SoS: February 21-27 2011

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Merkur Progress XL
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
Brush: Simpson Emperor 2
Soap: Penhaligon's English Fern (tallow)
A/S: Thayer's Lemon Witch Hazel, Trumper Marlborough Splash

A wonderful Sunday shave! As satisfying as an excellent steak dinner, but it didn't affect my cholesterol level. :happy005 And the Trumper splash provided a very fine finish.

 

Sunday, February 27th

Hot shower
Nivea for Men Extreme Comfort gel
Wilkinson Quattro Titanium razor
Nivea for Men ASB

 

Gillette Old Type BRW Improved handle
Vintage British Wilkinson

Mitchell's Wool Fat
Rubberset 300n 22mm Vulfix Boar

Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

A very nice shave today. The brush is just starting to break in and still shedding some hairs. I was gifted a puck of Wool Fat (thanks Jeff) and it is growing on me, both the scent and creamy lather. I really like the vintage Wilk blades. In the Old Type with a nice lather, they are just about perfect.

 

Sunday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Voskhod day 2
Russian-made Viking Sensitive SC :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing
Rise Baby Face AS Balsam :love008 :love008 :love008 :love008

Another great "Russian" shave this morning with the Voskhod/Super Speed/Viking Sensitive cream. I definitely find the Russian version of Viking Sensitive to be better than its Bulgarian counterpart, because the lather is richer, and the skincare is more soothing. The Russian version also has more menthol. The Russian version is on the left, and I think the tube is even nicer looking. By the way, this Rise Baby Face balsam is a great buy for just 1 dollar!

 

Sunday 27 February 2011
Today was Pirate Shave day
Hot Shower ( I recently changed back to bar soap it is superior to the liquid soaps)
Pre-Shave; Johnson Baby Oil
Brush; Parker Badger
Razor; Gillette FH Tech
Blade; Shark
Soap; Pirates Bay Rum Coconut
After Shave; Ogalla Bay Rum /w peppercorns.
After Shave Balm; Poraso
Cologne; English Leather Black
Ahoy matey an excellent BBS
Wet Shaving rocks.

 

Razor: Klas Tornblom Frameback
Lather: MWF + Irisch Moos
Brush: "Clint" Super Badger
Aftershave: RazoRock / Thayers / Booster Jickey
Cologne: Royall Vetiver

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Sunday, February 27th, 2011

Prep: Hot shower, D&D Dark Roast
Cream: P.160, Tipo Morbido
Brush: Semogue, 2010 LE
Razor: Rolls & Fatboy
Blade: Rolls & Israeli Personna, Day VI
Balm: EJ Sea Buckthorn



I aborted what was my first attempt at a Rolls shave..

Lathered up and took the first stroke with a very steep angle of attack and a bit of skin stretching and holy tug! I adjusted the angle and stretched a little tighter and ouch! Got through about three quarters of my left cheek and upper lip before I bailed. I grabbed my Fatboy loaded with Day VI on an Israeli Personna and it melted through the long stubble like there wasn't a blade.

I did switch back to the Rolls for the final touch up and what I have is a great shave, if just a bit disappointing. No stubble, no nicks or cuts. Cold water rinse and EJ Sea Buckthorn and I am good to go.

I don't think the blade needs much more work, but I will certainly come back to the Rolls until I master it.

 

Simpson Special
Everest SC
Lilla Helje
SRD P1 Paddle Strop
Witch Hazel
Ahava ASB
Have a Great Day!

 

Standing My Ground

 

Wester Bros. Anchor Brand
Omega 49
Speick Cream
Ice Blue Aqua Velva

Outstanding 2 pass,
slap yo Mama ! Shave:happy102

 

The Improved Eagle Razor/Omega 49/Florena SC/Stetson/Avon Black Suede ASB​

A Nice Sunday Shave. Good Cream and Stetson. It doesn't get much better than this.

Have a great day ​

 

Shave Of The Day - February 27th

• Pre-shave: Cade Lather
• Hot Shower
• Music: Luther Tucker
• Ever-Ready Badger Brush ~ "The Butterscotch Beauty"
• Phyto Expert Cream ~ :freezing
• Gold NDC Fat Handled Tech
• Super-Max Super Stainless Blade ~ Day 2
• Phyto Expert Aftershave Balm ~ :freezing
• 

Breaking in a new brush, so I built a lather with the Cade soap and used it as a pre-shave.

Still a couple of rough spots left over, not as close as I can get with my Clix.

I'll call it 3.5 blades today.

 

Rotbart Vintage Razor
with Gillette 7 o`clock
Kent BK 2 Silvertip
C&E Sienna Shaving Soap
C&E Sienna ASB
LesNez Parfums d'Auteurs "Let me play the lion" EdT

 

Sunday, February 27th

Razor: Wilkinson Sticky
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Simfix Grosvenor
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: DR Harris Almond Shave Stick
A/S: DR Harris Arlington Aftershave Milk

Another great shave. The Harris shave sticks work really well for me and I am thoroughly enjoying my newly acquired Wilkinson Sticky. This was my 4th shave with the Sticky and all have been superb. Today's weather is a bit blustery by Southern California standards and the Arlington aftershave milk was just the ticket.

 

A (mostly) Russian Shave!

Happy Sunday From Florida!

Hot Shower
RAB Scuttle
TGN Synthetic Re-Knot
Мыло для бритья Bergamot (Soap for shaving)
One Pump O' KMF No Scent
Feather Portable
Voskhod (6)
Cold Water Rag
Everest Cologne ASB

3 Passes = 4 Blade DFS! One more pass and I would be BBS, but the lower right side jawline, right side lip and "soul patch" area are having issues, so I did not press for the BBS.

The Мыло для бритья Bergamot (Soap for shaving) is an interesting soap with a scent I cannot place, even though it is reviewed to be Bergamot. I somehow managed to jack the lather up, twice. It was way too fluffy, but a squirt of KMF fixed it.

The Everest Cologne ASB is very fine indeed! It is super cooling and if I can find a source to buy it, I will buy a case! Very nice ASB! Great scent, very moisturizing.

 

Beautiful piece!

 

Sunday!

Hot Shower
Green Marvy Mug
MadHatter SilverTip
TOBS Lavender SC
Lady Gillette Stars - Champagne
Kai (3)
Cool Water Rinse
Hemp Pomegranate Mango Body Moisturizer
Pereja Cologne

Not feeling good today, woke up with a sore throat and runny nose. Hopefully, it will stop there.

Jeff suggested a shower and a shave might make me feel better .. he was right. Plus I smell good, now time to relax before a big week at work.

 

This Мыло для бритья is so nice of a soap, that even by itself, at least for me, the lather is wonderful. I also find the skincare is very, very good. It is very moisturizing. Dmitry knows what he is talking about!

 

Sunday:

Razor: Merkur 38C Barber Pole
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
Brush: Omega Boar 10049
Soap: Boots
ASB: Barclay Crocker Sandalwood
A/S: Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood
EdT: Third Man (Caron)

 

Feb, 28

I passed out the Sundeay shave because of repair in my apartment. Too much dust there, so I kept thing harsh But, finally, I return back to my new-builded bathroom! First shave there today.

Hot shower (new water pipes rocks!)
Merkur 23C/Blue Personna platinum#1
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Wilkinson Sword soap in a bowl
cold water splash

What a shave it was! Nice and smooth, close and irritation-free! I skip ASB, did only some cold water splashes.

stingraysrock, you have extra Everest ASB with cologne on a way to you, and even Tet-a-tet ASB with COLOGNE ;-) that is rare to find but I was lucky. Plus as I remember there is a full-size Bergamot soap puck to play with.
Yes, the new formula Bergamot soap (with cedar oil) has some lathering problems and with my water supply it is quite tricky to lather to. But the skincare and glide is superb even if lather is poor.