SoS: December 15, 2014 - December 21, 2014

I've only tried 3 different creams but it's easily my favorite so far. The YouTube vids on it do it more justice than my words would.

 

happy b-day, once removed, hope it went nice for you.

 

Wednesday:
hot shower w/Arbor Street Soap Co Lilac bar soap
Taconic unscented PSO
Gillette Slim (9/5) 2+ passes
Ladas Super Stainless (2)
Semogue Owners Club badger
Maggard Lilac soap
Humphrey's Lilac WH
Lilac Vegetal AS Lotion

Today's shave with the Ladas blade in the Slim was nothing like yesterday's shave using the same blade in my Schick Krona. Rather harsh so I dialed back the Slim after the first pass (which I never do). Ended up with a few weepers and got a little razor burn all while leaving a bit of stubble.
Always interesting to note how different some blades perform in various razors.

 

Justin,
That was an awesome video! Your phone was fine, the lighting was fine, I really enjoyed it

 

SOTD 17 December 2014



TSD Preshave Iced Subzero Balm*
1953 Tech Razor head on Utopia Handle
Lord SS Blade*
TSD Iced Subzero Shave Stick
VDH kit Badger
Cold Water/Alum
AV Ice Sport*
Pinaud Clubman Hair Tonic (because scalps need love too...)

*from recent PIF

All TSD Exclusives may be purchased >by clicking here<!

 

Hot shower with a local soap makers sandalwood and spice soap

Razor.... Gillette ball end tech
Blade.... rapira platinum lux
Brush... purple b&b essential boar
Soap.. . Tsd lavender rose
Splash... thayers lavender witch hazel

 

SOYD - Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Hot shower
Prep: Lime PSO
Brush: B&B Essential boar
Soap: Tabac
Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (3)
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Ice Blue

- Don

 

12/17

• Prep: Hot shower; Corn Huskers Lotion.
• Cream: Dreadnought
• Brush: Plisson Synthetic
• Razor: 1954 SS - 3 pass. Technique is so much better than when I started a couple weeks ago. Still much room for improvement
• Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (yellows) - These seem to be a little less smooth than Lab Blue.
• Post: Crystal alum; Thayers WH; Dreadnought balm
• Cologne: D&G Light Blue

 

Your voice is very easy to listen to. I really thought you did great!

 

Nice job, Justin.

 

Love that razor! A beauty!

 

Thank you thank you

 

Happy Birthday VedderLG!!

 

SOTD Wednesday 12/17

After a series of bad, bad shaves (my face was killing me!) with my black handle SS and my short handle black beauty I decided to take a plunge into the unknown. I've had a razor handle that came with a box of other razors for some time, but no head. So, I order a Maggard head and put them together. This handle is VERY heavy. Just realized it's solid, except for the end for the threads! It even outweighs my DE89 handle! It originally had a dull, bluish tint to it. Since it looked bad I used a brass brush and it shined up a bit. Talked with Chris at RazorPlate who thinks it may have been chrome "back in the day" that had tarnished and I may have polished through to the nickel underneath. Whatever it is, it looks OK to me. Anyway, back to the shave.

• Prep: Hot Shower
• Razor: Maggard "Frankenrazor"
  
• Blade: Astra SP
  
• Soap: Proraso Green
  
• Brush: Semogue 1520
  
• AS: Old Spice Classic

To be honest, I was amazed how nice the Maggard head shaved. This was, by far, the best shave I've had this month. Thank God...I was thinking I had forgotten how to shave!

 

BTW - anybody know how "Off to elf practice" got under my avatar? Very funny!

 

Your own Custom Title! Excellent!

 

It's magic. Also, written in stone, evidently.

 

Plan for 18 December 2014

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Yeah, I kept bugging Joanna about making some post shave balm and now I have this wonderful custom title! Lol