SoS: September 29, 2014 - October 5, 2014

6/8 Gong
Wickham Super Smooth (rose sample)
homemade boar
Nice shave this morning. I'm not a big fan of rose scents but that has nothing to do with performance. This soap lathers abundantly and easily and offers good protection during the shave. I think it would be a worthy of a trial for you soap hounds. No idea of what it costs, however. Have a good one.

 

SOTD October 4, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Neutrogena face wash. Noxzema.

Brush: Vintage Ever-Ready Boar.

Lather: Arko.

Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech (stamped 1932), made in Canada.

Blade: Gillette Silver Blue Stainless.

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

After: Echt Kölnisch Wasser "4711" After Shave.

Nice little razor. Very close to BBS with no mishaps. Might have earned a place in the rotation, though it is very similar to my stripped-down gold "ugly duckling" FHT.

Not going to be a candidate for no-variation November, though; right now, I'm leaning toward my Merkur 34C for that.

 

SOTD Saturday 10-4-2014

6/8 Joseph Rodgers Wedge
Noxema Classic Clean
TOBS SS - St. James
Georgetown Scuttle
Lijun Finest Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Gold Bond Body Lotion
Stetson Cooling Moisture ASL

 

SOTD October 4

Prep: hot shower
Razor: George Wostenholm and Son Celebrated I-XL
Brush: Vie-Long
Cream: Musgo Real Lavender
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: Alum

A very satisfying shave today. Two passes, minimal irritation and DFS on my face, SAS on my neck.

The Musgo Real Lavender has a nice mild scent. It seems to fade quickly.

 

Razor: ATT H-1 Kronos
Blade: Volkhod (D3)
Brush: H.I.S. 1918 25mm
Bowl: Turkish 5” Copper Bowl
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Bay Rum w Lime
Shave Soap: CRSW Bay Rum
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Captain’s Choice

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Saturday
hot shower
Muhle HJM Black Fibre v2
3P PPB
Stirling Orange Chill
OCMM/Pella Coated (3)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Stirling Orange Chill WH
Terre D'Hermes edp

Very nice shave today,face and dome BBS!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

SATURDAY
Double edge morning
another oft-ignored DE razor pulled from the drawer the morning: my old Gillette fat-handled Gold tech.
Mild and smooth shaver, the Tech has always been one of my favorite vintage razors. 3 right-handed passes with little blood drawn= a good morning!
have a great saturday, all!

 

Razor: Schick I1
Blade: Personna PTFE
Brush: Muhle STFv2
Lather: Pre de Provence

Decent shave

 

Gillette Knack head on a Fatip Grande handle
Astra SP(2)
Semogue 1800
Florena SC
Pitralon Classic


Great shave today, irritation free 3 pass BBS. I've come to enjoy my Frankenrazor. Shaves well,and found it's place in the middle of the spectre between my very forgiving and mild Rimei (basically a tech clone) on one side and my Fatip on the other side.
Semogue is a miracle worker as always, and the Florena gives wonderful thick, cushiony , stable lather, but I'm still not crazy about the scent

 

Pre: Shave Secret
Brush: Custom Boar by Steve Neon Barber Handle (The Force)
Soap: Maggard Razors Shaving Soap (Tallow) – London Barbershop
Razor: ’88 Gillette Super Adjustable 109 – Black Beauty
Blade: Personna Super Stainless – Reds(2)
Splash: Thayers Natural Remedies Lemon Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera Astringent
Post: Dove Men+Care ASB & Master Well Bay Rum AS

If you saw my mail call posting yesterday, you know why I was excited to shave this morning! I got three new soaps yesterday that I can’t wait to try, but my number one choice to try first was London Barbershop from Maggard Razors! ...

Get in in at That Shave Life!:ahem:

 

Razor: Gillette Slim (k3) 1965 (5)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip 30/45
Mug: VDH
Cream: Maca Root
Blade: Feather (1)
Pre shave: Tree Hut Shea body wash Mango
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Azzaro AS Balm, Pinaud VI Bay Rum

Two days away from the OC, and my face is much better. When I try it again I will use a milder blade to see if that helps. I really like the slim the heavy handle and head gave me a nice smooth shave with no pressure. The Shea Mango for the pre-shave helped. No burn! Have a good weekend!

 

04.10.2014​

Good Evening.

After a week of unruly synapses and a clogged breathing apparatus it felt good to take a few pictures, mow the face lawn and just try to make myself somewhat presentable.
And as always when I have more than a few days growth I like to use my most efficient shaver, the slant bar.
This is the only slant bar I have had the pleasure of trying, and I have to say that it is a very good razor.
So good that it has prevented me from trying another slant, even though I really want one.

For this occasion I have picked out the Erasmic cream. The only product I can get locally, but so good that I could live on this one alone if I had to.

To top it all, I also used the discontinued Proraso AS splash to finish the shave, and it gave me quite the sting. I enjoy a good sting from my aftershave splashes, but the strength and intensity of this one was more than I had anticipated and it gave me a slight Macaulay moment.

Face Soap: Musgo Glycerin Soap
Razor: Bakelite Slant Bar
Blade: Astra Platinum
Cream: Erasmic
Brush: Semogoue 1305
Aftershave Lotion: Proraso

 

That is a beautiful Gillette New SC

 

Razor: Gillette 1904
Brush: Bluebeards revenge Pure Badger
Cream: TOBS Sandalwood
Blade: Q-Ball (4th shave)
AS: Hattric classic + rocking on VOX VT-30

 

Tools For Tomorrow ~ Single Edge Sunday, October 5, 2014

COLD WATER SHAVE



Schick Injector I-2
Schick Blade
Omega Pro Boar 10098
Barriter and Mann - Lime, Lavender, and Cedarwood

 

Nice Brush! My next White Whale.

 

Nice set up.

 

Sweet brush!

 

Well here is my setup for tomorrow's shave 10-5 ...

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SOTD - Saturday, October 4, 2014

Cool shower
Prep: Lime PSO
Brush: WD Synthetic
Cream: TOBS Eton College
Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (5)
Post: Nice Sensitive PSB
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Ice Blue w/ extra menthol

- Don