SoS: January 14, 2013 - January 20, 2013

I used the VDH Deluxe again today and I'm really liking this soap. It's probably the best combination of cushion and slickness of anything I've tried so far (which admittedly isn't much).

Pre-shave: warm water towel & VDH lather
Lather: VDH Deluxe
Razor: Schick Krona
Blade: Astra SP (2)
AS: Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Nice comfortable 2-pass shave. Got closer under my chin but still need some work there to be able to call it a DFS. I resisted the temptation to do any touch-ups though. My weeper red spots from the last couple weeks are finally starting to disappear and I don't want to bring them back.

 

No I have not tried her Barber Shoppe scent yet. Every artisan's scent differs even if it has the same label. But I have never been led astray with Joanna's soaps I have tried. But I can vouch for Mike's Natural soaps. The skincare is top notch. It is very good at moisturizing and is pretty cheap. The cool part is that the guy makes the soaps in his kitchen so you'll be supporting a small business owner.

 

Sundays Shave
I've been getting unbelievably great shaves all week with my Schick Injector......
But today for the sake of shaking things up a bit...I broke out the "Black Tip Beauty"
Do you guys remember her?? This is the legendary 1952 Super Speed Stingraysrock gave me a few years ago...

Arko Shave Soap/Omega 10029
1952 Gillette Black Tip Super Speed-Steel Version
Perma-Sharp Super d1
Old Spice AS

Wow....just Wow!! Simply a soft, gentle great shave in 2 passes...it don't get no better than this...Gillette had a winner...No wonder they captured the hearts and whiskers of so many generations...and still are...

The Perma-Sharp Supers were the first blade I tried when I rediscovered TWS years ago....I've yet to try a better DE blade since...My solid favorite.

Old Spice AS....the first AS I tried when I shaved the first time in my life...lol....Still my favorite...

Arko Shave Stick...ditto...stone-cold favorite....aswell as the Omega Baby-Pro...Lots of favorites here today. Unintentionally became kind of a theme shave...lol

 

Shawna, prayers for your healing and God's touch in your life.

 

Lieber Thorsten,

Das klingt sehr interessant - ich habe einige Seifen von JoAnna und ich bin stolz zu sagen dass sie toll sind. Ich werde diese Seife probieren sobald ich ein Bündel von einigen Seifen und Cremes loswerden kann.

(I told Thorsten that this seems very interesting and that I have some of JoAnna's soaps and I'm proud to say that they are great. I'll try this soap as soon as I can get rid of a bunch of soaps and creams)

 

20 January Sunday.

My prep does not vary always a hot shower and till it disappears Proraso preshave soap.
Sunday's featured soap;RazoRock Muget de France
Brush choice;Semogue 1325
Blade and Razor;Lord Platinum, Rocket
Three passes to resulted in a exquisite DFS
Everyone have a great week.

 

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Oh yeah I know about that too, I didn't mean to leave her out. I try to support all small artisan businesses. I would venture to say that I get better shaves from artisan soaps/creams.

 

I must make a correction; I mis-spoke.
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I know Jeff,no menthol inside but is great shaving cream!

 

Veli, all I know is, whenever I shave with a Bulgarian cream, my skin feels great!

 

Well I was going to shave after my shower today, but my mom needed the bathroom and used a ton of hair products, so there was a smog in the bathroom. I should set up an emergency shave area in my room. Anyways, it's not like I had to shave, my whiskers don't grow very fast and there is always tomorrow on my day off from class.

 

Sunday - 20.01.2013

It has been an interesting day. I had planned on doing a relaxing morning shave today, but since I woke up to a frozen set of water pipes, that plan went out the window. It took a few hours before we managed to thaw up the pipes, but water is now flowing once again in Casa Norseman and I finally got myself a pretty decent shave.

Merkur 34C
Feather Blades
Semogoue Boar Brush
Mikes Natural Soap
Ogallala Bay Rum with Peppercorn Aftershave
Bulldog Aftershave Balm

 

Ryan, we have 2 bathrooms here - I have mine and Corinne has hers. She can never stop me from having a good shave. In fact, she encourages me to enjoy my shaves. The only thing that she doesn't like are my old-school aftershaves, such as the Booster Mosswood and Pinaud Bay Rum for example.

 

I should have taken my parents' bedroom since they don't use the bathroom that is attached to it.

 

JoAnna's soaps are really my favorite from any of the artisans that I've bought from. They smell beautiful and give the finest lather, as well as the BEST skincare. I wish I wasn't so tight on money because I would buy some more.

 

Like the old saying goes, "In with the new, out with the old." I have two lanolin soaps (English Fern & Irish Spring) from her and really should use them more. However, the English Fern makes my face feel hot when I use it so I might be having a reaction with something in it. It sucks because I love how it smells.

 

I was given soap from The Gentleman's Quarter and it burned me seriously. The lather was good, it smelled nice, but I could not tolerate the burning sensation........Aqui es la vida, mi hermano!

 

Si si padre, es la verdad. Hay una persona aqui que le gustaria el English Fern.

 

Sunday shave. Finally!!!
8/8 W&B restored by Glen
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Tabac SC
Cold water splash
Smooooth shave! Tabac Sunday, what can I add...