SoS: March 11, 2013 - March 17, 2013

12.3.2013

• Prep: shower, RazoRock glycerine pre-shave soap
• Razor: Gillette NEW
• Blade: SuperMax superior platinum (2)
• Brush: WSP Monarch HMW
• Soap: Mystic Water Marrakech sample face lathered
• Post: alum, Thayers unscented
• Aftershave: Institut Karité ASB sample

 

Proven set up again.
4/8 Rebell from herzi
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Williams mug soap/Palmolive shave stick superlather (only a bit left in the tub)
Cold water splash
Mayor Energy Platinum splash
I neglected my Rebell razor for weeks. I grabbed it yesterday and was rewarded with very comfortable shave, despite the fact of shaking hands after stick spar work that day.

 

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Silver tip
Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: Gillette 7 o'clock green
Cream: Sandalwood mix. I call it the garbage can. I combined some I wasn't crazy about and the result was pretty good.
Post: Cold water.

Shave quality - good, not great. I was in a hurry this morning.

 

Pre : MR GLO soap
SWK XL scuttle
Omega 10083
weber handle and Fatip head
Gillette 7 o'clock blue # 2
Valobra stick
Nivea Splash

 

Wednesday
Hot Shower
Oil p-shave prep
Arko Shave Stick-Max.Comf. SC
Omega 10029 Baby-Pro boar
1955 Eversharp-Schick Hydro-magic
Long's Drug's re-branded Personnas d1
Arko-nem moisturizer/Old Spice AS/Acqua di Parma Colonia

Nothing out of the ordinary...no new techniques or products...Just some of my fav go-to's and 3+ passes with my Schick.
But nothing ordinary about how nice this razor shaves, or how great I feel afterwards...

Have a GREAT Hump-Day Shave Everybody!!

 

Wednesday:

Axe Chilled Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/7 AM day 3
Godrej Menthol Mist SC
Anherb AS Conditioner
Osage Rub AS
YSL Pour Homme EDT

I froze my face off Indian-style this morning with a wonderful shave from the Godrej Menthol Mist cream, and the Anherb conditioner also comes from India, it packs a HELL of a menthol punch. The Rubby Dubby is another king of the chillers, and it feels so good!

 

Wednesday:

-Hot shower prep with goats milk soap
-Palmolive Stick!
-Whipped Dog Silvertip 22mm. X 52mm
-Weber Polished Stainless
-Israeli Personna
-Thayers Witch Hazel
-Aqua Velva

Feels great! Good day to all!

 

Nice shave this morning:

Prep: Hot showrer & Proraso Preshave
Cream: TSD Barber Shoppe
Brush: Parker Badger
Razor: Merkur HD w/ a feather blade
Post: Cold water rinse & Witch Hazel splash
AS: Proraso green

 

Wednesday:

soak brush/Duke 3 in best
hot shower
Proraso PrePost Cream (green)
Klar Kabinett
SC New Fat Handle/Perma-Sharp Super (5)
Monster Block Alum
Thayer's Rose WH mixed with a shot of Roberts Rosewater
Rose Of Bulgaria ASL

BBS face and dome and smelling a bit like a rose

 

Wednesday morning, March 13, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade,
Semogue 1250 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Another great BBS shave this morning with no nicks, cuts, scrapes or irritation! 4 passes:WTG, ATG, XTG ear to nose, XTG nose to ear.
2 passesXTG with minor touch up on the dome.
I believe it is partially due to my technique getting better, but mainly the blade selection.
I've tried approx 15 different blades and found that the ones that work best for me, and produce shaves like the one I got this morning, are the SuperMax Platinum's.
This mornings shave was the 7th, yes, I said it. 7th shave with the same blade using in my 1965 (k2) Gillette Super Slim adjustable.

Hot shower
Proraso pre/post SC
Proraso green tub soap
Bloc Osma Alum block
Thayer's lemon WH with added menthol crystals
Clubman original AS with added menthol crystals
Nivea CO Q 10 balm.

New blade for tomorrow, possibly a super iridium. They work well too.

 

Gillette Red Tip SS w/Wilky
LE IB Semogue
Pre de Provence Soap
Pre de Provence ASB
This was my first whirl with a French aloe soap. This stuff is terrific! Very good performance and the skin care is great. I'm pretty much BBS and zero irritation. Now I'm just waiting on my Schick Injector G.

 

ahhh man....now I'm waiting on your Schick Injector too....let us know as soon as it makes the scene.....Bring her by the Injector and SE Party thread for a long tall shot of menthol, and we can all welcome her to the Den... While you're at it, bring that Schick Repeater aswell...We love it when celebrities make an apperance ....

 

Wed. 3/13/13

Hot Towel
Tweezerman Badger
Mikes Bay Rum
GEM 1912
GEM Blade (walgreens)
Cold Rinse
WH
Nivia AS Balm
Masters Bay Rum AS

Second attempt at face lathering using a sample of Mikes. What an awesome soap!! Still had to re apply soap after second pass. No biggie just made for an awesome XTG, ATG passes.

 

03/13
Hot Shower
Dove for Men facial wash
Otto Rose
Omega 48
Gillette Super Adjustable
Persona Super Platinum
Pinaud Veg
Three passes=a heckuva DFS

 

Wednesday!



Gem Jr Bar
Gem PTFE (4)
Proraso Blue SC
The Colonel
Proraso Splash
AXE post shave gel - The one Jeff uses lol!

Im not going to comment on the shave, other than it being fantastic (again). Yesterday I picked up some of the post shave gel that Jeff and other members recently acquired. The Axe chilly stuff (I don't remember its name), and ut does give a fairly good kick. Its more of a cold water splash so to speak than the freezing sensation that comes from the highly mentholated products. It was nice and it did not dry sticky or oily at all! I am very happy with it!

 

Wednesday 12-03-2013

Razor: Merkur 37c Slant
Blade: Bic Platinum (3)
Brush: Omega 10077
Cream: Arko Extra Sensitive
AS: Arko Cool

 

It sure is a looker! The best part is that it looks fierce, but is mild while giving super smooth shaves!

 

4/8 Rebell from herzi
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Ceramic bowl
Williams mug soap/Palmolive shave stick superlather
Cold water splash
Mayor Energy Platinum AS splash
Great shave! That little 4/8 is very comfortable to handle and takes a very nice edge. Paper-thin blade, very delicate edge. But a great shaver. My shame I still yet to learn to hone it properly. Now the result is inconsistent, but last honing session was good.

 

Wednesday

Eucerin moisturizing cream
Omega 10083
VDH Deluxe
Merkur 23c w/ Kai
Cetaphil gentle cleanser
Dickinson's WH

Two pass DFS. Little time, but still wanted to use a soap so I quickly whipped up some VDH. MWF has spoiled me lately, but VDH works well.