SoS: June 16, 2014 - June 22, 2014

Pre: Shave Secret
Brush: GBS Pure Badger
Soap: Proraso Green & White
Razor: ’72 Gillette Super Speed
Blade: Gillette Wilkinson Sword(3)
Splash: n/a
Post: Nivea Sensitive AS Balm
After: Master Well bay Rum After Shave

Last shave on the Sword. Still felt very sharp and actually a bit smoother than the first two shaves with it. I’m tempted to try a 4th shave but eh.. The combo of the Proraso and the badger brush was very productive. Lots of rich lather. I don’t really get much scent wise from the Green & White but thats a minor thing. On the third round of working through my soap samples. Will be making final choices after this one.

Visit That Shave Life!

 

TUESDAY
Another excellent straight shave experience, much of which I credit to my improving technique both with the razor (albeit single-handed) and with using the strop.
My new Illinois #827 has really aided in my technique and the result are razors with considerably less tugging…
Now to brace myself for Day#2 of the VBS onslaught…

Have a blessed Tuesday, everyone!

 

Good stuff! I just wish it came in larger tubes.

 

Patrick, prayers sent your way for your wife's successful surgery and rapid recovery. The PT afterwards can be the most trying, so I pray she does not get discouraged but remain positive and optimistic. Most patients I know who have had this surgery are surprised how quickly they adapt!

 

Gillette New
Treet Black Beauty
SOC 2 Band
RazoRock XXX
Floid Blue

RazoRock as you'd expect performed beautifully. However the real shock for the shave was the Treet carbon steel blades, it was more smooth than any stainless blade I've used to date. I may order a few hundred of these based on how they perform in the next week or so, still have to try the new Rapiras first though

 

6/8 Wacker Inox
Stirling BF
homemade boar (my travel brush)

 

today's shave
hot water with nivea men's
aos pure badger
proraso white
granddads Gillette slim I1
persona(3)
crusellas & co paradise
today was a good three pass shave. dfs++, if not better. slim set on seven. proraso made fine lather.
finish with some paraiso
another day in paradise
how y'all feel the same

 

Very Good stuff!!

As for a larger tube size, I don't know about that. I think because it is in such a small tube, I conserve it more and a larger tube might not necessarily last much longer. I'd still buy it if there was a larger size though!

 

Rotbart No.15
Rapira Swedish Supersteel
New Forest 2222
RazoRock - The Freedberg
Fine - Platinum

Creed - Aventus

Very Nice Shave Aventus Style!!

 

Thank You.

 

Razor: Osgar 862 5/8 Full Hollow
Brush: Bullgoose Beehive w 24mm WD Silvertip
Bowl: Dirty Bird Dirty Travel Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Eucalyptus Peppermint Vanilla
Shave Cream: Irisch Moos (thanks Bruce)
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Proraso White ASB
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Sampled Irisch Moos for the first time and this is some great stuff. Hard to believe that they discontinued such a wonderful product. The Osgar was rough this morning. 50 laps on the both sides of the strop and still had some tugging.

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Good well wishes and a speedy recovery to the Mrs.

 

Well wishes!

 

Plisson Cade Synthetic Brush
TOBS Eaton College SC
Facelather
Progress Long Handle
Astra SP
32 shave: 3 passes on the face, and 2 on the neck!
Master Challenge After Shave Lotion

This brush is great with both soaps and creams. Another smooth shave without any irritation. Love the Progress!

 

Prayers for your wife for total healing and a speedy recovery.

 

Wishing your Mrs a speedy recovery Patrick! I know a lot of friends who have had knees replaced (and hips) and it is becoming a very successful surgery with great results afterwards. My Daughter had her hip replaced about a year ago and she was very glad she had it done. There is a recovery period and the key is stick with the PT to get the muscles aznd tendens back in shape.

 

May God bless and give a speedy recovery.

 

Tuesday 06/17

Hot shower, Axe Peace facial wash.

RazoRock San Valentino
Shavemac Silvertip

Gillette Super Adjustable a.ka. "Black Beauty"
7am

Ogalla Bay Rum the last drops
Spieck

I have both a Fatboy and a Black Beauty, I 'm realizing the Black Beauty shave is more comfortable, superior, then the Fatboy.

 

SOTD Tuesday 6-17-2014

1959 Fat Boy @7 w/Crystal
Proraso PSC
Arko SS
GT G4 Scuttle
Semogue 1460 Boar
Dicklinson's Witch Hazel
Gold Bond Moisturizing Lotion
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal ASL

This mornings shave was an odoriferous extravaganza of Arko and the Veg. (I just did this combo to mess with Kevin's head and olfactory sensibilities)
It was however a great shave and of course the Veg loves me.

 

Tuesday morning, June 17, 2014

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (2)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!