SoS: January 28, 2013 - February 3, 2013

Van Der Hagen Deluxe Shave Soap
Parker Pure Badger Brush
Edwin Jagger 89bl
Shark SS blade
T.N. Dickinson's Witch hazel
Aqua Velva

 

Thursday 31-01-2013

Razor: Gillette Super Speed '60
Blade: Bic Platinum (2)
Brush: Omega boar
Cream: Kupa
AS: Denim Original

 

Shave of the Day (SOTD) Thursday January 31, 2013​

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• Prep: Brush soaked in hot water, warm shower, face washed with Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash, hot wash cloth on face.
• Razor: Mühle R89 in Rose Gold
• Blade: Perma-Sharp Super Stainless
• Brush: Vintage Fuller Brush restored with TGN 18mm Super Silvertip Knot
• Cream: Proraso Sandalwood and Shea (red tub)
• AS: Mennen Cool Spice Skin Bracer
• Post: Cold Water Rinse, double splash of aftershave

I had a nice surprise when I came home yesterday, Todd had sent me a full 5oz bottle of the Mennen Cool Spice Skin Bracer. I really wish that they continued to make this stuff, maybe if we all wrote to Colgate-Palmolive they would start making it again.

For the last week or so by the time I get home from work I realize that my shave was just fair. I have enough growth for another shave, my 5 o'clock shadow looks more like 10 pm shadow, and my neck is itching from all of the stubble. I cannot stand it so bad that I end up doing an evening shave, usually with a Tech or the Merkur 1904 OC.

Although I prefer cold water shaves today I thought I would try a warm shave. I even went as far as putting a hot wash cloth on my face while I was scrubbing away in the shower in an effort to soften the beard even more.

The shave feel pretty good, not BBS, but decent...the real test will be when I get home. At least I smell good.

 

Thursday

soak brush/SOC,2 band/DB Brush Scuttle
hot shower
Proraso PrePost Cream
Mike's Natural Barber Shop SC
Gillette Fat Handle New SC/Perma-Sharp Super (1)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum
warm water rinse
Thayer's Original WH
Santa Maria Novella Melograno Aftershave

I just got my first New,now I know why it gets much love on the forums.I got a fantastic shave,2 pass face,BBS.I skipped the headshave,I usually do with a unknown razor,now I'm sorry I did,oh well more head whiskers for tomorrows shave

 

Thursday
Muhle R41
Fresh Voskhod
TBS Maca Root SC
Simpsons Duke 2 Best
Captains Choice Bay Rum

Still undecided with Simpsons vs Muhle Synthetic. The Duke did a pretty good job but it just doesn't feel as good as the Muhle in my eyes (yet). Still should give it some time though for the brush to break in and have the knot splay a little more...

 

SOTD Thursday 1-31-2013

Gillette Old Type w/Astra SP
Proraso PSC
Tabac SC
Vintage Austrian Barbershop Boar
Thayer's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Aqua Velva Musk ASL/Cologne

Ahhh....I love the smell of Tabac in the morning! The Old Type is bulletproof and always delivers. The AV Musk Cologne supplied the finishing touches to an outstanding shave!

 

Thursday - another day closer

Prep: Hot shower, TSD ISZ PSB
CD: The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Coffee: Maxwellhouse French Roast, BLACK
Soap: Muhle Sandalwood + 3 drops M Bomb
Brush: C&E Pure Badger
Razor: Merkur 34C set in red mallee burl
Blade: ASR Platinum Chrome, day 4, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Dickenson's WH, Old Spice cologne, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Seems I never get a bad shave from the HDs.

 

Thursday's Shave
Arko Shave Stick/Omega 10029
1965 Gillette 'Slim' Adjustable @5
Perma-Sharp Super d1
Arko-Nem Mango-Mandalina moisturizer/Old Spice AS
Rebul Lavanda Colonia

Haven't used the Adjustable in quite sometime...thought it was time for a blast from the past...
This big guy floats like a vintage Caddie...and it does get the "Is there a blade in this razor?" award...lol
No kiddin', you really don't feel the blade on the skin like my other DE's...and its a 'buffing' monster...
All in all a very fun razor, with lots of shiny moving parts....I dig it...I had a ton of fun shaving today...a stroll down memory lane aswell....

Although it still doesn't de-throne the Senator for best shave or the Schick Hydro-magic for all-time easiest shaver...But it is my favorite DE adjustable of all-time...Man, we sure are lucky to have so many choices in razors these days...This is probably the best time ever to be into getting and enjoying a great shave...

 

Wednesday - 30.01.2012

New shave, new blade. This time I opened up a pack of Gillette Super Thin Platinum, it is safe to say that for me this is a rotten blade. I felt like I was shaving with a glued spoon, and that my beard was ripped from my face, not shaved. The second pass felt a lot better, but the performance was still lousy. For my third pass I picked up the Bakelite Slant Bar, and loaded with a black Gillette 7 o'clock blade it saved the shave.

Today I received a jar of Coconut and Shea Butter moisturising cream from Fitjarsoap. This is advertised as a very versatile cream, and very suitable for newly shaved skin. Applying this to my face after this days shaving ordeal confirmed this. Very nice and very soothing. But I might be slightly biased since this is almost a local brand and I have a soft spot in my cold heart for Fitjarsoap

The Brush from Lijun is a weird one. I am not quite how to describe it, but it does something with the lather I do not like. Making lather is a pleasure, but I think it steals lather and hides it in the brush. Kind of like a squirrel and how it hides its food in the mouth (or so I've been told)
Thanks for reading

Merkur 34c/Bakelite Slant Bar
Gillette Super Thin Platinum/Gillette 7 o'clock black
Lijun Shaving Finest Badger
Fitjarsoap Slotteroy Shaving Cream
Proraso Aftershave Lotion
Fitjarsoap Coconut and Shea Butter Moisturiser

 

Thursday!

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Danny Elfman, Edward Scissorhands soundtrack
• Brush: Travel King boar
• Soap: TSD Bay Rum
• Razor: GEM OCMM
• Blade: GEM stainless
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse, hand strop blade, reload upside-down

Nice shave.

 

Used Olay shower soap as a lather. Worked very nicely.

Hot shower
Facial scrub
Warm towel
Shark blade (never using that again)
Parker SR1
Olay body soap
Tweezerman
Cold towel with WH and raulph Lauren number 4 cologne on it

 

Thursday
RR Hammer w/ Voskhod
WD 22mm Silvertip
Mike's Natural Barbershop
Pinaud Clubman

Very nice 3 pass today. This was the first time I've done 2 days in a row in a little while but I still had a nice smooth shave. I dug the Mike's out of the cupboard as I haven't used it in quite a while. Still a terrific soap and I never know why I leave it sit so long but I always do.

 

TSD preshave balm
8/8 W&B restored by Glen
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Ceramic bowl
De Vergulde Hand soap (just LOVE it!)
Cold water splash
Fitjar Miklagard ASC
Interesting shave with random set up, only the DVH was planned before the shave. Great shave, DVH is a winner!

 

Proraso white PS
Merkur 34c
Bolzano
IB LE Semogue
RazoRock Mudder Focker
GFT Limes skin food

 

Dmitry, not only is De Vergulde Hand soap a winner, you are too - you really are a straight razor professional now!

 

SOTD 1.31.13

Preshave - Hot shower, Nivea Face Wash
Cream - TOBS lemon Lime
Brush - WD 24mm Silvertip
Blade - Dorco
Razor - Gillette SS
A/S - Nivea Replenishing Balm, OS



Great shave. Wife was out on the town, Baby in bed and pure quiet. I love TOBS lemon lime. For me its the perfect scent a hint of citrus but very clean and refreshing. The dorco was better than I remember it to be and gave a great 3 pass DFS. The old spice is the new formula in an old bottle.

 

Music: the Getty's
Coffee: Kirkland with a touch of honey
Prep: wash with 365 French Milled Glycerin Soap (un scented)
Preshave: American Crew preshave oil
Soap: Colonel Conk's
Razor: Merkur 178
Blades: Feather
PostShave: Witch Hazel
Inspection: good morning kiss from the wifey

One month in, and few great tips later, my first completely nick free experience (even with some blade buffing on trouble spots)! May still be too new to say this, but dare I say.... My first DFS!

 

Friday morning

Proraso pre
Merkur 34c HD
Personna red (2)
TOBS Jermyn St SC
Duke 2 Best
Thayer's Superhazel
Case AS balm

WTG and XTG passes with a touch up to the neck. A very acceptable shave. Still recovering from my 3 days with the R41 so I've not gone for BBS again yet. Shaving rest day tomorrow then I may go back to the GEM for a while.

 

Friday:

Wash with Gatsby Ice Cooling Gel
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Goal day 4
Aquabarba SC
444 AS Balsam
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash
YSL Pour Homme EDT

It'll take all day for my face to thaw out from all these freezing-cold items that I used this morning - the Gatsby facial wash gel is magnificent - a lovely scent and terrific skincare, the Aquabarba cream from Tunisia lathers like a maniac and is icy-cold, and then we have the 444/Penguin team which can knock you down if you can't handle strong menthol. This shave was awesome. No photos today, sorry!

 

5/8 Spear
Kiss My Face Mint
23mm Shavemac Finest knot

Kiss My Face is an excellent shaving cream, IMO, and will compete with just about any cream on any level of performance with the exception of scent. It's not that the scents are bad, they're just not as refined as some of the the top dollar stuff. Very nice shave today. After 5 or 6 days of using creams my face is in good shape despite the very cold dry weather. I'm going to continue to use them for a while. Have a good one.

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