SoS: April 14, 2014 - April 20, 2014

@Stroker: Thank you Bruce. I can´t wait for my custom straight razor to arrive. It will be a big one. I know that´s not the best for a beginner like me,but i decided to buy a 8/8 straight. You have my word that i will post pictures here.

Have a nice time and take care.

Greetings
Thorsten

 

Like the scales Kevin!

 

Easter Sunday
4/20/14

Prep: Hot shower. Nivea menthol face wash.
Razor: Merkur Progress
Blade: Gillette Wilkinson Sword
Soap: WSO Zaro
Brush: HJM Best Badger
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave: 4711-Nivea Energy ASB

Go out and get it!

 

Razor: George Wostenholm & Sons 5/8" Full Hollow & Fatip Grande
Blade: Wilkinson Sword UK (D7)
Brush: Plisson Synthetic
Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Eucalyptus Peppermint Vanilla
Shave Soap: Martin De Candre Fougère
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave Balm: Grey Flannel

First day trying out a straight. WTG & XTG two pass shave. No weepers, irritation one spot due to wrong angle and could not maneuver around chin area or lower lip. Finished off these areas with the Fatip Grande loaded with Wilkie. Practice, Practice and more practice.

 

Looking forward to seeing that beauty Thorsten!

 

SOTD April 20

Prep: hot shower
Razor: G. Wostenholm & Son "Canuck" and 1968 Slim Twist
Blade: Feather (day 6)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Arko shave stick
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: alum

Borderline DFS today, and very dry. turns out the feather blade is done too.

 

Easter Sunday:
hot shower
Homemade PSO
Robeson straight 2 passes
StickSchick 1+ passes
Personna Platinum Chrome (6)
VDH Deluxe boar
Gold Dachs Classic soap in a warm mug
Thayers unscented w/aloe
Sante Homme AS

Keeping with my routine of using a straight razor once a week I pulled out the Robeson this morning and much to my delight shaved with greater confidence than all previous straight razor shaves. That being said I'll probably lop off the end of my nose next weekend. Regardless, it seemed that I'm finally getting somewhat tuned in to the razors and movements and things are slowly beginning to come more naturally and that includes not just the shave but using the strop as well.

Gold Dachs. This is an excellent soap. Nuff said but I'll keep talking anyways. This is the second puck I've purchased, the first being the Macho scent which has now been discontinued. The Classic scent is exactly that and delivers a perfect lather with ease. To quote RaZorBurn123, "Go out and get it".

Picked up the Sante Homme on clearance and really like the gentle scent and so does SWMBO. It's a tree-huggers dream; bio-aloe, BDIH and NaTrue certified, vegan, gluton-free, lactose-free, caffeine-free, no artificial colors or preservatives, doesn't smoke, drink or chew, certifiably organic and not tested on range free chickens. Wasn't sure if it would work at all since the description was more about what it isn't rather than what it is but I'm glad I picked up a bottle and it will continue to be in the rotation.

 

Saturday and Sunday

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

Same setup both days, excellent comfortable shave each time. The boar brush made abundant lather from the HTGAM soap, and the combination of the ShaveCraft and Astra worked well.

 

Thanks, Guy & Bruce. Bruce, all this razor required was a little 'sprucing up ' of the blade (minor scratching and a few shallow pits); the scales were already in tip-top form & needed only a good polishing—which made my 'restore' job on this one significantly easier.

 

THAT should be one heck of a BIG razor! I look forward to seeing the pics!

 

It's a looker!
Great photo BTW!

 

Beautiful-looking razor!

 

SOTD Easter Day
Hot shower with DIY Bay Rum soap
Hot towels with tea tree oil
Proraso Preshave GREEN
Yeti Snot shaving cream
Merkur 45 Bakelite razor with Derby extra SS blade
Barbasol Brisk A/S.

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DFS & BBS. Liked experiencing the menthol overload today.

 

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Gillette Adjustable 'Fatboy' F-2 (1960),
with an Astra SP blade
and a Semogue 1305 boar brush - shave,
Finish with water, Witch Hazel
and Skin Bracer for a DFS!

Amazing shave with the Fatboy, an amazing Gillette product. Aces!

 

SoS - Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014

Hot shower
Prep: Lime & Tea Tree PSO
Brush: Omega 10049
Cream: Castle Forbes Lime
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89L
Blade: 7 O'clock Black (1)
Post: Nivea Sensitive
Aftershave: Speick ASL

Went for a citrus and spring shave today and I was not disappointed. The CF Lime produced an overflowing bowl full of creamy lather from just a pea sized snurdle, and the scent was wonderful. I also love the clean freshness of a Speick finish. I could be happy if this was my only aftershave... but it's not

 

Sunday Afternoon 20Apr14

• Pre-Shave:

Was face with Jason's Tea Tree Soap.
Apply hot wet face towels.

• Brush & Mug

Arletta Mug II (Cobalt Blue Mug that my daughter had)
WD 30/65 W/ Resin Handle Silver Tip Badger

• Shaving Soap

Stirling Glacial Wintergreen

Razor & Razor Blade
Weber 3pc. S/S Polished Head 85mm Classic Handle
Raley's Generic SS/DE Razor Blades

• AfterShave

Aqua-Velva Classic Ice-Blue

 

Sunday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Mitchell's Wool Fat & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Gillette Single Ring
Blade - Feather (7)

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

 

Wow! what a beautiful brush!