SoS: September 12-18 2011

Thursday - another day closer

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: BJs Kenya AA, BLACK
Soap: TSD SOTQ A4 - Burmese Wood
Brush: Semogue 2000
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: Astra SP, day 4, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Osage Rub, B&BW Oak, hand strop blade

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

Another shave with very good results.

 

Made Lather and lathered up, covered my face with a hot towel, and waited three minutes-was told my grandfather did this when he had time

eBarbershop Almond Soap
eBarber matching mug and badge brush-both cream
EJagger DE 89
Hot towel start (see above), cold towel rinse
EBC (ebarbershop) Almond Balm​

Aqua Velva Ice Sport AS​

My fourth and best shave yet. Went wtg, xtg, and atg. While not perfect, there where plenty of BBS spots.​

This is gonna bee fun.​

 

Scott,

Try to shoot more for a good technique and focus on your passes. The BBS shaves will come. I have been shaving for 2 months with a straight razor, and still BBS hasn't fully come.

Keep it up! If you stay with it for a month, you'll be hooked for sure!

 

Henckels 6/8, Vie Long e16510, JBM experimental, Givenchy Aftershave, Fragonard Santal

 

Cream week continues...
Cold water only
Merkur23C/Red Personna#5
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Godrej Fresh Lime SC
Alum
Mayor Energy Platinum splash

Overslept and was in hurry. Almost BBS but some alum was needed. Washed it out with another cold water splash and put some Mayor Energy lotion. Love that lotion! Don't know why that Godrej cream don't want to work for me... At least I have a lot of better products.

 

Hot Shower
Selsun Blue Medicated Menthol Hair Shampoo
Mistral Sandalwood Bamboo Bar Soap
TSD Pre-shave ISZ
Mama Bears Iceberg Ice
Gilette Fusion
TSD Bay Rum ASM

It was a cold, cold shave. I am getting addicted!

 

Definitely have a lot of technique work to do...was shocked to see a few accidental smooth spots.

Already hooked, and loving it. I never really listened to the Sounds of Shaving.

 

Gem OCMM
Gem Stainless PTFE
Semogue 2000
MWF
Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

Pretty craptacular shave this evening. Not sure if it was the blade getting tired, marginal lather, or the fact that I didn't shower prior to the shave.

Regardless, it wasn't so good. Ended up with a few weepers and some irritation on the neck.

You can't fully appreciate the good shaves without experiencing some bad ones...

There is always tomorrow.

 

That's a great way to look at it. I hope it remains a rare bird and perpetual contrast to your more typical spectacular shaves.

 

Rooney Boar Brush
Master Lilac Vegetol soap
Gillette Bostonian Razor
Polsilver Blade
Masters Lilac Vegetol Splash

-simple, great smelling, close and smooth.

 

Thanks Danny.

 

+1

 

Howdy, what are your thoughts on that Semogue? It's been on my "short list" for a while now. Slainte!

 

Please Danny, do tell me more. Did you make it or find it? I'm wearing Master's Lilac Veg right now, still smelling good from 5 a.m. and loving it. Never thought of adding the AS to VDH.....please tell me that's what you did!

 

I'm not sure how you got VDH from my post? I just used Master Mug Soap and Master Splash. Here's a link form Amazon to get the soap.
Some people complain that it's thin runny lather. I love the stuff. Yep, it's a bit thin and sometimes I need to re-load for the 3d pass, but it's
cheap and the scent really does it for me. Didn't you get one from my pif?


http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000QTF5DW/?tag=thshde-20

 

Rotbart Mond Extra No. 15
with Rotbart Extra Dünn (2)
H.L. Thäter 49125-1 Silvertip
Speick SC
Speick ASL
Speick ASB

Have a nice day!

 

That is an excellent strategy. I have found some blades that I absolutely could not use, but when I went found that they were fine. The problem was usually me.

 

Friday 16 September

TSD Blue Juniper Stick
Berkley 46, face lather
Gillette Slim (7), with Lord Platinum (D4, last day for it)
Alcolado Glacial-Proraso ASB

Another nice 3 pass shave. Still need to do better on the jawline, but its getting better.
A good start for the day.

 

Friday, September 16

Gem Push Button
GEM (Pella Coated) (d3)
Preshave Oil Blend
Renaissance Man Bay Rum SS
Vulfix 404 Grosvenor Badger/Boar
Pinuad Clubman Virgin Island BR

5 Blade performance today. Everything came together nicely.

 

Friday

Prep: Hot shower
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenya Safari Ridge, BLACK
Soap: Dulouz home made Marakesh
Brush: The Dridecker
Razor: Thick handle Tech (long tooth open comb)
Blade: Astra SP, day 5, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, L'Oreal Comfort Max ASB, SJ Unforgivable

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

Almost, ALMOST, the perfect shave.
John's soap again performed above average (partial credit to the Dridecker, to take nothing away from John's soap, but a good brush helps), and the scent is fantastic.
Finally got some coffee roasted - delicious!
The razor/blade combo was super smooth and comfortable with darn near BBS results.
My wife is loving the Sean John Unforgivable cologne.
The high temp for today is supposed to be 67.
And to top it all off - IT'S FRIDAY!