SoS: September 15, 2014 - September 21, 2014

Thank you. It is one of my favorites.

 

Prep: Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill
Razor: Gillette Super Adjustable U2 (9)(5)
Blade: Perma-Sharp
Brush: Gary's Finest Badger
Lather: Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill
Post: Maggard Razors Alum
Aftershave: Fine Platinum

A DFS. It's been a while since I posted my SOTD. The lemon chill sample is almost gone! I can't believe how long these things last! Next up will be Ozark Mountain. I am only using Stirling now. Rod makes such quality products that I find myself gravitating towards them every shave.

 

SOTD - Thursday, September 18, 2014

Cool shower
Prep: Homemade PSO
Brush: WD 24/47 silvertip
Cream: La Toja
Razor: Weber PH bulldog
Blade Personna Lab Blue (5)
Post: Thayer's Cucumber WH
Aftershave: CVS (Vijon) Old Spice

The La Toja cream cannot be beat. Low price, easy to lather, great protection, unique scent... it has it all.

- Don

 

Isn't that Glacial Lemon Chill soap wonderful?

 

I'm going to see if Rod will make me some Glacial Sharp Dressed Man.

 

I'm dying for a Glacial Lavender soap. What a combination - lavender with that powerful menthol.

 

Tomorrow's Shave - Friday, SEptember 19, 2014


Keeping it simple.

 

9-19-2014 ...

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... Shave Plan​

 

Cold Water Shave

Dove Men's Face Wash
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Semogue 1305 Boar Brush
Supermax SII Razor
Supermax SII Nonlubricant Razor Blade
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Mennen SB AS

I picked up this Supermax SII, a Trac II clone made in India. This is its maiden voyage. The Mitchell's Wool Fat face-lathered very easily with my Semogue 1305 Boar Brush. Two passes with my Supermax SII and Supermax SII nonlubricant 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 Aqua Velva Ice Blue after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed... I did experience some tugging, but overall, it was a fine shave.

 

today's shave

Cold shave
co bigelow cream
merkur 23 c
astra super stainless
proraso green AS

nice 2 pass shave

Took grandma to dinner for her 80th birthday. Cracker Barrel. yum yum

 

Friday Morning Shave
Razor: Gillette Super Adjustable (S5)
Blade: ASCO (3)
Brush: Vie-Long White Horse Hair
Soap: Derby
AS: Barbasol Brisk

One pass, DFS.

 

This time, I used a cream that I'm sure 99% of you have never heard of before. It's called Znakhar and hails from Russia. Crackstar is very fluent in Russian and told me that Znakhar means witch doctor in Russian. He also told me it's a very popular cream over there.

Initial impressions are good. It took a little bit to get the lather down, but I figured it out. To me it smells exactly like the Barbon shaving cream. The performance was good too. I need to figure out the lather more, but I was rewarded with a DFS shave after two passes.

 

Shave of the day

Pre- Hot shower

Soap/cream- Florena men shave cream

Brush- The body shop Synthetic

Razor- Gillette slim adjustable (3)

Blade- Astra SP

Post- Cold water rinse, Speick for men and Nivea aftershave balm

Yesterday I received a gift from Martin in denmark @tuxxdk.

The Florena shave cream and Speick aftershave in todays shave was part of the gift =D

First of all, GREAT shave. 2 passes WTG =) Im sticking to WTG passes only for the moment, some XTG on stubborn spots.

The shave cream smelled very nice and had good slickness. The shave was very comfortable.

Im starting to really like the Slim!! Te Speick aftershave was a great gift because I have wanted to try it for some time. I've just postponed it because I have my Old spice whitewater which I love. And when I splashed some Speick AS after the shave I immediately liked the smell and after a few seconds I felt a but of tingling, that's when I realized that I liked it ALOT. It was a nice surprise, I didn't check the ingredients so I didn't know it contained menthol. It's subtle but present.

I'm very happy with this shave! Also The body shop synthetic is really nice and has good backbone

 

Avast ye scurvy shavers!
It's talk like a pirate day! I had a superb shave with Synergy Coconut Bay and Bay Rum AS Tonic. The soap became yogurty goodness in no time, thanks to the Lather Monster. My SC101 comfortably keel-hauled my stubble, and the bay rum tonic shivered me timbers to finish.

Prep: ATG
Soap: Synergy Coconut Bay
Brush: HIS lather monster
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft 101
Blade: Personna lab blue (2)
AS: HTGAM Bay Rum Tonic

 

Friday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Sharp day 5
Synergy Frost_byte SS
444 AS Balm
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash
Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui EdT

My face is so frozen from this Frost_byte soap that it's unreal. I was barely able to feel the 444 balm and the Penguin when I applied them after my shave. This soap's lathering ability is off the charts, because just a small amount is needed to get it going and within seconds your face is buried under rich, thick, icy-cold lather. The 444 balm moisturizes as well as soothes, and the Penguin adds its own special freeze. Wow, am I ever smooth - this shave was super-BBS and pleasurable.

Have a great weekend, folks!

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
semouge 620 boar
Coates lavender
dad's Gillette super adjustable(s2)(7)
persona lab(2)
aqua de ruda by crusella& co
today's shave was a good one. very clean and comfy. finished with ruda. coming up flowers today.
hope y'all do as well, or better.

 

Friday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Tabac
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Personna Med Prep (3)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip-22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Tabac EdC

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

Tabac today: “Bob Proof”! Quick easy lather after loading for 20 seconds. Med Prep in the NEW. A smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Tabac EdC.

Bob

 

SOTD
September 19, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Boost Energizing Face Wash
Razor: Schick Injector J1
Blade: Schick
Lather: Valbora Menthol
Brush: Vie-Long 12601 Horse
Post: Alum. Dickerson WH
Aftershave: Barbon. LBOTLBOT
Really nice shave, Valobra is a top performer.
Go out and get it!

 

SOTD September 19

Prep: hot shower
Razor: Slim Twist
Blade: Bolzano(day 2)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Stirling One
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: Witch Hazel

I went with the mild Slim Twist today, but still ran into the same irritation as I did yesterday. Granted it was not as intense and the shave itself is just as smooth, so there was some improvement. Right now I feel the irritation is due to one or a combination of the following, the soap, the blade, or me. Two of those three components are very simple to chang. I hope that is where the problem lies...