SoS: May 6, 2013 - May 12, 2013

Sunday!

• Prep:hot shower
• Brush: Omega Mighty Midget
• Soap: MWF
• Razor: Gem MMOC
• Blade: Gem CS
• Shave: 3-pass
• Post: cold water rinse and Proraso aftershave

Great shave. The MMOC does a fantastic first pass. If I go to a multi-razor shave it would be a good choice for first pass.

 

Sunday:

#6 Horsehair
Dovo Bismarck 5/8
Mama Bear Lemon Ice SS
Svoboda AS Balsam
Booster Iced Lime AS
Chabrawichi 555 Cologne

My best shave of this whole week thanks to my trusty Dovo Bismarck and a great prep. The Lemon Ice soap delivered a nice lemony scent with such rich cooling lather, and the Svoboda balsam provided its gentle and cooling skincare. Don't let the name Iced Lime fool you - there's absolutely no menthol whatsoever in this aftershave although it is refreshing and very pleasant. For those of you who don't know, the Chabrawichi cologne is from Egypt and VERY cheap over there. It has a nice lemony/lavender scent.

 

R41-13 Weber Bulldog handle
Permasharp super
Semogue OC Boar
Institut Karite
Alum
Superior 70

 

5/8 Crown & Sword
Xpec SC
22mm Omega knot
Very nice smooth shave this morning. The Xpec was unscented but I added some lavender and vetiver to about half of it. It's my favorite scent for shaving cream/soap. Very good lather and superb skin care. I'll enjoy it while I have it because I doubt I'll ever order it again but it is good stuff. Have a good one, off to the shop.

 

Sunday

Prep: Hot shower, Steve's Own PSO
Coffee: Master Chef, BLACK
Soap: TSD SOTQ D2, Cherry Lemonade
Brush: Omega 11574
SE: Gem Jr. Lather Catcher
Blade: Gem, day 2, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Dickenson's WH, Curve, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Nice.

 

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Sunday morning, May 12, 2013

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

 

Sunday
hot shower
Semogue 620
Proraso PSC
Mike's Barber Shop SS
Schick G1/Pella coated injector (8)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum-well it's no longer a block,actually it's pretty flat now
cool water rinse
Thayer's Original WH
The Veg

Happy Mother's Day !!!!

 

SOTD Sunday 5-12-2013

Futur Clone @4
Crystal
Proraso PSC
Homemade SC (Irisch Moos/Spieck-ish)
GT G4 Scuttle
Semogue 820 Boar
Thayer's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve ASL

Cranked it up to the 4 setting for a little more aggressive feel this morning. I'm thinking that will be about the right setting for this razor.

 

Sunday morning.

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (1)
Omega 20102 Pro Boar brush,
C O Bigelow Premium shave Cream,
Topped off with cold water,
Witch Hazel and Gillette Cool Wave!

Cold water two pass+ for really smooth comfortable DFS!

My new E2 was found yesterday at an antique store, it looks practically new, and shaved like a dream this morning. It's night and day between my other E2 which shaves rough.

The great thing about the E2 is it only takes me two passes for a DFS! I've been refining my technique to two passes, and I love it.

Aces!

 

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Col. Ichabod Conk Bay Rum Soap​

Parker pure badger brush​

Gillette Super Speed (1953)​

Wilkinson Sword SS blade​

CWR​

Dickinson's Witch Hazel​

Pinaud Clubman AS​

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Happy Mothers' Day​

 

Ladies and Gentleman,Friends,

i just endet my fantastic Sunday shave.I will let grow a Chinstrap beard so i don´t have to shave all areas.

Here the equipment:

-Facewash with Seba Med soap
-Schick Injector
-Bock Silvertip
-Mike´s Natural Soap Pine & Cedarwood (Sample)
-Mennen Skin Bracer Aftershave

Today i have 2 pictures for you.One is the "US Version" and the other one is the "European Version". I got to show you both of them.Today i was in a good mood to take a few pictures with different settings.So,i hope you like it.





Have a great time and take care of you.

Greetings
Thorsten

 

Sunday morning lavender luxury.

Proraso white
Vulfix Grosvenor
Merkur slant
Feather blade
Castle Forbes Lavender Cream
Castle Forbes Lavender Balm
Coffee and Bailey's

Excellent Shave

 

I had a nice and smooth shave with my Union Cutlery today. It may be the first time that its square tip didn't attempt to attack me. A two pass wtg/atg shave resulting in zero nicks and only a tiny bit of irritation. The most significant thing is that it was an uneventful shave, which means that I am getting more skilled and less nervous about shaving with a straight razor.

Pre: Hot shower and warm water splash
Razor: Union Cutlery 5/8
Brush: Omega 11137
Soap: L'Occitane Cade
Post: Cold water rinse

 

12.5.2013

• Prep: shower, RazoRock glycerine pre-shave soap
• Razor: Gillette Super Adjustable [7, 6, 5]
• Blade: Gillette Platinum (4)
• Brush: WSP Monarch HMW
• Scuttle: "Estremoz" V2 Green
• Soap: Wilkinson Sword shave stick
• Post: alum, T.N. Dickinson's Witch hazel
• Aftershave: Taylor of Old Bond Street Jermyn Street

 

Gillette slim adjustable
Wilkinson sword
IB LE Semogue
I Coloniali
Krampert's bay rum

Dfs today. The lather was a little thin so I'll have to work on it. Fantastic smell and just a touch of cool.

 

What do you think about the 20102 brush? I have been giving some thought to one of them.

Two passes is plenty. With the right razor and good technique you can have a near bbs irritation free shave. Any more than two passes and a little touchup is too much for me.

 

Sunday Morning Shave



CeraVe face wash
Mike's Natural Soap, unscented
HIS Synthetic brush
Vintage Bakelite slant with Gillette yellow blade
CeraVe lotion, unscented

Smooth, close, 3 pass shave. I have come to appreciate the bakelite slant. When I bought it from Italian Barber, I thought it was just a novelty, a 30-40 year NOS curiosity, a fun little razor for occasional use. It produces excellent results despite the light weight. It is effective as a slant, but I am not afraid of it -- it seems mild. Very nice.

Mike's soap is excellent, of course, and the HIS brush was like a soft cloud on my face, producing plenty of slick lather.

 

Happy Sunday From Florida!

Hot shower
Green Marvy Mug
Arko
Vulfix 404 Ba/Bo
Typhoon Dual Blade
Gillette Green X2 (1)
Cold water rag
Aqua Velva Surf

2-Passes = close enough for the boardroom!



The Typhoon is one brand of many that showed up in a box of generic razors I bought for PIF's. It. takes two DE blades stacked on top of each other, divided by a second base plate. The shave is okay, but it takes a bit of fiddling to get both blades lined up right. I do not see this being the next "IT" thing in shaving though.



Have a great week Ya'll!