SoS: April 14, 2014 - April 20, 2014

Tyr's Day:

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 (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (3, 4, 5)
Post: Cold water rinse, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Lucky Tiger Menthol ASB*
Cologne: Burberry Brit by Burberry

With no shave on Monday due to a nick on my throat, I dub this Tundra Tuesday. I took extra time and caution on the attack angles with the blade, and was rewarded. Three passes, one tiny weeper on my upper lip, BBS results. I also found that using the Lucky Tiger after the Alum has been applied is an exercise in futility, as it made my pores too tight to even consider absorbing the ASB - hence the asterisk.

 

Tuesday:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Sharp day 2
Mama Bear Cilantro Lime Ice SS
Anherb AS Conditioner
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS
Givenchy Pour Homme EdT

Smooth as silk and very comfortable is the way to describe this shave - this Cilantro Lime Ice aka Czar's Choice, I believe is a very nice soap - its scent is great, its lather is a pleasure to work with, and its menthol effect is a real picker-upper. The Anherb conditioner and the Aqua Velva felt so icy and amazing!

 

Tuesday, April 15 - Tax Day Shave
L'Oreal Icy Gel Face Wash, 2 hot towels
Homemade PSO, Cetaphil lotion
Lather, and one more hot towel
Merkur HDC
Treet (1)
C.O. Bigelow
Cold water, Thayers, Cetaphil
Stetson AS w/Aloe
2 passes - W, X, touch-up and buffing

DFS on the cheeks, chin, and upper lip, close on the neck.
This is my first time using the Treet. Since it's a carbon blade, will it rust after one use? The wrapper said "do not wipe blade" and "leave blade in razor."

 

A fantastic shave
My Coconut Bay synergy soap worked great with the Plisson brush. This is my first shave with Personna Med Prep blades and I'm very impressed. Extremely smooth and easy BBS today with no weepers or irritation. I wonder how long these blades last? Are they short-lived, since I'm thinking they are only used once for actual medical prep? I'll find out in the coming days. If I can get at least three shaves, I might have to locate a supply of these beauties.

Prep: RR/HTGAM lime menthol pre-shave soap
Soap: Synergy Coconut Bay
Brush: Plisson Synthetic
Razor: SC101
Blade: Personna Med Prep (1)
AS: Krampert's Finest Bay Rum

#razorock #howtogrowamoustache #plisson #ikonrazors #krampertsfinest

 

Tuesday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap
Soap: Mama Bear Ye Olde Barbershoppe
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (3)
Brush: Plisson Grey Badger
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman VI Bay Rum

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

PIF Shave: Mama Bear Barbershop, Plisson Grey Badger, VI Bay Rum. Great shave with PIF’d items!

Bob

 

5/8 T.I.
WSO "White Lightning"
homemade brush

The 28mm F2 finally found a home, it's glued so it's a least semi permanent, lol. Nice shave this morning, close, smooth and comfortable. Have a good one.

 

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: EJ DE89 Head w/ Weber Classic Handle
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (3)
Cream: TOBS Jermyn Street
Brush: Semogue 830
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: Brut

I love the scent of TOBS Jermyn Street and it gave me a wonderful BBS shave.

Have a great day!

 

SOTD April 15

Prep: hot shower
Razor: 1968 slim twist
Blade: Feather (day 2)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Proraso Green
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: Proraso Blue

I'm really enjoying the pairing of the slim twist and feather.

 

I wish I'd noticed earlier where you live. My wife and I were (sort of) down that way a couple weeks ago. I would have invited you to lunch.

 

Dove Men's Face Wash
TOBS Lavender Shaving Cream
Semogue 1305 Boar
Schick M Adjustable
Schick Injector Stainless Blade
CWR
Dickinson's WH
Pinaud Clubman AS

It was a mighty fine shave. The TOBS Lavender shave cream face lathered easliy with the Semogue 1305 boar brush. The Schick M adjustable, set on 4, did a great job with two passes and touch ups on the neck. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Dickinson's Witch Hazel and Pinaud Clubman after shave. It was a close, comfortable shave. I am smooth, clean, and refreshed...

 

4/15/2014 I got it in a PIF week

Prep: Hot shower with L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash, home made PSO
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat, Dubl Duck Goldedge straight razor
Blade: Don Juan (1)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: The Shave Den Lanolin shaving soap Iced Sub Zero with extra menthol
After: Home made ASB
After Shave: Barbon after shave
Cologne: Akthar Noir

A 2 pass Darn Fine Shave this morning. The TSD Iced Sub Zero I got in a PIF. I would rate it as an 8 out of 10 on the menthol scale. The lanolin soap really leaves my face smooth and moisturized.

Have a blessed day!

 

Tuesday
hot shower
Shavemac Custom 167,2 band,d01,fan
Proraso PSC
TSD SOTQ Fudge Brownie,lathered with 3 drops M-Bomb
Gillette Gold Tech/o'clock black (2)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Lemon WH
Lucky Tiger
Nasomatto Pardon edp

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

Stay frosty,my friends! ​

 

TUESDAY
Back to Work Day

Quick shave this morning: no need to build lather using the Shea creme, plus only two passes needed with the 2011 R41. Finished the whole deal in about 10 minutes.
It's gonna be a busy, busy work week with Good Friday & Easter Sunday on the not-too-distant horizon!

Have a blessed Tuesday, all!

 

Cobra Classic
Kai Mild
Semogue BC Mistura
Green Mountain Soaps - Lavender Grapefruit
Nivea Energy A/S

Dior - La Collection Couturier Parfumeur Leather Oud

 

Razor: Bakelite Slant
Blade: Wilkinson Sword UK (D2)
Brush: Semouge Cherry SOC boar
Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Iced Mojito
Shave Soap: Glacial - Spearmint
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: TSD X2 Iced Mojito



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Tuesday morning, April 15, 2014

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (9)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

 

Everyone's "liking" my post, but no one's answering my question!

 

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014



Getting Ready to Go Back Home: Dovo 2Bismarck Pearl​

• Pre-shave: Proraso Pre-Shave Cream Green
• Soap: De Vergulde Hand Shaving Soap
• Brush: Omega Bristle Brush 49
• Bowl: Chinese Cheap Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Travel Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
• Razor: Dovo 2Bismarck Pearl, 6/8 Full Hollow, Round point
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: Floïd Blue After Shave

 

Tuesday

Prep: CeraVe cleanser
Soap: HTGAM Synergy unscented
Brush: Oscar11 with HIS knot
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft
Blade: Kai
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe

Good shave. Excellent lather from the HTGAM and the wonderful Oscar11 brush. I decided to give the Kai blades another try today. My impression is the same as last time: not a bad blade, but there are others I like better. Blades are so personal.