SoS: July 29,2013 - August 4, 2013

Friday
HOT!! 2 min whisker rinse
Arko SS-bowl lathered
Omega 10029
GEM OCMM/GEM SS d3
Rebul Lavanda Colonia

Pulled out the heavy artillery today....To quote 'razorx's beautiful paraphrase of a famous quote...."To paraphrase General Colin Powell:To shave with the OCMM is to employ decisive and overwhelming force in order to achieve a rapid result."


Today was no exception.....3 pass BBS of the highest order....andwas both effortless and irritation free....

 

Grandpa Shave

Dubl Duk Wonderedge
Vintage Williams
Vintage Kent Brush restored by Rudy Vey with Silvertip Knot
Alum Block
tunes-Artie Shaw
coffee-home roasted Ethiopian Dry Process

 

Fri AM (late pic) Shave

Semogue 830
British straight hole Rhodium 40's Tech head on Bulldog XL handle
7 o'clock SS
Proraso "green" (like adding "3D of shaving" to my face!)
Thayers Cuke & Hazel A/S
Pre de Provence balm

Man! I love the Tech! Such a LOW maintenance razor to clean, and what a nice shave every time (although the Brit version is a little more aggressive than her American counterpart - at least mine). I dont think I could ask for more.

 

So cool...everthing here is so simple and simply the best....the Artie Shaw was a great touch.... Yep, whoever's Grandpa got shaves like this was a lucky man indeed....

 

Thanks! It was a great start to a nice day. Finished with some Salmon on the smoker and a new cocktail I've invented (so I think) by experimenting-Woodford Reserve Bourbon,
Compari, Orange Bitters-mmmmmmm!

 

EARLY Friday Shave
1:40am........

a. Pre: hot cloth, homemade PSO
b. Razor: 1930 Gillette Goodwill
c. Blade: Astra SP (5th shave, hand-trop)
d. Brush: Semogue 830
e. Soap: Mitchell's Woof fat & dab of glycerin
f. Shave: 3 passes + touch-up
g. Post: cold water & dry, 4771 AS & Nivea balm, homemade shea butter cream.

Early riser this morning for work (5:00 am) & had no time to shave.
Face felt great 3.5 hrs post-shave, but it sure felt weird missing my morning routine.

 

Saturday:

#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Shark day 6
Everest SC
Everest AS Balsam/EDC
Floid Classic AS
Perry Ellis 360 Red EDT

I was thinking of my dear friend Dmitry so I thought I would dedicate this shave to him. The Everest cream felt so cool and nice, and the lather whipped up in no time. Its matching aftershave balsam is also an eau de cologne with the exact same nice scent as the cream, and it has a LOT of menthol in it. The Floid Classic is another favorite aftershave splash of mine.

 

Gillette New LC in nickel
GilletteRubio (d3)
Preshave oil blend + M-Bomb
Ever Ready Boar 100T
TSD Iced Florida Water SS
Osage Rub
Dominica Bay Rum Lime

 

Ohhhh...the Good Life...Sounds great my man.....All of it...BTW, what do you call your new concoction?

 

Saturday morning......

Shave Stick: ARKO
Razor: Gillette Super Speed Flare Tip
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium
Brush: Lord Chesterfield 351/22mx49mm Gen 3.5 Synthetic(Carrington)
Aftershave: Krampert’s Bay Rum Acadian Spice

 

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Dove Men's Face Wash​

Proraso Sandalwood Shave Cream​

Semogue 1305 Boar Brush​

Gillette New LC (England) with Bar Handle​

Shark Super Chrome Blade (11)​

CWR​

Dickinson's Witch hazel​

Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS​

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The Shark blade is still doing its job well. I will use it until it no longer performs acceptably.​

 

Saturday
hot shower
Thater 4292/6,2 band,fan
Proraso PSC
Mama Bear's Rosemary Mint
Schick E3/Pella EMS (6)
cold water rinse
Shavex Alum
cold water rinse
Humphrey's Organic WH
Mandom ASL

Skipped Friday's shave and had a great 2 pass face,1 pass dome,for BBS all around! Enjoy the weekend all

 

Saturday:

Prep: Hot water compress, AoS Unscented PSO
Brush: Beeline Boar
Soap: Ginger's Garden Coffee Jasmine
Razor: Merkur 1904 OC
Blade: Dorco-301 (1)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG
Post: Cold water splash, alum, cold water rinse, Dickinson's WH, Aveeno Active Naturals ASB
Cologne: Lippizan by Parfums de Marly

Night and day difference from the Dorco 300 to the 301, for me. The blade presented as being sharp as the Astra SP, but a bit smoother. I got a BBS shave without redness, and though it felt like I may have opened up small weepers under my chin and at the ramus of the mandible (including the sting from the alum and the witch hazel), no blood ever came. If the 301 performs this well on days 2 and 3, it may move ahead of the Treet Black Beauty on my scale.

 

5/8 Puma
C&S 88
22mm Grade A (TGN)
Osage Rub
Nice shave, good edge. I need some shop time today, much to finish up. Have a good one.

 

Saturday

CO Bigelow bowl lathered with Vie Long 12603 horse
EJ89dl with Astra SS blade (2)
3 passes and finish with Nivea Energy aftershave

 

Weber Bulldog Polished Head
Rapira Swedish Super Steel
Purple Semogue 1800
Walter's Rose Soap w/ a little too much M-Bomb
Alum
Superior 70

 

Saturday - it's the weekend! Time for the SEs.

Prep: Strop str8, hot shower, Dirigo Blue Cedarwood PSO
CD: Victory in Heaven Blues Band ~ VHI
Coffee: Dirigo Blue Java Sunda Candra Wulan, BLACK
Strop: Vintage Blades 2" black latigo/linen
Soap: TSD Oak Leaves & Acorns
Brush: Ever Ready 250PB with original knot
Str8: Boker SS St. Louis, 3 passes
SE: Schick Injector E model, touch up
Post: Cold water rinse, RazoRock rub down, ice water splash, Thayer's Rose Petal WH, B&BW Oak
'Stache Wax: Dirigo Blue

Nice, BUT I CAN'T FIND MY HONE!! Four years in the same place in my office, and I'm usually pretty good about putting things back where they belong. Oh, well. Hopefully it'll turn up.

 

Steve,
Check the fridge. It's always the first place I look for something that I know shouldn't be there, but is lost.

 

Sat AM Shave

D.R. Harris Marlborough
"Rhodiumized" 1960 Fat boy
Feather S/S
Simpson Commodore X2
Florida Water
Proraso Balm

 

Saturday morning, August 3, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (4)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!