SoS: August 1st - August 7th, 2011

Wade&Wingfield 1840's
Shea Moisture Brush
Superlather-Speick stick/cream
TSD Iced Cracklin' Firewood Splash
Proraso AS Balm

-got my razors back from Glenn yesterday, smooooooth shavin'
The Iced Cracklin' Firewood splash is my new favorite splash

 

Friday Shave Aug 5, 2011

• Hot/Cool Shower: Green Tea Bar Soap
• Lather: Proraso Green Tea & Aloe Sensitive Skin Tub
• Brush: Rooney 1 / 2
• Scuttle: Yes, R.Becker Medium
• Razor: 62' Gillette Slim Adjustable (6)
• Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (7)
• Aftershave: Green Tea & Cucumber Gel w/ drop menthol / Green Tea Moisturizng Balm
• Cologne: Green Tea

Great shave today! Day 7 on the blades wow! I'm still an injector guy but these blades are awesome with the vintage 62' convertible. 2 pass BBS! Rated at 5 blades!

 

Rooney 3/1 Super
RazoRock XXX SS
Wade & Butcher Full Concave
SRD Paddle Strop
Humphreys Witch Hazel
Ahava ASB
Have a Great Night!

 

Friday

• Razor: Parker 96R
• Blade: Dark Blue 7 O'clock
• Brush: Ever-Ready with 20mm Super Fan
• Cream: TSD Iced Polynesian Red
• Aftershave milk: TSD unscented
• Finishing Touch: Old Spice Fiji Body Spray

My own tropic getaway

 

Gem OC MicroMatic
Gem Stainless PTFE
Omega 11047 Mighty Midget
Speick Shave Stick
Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

Two passes of the Greatness that is OCMM giving me as close to a BBS as I will likely ever see.

 

Shave Of The Day ~ August 5th​

• TSD Iced SubZero Preshave Balm ~
• Hot Shower
• Butterscotch Beauty Badger Brush
• TSD Wheat Cream ~ 2X Iced Orange ~
• TSD Firebar Fred Razor
• Gillette Permasharp Blade - Day 1
• Thayer's Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Blend
• TSD Aftershave Milk ~ 2X Iced Orange ~
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I don't remember who recommended the TSD Orange Scent to me, but wow, is it great! ​

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Kind of a rough shave, and there are a few whiskers left, but definitely one of my best shaves ever! ​

 

Gillette OT
with Gillette Blue
Hans Baier 21er Silvertip
Gibbs Stick
4711 Portugal AS

Have a nice day!

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He's trying to over-menthol me, but it won't work!

 

Saturday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/new 7AM
Italian Palmolive Menthol SC
Visal AS Gel

Mamma mia - that's-a some cold-a shave - I'm-a feel-a so good this-a morning! Seriously, the Italian Palmolive Menthol cream and the Visal gel are 2 of the best face-freezers you could get your hands on. I definitely should do some research on the 7 AM blades. They are very good, but it seems like they're a bit harsh compared to the Rapiras. :biggrin:

 

Saturday

Hot Shower
Green Marvy Mug
Omega Pro Boar
Godrej Rich Foam
Schick Injector G - Turquoise
Schick (1)
Cool Water Rinse
Hyatt Portico Citrus & Lavender Body Lotion

I think the shave would have been closer if it weren't for the goosebumps! I can't seem to get the temperature right in the hotel. Supposed to be a high of 72 degrees today, I'm definitely looking forward to that!

Now, I'm off for a day of shopping, a mani/pedi, a movie and lunch out .... just wish it wasn't by myself!

Have a great day everyone!!

 

Saturday, August 6

EJ DE86
Voskhod (d1)
Pre-Shave Oil Blend
Arko Boosted Classic Brand Menthol SS
Vulfix 2235 Super Badger
Osage Rub
Stephans Island Lime as Edt

Outstanding shave and finish today.

 

Saturday, August 6th

Razor: PILS
Blade: Wilkinson Classic
Brush: Thater Porter
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Cream: Speick
A/S: Speick

It has been awhile since I last used Speick shave cream and I do not know why...it is really nice stuff. I need to work it into the rotation more often. I enjoyed an excellent shave followed by a refreshing splash of Speick aftershave.

 

Saturday 6 August

Starbucks Italian Roast, Black
Gillette Slim (7), & Derby Blade (D2)
MB-Lime Ice soap
Berkley 46 face lather
Osage Rub-Proraso ASB
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A three pass shave with one touch-up under the jawline. A nice relaxing Saturday morning shave.
I had put the Derby blades aside for awhile when I started using the Astra SP's and the Lord Platinum's.
I figured they would get better as my technique improved, but sadly they don't seem to work for me.
It was a good shave, but not as smooth as I would like, the jawline and under the chin dont feel as smooth as when I use the astra or the lord.
Bummer, but no irritation at all, just not as close.

The best part of the shave though was when I came out of the bathroom my 2.5 year old daughter said, Daddy you smell Nice!!!
I'm 100 ft tall right now.
I hope you all have a great weekend!

 

Sledgeslant
Voshkod (4 i think)
Brian's mentholated Honey Almond SS
Vulfix 404
knock off Skin Bracer

After shaving all week on the road with that tiny handled ball end tech, I figured I'd use my slant. Wow, that thing is an efficient whisker whacker! 95% BBS with only a tiny bit of stubble along the jawline on both sides. Muy acceptable!

4/5 glad to be home blade shave today

 

My first attach photo
Proraso - Merkur 25C with Feather Blade - Brut AS - Proraso Balm - Shavemac

 

Wow! Totally forgot about Clutch, what a great band!

Saturday:

Bump Fighter (6)
Thater Stout 2
DRH Marlborough stick
Dickenson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Sensitive balm
Polo Original edt

 

Hot Shower
Prep***Musgo Lime
Brush***Parker Badger
Cream***Viking
Razor***Gillette Tech FH
Blade***Voskhod Teflon
Post-Shave***Aqua Vela Blue
Results***Three passes I had a nice BBS.

 

How could you forget about Clutch?

It's pretty funny, I'd never heard of them until about 5 years ago and then got totally consumed and have every album they've made. Got a job up in MD and it just so happens that Baltimore is their hometown. Soooo many people up here don't even know who they are. Mainstream radio has nearly killed good music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdYKTek5N1Q

 

Keepin it simple..
Omega Boar
Omega SS
Charles Bros Gallant Fox
Tony Miller "Old #2"--Cotton / Latigo
Humphreys Witch Hazel

Picked 40 lbs of blueberries this morning to put up for winter...



Have a Great Afternoon!