SoS: October 6, 2014 - October 12, 2014

Saturday, October 11, 2014
RazoRock Brain Freeze soap
WD Synthetic
Merkur HDC w/Gillette 7 O'clock
Cold water, witch hazel, 444, TSD ISZ AS Milk (neck), Osage Rub (face)

Face - ATG, touch up; Neck - XTG, ATG, touch up

This was my first time with the RRBF. It's a mixed review.
Lather: Looked good in the bowl. Didn't last on my face. (I'll take most of the blame, since I'm historically bad with soaps.) No slide and glide at all.
Coldness: Zero. Nada. C.O.B. is colder than this. I think the factory may have mislabeled some containers. Either that, or @crackstar has bought it all, and RR is pawning off regular soap on the rest of us.
Shave quality: This was a very nice shave, much to my surprise. I experienced a great deal of tugging and pulling, but when I was finished, I had a close shave with almost zero irritation.

 

Let your wife do it for you.

 

Saturday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Mitchell's Wool Fat & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - 13/16 Wade & Butcher

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

 

Saturday:
hot shower w/Old Spice scented body wash
Somersets PSO
Frog straight 1 pass
Schick J2 1 pass
Schick (4)
Omega boar
VDH Eton College soap in a warm mug
Thayers unscented w/aloe
TOBS Eton College AS

I've got Eton College in the aftershave but nothing else so I added a bit to the top of my puck of VDH unscented and enjoyed a nice shave with it. Busy weekend so not much time to shave and no time for pictures.

 

Palmolive Classic shave stick
Semogue 1800
Shavette loaded with an Astra Sp(1)
Alum block
Pitralon Classic

WTG+XTG=irritation free DFS
So close to a BBS...

 

lollll Never tried Bigelow or any RR soap, my friend. Hey, you know what - the Synergy Frost_byte or Iced Subzero soaps give PLENTY of menthol freezing. Great lather and skincare also!

 

Razor: Schick I1
Blade: Personna 74
Brush: Plisson synthethic
Lather: 3P

It is unfortunate that these blades are no longer made. They are great! sharper than the Personna PTFEs.

 

SOTD Saturday 10-11-2014

5/8 J. Wiss, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Noxema Classic Clean
Rose of Bulgaria SC
Georgetown Scuttle
Lijun Finest Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Gold Bond Moisturizing Lotion
Rose of Bulgaria ASL

Saturday morning; a hot cup of coffee, and great shave and time to relax and watch some playoff baseball. Life is good!

 

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Proraso Pre Shave
Razor: Merkur 34c
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (1)
Lather: L'Occitane Cade Soap
Brush: Oscar11 w/ Omega 20248 Knot
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman

I came across a Merkur 34c in mint condition at an estate sale yesterday that I was able to pick up for $8. I had never used one of these before, but have always heard good things about them. I have to say that it lived up to its reputation. I found it slightly more aggressive than my EJ DE89. I prefer longer handles, but you can't argue with BBS results.

Have a great day!

 

Saturday
hot shower
Semogue BC Cerda
Prep PSB
Prep SS
Schick E3/Pella Coated (9)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Myrsol Agua Balsamica ASL
Thierry Mugler A*Men Pure Havane

Great 2 pass face,one pass for thunderdome,BBS all around!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

I have a Semogue brush I like the and i sent the measurements to larry and he send me its this badger brush which is the perfect size for me.

 

Saturdays shave
Razor - birth year (1974) black beauty
Blade - Wilkinson's sword (4)
Lather - Cella
Brush - Whipped Dog 21mm silvertip
Aftershave - Nivea sensitive

Never really used this razor since I got it, but I love it . it is so smooth.

 

SOTD October 11, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Kirk's Original Coco Castile Bar Soap.

Brush: Omega 266.

Lather: Forever Summer Sandalwood shaving stick (locally made).

Razor: Merkur 34C.

Blade: Voskhod.

Post: Cold water; Razorock Alum Block.

After: Captain's Choice "North" aftershave.

I can honestly say that this was the best shave of my life today. I took my time, didn't rush anything, and let the weight of the razor and my steadily-improving technique do most of the work. I made 3 passes on my head (WTG, ATG, and XTG) and just two on my face and neck and everything felt as smooth as glass when I was done. Unbelievable shave. The Voskhod blade and the Merkur seemed like they were made for each other. Just wow. This was definitely one that I will be comparing future shaves to. I've had a few issues before with nicks and weepers on the back of my head because of the more inconsistent terrain there, but today was pretty much flawless.

The only thing I wasn't really a fan of was the scent of the sandalwood soap stick. It wasn't awful, but I actually like the more medicinal Arko scent better. I don't know if using a soap stick had anything to do with the quality of today's shave but I will be interested to see if I can get the same results with the Arko stick I ordered, when it eventually makes its way here from Turkey.

Now off to enjoy some apple cider and cinnamon donuts at the cider mill with my family! Perfect crisp fall day for it here.

 

I love my 34C. Right now it's in my top two or three for sure.

 

Morris & Forndran L7 in Blue Marble and Blonde Badger
MDC Fougere
Gillette B3 (birth year and quarter)Blue Tip Super Speed
Gillette Silver Blue blade (1)
It takes four passes instead of my usual three but I wind up with a BBS shave......

 

good looking brush

 

Thank you David, my fellow central floridian.

 

I was thinking when I wrote that;
"He's from right here, I'm gonna have to find out where he's shopping at."

 

Razor: Gillette Old Type Open Comb Ball End NDC 1920s (from "The Weekender" by Metalfield kit)
Brush: Fuller Amber Badger 1920s -1940s
Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue
Cream: TOBS Coconut
Blade: Feather (2)
Pre shave: Tree Hut Shea Body wash Mango
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Nivea Men Post Shave Balm, OS Shulton

I'm giving The Gillette Old Type OC another shot and will work on my technique. It does give me some burn if I use to much pressure and I go over an area more than once on each pass. The pre shave Shea soap helps keep my skin slick in the drier weather. The Fuller brush whipped up a thick lather and I screwed in the Feather, and checked the alignment and was good to go for my first pass WTG. I have been paying attention to the other post in the Open Comb OCtober thread about using a very shallow angle to get a smother shave. I think it worked. I also did not rinse the razor much but kept it full of lather which gave me more cushion. A little rinse to see how we are doing and relather for a XTG pass on my face and ATG on my neck. No touch up and we are done. A very close shave. Warm water rinse and pat dry. Some WH and after cleanup some Nivea Balm and some OS. I will have to use this razor more often, and work on my technique with it. Have a good one.

 

I like that Fuller brush.