SoS: January 28, 2013 - February 3, 2013

• Prep PSC
• LEA SC
• Frank Finest Brush
• EJ DE89L Razor
• Feather Blade (3)
• Vifrex ASG
• Barbon ASL

[1-Feb-2013]

A very, very good shave today! I have found that one of best possible combinations for me is LEA cream, my Edwin Jagger DE89L and a Feather blade. The LEA cream is super slick with great protective qualities. And the DE89L loaded with a Feather is just awesome. Very easy to use, even on the chin. Vifrex ASG and some Barbon ASL for a nice chilly finish. The best of BBS shaves, and in total comfort. Wow!

Cheers, Lyndon

 

• Prep PSC
• Al's Shaving Cream - Palermo (small sample, behind razor handle)
• Frank Synthetic Brush - 23mm
• EJ DE89L
• Kai Blade (1)
• Vifrex ASG
• Aqua Velva ASL

Well, this was the last shave of my holiday. I flew back to Hong Kong today and I will be back at work tomorrow. Al's Shaving cream is very dense and just a little will produce a large amount of lather. I am however, having difficulty finding a scent I really like. They all seem to be somewhat similar and rather earthy. I usually use a synthetic brush whenever I have to fly since they are more resistant to mildew. The Frank brush can easily produce a fine lather but it is not the best type of brush for face lathering. If you want the bristles to spread out, you really have to mash it down hard onto your face. A couple of splashes of Aqua Velva Musk and I was ready to meet a nice lady friend of mine. (Yes, she liked the scent too.)

I didn't post yesterday's shave but I finally used up a couple of products. I finished my tube of Tabac cream and my bottle of GFT Spanish Leather, both very good products.

Cheers, Lyndon

 

Sunday

soak brush/Rooney Heritage Stubby 3XL/DB Brush Scuttle
hot shower
Proraso PrePost Cream
Mike's Natural Orange,Cedarwood & Black Pepper (stick)
Cobra Classic "The Snake"/Feather ProGuard (3)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cool water rinse
Thayer's Medicated Superhazel
Lucky Tiger mixed with a pea sized amount of 444

Another great shave from "The Snake",BBS face and dome,and speaking of dome enjoy the Superbowl

 

Sunday Night

Hot towel
Proraso pre
MWF
Duke 2 Best
GEM 1912
GEM coated blade (6)
Thayer's Superhazel
Thayer's Original Toner
Cade AS Balm

 

Sunday:

#6 Horsehair
Dovo Bismarck 5/8
Godrej Round SS
Svoboda AS Balsam
Booster Polar Ice AS

A shave from paradise this morning with one of the finest straight razors ever created - the Dovo Bismarck 5/8 will clean you up and make you so BBS that you'll love it. The Godrej soap has that great old-school barbershop scent which matches the Polar Ice aftershave so well, it gives awesome, rich lather, however it lacks in the moisturizing department, although it's still a MUCH better soap than Williams. Thank goodness for the Svoboda balsam because my skin needed some extra care and the Polar Ice aftershave gave me that final traditional shot which I really enjoy.

 

Sunday

Prep: Hot shower, AoS unscented pre-shave oil
Record (yep, 33-1/3): Glenn Miller ~ A Memorial 1944 - 1969
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenya, BLACK
Soap: AoS Sandalwood
Brush: Redleaf
SE: Gem Pushbutton
Blade: Gem, day 1, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Thayers Rose Petal WH with aloe vera, B&BW Oak, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

 

6/8 Hart
Palmolive Italian
28mm H.I.S. knot

I enjoy shaving with the stiff grind of the Hart (1/4 hollow) blade. But then again, I like the old framebacks and wedges too. It's an entirely different feel than the full hollows. Very nice shave. Palmolive Italian, good stuff, really good stuff. Have a good one.

online photo sharing

 

Today's shave goes out to the 2 Jeffs... Crackstar, & the Sting-ster
Crackstar because its with: a vintage Super Speed/Rapira combo...and the Stingster cause he gave me this razor...

Arko Shave Stick/Omega 10029
1952 Gillette Super Speed Black Tip-Steel Version/Rapira SS d1
Old Spice AS

Once again the Black Tip Beauty slams 3 passes out of the park!!
WTG, ATG, XTG with buffing all over the place...this combo is maybe the most fun buffer ever...more fun than shaving has a right to be...

Great Sunday Everybody!!

 

Sandalwood Sunday

Schick M1 adjustable injector
Schick blade (3)
Semogue SE 2012 boar badger
TOBS Sandalwood soap
Harris Sandalwood aftershave
Proraso crema liquida dopobarba

20 minutes, 3 passes, 1 touch up, 1 very DFS

 

Lloyd, you are a wonderful friend - thanks for thinking of me!

 

Sunday morning, February 3, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (3)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
TABAC shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Warm shower
Facial cleanser
Warm water splash
Prorasso sandalwood
Tweezerman
NEW RED TIP- worked great
Cold water splash
Witch hazel and realities for men cologne splashed on face
1 dfs
Clean up- the depressing part because the shave is over

 

Sunday
Feather AS-D1 Open Comb
Red Israeli Personna
TOBS Eton College SC
Simpsons Duke 2 Best
Captains Choice Bay Rum

AND THE DUKE PULLS AHEAD OF THE MUHLE! Well for face lathering that is, I think the scuttle lathering issue is that the Duke 2 is still a wee bit small for me to like using in it, I may have to invest in a Chubby 2 or Duke 3....or both just so I have a family set going on here.

 

PREP: Hot Shower ​

BRUSH: Simpson "Chubby" 1 Super 2-band (Thanks TexBilly)​

SOAP/CREAM: MWF​

SCUTTLE / BOWL: Ladysea 2 piece scuttle​

RAZOR: Fatip Gold Grand head on UFO Brass Tornado handle with Lord Platinum(1) blade​

SHAVE: 3 passes, WTG/ATG/ATG​

AS: Castle Forbes 1445​

RESULT: Great shave, DFS​

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This is my third shave using the UFO Brass Tornado handle and I'm really liking the addition weight of solid brass.​

 

Hello Friends,

just endet my "same procedure as every Sunday" shave.

After a nice hot towel i used the following equipment:

-Bock Silvertip Brush
-Edwin Jagger DE89
-Lada blade (used for the 1st time overall)
-Monsavon shaving soap
-Thayers Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera Aftershave



A fantastic shave!!! Used the Lada blade the 1st time ever and it is terrific!!! Sharp and close like a Feather blade.WOW!!! I´m really impressed.Today i just needed 2 passes (with and across the grain) not 3 like the shaves before...And i´m BBS too.Really a fantastic blade.

Hope you´re enjoying your day.

Lovely greetings
Thorsten

 

SOTD Sunday 2-3-2013

Cadet Mongoose TTO w/Voskhod Teflon
Proraso PSC
Palmolive SC
Omega 31064 Boar
Thayer's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Brut Original Cologne

The Mongoose is a good razor for the price and a breeze to use. It is moderately aggressive for a TTO and the shaves it delivers are very good however, I have really fallen in love with the open combs and EJ/Muhle three piece razor heads. I am finding that I use the TTO razors less and less.

 

Sunday - 03.02.2013

Yesterday I picked up my puck of AOS lavender soap. And after reading such glorious reviews about these soaps, I was very excited to take this soap out for a spin.
It was very easy to lather. I loaded to brush for 30 seconds and that was all it took to create an ample amount of wonderful creamy lather.
It smelled pretty good too. Never been a fan of lavender, but this was not bad.

Shaving with this stuff was pretty awesome. Combining this soap with the Futur and Gillette's Silver Blue Blade was so good that I forgot what I was doing and managed to nick myself and once again burn myself with the razor.
Forrest Gump's mama knew what she was talking about

Too bad the tallow AOS has been discontinued, but such is life.

Merkur Futur
Gillette Silver Blue Blade
Semogue Boar Brush
The Art of Shaving - Lavender soap
With Hazel
Captains Choice Aftershave
Fitjar Moisturiser

 

Shave of the Day (SOTD) Sunday February 3, 2013​

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• Prep: Brush soaked in hot water, hot shower, One With Nature Dead Sea Mineral Olive Oil Soap, hot wash cloth on face.
• Razor: Cadet TTO-15
• Blade: Chroma Diamant(1)
• Brush: Vintage Stanley Home Products restored with TGN 22mm Fan High Density Finest Two-Band Badger Knot
• Cream: Proraso Aloe and Vitamin E Shaving Cream
• AS: Nivea for Men Sensitive Post Shave Balm (old formula)
• Post: Cold Water Rinse, double application of aftershave balm

Yesterday was the first time well over a year that I have not shaved. To be very honest I was about to through in the towel to the entire traditional shaving ritual. The last few weeks my shaves have been far from spectacular and by evening I am finding that I require a second shave.

We all got into this hobby for one reason; a better shave. It does not matter how cool our gear looks or the amount of stuff we own if we are not getting good shaves. I even went as far as taking pictures of everything to post on B/S/T as I am sick and tired of shaving twice per day.

I thought I would give it another go today, but with some changed to my routine, primarily a hot prep.

I have not used the TTO-15 in a while so I thought I would try it with the Croma blade. Although inexpensive, the TTO-15 give me a better shave than any vintage TTO that I have owned.

The shave went well. Three passes, BBS on face, the neck still has a few areas that I can feel a slight amount of stubble. My skin looks very dry so I applied balm, allowed to absorb, and then applied a second amount.

The real test is going to be tonight to see how much stubble I have. If it is unacceptable I am only going to keep a few DE's for weekend use only and try something else Monday through Friday, what I do not know, but I do know I am tired of shaving twice per day.

 

I shaved this evening since I've got an early flight in the morning.

Preshave: Proraso preshave with hot towel
Cream: Proraso green
Brush: restored Ever-Ready 1000 with 22mm TGN super silvertip
Razor: EJ89dl
Blade: Blue Persona
Aftershave 1: LAB Series moisturizing after-shave soothing spray
Aftershave 2: Osage Rub

Since I'm shaving for tomorrow, I thought I'd go with the menthol Monday theme. Now I'm almost ready to watch the Super Bowl.

For my trip I'm taking a little Gillette Tech travel razor I haven't used yet, a blue persona blade, a Speick shave stick, a Mighty Mite Omega brush and some Arko aftershave cream. I'll see how that combo does over 3 days.

 

Thorsten, I agree with you 100% about the Lada blades being very sharp. They do give excellent shaves but they give me bad irritation even in my Super Speed. I suppose they're not for everyone!