SoS: August 2-8 2010

As Rodd would say:

Let's see those shaves for the week! As always, bonus points for pictures!

 

Monday, August 2nd

Hot shower
TSD Subzero ss
Omega 639 Havana Silvertip
Mühle R89 w/ Astra Platinum
De Vergulde Hand alum
444 ASB w/ Aqua Velva splash
Joop Go! EdT

 

Bill, how are you doing? I hope you're feeling better.

Monday's Shave
Hot Shower
Arko SS
Omega 10029 Baby-Pro Boar
Gillette 1952 'Black Tip' Super Speed-Steel/Astra SP (Day1)
Arko Citrus AS Cream
Arko Aqua AS Splash
Jaguar Fresh EDT
Rating: 5 Blades

I just got a BarberShop or closer shave with ZERO redness or irritation in 2 Passes...
I would never call this razor non-aggressive because of how close it shaves; but the way my skin feels afterwards is like a razor never touched my face; so in that regard it is very mild... Kind of a "Dual Personality"...)

PS I want to thank TSD for the best shaves I've ever had....And Thanks to Stingrays/Jeff again for hooking me up with this razor, it's really a treasure....)

 

Hot Shower
Glycerin Preshave
Boker Barber Tip
Semogue 2000
Omega Soap
Aqua Velva
Davidoff Cool Water

 

Mongrel Monday

Frankensoap
Omega Boar
Ever-Ready 1914
Treet Blade (2)

The soap started out as milled new formula Erasmic Shave Stick, and acquired leftover bits of Williams, TSD Blueberry, and something else which escapes me at the moment. Worked really well today, although I needed a lot of water.

 

Menthol Monday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Ming Shi/new Sharp
Italian Palmolive Menthol-SC :love008 :love008 :anifrozen :anifrozen
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Alt Innsbruck-AS :love008 :love008 :anifrozen :anifrozen
Givenchy Pour Homme-EDT

This is exactly what I needed this morning--a good face-freezing shave. The Palmolive Menthol cream can make Proraso Green feel warm, and it has such fantastic lather and skincare. The scent also drives me crazy! The Alt Innsbruck is in a class by itself--it's one of the best aftershaves I ever had.

 

Good Menthol Monday Morning

EJ Razor with Ebony Handle
KAI blade
The Dridecker Brush
TSD Iced Cedarwood and Lemon Soap
RazoRock
Osage Rub
Jack Black Post Shave Cooling Gel


:anifrozen:anifrozen:anifrozen:anifrozen:anifrozen:anifrozen

face is still too cold to say how many blades-5 based on that.

 

Not sure if you caught my post-the very last on SOTD last week-Yes My Palmolive Menthol is the Italian variety-and I love it, and I learned of it from
you-so thanks!!

 

Monday...

No Name Badger
TSD SubZero / Bigelow SC
Schick Injector - Type I
Schick Blade (4)
AV Ice Blue Classic

The first try with the sub zero soap and I found the lather disappointing. I wasn't sure what I did wrong with it, so I just added some Bigelow shave cream to the brush. It was most likely my technique and having too much water in the brush. Think it's time to switch blade as day 4 made for some rough times on the neck. I heard it cutting, but it just wasn't getting the job done as quickly and had to do an extra neck pass.

Still better then the Mach 3, but today gets a rating of 3/5.

 

Happy Monday From Florida!

Hot Shower
RAB Scuttle
TBS Synthetic Brush
TSD ISZ Soap
EJDE89L
Gillette Super Thin BLade (3)
Cold Water Rag
Witch Hazel / Alum Powder Blend
TSD ISZ ASM

4 Passes = 5 Blade Off The Hook BBS!

 

It also takes more agitation than you're probably used to, stick on the puck twice as long or longer, and then hit your face or bowl.

 

Menthol Monday

Monday- August 2

EJ 86
Merkur (1)
C&E pure
TOBS Lemon & Lime + M-bomb
MB Lime Ice asb
Old Spice Fresh Lime

A perfect "face freezin', wake me up, get me goin'" shave!

 

Menthol monday!!

EJ87 razor
SuperMax Plat blade
Vulfix 375S brush
CO Bigelow SC
Osage Rub (generously applied)
Visal Balm
M&L Florida Water Cologne

Wonderful way to start the week.

 

Monday

John Blyde "Genius"
5/8ths half hollow french point
Omega 80080 boar brush
Proraso Green s/c
Pinaud Lime Sec a/s
Givenchy Vetyver e de c

The Givenchy was a gift from my sister and brother-in-law, who visited us in Toronto last week. It's a nice memento of a very happy visit and a really good fragrance :happy108 Unlike the rest of my razors, this Blyde didn't respond well to the Thuringian hone, but has improved gradually with alot of work on the pasted strop. It's giving a pretty close and comfortable shave now.

goshawk

 

Thanks. I will give it a shot tomorrow. Just didn't have time to diagnose my issues as I needed to finish the shave and hustle off to work so I wasn't late.

 

La Toja Week

Monday:

Merkur 38C / Lord Super Stainless
Omega 48 Boar Professional
La Toja Classico SC
La Toja ASB
Floid Vigoroso AS Splash

 

Monday

PAL Injector-matic
Feather SE blade (adapted) (1)
Omega Pro #49
Monsavon bol à raser
G Bellini Ice AS

After reading in some shaving forums about adapting the Feather SE blades [the ones used in fromms/cobra classic and dovo shavettes] to fit injectors, I thought I would have a go as I had some lying around, so a pair of tin snips later I loaded one into the PAL and a remarkable close smooth shave was had, not quite a BBS, didn't even bother with ASB because the shave was that smooth.

TTFN

Tony

 

Monday, August 02, 2010

Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Simfix Grosvenor LE Super
Soap: Cella
A/S: Generic Witch Hazel, Ogallala Bay Rum, Limes, & Peppercorns Toner

Mmmm...nice shave! Would you believe that there are actually folks out there who don't like the smell of Cella? :happy102 I must admit that if I poke my nose into the pot of Cella and take a deep whiff, I come up with a scent that has a base note of Grandma's lye soap and a top note of lard, with maybe a tertiary note of almond. But when I'm shaving, all I notice is the nice glide and cushion, not to mention how nice my face feels after the shave. As long as I can obtain Cella, it will always be in my rotation.

I found the Ogallala Bay Rum, Limes & Peppercorns toner to be a great finish to this shave, leaving a light, intoxicating scent that politely leaves within an hour or so.

 

Hey, Dale. Yeah, I agree with Aaron. I find that with all my soaps I'll stay on 'em until the lather gets to just about where I want it. Then I'll use the brush and push the lather into my lather bowl and finish whipping it up. Staying on the puck helps make up for errors of too much water. Not always, but more often than not.

 

SOTD Monday August 2, 2010

Razor: 11/16 Frederick Reynolds "Hamburg Ring" Full Hollow, French Point
Soap/Mug: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Scuttle: RAB Ceramic
Brush: Omega Boar
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman ASL

Got a new member of the family this weekend. His name is Benny Hill. Found Benny on the hillside Saturday. He's only about 4 hours old here.
Great start for the month of August! Keep those great pics coming Gentlemen! :happy005