SoS: September 12, 2016 - September 18, 2016

Thrusseday
Solid shave today. I used too much water in the brush as first, so I had to load more soap to thicken the lather. These knots hold more water than most synthetics. The shave felt a little rough after the first pass, so I changed the blade and it was all good after that. I used some Cool to minimize any burn, then topped that with Cologne Russe.
Prep: Myrsol Emulsion
Soap: B-M Cologne Russe
Brush: Brothers Bristles Bronze Shadow
Razor: Futur 6-6
Blade: Voskhod
AS: B-M Reserve Cool; B-M Cologne Russe



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Fat Handle Tech
Permasharp Super
Semogue BC Mistura
CTAPT SC
Superior 70

 

It close to English leather, but lighter.

 

SOTD September 15, 2016

Blade: GEM Stainless
Razor: GEM Micro-matic Open Comb
Brush: Vulfix 2006c badger
Lather: Vulfix Lavender shave cream
Post: Witch hazel splash, Speick, Nivea sensitive balm
WTG, touch-up

Not as smooth of a shave today and I'm not sure why. Perhaps the blade is on it's last legs. It feels smooth and sharp still but reduction on the first pass wasn't great. I touched up the areas that needed it most and called it a day. Multiple passes with this razor would probably lead to more irritation, so I just hit pause. I'll attack it again tomorrow.

Hope you have a great day!

 

SOTD September 15, 2016

Pre: Proraso preshave cream
Razor: Geo. Wostenholm & Son
Soap: MWF
Brush: Victoria Badger
Post: Witch Hazel / Pre de Provence ASB

 

What do you think of this Pino Silvestre soap? sounds interesting.

 

SOTD for Thursday.............

Proraso cream w/Semogue OC Boar
'67 Super Speed paired w/7 o'clock Sharp Edge blade
Witch hazel followed by Nivea Cooling ASB finishing w/a splash of Aqua Velva Ice Sport

2-passes for an excellent DFS!!

 

Excellent soap. Very slick and outstanding lather. The scent is a classic pine...very classy!!

 

ok thanks...I see that Kmart sells it..will have to investigate.

 

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Shavemac 400 Silvertip D01 2-Band
Wickham's 1912 Cashmere
The OneBlade
GEM PTFE #1
Barrister and Mann Reserve Cool
Gold Bond Green Lotion

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Thursday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Catie’s Bubbles-La Terre Verte
Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: Gillette 70’s “Spoiler” Super Stainless (6)
Brush: Thater Silvertip-26mmx55mm
Aftershave: Stirling Executive Man

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

Catie’s Bubbles LTV today. 20 seconds to load the Thater Silvertip. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Gillette “Spoiler” SS still in the Red Tip. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Stirling Executive Man aftershave.

Bob

 

I find I tend to apply slightly more pressure with wedges — no flex to the blade unlike a large full-hollow. Silent whisker killers.

 

I bet the Scots Pine sheep is an excellent bath soap. And I still haven't decided on my next Stirling-but I've narrowed it down some. Do you find, as do many reviewers apparently, that the X Man fragrance dies down quicker than other Stirlings?

 

SOTD: The rare DE shave…the hyper-aggressive 2011 Mühle R41 with a Feather Hi-Stainless blade; Route 66 'Cavendish' soap and aftershave balm. Three passes, no blood— just BBS results. No stropping required.

 

Thursday, September 15

Stirling Clubman~~Semogue BC Mistura~~Merkur Progress~~Personna Med Prep (1)~~Pinaud Clubman AS​

Have a great day!​

 

do you find that the Rte 66 balms last a long time? At 2 oz., I'd hope they do.

 

I like your Clubman "combo". By the time I get out my Clubman, I think I'll use the Stirling Barbershop Bath Soap as a pre-shave. The fragrances should be close to the same, I'd think.

 

Damn, once again I had no time to shave the way I originally wanted to. Instead of using my Glacial Obsidian soap and balm I had to grab the first thing in front of me which turned out to be the Tet-a-tet cream. This stuff is also very, very nice because it's perfect for a fast shave - it smells terrific, lathers so easily and has a mild cooling sensation. Its matching aftershave balm has the same lovely scent and gives even more cooling. In my honest and unbiased opinion it's the best Russian-made brand. I'm so lucky I didn't wind up with a thousand cuts because I shaved so fast and I still wound up BBS!

For those of you who don't know what this Tet-a-tet looks like, here's a pic:

 

Thursday


Excellent and easy BBS shave with the VC1 Auto Strop and a Modified GEM stainless blade. This razor will never let me down.
Razor: Vc1 Auto Strop
Brush: Stirling Finest
Lather: TOBS Grapefruit
Post: Osage Rub

 

15 September 2016

* Weber DLC
* Iridium Super
* Shavemac D-01 2-Band + Doug Korn Aquamarine Taca
* Mystic Water Vanilla Sandalwood
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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