SoS: December 30, 2013 - January 5, 2014

Cobra Classic
Feather Pro (1)
Le Pere Lucien Le Savon du Barbier
M&F Chief
Gentleman Jon Alum
Simpson A/S Balm


Puredistance M

 

SOTD Jan 2

Prep: hot shower
Razor: WW2 Gillette Khaki
Blade: Feather (day 2)
Brush: Wilkinson Sword
Soap: Proraso white tub
Passes: 3 (WTG x2, XTG)
Post: cold water, Proraso blue

Great shave today. I had a nice lather which combined with the feather blade provided an unbelievably slick shave.

 

Thor's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Crown Shaving Co. Supreme Glide Preshave lotion
Brush: Beeline Boar
Soap: Ginger's Garden Coffee Jasmine Glycerin
Razor: FaTip Piccolo Nickel
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (2, 3, 4)
Post: Cold water splash, Dickinson's WH, Aqua Velva Ice Blue splash

More than a month after acquisition, and I feel like I'm finally starting to get a handle on the proper technique and angle for the FaTip. Three passes without irritation, a BBS result, and my only minor weepers are in the mustache area, where it's tricky for me due to skin-stretching being more of a challenge. I may have overdone it a skosh on the AV, but since I'm snowed in today, it's unlikely to cause anyone any reason to complain.

 

Hiyashi Diamond 40 1/2 hollow
Muhle 35 synthtetic brush
Stirling Scots Pine Sheep shave soap
Proraso Pre Shave

 

Thursday
Boar Brush Week -Day 4

Pre: Hot shower, Shea Moisture Facial Scrub, homemade Citrus PSO
Razor: H. J. Herskovitz 6/8
Strop: Whipped Dog 3" 'Rich Man's Strop'
Brush: Semogue 830 Boar
Lather: Marin De Candre Fougére
Shave: Two pass , plus DE touch-p
Post: Cold water rinse, alum block, 444 Menthol balm

Back to work & back to a straight razor shave this morn. MdC lather was a joy using it for the first time with a SR. Excellent glide!
Th Semo Boar is simply a great brush for face-lathering. Cooling finish with the 444. A darn near BBS with a little Futur touch-up.
Have a great Thursday, everyone!

 

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Razor: 2013 R41 head w Tradere handle​

Blade: Voskhod (D1)​

Brush: Lijun 24mm Finest Badger ​

Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle​

Pre Shave Soap: Nivea Energy Face Scrub​

Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Lime & Spearmint​

Shave Soap: Barrister & Mann Bay Rum​

Post: Monster Alum Block​

Aftershave: Captains Choice​

 

Congrats on the BBS results! For some reason, I was more prone to getting weepers with the FaTip than pretty much any razor I've owned (wit the exception of my old Aristocrat). I suppose the FaTip is just one of those open-comb razors that is truly dependent on the proper angle and touch for a perfect shave, with little margin for error.

 

Thanks. For myself, I find I have to start with the head of the FaTip essentially perpendicular to the floor and slowly rotate until I can just barely notice the blade against my skin; this means I have to have the razor much flatter to my face than is true with my Merkur, which works with the head closer to parallel to the floor.

 

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Thursday
hot shower
Semogue SOC,boar
Proraso PSC
TOBS Avocado SC
Gillette New SC/o'clock Yellow (1)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Cucumber WH
SCS Avocado ASB

Great 2 pass face,1 for the dome ,BBS all around !!!!

 

Thursday

CeraVe facial cleanser
HTGAM unscented soap
HIS synthetic brush
ShaveCraft 101 razor
Gillette yellow blade
Cold rinse
CeraVe lotion

Excellent shave today! Close, smooth, comfortable. The Gillette yellow blade pairs well with the ShaveCraft razor. Abundant good lather from the HTGAM soap and the big HIS brush.

 

Thursday morning, January 2, 2014

Gillette NEW LC
Astra Superior Platinum blade
Semogue 1305 Boar Bristle brush
MWF soap lathered with warm water -
Walgreens Witch Hazel
Skin Bracer

For a wonderful DFS! A fantastic shave supreme with Mitchell's Wool Fat and the Gillette New. Aces!

 

Thursday - another day closer.

Prep: Hot shower, Dirigo Blue PSO Cedarwood
Coffee: Maxwell House, BLACK
CD: Glenn Kaiser ~ Blues Heaven Vol. II
Soap: TSD SOTQ D2 Cherry Lemonade
Boar: Omega 11574
DE: '61 Fatboy @ 6
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge
Post: Cold water rinse, Brut ASB, Brut cologne, hand strop blade

BBS and feelin' great.

 

SOTD Thursday 1-2-2014

9/16 Late Greaves Wedge, French Point
Proraso PSC
Erasmic SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Semogue 820 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
British Sterling Cologne

 

Thursday:

Cetaphil Face Bar
TSD Soap, Yin Yang
EJ Best Medium
The Juggernaut
Witch Hazel
Brut

 

Gillette Aristocrat
Feather (2)
Semogue 610
MWF
Captain's Choice Bay Rum

 

Thursday morning, January 2, 2014

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (2)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

 

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Corn Huskers Lotion
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Voskhod (4)
Soap: TOBS Jermyn St.
Brush: Semogue 830
Post: Witch Hazel, Corn Huskers Lotion
Aftershave: British Sterling

Nice shave. It could have been closer, but I figured why push it.

Have a great day!

 

Today's shave.

Prep: hot shower, L'Oréal Face Wash, TBS Maca Root Scrub, Sasquatch Golden Moss bath soap.
Brush : Turkish #6 Brush.
Razor : Gillette Rocket.
Blade : Viking Sword.
Cream: Lea Menthol.
Post: cold water rinse, Barbon AS.

Today's shave was icy. I didn't get the best lather in the world, but I still got a DFS shave with it. I think I like soap more. I seem to get more stable lathers with them. I got three tiny weepers on my neck, but they healed when I splashed cold water on my neck. I finished off with a final menthol blast with Barbon and it soothed my skin, especially where the weepers were.

 

Traveling Open Comb: Merker 25c Day 1

Prep: warm shower, Shea Moisture scrub
Croap: RazoRock Captain's Choice
Brush: HIS
Razor: Merkur 25c
Blade: Gillette 7 o'clock yellow
Post: Cold water rinse
AS: Captain's Choice Bay Rum

I'm a part of an open comb pass around in one of the forums, and I was glad to see a package on my porch when I went to shovel snow for the second time. (My driveway is usually SAS after one, but it kept snowing)
The box contained a Gillette Old Type, and a Merkur 25c. I chose the Merkur today because the old type is kind of beat up, and I hear it's more aggressive, so I decided to start slow. I didn't shave yesterday, so I had two days growth.
I also wanted to try the Captain's Choice combo, and the croap did not disappoint. My HIS brush quickly whipped up loads of lather in my Dad's mug. I painted it on my face and loaded up the 25c with a trusty Gillette yellow. This my first try with an open comb, and this thing looks toothy. I was amazed at how easy it was to find the angle - I read that if you can see lines if lather, you're off. And this razor is smooth. I was able to confidently complete my usual WTG-XTG-ATG with no issues or discomfort, however, there was more stubble left than I am used to with my MR10, so I did another pass and got a really nice DFS. I could have stopped after three with no one but me the wiser, but I shave for me, so I pressed on. There was much less burn from the AS than I got last time, too.
My first impression of this razor is very positive! I could easily see using this long handled wonder everyday for worry free shaving.
My first impression of the RazoRock is also very positive. The scent is very nice, maybe too sweet for some, but the lather performs admirably. I was eager to try this one because it has argan oil, and I've heard good things about it. All I can say is my face feels fantastic!