SoS; March 2018

Love that Schick C-3 @Karl G!

Razor: F Herder 45
Brush: Vie Long Lord Randal Horsehair
Soap: LASS Black fern
A/S: Razorock One X
Probably not as good as that Schick, but not bad .

Enjoy your shave!
Tom

 

I'm not feeling well so the planned shave went mentholated while I was in the shower and my brush was soaking. Got a couple bites as I was feeling crappy, but laying down refreshed and waiting on NyQuil to take me away!

 

Hope you feel better soon man. The flu this winter has been brutal for people across the country.

 

March 12

Well that's enough of that. Same setup as last night and same disappointing result. The lather was great so thank you Stirling, but the shave was a fail. I can't believe the Fatboy and Bic are giving me fits.

I made sure of no pressure and still got a rough shave including a cut near my right ear on the XTG pass. My notes on the Bic are all positive but this one is eating me alive. The cut, barely DFS result and hot alum all combine for a fail. I suppose I may have a dud on my hands but I'll wait until after the move to sort it out. Back to Russian steel tomorrow.

 

You gotta hunt for it on Ebay and the quality/condition of the stuff is very hit and miss. You could pay decent money, but get a badly aged bottle. I have gotten lucky on some of my buys. I focused on intact-box sets that were more expensive. That did help increase the odds of getting bottles that were actually stored properly.

 

Hi, Bill.
The Muhle Rocca is a bit more aggressive/efficient than the EJ DE89. Not a great deal, but it is perceptible. A few folks have mentioned that it falls in between an EJ DE89 and a Muhle R41, but I don't find it to be so. I find it closer to the former, but with more efficiency. I like the razor, but I wish it were a tad more efficient/aggressive.
Unfortunately, I still find it a tad mild/inefficient compared to my Blackbirds. Even with the elevated aggressiveness of the Rocca, I still have to do more passes and touch-ups than what I would like compared to using my Blackbirds.
I hope this helps.

 

13 March 2018

* Karve Shaving Plate D
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* WSP Manchurian 2-Band + Oscar11 Amber Barbeiro
* Mystic Water Bergamot/Cedar/Juniper
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO





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That’s a fine look Herder. I may have to break mine out when I get home again.

 

Thank you - Look forward to seeing it.

 

Good Morning Everyone SOTD 03/13/18

Schick Adjustable (set on 6)
Schick (4)
Synthetic
Col. Conk Bay Rum
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Suavecito Bay Rum A/S

Have A Great Day !

 

hello fello shavers,monday night simple shave.
h-2 u.s.tech,astra sp ,newly acquired stonefield shave bowl, wcs brush.
erasmic shave soap, brut as/cologne.
simple but great 3 pass shave , dfs plus,no drama.
techs rock the more i use them.
have a great week.gary

 

Terrific Tabacstag
A very comfortable shave with the Vision wide open today. I just slowed down and paid attention to technique, using the optimal lather produced by my Silver Surfer and Tabac.

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Merkur Vision
Blade: Personna Platinum
Brush: Brothers Bristles Silver Surfer
Lather: Tabac Original
Aftershave: Tabac Original
Additional Care:
Tabac Splash
PAA Cube

 

Saponificio Varesino - Manna di Sicilia
Island Bladeworks "Bullwinkle" | TGN Finest
Radio 1912 | Gem PTFE
Chatillon Lux - Unconditional Surrender

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Tue. 3/13/18



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

 

SOTD 20180313.



Cadman / finest.
Ach Brito Lavanda shaving cream.
RazoRock "Hawk" V1.
Schick Proline P-30 (15).
Ach Brito Lavanda EdC.

 

Great photo Andrew ☺️

 

Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Hot shower
Cremo Cooling Shave Cream (preshave)
KMF Cool Mint Shave Cream
Razorock Plissoft
Heirloom Gillette Milord (NDC), Gillette 7 O'clock Green (2)
2 passes, touch up
Cold rinse, alum, witch Hazel, Duke Cannon Supply Co. AS Balm, Pinaud Clubman
Nice shave.

Today was an experiment. My beard is very sparse. Yesterday I drained the sink after each pass to see how much stubble stuck to the bowl. Nothing on the first pass. So, today I dropped the WTG pass, and did XTG and ATG. Result: beard removal was equal, but I experienced more redness in spots.

CHECK OUT MY PIF FOR A STRAIGHTRAZOR SANDING BLOCK!

 

Great picture, Roby!

 

March 13 SOTD:

Razor: CJB Pain Stick
Blade: Feather AC Professional
Brush: Elite Razor Manchurian White
Lather: Stirling San Antonio
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Additional Care:
Stirling Unscented PSB

 

Tabac Tuesday's Shave


Proraso Pre Shave
Tabac
Jayaruh #268
Gem Flying Wing
Pal CS
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Aqua Velva Musk

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Tabac Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #268 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gem Flying Wing Razor using a Pal CS SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Aqua Velva Musk AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...