start slow is good. Some strokes were clean and smooth, others tentative and tuggy. But it did it's job and I was satisfied.

The bonus of starting slow with the straight is that it gave me an opportunity to use my black handled early E2 for the rest of the shave. The blade was on it's last legs but at the end of the shave it was razors 1, whiskers 0. No nicks, cuts, or weepers.

AOS Lavender PSO
Castle Forbes Lavender Shaving Cream
Nielsen's Neverfail 5/8
Schick Early Type E2
Modified Feather (4)
T&H Classic After Shave Balm



Happy shaving everyone - Karl

 

Friday Shower

Bodywash-Dial 4 Men
Deodrant Soap-Coast("The Eye Opener")
Shampoo-Suave 4 Men(Heritage Edition-since 1937
Deodorant(after my shave)-Speedstick Gear

 

I ordered a bottle of Cologne Russe AS because of you and your fine taste.

 

Is that a Whipped Dog handle? Fantastic looking brush.

 

Beautiful photo as usual, I love the new ice water banner

Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

 

Thank you Ben and feel free to copy it and use it. I'm very glad you're enjoying the R41.

 

SOTD
April 15, 2016
Prep: Hot Shower. Noxzema
Razor: Gillette Aristocratic
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
I want to thank Clint @theFAT98 for giving me the heads up about The Strop Shoppe, this soap is fantastic! They will no longer be making soaps but I just checked Maggards and they have a wide variety in stock, if you don't have this soap maker in your den this is your only chance. I love my Gillette Aristocrat! Smooth shaving. The RR Disruptor has plenty of backbone.
You have to give a little to get a little.

 

Good morning friends! After giving my 57 Super Speed a shine job yesterday I decided to show her off today! Fantastic shave! Day 4 on the sputnik and still sharp and smooth. I was able to dial in the angle today and man was it nice. I could have stopped after two passes but it felt so good I went for a third excellent DFS+ this morning and looking forward to the weekend! Have a great shave, a great day, and a great weekend everyone!

 

Lovely.

 

Thank you my friend.

 

15 April 2016

* Wolfman WR1-SB + UFO Colibri 12mm
* Iridium Super
* WSP Original 2-Band + Oscar11 Rootbeer Translucent C7
* Chiseled Face Easy St.
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Friday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Reef Point-Peerless
Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech-Triangle Slots
Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel (1)
Brush: Ever-Ready 50R/TGN Premium Silvertip-20mmx55mm
Aftershave: Reef Point-Submariner

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Reef Point Submariner today. 20 seconds to load the E-R Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. I loaded a new Rapira Swedish Supersteel in the FH Tech. Good smooth, close, shave. I finished with Reef Point Submariner.

Bob

 

That brush is beautiful Bob, what a wonderful color too!

 

04/15/16
Cobra Classic
Feather Pro (5)
BSB-2 with Vie-Long 2 band
Mystic Water Orange Vanilla
Fine L'Orange
Whipped Shea Butter

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