SoS: September 8, 2014 - September 14, 2014

how's come you don't include the software?
I get inspired when I see what y'all use.

 

@JPJ

 

Mutt makes an appearance to do battle with the Dragon's Blood on 14 September 2014!

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Hey Friends,

here is my Sunday shave:

Prep: hot shower || Soap: Calani Gentleman || Brush: HJM Black Fibre || Razor: Apollo Slant (NOS) || Blade: Personna Lab Blue || Aftershave: La Toja Aftershave Locion



My skin was a bit irritatet because of the stress i had on work this week. Even the Calani burned a bit on my skin. Nevertheless it was a good shave. The Apollo Slant is a fantastic razor. It´s very thoroughly and incredibly gentle. I´m glad i bought this beauty. Works very good with the Personna Lab Blue. This was the first time using the La Toja Aftershave Locion. The Locion cools a bit and seems to have a good skin care. Let´s see if i like it.

So, i hope you have a great time and great shaves.

Take care of you.

Greetings
Thorsten​

 

Sundays shave was a Nivea shave.
Pre shave- hot shower with Nivea face wash
Lather - Nivea shave cream
Razor - Pils DE
Blade - feather
Aftershave - Nivea Shave balm

The shave cream, a nice gift from Omar smells the same as the original nivea aftershave balm, not the sensitive one. It is a really nice smell and a great lather. The feather blade feels mild in the Pils razor but nevertheless gives a fine, efficient, smooth BBS shave
A great way to start a Sunday.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend

 

Sunday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: WSP Rustic Shaving Soap-Mahogany
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2)
Brush: oscar11 TGN 2-Band Finest-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Azzaro

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

3rd shave with the new RSS Mahogany. Quick easy lather after loading for 15 seconds. GSB in the Slim. Another excellent smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Azzaro.

Bob

 

Sunday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Rapira day 7
Synergy Frost_byte SS
Lubriderm Unscented Moisturizer
Osage Rub AS
Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui EdT

Our weather really turned chilly since a couple of days but that won't deter me from using strongly-mentholated products - after all, I have a reputation to uphold, right? The Frost_byte soap lathered so fast for me and gave me its famous icy-cold sensation right away with very nice skincare. The scent has really grown on me and I enjoy it a lot now. The Rubby Dubby Doo felt so damn frigid when I slapped it on, and my fingers are still tingling from it. It's time to change my blade, but it still gave me a great shave.

 

Lieber Freund, als immer ist das ein fantastisches Bild. Oh, ich habe zwei Calani Seifen - Cadre Noir und Highland Honey und ich bin mit ihnen sehr zufrieden.

 

Sunday, September 14, 2012

Planned SOTD
Prep: Hot shower
Lather: IanS soaps vintage lavender soap
Brush: Vie-Long 13061M
Razor: Gillette New SC
Blade: Supermax Platinum (3)
Post: Old Spice aftershave

This weekend is the local YMCA Corporate Cup activities, so I am getting ready to put on a hi-tec T-Shirt and go bowling today. I need to look sharp, so I give my face and my scalp a couple of passes. However, its Sunday morning and I don't feel like shaving in the dark, so will wait a few hours.

 

SOTD
September 14, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Boost Energizing Face Wash
Razor: iKon DLC Standard
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super
Lather: B&M Bay Rum
Brush: Omega 1006
Post: Alum. Dickerson WH
Aftershave: Clubman VI Bay Rum
The B&M bay rum is delightful! The DLC Standard is as effective as the R41 (2013) IMO. Let's go 49ers! Home opener in the New Levi Stadium.
Go out and get it!

 

are you going to the game?

 

No. The prices are off the charts, I'll wait two more seasons for things to settle down. Levi's is a beautiful Stadium. The fans are complaining about the weather. 82 at kickoff.

 

Sunday September 14, 2014



Mastro Livi Damasteel Kamisori​

The pleasure of shaving with this Mastro Livi kamisori is always immense. It is also true I like Damasteel very much, not only for the beautiful patterns they make, but also for the deep and efficient shave it can give. As a matter of fact, all of the Mastro Livi straight razors I have made from Damasteel give a very deep shave and maybe this kamisori is the one giving the deepest of them all. I also love the handle: the beautiful bluish patterns and shades of the abalone are absolutely charming and enchanting to see, moreover, being that big, it improves the grip quite a lot. Magnificent shaver, excellent result!​

• Pre-Shave: Myrsol Emulsión
• Soap: Tcheon Fung Sing Blue Tub
• Brush: Mastro Livi Silvertip Badger Brush - 26mm knot
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
• Razor: Mastro Livi Kamisori, 13/16 French Point, Hakapella Damasteel, Abalone Handle
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: Myrsol Agua de Limón

 

today's shave
hot shower and wash with nivea men's
granddad's old spice mug
grandad's rubberset w/ custom two band finest
Stirling sandalwood soap
grandad's Gillette super speed(b2)
Gillette Wilkinson sword(2)
Avon deep woods a/s
today's shave was nice. very close three pass. thought of pop Dick while I used the shave elements that were his. very nice. finished with Avon deep woods. now I'm the grandpa, and smell like one too.
church today, y'all come with me.

 

Sunday 09/14/14

Prep: Gaia face scrub
Oil: Shave Secret
Brush: 20mm Whipped dog set deep
Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery
Razor: Gillette New Long Comb
Blade: Ladas
soap: My French Soap Mix
Post: alum sprayed on
Witch Hazel: Generic unscented
AS: Sampson's all natural

I used a new LADAS blade today and found another great shave. I like them a lot. Well, off to brunch with my Mom. 87 and still willing to ride on the back of the bike.

 

Superb Sunday Shave
I used my B&M Bay Rum sample today, and it really is an amazing performer. I bloomed the scent with hot water, and bowl lathered with my HIS. Smooth and easy shave, finished with B&M Kyovu bay rum, amazingly mild and kind to my skin.

 

Sunday morning, September 14, 2014

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

 

Pre: Shave Secret
Brush: Custom Boar by Steve Brown Swirl Handle
Soap: Tabac
Razor: Schick Injector – L Series
Blade: Schick Injector Blade
Splash: Humphreys Alcohol Free Cucumber Melon Witch Hazel Facial Toner
Post: Pacific Shaving Moisturizer & Aqua Velva Musk

This morning was a momentous occasion! Drum roll please……this morning I used the famous (or infamous depending on your point of view) Tabac!

Get the scoop at That Shave Life!

 

SOTD September 14, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Neutrogena Face Wash. Noxzema.

Brush: Van Der Hagen badger.

Lather: Homebrewed White Citrus Soap. Cold water shave!

Razor: 1967 M2 Birth Quarter Gillette Slim Adjustable, set to 4.

Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Yellow.

Post: Cold water; Razorock Alum Block; C.O. Bigelow Dr. Galen Herbal Witch Hazel Skin Tonic No. 010.

After: TSD Honeysuckle and Cedarwood aftershave splash, and just a little Nivea Men Sensitive Skin Post Shave Balm.



Amazing cold-water head shave with the Birth Quarter Slim. Definitely my favorite hardware now. I thought it was a good razor before I shaved. Now I know I underestimated it! It was a great shave. Might turn it up to 5 next time.

My thought for the day is that I should go back to my first posts here and change "BBS" to "DFS" in most cases, except where I used the 1957 Flare Tip or this 1967 Slim. Because so far, they are the best shaves by far. The Krona was good and very mild, but the Flare Tip and the Slim are miles ahead of anything else I have tried so far. What a dramatic difference from the MTO and Weishi I started with a few weeks ago. I almost hate to even mention those two in the same post.

I had never attempted an intentional cold-water shave before. Sure, I've had them when we were at the cabin we used to own, and once or twice when the girls in the house used all the hot water before I had a chance to shower. It was different. A good different, though. Less irritation after (although I worried for a moment that goosebumps on my neck might make it worse) and it still feels, 20 minutes after, like I used a menthol aftershave, which I didn't. So I may be a convert... Or at least use it as one more variable in my repertoire.

Off to face the day!

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Razor: Standard Black
Blade: Personna Med Prep (D11)
Brush: Plisson Synthetic
Bowl: Dirty Bird Travel Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Bay Rum w Lime
Shave Soap: XPEC
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Ogallala Bay Rum W lime & peppercorn

Beautiful morning here in Lake Oswego OR and expected to reach 93 today. Sister in Law is flying out Toronto for a conference so Brother in Law and I will be planted in front of the tube watching football all day or watching football while floating in his pool. He finally got wise and took the 3rd TV from their 2nd guest room and installed the TV on the back patio so he could watch his sports while BBQ or relaxing in his pool.

I had planned on using the same shave setup as yesterday but he asked if I had tried XPEC shave cream and offered up a sample, how could I resist. To date MdC is the best that I have tried but XPEC was better. Easier to lather, creamier, pre/post have outstanding. He has both scented and unscented and I'm going to try and talk him out of selling me at least one of these soaps since I got him started in wet shaving two years ago by giving him the gear to get started and back in May he helped himself to half of my custom blends of Bay Rum w Lime and Frosted Woodlands from Tiki Soaps. A little friendly pressure so to speak.