SoS: May 20, 2013 - May 26, 2013

Friday morning, May 24, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (3)
Semogue 1250 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

SOTD Friday 5-24-2013

Gillette Old Type/Weber Wave
Astra Superior Platinum blade
Proraso PSC
Irisch Moos SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Omega 31064 Boar
Thayer's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Brut Original Cologne

Broke out a new tube of the Irisch Moos this morning. I used up the last bit possible to squeeze out of the old tube. The Irisch is one of my favorites and I don't want any to go to waste. (Besides I'm cheap; economical!) lol The Old Type/Weber Wave combo is money!

 

Friday morning, May 24, 2013

Schick J1 Injector with Schick blade (3)
Barbasol Sensitive Skin,
Finish with cold water, Witch Hazel
and Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve,

A two-pass plus for a soothing CCS with the Schick J1 Injector!

Feels great to shave with the J1 again. It's perfect for what I've been wanting lately, a mild comfortable shave that is not too close, but presentable for work. This coming week I'll be exploring the comfort level aspect of shaving.

Aces!

 

Great shave today. I love Williams, and its an awesome superlather with Bigelow creme. Kind of cool today so I went with Old Spice. Now I have to decide whether I like Astra or Derby blades better. Be safe, drink some beer out of a can, watch some baseball, and grill some meat my fellow Americans!

 

Friday morning.

Picture taken after third pass, just pulled the plug out of the sink.

Razor: Project SuperTech
Blade: 7O'Clock yellow
Brush: FKD&G travel
Pre shave: Proraso white
Lather: Speick stick
Aftershave: Krampert's Finest

Not the closest shave, but very satisfying.

 

Boker Straight
Vintage Ever-Ready Brush with Silvertip Knot
Phyto Expert SC
TSD Iced Lime Witch Hazel
TSD Iced Lime Milk
music-John Coltrane
coffee-home roasted Sumatra

 

24.5.2013

• Prep: shower, VITOS pre/post
• Razor: Mühle R89
• Blade: Personna Platinum (2)
• Brush: Omega #4033
• Soap: Wilkinson Sword shave stick
• Post: alum, T.N. Dickinson's Witch hazel
• Aftershave: Honeybee Gardens Bay Rum

After every shave I like to come to my girlfriend and touch cheeks with her. She's impressed every time.

 

WIN! A much better "shave test" to the feedback of alum & alcohol in my book

 

He didn't say which cheeks it was.

 

Love this pic!!!

 

thank you!

 

Gillette slim adjustable
Wilkinson sword
IB LE Semogue
NYSC Tonsorial
Nivea high performance asb &444

Not bad shave today. I didn't care for the scent of the cream. Kind of smells musty to me. The big downer was I chipped the paint on my brush handle! I knew it would happen eventually but its still a little sad. Oh well I guess I'll have to buy 4 more brushes to make up for it. Hrmm I think 2 Whippeddog badgers and 2 Semogues should handle it...

 

Friday, May 24, 2013

Simpson Case, Speick razor cream, Supermax Sunrise (3), Superadjustable (2 on 2), Pinaud's Bay Rum



No shave yesterday, because the previous day I went to number 3 on the Superadjustable, and didn't have enough stubble yesterday to justify the use of product. I went back to 2 today, because I like shaving every day, and it looks like I'm coming close to discovering my aggressiveness threshold. I suppose for future razors I'll be looking for "mild" ones, either an adjustable (hello, Fatboy!) or something like Above the Tie's "M" 3-piece.

Have a great weekend!

 

Cream - Proraso Sandalwood
Brush - Ace Shaving Best
Razor - Shake Sharp
Blade - Gillette Blue Blade
A/S - Alum Block, BRUT

 

Friday evening...

Razor: Slim Adjustable on 3
Blade: Personna med prep
Cream: Godrej Deluxe Lime
Brush: Ever-Ready resto

Cold rinse, alum block, cold rinse.

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

A very nice picture, lantsman - abi gezint!

 

Tonight's shave.

Prep: hot shower, TBS Tea Tree Face Wash, Alba Botanicals Scrub.
Brush: TGN Grade A.
Razor: Wizamet DE Razor (from Poland, first use.)
Blade: Personna Med Prep.
Soap: Palmolive Stick.
Post: cold water rinse, Thayer's WH Lavender, Barbon AS.

The Wizamet is a pretty solid razor, not bad for my first time using it. The Palmolive stick is one of the best bargains out there. It lathers like a boss, has great skincare, and is very slick.

 

SOTD Friday night



Prep: Hot towel, hand strop SE blade
Music: Redlight King "Something for the Pain"
Razor: Gem 1912 Damaskeene
Blade: Personna CVS
Soap: "Van der Williams" (half VDH, half Williams)
Brush: AOS pure badger
Shave: 3 passes, Gillette Slide on last pass, buffing on chin
Post: Warm water then cold water splash, vintage Avon Deep Woods splash, Axe Chilled ASG

Helluva shave. Just like my great grandpa would've had. Great aural feedback from the Damaskeene, cushiony slick leather from the "Van der Williams", nice burn from the old splash. Starting to fall in love with SE shaving apparatuses.

 

SotN

Hot wash cloth
Edwin Jagger Sea Buckthorn
Omega 10218
GEM G Bar
Warm Rinse
Cold Rinse
Humphreys Witch Hazel And Jasmine Cleansing Milk
Cold Rinse
Axe Shield PS Balm
Masters Bay Rum

The G Bar is just a cool razor. Period.

The Humphreys Milk has become a nice change to my routine lately. When I first bought it I used it as a pre shave wash. It works great as a gentle face wash. But it wasn't as satisfying as a scrub, or something with menthol. I knew the ingredient list was impressive and I wanted to use it so I started substituting it for my witch hazel spray. This is where it has found a home in my routine. A cold rinse followed a wash with the WH/Jasmine Milk then another cold rinse ( this has to be rinsed off), and my face feels way better than just plain old WH. The botanicals in it are very slight so the fragrance is mild, not over flowery. Nice and clean. Anyway, though I'd pass on this new for me product that I never really see used.