SoS: May 6, 2013 - May 12, 2013

Muhle R89
Pol-silver
Omega Mighty Midget
Vitos Pre Shave
Gold Dachs
Jack Black Post Shave Cooling Gel
Floid Black AS

Holy fantastic shave Batman! Everything but the brush is brand new. No learning curve needed on any of it. How often does that happen? I just can't seem to get a better shave than from my Merkur 34c, so I picked up a fancy version. The picture doesn't do the machining on the handle justice. We found out my wife is having a baby boy this September. Nothing like some fine shaving goodies to celebrate such a wonderful occasion.

 

Wednesday night

Razor: Schick E series injector
Blade: Schick (Chinese)
Brush: Rubberset resto w/Black badger TGN knot
Cream: Godrej Deluxe Lime

 

Congratulations!

 

SoTN
5/8/2013

EMJ Pre Shave Face Scrub Mint
Gillette Menthol Cream
WD Silver Tip
'46-47 Aristocrat
Cold Rinse
WH
Osage Rub
EMJ Post Shave Lotion Mint

First off, the EMJ is a really nice product for 5 bucks. The face scrub has some grit so maybe not for everyone, but the post shave is very mild and not at all greasy. Not cold at all, but a bit minty. First shave with an Aristocrat, now I see why they garner as much attention as they do. May have been the smoothest aggressive shave I've ever had. I don't know if I can even call it aggressive, it was cuttin' some serious hair while feeling like my BB on 3. I always thought the price paid for these was inflated because of mystique or some such non sense. I was wrong, these razors are very very fine shavers. Will be a tough one to sell.

 

Welcome to the 46/7 owner's club

 

SOTD Wednesday night

Prep: hot bath, Shave Secret oil, hot towel for 10 min
Music: Air Traffic Controller, "Nordo"
Razor: Merkur 34c
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Cream: TOBS Sandalwood
Brush: AOS pure badger
Shave: 3 passes and buffing
Post: Warm water then cold water splash, Thayer's Lavender WH, TSD Aftershave Milk iced cool water type
Cologne: John Varvatos Vintage

One of the best prep jobs I've done so far, the hairs felt as if they were melting off during the shave. Great BBS on 3 passes with minimal buffing. Good night

 

Congrats tou you & Lady Po!

 

Thursday!

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Wim Mertens, Best Of
• Brush: Dickinson & Gilroys
• Cream: vintage Proraso Red
• Razor: Ugly Duckling
• Blade: Max Herder
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse, restrop blade in Allegro mod. L and reload in next DE razor in line.

Excellent shave.

 

5/8 Hoffritz
CF Lime
22mm Omega knot

Well, this mornings shave started out smelling like a slightly stinky boar and lime but it sure beats stinky boar and almond. Great, prolific lather with the boar. Nice shave, good edge on the Hoffritz. Have a good one.

 

This worked much better, got a nice lather this time.

 

Thursday!

• Prep:hot shower
• Brush: Simpsons Special Best Badger
• Soap: MWF
• Razor: EJ89dl
• Blade: Vokshod (4)
• Shave: 3-pass
• Post: cold water rinse and Proraso aftershave

Very nice shave. The Vokshod performs well in my EJ89dl, but I think the Astra did a little better. The MWF lathered much better after I followed JimPo42's advice.

 

Thursday:

#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Rapira day 4
Speick SC
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Booster Polar Ice AS
YSL Pour Homme EDT

For the first time in a few weeks I didn't use anything with menthol and I actually enjoyed the shave very much. The Speick cream smells so nice and gives such great lather and skincare. The Booster Polar Ice is a definite keeper for me - it's another Canadian barbershop classic which has been around for a long time.

 

R41-13 Weber Bulldog
Feather
Omega 42
Klar Kabinett
Alum
Superior 70

 

Congrats to you and the Mrs.!!! But you do know that finding out the baby's sex beforehand is cheating

 

Happy Thursday From Florida!

Hot shower
Green Marvy Mug
Arko
Vulfix 404
R41
Treet Black (1)
Cold water rag
Arko ASC
Brut

2-passes with blade buffing = DFS+++!

Have a great day Ya'll!

 

Thursday - another day closer.

Prep: Hot shower, TSD ISZ PSB
Coffee: Master Chef, BLACK
Soap: TSD SOTQ D2, Cherry Lemonade
Brush: Vulfix 406, the Burlington
DE: '61 Fatboy @ 6
Blade: Astra SP, day 4, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Osage Rub, Curve, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Almost as smooth as I was 51 years ago today.

 

Even when I was young, and I mean like five, I was a morning person. It was annoying for awhile, but quite an asset as I grow.

After a shower with Nivea pre shave scrub it was...
Jerris Hair Tonic
Arko Soap (bowl/face lather)
EJ89
Derby (2)
Omega 48
Cold water, Skin Bracer

 

Tried a Personna Blue today. Nice! DFS.

 

Here's proof. I found his baby pic.

 

Thursday
hot shower
RV Sambar Antler Flat Top,2 band,d01
Proraso PrePost Cream (green)
TSD Sea Buckthorn Lanolin Soap
Gillette Slim/Gillette 7 O'clock Yellow (5)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cool water rinse
Thayer's Medicated Superhazel
TSD Sea Buckthorn ASL mixed with a pea sized amount of 444

Got a great shave from the Slim/Yellow combo,funny in some razors the Yellows really don't do it for me.But in Gillette razors they're great,I got 5 BBS face and dome shaves with this combo.