SoS: January 27, 2014 - February 2, 2014

Sunday, February 2nd, 2014



Back to My Mastro Livi Origin​

• Pre-shave: Myrsol Emulsión
• Soap: Saponeria Artigiana Vegetable Shaving Soap
• Brush: Omega Badger Brush #63167
• Bowl: Supercheap Chinese Steel Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
• Razor: Mastro Livi Damasteel, 7/8 Full Hollow, Mastro Livi Point
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extravirgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: Floïd Black Aftershave

 

Gillette ?
Synergy BR
homemade brush
Well, I must have been delusional but had a good shave. I picked these up a couple of weeks ago at an estate sale. I offered the guy $25 for a barometer and the 3 razors. I wanted the barometer, he accepted. The razors are all pretty much like new. I think this is a Super Speed, is this what they call a "black beauty"? Well, I'd appreciated it if somebody would let me know what I picked up. The other 2 are Gems, one of which is a G handle. Have a good one.

 

Sunday's shave



That's right - 3 razors to get the job done today. I tried to use a Schick J2 for the first time and was hoping for success after Thursday's shave revealed that the Schick L1 I'd recently purchased has something wrong with it and won't hold the blade properly. The J2 looks perfectly fine but no matter what angle of attack my whiskers just laughed at it. I then pulled out the PAL Adjustable that I haven't been able to make work but I had read that the angle was critical so I figured that was my problem but alas no matter what angle I tried it too just took the shave soap off and left all the hair right where it was. Not to be deterred I pulled out my trusty Parker 80R with a fresh Crystal blade and with two wonderfully smooth passes taught those whiskers a lesson.
Went with Jasmine for shower and shave scent and after the Thayer's unscented a few drops of T&H 1805 from a sample vial to finish me up.

 

Razor: Pils
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: E.J. XL Silvertip....one of the great, unheralded brushes that never disappoints.
Lather:Charles Tyritt Lemon and Cedar
Shave BAlm: DR Harrris Arlington
A/S: Acqua de Parma EDT

 

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: EJ DE89L
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (2)
Soap: TOBS St. James
Brush: Semogue 830
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: Old Spice

Excellent shave! This was a perfect start to what will be a long day.

Have a great day!

 

Sunday:

Hot shower followed by 2 hot towels
Facial massage
Gatsby Ice Cooling Gel Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Permasharp day 7
Yeti Snot SS
Visal AS Gel
Osage Rub AS

Well, guys - which of these super-mentholated soaps is stronger between the Yeti Snot and the Glacial? The answer is neither - it's a tie. They're both colder than ten tubes or bowls of Proraso Green or Ingram, or Godrej Menthol Mist or any other menthol cream or soap that I've tried. This Yeti Snot has rich, slick lather - perhaps not so thick, and the scent is very mentholy and pepperminty. Like the Glacial, its menthol power is so intense that it causes your eyes to tear and your nose to run. Skincare-wise, it's pretty decent although the Glacial is ahead of it. The Visal gel and the Rubby Dubby Doo felt so frigid afterwards, just the way I love it. This was an awesome shave! (Sorry, no photos today!)

 

R41 (2013)
Rapira Lux (d1)
Palmolive Stick/DR Harris Arlington - Face Lather
Vulfix 2235
Stephans Bay Rum A/S
TSD Bay Rum Cologne

Outstanding shave today. Everything came together perfectly.

 

So nice again ... two times!

 

Where to start. Great brush! I like the design.

The Gillette Razor is the last incarnation of the Super Speed series circa 1970s. The ones we call "Black Beauties" are the replacements for the FatBoy (Short Handled BB) and Slim (Long Handled BB). They also go by the name Super Adjustables.

One of the Short Handled Black Beauties is seen in this location.

http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/gratuitous-safety-razor-photos.35278/page-3#post-622160

 

Sunday morning, February 2, 2014

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (6)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

 

SOTD 2/2/14

Pre: Hot shower
Razor: Standard Razor
Blade: Astra (came with the razor)
Brush: Rooney Tiger Stripe with GDC Custom Finest 2 band reknot
Soap: HTGAM Cavendish (my weekend soap)
Post: Alum and AoS Lemon ASB

1st time using this razor (sorry for the bad picture of it). Great comfortable shave. Going to use it for the whole month. Wonderful shave today, can't wait to spend some quality time with it. May be my new go-to. As always the HTGAM gave a great dense, slick, and protective lather. I think this brush is due for a cleaning, the tips are not as soft as they once were, but it has seen a lot of use since I've acquired it some time ago.

 

February 2, 2014 - Sunday
Prep: Electric clippers to mow down the goatee, warm wash and homemade PSO
Razor: Merkur 34HD
Blade: Wilkinson Sword black (1)
Soap: Cella Crema
Brush: Omega boar
Post: Cold water rinse, styptic pencil X2 and Captain's Choice Lime

I decided that I needed more face to shave, so the van dyke chin whiskers were removed for the first time in over 2 years. I kept the mustache. Face lather with the Cella and had a good 3 pass shave. Found a couple of bumps/IGHs in the area covered by the beard and made a couple of weepers. Styptic pencil took care of them and finished off with the clean smell of CC lime.

 

Turkish delight shave this morning.


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Merkur 11C
Astra SP
Muhle 31K252
RazoRock ABCBA

No aftershave needed, so moisturizing it instantly renewed my love of Italian soft soaps. I think I need a KG of Cella to become my one and only again....

 

*Sunday*

Prep: CeraVe facial cleanser
Soap: HTGAM, unscented
Brush: HIS synthetic brush
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft 101
Blade: Feather
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

Another two day stubble. The ShaveCraft razor with a Feather blade is an excellent combination. Three passes, good smooth result.

 

SOTD Feb 2 -- Blade safari day 2
Prep: hot shower
Razor: WW2 Gillette Khaki
Blade: Personna Med Prep (day 2)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Proraso White tub
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: Nivea Men cool kick

Great lather and a grate shave. No apparent loss of performance to the Personna Med Prep on day two.

 

Hows the Vie-Long treating you now? Is it broken in and performing better? I know it wasn't producing great lathers when your first got it. Just curious.

 

SOTD Sunday 2-2-2014

15/16 George Wostenholm & Sons Celebrated I-XL Razor
Rockingham Works, Sheffield, Wedge, Hollow Point
Proraso PSC
Ogallala Bay Rum & Sandalwood SS
GT G4 Scuttle
Parker Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum ASL

The big Wosty Clever delivered another outstanding shave this morning. The scent of Bay Rum and Sandalwood filled the bathroom (excuse me....Shave Den) and now I'm ready for the Hawks to do their Raptor thing on those nags from Denver. GO HAWKS! :football:

 

Shaving Yeti Pass Around - Orange Dream Cicle
The Yeti nailed the scent - think of those orange push-ups off the ice cream truck when you were a kid. It's a good combination of orange and vanilla. I think it would be fantastic if it also had some menthol to complete the memory.
I put some water on the puck while I was in the shower, and it lathered up easily and generously on my HIS synthetic. The soap is a solid performer, and in would place it in the good to very good category. It is a good value as well.
I pushed the Gillette yellow blade one more day, mostly from laziness, and I paid for it with a couple weepers. I'm still learning the Old type, but now I'm curious about modern open combs... Maybe their angle is easier to maintain? I'll find out someday.
The Krampert's flask is tricky to control the pour, so I spilled a bit, but it still smells and works great.
I think the butter balm is great for winter months when my face gets dry, but I'll need it really reduce the amount I use in the summer.

Prep: warm shower
Soap: Shaving Yeti Orange Dream Cicle
Razor: Gillette Old Type
Blade: Gillette 7 o'clock yellow
Brush: HIS Synthetic
AS: Krampert's Finest Bay Rum

 

I don't know if it was the brush need breaking in or I did, but I'm getting much better results now. I still can't lather Arko Ice Mint, but that goes for both my brushes so it is once again technique. I've found that I can't shake out any water from the Vie-Long in order to get a lather.

Now that I know how to use it, I'm very happy with the brush.