SoS: December 8, 2014 - December 14, 2014

Hot shower with Stirling spice soap

Razor.....Gillette ball end tech
blade. ...Gillette silver blue
brush....seafoam b&b essential boar
soap...... tiki surfs up!


Great shave. I'm really liking this tiki soap.

 

Shave of the Day

L.O.S.E.R. EDITION



Prep: Hot towel, homemade patchouli and sandalwood Pre-shave Oil
Razor: GEM Heavy Flattop and Schick G1 injector
Blade: GEM PTFE, Schick Injector
Brush: Rubberset 400-4 Silvertip
Lather: Whoos the Man - Commander
Shave (setting): 4 passes; WTG, XTG, RXTG, ATG + Cleanup
Post: Family Dollar Spice

Couldn't make up my mind on which S. E. to use so I went with both! The injector shaved awesomely and the G Bar was great too. I'm definitely a lover of single edge razors!

I finally unlocked the key to lathering this Whoos soap, TONS of water. I had great slick cushion from it and enough left over to shave again. Plus it smells amazing, spicy with vanilla in it.

Finished off with old spice to accent the spicy soap and man, I am BBS!

G'evening gents

 

True, true.

 

Oops. Hefty pricetag indeed! But then again: it's something special!

 

GEM micromatic clog pruf, GEM carbon blade, Noxzema for preshave, Nivea sensitive creme, Nivea aftershave balm. Not bad for a first shave. CCS shave with only a little irritation.

 

December 10's


Nivea Men's Face Wash
ARKO Extra Performance Shaving Cream
Vie-Long Horse Hair brush
'62 Gillette Slim
Feather Hi-Stainless (3)
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Pinaud Vegetal

The ARKO Extra Performance Shaving Cream face-lathered well with my Vie-Long Horse Hair Brush. Two passes with my '62 Gillette Slim and Feather Hi-Stainless 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 Vegetal after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

SOTD - Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Hot shower
Prep: Homemade PSO
Brush: Plisson/L'Occitane synthetic
Soap: DR Harris Arlington
Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Polsilver SI (1)
Post: Nivea Men Sensitive PSB
Aftershave: Mennen Skin Bracer

-Don

 

10 December 2014 Planned Shave

The Racer R314 is a solid performer so I will move back to it for a time and today it is paired with the restored Rubberset Boar.

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Tomorrow's Planned SOTD 12/10/2014
Razor: Gem Damaskeene
Blade: Gem PTFE SS (D3)
Brush: Rubberset 49-4 W 28mm HMB
Shave Bowl: Lady Sea Creations 5" Shave Bowl
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Iced Citrus Mint
Shave Soap: Stirling’s Glacial Mojito
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Krampert’s Frostbite


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Wednesday Morning Shave
Razor: Gillette Slim Twist
Blade: Treet Dura Sharp Silver Edge (1)
Brush: Isana Men Pure Badger
Soap: Blueness
Balm: Yves Rocher Sensitive
EDT: Pino Silvestre

 

Pre: homemade proraso pre/post shave (noxzema).
Shave: edwin jagger DE89 armed with an Astra blade.
Soap: Stirling Barber Shop with a few drops of glycerin.
Post: homemade proraso pre / post shave, cold water rinse, alum block, Masters Bay Rum, clubman talc.

Man, what an old school barbershop smelling shave today! Even put some Brylcream in what's left of my hair.

 

Today's shave:

Unknown razor Gillette brand (bought at yard sale, made in England)
Vulfix pure badger
Feather blade
TOBS sandalwood ( gifted by TSD secret Santa)
Finished with generic witch hazel and Clinique post-shave soother.
Have a great day everyone!

 

That's an English Tech Ball Handle



What's the date code on it?

 

Wednesday!

• Music: Fisher-Z, Going Deaf For A Living
• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Brush: the Evil Minion TGN boar
• Soap: Institut Karite
• Razor: birth year & quarter Gillette Slim (progressive setting @ 4, 5 & 6)
• Blade: vintage Gillette Blue #7
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: cold water rinse, restrop blade in Allegro mod. L

Since the puck/cake of soap hasn't got a bowl yet, I use it like a stick: rub it over the stubbles and face lather. It's soft and creamy, easy to lather and has a nice smell to it. I love it.

 

Smooth Wednesday
I went with B&M Dickens today and I was rewarded with a very smooth and easy shave. I notice the mild nature of the SC101 in how much stubble has grown back since yesterday. There is certainly less when I use my slant or New. That is not to say the SC101 is not a good shaver - it is very good, and my face feels smooth for more than eight hours, and during the shave it is very forgiving. I finished with Latha aftershave and Tabac EdC.

 

Weber PH Wave
Gillette 7OC Black
Oscar11 Purple Omega
Institut Karite Soap

A nice quick shave.

 

Wednesday:

Nivea Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Lord Super/7 AM day 6
Stirling Black Ice SS
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS

Let's face it - the Stirling soaps are my favourites since a year now and the more I use them the more I love them. The Black Ice lathers so easily and although it's quite thirsty it's not hard to figure out the soap/water ratio. The menthol effect is nowhere near as strong as the Glacial Obsidian, but it's still strong enough to satisfy me and the skincare is brilliant. A good splash of Aqua Velva kept the chill going and made this shave end on a great note. BBS again with so little effort.

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
west German woody badger knot
Jack Black supreme cream
Muhle r41
persona lab(2)
clubman
Bobby Jones a/s balm
today's shave went well. it's a shame I can't identify ol' west German woody, such a nice brush. Jack Black is nice on the face. the muhle was, "so nice I had to use it twice".(said in my best Barry White voice) I finished with clubman then a rubdown with Bobby Jones a/s balm.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

WEDNESDAY
Great day for a shave with the Big Red Imp & MdC Combo. Smooth, easy 3-pass shave, while my being mindful of the very sharp square point this large blade.
This razor is a definite keeper!
Have a fantastic Hump Day, all!

 

"Winter". . . "polarizing". . . .

I see what you did, there.