SoS: April 7, 2014 - April 13, 2014

Monday

Prep: CeraVe cleanser
Soap: Mike's Natural, unscented
Brush: Mühle black fiber synthetic
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft
Blade: Gillette SharpEdge yellow
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

Another great shave! The Mühle black fiber performs well despite the relatively small knot size. The handle is attractive, but in practical terms, the weight and shape make it a little harder to hold than I would like.

 

Monday morning, April 7, 2014

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (4)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

 

SOTD Monday 4-7-2014

5/8 Robeson Shuredge 1505, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso PSC
Tabac SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Semogue 820 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Gold Bond Moisturizing Lotion
Aqua Velva Musk ASL/Cologne

Polished out the Robeson yesterday and ran it through the hones. It's a great performer and I was virtually BBS in one pass! I completed the usual three passes but, only because I was enjoying the smooth shave so much I didn't want to stop. I also polished and re-honed the other three new arrivals so they are "ready for their close-up Mr Demill". lol I also picked up an ERN (I told ya I went crazy!) on the bay but, it was a blade only and none of my spare scales would fit so, I also ordered a set of blank scales which I will use for the ERN rescale. And we always say we started wet shaving to save money. Yeah!

 

Menthol Monday:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Scrub, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: Ginger's Garden Grass Stain Menthol Snow
Razor: FaTip Piccolo
Blade: Bolzano (1)
Passes: WTG, XTG (1, 2)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Lucky Tiger Menthol Vanishing Cream ASB
Cologne: Xeryus by Givenchy

I wish I knew what went wrong. My prep was fine, the blade I prefer in the FaTip was set properly, my lather was thick enough and stable enough, and yet my neck looks like I shaved with a weed-whacker. None of my post-shave applications seemed to do much in abating the blood flow, either. I may not be shaving tomorrow.

 

Razor: Gem Damaskeene
Blade: Gem PTFE SS (D1)
Brush: Vie-Long Beehive w 24mm Horsehair
Bowl: : Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero
Shave Soap: Malaspina Iced Lemon Lime
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Pereja Limon W M-Bomb

 

Well, Bruce, I do tell my wife that I AM saving BIG money by buying razors, soap and other shaving gear. It is surely less expensive than spending $$$ on other hobbies such as custom-made guitars and high-end audio gear.

She is not convinced. :ahem:

 

4/7/2014

Prep: Hot shower with L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash, home made PSO
Razor: Star 1912 patent SE
Blade: GEM PTFE coated SE (2)
Brush: Tukish #6
Soap: Proraso Red tub Sandalwood with 5 drops of TSD Mbomb
After: Home made ASB, Grey Flannel after shave balm
Cologne: Grey Flannel EDT

An easy 2 pass with touch ups shave. I ended up with an almost BBS face today!

Have a blessed day!

 

Or Custom Motorcycles....oh wait ..I can't use that one.

 

A day of firsts!!
First Shave of the day Pic!!
First time using Arko!
First time using Personna Med Prep blade in my Muhle R41!
First time using the shave soap container I painted during the family excursion to Paint your own pottery at Christmas.

Arko performed very well...scent is meh but not terrible....I could use this....especially for the price.

Personna Med Prep blade was awesome..
very smooth . ..I usually use Astra SP and love them....but I just may lay in a supply of these as well!!

 

I barely get time to post my shave but today I had a nice shave I'd like to share.

Monday, April 7, 2014

Gillette Adjustable 'Fatboy' F-2 (1960)
Astra Superior Platinum blade,
Lather up with Brut - shave,
Finish with water, Witchhazel
and SFM Brisk Aftershave

 

Nice looking Fat Boy Leo. Is that new? I don't remember seeing a fat boy in your rotation before.

 

SoS - Monday, April 7, 2014
Menthol Monday

Shower
Prep: Tea Tree & Lime PSO
Soap: Stirling Frozen Tundra in a Hull Pottery Old Spice mug.
Brush: Vulfix Super Badger
Razor: EJ89 series
Blade: GSB
Post: Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Nice cool shave, as temps will be in the 90's here all week.

 

SoS
4/7/14

Prep: Hot shower. Nivea menthol face wash.
Razor: Ever Ready 1914
Blade: Gem Stainless Steel
Soap: Stirling Glacial
Brush: Omega Pro 48
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave: AV Ice Sport-Nivea Cool Kick
First time using the ER1914 This razor is a gem! I have a very comfortable close shave. It's 82 degrees, glacial had me frozen! I had an MRI on my knee today. Very late shave!
Go out and get it!
I forgot to put the brush in the pic..

 

Thanks Stroker! The seller didn't specify but it looks very good to new, I feel lucky to get a Fatboy in such nice condition. It was expensive but I didn't pay more than a hundred.

This razor is easily my favorite razor in my rotation! I set it on 5, sometimes 6.

 

Monday:
hot shower
Somersets Tough Stubble PSO
Gem 1912 Travel 2+ passes
Personna Gem (1)
VDH Deluxe boar
Treatments Eucalyptus cream (by Hunter Amenities) in an Old Spice mug
Thayers unscented w/aloe
Canoe EDT splash (sample)

Another early shave today and a very late posting. No picture of today's gear except this photo of the razor when I picked it up a few months ago. I'm not 100% but it's a very good possibility that today was this razor's 1st ever shave. Nifty little travel kit like yesterday's Gillette but a longer handle and plenty more heft to shave more like a regular razor. I don't do as well with an SE as I do with a DE so despite getting a good shave it wasn't without a little redness at the bottom of my neck.
Couple of interesting notes today: When I packed this razor it was only because I wanted to use a travel razor while traveling not realizing that I would have an SE razor in hand on the first day of SE week. Next, I was pleasantly surprised to find a cute little .7 oz tube of Eucalyptus shave cream with the hotel amenities just in time for Menthol Monday. It had a light and pleasant smell and just enough menthol to qualify but way short of anything Jeff uses. What really dawned on me after thinking about it was how popular wet shaving has become if hotels are starting to feature shave cream that you can lather with a brush. I suppose you could just apply it directly without lathering but I was able to make a very nice lather without much effort.

 

So I forgot it was Monday. Of course my days off are Fri and Sat so I'll say I was confused.

Hot shower
Merkur 23c
VDH brush
Stirling Jasmine Sambac-Great Lather
Stirling Black Ice WHAS this is pretty cold

Great shave. Good day.

 

It's a classic for sure. Great find! Enjoy.

 

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Gillette New Deluxe Bulldog
Gillette 7OC Indian Green
Oscar11 Purple Omega
Ingram's SC

Finished with a cold water rinse. The shave was about as simple as possible but as good as any.