SoS: April 14, 2014 - April 20, 2014

Wow, these Stirling soaps are getting a lot of love, I see!

 

The big 'Four-Oh' shave:

Whisker Whacker: Jagger 89L, BiC
'Andle & 'Air: Hand-carved Ash 27mm Boar Brush
Slippy Medium: GFT Coconut Soap
Skin Sealer of Superbness: Barbershop Bay Rum
Lubricating Decotion: Homemade Post Shave Oil with Eucalyptus
Smelly Stuff: Mr Taylor's Cologne

Braw sunny day here in Scotlandshire and my fortieth birthday to boot. Shaved off the beard but left ear-lobe length sideburns and the moustache. Too damn hot for a portly chap like myself to be encumbered by such a hirsute appendage so swish, swish, whack, whack and it's Carmina Burana (Orf). Feels magic but the 'tache is definitely staying this time. Anyhoo, Happy Birthday to me and a large cup of tea.....

 

Happy Birthday.

 

Barbasol Floating Head Razor
Perma-Sharp Super
Semogue BC Mistura
PC Walter's Rose Soap
Alum
Superior 70

A nice shave.

 

Happy birthday!!

 

Saturday
hot shower
Semogue Barbear Classico Mistura
3P PSC
RazoRock Cumba Cheech
Schick E3/Pella coated (3)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
TSD 2X Iced Lime WH
Fine L'Orange Noir ASL
TdH edt

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

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Shave of the day today.

-homemade proraso pre/post shave/Edwin Jagger DE89 with Astra blade
-arko shave stick
-shave wtg-xtg -atg
-cold water rinse
-shavex alum block
-cold water rinse
-clubman original
-clubman talc
BBS

 

13/16 Prior
WSO White Lightning
homemade brush, 28mm TGN F2
Nice shave this morning. Have a good one.

 

SATURDAY
Calm Before the Storm day

A quiet Saturday morning shave—which I do appreciate as tomorrow shall be a bit more hectic.
I broke out the tub of the 'Fat'—one that I've neglected for some time in favor of so many (took many!) other good shave soaps.
Super slick lather was the perfect accompaniment for the über-aggressive R41/Feather blade combo. A two-pass great shave!

Have a great Saturday, all!

 

Graeme! Happy BIG FOUR OH! I can remember it like it was ... we won't go into that.

Here is what the old wheel of birthday regalement has for your BIG FOUR OH!

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I read this with an accent hahaha Happy Birthday

 

Saturday morning - 4/19/14
Prep: warm wash with Stirling bath bar
Lather: Omega Crema
Brush: Stirling best badger
Razor: Merkur 34HD
Blade: no name Super Iridium
Post: cold water rinse and Captain's Choice Lime

Easy 3 pass shave. I've not used the Omega cream for about 3 months. It does just fine. Face lathered after loading the brush for about 15 seconds. Wish it had some menthol and not just eucalyptus.

 

Saturday morning, April 19, 2014

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

 

Happy Birthday!

 

Razor: Fatip Grande
Blade: Bolzano then Wilkinson Sword UK (D6)
Brush: Omega 11126 boar
Bowl: Buffalo Horn 5” bowl
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Eucalyptus Peppermint Vanilla
Shave Soap: HTGAM Gondolier
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Proraso White ASB

No picture this morning. Forgot to charge the camera battery last night.

Went with Italian theme as much as possible today in honor of dear friend with Italian heritage who turns 60 today. Know Bolzano no longer made in Italy but Germany and tried to use but new blade was tearing my face up. No weepers but skipping and irritation. Second Bolzano blade out of three to do this so this blade not for me. Went back to the Wilkie and BBS shave once again.

 

SOTD April 19

Prep: hot shower
Razor: G. Wostenholm & Son "Canuck" and 1968 Slim Twist
Blade: Feather (day 5)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Col Conk lime
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: alum
Well, I was going to keep today's shave the same as yesterday but just could not get comfortable using the straight on my neck so I pulled out the Slim Twist. DFS from both razors and the Feather still has some life left in it after 5 shaves.

 

My angles are off and I just cant seem to find the right grip of the straight when it comes to my neck. I figure it out eventually, until then I have no problems playing it safe and using a DE when I need to.

 

19 April 2014

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Happy Birthday, buddy and many more!

 

4/19/14

Prep: Hot shower. Nivea menthol face wash.
Razor: Merkur Progress
Blade: Gillette Wilkinson Sword
Soap: Valobra Menthol
Brush: HJM Best Badger
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave: Clubman Lilac Vegetal-Nivea Energy ASB
BBS!
Go out and get it!