SoS: June 13-19 2011

Wednesday, June 15

55’ Gillette Red Tip
Astra SP Day 2)
Preshave Oil Blend + M-Bomb
Renaissance Man Bay Rum SS
Vulfix 404 Grosvenor Badger/Boar
Superior 70
5 Blades

 

Wednesday

EJ89L
Treet DSC (4)
Omega boar 81052
Williams Mug Soap
Anherb balm
Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
Eternity edt

 

Wednesday's Shave

• Gillete Rep Tip
• Lord Plat.
• Semogue 830
• Cella
• WH
• Hazelwood Soap Co. ASL

 

Wednesday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 3
Tet-a-tet SC :love008 :love008 :happy108 :happy108
Tet-a-tet AS Balsam :love008 :love008 :happy108 :happy108
Aramis EDT

I enjoyed this shave so much--the Tet-a-tet stuff is fabulous. The cream and aftershave balsam feel so nice and cooling, and they really do great things for sensitive skin.

 

Today's Shave Wednesday

Parker Badger
Col. Conks Amber
Gillette OC w/ a Asco Blade
Aqua Vela Blue
Poraso Balm
3 passes I had a DFS

 

Ever Ready Streamline

 

Wednesday, June 15th 2011

Razor: PILS
Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel
Brush: Simfix Grisvenor LE
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: Trumper Coconut Oil Soap
A/S: Taylor Mr. Taylor

The PILS remains among my favorite razors but I am afraid that I have to get it plated...despite being stainless steel, it is starting to rust. Nonetheless, I enjoyed an excellent shave followed by an old favorite, Mr. Taylor splash.

 

Wednesday:

Razor: Merkur 38C Barber Pole
Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: Omega Boar 10005
Soap: Williams
A/S: Taylor of Old Bond Street Shaving Shop
EdT: Azzaro Pour Homme

:happy036

 

Tuesday afternoon's shave was, shall we say, rough.

Proraso Pre/post
Coates Tea Tree & Rosemary shave cream
Crabtree & Evelyn Best Badger Brush
Merkur Progress set on 3
Kai razor blade
Alum
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal

This was my third shave with the Kai, and either the blade was bad or Kais are not for me. First, as funny as it sounds, the blade was sharp in a bad way. The corners of the tab tore me up something fierce, as I now have 3 scratches on the side of my throat. The shave itself has been sub-par. Tried setting the Progress to 2, 3, and 4, and they have been too mild (left a questionable SAS) or too aggressive (razor burn). I usually shave with Feather Hi-Stainless on 4, and don't have burn problems, so I don't think it was me.

I'm taking a couple of days off to recover, then will try another Kai to see if it was the blade or the brand.

 

Wednesday

Prep: Hot shower
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Rwanda, BLACK
Soap: TSD Tommy Bahama Type + 3 drops M Bomb
Brush: C&E Pure Badger
Razor: Aristocrat
Blade: Astra SP, day 3, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, L'Oreal Comfort Max ASB, B&BW Oak, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

Another great one. I'll give credit to the M Bomb for setting this one on the top shelf.

 

Wednesday, June 15

Gillette New OC
Astra SP Day 2)
TOBS Sea Buckthorn
Shavemac Silvertip
Humphries Witch Hazel
Clubman Bay Rum
5 Blades

Fantastic Shave - to bad the nice part of the day is over and now I must go to work.

 

Wednesday's Shave
Arko Shave Stick/Arko Max.Comf.AS
Omega 10029 Baby-Pro Boar
1952 Steel Black Tip,Super Speed/Astra SP (Day2)
Arko Nem moisturizer/Arko Aqua AS
Guerlain Habit Rouge EdT

This Super Speed gets better everytime I use it...Now it really does feel like there's no blade in the razor...Only I'm shaved soo close....

 

Wednesday:

Valet VB2
Feather SE
Vitos
VDH luxury badger
alum, witch hazel, AV Ice Sport

 

Merkur Futur
with Red Personna (4)
Semogue 820
Acca Kappa Muschio Bianco SS
Acca Kappa Muschio Bianco AS
Patchouli EdT

Have a nice day!

 

June, 16

It seems that quantity transforms to quality finally... Second 'better-then-DFS' shave in a row! I wish it will be consistent and as pleasant as today!

TSD preshave balm
8/8 W&B restored by Glen
Paddle strop
Muhle travel brush in best badger
Williams mug soap/ Gada Cool Mint SC superlather :anifrozen (Thanks, Jeff, for that SC freezer in a tube!)
Cold water rug :freezing

I have to say, that mentholized stuff rocks in summertime!

Have a nice shave!

 

Shave Of The Day - June 15th, 2011

• Hot Shower
• Vie Long Horsehair 13800 Brush
• Proraso Green Shave Cream ~ :freezing
• Clix Razor
• Gillette Permasharp Blade ~ Day 2
• Thayers Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Blend
• Aqua Velva Original Sport ~ :freezing :freezing
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Gillette Old Type BRW Improved handle
Gillette 7 O'clock Super Stainless (Russian Green)

MYCarver Finest
Speick Shave Cream

Alum
Boosted Superior 70 Bay Rum

Just received some of these Russian Gillette 7 O'clock Super Stainless blades from Bob today. During the shave, I didn't notice anything special, but the basin was full of hair and absolutely no irritation from the Alum. Not sure how long it will last, but my initial impression of these blades (aside from the glue spots) is very good. I'm definitely impressed and the first shave was awesome. The Greatness that is Speick performed as expected and a nice cool finish with the Boosted Superior 70. One of the more enjoyable shaves I've had in a while.

 

Tuesday :
ISZ Preshave Balm
Merkur Long Progress wide open
Voskhod Blade, day 4 maybe?
The Plisson EW
TSD ISZ SS/C O Bigelow Super Lather
Thayers Super Hazel
Aqua Velva Ice Blue extra Menth Head addition
Two pass great shave! Surprised at how well it went with the Progress at full open. Thinking about pulling the trigger on the Vorschlaghammer Slant for my upcoming birthday. For a quick shave, it was a blissful combination.

 

Feather popular/Rapira Blade/Fullers synthetic brush/ Arko SC​

The feather popular seems to work better with a more forgiving blade. The Rapira delivered. A three pass DFS with out any irritation. The synthetic brush left a lot to be desired. I will re-knot it with a Turkish horsehair #6 and hopefully turn it into something special. All and all a good shave.