SoS: October 21, 2013 - October 27, 2013

SOTD Friday 10-25-2013

9/16 W.H. Morley & Sons, Full Hollow, Spile Point
Proraso PSC
Speick SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Omega 31064 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Royal Copenhagen Musk ASL

Today it's "Son of Morley", well....another Morley only a smaller size than the 11/16 I used yesterday. I finally used up the last small bit of SC in the Speick tube so, I got to break out a brand new tube this morning. The Royal Copenhagen seems to go very well with the scent of the Speick. A great shave all around.

 

Friday

CeraVe facial cleanser
TSD unscented soap, extra glycerin
Oscar11 custom brush with HIS knot
EJ DE89
Super Iridium blade
Alum block
CeraVe lotion

I enjoy how this brush builds up a good lather off the TSD soap. Some extra glycerin makes a creamy lather. Three passes, nice smooth results.

 

Razor: Mergress XL (S4)
Blade: PoliSilver SI (D1)
Brush: Israeli Olivewood w 26mm HM Badger
Pre: Musgo Real Lime Basil Oil Soap
Soap: Malaspina Country Gent
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: HBG Sandalwood

 

Friday morning, October 25, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Personna blade (9)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Friday morning, October 25, 2013

Gillette Fusion Proglide Power
Proglide cartridge (14)
Barbasol 'Skin Conditioner' can
Witch Hazel
Captain's Choice Lime

A wonderful relaxing DFS+ in every way, perfect for Friday. Aces!

 

25.10.2013

• Prep: shower, Bulldog Original face wash
• Razor: Gillette Fatboy
• Blade: Polsilver SI (7)
• Brush: New Forest Tubby 2
• Soap: Mike's Natural Soaps Lime sample
• Post: Thayers Medicated Superhazel
• Aftershave: Proraso lozione dopobarba

 

26.10.2013

Prep: FitjarSoap Pre Shave Soap
Razor: Merkur HD
Blade: Sputnik (3)
Brush: Lijun Shaving Finest Badger
Soap: Mike’s Natural Soap – Pine and Cedarwood
Aftershave: Captains Choice Lime
Moisturiser: Fitjarsoap Shea Butter Moisturiser.

As always, very fine lather from Mike’s soaps. But as always, a bit more work needed to get there. Maybe it would be easier with another brush.
I can never decide what I think about this brush, a 24 mm finest badger from Lijun Shaving.
It isvery soft on the tips, but also a very hard brush, due to too much glue used on the base
But it did manage to whip up an obscene amount of lather, so I guess it works as intended

Third shave with the Sputnik blade, and it still performed amicably.

This is a blade that will have a permanent place in my rotation, so it is time to visit my favourite bay once more

 

Your experience with the Lijun brush mirrors mine: very soft tips on the face, firm/stiff enough to whip great amounts of lather. I've only used it once, but this was my positive experience with the brush.

 

I noticed that there are a lot of those Lijun Brushes being used on the forum lately Norse and, I have decided to join the LS Badger team. I ordered one just like yours only with the Faux Horn Handle. I'm looking for soft tips and some good backbone to get a badger with similar performance characteristics to the boars I normally use. With the review feedbacks I have been seeing, this brush should fill the bill. I enjoy seeing your posts BTW, they are very informative.

 

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Dove Men's Face Wash​

Col. Conk Lime Shave Soap​

Frank Shaving Finest Badger​

Merkur 37c Slant​

Merkur Super Platinum (8)​

CWR​

Dickinson's Witch hazel​

Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS​

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I love the way the Col. Conk Lime lathered with the Frank Shaving badger brush. This was the eighth shave with the Merkur, and I have fallen in love with it. Two passes and touch-ups gave me another great near BBS shave. Finished off with the Dickinson's WH and Aqua Velva AS. Very nice indeed.​

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5/8 Beau Brummel
Edwin Jagger SS
Shavemac do1- 2 band flat top

Very nice shave this morning. The maiden voyage for the 2 band flat top. If you can get by the looks of the flat top it's an excellent performing brush. I really like this type of badger hair, very nice feel. I might end up dropping the loft a few mm but I'll leave it as is for awhile. Have a good one.

 

Saturday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Ozark Mountain Soap
Soap: Coate’s Sandalwood Cream
Razor: ’66 Gillette Slim “6”
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Yellow SE (1)
Brush: Omega 6192 Pure Badger
Aftershave: Clubman
Post: Nivea Post Shave Balm
WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angle for my beard a bit)

1ST shave this round with the Gillette 7 O’Clock Yellow SE. I used the Coate’s Sandalwood Cream this morning. They both did a great job: smooth, close, nick free. I finished with Clubman AS and Nivea Post Shave Balm. The “Yellow” is off to a good start. This was the first blade I used when I switched to a DE.

Bob

 

Saturday 26-10-2013

Razor: Mergress Long Handle @ 4
Blade: Polsilver SI (6)
Brush: Balea Pure Badger
Cream: Arko Sensitive
AS: Arko Cool

 

Saturday:

Prep: Hot compress, Crown Co. Supreme Glide Pre-shave Lotion
Brush: Beeline Boar
Soap: Ginger's Garden Oakmoss Glycerin-in-a-jar
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (3)
Passes: WTG, XTG
Post: Cold water splash, Dickinson's WH, Pinaud Clubman

Lather was a little better today, if not great. I opted to keep it to two passes mostly in the interest of giving my throat a little break after the weepers yesterday. DFS results, better than yesterday's, for whatever reason. I think I got a better gauge on the right amount of the Clubman, with a little bit of use.

 

Saturday

Hot shower, body/face washed with Neutral bar soap. Face scrubbed with hot cloth before the shave.
Mühle R89 coupled with Viking's Sword (3).
Haslinger Ringelblumen (marigold) soap, whipped with Semogue 1520 boar in Steve Woodhead shallow mug.
Above jawline WTG/XTG/ATG, below jawline WTG/WTG/WTG.
Ajanta alum applied for 1 minute, then rinsed off with cold water. Finished off with Nivea for Men Face Cream.

Pretty nice shave. One side of me wants the closeness of ATG, but another side does not want to bother with a possible irritation. So WTG it is below my jawline. It goes really well without using my after shave balm. The face cream works perfect and I _really_ like that it's perfume-free. For the love of God I can't get into my head why it must be so difficult to find products that are without scent/perfume.... So this one's a keeper

Have a great Saturday, y'all!

 

Saturday:

#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Rapira day 5
Palmolive Classic SC
Svoboda AS Balm
Aramis Stick Deodorant
Aramis EdT

A quick but very smooth and nice shave this morning. One of the advantages with my 1950s Super Speed is that if necessary, I can shave fast and still get a good job done without cutting myself. The Palmolive Classic cream smells so nice, and the lather it gives is a million times better than the discontinued US version with perfect skincare. The Svoboda balm is a godsend for sensitive skin.

 

Saturday:
hot shower
Taconic PSO
Parker 80R
Lord Super Stainless (2)
VDH boar
Burt's Bees shave cream (in the scuttle-on my face-all over the sink and floor)
Pinaud Clubman

I saw Burt's Bees in Walgreens earlier this week and figured since bees live in the woods I'd give it a try for Walk in the Woods week. I made the mistake of assuming I could lather it not realizing it's only meant to be applied directly to your face. Needless to say I made a big mess but eventually got a decent shave. If anybody likes this stuff send me a note with your address and I'll send it to you free of charge otherwise I'll let the wife try it before it hits the dumpster. It does the job but with the consistency of lotion it clogs your razor.

 

Saturday
hot shower
Kent BK8
Maggard Sweet Orange PSO
TOBS Avocado SC
Cobra Classic/Kai Captain Mild (2)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Cucumber WH
SCS Avocado Oil ASB

Nice 2 pass face,1 pass dome for BBS all around !!!

 

Omega 48
Parker Shavette
Williams Soap
Silver Blue
Clubman

I've been experimenting with a stubble/mini beard on my face and shaving my neck. Everyone seems to be using Clubman, suppose I best not vary. Have a great weekend folks.

 

How do you like the Maggard PSO?
I had a sample, but I'm not sure it had an effect for me.