SOS: July 18 - 24 2011

Wednesday's Shave
Arko Shave Stick/Arko Max.Comf.SC
Omega 10029 Baby-Pro boar
1952 Black Tip Beauty:40's Style Super Speed with the steel handle.
Perma-Sharp Super (Day2)
Rebul Lavanda Cologne, Arko Aqua AS, Arko Nem moisturizer

This razor holds its own against all contenders...

Thats my Arko Shave Stick loaded into an Antiperspirant Container..

 

Weds 20 July

Brush; Berkley 46
Razor; Gillette Slim (7) w/ Lord Platinum (D1)
Soap; Monkey Farts stick with 4 drops of M-Bomb
Osage rub splash

Another DFS, a great cool wakeup for a hot day.

 

Wednesday

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Rwanda, BLACK
Soap: Cyril Salter
Brush: Semogue 2000
Razor: Late 40's SS
Blade: ASR Platinum Chrome, day 3, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Brut ASB, Brut cologne, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

A very fine shave.

 

Wednesday's Shave:

• Gillette Super Adjustable (7)
• Fred's Personna
• VDH badger
• TSD Mojito SS
• Pinaud Bay Rum
• Gillette Intense Cooling

 

Wednesday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 2
Proraso Wheat Germ SC :love008 :love008 :love008 :freezing
Keri unscented moisturizer
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash :love008 :love008 :anifrozen :anifrozen
Oscar de la Renta EDT

Finally, it's getting a little more enjoyable to shave because I have a bit less pain in my left arm. I love the Proraso Wheat Germ cream so much - the lather builds in 1 second, and it leaves the skin feeling cool and great. The Alcolado Glacial felt like heaven!

 

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: EJ Chatsworth
Blade: Rapira Swedish SuperSteel
Brush: Vie-Long Gonzalo
Soap: Proraso (Green Pot)
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Proraso Splash

A fine, refreshing shave--probably the coolest activity that I'll encounter today. Now I'm heading out for breakfast with an old buddy of mine.

 

Hump Day!

Warm Shower
Green Marvy Mug
EverReady ReKnot - Green!
TOBS Avocado SC
Schick Injector G - Turquoise
EMS (3)
Cool Water Rinse
Victoria's Secret "Lovespell" Lotion

I love this brush! Cannot wait to use it again!!

 

Wednesday!

Muhle R106
MWF
Red Israeli
Penworks Finest
Proraso White ASB

Tried to lather MWF with my badger...didn't go too well, but I usually use my boar for this soap. Only one pass this morning...man I need the new Muhle

 

Pirate Day Shave
Johnson baby oil
Parker badger
Gillette Tech
Spuntik
Pirate's Cove Bay Rum Ginger
Ogalla Rum with Lime & Peppercorns

 

Try not soakign the badger. Just run it under warm water before shake and then take it to the MWF. I can do it with my silvertip, just needs a bit more work. Can also try adding water to the top of the puck before the shower.

This morning I used

hair conditioner pre shave
Godrej regular
Gillette New OC
Voskhod (3)
TSD Milk mixed with Nivea cool kick plus some menthol (amazing stuff)

Pretty good shave. I am alternating using conditioner for a pre shave and not using any. So far it seems like it the blade glides better when i use the conditioner. Too early to tell if I will purchase some preshave or not.

 

Wednesday:

Razor - 1934 British Gillette No. 88
Blade - Super-Max Super Platinum
Brush - Omega #81052 Boar
Soap - Mama Bear's Rosemary-Mint
A/S - Proraso Splash

--
John

 

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

• Prep: TSD ISZ PreShave Balm, hot shower w/ cold finish, hand strop blade
• Cream: C.O. Bigelow w/ 7 drops glycerin
• Brush: Frank Shaving Fine Badger
• Razor: Gem Micromatic Clog Pruf
• Blade: Walgreen's Gem (3), 3 passes
• Post: Ice cube rinse, Aqua-Velva Ice Blue, Hand strop blade
• Shave Rating: 5/5 Another excellent shave with the Clog Pruf

I wasn't able to leave the TSD ISZ PreShave Balm on as long this time. I basically got up, put the PSB on, then got in the shower. I still could tell an improvement in how easy the shave was compared to not using the PSB. The cold feeling on my face is just excellent and I love starting my day off this way. My neck is really starting to calm down and look great now that I'm stringing some consecutive irritation-free shaves together. I don't think it's looked this good since before I started "having" to shave!

 

Nice shave. I am thinking of trying some TSD ISZ PreShave balm. The hair conditioner works well but it isnt the real thing. Then also maybe mix up a little home made pre shave oil.

I find it makes the razor glide... It is wonderful. My routine is get in the shower. Get my face wet rub rub rub. Then add conditioner and rub rub rub some more. Then continue with rest of shower.

PS what is ice cube rinse? Just rub face with ice cube? I did that a couple times before i discovered DE shaving and had irritation and bumps.

 

Wednesday

Gillette Guard (2)
Thater Stout 2
Palmolive stick
Nivea Sensitive balm
AVC Ice Blue
Avon Wild Country Cologne (old stock)

Guard test is over, and I think it's a great candidate for those with super sensitive skin, or ingrown/razor bump issues. You really have to go over and over to cause the slightest irritation with this razor, and to be honest it's in the same category as the bump fighter system. Personally I'll take the bump fighter system as it's a much better built razor, and from personal expierience the cart on those lasts for quite a while.

 

Tuesday

TSD soap, unscented
Omega imitation badger brush
Merkur Progress
Lord platinum blade
TSD Aftershave milk, unscented

 

Wednesday

TSD soap, unscented
Omega imitation badger brush
EJ DE89l
Personna red blade
TSD Aftershave milk, unscented

 

Wednesday, July 20

Gem Push Button
GEM (Pella Coated) (d1)
Boosted Classic Brand Menthol SS
Vulfix 2235 Super Badger
Master Blue

 

Wednesday, July 20h 2011

Razor: Cooncat Bob TTO Razor
Blade: Gillette Yellow
Brush: Shavemac D01 Horn
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Cream: Italian Palmolive with Menthol
A/S: Alt Innsbruch

Wow...I am really glad that I decided to try the Italian Palmolive. It is my new warm weather favorite. While my skin is sensitive to many creams, this one works great for me. It has a decent dose of menthol although nothing over the top and I find the skin conditioning properties to be excellent. I ended up using too much cream and will reduce the amount by half next time. Live and learn! The Cooncat Bob TTO Razor with the Gillette Yellow did a fantastic job. The added weight of the cooncat handle is just what this mild TTO razor head needed and the shave quality reminds me a lot of my Wilkinson Sticky. Enjoyed an excellent shave followed by a refreshing splash of Alt Innsbruck. Very nice indeed!

 

Yes, my ice cube rinse is just taking a single ice cube and sliding it all over my face and neck. In the summer my cold water from the tap is not very cold (at least to me anyway, I love a frosty face) so this makes sure that my pores close. For me it really seems to calm down any irritation from too many passes or just a bad stroke that took skin along with the hair. Keep in mind I leave my AVC Ice Blue in the freezer until just before I use it too.
:anifrozen :freezing :anifrozen :freezing :anifrozen :freezing :anifrozen :freezing

 

Wednesday

- Proraso preshave
- Brush: Shavemac traditional 2Band, 24mm
- Weleda shaving cream
- Wade&Butcher 7/8 "for gentlemens use" (test-shaving, "fresh" sharpened)
- Weleda ASB

Very good!:happy096

Have a very good day!