SoS: August 4, 2014 - August 10, 2014

Tuesday, 08/05

Hot Shower
Axe Peace, facial prep

Omega "48"
RazoRock "Son of Zeus"

Fatboy/Gillette 7'oclock Black

 

SOTD = 8/5/14
Razor - Dovo Special
Brush - Thater Silvertip
Soap - MDC Original
AS - Fine Lavender

 

Tuesday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Cella Extra Extra Purissima & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Gillette Single Ring
Blade - Feather (7)

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

 

Shave of the EVENING

Pre- Hot shower + homemade PSO

Soap/cream- Stirling Grapefruit shave soap

Brush- Plisson synthetic

Razor- Mühle R89

Blade- Astra SP(2)

Post- Cold water rinse and L'oreal men expert hydra energetic =)

About 3 days growth and first time using Stirling grapefruit. Rod makes art with his scents. Really great scent. Once again the lather didn't disappoint.

I did a 4 pass shave, 2 passes WTG and 2 passes XTG both directions. I'm getting closer shaves. I believe I'm finding my angle and also the tip from @RaZorBurn123 to buff on my chin is paying off.

A liiiiittle burning sensation under the nostrils and on the area between the chin and lower lip.





Picture of the lather for the fourth and final pass. The "crema". I think I loaded my brush to much =P

I really have no idea how to pick 3 favorites out of the 10 samples I got from Kerry. Maybe I'll end up buying 10 full size pucks.

 

8/05/14
Simpson's Chubby 2 Best
Czech & Speake Oxford & Cambridge
Gillette gold Fat Handle Tech
Personna 74
Alt Innsbruck

 

Those Feather razors look considerably different than what I was expecting.
A mild shaver, no doubt. Hope you're not ticklish!

 

SOTD - Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Cool shower
Prep: Homemade PSO
Brush: WD silvertip
Soap: Stirling SDM w/ M-Bomb
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Astra SP (1)
Post: Thayer's Cucumber WH
Aftershave: Clubman classic

- Don

 

Took a break for Trac II, VDH, Omega brush. 2 pass DFS, quick and dirty. Really dirty; have made 50 trips up the truck ramp. Used more Floid Blue than last night, now I can feel the mild menthol it has. Nice stuff, too bad it's so pricey. Back to work.

 

Tuesday 08/05/14

Prep: Gaia face scrub
Oil: Shave Secret
Brush: 20mm Whipped dog set deep
Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery
Razor: 1912 EverReady SE
Blade: Gem Blue Star
soap: my french soap mix
Post: alum sprayed on
Witch Hazel: Generic unscented

Very nice 3 pass shave. Smooth and mild.

 

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (3)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

 

Happy Anniversary Jayaruh!

 

Thank you, and thanks to all the other shavers for their "Happies." It was a good day. She decided to keep me.

 

Dove Men's Face Wash
TABAC Shaving Soap
Frank Shaving Finest Badger
Gillette Super Speed '47
DORCO Platinum ST300
CWR
Thayers Cucumber WH
Pinaud Clubman AS

The TABAC Shaving Soap face-lathered very easily with my Frank Shaving Finest badger brush. Two passes with my Gillette Super Speed '47 and a DORCO Platinum ST300 gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a warm water rinse, alum block, and cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Cucumber WH and then Pinaud Clubman after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Doch, doch - Dein Deutsch ist prima. Wann Du Hilfe willst, bin ich hier. Keine Sorge!

Eine gute und erholsame Nacht!

Alles Beste!

 

Happy Anniversary @Jayruh !!!!!

 

SOTD 5 August 2014

Prep- Wash face with Irish Spring
Hot towels
Brush-VDH Boar
Soap- Stirling Sandalwood
Razor- Boker American Line SS St. Louis
Strop- home made from Fender leather guitar strap and a black nylon guitar strap.
Post- Cold towel
AS- AV Musk



I have started doing a few laps on nylon before going to leather. The resulting edge is much keener than just leather. Will be continuing this going forward.
This shave marks the return of hot towel pre and cold towel post. Don't know why I ever stopped. Fantastic shave!

 

Tamako YSK
Oscar11 synthetic brush
Proraso pre shave
Dr. Dittmar Spezial soap
Aubrey Men's Stock North Woods AS

 

Shave of the Night

Razor: Merkur 1904 OC
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: VDH Badger
Cream: TOBS St. James
After: Proraso White balm

Keeping with the face lathering thing I've been doing with soap, I decided to face lather the cream. Good results I used the OC just because I like to use it every once in a while, and it's mild enough that it doesn't need a couple of days growth. Gave me a bit of a burn, but I expected that. I've found Proraso White balm is a great aftershave for any of the TOBS creams that are of the barbershop/soap/clean type scent (St. James, Eton, etc.) It blends well into those scents.

 

That's good to hear, because the Return Policy on you probably expired some time ago….

 

SOTD for Wednesday 06Aug14

Left to Right; Whipped Dog 30/65mm Silver Tip Badger Brush; VDH Luxury Mug Set Loaded VDH Luxury Soap ; Weber 3pc. 85mm W/ Classic Handle ; Pacific Shaving Co. All Natural Shaving Oil ;Wilkinson Sword DE Blades Black Container ; Captain's Choice Cat O' Nine Tails

• Shower & Pre-Shave:

Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash
Neutrogena T/Gel Therapeutic Shampoo - Extra Strength
Burt's Bees Natural Skin Care For Men Bar Soap
Pacific Shaving Co. All Natural Shaving Oil
Wet Face Towel Soaked in "Ice Cold Water"

• Deodorant's :

Mennen Speed Stick

• Razor & Razor Blades:

Weber 3pc. 85mm W/Classic Handle
Wilkinson Sword DE Blades

• Shaving Mug & Shaving Soap & Brush:

VDH Luxury Mug Set
VDH Luxury Shave Soap
Whipped Dog 30/65mm Silver Tip Badger Black&White Marbled Resin Handle

• After Shave Balm's:

RazoRock Ultimate Aftershave
T.N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel

• After Shave:

Cat O' Nine Tails A/S


I will again use the WTG-XTG-ATG method. Being as it has worked well and produces a great DFS Shave. I have not had any "Nick's or Weeper's" using this method. I was given a sample of some Razor Blades, (I won them as a PIF). I will continue to use my Wilkinson Sword DE Blades until Friday. Then on Saturday I will put a different blade in of the sample razor blades. I also received some shaving soap samples and I will start using it on Saturday.