SoS: April 21, 2014 - April 27, 2014

Wednesday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Mitchell's Wool Fat & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Gillette Single Ring
Blade - Feather (10)

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

 

SOTD Wednesday 23 Apr 14

• Pre-Shave:

Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash
Pacific Shaving Co. All Natural Shaving Oil
Wet Face Cloth

• Razor & Razor Blade:

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

• Shaving Brush:

Oscar11 Custom 24mm Super Finest Black and White Swirl Handle

• Shaving Soap:

Stirling Soap Co. Stirling Glacial Wintergreen

• Shaving Mug:

Arletta Mug II (Cobalt Blue Mug that my daughter had)

• After Shave Balms:

Nivea After Shave Balm
RazoRock Alum Stick

• After Shave:

Captain's Choice North

Today I was lucky I had no Nick's or Weeper's also the big one on my lower left side of my chin won out, no blood. (from yesterday's "Blood Letting") After I used a brand spanking new blade. I also used my RazoRock Alum Stick just to be sure. I wet it and rubbed it all over my face. Let it dry then applied the Nivea After Shave Balm. Other wise I had an excellent shave. I was also provided the opportunity to Test Drive an Oscar11 Custom Shaving Brush. I also have a new handle that will be made into a Custom shaving brush. I will post pictures when it's complete.

 

Really like that scuttle. Have a dirty bird and a Becker, may have to add a third at some point

 

Wow....Great looking Scuttle...I'm jealous.

 

Thursday Morning Shave
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE8911
Blade: Shark (3)
Brush: Niva Synthetic Brush
Soap: Camelot
AS: Barbasol Brisk

Great BBS with lots of lather.

 

Razor Eiko YSK2 Yasuki steel full hollow 13/16
Strop Kanayama Cordovan #8000
Brush Simpsons P8
Soap Mitchell's wool fat
Witch Hazel
Aftershave Balm L'Occitane Baux
Scent Kiehl's Musk Original blend No1

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Really smooth shave
Today's back to school shave was superb. The pre-shave boosted the lather of the B&M, which is loaded with skin friendly Shea butter. My SC 101, loaded with a trusty Gillette SE yellow glided easily and comfortably through my whiskers. The Facial fuel provided a welcome boost for one not used to getting up at 5:30am after Passover break. BBS face and DFS neck.

Prep: RR/HTGAM lime menthol soap
Soap: B&M Ferox
Brush: Plisson synthetic
Razor: iKon SC101
Blade: Gillette SE yellow (1)
AS: Kiehl's Facial Fuel

 

Gillette New Improved Bulldog
Gillette 7OC Indian Green
Chubbz 3 (Omega Baby Pro Rubberset 300n handle)
Tet-A-Tet SC & ASB

 

Muhle R41 (2013)
Rapira Swede (d3)
Vulfix 2235
Palmolive (grated in bowl) -Face Lather
La Milagrosa Bay Rum

 

Thursday

Prep: Hot Shower-Mike’s Pine & Cedarwood Bath Soap
Soap: Tabac
Razor: Gillette Slim [6]
Blade: Israeli Red Personna (3)
Brush: Oscar11 TGN 2-Band Finest Badger-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Tabac EdC

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

I pulled out the Tabac today. After 15 seconds of swirling on the wet puck, I had enough great lather for 3+ shaves. The Oscar11 likes Tabac. The Slim and Israeli Red Personna did their part too for a great shave. I also finished up with Tabac EdC.

Bob

 

Thursday morning -4/24/14

Prep: pre-shave lather with @Dr. Tim Wilkin's homemade bay rum soap (left on for 5 minutes) and then rinsed off
Lather: Godrej Cool Menthol
Brush: Stirling boar
Razor: Ball End Tech
Blade: Super-Max Stainless (4)
Post: Cold water rinse and Proraso Green

If I weren't in a contest to not switch soaps until May, I would have used Dr. Tim's homemade sample for shaving. However, I did use it as a pre-shave soak and got to test out its lather making and the lather feel. The small puck is a little tricky to deal with, but I ended up rubbing the puck right on my skin and face lathering for a prep. Nice and slick lather, just like I like it. I left it on for 5 minutes before I rinsed it off. It did not dry out while I waited. The rest of the shave was uneventful, other than I went WTG, ATG and XTG in that order instead of WTG, XTG and ATG. Could not tell any difference. The Super-Max blade started tugging in the middle of pass 2, so it was declared done after this shave.
I will give a full review of Dr. Tim's soap after the last day of April when I can switch up soaps again.

 

Thursday, April 24th, 2014



Mastro Livi RWL34, 9/8 Full Hollow, French Point​

• Pre-shave: Myrsol Emulsión
• Soap: Mystic Water Marrakesh Shaving Soap
• Brush: My Father's Omega Bristle Brush #47
• Bowl: Chinese Cheap Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
• Razor: Mastro Livi RWL34, 9/8 Full Hollow, French Point
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extravirgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: Myrsol F./Extra After Shave

 

Thursday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Sharp day 4
Stirling Glacial Obsidian SS
Thayers Witch Hazel
Osage Rub AS
Wild Country Cologne

If I could ever break away from my new Stirling soaps, then I could start enjoying my other soaps and creams again but I'm absolutely head-over-heels in love with them. This Glacial Obsidian lathered up so nicely with my large horsehair barbershop brush and within seconds the intense menthol feeling took hold, and by the time I had finished my first pass my face felt like it was coming off. The second pass made it feel like it was going to give me freezer-burn and the Rubby Dubby Doo left me feeling almost numb. Another brilliant BBS shave which left me almost as smooth as my wife and daughter.

 

Thursday, April 24 - Birthday Week, Day 3

Prep: L'Oreal Icy Gel Face Wash, 2 hot towels, homemade PSO, lather, hot towel
Brush: Simply Beautiful Badger
Soap: Arko
Razor: '66 Gillette Ball End Tech
Blade: Polsilver (3)
Post: Cold water, Thayers, styptic
Poo-Goody: Old Spice
3 passes - W, X, A, touch up

DFS on my face, acceptable on my neck. Only a little irritation, despite three passes and a touch up. My wife and I are both enjoying the Old Spice (surprisingly). What I'd really like to find is a bottle of Hai Karate.

 

You shave your wife and daughter?

 

Not quite! lollllll

 

SOTD April 24

Prep: hot shower
Razor: WW2 Gillette Tech
Blade: Feather (day 1)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Proraso Green
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG) + ATG touch ups
Post: Proraso Blue, Firehouse Wacky Tacky Moustache wax

Now that's what a shave is supposed to feel like! I took a little more time then I normally do, and got myself a great DFS from the feather and 2+ passes.

 

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: EJ DE89 Head w/ Weber Classic Handle
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (3)
Cream: Gada Original
Brush: Oscar 11 Boar
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: None

Today I made two bad decisions. First, I decided to go with just a two pass shave. Although I got a DFS, I wish I had made the third pass to get my usual BBS or near BBS shave. Second, I decided to forgo aftershave today. I really don't need it because I use Cetaphil lotion after every shave. I enjoy using different aftershaves for their scents. I chose to skip it today for some unknown reason. Oh well, it was still a very good, comfortable shave.

Have a great day! I know I will. It's my Friday!

 

W&B for barbers use
WSO "White Lightning"
homemade boar, Semogue 2000 knot lofted at 50mm
Outstanding shave this morning. Have a good one.

 

Dove Men's Face Wash
Van Der Hagen Luxury Shaving Soap
Semogue 1305 Boar
Edwin Jagger 89 w/ Utopia handle
Astra Superior Platinum
CWR
Dickinson's WH
Pinaud Clubman AS

The Semogue 1305 did a great job face lathering Van Der Hagen's Luxury Shaving Soap. Two passes and touch ups with the EJ89 w/ Utopia handle and Astra Superior Platinum blade left me with a close comfortable shave. I did a cold water rinse and finished off with Dickinson's WH and Pinaud Clubman after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...