SoS: February 6th, 2012 ~ February 12th, 2012

Friday, February 10, 2012 - Midnight Shave

Prep :: Shower/Glycerin
Razor :: Gillette NEW Short Comb /w BRW Handle
Blade :: Super Iridium (2)
Soap :: RazoRock King Louis
Brush :: Rudy Vey Silvertip
Post :: Alum, Cold water rinse, WH + Rosewater
AS :: Tabac AS + Tabac Balm

The NEW has been feeling a bit mild lately so I added a shim before the shave and it put it right where I wanted it. The King Louis was jammin' so I went 4 passes.

Terrific shave tonight. During the cold water risnse, I saw a vision of newborn babies riding butt naked on unicorns eating chocolate pudding.

It's Friday folks!! Have a safe weekend.

 

unreal brush, can't believe the price

 

Merkur 23C/Green 7OC
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Fitjar Miklagard soap
Fitjar Miklagard ASC

It was a nice shave! DFS!

 

Friday, February 10

EJ DE86
Supermax Titanium (d1)
Tabac SS
Rooney Stubby 2XL
Old Spice Musk

Decent DFS today. First shave with the Supermax Titanium. Will comment more after I get 2-3 shaves under belt with it.

 

Barbasol Razor
Gillette 7OC Super Stainless
Semogue 2000
Klar Kabinett
Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

 

Dale, you've talked me into it. I'm using the Klar today. Seen you've used it a couple times this week.

 

feather as
feather blade (#4) Is there a difference between the yellow and black hi stainless?
proraso green tub
omega badger
proraso asb

DFS. 1 pass against the grain and a little touch up here and there.
I get pretty decent shave out of the feather yellow blades for some odd reason. i've heard there is no difference but so far the yellows seem to shave better and they also seem to hold an edge better *shrug* i dont know.

 

Friday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Wilkinson Sword day 2
Florena SC
De Vergulde Hand AS Balsam
Obsession For Men EDT

BBS again, in fact smoother than I've been all week. The Florena cream has always been a favorite of mine because it not only smells great and lathers richly, it leaves my skin feeling so comfortable. The De Vergulde Hand balsam is also VERY moisturizing and soothing.

 

Friday
Hot Shower(soak brush in cup,Savile Row 3824)
Feather Preshave balm
Speick shave stick
Weber SS/Astra SP (3)
Cold Water Rinse
Monster Block Alum(clean brush,razor,police area)
Cold Water Rinse
Speick splash mixed with a pea sized amount of 444

I did a face and head shave with the Weber and had a great BBS shave all around,no weepers.I guess pilot error or Astra SP first usage was the cause of last weeks weeperfest.I notice that the Astras can be a lil unforgiving the first shave but second and third shaves seem to smooth them out.

 

FaTip
Iridium
M&F Emillion
Provence Sante Green Tea SS
Barbasol Pacific Rush A/S

Parfumerie Generale Cozé 02

 

Friday

Gillette Old Type
Derby day 2
Vulfix best badger travel brush
De Vergulde Hand Extra Fris
TSD Iced Eucalyptus Witch Hazel
D.R. Harris sandalwood splash



I did it again, for the second time this week I didn't change the set up, so even the pic is the same hehe.
The Gillette is a really nice razor, but tomorrow I think I'll try the EJ DE89, it keeps looking at me with bright shimmering eyes plating.
DFS

 

Sorry, but what is a shim?

 

Very Nice. It is a great soap and the nice light floral scent reminds me of spring.

 

I've only been wetshaving for about a month now, and today was by far my most enjoyable shave; hence the long winded excited newbie post

Merkur HD 34C w/ new Shark
TBS Synthetic brush
TBS Shave Oil
C&E Nomad cream
Adidas Ice Dive AS (just a splash 'n slap)
C&E Nomad AS balm

I tried a prep method I read about here, I think it was referred to as the 'fritz', maybe. Instead of Noxema & his oil mixture, I used Spectra Gel and straight up EV olive oil (all I had that seemed to compare and I had my heart set on trying the method lol), along with a soaking HOT towel, all in the shower; nice!

Super slick 3 pass W/X/A, resulting in what I consider a DFS. No nicks or cuts and only a couple of rough patches. Something strange though; although my neck ended up as close as I have ever shaved it, I still ended up with some red dots - it feels great, no irritation, no burn, no blood, just red dots.

Oh, and just because I had such an awesome morning, I included my hair stuff in my photo - Lucky 13 White Lightning pomade + stiff Kent palm brush = SLICK 'n SHINY!

Finished it off with some Ed Hardy edt, and I'm feelin' Fresh-to-Death!

TGIF everyone!

 

TGIF!

Hot Shower
Green Marvy Mug
Penworks 26mm Silvertip
Klar Kabinett
Lady Gillette Stars - Champagne
Feather (1)
Cool Water Rinse
Victoria's Secret "Love Spell" lotion
Escada Signature Perfume



That's right Folks ... feast your eyes on my Lady. She is a beauty and I'll be using her and her sisters more in my shaving rotations. While it is a milder shave than my Lord gives me, these girls deserve some love too. I'm going to go with Steve's strategy and use one blade and rotate the one blade through the herd rather than having 7 different blades going at once. Too much to keep up with!

Now, on a personal note ... I am super excited that I get to see one of my nieces today!! Her and her girlfriend are flying in from Oklahoma and are spending the weekend here in Lakeland and then heading to Port Canaveral on Monday for their cruise. It will be nice to get to spend some time with them both.

So, every one have a spectacular day and make it count!

 

FRIDAY

Valet-Feather combo
Muhle R106
Gillette Spoiler
The Colonel
Proraso Soap (Green)
Proraso AS

First shave in 3 days, hence the valet/feather. I used it to clear the growth on the first pass, then I picked up the Muhle. A pretty Decent shave this morning! I did a 3-pass shave because I have a very important meetin at another location with one of our controllers (more news to come ), and I figured since I need a haircut, I might as well go there clean-shaven so I don't look like a total bum. Like always The Colonel and my tub of Proraso did not let me down! It was a great shave this morning! DFS+++

 

Friday morning, February 10, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (5)
Omega 10066 boar bristle brush,
Cella shaving soap w/ hot water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Friday, February 10, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick I2 Hydro-Magic (Thanks Luke)
Blade: Schick
Soap: MWF
Brush: Omega 10005
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue

 

Friday:

Barbasol Prep
Dovo Natural
EJ Best
Derby Lavender
Alum Block
Witch Hazel
Afta Fresh Balm
Brut After Shave

 

vintage Apollo two piece DE
Iridium super
Restored Hardright butterscotch, TGN Finest XH 22mm
Institut Karite
Speick AS and 444 balm