SoS: August 18, 2014 - August 24, 2014

Like the etching on that blade

 

Thanks Guy! It's one of my favorites and I have never had a bad shave from this blade.

 

Great first shave with my birth year(1965) slim adjustable loaded with a Gillette Yellow and set on 5. Prepped with Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil. Lathered with TOBS Sandalwood and a Shavemac 177 silvertip in my new Knockout shave bowl. Finished with Fine AS American blend. Really close and comfortable. This razor is definitely a keeper.

 

Yesterday's shave. It was my first DE shave in over a month. It was my first time using Myrsol Emulsion as a pre shave. I had fairly good results. And I loved the menthol blast. I did get a couple nicks. One on my chin and a tiny one on my neck. I had to get the alum block out.

 

Gem 1912
Gem SS Blade (Day...5 I think)
Semogue 610
Cella
Floid Blue

Simple clean shave. Leg was killing me this morning though. Expected some Tylenol and a tensor bandage, instead got a Cortisone shot, some Tylenol and no bandage. But at least I wasn't called medically unfit for the upcoming exercise so I get to spend a month in the bush with my friends blowin' stuff up

 

Palmolive Menthol for me Sunday, buddy - for tomorrow it'll be...............Glacial Wintergreen!

 

SoS - Friday, August, 22, 2014

Clubman Friday

Cool shower
Prep: Lime & Tea Tree PSO
Brush: Classic Brand super badger
Soap: Stirling MITA
Razor: Weber PH bulldog
Blade: PolSilver SI
Post: Stirling Lemon Chill WH
Aftershave: Clubman Special Reserve
Hair: Clubman Styling Gel

- Don

 

Dove Men's Face Wash
Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap
Frank Shaving Finest Badger
Gillette NEW LC
Gillette 7 O'Clock Green
CWR
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Mennen Skin Bracer AS

The Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap face-lathered very easily with my Frank Shaving Finest Badger brush. Two passes with my Gillette NEW LC and a Gillette 7 O'Clock Green blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Mennen Skin Bracer after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

What'd you think of the bowl?

 

Worked great. Very comfortable in the palm.

 

Saturday Morning Shave
Razor: Gillette Slim (3&7)
Blade: ASCO (1)
Brush: Isana Men Pure Badger
Soap: Proraso Green
AS: Barbon

This was my first time with a Gillette Slim. I had a very nice BBS with 2 weepers. The weepers were because of my technique. I shouldn't set the Slim at 7 at the very first shave maybe, but I liked this razor so much like his big brother; Fatboy.

 

Saturday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Rapira day 6
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen SS
Lubriderm Unscented Moisturizer
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen WH

I just cannot stay away from my Glacials or any of my other Stirling soaps for more than two days - the Wintergreen gave me such awesome lather with its wonderful scent which fills the bathroom, and that insanely-frigid menthol sensation which hits right away. The matching witch hazel has that same scent and is equally freezing and so soothing. This shave was such a pleasure because I was able to take my time and savour every minute of it.

 

Saturn's Day/Speick Saturday:

Prep: Hot compress, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Cream: Speick
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (4)
Passes: WTG, XTG (7, 8)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Speick AS splash

I think I left my brush a bit too wet for use with the Speick cream this morning; the lather was rather soupy compared to normal, and didn't provide quite as much cushion and glide as I've come to expect from this great cream. Coupled with a somewhat aging blade, and I got a bit more irritation with my DFS than is typical with these products, although there was no bloodshed.

 

SOTD
August 23, 2014
Birthday Shave!
Prep: Hot shower. Axe Boost Energizing Face Wash
Razor: Gillette Slim (1962)
Blade: Bolzano
Lather: MdC
Brush: WD Silvertip
Post: Alum. Dickerson WH
Aftershave: Old Spice

Go out and get it!

 

Saturday 08/23/14

Prep: Gaia face scrub
Oil: Shave Secret
Brush: 20mm Whipped dog set deep
Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery
Razor: EverReady 1912
Blade: Gem Stainless Steel (Third use)
soap: a mix of

TOBS Almond Cream
Col. Conk's Almond Soap
a shot of glycerin

Post: alum sprayed on
Witch Hazel: Generic unscented
AS: Sampsons all natural

I made a nice mixture of TOBS and Conk's almond today. This is one of my favorite combinations. The Gem Stainless was on its third shave and not showing any signs of wear. We will see how it hold up.

I'm off to my second glider lesson. The first lesson went well, although I spent most of my time worrying about landing because THERE IS NO ENGINE! Maybe today I will be able to relax and read the wind.

Have a great day.

 

Happy Birthday, Kerry.

 

Saturday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Cella Extra Extra Purissima & suribachi
Brush - Omega 27 X 52 Erskine 150 handle
Razor - JBF Champlin 6/8

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

 

Thank you.

 

SOTD Saturday 8-23-2014

6/8 Packard, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso PSC
Proraso SC
Georgetown Scuttle
Caswell Massey Art Deco Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Gold Bond Moisturing Lotion
Stetson Cooling Moisture ASL

Very early start this morning for a parade in Canyonville.

 

Happy Birthday Kerry!!!