SoS: December 2, 2013 - December 8, 2013

SOTD Dec 6
Prep: hot shower
Razor: Weishi 9306
Blade: Astra SP (day 5)
Brush: Wilkinson Sword
Soap: Proraso white
Passes: 2 (WTG x2, XTG)
Post: cold water, Proraso blue
I don't know why I was expecting this tub to be filled with a cream, but I did. I started off hand lathering, and did a not bad job but the lather was too wet. I cleaned up the excess lather on the brush and just built the lather right in the tub. I'm not sold on the sent yet, but the Proraso white worked very well. I was not expecting there to be any menthol in this soap, so the tingling feeling on my cheeks was a surprise. Unfortunately the menthol feeling did not last very long.

Five days with the Astra, and still no tugging or irritation that wasn't caused by bad prep. This blade seems to be a keep!

 

I get the same thing sometimes especially on my neck under my chin where my beard grows sideways. It's like the whiskers are little turtles poking their heads out after the razor goes by.

 

Thanks, Guys!

 

Friday
hot shower
M&F Chief
Proraso PSC
Mike's Natural Vetiver SS
iKon Slant/Feather (3)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Lemon WH
Stirling Vetiver ASL

Wonderful 2 pass face,1 pass dome for BBS all around!!!! Enjoy the weekend everyone !!!

 

ER-200 24mm Super 2-band/MdC Scented/Slim/Feather/Floid Blue​

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Not sure I've got this pick a country thing down yet, but France, Italy and the US are represented in this morning's shave - an unlikely trio! Oh and China and Japan I guess if you count the blade and badger hair ... Have a great day all! ​

 

Friday

Muhle R106
Personna Plat
Omega LE
MWF
Proraso splash and balm

It was a fantastic shave this morning! MWF didn't let me down, and with it -30C outside, I am great flu for its excellent skin care.

 

iKon Shavecraft 101
Derby
HTGAM Synergy - Cavendish
M&F Chief
Gentleman Jon Alum
HTGAM Cavendish A/S Lotion


Tom Ford - Tuscan Leather

Layered with some

Tom Ford - Tobacco Vanille

 

Friday

CeraVe facial cleanser
Petal Pusher Fancies unscented soap
HIS synthetic brush
Gillette Tech
Astra SP
Cold rinse
CeraVe lotion

Great lather, three passes for a comfortable, smooth shave.

 

Friday morning:

Bakelite slant
Feather
Vie-Long Boar/Horse
Tabac
Proraso white

Had to stop twice yesterday for animals crossing the road - a cow moose on one road, a young buck on another road. Came home to four whitetails camped in my yard. I think they are realizing that we can't shoot them in the city.
Anyway, great shave.

 

SOTD Friday 12-6-2013

9/16 Torrey Wedge Whip Line, Hollow Point
Proraso PSC
Erasmic SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Semogue 820 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Florida Water Cologne

Racing the snow to get some things done. Very busy day! Take care everyone.

 

Razor: Rhodium Plated Fat Boy (S5)
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (D4)
Brush: 30mm HMW Silvertip
Pre Shave Soap: Musgo Real Lime Basil Oil Soap
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Lime & Spearmint
Cream: Prairie Creations DdC Alpine Snowdrift
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: C&E West Indian Lime AS Balm

 

Iced and Snowed in Arkansas, looks like a winter wonderland.
Friday 12/06

Hot shower
RazoRock glycerin bar
Vulfix 28
Evenline shave cream
Gillette Super Adjustable dialed into #7
Israeli Blue
Murray's Florida Water

A superb DFS.


Everyone stay safe

 

Friday:

Prep: Healthy Accents Daily Renewal Cleanser, Hot Shower, Crown Shaving Co. Preshave lotion
Brush: Beeline Boar
Cream: Speick (German made)
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 Open Comb (German made)
Blade: Bolzano Superinox (German made), day 1
Passes: WTG, XTG (1,2)
Post: Cold water splash, Dickinson's WH, Speick AS splash
Cologne: The Third Man by Caron

With a new blade loaded, today's shave went much better. The Beeline got the Speick lathering copiously in no time, and there was absolutely no tugging or irritation from the new blade. I only stopped at 2 passes due to a time constraint, content with a DFS.

 

FRIDAY
Prep: Hot shower, Shea Moisture Face Scrub, Citrus PSO
Razor: Mühle R41 Grande (2011)
Blade: Personna Lab (Day 1)
Brush: Omega 626
Lather: Shea Moisuture Shave Butter Créme
Shave: Two passes, plus touch up
Post: Rinse, Alum block, Black River Bay rum & Shea butter cream

An absolutely fantastic shaving experience this morn. Smooth, ultra-close & comfortable. This Mühle certainly will remain my favorite in the DE rotation if I keep getting results like this morning.
Two passes, with slight spot touch-up left me with a REAL BBS face. I may not have to shave tomorrow.
Have a blessed Friday!

 

Friday- ¡Bravo! España

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Spice Bath Soap
Soap: La Toja Stick-Spain
Razor: RazoRock Jaws OC
Blade: Personna Med Prep (3)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip
Aftershave: LEA After-Save Balsalm-Spain

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angle for my beard a bit)

I headed to Spain this morning with my La Toja Stick and LEA After-Shave Balsalm. The La Toja Stick always does a great job, but it lathered even easier with my new WD Silvertip! The Jaws OC and Med Prep are going strong on day 3. The Jaws OC gives an easy, close shave. The LEA After-Shave Balsalm contains Aloe Vera and Vitamin E. I prefer it over the Nivea Original ASB. The LEA does a good job of conditioning, has a pleasant fresh scent, and left my face feeling great.

I spent a good part my Honeymoon in Madrid and Toledo before heading to Portugal. I loved both cities and the people.

Bob

 

About the only things we have to look out for around these parts as far as road hazards are a few wild turkeys and the occasional wandering CALTRAN worker…..

 

Friday morning, December 6, 2013

Gillette Fusion Proglide Power 'Olympic'
Gillette Fusion Proglide Power Multi-5 (day 5)
Gillette Fusion Proglide Clear Gel
Walgreens Witch Hazel
Studio for Men Brisk After Shave


Another great shave! Aces!

 

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Good evening

I've had a few busy weeks, with very little time for shaving. I have hit the books and been busy studying for microsoft certification exams. So therefore I have just done a quick two pass shave every four days or so.
But tonight I felt I needed a break so I indulged myself in a very slow and thorough three pass shave, using some of my favourite items:

Prep: FitjarSoap Pre Shave Soap
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89
Blade: Feather
Brush: Frank Shaving Finest Badger
Soap: Camelot Shave stick
Aftershave: Japanese unscented aftershave that I for the life of me can not remember the name of at the moment
Moisturiser: Fitjarsoap Shea Butter Moisturiser

The Feather is not my absolute favourite, but loaded in the the EJ De89 it is still a killer combo when I have a few days worth of shrubbery on my face.
The Camelot soap is very very nice. And using the Frank Shaving brush it whips up a great lather with perfect protection and glide. I have no favourite aftershave, but the unscented splash from Japan is still very nice. It cools and soothes and leave my face feeling great. What more can a man ask for.

I had a great refreshing shave, and is no ready to put in a few more hours of reading before retiring for the evening. Not exactly a party, but since we are in the middle of a winter storm I wouldn't want to go to one anyway.

Have a good weekend everybody

 

I also enjoy the Proraso White soap a lot. It contains a fair amount of menthol so it gives a pretty decent cooling effect, but the emphasis is more on oatmeal and green tea which are apparently very soothing for sensitive skin. It has a very nice scent to me, anyway.