SoS: August 1, 2016 - August 7, 2016

Great picture amigo! The Cobra is very photogenic.

 

Sweet razor!

 

Nice set up amigo! Have a great Thursday!

 

buddy!

 

Thursday Shave

Brush- Semogue 620
Razor- Schick Fashion Razor aka the Hussy
Blade- Chinese Schick
Soap- Mama Bear's Obsession
Post Care- Crystal Alum
Thayers Witch Hazel
Osage Rub
Pinaud Bay Rum

 

Thank you Amigo.

 

Face wash: Bull dog skincare for men Original face wash
Moisturizer: Bulldog skincare for men Original moisturiser
Razor: Dovo bismarck 2 gold etched
Soap: Klar Rasierseife
Preshave oil: Truefitt & Hill ultimate comfort
Additive: The Shave Den's M-bomb menthol additive (if you don't already own this, you seriously need to get it)
Scuttle: vintage sea monster
Strop: (not pictured) Illinois razor strop co. Chicago 835
Brush: Truefitt & Hill super badger
Aftershave balm: Truefitt & Hill trafalgar AS balm

 

Mergress / Med Prep

Varlet

Tabac

WK Jamestown Gentleman

 

Wash - Meissner Tremonia Puristic
Prep - Noxzema / Hot towel
Pre shave - Prep
Razor – iKon B1 Deluxe
Blade – Gillette Silver Blue
Brush - 'The Duke' (Duke 3 Best)
Soap – Nanny’s Traditional Moroccan Sands
Post - Witch Hazel

1st time with Nanny's Traditional Moroccan Sands.. thick, slick, with plenty of cushion, but maybe not quite as protective as my go to soaps, or maybe I was a little gung ho with the iKon, after the super smooth shaves of the Hone...either way, I'm looking forward to using Nanny's again. BBS, and feeling good.

 

4 August 2016

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Graphite Black
* Iridium Super
* Epsilon 2-Band + Doug Korn Rootbeer Translucent Taca
* Mystic Water Sardinian Honey
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Absolutely breathtaking!

 

Beautiful my friend!

 

Awesome Adjustable Arko August!!!!

August 4

Grand Blade Trial


Razor - 1962 (H1) Gillette Slim (2)
Blade - (1)
Soap - Arko
Brush - BoS Omega 10066
Post - Alum, Nivea, The Veg

Moving on to the next blade in line we go from probably China (if our assumptions are correct) and the Royal Red to St. Petersburg, Russia and the Gillette Stainless. This is a blade I've never tried which is a bit surprising given it's a Russian. Of course it's not a Moscow Russian so that probably explains that.

Great lather as always this morning and that was even with me half asleep and probably not loading enough on my face from the stick before I started. Arko and the Omega work very well together to hide my weaknesses.

First pass WTG and I will have to say, I almost forgot I was shaving. It was seriously that smooth. No audible feedback, just a quiet smooth pass over my face. The Slim at 2 is, of course, super mild and I wondered if I was even cutting anything. Apparently I was as the first pass ended VERY nicely with a really nice reduction.

Second pass XTG and again, no audible but the result was already DFS. Impressive! Can I hit the baby on the ATG/Gillette Slide? I say YES! If it wasn't BBS it was only the tiniest bit shy of it so I'm saying it was. Really amazing performance especially on the mild setting. How in the world did the blade do it? Well, clearly my superior technique and knowledge.......ok, ok, so the blade is obviously super sharp. And super smooth. Makes it easy for a mild razor to do its job.

Interested to see how well it does at 6 tomorrow. For today, alum was totally quiet, Nivea was just to keep things in shape and the Veg set me out the door feeling GREAT! Here's to a great day for all of you!

 

Gillette Fatboy with Rapira Super Stainless blade on #5, "GW" Synthetic brush, Menthol PSO, Orange Menthol soap, Witch Hazel and Orange Menthol AS. This combination of razor and blade gave me an excellent BBS shave. Hardly knew the blade was in the razor, it was so smooth and irritation free. Seems like this Fatboy (G3) really loves Russian blades.

 

I love the razor

 

Razor looks outstanding.

 

Thanks!

 

Friday's fabulous freeze:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Parker R22/Shark day 5
Stirling Glacial Obsidian S/S
Stirling Glacial Obsidian A/S Balm
Barrister & Mann Arctique A/S Splash
Givenchy Pour Homme EdT

Black liquorice mixed with powerful menthol - what a combination. I LOVE it!

A great weekend to everyone in advance!