SoS: April 7, 2014 - April 13, 2014

Wednesday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap
Soap: TOBS Avocado Cream
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Perma-Sharp (1)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip 22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Krampert’s Frostbite

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

I loaded up the Slim with a new Perm-Sharp and lathered up with the TOBS Avocado (excellent scent), one of my favorite creams! The TOBS creams almost lather themselves. Great shave today! I finished up with Frostbite….always a winner!

Bob

 

6/8 Torrey
WSO "White Lightning" SS
homemade boar

This Torrey is just a fine shaver. I've decided to give it a new pair of shoes when I get the time. I've been saving some nice scale material that should work nicely. It was my first shave with WSO "White Lightning" shaving soap and I'm impressed. Nice light scent and provided a good shave with excellent post shave skin feel. I look forward to using it again tomorrow. Have a good one.

 

Cobra Classic
Feather Pro
Semogue BC Mistura
Tabula Rasa Vetiver & Tangerine
Fine - Clean Vetiver

Etat Libre d Orange - Fat Electrician

 

Merkur 34HD
Durable 7 O'Clock
Stirling Barbershop
Omega 13522
Captain's Choice Cat O'Nine Tails

2 pass (WTG/ATG) and had a socially acceptable shave.

 

WEDNESDAY
Single Edge Week, Day 3

A 3-pass shave this morning with a menthol chill from the anise-scented 'Black Ice' soap. A refreshing way to start the day!
Have a great 'Hump Day' everyone!

 

Happy Wednesday From Florida!

Hot Shower
Semogue 1305
Derby Soap
R-41 (V1.0)
Feather (2)
Cold Water Rag
Poraso Splash

2-passes = DFS+++!

 

SOTD:
Razor: 1988 (I4) Gillette Super Speed
Blade: Personna
Brush: Vulfix 1000A pure badger
Soap: VDH Luxury
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman

 

SOTD 9 MARCH

Strop-Musicians Friend
Razor #1-Boker American Line SS St Louis
Razor #2-Lady Gillette
Blade-Feather Hi Stainless(4)
Brush- Van der Hagen Boar
Soap-Van der Hagen Deluxe



Prep-Wash face with Irish Spring
Hot towels
Post-Swiss Army AS Balm
Halston AS

Got 4 days out of the Feather. Still does not "feel" dull. No tugging/pulling, etc. But does not shave as smoothly, and got one weeper on the chin. Time for retirement. I'm going to switch back to the Family Dollar Dorco and see what the difference is. I will likely bounce back and forth between these until I use up the Feathers. Should give me a good indication of the differences between these two.

 

Happy Birthday Tdmsu!!!!!

 

Wednesday
hot shower
Omega boar
Proraso PSC
Cella
EverSharp Hydro-Magic/Pella coated (9)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
TSD Almond ASL mixed with a pea sized amount of 444
Profumo Antico Caruso

Great 2 pass face,1 pass dome for BBS all around!!!
Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Wednesday

Prep: CeraVe facial cleanser
Soap: HTGAM Synergy unscented
Brush: HIS synthetic
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft 101
Blade: Gillette SharpEdge yellow
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

Good shave today. The HTGAM soap really produces excellent lather easily.

 

Happy Birthday!

 

Happy Birthday Tdmsu! Have a great day!

 

Nice pic Jamie

 

Drop dead georgeous razor (and photo) there Jamie!

 

Happy Birthday TDMSU

 

Razor: Gem Damaskeene
Blade: Gem PTFE SS (D3)
Brush: Vie-long White 24mm Horse hair
Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Balm: TSD Iced Subzero
Shave Soap: Stirling Glacial Obsidian
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: TSD Subzero w M-Bomb



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SOTD Wednesday 4-9-2014

6/8 C.F. ERN, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso PSC
Rose of Bulgaria SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Lijun Finest Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Gold Bond Moisturizing Lotion
Rose of Bulgaria ASL

Picked up this ERN the same time as the last batch of straights. It was a blade only and needed some cleanup and scales. It's a pretty large razor and none of my spare scales (salvaged from other re-scales) would fit it's size. After cleanup if was so nice I wanted to rescale it with something decent so I picked up these Ox Horn scale blanks on the bay for it. I used black buffalo horn from my broken scale scrape pile for the wedge. It turned out very well and the razor is awesome. I have got to agree with Oscar...Mr. ERN make a right fine razor! Heading out for the Pacific coast for a couple of days. Have a great week Gents!