SoS: September 12-18 2011

I haven't tried the lime, but I'm a fan of Mama Bears Mandarin Ice soap.

 

PM Sent.

 

iKon Modern
Personna Red
M&F 1/2
Nanny's Silly Hard Soap French Lavender
Barbasol Pacific Rush

After 4 days Nanny's Hard shaving soap has been an awesome performer.

 

I like the lime ice alot. I have used it in the tub and stick form. The smell is great (makes me want to pur a gin and tonic), and its easy to lather.
Its not the coldest out there, but its very nice, I usually use it without the pre-shave balm.

This was the second soap I purchased, and I really like it.

 

Happy Tuesday From Florida!

Hot Shower
RAB Scuttle
Green Ever Ready Horse Re-Knot
TSD Cherry Cheesecake Soap
Traveling Autostrop
Modified Gem (2)
Cold Water Rag
Svoboda Vitamin F ASC
M&L Florida Water

3 Passes = DFS++!

Another fantastic shave!

Have a great day Ya'll!

 

I want to try the mandarin ice next. How does it smell? I have been watching stingraystock and dridecker talk ablut the TSD orange stuff and they both rave about it.

 

Tuesday, September 13. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime, hot towel
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE87
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Blue Super Platinum
Cream: Speick
Brush: D.R. Harris H1
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Speick Aftershave Lotion



Have a GREAT day

 

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Jaggerooney
Blade: Voskhod Teflon
Brush: Vie-Long Gonzalo
Soap or Cream: Ogallala Bay Rum, Limes & Peppercorns Soap
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Ogallala Bay Rum, Limes & Peppercorns Splash

A fine shave--the Ogallala soap, being glycerine based, has good glide but IMO less cushion than tallow or even veggie soaps. Therefore, I try to take care with my shave, go slowly, and don't make any radical moves (a good practice anyway). The result for me is a very close, but still smooth and comfortable shave. And I love the scent! The Ogallala BR, L & P splash, even when shaken to distribute the oils, usually causes a brief and mild "burn" (which I actually like), but quickly settles down and leaves my face feeling great

 

Tuesday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Personna day 2
Brut Sensitive SC
Keri unscented moisturizer
Brut AS
Brut Cologne

A great shave again this morning, this time with a very nice cream from Brazil. Brut Sensitive cream has super-rich lather with very soothing skincare, and the unmistakeable scent of Brut. I'm beginning to enjoy the matching aftershave and cologne more and more. :biggrin:

 

I just took a few whiffs to get a better idea on how to describe it. The best way to describe the scent would be to say, it has a sharp note of orange oil, slightly bitter and much like an actual orange peel that has been zested with the hint of menthol.

 

Merkur Vision/Perma-Sharp Blade/Vulfix 404/Wilkinson Sword Soap/Mustang AS​

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It's the final voyage with the Sword. It's taken over a year and a half to get through this container of soap in my rotation. At first I wanted to throw it away, but I stayed with it and figured out how to make it lather. It wasn't a bad soap but I doubt I would buy it again. There are just too many other better soaps out there. The Vision delivered as it always does. As one of our departed shave brothers once said. " I'm Catfish Belly smooth" That's the way to describe this shave.​

Have a great day, Gentlemen. And peace be with you.​

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Oh man...that sounds goooOOooood.

 

Jack Black Beard Lube
Rooney Boar Brush
TSD Burmese Wood Soap
Gillette Bostonian
Polsilver Blade
TSD Iced Cracklin' Firewood Splash

-Burmese Wood and Cracklin' Firewood played nice together. Both fantastic scents.

 

Tuesday:

EJ89L
Voskhod
Omega Boar 81052
KMF Mint SC
Dickenson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Sensitive Balm
Burberry Brit edt

Wow! What a great shave this morning. I haven't used Kiss My Face in over a year and since I used a brush Sunday that I hadn't used in a year either I started to get adventureous with the graveyard of stuff under my sink. Instant lather bomb and the mint still had that light cooling sensation that is just so nice. This product is going into full time rotation.

 

My Second DE Shave Ever:

eBarbershop Almond Soap
EBarber matching mug and badger cream brush
EJagger DE 89
Hot towel start, cold towel rinse
EBC (ebarbershop) Almond Balm
Canoe Aftershave

switched from a Norco blade to an EBC Gillette Clone and really liked it!
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Gillette Yellow
Brush: Simpson Rover
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: Woods of Windsor (Veggie Version)
A/S: Taylor Mr. Taylor

After using the tallow WOW soaps several times I decided to compare it to the veggie version of WOW. The scent of the veggie version is actually better (newer?) and the lather was decent although not as creamy and rich as the tallow version. That said, I enjoyed a great shave followed by a splash of Mr. Taylor.

 

No pic today.

GEM Damaskeene w/ GEM SS ptfe blade (3rd shave on it)
Provence Sante
Simpson Special Best badger
Face lather (always)
post shave: handcrafted menthol AS (I haven't named it yet-probable name: Kramperts Finest Arctic Blast)

Another fantastic shave from a fantastic razor of yesteryear.

 

Tuesday morning,

Gillette NEW Short Comb,
Personna Red Pack Blade (2)
Rooney 1/1 Best Badger Brush,
Arko shave soap w/ hot water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse. DFS!

 

Wow, what a week already.
Late Sunday had to make an emergency run to Savannah. The wife had sat down on the couch and the laptop flipped over popped her in the mouth and broke her tooth (glad that there is no permanent damage, and no exposed nerve). Thankful to have a BIL who is a dentist, and an incredible one at that! He was able to see us on Monday, so we made a quick run down there on Sunday night after work.

Monday's travel shave:

Gillette customer painted slim
Voskhod
Tweezerman
Palmolive Shave Stick
Aqua Velva

Tuesday:
As painful as it sounds, I am skipping today. Going for my first shave with a slant tomorrow.

 

Hot Shower
Omega 48/MWF
Gillette Tech/Shark
Clubman Pinaud Vanilla