SoS: April 2nd, 2012 - April 8th, 2012

Wednesday:

Barbasol Prep
Dovo Natural
Omega Pro Red
D'men Sensitive
Alum Block
Aqua Velva
Afta Original
Old Spice After Shave

 

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Prep: Hot shower; Yardley bath bar
Lather: Old Spice - face lather
Brush: Semogue 820
Razor: Schick I1 Injector
Blade: Chinese Schick (1); 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse; Krampert's Finest Bay Rum

I've been a fan of the injectors since I had my first shave with them but for some reason I haven't used them on a regular basis. Well after this morning's shave I now know why. Something was just missing from the Pella blade that the Chinese Schick has. I plan on using this blade as long as it lasts and then doing a proper review and comparison.

 

SOTD Wednesday 4-4-2012

Edwin Jagger DE86 with Feather
Ingram SC
Parker Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea ASB
Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue ASL

Off to the Oregon Coast for a Grand York Rite Convocation for the rest of the week. Packing my 1929 Gillette Old Type travel razor and a Barber's Best 9/16 straight for the trip. Enjoy your wonderful shaves and I will see you Gents upon my return. Take care!

 

One of these days I have GOT to remember to get my camera out for my shave. Some great photos are being posted here.

 

Wednesday morning: No picture since I'm on the road.

Hot water rinse
Proraso pre/post shave
hot water rinse
Arko shave stick - face loaded
VDH boar brush
1912 Gem w/ Gem blade 1st shave
Cold water rinse
Alum block
Proraso pre/post shave
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS

This was my first shave with a Gem razor I was very impressed!!!! 3 pass shave for a BBS!!!!!

 

Tuesday was same set up as Monday. Hectic day so posting now.

Wednesday - I know it's tech week but I couldn't wait to use my newly acquired razor so....
Slim with Astra SP

 

Have a great trip, and great shaves, and don't forget to pack the scuttle...

 

Good idea! I'll try that tomorrow!

 

Happy Hump Day!

• Prep: hot water splash, hot washing cloth
• Music: Vangelis, Albedo 0,39
• Brush: De Vergulde Hand Boar
• Soap: De Vergulde hand
• Razor: Gillette Old Tyoe OC
• Blade: Timor, 3rd shave
• Shave: 3-pass

Wet puck, good face rubbing, great lather, DFS +. Nice.
Tomorrow I'll add a few twirls with the brush over the puck (thanks Randy for the idea!). See where we end up...
See ya!

 

That's right, Pat. And frankly, we're all just a little fedup with it.

 

Wednesday!

Hot Shower
Green Marvy Mug
Omega Pro Boar
MWF
Lord L6
Gillette 7OC - Blue (1)
Cool Water Rinse
Victoria's Secret "Candy, Baby" Lotion
Pe Re Ja Cologne

Excellent shave!

Have a great evening and the rest of your day tomorrow!

 

Wed
Brush: Vie-Long Horse
Soap/Creme: TOBS Avocado
Razor: Schick Hydromagic
Blade: Chinese Schick
Pre: Hot bath & Poraso pre/post
Post: Alum Block, Lilac Vegetal, Arko fat
Hair Groom: Gables Pomade
Result: DFS

 

Hot Shower
Merkur Bakelite 45C
Shark Blade
Moss Scuttle
MDC
Shavemac Pure Badger
Brut Al Aska
Nivea Balm

nice shaving with Bakelite and shark blade and MDC just only 5 second soak the brush get enough lather for three passes and touch a really comfortable especially in neck area

 

Wednesday:

SB Vie Long mix badger-horse
SS La Toja stick
SR Gillette black beauty
RB Gillette Bleue Extra
ASL Floid Suave
ASB Floid

Thursday:

SB EJ pure badger
SS Proraso white
SR Lux (stainless steel)
RB Wilkinson sword (2)
ASL Proraso
Proraso pre-dopo barba white

 

Thursday’s shave ritual:

Calani Cadre Noir shave soap (yep, still going at it, looks like I’ll need longer than planned to empty this one..)
Mühle Basic Nr. 02 shave brush with Silver Tip Fibre
’56 Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Feather (4.)
D.R. Harris Bay Rum after shave

I wish all of you a happy Easter weekend in advance. No shaving for me tomorrow, I will only pick up the razor on Saturday afternoon again as I have to head in to work, we have organized a Easter Charity event for a local children’s hospital, got to look presentable… ;-)

Music while typing this now: the very relaxing ‘Los’ from German band Rammstein. Nice.

Los

 

Thursday, April 5

55’ Gillette Red Tip
Ladas (d3)
Tabac SS
Vulfix 404 Grosvenor
Lucky Tiger Aspen
Result: DFS on 3 passes.

 

Thursday - another day closer.

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush
CD: Muddy Waters ~ The Essence of Muddy Waters, disc 2
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenya/Ethiopia blend, BLACK
Soap and Cream: C&E Sandalwood super lather
Brush: Semogue 2000
Tech (?): Thick Handle Tech*
Blade: Astra SP, day 4, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Dickenson's WH + 2 drops M Bomb, B&BW Oak, hand strop blade

*At least that what Country Joe called it. The handle is the classic Fat Handle Tech, but the head is more like the NEW. It was gold plated. Looks like the previous owner boiled it. The handle is almost brown, and the head is showing nothing but copper. I like it.

 

AND ?? Razor looks great....Was it the best shave ever ??

 

Thursday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Shark day 2
Prosar Regular SC
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Max Disinfecting AS
Obsession For Men EDT

This Prosar Regular cream (absolutely nothing to do with Proraso) lathers like a champion and has a very nice sporty scent with good protection. The Max Disinfecting aftershave has an awesome barbershoppy kind of scent, and it stings like hell for about 10 seconds, but then it feels great. The Prosar cream is from Greece and the Max is from Bulgaria, so it's a fantastic combination. What a sweet shave this was. Vangelis, efharisto para poli apo ti kardhloulamou file! Since this shave was on a Greek note, I present this video of a song from a very well-known composer named Mikis Theodorakis. The song is slightly heavy-duty and political in some ways, but it's still very nice.

 

Thursday!

hot shower
Proraso anti-irritation pre-shave
Proraso green soap
pure badger, face lather
'73 SS Black handle w/ Voskhod (2)
4 pass WWXA + jawline touchup
warm + cold water rinse
Col. Ichabod Conk AS

ooooooohhhhh yeahhhhhh I'm gonna be faceturbating alllll day. No wonder I keep going back to this lineup.