SoS: February 27th, 2012 - March 4th, 2012

Friday

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush
CD: Albert King ~ The Best of Albert King
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenya Safari Ridge, BLACK
Soap: TSD Blue Juniper
Brush: Kriss Kross with original knot
Razor: '55 Red Tip
Blade: Astra SP, day 5, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Dickenson's WH, Pinaud Clubman

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

Just a little rough along the jaw line, but not a bad shave to finish the work week.

 

I need to start incorporating this kind of prep work into my shave.

 

If you ever decide you don't want "that" scuttle, I'm your man.

 

Really enjoyed yesterdays shave so I did it again.

 

Prep: Hot shower, soak EJ Pure badger brush in warm water while in shower, cover puck of soap with warm water after shower.
Brush: EJ Pure Badger hair
soap: EJ Sea Buckthorn
Razor: EJ DE89L
Blade: Lord Platinum SS, Shave 3, Day 4 (did not shave yesterday)
AS: Cool Waters alcohol-based AS splash following warm and cool water rinses.

Results/Commentary: Perhaps my closest wet shave yet! This is my first go-round with this blade. The first day I got a decent shave, but a good bit of irritation. 2nd day the shave was better with a bit less irritation, so I took the 3rd day off. Today was a quite close shave with significantly less irritation/burning. I also used the AS splash rather than a gel this morning, which seemed to calm the burn down more effectively... Up until this morning I was ready to write this blade off, but now I'm not so sure...

 

BBS is always really nice! Whatever razor is used.
I haven't gotten there with only one pass yet!

 

Friday!

Prep: hot water splash, hot washing cloth
Music: Philip Glass, Akhnaten
Brush: vintage DVH boar
Cream: TSD Wheat Cream, Oak Leaves & Acorns
Razor: Gillette Flare Tip Rocket
Blade: Timor, 1st shave
Shave; 3-pass + touch-up
Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse, TSD Witch Hazel, cedarwood



This old brush is amazing! After some soaking (as usual) I thought I had shaken it well dry, so I whirled it over the cream and then brought it to my face. Where almost a gallon of water/cream mixture splashed out of the brush onto my chest! Well, not exactly a gallon, but it sure was a lot! Still there was enough cream in the brush to last a 3-pass shave. A shave which ended up, by the way, into a clean BBS. Man, I do love this brush and razor!

Have a great weekend, all!

 

Friday, March 2


Razor: Feather SS
Blade: Feather Hi-Stainless
Brush: Simfix Pearlescent
Soap/Cream: Acca Kappa 1869
EdT: Green Irish Tweed

 

Friday's Shower and Shave

A hot shower with Razorock bar soap. Can not wait to try the bar soap, that I ordered from Amber Bathworks.
Next in the brush line-up was my Omega "48" boar. I chose Mama Bear's Hydrogen. The Omega annihilate Mama Bear soap, whipping mounds of lather.

Today was razor and blade changing day. I chose an old style Gillette open comb, loaded with a 7o'clock blue.
Mama Bear's soap lather provided for three comfortable passes.

After three passes I followed with a polar water splash. After pat drying my face I toned my face with Thayer's Witchhazel, to finish a great shave applied Fitness balm.

The:wave:were singing their praise for this DFS and rated it a 10.

Everyone have a great weekend!!

 

Wade and Wingfield 5/8
Rudy Vey Vintage Restore-Finest Badger
Tet-a-Tet SC
Tet-a-Tet AS Balm
Music-Bill Evans
This remains my favorite razor, what a fantastic shave!

 

PM Shave

Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser
Arko Cool
Tweezerman
Gillette Executive
Derby Extra
L'oreal AS balm w/SPF 15
Pinaud-Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum AS

 

TSD preshave balm
6/8 Vostok razor
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Ceramic bowl
Tabac SC
Men's Choice Brisk AS splash

DFS+!

 

Thursday

Prep: Hot Shower
Razor:Gillette Ranger Tech
Blade: Astra SS (3)
Soap/Cream: MWF
Brush: Rooney 2/1
Post: Cold Water rinse
AS: Captain's Choice Bay Rum Aftershave

Results: 3 pass DFS shave

 

My favorite bay rum, bar num.

 

Friday

Joseph Elliott Near Wedge
Simpson 57
Vulfix English Rose
Alum
Old Spice Whitewater

Very nice!

 

Thursday...
Hot shower
Williams Mug shave Soap
Montclair Boar Brush
Personna Double II Double edge Double Edge
Fresh Personna Cartridge - 2Pass
Warm Rinse - Cold Rinse
Finished with Osage Rub
Nice Shave


Friday
Proraso Green Tub Shave Soap
Vintage Rubberset Boar Brush
GEM Micromatic SE
Freshly stropped Ted Pella GEM blade - 2Pass
Cold rinse
Proraso Balm followed by Proraso Splash
Great GEM Shave

 

Well, day by day I feel better. Thurs and Friday's shave where the same.

EBC pre
Omega 10005 Brush
Cella
Merkur 11 C
Gillette Black Ninja
Witch Hazel/Iced Neroli Milk
Alcolado Glacial.

Thursday's shave was great, today's was surreal.

 

Hot Shower
Merkur 37G
Feather Blade
Shavemac #177 Silvertip
L' Occitane cade soap
Verdon Refreshing Splash
L ' Occitane AS Balm

 

Goin for the BBS
Shower
VDH/ my silvertip badger
Gem 1901 lathersaver/ new Personna SS
Skin Bracer (AHH!!!..aaahhhhhhhhh)/C&E Sienna
Turned Gem-zilla loose on my face and it chewed up the whiskers! Made BBS! Took a lot of time, lather and a little blood, but it is smooooth all over. When I wake up in the morning it will be all gone. Oh well....

 

Nice razor! And literate as well!
Did I read it right?

More sharper than your sword​

Henry V act III​

Nice touch to a razor!