SoS: April 25-May 1 2011

Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Omega 48 Pro
TABAC
Dovo Best 5/8ths
Thayers Lemon W.H.
Pinaud Clubman

 

Thanks.

Had to chuckle thinking about your bowl full of lather and the fun you were having with it. I know the feeling :happy088 If I don't have enough lather for five or more passes, I feel cheated

 

:happy036 :happy088

 

shave 3 on fatboy

hot shower
hot towel x 2
williams soap
crystal blade
fat boy razor
alum
some feather after shave bro loaned/gave me not shure yet. feals good no sent.
working on settings with fat boy and blade selection. but all is well
B

 

Thursday's Shave

Hot Shower
Arko Shave Stick
Omega 10029 Baby-Pro boar
1965 Gillette Adjustable @9//Rapira Super Stainless/Day1
1955-58 Eversharp Schick I2 Hydro Magic//CVS-Personna/Day2
Arko Nem moisturizer/Arko Aqua AS splash

Today I decided to have a "shave off" between the 1965 Slim @9 and the 1955-58 Schick I2 Injector...
Started from left sideburn to jaw line with the Schick...Felt like a bladeless razor being used as a squeegee to wipe the thick lather off...inspected the stroke path...BBS, no need for another pass from left sideburn thru jaw line...
Now Slim @9, from right sideburn thru jaw line...Felt like a very sharp blade being pulled down my face, but not irritating, but demanding respect...inspected stroke path...path respectably cleared from side burn over cheek, but near and thru jaw line in need of another pass. And a little razor buffing would have fixed it. Didn't want to buff on #9. So I reapplied a little lather on right cheek to Jaw line and did an ATG just to clear the lather, and I still needed a slight touch-up on jaw line, nothing major.

But my left sideburn thru jaw line had been absolutely polished with one stroke of the Schick...I'm convinced the Slim would have done a Barber-Shop quality BBS, with 3 passes, and maybe a little touch-up, and a close attention to detail...No big deal..I like take 3 leisurely passes plus touch-up..And it probably would have gotten a rave review from me...But I relathered my right cheek and finished my shave with the Schick...one WTG pass and one ATG pass, just on my throat to jaw line...and the results were steller...and soooo easy...and my skin feels as if a blade never touched it...

I have to give the "Hot Knife Through Butter" Award to the Schick Injector...But if no Injector were available, the Slim on #9 would have certainly done an admirable job...

 

Merkur Futur (5)
Voskhod Teflon
MYCarver Finest
Arko Shave Stick
Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

 

Shave Of The Day - April 28th, 2011

• Hot Shower
• Vintage Butterscotch Horse Hair Brush
• TSD Soap ~ Monkey Farts Scent
• Lord L6 Razor
• Gillette 7 O'clock Permasharp Blade ~ Day 7
• Thayers Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Blend
• Osage Rub ~ :freezing :freezing :freezing
• TSD Soap ~ 2X Iced Monkey Farts Scent ~ :freezing :freezing :freezing
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First time I think I've ever pushed a blade out to 7 shaves, but the Permasharp still works well, not pulling or tugging, just seems to take a little extra work than the prior shaves.

Still gonna call it 4.5 blades!

 

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: EJ Chatsworth
Blade: Lord Platinum Class
Brush: Simfix Grosvenor LE
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Tabac Splash

 

Are you going to go for 8?

 

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Razor: Le Grelot 6/8
Strop: Ambrose Spanish Horse 25/50
Brush: Plisson #12 pur blaireau
Lather: Dr. Selby + Lavanda
Astringent: Alum
AS: Martin de Candre huile de coprah
EdT: Czech&Speake Oxford&Cambridge
Summary: The "exotic" shaving soap is form Uruguay, the Dr. Selby easy gives cushioned, slick and comfortable lather. The lavender scent is fresh and spicy, as the leafs of the plant, I have paired Selby with the portuguese Lavanda athat is a bit warmer. The brush is the low-cost range of Plisson (if this is possible) and it's exfoliant and scratchy, better to use painting strokes than swirls in the face. The Martin de Candre aftershave is greasy, not very good for me.

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Thursday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 4
Solo Menthol SC :love008 :love008 :love008 :freezing
Vifrex AS Gel :love008 :love008 :anifrozen :anifrozen
Grey Flannel EDT

It looks like I will soon have some more Rapiras--damn, do I ever LOVE those blades. The Solo Menthol cream is so nice--the scent is gorgeous, the lather is super-rich and creamy, and the skincare is A-1. The menthol effect is very light, but the Vifrex gel really intensifies it.

 

Thursday:

Razor - Goodfella
Blade - Shark Super Chrome
Brush - Vie-Long Silvertip
Cream - Santa Maria Novella
Toner - Dominica Bay Rum
A/S - D. R. Harris Milk
Cologne - Acqua Classica Borsari

--
John

Christos Anesti

 

Jack Black Beard Lube
Gem G-bar
Ted Pella Blade
Pre De Provence Soap
The Dridecker Brush
Masters Lilac Vegetol Splash
Lab Series AS Balm

-babies bottoms envy my face today

 

Thursday

EJ89L
SuperMax Super Platinum (5)
EJ BBB
MWF
Nivea Sensitive balm
Osage Rub
Master Lilac Vegetal


The more I use the Fat, the less I want to use anything else. It's that good.

 

Danny, Danny, Danny, no menthol today, bubele--what's going on! :happy102 :happy102 :happy102

 

Thursday - April 28

• '69 Gillette Adjustable (7)
• Derby Extra (1)
• Frank Shaving Berwick
• KMF Cool Mint
• Barbasol Brisk
• CK Eternity

 

Thursday:

Razor: Merkur 38C Barber Pole
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
Brush: Omega Boar 10049
Soap: Williams
A/S: Barbasol Brisk
EdT: Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui

 

Custom avitar - thank you Bill.
Custom title - thank you Mods.

This place just keeps getting better and better happy088

 

Thursday - another day closer

Prep: Hot shower
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Rwanda, BLACK
Soap: TSD English Fern
Brush: Vulfix 406, the Burlington
Razor: '62 Slim Adjustable @ 6
Blade: Rainbow, day 4, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Thayers Rose Petal WH, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

Not too crazy about this blade. The final results are good enough, it's just a bit rough getting there. Not as smooth a shave as other blades have given me. So now I'm debating about tomorrow - use the blade one last time to finish out the week (as is my SOP), or pick up the Schick Injector? Decisions, decisions

 

Your right!! What's more concerning is that I didn't even notice that. I may need help. If it makes you feel any better I swabbed my face with Alcolado Glacial before I went to sleep last night. Anybody else do that? Just for the sensation as I fall asleep, it's very nice.
Another thing is the Jack Black Beard Lube does have a bit of Menthol in it. For the likes of me and you it's not enough to really count as Menthol.