SoS: September 29, 2014 - October 5, 2014

10/3/2014 Open Comb October / Badger Brush Week

Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Gillette Senator, JR Torrey straight razor
Blade: Astra SP (3)
Brush: Col. Conk Pure Badger
Soap: The Body Shop - Macca Root SC
After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva classic Ice Blue
Cologne: Prada - Amber Pour Homme Intense

Happy Friday! A comfortable almost BBS shave this morning. The Badger whipped the Macca Root SC wonderfully. The Senator and the Torrey had no problems with mowing down the stubble in 2 passes. The AV brought the chill and the Prada will keep me smelling great all day. My wife even said that I smelled good this morning.

Have a blessed day!

 

Oh Pancho!

 

SOTD October 3
OC OCtober

Prep: hot shower
Razor: Aristocrat TTO Open Comb
Blade: BIC platinum (day 2)
Brush: Vie-Long
Cream: Speck Men Active
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: Dove Men Hydrate+

An aggressive shave today, two passes left my face irritated and smooth... Not the preferred combination.

I tried the Speck Men Active sample this morning. I can't place it but I find the scent familiar. I enjoyed the scent, but think it might be too strong for for the rest of the family.

 

FRIDAY
Early Morning Shave

Up early this AM due to discomfort in my healing wrist. Pain meds are the answer (I forgot to take them last night…duh!).
Opted to try an R41 shave (the milder 2013 version) with the right hand. Two passes were more enough (no need for a BBS as I'm off work & 'on vacation.').
Passable results—no blood.

Have a great Friday, everyone! Gonna be a warm one here! (95°F!)

 

Pre: Sir Hare Bald Head Care Shaving Oil – Beach Bum
Brush: GBS Pure Badger
Soap: Art of Shaving – Unscented
Razor: 72 Gillette Tech with Muhle handle (Frankentech)
Blade: Rapira Super Stainless(2)
Splash: Wal-Mart Witch Hazel 86%
Post: Aubrey Organics City Rhythms AS Balm & Aqua Velva Musk

Took a couple days off the blog to get some things together. Spent a great day with my daughter yesterday. Good father/daughter bonding. As she has expressed some vague interest in my passion with wet shaving, we talked about that some. So when we were walking in the mall and turned a corner to see an Art of Shaving store I was like “perfect!”....

No bull at That Shave Life!

 

Fruity Friday:
hot shower w/San Francisco Soap Co Mandarin bar soap
Maggard Sweet Orange PSO
Gillette Aristocrat 2 passes
Feather Hi Stainless Platinum (1)
VDH boar
Derby Lemon cream in a warm mug
Thayers Lemon w/aloe
Pinaud Lime Sec edc

First pass with a fresh Feather blade on Fruity Friday using a fantastic razor. It was a fabulous feeling.

 

Frooty Friday is right, John! wow……probably quite refreshing!

 

SOTD

OCtober 3, 2014
Prep: Hot shower. Noxzema
Razor: iKon DLC OC
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Lather: TSD Pumpkin Harvest Lanolin
Brush: WD Silvertip
Post: Alum. Dickerson WH
Aftershave: Captains Choice Cat O' Nine Tails
First shave with TSD Pumpkin Harvest Lanolin. Outstanding! Easy to lather, slick, creamy, incredible scent! It's going to be 97F today!
Go out and get it!

 

F1 FatBoy set at 7 with an Iridium Super
New Forest 1901 Fan Shaped Two Band Super Badger
Crabtree & Evelyn Nomad shaving soap
Three passes smooth as oiled glass
L'Occitane Baux balm
L'Occitane Eau Des Baux edt
now an hour or two on the bed or the sofa to recuperate
Shave on troopers!

 

Frey's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Croap: RazoRock Cumba Cheech
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (4)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (9, 10, 11)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, RazoRock Cumba Cheech ASB
Cologne: Jasmin et Cigarette by Etat Libre d' Orange

Starting to feel like myself again, at least enough to put a sharp object against my face. In deference to the 2-days' growth of fuzz on my cheeks, I bowl-lathered the RazoRock to ensure I had enough cushion; it produced enough lather that I could have started again from scratch. For four days and double-digit passes, the Bic held up very well. Three passes, BBS results, no irritation save one weeper on a known trouble spot.

 

Friday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Mitchell's Wool Fat & suribachi
Brush - Made Rite B1082 Keyhole & 24mm 2-band @ 45mm
Razor - J.B.F. Champlin 6/8

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

 

Rotbart No.15
Dorco Platinum
Simpson P8
CRSW - Fall LE
Nivea - Energy A/S

Tom Ford - Tobacco Vanille

Layered with

Tom Ford - Oud Wood

 

Friday 10/03/14

Prep: Nutregena face cleanser
Oil: Shave Secret
Brush: 20mm Whipped dog set deep
Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery
Razor: Gillette new open comb (long)
Blade: Ladas
soap: Catie's Bubbles Spanish Holiday
Witch Hazel: Generic unscented

I used the sample of Catie's Bubbles again today and noticed that I seem to go through this particular soap quickly. It makes a nice & slick lather, but it definitely doesn't last as long in the jar as some of the others I have used.

Nice shave today with 2 passes and DFS.

 

10/3/14

Prep: warm wash with Stirling bath soap
Lather: hobbyist made lavender
Brush: Vie-Long 16031M horsehair
Razor: Gillette New SC
Blade: Voskhod
Post: Cool rinse and Ogallala Bay Rum

2 passes once again. I'm enjoying the Ogallala Bay Rum, thanks @Shotwell! My wife says she likes it the best of all of my aftershaves. Peace in the household!

 

Good to hear you are feeling better!

 

My pleasure

 

@HolyRollah where did you get that handle on your R41? Thats very nice...

 

Friday
hot shower
Rooney Heritage Stubby 3XL
Proraso White PSC
Mike's Natural Lemongrass and Eucalyptus -I thought this would be a chiller with the eucalyptus,but alas it is not.It is however a great soap has wonderful skincare and smells pretty good as well.
FaTip Chrome Grande with UFO Godzilla handle/Gillette Silver Blue (2)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Thayer's Lemon WH
TSD ISZ ASM
Montale Black Aoud


I would never think of calling a FaTip a smooth shaver ,but today was a exception.I don't know if it was the extra weight of Godzilla,the slickness of the lather but it was dang smooth!BBS face and dome!

Stay frosty,my friends and enjoy the weekend!

 

Razor: ATT H-1 Kronos
Blade: Volkhod (D2)
Brush: FS 21mm HMW
Bowl: Woodhead Medium Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Cedar-Lavender
Shave Soap: Mitchells’ Wool Fat
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Neumann 1907​

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SOTD ~ Friday, October 3, 2014

Prep: Cool Shower - Neutrogena Face Wash
Razor: Schick Krona
Blade: Super-Max Sunrise
Brush: Whipped Dog Boar
Lather: HTGAM - Gondolier
Post: Alum Block - Menthol Dickinson's - HTGAM Cologne/Aftershave - Gondolier

TGIF!