SoS: Mar 22 - 28 2010

Saturday, March 27, 2010

E.J. Chatsworth
Bolzano Superinox
Omega #20086 (the “Bambino”) Boar
Valobra SS
Dickinson’s Witch Hazel
Proraso A/S Balm

I was amazed at how great this morning’s shave was. I used the “Bambino”, a tiny boar brush which I had purchased last summer as a travel brush and then had pretty much forgotten about it. It had hardly been used, but it produced enough creamy lather for my customary three passes + chin area touchup without returning to the soap to reload the brush. Maybe the success was due to the Bambino recognizing Valobra as its Italian paisano. Anyway, I guess face lathering is the more accepted way of using a boar brush, but I bowl lathered and didn’t look back. The result was near BBS and now I’m motivated to try the Bambino with other soaps having travel potential. Next time, I’ll try face lathering because I don’t really want to pack a bowl for travel.

I decided to add to the Italian content of the shave by ending with Proraso A/S balm, which proved to be an excellent finish.

 

Dubl Duck Special
Rooney Emillion
Ogallala Bay Rum soap
Proraso after shave

 

SOTD Sasturday March 27, 2010

Razor: 5/8 Mehaz
Soap: Ogallala Bay Rum and Sandalwood
Mug: Ceramic Clipper
Brush: Custom Rosewood Silvertip
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
Aftershave: Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum

First shave with the 5/8 Mehaz Straight after honing on the barber's hone I just received. Felt a lot keener edge but the shave wasn't quite so close. I think it's more my bad technique than sharpness of the blade. For starters, my shave yesterday with the GEM 1912 was so BBS I really didn't have enough length on the whiskers to shave early in the morning. When I got back home at 2:30 I tried to shave and used Ogallala SS which kept drying out on my face before I could get completed with the shaving pass. (My slow and cautious razor strokes no doubt cause this). I'm probably going to have to straight shave a number of days in a row to get the technique down and the speed up. Oh well, life is a learning process. Makes me really appreciate the He77 of a job the GEM 1912 did yesterday!

 

-MWF SS
-24mm Silvertip Badger Brush -PC Woodcraft and Pens
-EJ safety razor with Ebony Handle
-Shark (1)
-Mama Bears Winter AS Balm

 

Last of the "Hobby Pics"

Rooney Heritage Emillion
Pre de Provence SS
G&P Black Diamond Wedge~~Thanks Max!
Humphreys Witch Hazel
Anherb AS Conditioner
Smooth Sandalwood EDT

Pictured is the Headgear from a couple of Whitetails that graciously volunteered to help me fill my freezer and make some Jerky last season.
Have a Great Night~~​

 

I enjoyed those hobby pics-especially the last one-makes me hungry for some chops.

 

Are you a fan of Molly Hatchet? I love their stuff.

 

Saturday - It's the weekend! Time for the SE's!!

Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blade, soak brush
Coffee: Home roasted Cost Rica Tarrazu, BLACK
Soap: TSD Tommy Bahama Type
Brush: Semogue 2000 (refinished)
Razor: 1912 Ever Ready w/ ornate handle
Blade: Gem, day 7, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Humphrys Maravilla Lotion, Curve
'Stache Wax: Wacky Tacky

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

They don't come much better! It's now about 14 hours after my shave and I can only barely feel the stubble.

 

Another Lynrd Skynrd man! I love Skynrd but I'm not sure I could straight shave when I'm listening to them though. I'd slice myself to ribbons!

 

• glycerin and hot wet rag preshave
• GEM Micromatic
• GEM personna (1)
• Col Conk Amber SS
• Shop-Rite menthol aftershave

Grrrrrr. Still struggling with this razor. Had a much better shave than all previous attempts with it though. Gonna give it a full week. It worked with the LUX DE, I just need some time to learn the razor perhaps.

 

KMF Cool Lime !!!!!!!!


KMF Cool Mint mixed with KMF Lime

Aqua Velva Ice Balm

 

Mine also is a tempermental witch. The good shaves are great but the bad shaves are inexplicably horrible. Quite like shaving with a broken beer bottle actually. My 1912's are much, much more consistent performers. I can't ever remember either one delivering a bad shave (even with a really high mileage blade)

 

My 1912 is much easier to get a close and comfy shave with also. I know I can get a good shave with it, now my project razor is the micromatic, I have to give it a bit of time I think, and it'll be fine.

 

Sunday, March 28th

Hot shower
TSD Bourbon Vanilla
Omega 639 Havana Silvertip
D.R. Harris DE87 w/ Derby
De Vergulde Hand alum
444 ASB w/ La Toja splash

 

Sunday

Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blade, soak brush
Coffee: Home roasted Costa Rica Tarrazu, black
Soap: Muhle Sandalwood
Brush: Omega 10098
Razor: Gem Lathercatcher
Blade: Gem, day 8, 3 passes - this one is done
Post: Cold water rinse, Brut A/S balm
'Stach Wax: Wacky Tacky

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

Nice and close, just not as comfortable as other shaves - a sure sign the blade is dead.

 

Sunday

Ever Ready 1924 razor with Walgreens blade. EverReady brush. Despite the name on the mug, that's Ogallala Bay Rum soap.

 

Sunday:

Parker 91r razor
Treet Black Beauty blade
Palmolive Classica SC
Vulfix 375S brush
Musgo Real OrangeAmber Cologne

Love the Musgo Real cologne, wonderful stuff that smells out of this world.

 

Sunday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Goodfella/Elios day 3
Solo Menthol-SC :love008 :love008 :happy108
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Mennen Skin Bracer Original-AS :love008 :love008 :happy108

What a nice, cool, and soothing shave this morning from this wonderful razor and cream. The Goodfella is such a gentle razor, the Elios is a smooth blade, and the Solo Menthol cream has all the right ingredients for comfort and enjoyment. It smells great, it lathers thick and rich, and it has a very pleasant cooling sensation, and it leaves the skin very well-defended against dryness and irritation. I cannot say enough good things about good old Mennen Skin Bracer Original aftershave--I love it!

 

• hot shower
• Aussie Mega moisturizing conditioner on face
• TSD Iced Sub-Zero :anifrozen
• EJ 25mm silvertip
• GEM Micromatic
• GEM personnas
• icy tap water rinse
• Shop-Rite Skin Bracer knock-off :anifrozen

I got a great shave today. I think I have the micromatic figured out, DFS+ with only a tiny weeper on my 'stache. I'm thinking my angle has been off the previous shaves. I went with the flat part MUCH closer to parallel this time and maintained that discipline throughout the shave and it seems to have worked. I'll duplicate it tomorrow for Menthol Monday and see if I'm on to something. :happy023

And I let my 11 year old "shave" with me but this time I let him feel the arctic blast of the menthol. We got another one for the club in a year and a half guys! He's hooked

 

I've gotten to the point where everyday has menthol in it, Mondays I try to make icicles!