SoS: March 21-27 2011

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

I will get things started with the gear I have set out for tomorrow:

Star Clix
Voskhod
Duke 1
T&H West Indian Limes cream
Avon Island Lime After Shave Splash
4711 Ice Cologne

 

Mar, 21

9th straight shave today. As I skipped my final 'clearing' DE pass, irritation has almost gone. The shave itself becomes more closer. Seems blugill's advices kicked me to the right way to go.

8/8 W&B rescaled by Glen
Paddle strop
Fitjar Calmomilla SC
Ceramic bowl
Muhle travel brush in best badger
Cold water rug
Phyto Expert ASB

 

Nivea energizing face scrub
MWF
Wee Scot
Merkur 43 C Merkur Blade (1)
Pacific Shaving nick stick
Evelyn Sea Minerals ASG

First shave with a Merkur blade and I was not impressed. Had to do extra passes and touch ups hence the use of the nick stick for a couple weepers.

 

Takin the day off today from shaving, but the shower will be Grandpa's Pine Tar Shampoo/COnditioner, & Body wash & Body Shop Maca Root Men's Face Scrub. Bath & Body Works Woodland Cologne.

 

Menthol Monday

Gillette New
Crystal (day 4)
Preshave Oil Blend + M-Bomb
Renaissance Man Bay Rum SS
Vulfix 404 Grosvenor Badger/Boar
Barbasol Brisk
Lucky Tiger Aspen

 

Monday Monday!


Merkur Progress slammed to the max
Feather on third day of usage
Olive Oil pre-shave
Speick soapy goodness
Ever Ready boar
Florida H2O A/S

Forgive me Father for it has been 2 days since my last shave. I tried to make penance by doing a 4 pass shave. It was an awesome shave with fantastic results! Feeling good and smelling great.

 

Monday, 21 March 2011

Edwin Jagger DE86
Feather Hi-Stainless(5)
Tabac Shaving Cream
Omega 10049 Boar
Nivea Replenishing ASB

 

Happy Monday From Florida!

Hot Shower
RAB Scuttle
Omega Boar #10051
Nana June's Patchouli Soap
4/8 Union Cutlery Spike
Cold Water Rag
Booster Mosswood AS

3 Passes = 4 Blade DFS!

Choppers are nice razors, but as time goes on, I find that 4/8 and 5/8 is perfect for me.

Have a great week Ya'll!

 

TSD ISZ PSB
Gillette British Rocket SS 40's
Vishkod Blade-thanks Jeff
Master Mug Soap
C&E BBB
Alcolado Glacial Splash
TSD Iced Mojito Milk


-Love the Vishkod, gotta get me some.

 

Soap: Tabac
Brush: reknotted synthetic
Razor: Model VB2 Valet
Blade: Feather SE
AS: TSD Signature

Now that I have a stock in these blades again, I see the Valet coming back into rotation again. I don't normally post in the SOS - well at least I haven't in over a year, but its a new season!

 

Gillette Old Type
Shark SC
Bigelow SC
RV Finest
Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

Nice comfortable shave.

 

302111 from Jer-"Z"

We have a winner!

 

Monday:

Razor - Edwin Jagger DE87
Blade - Lord Platinum Class
Brush - Simpson Beaufort
Cream - Castle Forbes Lavender
Balm - T&H Ultimate Comfort
A/S - D.R. Harris English Lavender

--
John

 

Menthol Monday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Parker 22R/new Nacet
Proraso Wheat Germ SC :love008 :love008 :love008 :freezing
Nesher Man AS Balsam :love008 :love008 :anifrozen :anifrozen
Batsheva EDT :love008 :love008 :love008 :love008

For this week again, I will be using stuff that I've neglected for a while--Proraso cream in the red tube is definitely less potent than its green counterpart, but it's still strong enough to be felt and enjoyed. The Parker 22R is slightly more aggressive than my Super Speed, but I still don't have any problems using it. Nesher Man is the coldest aftershave balsam you can find--it comes from Israel, and so does the Batsheva eau de toilette, which smells delightful. This shave was excellent!

 

Merkur 38c
Voshkod (1)
EJ Best Badger
TOBS Eton College cream w/ a few Arko flakes
Nivea High Performance balm

Great shave from the TOBS/Arko combo

 

F.A. Koch, Faultless
Omega Boar
Tabac
Nivea A/S Balm

Having a "Back to Basics" Shave.
This was my first Straight Razor. Haven't
shaved with it since RAD took over, this
razor gives an extremely smooth, close
shave, better than I remember ! But then
again, I've learned alot since then. Over all
a fantastic shave with some not so
fantastic memories, but its all good now !

 

Nominate this as the post of the week right here...

 

Monday - Mar. 21
Menthol Monday!!

• '56 Gillette red-tip
• Derby Extra (3)
• Col. Conk boar
• Lloyd's pre-shave oil
• Godrej Menthol Mist
• Aqua Velva

 

Wow, seeing Bill use his Clix regularly gave me high hopes for mine when I picked it up, but MMDV. *(my milage did vary) I got zero blade contact. I did a 5 pass shave, with the last 4 passes being against the grain, and still don't feel like I got a close shave. On the plus side, 5 passes, no irritation.

 

• Henckels Friodur
• JM Frasers Polar Ice
• Penworks Finest
• Boosters Polar Ice
• Old Spice Classic EdC

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