SoS: April 14, 2014 - April 20, 2014

Friday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Sharp day 5
Stirling Glacial Obsidian SS
444 AS Balm
Floid Classic AS
Avon Wild Country Cologne

These new Glacial soaps from the Stirling Soap Company are absolutely a menthol lover's dream come true - this Obsidian soap has a strong black licorice scent which mellows out while you lather up. The lather is very slick and rich as well as protective, and the menthol power from this soap is off the charts - very few menthol products make my eyes tear, no matter how cold they are but this is one of them. It's also very moisturizing and comforting. The 444 balm and the Floid Classic aftershave are a couple of face-freezers which are indispensable for my den at all times. Another frigidly-cold and enjoyable BBS shave.

A Happy Easter to one and all!

 

SOTD April 18, 2014
pre: hot water
soap: Arlington D.R. Harris & Co. Ltd.
brush: Marfin n°101 silvertip 26mm
razor: Wade&Butcher
after: Creed Millesime

 

4/18/2014

Prep: Hot shower with L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash, home made PSO
Razor: Star 1912 pat SE, French Frame Back straight razor
Blade: GEM PTFE coated SE (4)
Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair 23mm knot
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
Cologne: Tom Ford Tuscan Leather

A good 2 pass Darn Fine Shave on this Good Friday!

Have a blessed day and Easter weekend!

 

FRIDAY
Good Friday

A new, beefy 'Utopia' handle on the R41 this morn (see more about it Here.) Heavily-knurled and substantial weight, at a very low price. So far, I like the feel of it. I also tried the fougére-scented, tallow-based Italian soap, Valobra. Very slick and dense lather; the scent is fresh & somewhat 'piney' or reminiscent of a 'damp forest.' A quality product! All in all, a very nice shave this morning!

Have a blessed Friday, everyone!

 

Frey's Day (Good Friday):

Prep: Hot Shower, Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Scrub
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: Ogallala Bay Rum & Sandalwood Soap Stick
Razor: FaTip Piccolo
Blade: Bolzano (3)
Passes: WTG, XTG (6, 7)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Captain's Choice Cat o' Nine Tails AS
Cologne: The Third Man by Caron

I was laid up with a stomach issue the last two days, so this is my first shave since Tuesday. I'm clearly still learning how to lather with the Ogallala shaving stick, unless it's normal to need to reapply the soap against your face for each pass. At least the lather was stable, slick, and smells nice. Two easy passes for a DFS shave, with the Cat o' Nine Tails providing a 'kick in the pants' burst of heat to finish it off.

 

Friday, April 18th, 2014



Wade & Butcher, 5/8 Near Wedge, Barber's Notch​

• Pre-shave: Myrsol Emulsión
• Soap: RazorGuy Extravirgin Olive Oil and Lavender Shaving Cream
• Brush: Mastro Livi Silvertip Badger Brush
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
• Razor: Wade & Butcher, 5/8 Near Wedge, Barber's Notch
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extravirgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: RazorGuy Bay Rum After Shave

 

Cobra Classic
Kai Mild
Rooney Emilion 1 Super Badger
Tiki Tallow - Captain
Gentleman Jon Alum
HTGAM - Cavendish A/S Lotion


Phaedon - Tabac Rouge

 

Actually it was Arsenio Hall that used to say this.

 

~TOBS Sandalwood, previous formulation face lathered with the no-name badger brush.
~ Mühle R41 (2011 version) loaded with a Gillette Super Thin.
~ My usual Clinique moisturizer followed by Lilac Vegetal.

 

5/8 Hackett Diamond
Le Pere Lucien
homemade brush

Decent shave, played around with a new barber's hone this morning. The shave was close and nickess but could of have been smoother. I'll try and work it out on the strop and see if I can't improve (smooth) the edge a bit.
Have a good one.

 

Red reminder
Today I used my SC101 as if I'd mastered it... I did not pay close attention, especially when I used the open comb side. The razor reminded me with a few weepers, and a little burn on my jawline. The damage happened in the places where I used the OC side. For the last few days, I've been using the SB almost exclusively. I prefer the SB side of this razor, maybe because I have learned it better than the OC side. It has me wondering - which razor shaves most like the SB side of a ShaveCraft 101?

The Coconut Bay is one of my favorite scents of any soap... It's rich and complex without being too sweet, and it matches nicely with my Krampert's Finest Acadian Bay Rum.

Prep: RR/HTGAM lime menthol soap
Soap: HTGAM Synergy Coconut Bay
Brush: Plisson synthetic
Razor: SC101
Blade: PolSilver SI (1)
AS: Krampert's Finest Acadian Bay Rum

 

Friday

Prep: soaked brush, washed face with CeraVe cleanser
Soap: HTGAM Synergy unscented
Brush: Oscar11 with Omega boar knot
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft
Blade: Astra SP
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe

Excellent shave! The big boar brush loaded up the HTGAM soap quickly and made a big load of lather on my face. Comfortable, smooth shave from the ShaveCraft with a new Astra blade.

 

SOTD April 18

Prep: hot shower
Razor: G. Wostenholm & Son "Canuck"
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Col Conk lime
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: alum

A bit of a lazy shave this morning. It wasn't the best lather I've gotten from the Col Conk lime but I had enough for a timid 2 pass straight razor only shave. I need to get more comfortable using a straight on my neck. After two passes, I had one nick and a sociably acceptable shave.

 

Welcome to the den!

 

SOTD Friday 4-18-2014

5/8 F.L. Stoddard Blue Steel, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso PSC
Classic Brand Rose SS
GT G4 Scuttle
Rubberset 200-4 Barbershop Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Rose of Bulgaria ASL

Heading to the Coast for a meeting tonight. Have a great weekend Gentlemen!

 

Prep PreShave
Gillette Aristocrat #22
Personna Lab Blue
SOC 2 Band
Cella
Floid Blue

Great shave even though I have to work a few hours today.

 

Razor: Gillette Toggle (S6)
Blade: Wilkinson Sword UK (D5)
Brush: FS Faux Horn 24mm Pur-Tech
Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero
Shave Cream: QCS Iced Key Lime
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: C&E West Indian Lime AS Balm


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4/18/14
Prep: soak brush in warm water, soak soap with warm water, face wash with Stirling bath soap, apply homemade PSO
Lather: Stirling Barbershop
Brush: Stirling boar
Razor: Merkur 34HD
Blade: no-name Super Iridium (1)
Post: cold water rinse and Captain's Choice Cat O' Nine Tails

I was a little hesitant about taking on a shave this morning. I shaved twice yesterday (once in the morning before work and once in the evening before a banquet), but I should have not worried. No bites, burn or problems at all. 3 easy passes and enjoyed the little bit of burn from the Cat. Lather was great, again. Brush is breaking in nicely. No-name blade had no issues at all. I'm almost done with the single blades from the Blade Safari PIF I received in March.

 

My first exposure to DEs was through fly tying, too. Working with deer hair was always my favorite. It sure does dull a razor quickly, though!

 

4/18/14 Good Friday

Prep: Hot shower. Nivea menthol face wash.
Razor: Merkur Progress
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Soap: Valobra Menthol
Brush: HJM Best Badger
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave:4711- Nivea Energy ASB
First time using Valobra, I'm amazed how will it lathered! And the time it took to have enough for two shaves. Rich and slick lather, I didn't feel the menthol until my third pass, and it was faint.
Go out and get it!