SoS: October 29th, 2012 - November 4th, 2012

Monday:

3 days of growth.

Hot shower / Proraso Red (new formula) / Semogue 830 / EJ DE89L w/ Gillette Yellow blade / WH / Proraso Balm / Curve Soul cologne

Damn fine shave! I hate going days without shaving, but love shaving days of growth off!

 

Belated Monday

Back to the grind after a pleasant week off ...

Pre (Eucerin moisturizing cream, warm shower)
Omega 10083 Pro boar
MWF
Merkur 23c w/ Kai stainless
Post (Cetaphil gentle cleanser, cold water rinse)
Master Bay Rum

Relaxing two pass DFS to temporarily distract my mind from reflections on the work ahead.

 

Tuesday:

Omega Silver Handle
Super Speed/7 AM day 2
Bozzano Sensitive SC
444 AS Balsam
Osage Rub AS
Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui EDT

Man, am I ever smooth as a baby's little tukhis this morning after such a great shave - this Bozzano Sensitive cream from Brazil is a Level B according to my menthol scale. The 444 and Osage Rub are as Level A as you could get - I don't think there are very many other kinds which are able to match them!

 

Tuesday's Moment of Zen:

Musgo Real pre-shave oil
Sapone di Barba Naturale alla Mandorla shave soap
Mühle Travel shave brush in Nickel, with Silver Tip Fibre
Merkur 11C open comb
Feather FH-10 blade (3.)
Bloc Osma alum
Musgo Real Classic after shave

 

Arley, I couldn't agree more. I am using an old favourite of mine this week, the Merkur 11C, which has the same head as the 1904 and also loaded with a Feather - it is one of my most preferred combinations!

 

monday and tuesday shave
MWF
gillette SS
old spice original
3 pass DFS

 

Filly Sub Cero 12
C&S 88 SS
Semogue 1800
Proraso Blue

I've been getting some really good shaves with the Filly. Hype or not, it's a excellent, solid shaver and will hang with any razor I have. It'd be nice to stumble onto a 13 or 14 at a reasonable price, probably not going to happen. Anyway, excellent shave this morning. Have a good one.

photo sharing

 

Oct 29 - PM
Face Wash: Nivea Moisturizing Face Wash
Pre-Shave Lather: Nuka SC
Pre-Shave Prep: None
Shave Lather: Slice Of Life SS - White Musk, Black Pepper & Patchouli
Razor: Merkur 38M
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (2)
Brush: Vulfix 660S Medium
Post: Witch Hazel/Vodka/Aloe/Glycerin mixture followed by Nivea Extreme Comfort ASB​

I'm really enjoying this home made soap...fantastic glide, great cushion, and I love the scent. Excellent stuff.​

 

Tuesday

Prep: Hot shower, AoS pre-shave oil
CD: Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues ~ Stevie Ray Vaughan
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenyan AA, BLACK
Soap: Irisch Moos grated into bowl
Brush: Kriss Kross with original knot
Razor: Merkur Travel Razor
Blade: Voskhod, day 2, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Dickenson's WH + 2 drops M Bomb, Old Spice cologne, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Just praising and thanking God we made it through Sandy OK.

 

Tuesday:

Shower / Cella / Semogue 620 / EJ DE89L w/ Gillette Yellow blade / WH / Aqua Velva

 

Shave of the Day (SOTD) Tech Tuesday October 30, 2012​

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• Prep: Brush soaking in cold water, One with Nature Dead Sea Salt Olive Oil Soap, tepid warm shower
• Razor: Gillette Tech mounted to iKon Bulldog Handle
• Blade: Perma-Sharp Super Stainless
• Brush: 1950's Stanley Home Products Badger
• Cream: Lea Sensitive Cream
• AS: Krampert's Finest Acadian Spice Bay Rum
• Post: Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash Of Aftershave

It's Tuesday so it must mean that a Tech is in order. The Perma-Sharp and Tech perform outstanding together...three passes along with some buffing on my neck and I have an irritation free BBS.

 

Good Day,
Fatip Grande
Supermax Platinum
M&F Emillion 2
Dr.Selby
Humphreys Lilac Witch Hazel

Swedish House Mafia - In My Mind

 

Todays shave! Not too bad but I did get a bit of irritation in the cheek area from the Schick Injector blade. This was the 3rd shave with the blade and I think it may have been the last. But all in all it was a good shave. Irritation cut it short at 2 passes but I'm smooth as all get out.

Soap- The Shave Den "Indonesian Teakwood" explodes with lather and smells great!
Razor- Schick Injector L1
Blade - Schick Injector
A/S - Vitos "Tobacco"...nice floral scent this is one of my top 3 favorite aftershaves.
Brush - Col. Conk 904 Mixed Badger

 

Much better shave today!

EJ with Ebony Handle
Feather Blade (day #1)
Vie Long Brush
Castle Forbes Sandalwood/Cedar SC
TSD 2x Iced Lemon/Cedarwood Splash
TSD Iced Cedarwood Milk
(I call this combo my hamster house shave)
tunes-1969 live Dead

-after my nasty shave yesterday this more than makes up for it.

 

SOTD Tuesday 10-30-2012

5/8 Solingen First Class, Full Hollow, Round Point
Proraso PSC
Erasmic SC
Omega 31064 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
British Sterling Cologne

A beautiful fall morning in Southwestern Oregon with the fall colors in splendid array! I hope everyone is enjoying their shave as much as I am this morning!

 

Nice scuttle!

 

Tuesday

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Harry Gregson-Williams: Narnia, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe soundtrack
• Brush: Travel King boar
• Soap: Tabac
• Razor: Gem OCMM
• Blade: Gem Stainless
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse

The lather wasn't that great today. Guess I still have to get used to hand-lathering. That and the brush which I used for the first time today. Got really close to a BBS, though!

Have a great day! And hopefully all in hurricane Sandy's path are allright!

 

Mike Thanks so much!! I have been practicing with it lately getting ready for the winter and Warm Lather!!!!

Thanks again!

 

Yeah, that feels so luxury! I really enjoy warm lather! I just put a bowl in the sink with warm water, but one day I'll get me a scuttle. I like the color and the classy simplicity of yours.

 

Tuesday - 30.10.2012

Opened up a box of Fitjarsoaps Folgefonn soap. Folgefonn is a glacier in the norseland, and according to the description should be freezing cold. But not so much.
I believe Mr. Crackstar would call this one closer to lukewarm. I am a menthol novice, and I rate it slightly less cooler than green Proraso. But perhaps it will serve a nice menthol soap for the winter?
It lathered up nicely do and gave me a nice close shave.
Since this was my first time using this soap, I suspect that I could benefit by using a longer loading time and less water. Maybe next time.

Edwin Jagger de89l
Gillette Blue Silver blade (2)
Fitjarsoaps Folgefonn soap
Proraso Boar Brush
Ogallala Bay Rum and Sandalwood Aftershave
L'Occitane Cade AfterShave Balm