SoS: August 29, 2016 - September 4, 2016

Mon 29th Aug

Stirling Synthetic 26mm
Vitos Red
Gillette Fat Boy
Personna Lab Blue [ 5 ]
Alum Rub/Rinse off
Massimo Dutti A/S lotion

After a rather poor shave with this Razor Yesterday, determined to make amends. Using a dependable soap,I ensured
that I did not rush and shaved with care. Result a very smooth and comfortable shave with an excellent all round close finish , even though the blade perhaps past its optimum
I can end my short DE rotation, safe in the knowledge that I got a good shave with each of those tried, despite not having use them in a while.

 

Nice!


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Menthol Monday
Excellent shave today with Mike's Hungarian Lavender and Casablanca aftershave. The Bronze Shadow almost instantly made yogurty lather to set up my stubble for two drama free passes on six with my Futur. Casablanca added a little menthol to the slight cooling of Myrsol, leaving my face very smooth and comfortable. My wife said I smell yummy - nothing wrong with that.
Prep: Myrsol Emulsion
Soap: Mike's Hungarian Lavender
Brush: Brothers Bristles Bronze Shadow
Razor: Merkur Futur 6-6
Blade: Voskhod
AS: Casablanca



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My monday-morning-shave:

Preshave: Proraso Crema Pre Barba white
Lather: Le Père Lucien Traditional (Sample)
Brush: Plisson Synthetic Bleu Nuit Satiné
Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (2)
Aftershave: Speick Men ASL

A great shave with a wonderful soap. Good and rich lather, also a great smell of french herbs. The smell is not to strong, it's just perfect. A good french soap, also a brush from a traditional french factory and a handcrafted Solinger razor from Germany - A perfect connection between 2 friendly nations in Europe. It was a great pleasure this morning ​

 

Monday Shave

Brush- AOS Fine Badger
Razor- Schick Adjustable/PAL Adjustable
Blade- Chinese Schick/Chinese Schick
Soap- Palmolive
Post Care- Crystal Alum
Thayers Witch Hazel
Osage Rub
Bombed Aqua Velva

 

Two Pass Shaving Routine...

Hot Water prep & massage with Argan Oil
Puma 91 Solingen 6/8th
VP Leon Hardy Pure Badger
Haslinger Tallow Soap
Humphreys Witch Hazel

I Had a Nice Easy 2 Pass Shave Today with My Puma Extra Hollow 6/8th..A Pleasure to Use as Usual..Very Thin Grind on this SR and it Seems to Hug the Contours of the Face like a Limpet..I Came Across a Thread Recently & a Guy got One of these NOS Puma 91s from the Factory & it Shaved from the Box with a Few Laps on the Strop..It Oozes 1930s Germany..

I am Dolphin Smooth & Refreshed..

Billy..

 

SOTD August 29, 2016

Blade: Chinese Schick
Razor: PAL Adjustable
Brush: Semogue 1520 boar
Lather: TSD Barber Shoppe
Post: Witch hazel splash, TSD Iced Barber Shoppe, Nivea sensitive balm
WTG, XTG

I had three days' growth to mow through and it wasn't the easiest shave I've had. This is just the second shave with the PAL Adjustable, on pass-around from @Karl G. Beautiful razor, but my shaves with it haven't been the best. I'm sure that is due to unfamiliarity. I'll try again tomorrow most likely with better results.

Have a great day!

 

Menthol Monday (old school)
Hot water wash with a washcloth
Le Figaro boar
Bombed Williams mentholated mug soap
Gilette black handled super speed (p1)
Ladas (2)
Gold bond medicated lotion
Avon wild country a/s
Today's shave was nice. The williams made just ok lather. Bhss, four wheel drive of razors. Three pass, +touch-up leaves me smooth and comfy. Gold bond chill with a oversplash of wild country finished up this old scool menthol Monday.
Hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Route 66 Twisted Tweed
TWhite 400 Brush
Gillette Red Tip
Astra SP
Alum
Lucky Tiger
Ogalla Bay Rum
Have a great week!

 

Parker 94r razor
Treet Silver blade
Maggard Synthetic brush
TSD Lemongrass SS w/2x menthol
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
TSD Lemongrass A/S w/2x menthol

Mighty chilly shave this morning and I liked it! And don't ya love it when everything works together so nicely? Got that today and I'm ready to go. Now go enjoy your day folks.

 

you bombed the Aqua Velva? We're talkin Ice-Bucket Challenge here

 

Monday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Catie’s Bubbles La Terre Verte
Razor: Gillette NEW Long Comb
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (2)
Brush: RazoRock/Zenith Chubby Extra Silvertip-28mmx51mm
Aftershave: Henri et Victoria Cognac & Cuban Cigars

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

Catie’s Bubbles LTV today. 20 seconds to load the RR/Zenith Silvertip. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Perma-Sharp Super in the NEW LC. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Henri et Victoria Cognac & Cuban Cigars aftershave.

Bob

 

Yep when applied over Osage Rub it's a fantastic freeze.

 

Let me say that when the menthol effect of the Glacial Wintergreen soap hits, it HITS - it's so strong that it feels almost painful even during the first pass. By the second pass your face feels like it's going to fall off, but like with all the Stirling soaps it gives such a wonderful moisturizing and soothing post-shave feeling. The matching balm and with hazel have that same frigid feeling and the Arctique aftershave splash is in a class by itself. My Parker R22 with a new Astra blade cleaned me up so BBS and so easily. A big shout-out to my Plissoft synthetic because it's the best brush I've used up to now!

 

does it weaken the AV fragrance?

 

Let me guess...the Plissoft makers wanted the emphasis to be on SOFT, right?

 

it's probably too early for @Salty Belle to insert her "like", but I'm sure she will later .

 

Iberia 14
Oscar11 H.I.S. Brush
Palmolive Classic Shave Stick
Aubrey North Woods After Shave

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It's mutual