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

I absolutely love the look of your 'Gemzilla'! Hope to find myself one, one fine day!
Oh, yes, that will be a fine day!

 

Saturday! Rolls-day! Weehaa!

• Prep: hot water splash, hot washing cloth
• Music: Fisher-Z: Going deaf for a living
• Brush: vintage DVH boar (and not boring at all! )
• Cream: TSD Wheat Cream Oak Leaves & Acorns
• Razor: Rrrrollllss
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water splash, cold water splash, TSD Witch Hazel, Cedarwood

(there's some love going on here! )



A really nice and leisurely shave, this saturday morning. I took the time to really enjoy it and feel the brush and later the blade on my skin. With this brush I'll be converted to face lathering, I guess. Such a joy! Despite some tugging I can only rate this shave as a DFS ++. Close to BBS, but with a nice shave as this one, the rating of the result is of minor importance!

Have a truly wonderful weekend all!

 

Saturday's Shave
1955-58 Eversharp-Schick Hydro-magic
Re-branded Personna D2
Arko Shave Stick
Omega 10029
Arko-Nem moisturizer/Arko Aqua AS/Rebul Lavanda Colonia
Pour Un Homme de Caron-EdT

Today's Shave goes out to my Pop...Thanks To Stingraysrock I can shave with the same style Schick I watched my Dad shave with for countless mornings as a kid... And I can see why he was such a 'Schick Man'...I got a great shave and enjoyed every minute as I'm sure he did....
Have a Great Shave and Day everybody!!

 

saturday

hot shower
proraso white
omega badger
gillette fusion
cold water rinse
gillette asg
1 pass atg perfection bbs and smooth shave. and i'm begining to suspect its the goo in the cans fault for the fusion and cartridge razors in general, dauling up so quickly. it seems the razor cleans up so much easier when using a quality shave soap vs the goo. the shave soap feels much slicker then the goo also, much better protection and glide.

 

Saturday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/new Shark
Barbon SC
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Barbon AS
Obsession For Men EDT

I was surprised that the Wilkinson Sword blade did not last long enough to take me through the week, so this morning I switched to a Shark. This blade is very sharp and smooth as well, so let's see about the longevity. Today's shave was awesome. Man, I love that Barbon cream and aftershave!

 

Saturday 3-3-12 ... I needed a kickstart this morning.

Tunes - Pantera, Vulgar Display of Power
Pre - hot shower, soak brush
Prep - Proraso Pre-shave
Soap - Proraso Green
Razor - '53 SuperSpeed
Blade - Personna Platinum (1)
Post - warm water rinse, WH+Alum, cold water rinse
AS - Proraso Pre-shave



Good timing on this latest TSD article. Anyone seen the latest mantic review on youtube on the Muhle R41, well that's what happened to my neck this morning. All good though, now that i'm edumacated. No styptic needed, but I did try a cold water soaked facecloth and it definitely helped! All was good until I went ATG, same thing the last time I tried a Personna Platinum in my 33C; I figured I'd giv'r another go in a milder razor .. nope.

Note to self (and any other metal heads) - No Pantera when you try a str8 for the first time!

Have great weekend everyone!

 

Saturday, March 3

Gillette New
Supermax SS (d1)
Tabac SS, Rooney Stubby 2XL
Jovan Musk A/S
Result: BBS on 4 passes

The Supermax Stainless is a consistent performer in my New.

 

Sat Mar 3.
Brush: Omega Pro Boar
Soap/Creme: Poraso Green
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Rapira SS
Pre: Poraso pre/post
Post: Poraso As Balm
Hair Groom: Vitalis
Result: BBS

 

Saturday, March 3, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick I1
Blade: Schick
Soap: Speick
Brush: Semogue 1305
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Speick A/S

 

Saturday:
Ever-Ready brush re-knotted with badger.
Kiss My Face Cool Mint Moisture Shave cream
Kampfe SCS lather catcher
CVS Blade

I missed one day of shaving this week. Wednesday. Not only did I oversleep, but power dropped out only minutes after I awoke. Luckily nobody much cares about the scruffy look where I work, and Thursday's shave was all the more satisfying.

Of my two Kampfe lather catchers, this is the easy one with which I always get great shaves. It's from about 1913, and was made for SE blades. Haven't gotten the hang of the other one, a 1902 design which will take either wedge blades or modern disposable ones.

 

Prep: Hot face wash w/ Dove Extra Fresh Bar
Mug: VDH Luxury
Soap: VDH Luxury
Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (3)
Brush: VDH Luxury Badger
Post: Ogallala Bay Rum AS/Baxter of Cali. ASB

 

Saturday 3 March

Godrej Menthol Mist SC
Omega Boar travel brush, face lather
EJ89, w/ Voshkod
Boosters Polar Ice and Nivea Cool Kick ASB

A nice three pass shave while travelling. Finally got a hotel in NYC that actually had a stopper in the sink so I could have a proper shave. Not only did it have a stopper, but there was counter space for my ditty bag. A winner in all, I think that was the last day for Voshkod, I think I only got three shaves out of that one, but they were nice. Have to see how they work out on an extended trial, so far I like them. The menthol mist is just what I needed after a long night at work.

Have a great weekend.

 

Saturday morning, March 3, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Personna blade (2)
Omega 10005 boar bristle brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish with cold water rinse and Thayers
Original Witch Hazel for a DFS!



Terrific lather with the Omega 05 and MWF!

 

Nick,

How do you like the 10005? I think it's a nice brush and you can't beat the price.

 

It's great, and has the same knot as my Omega 10066, also an excellent brush!

 

ShoeBox ShaveShop has the 10005 on sale now for $9.99 so think I might have to get me a spare.

 

Saturday

Hot Shower (soak brush,Semogue 620)
Proraso PrePost cream
Parker Sandalwood Sheabutter shave soap
Gem OCMM/Blue Star (3)
Cold Water Rinse
Monster Block Alum (clean brush,razor,police area)
Cold Water Rinse
Florida Water (Peru) mixed with a pea sized amount of 444

Another great shave with the OCMM despite the fact the Parker soap kinda fizzled out on my face.So I added some Proraso shave cream and 2 drops of glycerin,whipped that up and got a nice lather.Sometimes you got to improvise and I wont shave with a sub par lather,not with a SE It all turned good I got BBS head and face

 

Saturday

Prep: Hot Shower
Razor: Pilot "Endeavor" (first use)
Blade: Big Ben SS (1)
Soap/Cream: TSD Cedarwood soap
Brush: Rooney 2/1
Post: Cold Water rinse
AS: Mama Bears Winter Aftershave balm Spellbound Woods

Results: 3 pass DFS shave

This was the first time I used the Pilot "Endeavor" and the Big Ben blades. Ended up with a great shave with very little irritation. For pictures and my thoughts about the razor check out the link below.

http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/pilot-magnum-de-razor.27489/

 

Saturday, March 3


Razor: iKon OSS
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Simpson Duke 3 Best
Soap/Cream: La Toja Classic Cream
A/S: Floid Blue

A BBS shave today. This was my first time using La Toja and Floid Blue. The cream performed well but I need some additional shaves with the cream to see if it makes it to the favored list. The Floid Blue is a definite favorite with a scent that reminds me of one of the old barbershops I went to with my grandfather and father. The was my first use with the OSS as an owner. My first opportunity to use the OSS came when Phil lent it out to travel and be put to the test as the traveling razor. A great razor with a dual personality!

 

Yes it's my cerebral razor-you've got the quote right. It's my favorite line from Henry V. Ok it's the only line I remember from
Henry V, ok it's the only line I've ever read from Henry V.