SoS: November 19th, 2012 - November 25th, 2012

Second time doing straight razor work on my face.

Pre shave: Shower, Proraso Pre/Post Cream.
Brush: Semogue 1305.
Razor/s: Gold Dollar 5/8 and Schick Krona.
Blade: Personna Med Prep.
Soap: Mike's Natural Soap Barbershop.
Post: Cold water rinse, Thayer's Rose WH, Proraso Pre/Post Cream.

This time, the straight felt a little better, I moved from just doing my cheeks to doing my mustache and chin area. I still cleaned up with a DE.

 

Way to hang in there Ryan! Glad to see you are making progress. The only way to master the straight is to keep doing it until you get the feel for it and the muscle memory, once you've got that, it's the same as the DE.

 

Bruce- that's the exact thinking behind my motives. I caught my dad monkeying with it while I was getting ready to shave with it. He said he would stick with his Slim though. I think I'll get him to try it though when I do it a few more times. I'm just borrowing this straight now, so I'll have to send it back to its original owner soon. But it was a fun ride!

 

CREAM WEEK WOO!
Edwin Jagger DE87
Voskhod
Vie-Long HH/Badger Mix
Palmolive Menthol SC
Brut A/S

 

Sorry to hear the blue tube is a bit off for you. I'm currently in the process of (hopefully) getting some. Items like that are a little harder to get in Canada.

 

My shave on Tuesday was a Theme-compliant one :

Musgo Real pre-shave oil
Logona Mann shave cream
Semogue #1305 shave brush, Boar bristle
Cobra Classic SE razor
Feather Professional blade (2.)
Bloc Osma alum
Musgo Real Classic after shave

 

Colgate is a menthol cream? I never heard of it! I have the Palmolive Menthol and the Lea Menthol creams which are both wonderful. I wish there was a Canadian supplier for the Figaro aftershave.

 

Well... that's the typo of month, LOL!! I meant to say Gillette not Colgate! Colgate is my toothpaste. Man, I am getting old, ha ha.
I will edit the post to correct the error. Thanks.

Lyndon

 

• Prep PSC
• Gillette Menthol SC
• Omega Pro 48 Boar Brush
• Merkur 39C HD - "The Sledgehammer"
• Perma-Sharp (4)
• TSD Witch Hazel - Winter Fresh (+1 Menthol)
• Nivea Sensitive ASB
• Brut ASL

As a general rule, I don't use "BOBB" (Big Omega Boar Brush) with creams very much, but I am glad I did today. It is really an excellent all-around brush and very inexpensive too. Day 4 for the Perma-Sharp so I wasn't really sure about using it with the slant. However, I palm stropped it and it was fine. Last time I used the "Hammer" I had some irritation so this time I really concentrated on good technique and was rewarded with a comfortable three pass BBS shave. Not exactly what I would call an autopilot razor but for me I would say the razor is somewhere between moderately aggressive and aggressive. That said, it is not really a difficult to use razor.

Cheers, everyone!

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Belated Monday

Eucerin moisturizing cream
Omega 10083 Pro boar
MWF
Merkur 23c w/ Kai Stainless
Cetaphil gentle cleanser
Master Bay Rum

Solid two pass DFS! New blade on Sunday. The previous Kai blade lasted 10 shaves, I think! Retired it while it was top of the world (mine that is).

 

Prep L'Occitane Cedarwood soap​

Razor Vintage japanese "G TOWA T" 7/8​

Brush Bill Jack Le Tuft Chubby 1.5 in Lignum Vitae​

Shaving Cream GFT Coconut Oil​

Alum & Witch Hazel​

Una brennan Neroli Moisturiser​

Lalique Encre Noire Edt​

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Super smooth two pass shave from one of my favourite shavers the "G TOWA T"​

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SOTD Tuesday 11-20-2012

Razor: Gillette Super Speed F2
Blade: Gillette Platinum Plus (4)
Brush: Omega 10077

Cream: Karo Sensitive
AS: Karo Classic
My favorite Omega 10077 is now like a brand new,thanks to Henkel Nice shave with 3 pass (WTG/XTG/ATG/+little touch up for BBS!

 

Tuesday:

#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Shark day 2
New Proraso White SS
Anherb AS Conditioner
Osage Rub AS
Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui EDT

Today was my first time to use my horsehair brush to lather a Proraso soap and the results were fantastic. The lather was so rich and stable, and I could have easily done an extra two passes, but after the second one I was BBS. The new version of Proraso White soap is absolutely sensational - the same great scent, it's cooler-feeling, and the skincare which was terrific before is even better now. The Anherb stuff and the Rub cannot be beaten for a final freeze!

 

For theme week:



This is the first time I've used a GFT product and have to say I'm very pleased. The cream provide phenomenal cushion, protection and has left my face feeling silky.

 

Tuesday

soak brush/Thater 4292/6,2 band fan/DB Brush Scuttle
hot shower
Proraso PrePost Cream
Herbs Of Bulgaria Lavender SC
Schick G1/Pella Coated (5)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum
warm water rinse
Thayer's Lavender WH followed with RazoRock King Louis Lavender Aftershave Wax
Herbs Of Bulgaria Lavender Splash

Another great shave from the Schick,and one of the best headshaves I've had.I have 4 Schicks and each one always gives me a great headshave,the only Schick I might have to do a touch-up with is maybe the Paul Revere model.

 

7/8 W&B
Palmolive Lemon
30mm brush
AV Musk

This is my first shave with a W&B hollow ground razor(for barbers use), all have been wedges before. I had to make a blade correction so it was really dull. It took a while to get a edge on it but I had a superb shave with it this morning. Well worth the effort. I used some Palmolive Lemon, performance was good but the scent isn't for me, yuck. Have a good one.

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Shave of the Day (SOTD) Tech Tuesday November 20, 2012​

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• Prep: Brush soaking in ice water, face washed with Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle Anti-Blemish Cleanser, luke warm shower
• Razor: 1967 Gillette Traveler Tech Head mounted to T2 Bulldog Bell Handle
• Blade: Personna Med Prep
• Brush: Semogue 1438 Boar
• Soap: Tabac
• AS: Aqua Velva Musk with added Menthol
• Post: Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash of Aftershave

I just love handle. Although not as nice as a BRW, it is as close that I can own for a decent price. The Traveler Tech is probably the mildest razor that I own, but when matched with this handle and a super sharp blade, it provides an excellent, smooth shave.

Face lathering with the Tabac and the Semogue 1438 made enough lather for 5 passes if needed. Three passes and buffing provided a DFS that was smooth and irritation free.

I did not think I could make Aqua Velva Musk better...but I did. Menthol, and lots of it. My face is numb, I can barely feel it as I type. I can only one day wish to become an ice road trucker in the great frozen Tundra...but until then, I will just freeze my face off.

 

Today was day two of my shave cream week.
It was all the things I usually use
TBS Maca face wash and warm water
Proraso pre/post shave
EJ 89 with Sputnik blade (third day)
VDH boar brush
nivea shave balm
AV Musk AS
and the main course was Tabac SC.

Got a fair lather, more than enough for three passes and a coat while I was cleaning up.

The shave was again darn fine overall, a bit of clean up under the jawline but the rest very smooth. I like the Tabac it seems to be nice to my face and seems to have a nice scent as far as I can tell.

I've already starting to try to figure out what to use tomorrow.

 

Tuesday morning, November 20, 2012

Schick E2 Injector razor w/ Schick blade (10)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Proraso shaving cream w/ hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

Ten shaves with the Chinese Schick blade!

 

SOTD Tuesday 11-20-2012

5/8 William Elliot & Sons, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso PSC
Irisch Moos SC
Omega 31064 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Brut Original ASB

The Irisch Moos is one of my favorite Shave Creams. The performance is outstanding and the scent is devine!