SoS: November 10, 2014 - November 16, 2014

Lovely pic!

 

11/12/2014

Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: GEM Micro Matic Clog Pruf, CMON Filarmonica Doble Temple straight razor
Blade: GEM PTFE coated SE blade (4)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: TSD - Cooper Square
After: Home made ASB, Aqua Musk after shave
Cologne: Christian Dior - Cuir Cannage

A comfy Darn Fine Shave this morning. No nicks, no cuts and no errors. The #6 whipped up the Cooper Square soap wonderfully. The lather was thick, stable and slick. The Clog Pruf and the CMON knocked out the stubble with no trouble at all. The Cuir Cannage will keep me smelling great all day.

Have a blessed day!

 

Williams Wednesday
Vintage Williams Barbers Bar
Omega Bambino
Schick Krona - Black Tip / Gillette plain White Wrapper
Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel
Aqua Velva Original Sport
Two firsts today. I used the Schick Krona for the first time, as well as the Omega Bambino. The Krona is a good razor that has moderate aggressiveness. The Bambino I got in a PIF and it makes great lather.
​

 

Wed 12 Nov 2014
Pre- Corn Huskers Lotion
Soap - Arko
Brush - Vulfix 660S Medium
Razor - Merkur 34C
Blade - Gillette Silver Blue (3rd shave)
AS - Pinaud Clubman

My first time using Arko. For the price appears to be a very good value. The combination of the Arko and Clubman, I smell like I just walked out of my barber shop, very nice....

 

Wednesday

Prep: CeraVe cleanser
Soap: The Shave Den unscented
Brush: Bethlehem olive wood with HIS knot
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Feather
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

SOTD Wednesday 11-12-2014

5/8 Frederick Reynolds Faux Frameback
Noxema
Classic Brand Jasmine SS
GT Scuttle
Omega Boar
Dickinson's WH
GB Body Lotion
Royal Copenhagen Musk ASL

 

Beautiful pic and beautiful razor, Bruce!

 

Thank you for your kind words, Mike!

 

Lovely tones/colours, Kevin!

 

12 November Shave


​

 

Thanks Mike!

 

Shave of the day for Wed. Nov. 12, back to basics.

Prep- hot shower with Yardley Lavender soap.
Pre- homemade pre shave oil
Water- cold
Soap- Derby
Brush- Ever Ready 250b
Mug- Golden Knight
Razor- Gillette Senator
Blade- Astra SP
Rinse- Thayers lavender
After shave- Florida Water
Lotion- Every Man Jack

So my days off are done, and today is the first day of my 52 hour week. So all I wanted today was a nice, close, refreshing shave. Mission accomplished. The Senator is one of my more aggressive Gillette TTOs, but that is still really pretty mild. And while isn't too everyone's taste, Florida water is to me, the very definition of refreshing. So I am going to put this one in the win column.

 

Thank you! I tried to keep a 'gold edge' to the palette!

 

Another 24 hour interval shave coming up. I am attempting to determine if my skin can handle 2-3 passes daily, been a mixed bag so far....

No Variation November continues...it's going well.

SOTD 12 November 2014

 

Last time I saw a Royal Copenhagen AS was when I used it back in mid 70's while in High School! Liked it back then and going to have to look this one up again.

 

My SOTD

 

Artful photo! Nice!

 

It's all in the Veg

 

Your photos look almost professional ! What software do you use?

Always a joy to look at!

 

I'm not sure if you are kidding me - but I snap away with an iPhone and then spend approx 45 seconds in photoshop