SoS: February 13th, 2012 ~ February 19th, 2012

Monday



Prep: Long hot shower
Razor: Gillette Super Adjustable 109
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (3)
Soap: Mama Bear's Spelbound Woods
Brush: Semogue 1520HD Silvertip
AS: Pacific Shaving Daily Moisturizing

 

nice looking brush.

 

A Late Menthol Report

Try as I might, today just wasn't meant to be a great shave. A darn good one, but not great. My face has just been very dry and today, real dry.

An old friend, Jockey Club Talcum helped sooth a rare rough shave.

TSD ISZ Preshave
Omega 10005: what a surprise. I love it.
Proraso SC
Merkur 37 C Slanty
TSD ISZ Witch Hazel/Proraso
Barbers Choice Menthol-from ebarbershop, u be chillin'

The not so fun shave still beat my appearance at DMV which lasted 3.5 hours and cost two hundred dollars. Tomorrow will be better
The post shave products made me feel great and the Caswell Massey Jockey Club finished everything off in style.

All in all, not bad.

 

Tuesday:
Makeshift scuttle (I heart Pyrex custard dishes)
Shave secret (Can't bring myself to throw it out yet... Love the tingle and enjoy the smell)
Musgo Real (Least favorite of my creams)
Merkur 180
Fresh Merkur blade
Gillette Cooling Moisturizure

6/10 on the shave rating scale...

My gripes--- I really don't care for the Musgo. At all. Period. But, as TOTTM (the one that tolerates me) says, I am a cheap so-and-so and will not waste anything. I've had a 100g tube since Sept. Only 1/3 of the way through it.

 

Mondays Shower and Shave
Razorock Classic Shave Soap - Almond scent
Omega Boar
62 Gillette Slim set to 5 - Gillette Wilkinson blade - 2Pass
Cold rinse
Booster Jickey Aftershave
Very nice shave

 

Love the smell of the classic. Its like shaving with pie

 

latherman87 , nice Beech wood group from where you get it ? there is any link direct to order ?

 

Gillette Sheraton
Polsilver (2)
Semogue Caravela
Pre de Provence
Thayers Witch Hazel AS and Institut Karite ASB

 

Gem MMCP
Treet Carbon Blade
Omega Pro 49 Boar Brush
La Toya Shave Cream
Spanish Leather AS

Alan

 

cheers Shawna, It does need breaking in though, and the pig smell needs to go. in time I suppose

 

Monday night:​

Vie Long horse-badger mix​

Tabac stick​

Merkur 510 (@1.5 - 1)​

Shark (day4)​

Tabac ASL​

Arko fat cream​

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Gem OCMM
Gem Stainless PTFE
Simpson Chubby 2 Best
Alum
Superior 70

Used the blade for one day too many. The results werent bad, but I ended up with more irritation then I should have.

 

Tuesday, February 14

EJ DE86
Gillette Super Thin Platinum (d2)
Renaissance Man Black Amber S/S
Vulfix 404 Grosvenor
Old Spice Musk
Result: BBS

 

Tuesday

EJ DE8911
Derby day 3
Vulfix best badger travel brush
Geo F Trumper sandalwood shaving soap
TSD M bomb
TSD Iced Eucalyptus WH
Floid blue



The EJ and Derby blade go along very well together for me, but (as usual) the Derby is beginning to show signs of tugging. I needed an extra touch up along the jaw lines to be able to call this a DFS.
The menthol illness is really getting hold on me, but I'm not so sure that's a bad development

 

WOW, you don't have to shave the rest of the week now

 

Yea. I got an error notice after submitting the first time, and made the mistake of hitting the "Post" button again. OOOPS! My bad.

 

Tuesday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Wilkinson Sword day 6
Blix Fresh SC
Arko Aqua AS Gel
Obsession For Men EDT

For those wetshavers who are not familiar with the Blix Fresh cream, it's pretty well the identical thing to the Arko Moist. It has the same good lather, with a not-so-pleasant scent, and although menthol is listed as an ingredient, it's barely noticeable. The Arko Aqua gel is super-nice. It really cools and soothes the skin very well. Sorry, no pictures today!

 

FaTip
Rapira Swedish SS
Rooney 3/3
QED Sandalwood
Barbasol Pacific Rush A/S
Trumpers Sandalwood Skinfood


MPG - Santal Noble

 

Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick I2 Hydro-magic
Blade: Schick
Soap: Proraso
Brush: Omega 10005
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Proraso After Shave

 

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 - Happy Day

Noxema deep cleansing cream
Hot Shower
Merkur HD 34C
Feather new hi-stainless (2)
Proraso pre-shave (green tea/aloe)
TBS Synthetic brush
C&E Nomad cream
C&E Nomad AS balm
result - jawline up = DFS, jawline down =

Meh, I really wanted to have a good shave today, but I'm getting seriously frustrated with my neck and I don't know what to do. I did 3 passes, 2 WTG & 1 XTG, really slow and careful, concentrating on technique (angle & pressure) and still have stubble on my entire neck and red dotties - it's driving me bonkers.

My second shave with the Proraso pre, and I was a little more liberal with it this time, applying with each re-lather/pass to my wet face ... holy crap I've never felt anything like that in my life, my face just ... I can't even describe the sensation; I'm sure you guys know what I'm talking about. I love it! I need to get some menthol stuff I think ... WOW