SoS: December 8, 2014 - December 14, 2014

6/8 Wacker
B&M Levithan
homemade boar
Nice shave this morning. Have a good one.

 

Aside from the lovely Wacker (which goes without saying), that is one striking yellow boar brush!
(hint: I need to get on the list for one of your boar beauties!)

 

Pre: Maggard Razors PSO – Cherry Vanilla Sandalwood
Brush: VDH Kit Boar Brush
Soap: Arko (puck)
Razor: ’38 – ’43 Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Blade: Voskhod (2)
Splash: Thayers Natural Remedies Lemon Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera Astringent
Post: Aubrey Organics City Rhythms AS Balm & Aqua Velva Musk

Awesome Sunday morning! Temps in the high 40s. No wind. Made for a very pleasant, mild walk this morning. Doesn’t look like a white Christmas is in the works for us here, but then again this IS Michigan so we could get 3 feet of snow tomorrow LOL

That Shave Life!

 

Sunday 14th December



Warm shower
Hot towel
CRSW Select Winter LE scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Hybrid Tech
Polsilver Super Iridium (3)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
Aqua Velva Ice Blue aftershave

 

Hmmm….I'm noticing a trend here.
**updated….

 

It´s a wonderful brush. I think i´m not the only one who loves this brush a lot.

 

14 Dec 2014
Pre- Corn Huskers
Soap - Li Occitane Cade
Brush - Plisson Synthetic
Razor - L3 Slim Adj (4)
Blade - Astra SS (2)
AS - Pinaud Clubman

Good Shave today. The Astra SS preformed slightly better in the slim than the 34C but for me, still not as smooth as the SP's.

 

SOTD Sunday 12-14-2014

FaTip/Weber Wave w/Astra SP
Noxema
Proraso SC
GP Scuttle
Semogue 820 Boar
Dickinson's WH
GB Body Lotion
Florida Water Cologne

 

Sunday, Dec 14



TSD Lanolin shave stick
Simpson 46 Best Badger brush
EJ89L Razor
Wilkinson Sword blade
Ice Blue AV

Dave

 

Sunday:
Prep: Shower / Noxzema
Soap: Proraso White
Brush: VDH boar
Razor: SS
Blade: Big Ben
AS: Dickersons WH / VIBR / Bump Patrol

Much better shave with the Ben Ben's today. I palm stropped them so that may have helped but I'll bet the biggest improvements were technique and my face has been clearing up. Very happy with today's shave, I did 2 passes wtg, for a close comfortable shave. I could have kept going but I'm still trying to get my face to clear up. I really think the kai blades were no good for me. I'm going to give the big ben blade another day if it's able and I seriously consider a bulk order.

 

12/14/14

Prep: hot shower then homemade PSO
Lather: TSD Grey Vetiver type
Brush: Vie-Long 13061M
Razor: Weber PH bulldog
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super
Post: Jack Black cooling gel

3 passes on my face and 1 on the scalp for a slick and smooth start to the week. I'm getting spoiled by the TSD soap and the Weber/Perma-Sharp combo.

 

Razor: Gem MMOC
Blade: Gem PTFE SS (D7)
Brush: H.I.S. 1918 25mm
Shave Bowl: Dirty Bird Travel Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Lavender Mint
Shave Soap: B&M Latha Shaving Soap
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: B&M Latha AS Splash

When I hit the road on Friday for this 4 day road trip I grabbed two sets of shave soap and AS and just one each of the hardware. One of the shave soaps and AS that I grabbed was B&M Latha which had been sitting on the shelf for a month just waiting for me to give it a try. Well I did so this morning and at first when I opened the jar of soap I was a little underwhelmed by the aroma and the same for the AS. Once lathered up my impressions of the Latha changed as the lather and the aroma exploded and I cant really put my finger on it, maybe a little bit more powdery scent but I like the aroma of this soap. Dare I say better than Seville? The AS splash aroma is a little different than the soaps which I am guessing is due to the ingredients that is used as the base but I do like the soothing effect, didn't feel tacky on my skin and it seems the aroma has a short life of around a half hour, but again I have severe sinus issues so maybe a little off here. Both of these will be keepers for me even after I have myself a den clearing which I've been telling myself for 4-5 months now.

 

SOTD

Shave #3 - ATT Kronos S1

The quality of my shave with this razor continues to improve incrementally with this razor. It is so smooth. However, the truly effective shaving angle
is narrow and requires attention . Three pass BBS with no touch up. I have yet to try my R1 and am interested in how they compare. I also want to try my Atlas S1 setup. I am debating entering a 30 day trial with the setup below to really learn the nuances of this fine razor.

Razor - ATT Kronos S1

Blade - Rapira PL

Brush - Plisson

Soap - Cade

 

SOTD - Sunday, December 14, 2014

Hot shower
Prep: Homemade PSO
Brush: Simpsons Duke 3
Soap: Tabac
Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Polsilver SI
Post: Nivea Men PSB
Aftershave: CBS Old Spice

- Don

 

I also think it is a great synthetic and had thought it was the best one I had tried until I used an Edwin Jagger XL.

 

14 December 2014

* Silverloaf Kamisori 7/8
* EJ XL Synthetic
* Mystic Water Brown Windsor
* Unrefined Shea Butter




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SOTD
Single Edge Sunday, December 14, 2014

Prep: Hot/Warm Shower, Neutrogrna Face Wash
Razor: NOS Schick Injector I - 1, Maiden Voyage
Blade: NOS Schick Injector
Brush: Simpson Commodore X - 3
Lather: Knockout Shave - Cotton
Post: Alum Stick, Aloe Vera Toner, Dickinson's+, Gold Bond Green Lotion
Aftershave: Fine - Platinum
Cologne: Tom Ford - Grey Vetiver

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The Shave Den crew loves that brush. Add it to the list.

 

Love the color combo on the Boar.

 

Another thing I wanted to point out is my Lord Super is a great DE but I don't suggest trying to shave fast with it because it's not as forgiving as a Super Speed.