SoS: December 5, 2016 - December 11, 2016

December 9, 2016
Mongoose B2 with Triad Ti
Feather Super Pro (9)
BSB 2 Two Band
MdC Original
Witch Hazel
Fine Lavender

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The BSB2 brush whipped the MdC into a wonderful lather. I love the scent of the soap and appreciate that it last throughout the shave. Two passes and minimal touch ups ended with my usual near BBS. I finished the shave with a splash of Fine Lavender. Everything just worked well together and the shave was wonderful. I hope everyone has a great Friday.

 

SOTD December 9, 2016

Blade: Chinese Schick
Razor: Schick G1 injector
Brush: Omega 10049 boar
Lather: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Post: Witch hazel splash, Fine American Blend aftershave, Nivea sensitive balm
WTG, touch-up

Simplicity at its best. Fat/Fine Friday with Mitchell's and American Blend. I always look forward to Friday's shaves. The Fat was terrific as usual and I just love the scent of American Blend. Nice, efficient shave with good results.

Have a great day!

 

A great shave and a very easy one with no issues. Bottom line? The Dorcos are NOT for me. The Sottozero soap is awesome stuff, but don't let the name fool you because although Sottozero means below zero in Italian this soap is not a face-freezer. In fact, I find it less-mentholated than Proraso Green. The Bergamot Vetiver aftershave from Henri et Victoria has a very good menthol effect, smells great, and has excellent skincare.

 

December 9 SOTD:

Stirling Synthetic Brush
EJ SC sample
Gillette Slim
Stirling Unscented PSB
Clubman AS

 

TGIF SOTD consisted of..............

Cella soap face lathered w/Omega Pure Badger
Gillette New LC paired w/a Derby Extra blade
Alum rinse followed by Nivea PSB finishing w/a splash of Floid Vigoroso aftershave

2-passes for a fantastic shave...........

 

SOTD. 12-9


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Friday SOTD


Cobra Classic
New Forest
Martin de Candre
Myrsol F/Extra

 

Parker Variant razor
US Personna blade
Omega 10066 boar brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Pinaud Clubman A/S

The US Personna didn't work to well in the Parker today. Opened the setting to 4 and still just so-so. Still comfortable and easy just didn't cut well. Oh well, live and learn I guess. So I'm ready on this chilly Friday. Now go enjoy your day folks

 

Very vice Herm!

 

I like that the Influence confirms the best time of year to use it.

 

Kikuboshi
Oscar11 Boar Brush
Portland Shave Soap
Guerlain Vetiver Extreme EDT

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Friday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber
Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: Vintage Gillette “Spoiler” Super Stainless (6)
Brush: Honey Farm Designs/TGN Premium Silvertip-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber

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

Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber today. 20 seconds to load the HFD/TGN Silvertip. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Gillette “Spoiler” SS still in the Red Tip. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber aftershave.

Bob

 

My last shave with the ERN wasn't as close as I'd liked. Today's was.

Maybe it was the experimenting with the "Guillotine Style" pass discussed on the Newbie Questions thread. I found it easier to execute than expected and very helpful in some areas. In some areas the scything pass worked better. It appears there is some lack of standardization of terminology and I'm going with the shave pass descriptions from the SRP site's library.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Haslinger Honig Shave Soap
Shavemac 2-Band Silvertip
ERN 1934 11/16
Osma Bloc d'Alun
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving everyone - Karl

 

Friday, December 9

MWF~~CH2~~'47 Super Speed~~Feather (3)~~Myrsol Emulsion
Have a great day!​

 

Friday 9th December

AdP Colonia Shower Gel
AdP Collezione Barbiere Face Scrub
AdP Collezione Barbiere Shave Cream
Omega Boar
Daishi Tamahagane
AdP Colonia Balm
AdP Colonia



Shave Music

Matt Monro
"On days like these"​

 

Spending a few days in Huatulco, México so I'll be using this same setup every day. I get great shaves from the Dorco razors. Really.
Dorco disposable, Shavemac 2-band, La Toja, Lea.


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Friday, December 9, 2016

Paladin Strawberry Amber Sherlock
Aqua Di Parma
Wolfman WR1-OC w Darwin Deluxe Titanium
Polsilver Super Iridium #1
iColoniali Aftershave Balm
Aqua Di Parma Colonia Essenza


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Here we go for Saturday morning:

Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Derby unknown day
Lea Classic S/C
Intesa Glacial A/S Gel
Aqua Velva Ice Blue A/S Splash

Some really cold weather is coming our way so I'll sort of go easy on the menthol. The Lea Classic cream smells awesome, lathers great, and although it's not as icy as the Menthol variant, it still gives more than enough chill to satisfy me. It's also VERY skin-friendly. The Intesa gel is another very good aftershave product which I should use more often because it's also nicely-scented with a mild cooling effect and very protective against dryness or irritation. I don't think the Aqua Velva needs any explanation!

 

My sotd


Awesome shave.. the is 7 o'clock yellow on 11 shaves or so.. it's not as sharp anymore but still doing the job!! The razor is gillette English oc flat bottom.. fantastic shaver!!