SoS: January 23rd ~ January 29th, 2012

Friday, January 27, 2012 - Midnight Shave

This is my first pic. post in this thread.


Prep: Shower, glycerin
Razor: Slantasaurus /w BRW Handle
Blade: Voshkod (3)
Soap: Tabac Soap + Tabac Cream
Brush: Rudy Vey Omega Boar
Post: Alum, Cold water rinse, WH + Rosewater
AS: TSD Crystal Blue ASL

My new boar did very well tonight. Of course, it's hard to screw up Tabac soap. It's Friday, folks!! Have great weekend.

 

Friday

Muhle Head with vintage Merkur handle
Voskhod (day 2 & day 1)
Vulfix travel brush
TSD Iced Sandalwood shaving soap
TSD Iced Eucalyptus Wich Hazel
Proraso splash



Second take on the Voskhod blades. I changed yesterday’s blade from the Tech to the Muhle head. Again it was not good, the glide was below par and I felt a great deal of tugging. To make sure my very first ever Voskhod blade wasn’t by coincidence a bad one, I used a new one in the second pass. Same story. For the third pass I used a Schick G1 that gave met the DFS after all (it's not in the picture, I took that before the shave). Looks like Voskhod and I don’t get along very well.
The TSD iced software, on the other hand, is really wonderful, like it a lot.

 

Hot Shower / Pears Face Wash / EJ Pre Cream Shaving / EJ DE89L / Shark SS / Palmolive Classic / Vulfix 2236S Super Badger / Osma Alum / Old Spice Lagoon​

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Friday, January 27

EJ DE86
Rapira Lux (d2)
Arko Stick
Ever Ready Boar 100T
Lucky Tiger Aspen

Top shelf shave today and yesterday. I think I like these Rapira Lux blades.

 

Happy Friday Ladies and Gents!

Coffee: World Market Costa Rican
Prep: Hot Shower and Nivea Cool Kick Face Wash
Razor: Gillette Black Tip
Blade: Crystal
Brush: Dridecker
Soap: Col. Conk Almond + M-Bomb (3 drops)
Post: Pinaud Clubman Vanilla
Post: RSC ASB

Fantastic shave today! 4.5 blades.

 

Friday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/7 AM day 6
Proraso Green SS
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Alt Innsbruck AS
Obsession For Men EDT

Yes, I would classify this shave as BBS, and strangely enough, I did it quite fast. The Proraso Green soap delivered its great lather and famous cooling effect, which the Alt Innsbruck reinforced. This 7 AM blade has earned its retirement.

 

Gem OCMM w/ Gem Stainless PTFE
Semogue 2000
Tet-a-Tet SC
Tet-a-Tet ASB

 

Mawnin' Ya'll

Hot Shower
Vulfix 404 Ba/Bo
Fitness Soap
R-41
Rapira Swede (1)
Cold Water Rag
Nivea Sensitive ASB
A.V. Ice Sport

3 Pass DFS

Have a great weekend Ya'll!

 

friday
a less then stellar shave this morning
now the feather and i had a long talk about the quality of shave i expected and i thought we had an understanding
instead I got razor bumps and a few nics even
*sigh*

proraso pre shave
proraso green
feather as d1
astra blade
omega badger
proraso as balm
*sigh* theres always tommorrow *sigh*

 

Look at that lovely tube of Noxema in the background.....

 

Just try take it in stride.

Without these occasional reminders of what a craptacular shave feels like, it is hard to really enjoy good shaves when you get them.

 

I know! TSD Secret Santa totally hooked me up!

 

iKon Bulldog OC
Rapira Swedish SS
Rooney 3/3
RazoRock XXX
Alum
Humphreys Citrus WH
Dr.Henk's #6 Dutch Moss A/S Balm


Montale - Oud Cuir d’Arabie

 

Friday, January 27, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick G1
Blade: Schick
Soap: Palmolive Menthol
Brush: Duke 2
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue

 

Friday morning, January 27, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (6)
Omega 10066 boar bristle brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse for a CCS!



Schick blade tugging a bit - a fresh blade in the morning.

 

TGIF-Shave

Hot Shower
Omega 10029 Baby-Pro,boar
Arko Shave Stick-face lathered
1938 Gillette Senator One-Piece Razor
Derby (2)
Cold Water Rinse
Arko-Nem moisturizer
Arko Aqua AS Splash

2 Pass Excellence....Everything just came together in a most delightful way... The Arko Stick is still da bomb, and face-lathering it with the Omega is such an invigorating massage...Then the Senator/Derby combo is too much fun! It's like taking your favorite roadster out in perfect weather and straightening out some country roads....with this set-up, I can throw all caution to the wind and just blast around my face and have a ball...I should get a ticket for 'excessive shave enjoyment'...lol...And the Arko Aqua AS is such a classic Barber Shop Scent...It really takes me back....Thus providing a fine finish to a great shave...

BTW....It's kinda embarassing, but....These Derb's are knocking me out!.......I know it's very 'in vogue' to bash Derby Extra's and I've even done it myself on occasion....But...I'm having a ball with these, and getting great irritation-free shaves...
If you asked me today what my 2 favorite blades are, I would have to say that I've gotten great shaves from everything I've throw at this Senator....But the Perma-Sharp Supers and the Derby Extras are the ones I will probably be coppin' in bulk....

Have a great weekend everybody!

 

Thanks Dale....I try to learn something 'new' every day....This one 'takes the cake' today...lol

 

Friday

Dovo Bismarck 6/8
Omega boar
Ogallala Bay Rum Sage & Cedar soap
Master Topaz A/S

Great Friday shave!

 

Glad I could help.

 

Friday:

Wasn't feeling all that well last night and went to bed without my shower, but couldn't fall asleep until 4 a.m., so this morning started with a hot shower and soaped up with Yardley Almond and Oatmeal bath bar.
Dovo Natural
EJ Best
Derby Lemon
Alum Block
Witch Hazel
Afta Fresh Balm
Brut After Shave

The Derby Lemon shave cream really doesn't get the credit it so deserves, as it makes a fantastic lather and has that great lemon drop smell throughout the shave. I'm looking forward to trying all of the flavors eventually.