SoS: May 12 - 18, 2014

Gillette New Improved
7OC Super Stainless
Semogue OC Boar
Le Pere Lucien
Alum
Superior 70

 

59’ E1 Fatboy (setting 9)
Supermax Super Stainless (d2)
Vulfix 2235 Super
Palmolive SS
La Milagrosa Bay Rum

 

SoS
May 13, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Boost Energizing Face Wash
Razor: Merkur Progress
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Lather: MWF
Brush: Simpsons Berkeley 46B
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave: Lucky Tiger Aspen. Axe Shield Sensitive

Go out and get it!

 

Tuesday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Sharp day 2
Arko Ice Mint SC
Thayers Witch Hazel
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS
Wild Country Cologne

Except for a very small weeper on the right side of my chin an excellent shave. The Arko Ice Mint cream lathered so richly and thickly that five guys could have shaved, and its scent is so nice and its menthol effect is very good, although it's nowhere near as strong as the intense blast of a Glacial soap. The witch hazel and the Aqua Velva felt wonderful as well.

 

Morning shave. Barest stubble but got things to do today.

Personna Super blade (on at least shave #2)
Gillette Slim (4-6)
VDH soap

BBS with no irritation, etc

Avon Structured for Men "Steel" cologne + just a touch of Clubman Special Reserve on top

 

5/8 Puma
CB "Menta Terrosa"
homemade boar
Nice shave this morning. It'll be crazy today, be dealing with way to many engineers. Have a good one. BTW, I'm totally infatuated with this boar for the time being.

 

Dove Men's Face Wash
Proraso Green Shave Cream
Semogue 1305 Boar Brush
Gillette Super Speed '47
Astra Superior Platinum
CWR
Thayers Cucumber WH
FD Old Spice AS

I am back to my Proraso Green today. It face lathers well with my favorite boar, the Semogue 1305, and I like the way it rinses cleanly. I did two passes and touch ups with my Gillette '47 Super Speed with Astra SP blade. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Cucumber WH and Family Dollar Old Spice after shave.

 

Tuesday:
hot shower w/Yardley Vanilla & Sweet Orchid bar soap
ShaveSecret PSO
Gillette Knack 2+ passes
Astra SP (3)
Semogue Owners club badger
D R Harris Windsor cream in a warm mug
Thayers unscented w/aloe
alum
D R Harris Windsor AS

Interesting blade notes the past two shaves. I've gotten very good shaves using both Feather and Treet DuraSharp blades in this razor but yesterday's Lord Platinum and today's Astra SP didn't do well at all which kind of surprised me. I think this might be the first time I've gotten this much irritation from an Astra. On a more pleasant note, I smell great! I even used D R Harris Windsor deodorant.

 

Day 2-Tuesday-Stirling “7’s” Week
7 Days: 7 Stirling Soaps, 7 Brushes, 7 Razors, 7 Blades, 7 Aftershaves

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Stirling Ozark Mountain
Razor: Gillette 40’s Style Superspeed
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (1)
Brush: Lord Chesterfield/Carrington 3-Band Synthetic
Aftershave: Tabac EdC

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

My second “7’s” Shave: 7 Days, 7 Razors, 7 Blades, 7 Stirling Soaps, 7 Brushes. Stirling Ozark Mountain (love the scent) maintains a permanent place in my Den. I quickly got a great lather with the Chesterfield brush. The 40’s Style Superspeed and Rapira PL match up well. The Rapira PL edges out the Rapira Swedish Supersteel by a whisker for me. Great shave: smooth, close, nick free! I finished up today with Tabac EdC.

Bob

 

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: EJ DE89 Head w/ Weber Classic Handle
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (3)
Lather: TOBS Jermyn St.
Brush: Oscar11 w/ Omega 20248 Knot
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: Brut

Have a great day!

 

5/13/14
Prep: hot shower and wash with Stirling Barbershop then application of homemade PSO
Lather: Stirling Glacial Wintergreen
Brush: Vie-Long 13061 horsehair
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum (3)
Post: cold water rinse and Proraso green aftershave

3 pass shave today. Mixed it up with WTG, XTG and WTG. My neck is as smooth as its been for a while. My 2nd pass on the neck was more ATG than X and I stretched my skin a little more than normal. All in all, shower included, took about 26 minutes.
Have a great Tuesday all!

 

Tuesday, May 13
No details (just a regular shave) but I did use a new brush today: a Whipped Dog Synthetic. Very nice. I've been using the same brush everyday for eight months now. The WDS was very soft on my face, yet it has a lot of backbone. I'll have to get used to the synthetic fibers, but I liked it. It's a nice change, and it will make a nice travel brush.

 

SOTD May 13

Prep: hot shower
Razor: Aristocrat TTO Open Comb
Blade: Feather(day 2)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Margaritas in the Arctic
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: none

Open combs might not be for me... going to go back to using pre-shave tomorrow and see if that helps with the feeling of hair pulling.

My lather started off too wet, but I was able to work it out. The cold feeling from the MITA is still with me. It was partially potent today, rinsing my face off almost hurt. Is it strange that I love this?

 

Tyr's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Scrub, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave balm
Brush: VDH Boar
Cream: Godrej Lemon Fresh (Lime Fresh)
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (4)
Passes: WTG, ATG (9, 10)
Post: Cold water splash, Dickinson's WH, Aveeno Active Naturals ASB
Cologne: Brit by Burberry

Bowl lathered the Godrej this morning, grabbing the Shed-o-matic 3000. . . er, I mean, the VDH boar brush, for the task. Loads of lather made for two easy passes with a blade that's still going strong. I got a DFS result, and skipped the alum because there was no apparent razor burn, nor nicks or irritation for the alum to address.

 

5/13/2014

Prep: Hot shower with L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash, home made PSO
Razor: Merkur 37c, Hamburg Concave Quick Cutter straight razor
Blade: Pol Silver Super Iridium (4)
Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair 23mm knot
Soap: HTGAM - Gondolier
After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue after shave
Cologne: Prada - Amber Pour Homme Intense

A comfortable 2 pass Darn Fine Shave.

Have a blessed day!

 

TUESDAY
My last shave at home for a few days before the Mrs. & I head out of town for some celebratory R&R.
One of the smoothest straight razor shaves I've experienced! I am attributing this to the NEW strop, which has a completely different feel than my previous one. My technique is probably improving as well, but sometimes good results can be more about the right equipment put to use.

Off to the Napa Valley! Have a blessed Tuesday, all!

 

Have a great time!! Envious!!

 

Nice pic and razor!

 

Razor: Gillette Toggle (S6)
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (D5)
Brush: RV 30mm Silvertip
Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Lime & Spearmint
Shave Soap: Al’s Calypso
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Al’s Calypso
Cologne: Ogallala Bay Rum X2 strength​

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Tuesday

Prep: CeraVe facial cleanser
Soap: Petal Pusher Fancies unscented
Brush: Oscar11 custom with HIS knot
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft 101
Blade: Gillette SharpEdge (yellow pack)
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion