SoS Mar 16 - 22

After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

Shavemac 22mm silvertip
Brevete/ Dorco301
MWF
Lucky Tiger AS
Ava Luxe 'Shisa' EdP

Another extremely close shave with this razor and blade combo, again with only minimal discomfort. It's a trade off I'm willing to make on some days.....the little less comfortable shave than usual I mean. Yeah, I guess effortless shaves get boring after a while, and it's fun to change things up sometimes. Heh, this razor would be waaaay too aggressive for my daily tool of choice, but it's a kick to actually use something that looks so weird.

BBS results, with just a few tiny weepers that went away after the cold water splash.
Martin

 

March 16, 2009 11:30am
Hardware:
Brush: BBE
Razor: 68 Slim Adj. 9/3
Blade: Red IP

Software:
Cream: TSD Black Cherry
Splash: SCS Blue Line menthol
Balm: SCS Blue Line
Cologne: Bulgari Aqua Marine

 

The perfect shave!

Every now and then everything "just works"...

Today was one of those days, and I used my very first razor/blade DE combination for a smooth, perfect BBS one pass(!) shave!

Proraso Pre
Simpson Rover
TGQ Highlander S/C
Merkur Futur (dialed to 3) + Feather
Proraso Green splash!

The sting from the Proraso Green splash was awsome! A shave to die for!

 

-Gillette President
-NOS Wilkinson Super Sword Edge (D3)
-Tabac SS
-Shavemac 501
-C.O.B ASB

 

Monday 3/16

• Penchetta Penworks Silvertip
• Pre de Provence SS
• 7/8 W&B
• NDC Fat Handle Tech
• Gillette 7OCB
• Thayer's Alcohol Free Original
• Alt Innsbruck

Result: Tried doing a hot towel with lather underneath while in the shower both yesterday and today. I'm not sure it helped any - I didn't notice any more softening then my regular prep. I will try it again tomorrow to be sure though. Also realized my straight shave WTG wasn't fully WTG, tweaked it a bit and it did seem a little better. The subsequent XTG didn't go as well. Finished with the Tech. Face not feeling good. I'm going to give the straight a rest for a little bit, come back at it fresh....

 

3/16

1908 gem junior
gem blade
williams soap
ever ready horsehair brush, black bakelite/brown wood handle

dickinsons witch hazel
murray & lanman florida water

caswell & massey no. 6

 

Merkur HD
Gillette Swede
Kent Bk4
Geo F. Trumper Coconut
Boosters Bay Rum
SCS Bay Rum w/Twist milk

 

A.M. Shave of the Day:
Razor: Harrison Bros and Howson 5/8
Brush: Rooney 1/2 Finest
Cream: Tabula Rasa
A/S: German Pitralon followed by Proraso balm
Edt: Penhaligon's Opus 1870

P.M. Head Shave of the Day:
Razor: Headblade Sport
Soap: Gold Dachs
Brush: Omega Boar
A/S: Spanish Floid Vigoroso

 

Vintage Rooney Boar
Cella SS
NDC Superspeed w/ Astra Superior Platinum
Humphreys Witch Hazel
Anherb AS Conditioner
Gap Smooth Sandalwood EDT
Have a great night!

 

well.... the baby didn't play along with my plans for last night and today.... so now that he's finally gone to sleep (fingers crossed) I am going to get around to a sotd.

It will be

Speick SC / Semogue 750-I
LUX / Red Pack Personna
Laboratoires OSMA Pierre D'Alun
Speick ASL

 

Delayed post, I took today off to spend it with my son. It was awesome.

Chromium Gillette New Norfolk w/ bar handle
7 O'clock sharp edge
Knotty Badger Best
TSD Cool Blue soap
RNB Summer Salve
Adidas Dare Cologne

 

Tuesday

• Soap: Palmolive stick
• Brush: GN-ER
• Razor: replated long tooth NEW
• Blade: Astra (#2)
• A/S: Royall Bay Rhum

 

Tuesday:

Omega Silvertip
Ming Shi TTO/7 AM
Proraso Aloe & Green Tea S/S
Arko Aqua A/S gel
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Acqua di Selva cologne

My 7 AM blade is just about dead now--it gave me a good shave, but I had to struggle for it. This Proraso soap in the white bowl is fantastic. It smells beautiful, the lather is rich, and there is plenty of menthol in it, and it takes much better care of my skin than the green-bowl version.

 

Good Tuesday morning all...

'66 Slim Adjustable (4) w/ Astra (1)
Molle Brushless shave cream
Thayers Original WH
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal AS
Three Crowns after shave milk

Decided to go with my pre-brush life favorite shave cream, Molle. This is still the most lubricating shave cream I have found and it provided me with a BBS after two and a half passes. Top 'o the morning to ya.

Nathan

 

TUESDAY

Top of the morning to you

Futur
Feather
Paela Burl 24mm silvertip
TSD bay rum soap
Fruit of Earth aloe
TSD bay rum cologne

 

Fasan Slant
7 O'clock Sharp Edge
Knotty Badger Best
TSD Neroli Soap-Cream
TSD Neroli Aftershave Milk

The Fasan gave a great shave. One thing I was not expecting is how much different the Bakelite feels. Of course it is a very light razor, but you can feel the difference on your face between the metal and the Bakelite, so I could really feel the blade. At first I took that as a sign of extreme aggression, but it was a very pleasant close shave with no irritation.

 

Fatboy w/ feather
Custom cocobolo brush
Florena SC
Musgo Real AS splash

 

Happy St Patrick's Day!! Lord Smart Razor / 7 O'Clock SuperStainless d3 / Mama Bears SS / Generic Badger Brush / Florida Water Cologne

Should I have used green soap today??

 

Tuesday...

Razor: '68 slim @6
Blade: Astra day 5
Soap: Tabac
A/S: Clubman bay rum

Another superlative shave. Retiring another blade on top of it's game.

 

1947 Super Speed w/ 7 o'clock Super Stainless
Vulfix "Hyde Park" boar brush
QED Patchouli/Tea Tree/Peppermint / Fraser's Polar Ice superlather
Thayer's Original / Musgo Real splash