SoS: February 24, 2014 - March 2, 2014

Saturday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap
Soap: Coate’s Lavender Cream
Razor: ’66 Gillette Slim on “6”
Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel (2)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip 22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Speick

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

I used the Coate’s Lavender today paired with the Whipped Dog, Slim and Rapira Swedish SS. I loaded the dollop of Coate’s in about 5 seconds. Great lather, great shave! I finished up with Speick.

Bob

 

Gillette LC New - Weber Bulldog
Gillette 7OC Indian Green
Semogue 2000
Walter's Rose
Alum
Superior 70

My stick of Arko is done and I had the pleasure of opening a new puck of soap this morning. PC Walter's Rose was the winner and performed well.

 

Saturday:
hot shower w/Wm Neumann Lavender bar soap
Taconic unscented PSO
Robeson straight 2 passes
Semogue Owners Club badger
D R Harris Windsor cream in a warm mug
Thayer's unscented with aloe
alum (yep, cut myself)
Florida Water cologne

Thought at one point during this morning's shave that I was finally starting to get the hang of shaving with a straight but by the time I finished I was reminded once again of the fact that I'm still very much in elementary school and a long ways from graduation. What's interesting to me is how I can end up with irritation and redness on my neck but still have stubble. Typically with a DE I get irritation and redness by doing extra passes after all of the stubble has been removed.

Anyhow, there's always another day, another shave and another opportunity for more practice. Lots of great products today and even if I'm not smooth I sure smell great.

 

Dove Men's Face Wash
Col. Conk Bay Rum Shave Soap
Semogue 1305 Boar Brush
Gillette Super Speed '47
Shark Super Stainless (1)
CWR
Thayers Cucumber WH
Pinaud Clubman AS

The Col. Conk Bay Rum Shave Soap lathered great with the Semogue 1305 boar brush. I put a new Shark Super Stainless blade in my Gillette Super Speed and made two passes and touch ups on my neck. This resulted in a near BBS shave. After a cold water rinse, I followed up with Thayers Cucumber WH and Pinaud Clubman After Shave. I'm looking sharp, feeling sharp, and I BE SHARP. Nice...

 

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Saturday
hot shower
M&F Chief
Proraso PSC
TSD Patchouli Aqua lanolin soap
Schick E3/Pella coated (1)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Rose WH mixed with some Robert's Rosewater
TSD Sensitive ASM

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

 

Heal up quick! My neck is my problem area, too.

 

Frosty Shave
Great shave today. I upped the chill by using mentholated bath soap, so the shower was warm, but also invigorating. As I lathered up the Frost Byte, the cold got pretty intense, but the lather did its job, as did the brush and razor. The Krampert's really amped the chill at the end, but in a pleasant way.

The shavecraft 101, for me, is a good combination of smooth and effective. The shave was very comfortable, and produced BBS cheeks and DFS neck with no weepers. A loose grip on the handle was the key for me to figure out this razor, reminding me to use no pressure. It has worked well with both Astra SP and Gillette Yellow blades, though the yellows last longer.

Prep: warm shower
Soap: Synergy Frost Byte
Brush: HIS
Razor: iKon Shavecraft 101
Blade: Gillette 7 o'clock yellow
Synergy Coconut Bay Butter Balm before ATG pass
AS: Krampert's Finest Frostbite

 

RE: SOTD: February 23rd thru March 1st, 2014
Soap: Kent Soap
Razor: Joris Walnut & Paladium
Blade: Polsilver
Brush: iKon stubby
A/S: Floris Santal Balm
Hope that everyone is having a great morning

 

59’ E1 Fatboy (setting 9)
Ladas (d2)
Vulfix 2235
DR Harris Arlington
Pinuad Clubman Virgin Island BR

The Ladas are probably the least able of my blades, but they perform brilliantly for me in the Fatboy wide open, and only there. Why I keep them. Great 3 pass shave today.

 

Toyo 665
Tiki "The Captain"
homemade brush
Very nice shave. Have a good one.

 

What do you think of the Tiki soap?

 

Shave of the day for Saturday March 1, 2014.

~ Ever Ready single edge safety razor. Patented March 24, 1914.
~ Treet Super blade.
~ Omega boar bristle.
~ Stirling shave soap, Black Cumin and Orange.
~ Clinique moisturizer followed by my hand crafted grapefruit after shave.




My intention is to shave with this beauty for the entire month of March to celebrate it's one-hundred year patented date. I'm not sure that I will make that happen but, I can do at least a few times a week. This razor is one of the easiest to use IMO and pairs nicely with the Treet. Treet is my SE preference in blade but I will use a GEM Stainless Steel on occasion.

The well broken in Omega is perfect for face lathering the Stirling, nice and soft. The Stirling soap has stayed well hydrated from the last several uses since I keep it sealed up pretty tight. I made a little more wet lather than I usually do since I haven't used the SE in a little while. At least for me, a thinner lather works better for straights and sometimes an SE. Not super thin mind you, just a little more wet.

What can I say about my after shave but that I love it! No fake scent here, just the real deal grapefruit. The next time I use it, I am going to try it without the Clinique since I feel I have enough glycerin and jojoba as well as witch hazel in it to work alone.

I never shoot for BBS only DFS. For me BBS is just a little too close for my preference. With that said, near BBS or BBS sometimes just comes together and happens. And when it does, it's perfect! This was near BBS with very little effort, two passes in fact WTG/ATG. A five on the 1-6 GF approved smootheness scale (GASS? lol).

 

He seems to like it, per yesterday's commentary:

 

March 1, 2014

Prep: Lather, hot towel, PSO, hot towel
Lather: Stirling Coniferous
Brush: Vie-Long 13061
Razor: Merkur 34HD
Blade: Gillette Super Thin (1)
Post: Warm rinse, cold rinse and Captain's Choice Bay Rum

I planned on using my Tech today, but I just keep grabbing the Merkur. New applications of old technology and I guess I like it better. I enjoy the weight and finish and the Merkur gives me really good audible feedback. I did a good face lather with the Vie-Long today. The brush is getting softer with each use and it feels good on my face and in my hand. Finished the 3rd pass with touchups on the difficult spots with lather squeezed into my hand. Wife says I smell good and look better! I like that.

 

You had to have Floris with that Joris

 

How is the scent in that Ben Franklin?

 

You had to ask, lol. Well, to be honest with you it might move a lot of soaps to the back of the bus. This is a very good soap, IMO and the best of my recent purchases. I have some old standbys that are solid favorites and I can't say that any of those are really superior to Tiki. My opinion may change with time as to what is my "favorite" but this is a rock solid performer. I would (just my opinion and I'm not going waste anytime defending it) put this soap ahead of Mike's, LPL, Synergy and Stirling and I have very high regards for those.

 

Clauss 13/16
Shavemac D01 2 band silvertip brush
EJ pre shave
TSD Ice Subzero pre shave as a post shave
Dr. Dittmar Spezial soap
TOBS Avocado cream
Institut Karite balm

 

SOTD March 1 -- Blade safari day 26

Prep: hot towel
Razor: WW2 Gillette Khaki with ball end handle
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock Black (day 2)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Col. Conk lime
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: Alum, 444

Another close, smooth shave from the 7 O'clock Black. Maybe too close... turns out a nicked a mole on my face yesterday. I didn't go over the mole today, but I did manage to get some exfoliation with my shave.
The alum didn't help much with it, but the 444 did once my eyes started watering.