SoS: March 31, 2014 - April 6, 2014

Thanks for all the "likes." Unfortunately, I must retract my final statement. The lighting in the bathroom at church revealed that my neck is shredded. It doesn't hurt much, but it looks terrible.

 

SOTD April 6

Prep: hot towel, Proraso pre-shave
Razor: George Wostenholm & Son Celebrated I-XL
Razor: Aristocrat TTO Open Comb
Blade: Merkur (day 2)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Margaritas in the Arctic
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: alum

Bad shave today. I was planning on only using the straight, but just didn't feel comfortable on my neck so I grabbed the Aristocrat to finish with. Two passes with the straight on the face left me shy of a DFS, and a few cuts.
The Aristocrat did get me a DFS on my neck, but plenty or razor burn with it.
I haven't decided if I will take a shave break tomorrow yet...

 

Jim I wasn't sure if you had a brush under that beautiful lather. Wow!

 

SoS
4/6/14

Prep: Hot shower. Nivea menthol face wash.
Razor: Merkur Progress
Blade: Astra SS
Soap: Stirling MITA
Brush: Turkish #6
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave: Clubman Lilac Vegetal-Nivea Cool Kick
Stirling whips up so nice it almost takes the fun at of lathering. Margaritas in the attic smells so great! It's 5 o'clock somewhere.
Go out and get it!

 

Yeah that Semogue badger/boar mix churned up some serious White Lightning lather! As long as it stops shedding Ill be very happy I picked it up.

 

It could be the lighting.....Fluorescent light will make a little redness look 100 times worse than it is really.

 

I LOVE the MITA. It's a must-have at all times in my den now.

 

Suzumasa
Muhle synthetic brush
Gaia shave cream
Figaro AS
Geo. F. Trumpers West Indian Lime Skin Food

 

Gaia cream - who makes it?

 

If this is the product.

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Gaia Skin Naturals in Australia

http://www.drugstore.com/gaia-made-for-men-face-creme-after-shave-balm/qxp335531

 

You're SO right!

 

SoS - Sunday, April 6, 2014

Hot shower
Homemade PSO
TOBS Eton College cream
Vulfix 374 super badger
Gillette Slim set on 4
Gillette Silver Blue (4)
Nivea Sensitive PSB
Paul Sebastian cologne

A fair shave. Nothing to brag about on a lazy Sunday.

 

Thanks, my friend. I originally got my MITA from a really good friend of mine here and I'll be placing an order for it again soon. It became a top-favourite of mine.

 

Yes, that's the maker of the shave cream. I don't have the balm. I have the face scrub as well. I got both of these items and many more in a TSD pif recently. It's a very nice cream.

 

Saturday's shave
Hot shower
PSO (homemade)
Proraso Red Shave soap from @Bobcat
vdh brush
Gillette TTO SS from @Bobcat
Stirling Spearmint AS

Great shave, still going through all of my PIF stuff
Also really liked the Herslinger... Hirshli... yeah the stuff in the white container from @Bobcat

 

Sunday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Mitchell's Wool Fat & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Gillette Single Ring
Blade - Personna Red (3)

2 pass
Warm water rinse & cold water splash
Alum block & Witch-hazel AS

 

Sunday:
hot shower
Maggard Sweet Orange PSO
Gillette Ball End Travel Tech (N2) 3 passes
Voskhod (3)
VDH Deluxe boar
Musgo Real Spiced Citrus cream (sample) in an Old Spice mug
Thayers unscented w/aloe
Musgo Real Spiced Citrus cologne (sample)

First of a couple travel shaves. Shaved early this morning but just now getting around to posting. Remembered to pack everything but a plastic bowl for making lather but then got lucky making a random stop at an antique mall where I picked up a few razors (I'll get them posted in The Haul later this week) and an early 60's Old Spice mug.
Today's razor still had the paper blade in it when I bought it a few months ago and it's super clean so I'm guessing today was it's first actual shave ever since it's birth in 1968. It's an aluminum handle so I had a bit of a time with it trying to get good control but I ended up with a very fine shave thanks to good prep, excellent lather, and the Voskhod Teflon.

 

Today's shave
Warm rag on face
Stirling Electric Sheep shave soap
right side of face Gillette SS w/ Astra SS
left side merkur 23 C w/ Astra SS
2 passes-wtg and xtg

the merkur gave a little closer shave, but this is also only my third shave the the super speed

finished up with stirling lemon chill WHAS--

 

SOTN:
Razor: 1988 (I1) Gillette Super Speed
Blade: Personna
Soap: Ogallala Bay Rum, Sage & Cedar
Brush: Ever-Ready 600
Post: Alum & Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Stetson Cooling Moisture

 

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SOTN: 1966 Gillette Super Speed razor, Astra Platinum blade, homemade clove, ginger, orange and lemongrass soap, Lider Professional #1 horsehair brush, Proraso pre-shave and Oak and Agave A/S. The first using my Dad's Super Speed. A few weepers with the Astra but that was the first with that blade as well. Good blades. Overall, it was a very good head and face shave!