SoS: August 4, 2014 - August 10, 2014

SOTD - Clubman Friday, Aug. 8, 2014

Cool shower
Prep: Tea Tree & Lime PSO
Brush: Simpsons Duke 3
Soap: Stirling Ozark Mountain
Razor: Weber PH bulldog
Blade: Astra SP (4)
Post: Stirling Lemon Chill WH
Aftershave: Clubman

- Don

 

Friday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Cella Extra Extra Purissima & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Gillette Single Ring & JBF Champlin 6/8
Blade - Feather (10)

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

 

This was the first injector shave I've had in two years. I didn't get too crazy with it. One pass plus a touch up got me a DFS.

The Palmolive stick is one of the best soaps out there. It's a top 5 soap for me. The lather, slickness, cushion, and skincare are all really good. And it's also cheap. Myrsol Formula F is probably my favorite of the Myrsols. It smells great and leaves my skin feeling refreshed and toned.

 

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you are correct I was in a hurry and wanted close and quick. this combo fits the bill.
but can bite if ignored.
I do liked the hammer though.

 

Bartmann 86
H.I.S. XL synthetic brush
Barrister & Mann Adagio soap
Proraso pre shave and green AS
Musgo Real balm

 

Cold Water Shave
Dove Men's Face Wash
TOBS Lavender Shaving Cream
Semogue 1305 Boar Brush
Eversharp I2 Hydro-Magic
Schick Stainless
CWR
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Pinaud Clubman AS

Today's shave was done completely with cold water. The TOBS Lavender Shaving Cream face-lathered very easily with my Semogue 1305 Boar brush. Two passes with my Schick Eversharp I2 Hydro-Magic and a Schick Stainless blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Pinaud Clubman after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed... What a nice shave!

 

I'm very much inclined to agree with you, my friend.

Now, here's my shaving plan for tomorrow morning.

Saturday:

Since it's going to be a very warm day here in Montreal I'll use,

Gatsby Ice Cooling Gel Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Rapira day 6
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen SS
Anherb AS Conditioner
Osage Rub AS
Chabrawichi 555 Cologne

Here's a set-up which I guarantee will prevent any sweating because each item is as cold as hell. The Gatsby facial wash is almost a face-freezer by itself, the Glacial Wintergreen soap is from the COLDEST menthol family on this planet, and the Anherb conditioner is pretty darned cold as well as moisturizing, and finally the good old Rubby Dubby Doo which can freeze like Siberia in January.

 

Saturday Morning Shave
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE8911
Blade: Kromasharp S.S. NOS 1991 (2)
Brush: Vie-Long White Horse Hair
Soap: Derby
AS: Barbon

It was a fascinating BBS for me It was my first time with Barbon after shave. I liked it a lot like other menthol based after shaves. The scent of it is quite nice, too.

 

Shave of the day

Pre- Hot shower + homemade PSO and corn huskers (on chin between first and second pass)

Soap/cream- Palmolive shave stick, grated into a bowl.

Brush- Plisson synthetic

Razor- Mühle R89

Blade- Astra SP(2)

Post- Cold water rinse, Old spice whitewater and Nivea ASB

1 day growth removed with 3 pass shave. 2 WTG and 1 XTG.

I got a really creamy, thick and dense lather. First time I succeed in getting a lather this good. This soap has been underrated by me for too long.

I got a little nick but it went away with the cold water splash. Great finish with whitewater and nivea balm.

I'm getting much better shaves now, my technique is improving and I'm getting a closer shave on my chin, buffing and reapplying preshave are working pretty good. I'm getting cocky changing soaps and creams often, but maybe I need to slow down and not change stuff to frequently =P BUT HEY IM HAVING FUN!

 

Saturday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Cocoa Butter Bath Soap
Soap: Maggard Limes & Bergamot
Razor: Gillette Super Speed Red Tip
Blade: Gillette Platinum (1)
Brush: oscar11 TGN 2-Band Finest-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Fine Italian Citrus

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

I used all “Top Tier” products and equipment today. Maggard Limes & Bergamot shave soap=”Top 5 Soft Soap”. I love this stuff! The oscar11 brush magically helped produce tons of thick, cushioning lather. I loaded a new Gillette Platinum in my Red Tip SS and started scraping. I finished up with Fine Italian Citrus. It would be hard to get a better shave than I had this morning!

Bob

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
whipped dog silvertip
proraso blue
Gillette super speed(b2)
persona lab(3)
pinaud clubman
today's shave went well.
no hurries, no worries. three passes and touch up leaves me smooth, clubman smells like I just left the barber shop.
y'all have a no worries day.

 

SOTD
August 9, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Boost Energizing Face Wash
Razor: iKon DLC Standard Head
Blade: Ladas Super Stainless
Lather: Martin de Candre
Brush: Omega Boar 10066
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave: 4711. AKAT
Why mess with perfection
Go out and get it!

 

Proverbs 31:10-31

 

SATURDAY
Early morning shave on a Saturday. I used the big FR frame back for a leisurely 3-pass shave. After reading Kerry's recent reviews on it, I had to break out the MdC Fougére again and pamper myself.
Bay Rum from Ogallala finish. Great shaves like this almost make it worthwhile to rise early on a Saturday. Almost…..
Have a blessed day ,all!

 

SOTD August 9 - Straight Razor-a-thon

Vacation shave

Prep: hot towel
Razor: G. Wostenholm and Son Celebrated I-XL
Brush: Vie-Long
Cream: Proraso blue
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: Proraso Blue AS lotion

Taking yesterday off seems to have paid off. Two passes for a DFS with no irritation. My jawline was problematic, but I was able to fix it up.

 

Happy Belated Anniversary NROD !

 

Saturday
hot shower
Saville Row 3824
Proraso PPC (white tub)
Proraso Red SC
Schick E3/Pella Coated (3)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Thayer's Cucumber WH
HBG Sandalwood ASL
Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier Santal Noble edt

The cat decided it was time for us to get up,so he jumped on my head leaving me with a cat enduced head weeper.By the time I got to shaving I forgot about it and reopened it up,didn't even feel it until the blood started dripping out,LOL!!!Anywhoo,it was still a great BBS shave,tho I may have lay off the head shaves for a day or two.I can't get mad at my head jumping buddy,he'll be 19 years old come Nov.He's a blue abby,their life span is usually 9-12 years,I think he's going for the record

Stay frosty,my friends,and enjoy the weekend!!!

 

8/9/14 - Saturday

Prep: warm wash, Stirling Naked and Smooth
Lather: Stirling Spice
Brush: Vie-Long 13061M
Razor: Gillette Tech
Blade: Astra
Post: cold rinse and Old Spice

Leisurely 3 pass shave. Very smooth. The Gillette Tech razor almost goes on auto-pilot and gets the job done in a smooth way. Stirling Spice soap made a wonderful slick lather with a minimum of fuss and muss.