SoS: November 24, 2014 - November 30, 2014

Friday 28th November



Warm shower
Hot towel
CRSW Select Fall LE scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette NEW Deluxe Big Boy gold
Vintage Wilkinson Sword (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
Old Spice Sensitive aftershave

 

SOTD

November 28, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: iKon SC102 Slant Head/iKon Handle
Blade: Ladas
Lather: WSP Rustic Fougere Noir
Brush: Omega Pro 49
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave: Halston Z-14. Axe Shield Sensitive
WSP has been my buy of the year!
Go out and get it!

 

Friday
hot shower
Grooming Co. synth
Proraso PPB (white tub)
Mama Bear's Lemon Ice
iKon SC 102/Personna Lab (ditched),this had to be a dud,extremely rough,ditched after a pass on my left side of face.Resumed with a Feather(1),very smooth with the 102 slant.
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Stirling Lemon Chill WH mixed with a pea sized amount of 444
Thierry Mugler A*Men Pure Malt

Despite the rough beginning this turned out to be a very smooth shave,face and dome BBS! Turns out the Feather blade becomes somewhat tamed in the slant.Very smooth in the SC 102,I don't know what happened with the Personna,it felt like I was shaving with a serrated knife or a saw.I'll re-try another next week and see if the same thing happens or if it was really a dud.

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Having sufficiently recovered from my traditional over indulgence in gastronomic delights, I decided to dedicate todays shave to the knuckleheads out there today fighting crowds of other knuckleheads and insane traffic just to get a “deal” on some piece of consumer junk that will be obsolete by summer, instead of enjoying the time off from work with their families. Ok rant over. Time to shave!...

That Shave Life!

 

SoTD, Friday, Nov. 28, or, single edge fever

Music- Black Angels, Passover
Water- hot, soap / cold, shave
Soap- vintage Williams
Brush- vintage Ever Ready
Razor- Gem 1912 Damaskeen
Rinse- Thayers lavender
Aftershave- Stetson
Lotion- Kiehl's
Cologne- Stetson

I just can't get enough single edge! I don't know what it is about them, but they keep sneaking in to my rotation and pushing the scheduled DEs out of their turns. Today I had planned to use a Super Speed, then switched to an injector, then remembered that I had an open comb Micromatic yet to try, so I switched. Which made me recall that I had gotten a nice, cased, Gem 1912 Damaskeen last week... So I switched it up again! I think I made the right call. This 1912 may be my favorite of the several 1912 types I own.
Williams vintage soap also keeps creeping in and disrupting my rotation plans. It is just so good! I know that vintage shave gear isn't for everyone, but if you haven't used an old Williams puck, you should really make an effort to do so.
And as far as new at retail shaving supplies, I am loving this Kiehl's aftershave balm. It is funny to me that my two favorite AS balms are this one, which costs about $20, and Score, which is $1. The very personification of YMMV!

 

6/8 Gong
De Vergulde Hand
homemade boar
Another big Omega knot experiment, I feel there is at least one more is in the works. After that I don't what more I can think of doing but I'm sure eventually I'll think of something. The Gong took a good edge and provided a fine shave. Have a good one.

 

No shave today just RR.

 

Too much tryptophan in that turkey you had yesterday Guy.

 

SOTD Friday 11-28-2014

Muhle R89 w/Crystal
Noxema
Al's SC - Boheme
GT Scuttle
Semogue 820 Boar
Dickinson's WH
GB Body Lotion
Aqua Velva Musk ASL/Cologne

 

Hot shower with Stirling bay rum soap

Preshave. .... lavender Shea butter mixture
razor.... Gillette ball end tech
blade.... astra sp
Brush.... omega pro 49
Super lather.... mikes coconut and gft coconut cream
splash.... thayers lavender witch hazel
aftershave.... lavender Shea butter mixture

 

4th shave after a 3 year break from shaving. Went great. Switched over from Crystals to an Astra blade and it made a tremendous difference.

Razor - Gillette Fatboy '57 (3)
Blade - Astra Platinum
Brush - Rooney Super Badger
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Post shave:
Osma Bloc d'Alum
Thayers Lavender
Nivea Replenishing Original

 

Welcome to the SOTD!

 

Shave of the Day

Burmashave Edition



Prep: Shea Butter Black African Facial Soap, Hot towel, Almond & Shea Butter conditioner, Somerset's Pre-shave Oil
Razor: Merkur 34C HD
Blade: Supermax Super Platinum Tiger
Brush: Burmashave Boar
Lather: Burmashave soap
Shave (setting): 3 pass, WTG, XTG, ATG + Cleanup
Post: Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve

Started out with the injector but the included blade wasn't quite sharp enough to shave with and don't have new ones yet, so I changed to the Merkur.

The Burmashave soap is 15 years old or so, I soaked it in water last night for this shave. It actually lathers really nicely and gives great slip and cushion. I wasn't expecting much so I'm happy about that.

The Special Reserve is a great manly scent, very musky and just almost intoxicating. To me anyway. And it also is moisturizing.

Good day men

PS - Oh yeah, the shave was BBS!

 

Friday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Razorock P.160 & suribachi
Brush - Ever Ready wood refurb w' 22mm 2-band @ 42mm
Razor - Thomas Turner 13/16

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





Overcast & mild here this morning, 28ºF/-2ºC. Breezy this afternoon, 30 mph and 50ºF/10ºC high this afternoon. Excellent shave this morning. Have a good 'un folks.

 

28 Nov 2014
Pre - Corn Huskers
soap - Zi Peppino
brush - Plisson Synthetic
razor - Merkur 34C
Blade - Astra SP (1)
AS - pinaud Clubman

Great shave and my last DE shave for a week, on a road trip. Driving from Michigan to Florida, taking father in law. Contemplated bringing a modified kit, but decided against it due to flying back with only a carry on bag. However my new goal upon my return is to acquire a proper travel kit for the future.

 

NOVember 29's (97% done)

Nivea for Men Sensitive Face Wash
C.O. Bigelow Shaving Cream
Omega Pro 98 boar brush
Gillette Super Speed '47
Astra SP
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Pinaud Clubman

The C.O. Bigelow Shaving Cream face-lathered very easily with my Omega Pro 98 Boar Brush. Two passes with my '47 Gillette Super Speed and Astra SP blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Welcome to SOTD!

 

Believe me I wish it was due to eating way too much Turkey but Wed & Thurs my sinus issue roared big-time with sinus headaches, post nasal dripping and excessive coughing from the drip that I barely got five hours over the last two days. I slaved all morning in the kitchen with the Turkey, making the dressing, green been casserole and mash potatoes and could not smell or taste any of it, that is until today when the meds finally kicked in and I can smell the leftovers warming up in the microwave this very moment.

I see a switch in your avatar, did you happen to nick yourself pretty good with a lot more territory to cover? Do tell why a change? Heath Ledger did a fantastic job as the joker and The Dark Knight is my favorite of the batman movies.

 

How does corn huskers work as a pre? Do you let it sit and them wash off or apply lather other like an oil

 

I apply it, then lather on top while it's moist. For me it seems to help with the first pass. With it, no tugging at all, without slight tugging at spots.