SoS: December 26, 2016 - January 1, 2017

Wednesday's SOTD..................

Love My Skin Hawaiian Sandalwood face lathered w/Duke 2 Best
'55 Super Speed paired w/a 7 o'clock Black blade
Witch hazel followed by Nivea Cooling ASB finishing w/a splash of Figaro Aftershave

2-passes for an excellent shave..............

 

Hello everyone. My shave this morning was as minimalistic as it gets:



- Herbacin Shaving Cream
- Gillette Contour

The Cream is an "all-in-one-product". The package states: no water, no lather, no brush. And you don't need an Aftershave, just massage the leftover cream into your skin. Since I like to travel light I wanted to try this and see whether this could be an option for our next vacation.

Well - it works, but shaving is not much fun this way. You simply apply the cream on your face, let it sit for a minute or two - and then shave. Slickness was okay actually, and the cream smells pretty good. On the other hand there was quite a bit of clogging and residue-buildup between the two blades.

I've had worse shaves than this one, but I don't think I will use this stuff frequently - or ever again

 

Wednesday-Heading Out Hunting for a Few Days

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Gentleman
Soap: Route 66 Sweeney Todd
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Vintage Wilkinson Sword “Light Brigade” NEW Chromium (6)
Brush: HFD/TGN Premium Silvertip-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Henri et Victoria Cognac & Cuban Cigars

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

Route 66 Sweeney Todd today. 20 seconds to load the Elite Silvertip. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Wilkinson Sword” Light Brigade” still in the Gillette NEW SC. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Henri et Victoria Cognac & Cuban Cigars aftershave.

Bob

 

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Simpson Chubby 2 'Los Tres Amigos Dos' Synthetic
MDC Bol En Bois
The OneBlade
Feather FHS-10
Saponificio Varesino Stella Alpina Aftershave
Aqua Di Parma Colonia EDT




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Weber DLC razor
Rainbow blade
Maggard Synthetic brush
Vintage Williams SS w/2 drops of the "M-Bomb"
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
M&L Florida Water Cologne w/added menthol

Very nice shave indeed. Everything worked marvelously together and I feel fine. Now go enjoy your day folks

 

Starlet
As the World Turns "Cheerwine" Boar Brush
Mitchelll's Wool Fat Shaviing Soap
Floid Blue

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Excellent, heavy hitting setup today Mark!

 

Love that brush every time I see it. Thanks!

 

Dec. 28/2016 Wed.

Razor: Pal Adj. Injector (1)
Brush: VDH Badger
Lather: Proraso Green
Pre Shave: Homemade
A/S: Aqua Velva/Hibco Butter Balm
Newspaper Date: May 6,1945

Thanks to Mike, I got a chance to use a Pal Adj. VERY smooth two pass shave, WTG/ATG, with no bumps, grinds or weepers, for a BBS+. I will adjust up very slightly tomorrow, I think I`m SO close to the fish tank, just a slight closer. The handle is a little different than what I`m used to, but by the end of the 2nd pass it felt more comfortable. The clean up, what there was of it, seemed like the handle was an old friend. Thank you Mike, may all have as nice a shave this morn. as I did. Happy New Year and God Speed.

Bill

 

Razor: Voss Cutlery 3-Piece
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: Jayaruh #87
Soap: Stirling - Glastonbury
A/S: Lucky Tiger
Results: BBS

 

Hey Mustache, how do you like the scent of the Irish Peat and Bog Water? I've been very tempted to order some (and Sláinte as well).

 

I love Slàinte!! Very strong citrous (grapefruit) scent and cooling effect.
Irish Peat reminds me of "clean dirt". That's the way I describe it anyway. To get an idea, go to the hunting section at Walmart and find the natural scent waffers for hunters clothing. I really like it as well. The bog water is just a nice compliment to the Irish Peat without as strong a dirt scent.

SIGSS soaps are glicerin based and the AS feels good and clean also.

If you like vanilla brown sugar, try the Stouts.

 

Thanks for the info. A friend gave me a sample slice of the Stout and I thought it was good soap. The scent was nice but not quite what I'm looking for in a shaving soap. The Slàinte and Irish Peat scents sound great. Guess I need to order some...

 

Wednesday, December 28

Have a great day!​

 

Birthday shave with some favorites
Route 66 Sweeney Todd Soap
B-400 Brush by Tom
Otto Deutsch Hans
Lucky Tiger
Ogallala Bay Rum
Have a great day!

 

Happy Birthday Brian!

 

Fragrance - Dolce & Gabbana - "The One" EDT
Aftershave - Dolce & Gabbana - "The One" splash
Deodorant - Dolce & Gabbana - "The One"
Suds - Nile Natural Products "Dolce & Gabbana The One" scented shea butter soap (one of a kind, I have the ONLY puck ever made as far as I know)
Brush - Beauty7 Professional Premium Synthetic Nylon
Razor - Edwin Jagger "Kelvin"
Blade - Astra Green Platnium

 

Happy Birthday, Sir. Many more in store.
Bill

 

Nice setup.