SoS: August 1, 2016 - August 7, 2016

August 2 SOTD:

Stirling Synthetic Brush
MWF
Ever-Ready 1914
Stirling Unscented PSB
Old Spice Fresh

 

How beautiful your ER Jim!

 

A stunning ER 1914 Jim.

 

Thank you! It was a great first shave!

 

Thank you, Clint. I definitely enjoyed this first shave with it.

 

Tabacstag
Excellent, easy shave with Tabac, as usual.
Prep: WSP Tobacco PSO
Soap: Tabac
Brush: HIS
Razor: Futur 5-5-5
Blade: Voskhod
AS: Tabac



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Great looking photo, I really like that filter!

 

Today's shave
Hot water wash with a washcloth
Whipped dog deep set silvertip
Route 66 Frozen Margarita
Eaton 85 5/8 full hollow spike
Iced L&M Florida Water (atomized)
Today's shave was nice. Great lather, three passes. Very close to perfect. Finished with iced florida water.
Hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

August 2, 2016

Pre: Proraso Green Preshave Cream
Razor: Geo Wostenholm & Son
Brush: Parker Badger
Soap: Saponificio Varesino
Post: Witch Hazel / Proraso green ASB

Great shave this morning. 2 passes...darn fine shave.

 

Shavecraft X3 Slant Generic Anodized Black Handle
Personna Medical Blade
Saponificio Varesino Aromatic Fern
Omega Boar
Bulldog Balm
Old Spice After Shave

 

Three Pass Shaving Routine..

Hot Water Prep & Massage with Argan Oil
CV. Heljestrand SE
Heljestrand Hollow Ground Blade x 5
French Fitchard Pure Badger
Tabac Tallow Soap
Humphreys Witch Hazel

I Had the Most Wonderful Shave this Morning with my CV. Heljestrand Lather Catcher & Hollow Ground Blade..This Swedish work of Art is just the Dogs Danglies..Air Craft Precision Engineering of the Day..I am of the Opinion that No Factory Blade SE Razor can Look Near this Razor for Comfort & Over All Performance & a Luxurious Shave..This is One Darn Luxurious Shaver Indeed..

Anybody that is Having the Slightest Tugging Issues with these Hollow Ground Blades...Well..They are Not Proper Shave Ready & that's it in a Nut Shell..The Weight of the Razor is Too Much..Too Much Pressure..The Touch Needs to be Lighter then Light..Like a Feather Blowing in the Wind..

This is a Real Hussies SE cause it demands a Woman's Touch..I Rinsed with Cold Water & Applied My Witch Hazel & Not even a Hint of a Sting..I am thinking of Doing away with my Schick Twin Blade Shaving System because this CV. Heljestrand is has Just Taken Over that Role for Me..

I am On My 5th Shave Since Honing this Blade & its Just Settled in..It has a Killer Edge But as Smooth as a Butter Knife on the Face..I have the Most Perfect all Over Every Darn Direction BBS Result & My Skin is Velvety Smooth..

I Am of the Opinion that these Hollow Ground Blade SEs are the Grand Ultimate Shaving Instruments with a Properly Honed & Sharpened Blade..Oh..Yeah..Anybody that has One of these CV. Heljestrands..Use the Guard Bar..If You Don't Lift the Guard Bar You will Prematurely Blunt the Blade by Slipping it Down..Its Subtle but it Effects them Over Time..

That's Why its there & that's Why I Stopped Using Lather Catchers without a Guard Bar..Thats Me Talkin Tho..

Billy..

 

Tuesday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Mountain Man
Soap: Country Club Southern Oud
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Vintage Personna 74 Tungsten (20)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip-24mmx52mm
Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud

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

Country Club Southern Oud today. 20 seconds to load the WD Silvertip. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Personna 74 still in the NEW SC. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Country Club Southern Oud.

Bob

 

That is an amazing ABC set Billy!

 

WOW, Beautiful Str8

 

SOTN August 1st
(shaved before bed last night)


Ikon X3 Slant
GSB
Stirling 24mm Synthetic
Stirling Executive Man
Homemade lime AS

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Nice picture Jim. Have a good day!

 

Baili TTO razor
Treet Classic blade
WD Silver Tip brush
CO Bigelow SC
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
M&L Florida Water Cologne w/added menthol

The Treet Classic delivered another smooth, comfortable close shave with little effort. Well, a little more effort than yesterday cuz the Baili is milder than my Weber. None the less, another DFS+ shave and I"m liking this blade a lot. So, I'm looking good, feeling good and smell great and off to a Dr. appointment. Now go enjoy your day folks.

 

Great set up Andrew. What do you think of the X3?

 

Blackbird / UFO / Med Prep

Paladin

DRH Arlington

 

Thanks, It feels very mild on the face. But I didn't get a very close shave with it last night, I'm hoping with a little more practice I can dial in the angle and get a little smoother.