SoS; February 2018

Indeed! Thank you!

Practice makes everything better for me. That was my left overs after a 3 pass head shave with touch ups. I've been doing the annual February Williams puck start to finish and dialing it in even better each time! That Zenith badger just takes gobs of water and soap and loves it.

 

Favorite February

February 16 - A week with Mitchell's Wool Fat - Day 1

Razor - Gem MMOC
Blade - ASR Carbon - CVS (1)
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Brush - Wolf Whiskers Custom Silvertip
Post - Alum, The Mighty Veg

After beating Williams into submission (thanks to some Foodoo, apparently) I decided to take the next 7 days of my Rule and use Mitchell's Wool Fat. One of my all time favorite soaps and still (tenuously) holding onto the number one ranking in my world. I'm feeling better today, spent an extra long day babysitting a store other than mine today (late close due to holiday weekend) and I was ready to get a great shave on. It's Fatboy Friday but......I'm on a rule, so the OCMM stays in play. Yeah, I probably have it down well enough to move on but a Rule is a Rule and that extra time can make a huge difference as I've discovered before.

New blade in the razor, the Wolf got the Mitchell's worked up good after a long soak for both soap and brush, though I shook the brush drier than with Williams. Two passes and just a bit of touch up on the neck and the baby is in the house, put to bed, sleeping soundly. Alum was slightly warm in a couple of spots but nothing to worry about. Such a classically great shave that I had to add just a touch of the Veg to end it. The wife loves it anyway so it's a special treat for the evening.

Hope you have fantastic weekend plans! I'll be selling mattresses - I hope. Lots of them - I hope.

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Thanks Steve. Have a great weekend.

 

SOTD 2-17

Cold water shave

New Weishi 9306
Personna Lab Blue (1)
Pre/First pass with barber cream
Second pass and touch up with foam.
Cold water rinses between passes and final rinse.
Razorock Alum block
Witch hazel splash x2
Pinaud AS splash x2

Excellent shave , Weishi is a nice mild shave like my FTSS . I like the longer handle. Also got some new gear for Valentine's Day , Barbicide jar and razor/ brush stand .

 

Pre: Warm water face wash
Brush: Anbbas Boar
Soap: TOBS Sandalwood
Razor: Treet SE
Blade: Gem SS
Post: Warm then cold water rinse, TOBS Sandalwood

With less than a days growth I opted for the mild but effective Treet.
I never know what to call this razor, at first glance it looks like a 1912 but on further inspection the safety bar looks more like a Clog Pruf.
I find it a milder shave than both the 1912 and the Clog Pruf.
If anyone knows what Treet called this model I'd love to know.
Have a great weekend everyone.

 

Saturday 17th February

RSC Facial Scrub
Proraso Sensitive Pre Shave
P&B Imperial Rum Soap
Omega 011829 Boar Brush
Gem Micromatic Clog-Pruf with a Gem SS Blade
Alum Block and Rinse
Nivea Skin Energy Double Action Balm
Benjamins Bay Rum

Not a lot of time for shaving related fun this weekend I am afraid. Chrissie (my partner) has her first dressage event of the year tomorrow. The Horse lorry was picked up this morning after an MOT and much of today will be spent refilling it with all her 'essentials'. and preparing the horse for tomorrow.

3 passes for an uncomplicated super smooth shave

Enjoy your weekend everyone!

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 02/1718

Gillette Ball End Tech (ndc)
Wilkinson Sword (6)
E-Shave Badger
Suavecito Shaving Crème
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Suavecito Menthol Vanishing Crème
Aqua Velva Ice Blue A/S

Have A Great Day!

 

SOTD 20180217.



Semogue 1470.
Jabones by Luna "Limón".
Timeless Ti 0.68 mm.
Wilkinson Sword (7).
Rebul Lime EdC.

 

RR Mamba & KAI SS #6
RR Beehive 28m
AoS Kingsman Bourbon Cream
Humphreys Alcoholado Maravilla
AoS Kingsman Bourbon A/S Balm
Aqua Velva Musk A/S splash

Great early morning shave and the 6th with the Mamba/KAI combo. Everyone have been smooth, comfortable and efficient requiring 2.5 to 3 passes for every shave (very minor buffing on 2-3 of those). I didn’t think I would like it as I purchased it only to compare it to the Gamechanger prototype I used in a pass around. Wrong. Completely. This is a very good razor that has surprised me at every turn. Have a great day and shaves Gents...
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I swear that this 1950's Super Speed is my best shaving friend - what a BBS job it did for me with the help of the Astra blade on its fifth day. My face is still partially numb from the menthol bombardment it got from the Glacial MITA soap, the Glacial Unscented balm and the Alcolado Glacial menthol splash. Not even my barber could have given me a better shave than this - that's how good it was after THREE passes!

Have a great Saturday!

 

February 17, 2018
Gem Damaskeene Open Comb
Gem PTFE
Chubby 2 Jade Synthetic “Tres Amigos”
Nuàvia Rossa


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Sat. 2/17/18



A fine three pass shave this morning. I am smooth and refreshed. Enjoy your day friends. ☺️

 

17 February 2018

A scent-sational two pass, minor touch-up, BBS shave this morning. My latest olfactory "crush" is anything oud. The RR Tuscan Oud has the strongest scent of any soap I've tried to date. And paired with the oud dominate RR Stallion AS splash, I'll be leaving a vapor trail every where I go today. (luckily, I'm retired and will annoy just the dogs. SWMBO like it)

A cautionary note to those of you who work in an office with close contact with others: You run the risk of alienating those who are scent sensitive. It's that strong.

Soap: RazoRock Tuscan Oud
Brush: Omega 10086
Razor: Fatip Grande
Blade: Wizamet Iridium Super (3)
Aftershave: RazoRock "The Stallion"

 

Terrific picture, Guy!

 

Awesome!

 

Great picture, Roby!

 

February 17 SOTD:

Razor: Timeless Bronze OC
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: PAA Atomic Rocket
Lather: Maggards London Barbershop
Aftershave: Maggards London Barbershop
Additional Care:
Stirling Unscented PSB

 

That's beautiful Jim ☺️

 

Thanks Jim. Have a great day ☺️

 

Thank you, Roby!