SoS: January 16th ~ January 22nd, 2012

That would be the perfect shave for me if that were a green tub of Proraso.

 

I've been wondering this for a while...What brush is this?

 

Tuesday 16 January, which I renaming Menthol Tuesday.

Greetings from a Holiday Inn in Nevada south of Reno
Had an awful flight out, I reached the airport at 0730 AM for a 10AM flight, whe boarded and went out to the runway where we sat for 40 minutes before they mention they have had an engine failure and we are going back to the gate. About an hour after that they cancel the flight and rebook on 16:30 PM flight. That flight is full, but instead of taking 5.5 hours to get there it takes them 6.5 hours, I make my connection to reno with 2 minutes to spare on the final boarding call. Now I have to say this, my luggage actually made the connection with me.
By the time I got to the hotel it was 3AM EST or midnight pacific time. I went across the street for two beers then crashed. Man I hate flying.

So here is my Menthol Tuesday
Proraso preshave balm
Godrej Menthol mist
Omega travel boar, face lather
Gillette Slim (set to 5), with Rapira (D2)
Alcolado Glacial and Nivea sensitive ASB

I just needed a wake up today so I went for the Menthol mist, and I'm glad I packed it. This was a three pass DFS, I like the smell of the menthol mist, and it was nice and chilly. I think something has changed on my Slim. The shave on Saturday was awful and very agressive set on 7, so this time I backed it down to 5. It did a nice job, but it still seemed more aggresive than it used to for a similar number setting. I'm gonna have to give this a good cleaning and inspection when I get back home and see if anything is damaged. Its actually kind of nice now that I now its a bit more agressive.

I hope you all have a nice day. A couple of cups of coffee and I will feel human again.
Did I mention I hate flying?

 

I don't fly unless it is 100% necessary. I much prefer to drive, take the bus or train. I know you don't have that option when traveling for work.

 

The Dridecker is the Shea Moisture Shave Brush you can get at Target. Bill introduced the forum to them in the Spring of 2010.

 

Tuesday:

Dovo Natural
The Dridecker
Cella
Alum Block
Witch Hazel
Afta Fresh Balm
Tabac After Shave

 

Well, if you are in Nevada, you need to roll the dice and do a little gambling at one of the fine establishments.

 

How does the green tub compare the the cream?

 

About the same.

 

Rudy Vey Restored Vintage Brush with Silvertip Knot
La Toja Stick
Gem Jr. SE
Ted Pella Blade
TSD 2x Iced Cedarwood/Lemon Splash
TSD Iced Cedarwood Milk
Music-Grateful Dead (Primal 1967-Pigpen)

 

Tuesday morning shave:
Much better night at work last night so I'm in a much better mood this morning Tis the life of being a machinist on a 5-axis cnc mill I guess
Anyway off to the goods:
Pre shave: Hot shower (You know that kind, when ya get out your feet are bright red?.....yep that kind)
Razor: Gillette SS
Blade: Shark super chrome
Soap: MWF
Post shave : Cold water rinse
shave rating: 5 blades

 

Ah...I LOVE the Pigpen era Dead (even though I was born in 1970)!!

I discovered the Dead in 1985--thanks to my late cousin who was 20 years older than I, and some of his friends who lived in SF in 1967. Thankfully I got to see them live in 1991 while they were still pretty good (some of the stuff they were doing in last few years of Jerry's life doesn't move me as much as the earlier stuff).

 

Tuesday

Twinplex Sales 5/8
Omega Boar brush
Tabac soap
Old Spice

Very nice, near BBS, Tuesday morning shave! The 5/8 is a nice change of pace razor from the 6/8s I prefer and use most of the time.

 

Tuesday morning, January 17, 2012

1912 Gem Jr SE w/ Gem Blue Star Blade,
Omega 20107 Boar Bristle Brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse for a DFS!



A fresh Blue Star Blade and an excellent shave!

 

Lloyd, you just made the top of my "stories I didn't expect to see on this forum" list.

 

Waiting to see if my 11C arrives today and will take a late shave. I couldn't believe how smooth I was at 6:30am after a BBS shave yesterday. Slanty strikes again

 

Absolutely not. Great story.

 

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

1. Prep: Hot shower; Yardley bath bar
2. Coffee: Locally roasted, fresh ground TN Blend w/ cream
3. Lather: Speick cream - face lather
4. Brush: Vulfix 2234 Super
5. Razor: Merkur Classic (33C) & Rivolia OC
6. Blade: Feather (1); 3 passes
7. Post: Cold water rinse; Aqua Velva + Kiehl's Balm

A Feather shave-off has begun. I shaved the left side of my face with the Merkur and the right side with the Rivolia. I'll be giving a more detailed report in a dedicated thread, but the Feather has definitely provided the best shaves I've had from these razors, but improvement is still needed.

Shave Rating - Fair, but meh. God Bless!

 

Danny nice setup! Especially the TSD Milk.

That La Toja stick looks about the same size in diameter as the arko stick. Am I right?

 

Nick,

Your brush looks like what I want my boar to look like some day.