SoS: July 30th, 2012 - August 5th, 2012

Blind Blade Test, Shave of the Day (SOTD) Friday August 3, 2012

Prep: Brush soaking in hot water, face scrub with TSD Sandalwood soap, Tepid Water Shower
Razor: 1965 Gillette Slim Adjustable set to 9
Blade: Blind Blade Test Blade #6, Shave #1
Brush: VIe-Long LE Beehive Natural Horse Hair
Soap: Tabac
AS: Aqua Velva Musk
Post: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Rub, Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash Of Aftershave.

This is day fourteen of the blind blade test, which is the first shave with blade number six.

Per the guidelines of the test I will not be posting my results of the blade, as we do not want other participants to be influenced by our own shaving experience. At the end of the test I will be posting my complete daily journal.

All variables remain the same accept for the aftershave, which today is Aqua Velva Musk.

 

Pre-shave: Marinated in Proraso Pre-Shaving Cream, Warm shower
Razor: EJ89L
Blade: Personna "Labs"
Brush: Muhle Black Fiber
Soap/Cream: Mike's Natural Soap-Lime and KMF - Unscented with a splash of Osage Rub
A/S: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Bar, Witch Hazel, Proraso AS, 444


I was in a menthol chillin' mood tonight!!

 

I love Tet-A-Tet cream. How's the balm?

 

Prep L'Occitane Vetyver Soap
Razor Wade & Butcher
Brush Simpsons M7 LE Finest Silvertip
Cream Vulfix Persian Musk
Alum & Witch Hazel
Neil's Yard Rose Moisturiser
Penhaligon's Castile EDT.

Jamie.

Well this was the first shave for the NOS Wade & Butcher, and her first ever honing took her right back to the 1000, 3000, 5000, 8000, 12000, 50 laps on the linen 100 on the leather, and she delivered a smooth buttery shave.

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Saturday

Prep: Just Noxema and hot water today
Razor: My trusty Merkur 34c
Blade: Rapira (1)
SC: Tabac
AS: TSD sandalwood



Today's shave was many firsts for me. I normally shave after my morning shower but decided to shower last night. Tried my tabac sample from TSD. WoW, this stuff is fantastic! The smell is unique (hard to describe but finishes with a subtle manly scent), explodes into buttery smooth cushioning lather, and the skin care for me was a 10 out of ten. I'm very impressed. The rapira blade was also a first for me which gave me an outstanding shave as well. I made four passes with zero irritation and an unusual for me BBS. Followed up with GFT limes skin food and TSD sandalwood with two drops of TSD M Bomb Wow baby! This was one of my top 3 best shaves ever. I am fighting a very strong urge to buy enormous amounts of all of today's shave. I better start buttering-up SWMBO

 

Saturday, August 4

55’ Gillette Red Tip
Ladas (d2)
Arko Stick + Tabac
Tweezerman
Osage Rub
Stephans Island Lime
Result: Feels like a BBS on 3 passes + neck touch-up. I rubbed some Arko on the neck before lathering over-top with Tabac and got an incredible super lather. Not that Tabac needs any help. But the result, especially on my tender neck and its wire-like stubble, was phenomenal. I may have to do this "Arko-Prep" more often. Side note: I gave in to RAD and ordered a 37C Slant. I held off for over a year on razor additions, but getting into straights this summer re-ignited RAD.

 

Saturday

• Prep: shower, rice bran oil marinade while bowl lathering
• Music: Philip Glass, Powaqqatsi
• Brush: DVH boar
• Soap: vintage Williams
• Razor: Rolls Razor
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse

Really enjoyed my shave this morning (well, I usually do, but today's shave felt great!) Got me a satisfactory DFS++.

Feeling great today! :wave:

Enjoy your weekend!

 

SOTD Saturday 8-4-2012

Merkur Progress @ 3 1/2
Feather Blade
Proraso PSC
Classic Shaving Jasmine SS in Ceramic Mug
Col Conk Barbershop Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Brut Original ASB
Royal Copenhagen Musk ASL

An early post as I am heading for the cool mountains! Take care and have a great weekend!

 

The coffee sounds as good as your shave!!!

 

Razor: Parker 22R
Blade: Astra (Day 3)
Soap: Daisy Mountain Natural (Sedona)
2 passes for a nice shave! (One small nick on the neck. )

Now off to make breakfast for the zombies!!!

 

5/8 Case Red Imp
TOBS Sandalwood SC
Homemade 30mm Silver Tip
Superior 70

Nice shave, loved the scent of the TOBS Sandalwood SC (1st time used).

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Saturday:

Soak Brush/Semogue SOC/DB Brush Scuttle
warm shower
Proraso PrePost cream
RazoRock XXX shave cream soap (face lathered)
Schick G model/Schick (4)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's WH mixed with 4 drops M-Bomb
The Rub mixed with a small amount of 444

Nice 2 pass shave with the Schick,Thunderdome is getting a lil break until maybe tomorrow or Monday.Gonna be a hot one today,I've got TSD ISZ aftershave milk ready for some mid afternoon cooling action,may even hit up The Penguin too

 

Saturday:

Musgo Real pre shave oil
Calani Purissima shave soap
Muehle Basic Nr. 02 shave brush with Silver Tip Fibre
Feather AS-D1 razor
Feather FH-10 blade (new)
Bloc Osma Alum
Speick Men after shave

 

Saturday morning, August 4, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (3)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

GEM 1912
GEM Blue Blade
VDH Boar Brush
Williams Soap
Aqua Velva AS

 

Saturday, August 4, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Dunkin Donuts
Prep: Wash face with Speick Soap
Razor: Schick I1
Blade: Schick
Soap: MWF
Brush: Semogue 1305
Scuttle/Mug: Schwarzweisskeramik
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue

 

Saturday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 4
Phyto Expert Regular SC (newest version)
Phyto Expert Sensitive AS Balsam
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS
Chabrawichi 555 Cologne

My dear friend Dmitry sent me another gold medal winner cream from Russia which is so rich in lather and skincare. This stuff soothes and protects my sensitive skin so well, and it gives great blade glide. The Phyto Expert balsam has a nice cooling sensation, and it adds a lot of extra protection. This cream and balsam are produced from 100% natural ingredients so there is nothing in them to cause any potential skin damage. The Aqua Velva aftershave felt nice and cold afterwards. My shave results could not have been better. Sorry for not showing any pictures today.

 

Pre shave - Arko
Razor - Filarmonic SubCero #12
Strop - 3" Snake, Shell Cordovan & Genuine Linen Hanging Razor Strop
Brush - New Forest Tubby 1 Finest Silvertip
Soap - Mike's Unscented
A/S - Boots Witch Hazel gel followed by Tabac A/S lotion

OK, new soap...... just couldn't get the lather right!! Should have used the 'Duke', that is my goto brush for MWF/KENT. Had to salvage the shave by finishing off with the Merk + Astra... but the end result was still BBS with no irritation.... surprisingly, it turned out to be a fantastic shave. Need more time with Mike's soap, which left my skin feeling great...can't wait to get it right!!

 

Saturday



Aristocrat Jr
Schick Super stainless
The Manchurian
TSD Lanolin - TSD Signature
Mandom

Wow! First shave since Tuesday night. This morning I used the old Red Personna in the razor for the firstpass, to take off the thick growth. I wanted the Schick to have a good chance to prove itself.

Prove itself it did. Everything about the shave was fantastic! The blade was very smooth and forgiving, but very sharp! I am a fan of these...to bad I only got 25. The shave soap...I am completely taken back! I like it much more than the regular TSD soap. It is very easy on my skin, really easy to lather, and the slick is amazing! Great job JoAnna and the testers! You came out with a fantastic product!

This was the perfect way to start my weekend...Oh! I should ad the scent is lingering and I have been smelling warm spices all morning!

 

Saturday:

Long hot shower / RazoRock Moroccan Secret / Semogue 620 / EJ DE89L w/ Voskhod blade / RazoRock alum / Thayers WH / Superior 70