SoS: April 7, 2014 - April 13, 2014

Razor: GEM MMOC
Blade: Gem PTFE SS (D4)
Brush: Israeli Olivewood w 26mm HMB
Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Eucalyptus Peppermint Vanilla
Shave Soap: Neumann Signature 1907
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Neumann Absolute Zero

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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Gillette Adjustable 'Fatboy' F-2 (1960)
with a Semogue 1305 boar Brush,
Lather up with Barbasol Skin Conditioner - shave,
Finish with water, Witchhazel
and SFM Brisk Aftershave

A ver nice shave today. Aces!

 

Thursday 04/10

Hot shower
Dove facial wash
Semogue 1460
Petal Pushers Fancies "Brair"
Gillette "Black Beauty"
Vintage Gillette blade
Pinaud Tres Flores

 

Razor: GEM MMOC
Blade: GEM SS
Brush: Semogue 830
Lather: Arko
Post: Omega balm

Not sure what happened. Not a good shave. numerous nicks and irritation.

 

Thursday morning, April 10, 2014

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (5)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

 

Pre/Post - Shea Moisture tea tree as
Shear - R89 Bulldog
Blade - Gillette 7o'clock SharpEdge (new)
Cream - Bowl lathered TOBS Grapefruit.
Brush - Omega 71276 Finest banded boar.

Wife - Loves the BBS shaves!!!

 

SoS
4/10/14

Prep: Hot shower. Nivea menthol face wash.
Razor: Ever Ready 1914
Blade: Gem Stainless Steel
Soap: WSO Zaro
Brush: Vie-Long Horse 12601
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave: Stirling Black Ice
Cologne: Amazing by Bill Blass
BBS..
Go out and get it!

 

Thursday
hot shower
Duke 3 in best
3P PSC
Mama Bear's Vetivert Type
ATT Kronos R1/Astra SP (2)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Lemon WH
Fine Fresh Vetiver ASL
Imaginary Authors The Soft Lawn EDP

Great shave plus I smell pretty darn good too!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

SOTD Thursday 4-10-2014

5/8 Griffon XX #60 Carbo-Magnetic, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso PSC
Erasmic SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Semogue 820 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Gold Bond Moisturizing Lotion
Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve ASL

A late post because of traveling back from an event on the coast. It's beautiful outside with green grass and all my flowering trees are in full bloom.
Ahhh Spring!

 

SoS - Thursday, April 10, 2014

Shower
Prep: Tea Tree & Lime PSO
Brush: Omega Pro 49
Soap: Stirling MITA
Razor: '56 Ball End Tech
Blade: Gillette Wilki Saloon
Post: Nivea Sensitive ASB
AS: Speick

Approaching 100 degrees today so I needed some menthol to keep cool. Margaritas in the Arctic was the perfect way to chill things down a bit. Three passes with the Gillette Wilki in the Tech provided a CCS with no irritation.

 

SOTD:
Razor: 1956 (B1) Gillette Blue Tip Super Speed
Blade: Personna
Brush: Van Der Hagen boar
Soap: Williams Mug
Aftershave: Old Spice



FFFS (far from fantastic shave)
I don't know why I want Williams to work. I don't even like the smell. The next shave will be better.Williams will be used for de-funkage of brushes.

 

Thursday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Mitchell's Wool Fat & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Gillette Single Ring
Blade - Personna Red (2)

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

 

Soap Stick
Today was my first time using a shaving soap stick, and my first time using Mystic Waters soap. I'm very impressed. This was an excellent, comfortable shave. No weepers or burn for BBS cheeks and DFS neck.
I used the RR/HTGAM pre-shave, and just rubbed the Mystic right over that. The HIS whipped that mixture into very creamy lather in short order. The first pass was almost too creamy, since I had to rinse my SC101 more often. The last two passes were great as well. The soap has a subtle Bay Rum scent and excellent performance. It paired well with Krampert's Finest Bay Rum.

Prep: RR/HTGAM pre-shave soap
Soap: Mystic Waters Bay Rum Stick
Brush: HIS
Razor: SC101
Blade: Gillette SE yellow (1)
AS: Krampert's Finest Bay Rum

 

Happy Friday From Florida!

Hot Shower
Oscar11 HMW
MWF
R-41 (V1.0)
Treet Black (1)
Cold Water Rag
A.V. Green

2-passes = DFS+++!

 

Friday - Day 5 with the GEM Pushbutton

Proraso Sandalwood cream face lathered with TGN Pure Badger
Gem pushbotton with Tedpella blade (5)
3 passes and finish with Pinaud Clubman

Great shave on a Friday morning

 

37C
7 O’Clock (Blue)(d2)
DRH Arlington- Face Lather
Vulfix 2235
Master Blue
Lucky Tiger Aspen

 

Gillette Old Type
Gillette Silver Blue
Semogue BC Cerda
CO Bigelow SC
444 ASB

I used a little too much ASB this morning.

 

Friday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Sharp day 5
Tryphon Permafrost Shaving Stick
Anherb AS Conditioner
Floid Classic AS
Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui EdT

Shave with Cracky every morning and you'll freeze your face off every time - man, is the Permafrost stick ever cold and nice with great lather and skincare, and its menthol effect is friggin' strong. The Anherb conditioner came in handy to moisturize my face even more and to give some extra iciness. The Floid Classic aftershave is another frosty delight which I love. Another super-duper BBS shave. Sorry, no photos today.

Have a great weekend, folks!

 

Dove Men's Face Wash
TABAC Shaving Soap
Frank Shaving Finest Badger
Cadet TP-30
Astra Superior Platinum (6)
CWR
Dickinson's WH
FD Old Spice AS

The Tabac shaving soap face lathered easily with the Frank Shaving finest badger brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Cadet TP-30 and an Astra Superior Platinum blade left me near BBS. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Dickinson's WH and Family Dollar Old Spice after shave. I am clean, smooth and refreshed...

 

How's that Cadet treating you so far, Jim?