SoS: January 28, 2013 - February 3, 2013

Tuesday!

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Vangelis, The Friends of Mister Cairo
• Brush: none
• Soap Cream Oil: Kruidvat
• Razor: Gillette Old Style OC
• Blade: Astra super Platinum
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse.

Nice shave, but I guess the blade has had enough. So I retired it. New blade tomorrow!

 

hot towel
prorasso sandalwood cream
tweezerman brush
Parker SR1
astra blade
witch hazel with little bit of cologne sprayed on cold towel
arbonne after shave

 

Tuesday:

 

Mike, I am so afraid to shave with only oil - you cannot imagine. How do you do it without to cut yourself?

 

SOTD 1.29.13 Tuesday

pre-shave - hot shower, Nivea face wash
cream - real shaving co.
brush - WD 24mm silvertip
blade - super max platinum
razor - Gillette SS
A/S - clubman vanilla

 

8/8 W&B restored by Glen
Vie-Long horsehair brash
Ceramic bowl
Cleven SC
Cold water splash
Tet-a-tet ASB
Really like that cream! Slick, protective, great performer! Very pleasant with a straight!

 

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (9)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
TABAC shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

hot shower
Pre : face wash with MDC vetyver olive oil
Schwarzweisskeramik XL scuttle
Merkur 25C
Feather #2
simpson The Colonel XL BB
MDC soap .
Osma Alum
MDC copra oil

 

I'll say!! That single ring looks like you picked it up new at the drug store yesterday...lol...
So you're either a very lucky man, or you found that Quantum Wormhole to a parallel universe where its the turn of the Century...lol....Either way, shes a beauty....wishing you many great shaves with her...

PS...and let me know if you go back in time again; razor hunting...I'd like one aswell....

 

6/8 Hoffritz
Simpsons SC
23mm Shavemac Finest

The Simpsons cream provided everything that was missing in yesterdays shave, protection. I self scented this cream with vetiver and lavender with a little menthol added and find it to be a superb cream. I should use more creams in the winter because of the good skin care qualities, maybe it's time to try Proraso Sandalwood. Very smooth, close and comfortable shave this morning. Have a good one.

picture sharing

 

Wednesday

soak brush/Rooney Heritage Stubby 3xl/DB Brush Scuttle
hot shower
Proraso PrePost Cream
Lea Glicerina & Lanolina (stick)
Merkur 39c "Da Hamma"/Perma-Sharp Super (3)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum
warm water rinse
Thayer's Lavender WH
Myrsol Agua Balsamica

Another stellar shave with "Da Hamma" and Perma-Sharp Super,normally it's 3 and out but I'm gonna push this blade and see how it goes.

 

Wednesday:

#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Goal day 2
Derbylux SC
444 AS Balsam
Max Refreshing AS
YSL Pour Homme EDT

Another great and very cooling shave - the Derbylux cream from Hungary is made by Caola-Alfa which also produces the Barbon and Figaro shaving lines. This cream has awesome lather with a very nice scent, it gives a good menthol effect which the 444 balsam and Max Refreshing aftershave intensify.

 

Wednesday's Shave

Arko Shave Stick-bowl lathered
Omega 10029
1938 Gillette Senator Open-Comb TTO
Perma-Sharp Super d2
Old Spice AS/Rebul Lavanda Colonia

I got such a great shave on Mon. doing the 1st pass with my Schick I2 and 2nd pass and touch ups with this Senator, that I was going to experiment with these two razors this week...Well yesterday I didn't have time so I gave the Injector the love...and was rewarded with such a great shave...I thought it only fare to extend the same opportunity to the Senator today....

Well I've never gotten a better shave...that goes without question...2 & 1/2 passes of pure heavenly shaving satisfaction...

 

Is this the same Hoffritz whose vintage slants and open combs are so desirable, and had stores in Manhatten back in the day??

Sorry.....I just saw an earlier post and realize it is...Congratulations!! I know Hoffritz sold rebranded razors, but all that I've heard is that they only sold great stuff....and all their products were a pleasure to use....therefore, their razors are still so popular today...What do you think?

 

Wednesday:

Hot shower & brush soak
Neutrogena Men Invigorating face wash
Proraso PSC
Semogue 830
EJ DE89L w/ Bulldog handle
Gillette EverSharp blade
Cella soap
WH
AquaVelva

 

Wednesday evening
To avoid the morning rush

Hot towel
Proraso pre
Duke 2 Best
TOBS Almond SC
Merkur 34c HD
Personna Red
Thayer's Witchhazel astringent, original
Penhaligon's Endymion AS balm

Back to my go to razor after 3 days of using the Muhle R41, as my face needed to recover a little.

My first use of the TOBS almond SC and of a Personna blade .... both were wonderful. Have yet to find a bad TOBS SC. Still working through my 12 samples.

Good night!

 

Tuesday

Schick M3 "Protector" Injector
Schick blade (9)
Semogue SOC
Proraso Sapone da Barba
Speick After Shave Lotion
Proraso Crema Liquida Dopobarba

12 minutes, 3 passes + touch up, 1 DFS

 

Yes, and they were noted to sell only high quality cutlery items. This straight looks like it will live up to their rep. Takes a superb edge and is a fine shaver.

 

Shave of the Day (SOTD) Wednesday January 30, 2013​

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• Prep: Brush soaked in cold water, tepid shower, face washed with Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash
• Razor: Merkur Progress 500
• Blade: Croma Diamant Stainless Steel (2)
• Brush: Semogue SOC Boar
• Cream: Ingrams (UK Version)
• AS: Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
• Post: Cold Water Rinse, double splash of aftershave

The Croma blade was very good in the Progress, smooth, no tugging and provided a very close shave. Great shave today, any day with a Progress or Mergress is a great shave.

 

Shower
Warm water splash
Prorasso sandalwood
Tweezerman
Parker SR1
Astra blade
Cold water splash
wH with added cologne

And BBS... YEAAH.