SoS: August 5, 2013 - August 11, 2013

8.8.2013

• Prep: shower, RazoRock glycerine pre-shave soap
• Razor: Gillette Superspeed Red Tip
• Blade: Polsilver SI (6)
• Brush: The BiG Shave LE #90/100 by Semogue
• Cream: Taylor of Old Bond Street Jermyn Street + TSD M-Bomb
• Post: alum, T.N. Dickinson's Witch hazel
• Aftershave: Taylor of Old Bond Street Jermyn Street + 444

 

August 8, 2013 Thursday evening shave

Prep: Shower/Hot towel/Somerset's pre-shave oil
Brush: Thater 4342 Silvertip
Cream/Soap: TOBS Mr. Taylor
Razor: Merkur Classic Long Handle
Blade: Feather (3)
Two pass shave WTG, ATG
Post: Rinse and Ice cube rub
Aftershave: Myrsol Blue

Frank

 

PRE: Hot Towel + MR GLO Soap + Homemade PSO
BRUSH: 26mm 2-band super
SOAP: MWF
RAZOR: Merkur 38c
BLADE: Silver Blue
POST: Alum + Floid Blue



It's been hard to keep up with these...Remind me to never have surgery again! I think everything is at least 2-3x more difficult after. Still...A great God on His throne and a fine shave...Who can complain? Have a great day all!

 

Good to see you back! I hope things continue to go well.

 

Thursday AMs report (late).

7 O'clock S/S (5 d)
Vintage Merkur Slant
Frank Shaving Pur tech - Synth
The Moos!
Lucky Tiger A/S
Pre de Provence balm

Well, well.......... Finally did a multi day shave with the same blade in the same razor for 5 FULL DAYS (quite an accomplishment for me!). The 7 o'clock (green) was perfect, for the full 5 days. In fact, the only reason I took it out was because it was starting to show signs of discoloration (light rust) on the surface. I KNOW I could have ran it for another day or 2, as it wasnt pulling at all and was still giving a smooth shave. Im happy with 5 days!

The Vintage Merkur slant is absolutely the BEST, most consistent shave I have ever had in my life. Seriously. It cant get any better (for me). And it was a Joy to run for 5 days straight. I hate short handled razors, and IF this thing only had a longer handle..........It would be 110% Perfect!
I'll overlook that. I'll have to see if my Merkur 39C slant can give this perfect of shave. Ive used it 5 or 6 times, but never consecutively and don't remember the shave being THAT memorable. Im sending out to have another vintage Merkur done in Rhodium because I want to be buried with this thing.

 

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Dove Men's Face Wash​

Col. Conk Bay Rum Shave Soap​

Parker Pure Badger​

Gillette Super Speed Flare Tip D3 (1958)​

Shark Super Chrome (16)​

CWR​

Dickinson's Witch hazel​

Pinaud Clubman AS​

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The Shark is still performing nicely. Close comfortable shave with no irritation. The Super Speed is a very forgiving razor. I think I will keep this razor/blade combination until I retire this Shark.​

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Not bad, considering...

Pre: Shower, Nubian Heritage Black Soap for face wash, homemade shave oil
Strop: Red Imp # 700
Razor: Australian Hollow Magnetic with French point
Scuttle: LadySea Creations in Tiger's Eye
Brush: Waterford Crystal silvertip badger
Soap: Stirling Lemongrass and Cajeput (great scent, slick lather!)
Shave: 1 pass WTG, 1 pass XTG, ATG as touch up for DFS
Post: Alum, Oil of Olay toner, Shea Moisture ASB, raw shea butter

One weeper

Something was a little "off" with this shave, though I couldn't put my finger on it. Maybe I wasn't in the mood like I thought I was. However it goes, when I realized I wasn't totally committed I stopped after the 2nd pass and did a touch up. The one weeper was due to a bump and I would have sliced it no matter what I was using. My face feels and looks good, my skin feels pretty good but it wasn't my best shave by a long shot.

 

(17)?? You better

 

Superior Lather Catcher (Gem Jr frame)
Gem PFTE
Dr Harris Marlborough
Semogue SOC 2-band badger
444 AS

The Superior razor delivered a superior shave, what a fantastic razor.
2nd day with it and I dont feel like rotating it out.

 

Friday - SS week

TSD Lemon & Figs Lanolin bowl lathered with Omega 49
Three SuperSpeeds for the shave
WTG - Red tip with feather blade
XTG - Flare tip with Astra SP
ATG - Blue tip with Astra SP
Cold water rinse and finish with Barbasol

Great shave. First time for Barbasol, it's a pretty nice menthol aftershave

 

665 Toyo
Musgo
23mm Omega
Stephan Bay Rum

Nice shave, smooth and close. Have a good one.

 

Friday:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Shark day 5
Palmolive Cool SC
Anherb AS Conditioner
Osage Rub AS
Givenchy Pour Homme EDT

Man oh man oh man, what a great shave this was - it's warm and humid again here but the set-up I used is perfect for it, from the L'Oreal Men Expert facial wash to the Rubby Dubby Doo. I noticed something about the Shark blades - some of them are much smoother than others. Next week I plan to use a Rapira.

Have a great weekend, folks!

 

Friday

Hot shower
Semogue 1305
Arko
R-41
Bic Chrome Plat (1)
Cold water rag
Myrsol Balsamic Water

2-pass DFS+!

I found the Bic blade tucked away in a box of assorted blades. I forgot how nice they shave. The Myrsol Balsamic Water... Meh. I like the performance, hate the scent. I should have bought more Speick instead.

 

Friday

Prep: Hot shower, Dirigo Blue Cedarwood PSO
Coffee: Maxwell House Breakfast Blend, BLACK
CD: The Great Blues Men
Soap: Tabac
Brush: Dirigo Blue
DE: '73 Black Handle SS
Blade: Astra SP, day 5, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Osage Rub, Pinaud Clubman
'Stache Wax: Dirigo Blue

Pretty darn near BBS.

 

Fri. AM Shave (finally!)

7 O'clock green (1)
Mergress XL
Proraso White
Semogue 830
Proraso A/S
Pre de Provence balm

Rough beginning to the shave as I started with a soap that lathered well, but had no Lubrication! AHHHH! Had to quickly switch gears, rinse and run to the closet for the proraso (which is foolproof!). Finished off fine but I hate finding out a soap doesn't have enough lube, or your blade is spent! Especially after Lathering up..... No problems today. Its Friday!!!!

 

This morning I reached for a tub of TOBS Avacado cream that I received in a PIF. The scent is great, fresh, "outdoorsie". It does not smell like quacamole though. It lathered up a rich slick lather in no time using my "new" Chesterfield/Carrington Synthetic brush. I went back to try my new Maggard MR1 razor today sporting a Gillette Blue. I had one of my best shaves yet. The MR1 is more aggressive than my Super Speed and gave a closer shave.......or my technique is getting better, or more likely both. I finished with my new bottle of Krampert's Frostbite (which I must say is very well named!) FYI-If you get some Frostbite from Brian, READ the instructions. Yes, it comes with instructions. I am glad I did. I will make a post on it in Aftershaves.

WTG-XTG-ATG (angled for my beard)

Bob

 

Friday
hot shower
RV Sambar Antler Flat-top,2 band,d01
Proraso PSC
Mama Bear's Florida Water Type SS
Red Tip SS/Gillette 7 o'clock Black (1)
cold water rinse
Shavex Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Lemon WH
Florida Water (American version)

Missed yesterday's shave,with my beard if I use the r41 I usually don't have to shave the next day.I was still DFS yesterday morning.Today I used my Red Tip SS and got a great BBS shave face and dome

 

It's Friday and I took the day off.

Barbasol Floating Head Razor
Permasharp Super
Semogue 2000
Walter's Rose
Alum
Superior 70

Wundergood shave today.

 

TGIF


Merkur 37C
Astra (d2)
Vulfix 404
TSD Iced Florida Water SS
Osage Rub
Dominica BR Lime

Decided it was time to order an R41. Should have it any day. Looking forward to the adventure.

 

Friday:

Prep: Hot shower, AoS Unscented PSO
Brush: VDH Boar
Soap: Ginger's Garden Coffee Jasmine Glycerin
Razor: Merkur 41C 1904 OC
Blade: Derby (1)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG
Post: Cold water splash, Alum, cold water rinse, Dickinson's WH, Aveeno Active Naturals ASB

First shave with the highly divisive Derby. I got a DFS out of it without irritation, but matching weepers on both sides of my throat, including one disturbingly close to the vein. I took extra time loading up the brush today to try to get enough lather, to no avail. As has become the norm, the lather was collapsing on me part way through the XTG pass, and I needed more product for the ATG.