SoS: January 9th ~ January 15th, 2012

Friday, January 13, 2012 - Cream Annihilation

1. Prep: Hot shower; Yardley bath bar; hand strop blade
2. Coffee: Locally roasted, fresh ground Costa Rican w/ cream
3. Lather: Speick cream (5 shaves in a row) - face lather
4. Brush: Vie-Long 13061 "Zurito"
5. Razor: Gem OCMM
6. Blade: Pella SS PTFE coated (7); 2 passes
7. Post: Cold water rinse; Kiehl's Balm

The VL brush is still breaking in. It feels a little less prickly with each shave. Got my slickest surface from the Speick today and it resulted in an extremely enjoyable shave and super smooth result.

Shave Rating - Splendid! God Bless!

 

I love the Speick Cream. Buy yourself a Speick Stick, grate it and compress it in to a container. Makes a great soap.

Get yourself one of these little toothpaste tube things, you would be surprised how much more you can get out of that tube.

 

Thats a good idea Johnny, I believe it.

Pre: Hot Shower
Razor: Merkur 23c
Blade: Voskhod (2)
Soap: Proraso White
Brush: Omega Boar
Post: Thayers WH, Cold Rinse, Proraso ASB

Took a couple days off because of some residual irritation, so I could really see what this new blade was all about, and boy was I pleasantly surprised. Took my time, and got a nice DFS with Zero irritation or burn. I always have a bit of trouble in the same spots under my jawline and on my chin that prevent it from being BBS, but oh well, it was an excellent shave.

Have a good day!

 

I've got one of those metal keys for tubes like that and it actually causes cracks in the tube for me and then I start losing cream around the key. I'm pretty good about squeezing the cream up from the bottom. This is just another reason I'm liking soaps more.

And don't get me wrong, I love the cream too. That's why I'm working my way through it. If I didn't like it, I'd send it off to a loving home. The point of the annihilation project isn't to get rid of stuff you don't like by forcing yourself to shave with it (if you don't like it PIF it), it's about getting through the stuff you already have and really enjoy.

 

Then this would be a good reason for you to grate a Speick stick. Make the same great lather as the cream.

 

The Speick stick is very high on my list of soaps to get.... after I get through some of my current stockpile. Maybe in a year or so.

 

Friday morning, January 13, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick Blade,
Omega 20107 Boar Bristle Brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Friday:

Dovo Natural
EJ Best
Williams Mug Soap
Alum Block
Witch Hazel
Afta Fresh Balm
Brut After Shave

Finished a great week of shaving with the new razor and the awesome Williams. Looking forward to next week learning the ways of Cella!

 

If you can lather Williams proficiently, then you're going to be blown away at how easy Cella is. The scent is the only wildcard. Some love it, others hate it. I fall in the love it category!

 

Nice, I think you 'pictured' me into a razor change tomorrow morning

 

Well, today marked my second week of wet-shaving. Got a blade sampler pack and finally got the lathering thing down, and am sporting a BBS face today.

 

Congrats! Faceterbate away all day long.

 

Hot shower
Bond shave cream
Omega 6239 badger brush
Gillette fatboy (set to 7)
astra (D-4 or 5 not sure) I know it wont be 5 or 6
bond ASB
Becker scuttle

Ok shave today (this morning) had better but not bad, just finnishe night shift shattered and the blade seemed tired as well. . no pics poor light and as said Im tired

 

nice going

 

Go get some sleep!

 

Friday, January 13th

Razor: Wilkinson Sticky
Blade: Polsilver
Brush: Semogue LE Boar
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: Czech & Speake No. 88
A/S: Taylor Sandalwood Gel

The Semogue LE boar brush really released the potential of the Czech and Speake soap. I enjoyed an excellent lather with an intoxicating scent and enjoyed a great shave. A dab of TOBS sandalwood gel and I am on my way.

 

I got some 5 hours (dont ask) one more night shift, well I hope only one as Im on call this weekend

 

Night shift is super hard as we aren't nocturnal like some other species. Hope it's your last one for awhile!

 

VDH Soap + Omega Cream + 1 drop of Glycerin for the almighty Uber-Lather
Wester Bros. Straight
Lucky Tiger AS
And the Col. Conk. badger brush with beechwood handle

 

I usually leave my post night duty shave until after I have had a sleep. I can then take things slowly 'cause' " I am worth it"