SoS: April 14, 2014 - April 20, 2014

Right...my mistake...thanks for the correction.

 

Actually, it was C+C Music Factory.

 

Haha, no worries.

 

SOTD 18 APRIL

Prep-Wash face with Irish Spring
Hot towels
Soap-Van der Hagen Deluxe
Brush-Van der Hagen Boar
Strop-Musicians Friend
Razor-Boker American Line SS St Louis
Post-Cold towels
Swiss Army ASB
Swiss Army EDT



Had a good shave today. Chucked the VDH Select and am back to the Deluxe, which I love. The difference between those two is so incredibly stark, it's almost like they are not made by the same manufacturer.
Have a great shave, everybody!

 

SOTD:
1953(Y3) Gillette Super Speed
Personna
Ever-Ready 304L
Ogallala Bay Rum, Sage & Cedar
Pinaud Clubman

 

SoS - Friday, April 18, 2014

Hot shower
Prep: Homemade PSO
Brush: Simpson Duke 3
Soap: Stirling Ben Franklin
Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade Personna Red (3)
Post: Thayer's cucumber witch hazel
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman

DFS today with no irritation. Just received the Duke 3 as a birthday present from my wife. (love that woman). Used the Ben Franklin in an attempt to de-funkify the new brush. I'm not sure if Ben actually made it any better or made it worse

 

I'm still working on straight shaving myself. The neck is the hardest part to get clean and close. Keep at it. I'm right there with ya.

 

Friday:
hot shower w/Yardley Pomegranate Rose bar soap
Taconic unscented PSO
Gillette Slim (9) 2+ passes
Van der Hagen Ice Tempered Stainless Steel (1)
Semogue Owners Club badger
Cyril R Salter Wild Rose Luxury cream in the scuttle
alum
Thayers Rose Petal w/aloe

Early shave this morning and no time to post until now. A couple of new items so I'm not completely sure what gave me the little bit of irritation on my lower neck (for now I'm blaming the blade) but it didn't last too long.

Van der Hagen razor blades that are made in Solingen, Germany and Teflon coated. Not sure what difference being "ice tempered" makes and nothing on the package to tell me. I paid $3.90 for a 5 pack so they're a little pricy. No markings on the blades themselves other than glue globs. My first reaction was that (in my Slim) the blade felt a little hot and the redness on my lower neck that hung around for about an hour confirmed what I was feeling during each pass. I'll have to give them a go in some other razors but for now I wouldn't advise anybody to rush out and buy some.

Cyril R Salter Luxury Shave Cream in Wild Rose scent. I hadn't had my scuttle out in a long time so I warmed it up while showering and soaked my brush in the sink at the same time. I don't normally face lather but did today and didn't want to stop massaging the lather into my cheeks. I think it was the smell of roses that intoxicated plus the wonderfully creamy lather I was able to produce from very little product. I highly recommend this product and look forward to someday trying some of their other offerings. Thanks Bruce for recommending this one.

 

Thanks for the scent description as I've been tempted to purchase some (up until now, that is)

 

Yep, it is a distinct scent—although 'piney' probably is not the most accurate word in describing it.
How's this: Think early morning camping in the woods....damp underwood greenery...slight rosemary/lavendar and some other herb....
The more I attempt to describe it, the more complicated it gets.

 

Well, I guess that sounds better than a soggy pine tree.

 

Very sweet brush Leopold!

 

Nice on both counts, the razor and the brush!

 

You might want to consider if your skin will tolerate it, is Witch Hazel rather than the aftershave splash because it will cleanse the skin especially when having to use a strong level of sunscreen.

 

*facepalm* Thank you for reminding me. I've never tried Witch Hazel though last time at WalMart I grabbed a bottle that was on sale to give it a go, I just keep forgetting it because my Floid Blue seems to call to me every morning LOL.

 

Friday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Mitchell's Wool Fat & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Gillette Single Ring
Blade - Feather (5)

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

 

Saturday Morning Shave
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE8911
Blade: Rapira (5)
Brush: Isana Men Pure Badger
Soap: Proraso Green
AS: Barbasol Pasific Rush

During winter I couldn't use Barbasol PR often because of it's freezing effect. Now the weather is getting warmer each day and I can use this after shave. Proraso and Barbasol cooled my face, I'm glad
Although not a BBS, it was a very close shave.
Have a great weekend!

 

Happy pre-easter!

 

Saturday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Sharp day 6
Stirling Rosemary Mint SS
Avon Wild Country AS Balm
Avon Wild Country Cologne

BBS again with little effort - this Rosemary Mint soap is another excellent creation from Rod. Its scent is nicer than I realized, it lathers very well, and it has more of a menthol effect than I thought although it's nowhere near as frigid as any of the Glacial soaps. The Wild Country balm is very moisturizing and soothing - a friend of my wife's is an Avon representative, so I gave her an order to encourage her.

 

Saturday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap
Soap: Stirling Clubman
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Personna Med Prep (3)
Brush: Oscar11 TGN 2-Band Finest Badger-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Clubman

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

My first shave with my Oscar11 brush! This brush is fantastic, both the handle and the knot (thanks Oscar11)! I felt it deserved Stirling Clubman on its first outing. I was able to quickly load enough soap to do a 3-pass shave face lathering. I finished up with Clubman.

Thanks Oscar11!!!!!

Bob