SoS: September 15, 2014 - September 21, 2014

Happy Anniversary

 

I can't remember the last time that I wore a Neck-Tie!

 

Thank you Stroker, Ram57, and Patrick!

 

Ladies & Gentleman,

today´s wonderful (cold water) shave:

Prep: homemade Preshave
Soap: I Coloniali (sample of the new version)
Brush: HJM Black Fibre
Razor: Merkur 1904 OC
Blade: Triton R3
Aftershave: Floid Vigoroso



Wonderful cold water shave. This fresh feeling on the skin in combination with the cooling effect of the I Coliniali and the Floid Vigoroso is fantastic. This soap smells sooooo heavenly. I have to buy a full puck when the sample is used.

Have a great time my Friends.

Take care of you.

Greetings
Thorsten​

 

Happy Anniversary Dapper!

 

Happy Anniversary Dap....Let us know if its a shaving soap or neck tie party....ha,ha...
Saturdays Shave
Williams Mug Soap
Omega 10029
1955 Eversharp Schick Hydro-magic
EMS/Personna d1
Homemade aftershave: 1 dab Vaseline Intensive Rescue + 1 palm full of Dickinsons WH + 3 sprays of Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin. Rub it all together and rub on face....moisturizes, tones, and smells great!
Cologne: A couple straight spreys of Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin EdT

 

Shave of the day

Pre- Hot shower

Soap/cream- Haslinger, schafmilch rasierseife

Brush- The body shop Synthetic

Razor- Gillette slim adjustable (3)

Blade- Astra SP

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

A nice 2 pass shave WTG and some XTG strokes on stubborn patches.

Haslinger is a very nice soap. I like it a lot =) very nice performance.

And The body shop synthetic doesn't disappoint either. Very soft tips and a lot of backbone. Very happy with purchase.

Loving the Speick, the alcohol sting and the cooling of the menthol balance each other very well =)

I don't think I will change the setting on the Slim, I'm getting very comfortable shaves on 3.

 

Sunday:

Hot shower
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Sharp day 7
Vintage Noxzema SC
Lubriderm Unscented Moisturizer
Booster Polar Ice AS

To this day I cannot understand why the Noxzema cream was discontinued because it was so fantastic - in fact, in my honest opinion it's the absolute best cream ever. The scent is so old-school, traditional, and nice, it lathers so easily and richly, and it gives such perfect skincare with a great menthol effect. I sent away a tube to a dear friend of mine here, and I'm keeping the remaining four tubes for myself because there's no way I could get this stuff again. The Polar Ice aftershave felt great afterwards. This was a shave from Paradise.

 

Sunday September 21, 2014



Mastro Livi RWL34, 15/16 Full Hollow, Spanish Point​

I love this razor! Today shave has been superb thanks to a magnificent couple: this Mastro Livi straight razor and Martin De Candre soap, one of my very favorite shaving soaps! I am very fond of this razor, not only because it was the very first Mastro Livi straight razor of which I personally witnessed the making, but also because it is an absolutely superb shaver! I bought this razor more than one year ago and, so far, I have never honed it and it still shaves like the very first day. Not even a touch up with chromium oxide. Moreover, it has olive wood scales, a type of wood I like a lot because of its beautiful pattern and for being a typical wood of Umbria which trees give us an extraordinary oil, also good to be used as a pre or post shave oil.​

• Pre-Shave: Myrsol Emulsión
• Soap: Martin De Candre Fougère
• Brush: Muhle Nr. 281 H 23, Fine Badger, Pine - 21 mm - Size M
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
• Razor: Mastro Livi RWL34, 15/16 Full Hollow, Spanish Point
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: Floïd The Genuine After Shave

 

happy anniversary
dapper to you and the missus

 

Razor - Slim on 3
Blade Wilkinson Sword (3)
Lather - Proraso Red
Aftershave - Clubman Special Reserve

Really nice shave taoday, love using the Slim and even though the setting is on 3 I get some nice results from it.

 

Sunday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Maggard Fougere Sauvage
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Personna Med Prep (5)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip-22mmx48mm
Aftershave: TSD “Iced” Cool Water

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

Maggard Fougere Sauvage today. 20 seconds to a great lather. Med Prep in the NEW still going strong. A smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with TSD Cool Water-Iced.

Bob

 

Sunday:

Prep: Hot shower, Healthy Accents Daily Renewal Cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Croap: RazoRock Cumba Cheech
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (3)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (6, 7, 8)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, RazoRock Cumba Cheech AS balm
Cologne: Jasmin et Cigarette by Etat Libre d' Orange

Normally, I love the performance on the RazoRock croaps, but today there was something off on my water ratio. The first pass had the soap a little too soupy, making it harder to work up enough cushion, while the last pass tended toward pastiness, which didn't help a blade on its 3rd day glide as much as I'm used to (sounds a little like Goldilocks and the 3 Bears, I think). My previous success with letting the witch hazel dry more before applying the AS balm didn't repeat itself today, so that was probably due more to my skin at the time than an epiphany of technique. All in all, I got a nearly BBS shave, but there's enough burn that the blade will be retired before tomorrow's shave.

 

9/21/14 - SOTD

Prep: Warm wash with Stirling Naked & Smooth.
Lather: Hobbyist made lavender
Brush: Vie-Long 13061M horsehair
Razor: Gillette New SC
Blade: Treet Durasharp Carbon (2)
Post: Captain's Choice Bay Rum

This was the 30th day in a row to use this soap. The photos show the approximate size of the puck before and what it looked like before I lathered up today. I expect I will get at least 30 more lathers out of it. This ought to bring my soap cost down to below a nickel per day. I think I'll stay saving money if I don't buy any more soap until 2016.

2 pass shave with no surprises.

 

Sunday 09/21/14

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


Today was a very nice 3-pass shave. Nothing extraordinary or special, just very nice.

 

today's shave
hot shower
Parker pure badger
pirate's cove rose soap
Gillette slim(I1)(7)
persona lab(2)
crusella&co legitima rose
today's shave was nice. I like the roses. three passes of bliss, clean and close. finished with legitima.
church today y'all come with me.

 

Aristocrat
Today was my first shave with a TTO, specifically an Aristocrat I recently got in a trade. This razor reminds me of the one my Dad used, though his had lost most of the plating. The razor performed well... I got a great shave with three passes as I'm getting used to the lighter weight.
This was also my second use of B&M Lavanille, and the scent was even better because I bloomed it with some hot water while I prepped. This has become a favorite almost immediately. I go back and smell it several times a day.

Prep: ATG
Soap: B&M Lavanille
Brush: HIS
Razor: 1946-47 Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: Personna lab blue (1)
AS: B&M Kyovu Bay Rum

 

SOTD
September 21, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Boost Energizing Face Wash
Razor: Merkur Progress (4)
Blade: Ladas
Lather: TSD Iced Energy
Brush: Omega 10066
Post: Alum. Dickerson WH
Aftershave: Stephan Island Lime. Axe Shield Sensitive
Loved everything about this shave!
Go out and get it!

 

A belated Happy Anniversary, Dapper, and wishes for many more for you both!

 

Razor: Gem MMOC
Blade: Gem PTFE SS (D4)
Brush: Semogue 1305
Bowl: Woodhead Medium Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Lavender Mint
Shave Soap: Provence Sante (thanks Mark)
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Al’s Calypso



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