SoS: October 23, 2017 - October 29, 2017

SHAVE OF THE DAY


Prep: MLSW Sandalwood pre shave butter
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic
Blade: Gillette Platinum (2nd shave)
Brush: Maggard 24mm synthetic
Lather: Ballenclaugh Woodsman, Coates Rose
Post: SC Fortitude balm, peach Thayer's WH


Very smooth 3 pass shave today. Decided to mix the Woodsman with Coates Rose cream, the sweedish pine tar overpowered the rose but they worked well together. Lather quality was excellent, plenty of residual slickness for touch ups. Finished off with Fortitude balm. Hope everyone had a great shave!

 

Thanks, Doug.

 

I drive a Cobalt-from Chevrolet, not Captain's Choice(chuk yuk yuk).

 

For Thursday, it's gonna be:

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Energy)in shower
shave-Barbasol Mtn. Blast
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE
A.S.-Stirling Sandpiper(w/Menthol).

 

Wedgeday so I broke out the vintage Greaves. Not as close as I’d like - I guess you’d call it a really good DFS. Time to refresh the blade. I did try out some Thayer’s WH on the face prior to the touch-ups. I know I’ve seen that recommended somewhere from someone. It was a nice way to go.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Mike’s Natural Soaps Barber Shop
T&H Wellington Super Badger
Greaves 6/8 Wedge
Thayer’s Rose Petal Witch Hazel
T&H Classic After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

 

SOTD 10.25.2017

Face Shave:
Pre-shave: Hot shower
Shave Cream: Barbasol Sensitive Skin travel size can (#11) http://theshaveden.com/forums/threa...m-travel-can-experiment-sensitive-skin.57755/
Razor: Probak OC
Blade: Derby Extra (4)
Post-shave: Dickinson WH, Aqua Velva Sensitive 5 in 1 AS Balm, Aqua Velva Musk AS / Cologne

Head Shave:
Pre-shave: same
Shave Soap: VDH Deluxe soap puch
Brush: VDH boar
Razor: Pal Injector
Blade: Schick (2nd or 3rd I think)
Post-shave: same

In keeping with my experiment on the Barbasol travel size can I again only used it on the face shave so it's not doing double duty on one day, i.e. a face and head shave. Besides, I want to keep some of my other shave products in rotation.

Did yard work this morning. I think this may be the last day I will have to mow the lawn. Although it's supposed to get to a high of 80 degrees Fahrenheit today (26 C), tomorrow the high will be about 40 degrees cooler and there's a slight chance of snow late in the day. Time to get the snow shovels ready!

For the face shave I did my usual 2 passes, and a clean-up pass on the neck area. I am very impressed with this Probak razor.

I took out the Pal injector to handle the head shave and it performed admirably. The only hiccup to an otherwise fine shave today was a cut to the back of my neck. I felt I hit something with the razor, twice. I didn't think too much at first about it but when I re-lathered my scalp for a 2nd pass I saw some blood on the brush. I finished up the shave and had to get some help from the wife because I could not tell what I had done. She said I cut open a blemish and also had a minor cut near it. She gave me some first aid, and made it all better.

Have a great day, everyone!

 

Andrew,

I'm not familiar with Ericsson razors. Do you know how old your razor is? Made in USA or Europe? It's a great looking razor... so I'm curious about it. Thanks!

Dan

 

Your razor and razor case are in great shape! They look like you just picked them off the drugstore display!

 

Thank you Dan, I haven't used it much. It still squeaks when I open it! It's a great shaver too. Thanks for the kind words. Have a great day!

 

Doug, thanks for the kind words!

 

Razor: Gillette 1930's OC Ball End Made in Canada
Blade: Personna Tungsten 74 (16)
Brush: Elite Razor Tres Amigo w/ Sunset Synthetic
Soap: Jeeves of Hudson Street Private Study
A/S: Floid Amber

The Personna 74 is still holding up very well. The Elite razor brush with the Sunset knot is excellent.

 

Cool picture, Doug!
Dan

 

Thursday SOTD



Razor: OneBlade GENESIS
Blade: Feather FHS-10 (D4)
Brush: M&F 25mm 2-band Blonde Badger
Bowl: TDG Style 3 5" Maple\Walnut
Pre-Shave scrub: Wickham 1912 Shamrock Tweed
Pre-Shave Oil: Homemade Lavender\Sandalwood
Shave Soap: Wholly Kaw Dance of Agrumes SE
Balm: Wholly Kaw Dance of Agrumes SE
Aftershave: Wholly Kaw Dance of Agrumes SE
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October 23, 2017

Brush: Omega Synthetic Hi-Brush
Soap: Proraso Green
Razor: Gillette Slim (+4)
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Green (3)
A/S: Pinaud Clubman

 

Here's the deal for Thursday morning:

Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Junjie+Derby day 4
Top Ten Sensitive SC
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Reef Point Fougere Santal AS Splash

An awesome Bulgarian cream and a lovely aftershave!

 

Thursday's OC Shave


Proraso Pre Shave
Colgate Mug Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #229
Gillette Goodwill
Gillette Silver Blue
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Pinaud Clubman

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Colgate Mug Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #229 synthetic brush. I thought I had written about CMS somewhere, but I will repeat. The CMS, to me, has no scent at all. It may be that it is an old, old puck, but it lathers like crazy. As far as cushion and slickness, I really don't know how to evaluate those. I do know that I got no irritation, nicks, or cuts. I did two passes with the Gillette Goodwill razor and Gillette Silver Blue blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

October 26 Planned Shave

Gillette Super Speed Red Tip (A3)
Feather (3)
JR #160 Louisville Slugger handle with Omega 10098 boar knot
C.O. Bigelow shave cream
Thayers Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and Floid Vigoroso aftershave

 

SOTD Wednesday 10/25/2017
RAZOR: Sabi 3 Piece Extra Heavyweight - Gold tone (4 inch handle, 4 ounces)- this razor remains my GO TO DE razor.
BLADE: Dorco Platinum ST-300
PREP: Hot water face wash with Ivory soap followed by hot water rinse.
PRE-SHAVE: Bloom water from shave mug.
BRUSH: SheaMoisture Ultimate Shave Brush - black badger knot. Plenty of rich lather for multiple passes.
MUG: Repurposed coffee/soup mug
SOAP: Hybrid (blended) Col. Conk Bay Rum + VDH Luxury Shave Soap- face lather
POST SHAVE: Hot water rinse
AFTER SHAVE: Aqua Velva Musk After Shave
BALM: NONE NEEDED

Another great shave from this razor! One of my favorite DE's. Standard 3 pass BBS - no touchups required.
I had 2 days of growth to remove today and the SABI/Dorco combo performed very efficiently - as always.
This soap blend has become one of my favorites. And it is getting to the bottom of the mug. Good stuff. I'll miss it when it is gone.

The leaves are really transitioning into their beautiful fall colors around her. The days are getting short.
Hope your week is looking up, and your shaves are all good ones.

 

ilts, I'm glad the Ming Shi is working out for you. It looks really nice.

 

SOTD - 25 October 2017



h/t to @Norcalnewb for the Palmolive stick!

Have a great evening!