SoS: December 15, 2014 - December 21, 2014

December 21's

Nivea Men's Face Wash
Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap
Semogue 1305 Boar Brush
Gillette NEW
Feather Hi-Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Pinaud Vegetal

The Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Semogue 1305 Boar Brush. Two passes with my Gillette NEW 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...

 

+1 on the Plisson!

 

Sorry for your loss Greg.

 

12/20

• Prep: Hot shower; ; Nivea face wash; Corn Huskers Lotion
• Cream: TOBS Sandalwood
• Brush: Plisson Synthetic
• Razor: 1960 Fatboy (6/2/1)
• Blade: Personna Lab Blue (1)
• Post: Crystal alum; Thayers WH; Dove Post Shave Balm
• Cologne: D&G Light Blue

First go with the Fatboy and I understand why they go for a little more cash now. I had three days worth of stubble and the 6 did a pretty good job and chopping it down WTG, but the next time I have that much growth I'll set it at 8 for the chin. Where the Fatboy blew me away was with the 2nd and 3rd pass - scaling the setting down with passes. I pushed this shave and chased the baby and I caught that little guy. I admit to faceturbating afterwards. Tweaks are still needed but so far I am really happy I picked it up. I hope everyone is having a great weekend!

 

Greg my sincerest condolences to you and your family.

 

20 December 2014

I decided last week to see if I could get the Soap Commander to actually smell more like Old Spice. So I scooped out most of the soap in the container and added about 1 ounce of a generic "Old Spice type" aftershave. I mixed the removed soap back in to the container. The container remained sealed for a week. Today I tried the soap again. Now it smells like Old Spice and not like Old Shea Stadium. It is good enough smelling now to use until the container runs out of soap.

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Satisfying--ish Saturday Shave...

I was pumped up for today's shave! I had some new products to try out courtesy of my Secret Santa (tip of the hat to you sir), as well as the cleaned up slim that I found in an antique store at a steal of a price.

The razor lacks some polishing to kick it up a notch, but it cleaned up better than I expected. The soap on the other hand had a great scent, but dissipated too quickly to enjoy a full shave experience. The aftershave milk is no joke, and I have to say "my compliments to the chef"...if you haven't tried this stuff, I say find a scent from the huge menu and add to cart! It gives you the best of both worlds. Its not simply splash nor a thick balm. I feel foolish for not getting some sooner.

Overall I managed to pull off a DFS, but it was a little more work than usual.

Enjoy your Weekend Gents...

 

SOTD - Saturday, December 20, 2014

Hot shower
Prep: Lime PSO
Brush: Simpsons Duke 3 in best
Soap: WSP Rustic Barbershop
Razor: Weber PH Wave
Blade: Astra SP (1)
Post: Nivea Men Sensitive PSB
Aftershave: Floid SE Mentolado Vigoroso

- Don

 

Mark, the Weber DLC might just be a tad less aggressive than the Ikon 102, but much smoother, in my opinion. It may even have the same level of aggressiveness, but to me, as I have mentioned, nothing is as smooth as the DLC.

I got my UFO handles a few years ago from Rafael, the artisan in Spain, when he first started making them. I believe the one you might be referring to is my Red Bronze one. I do have a Brass one, but it doesn't get photographed as often as I don't find it as photogenic as the latter one and my Graphite Black one.

 

My sincerest condolences.

 

My condolences to you and your family.

 

Plan for 21 December 2014
Same as the 20th of December with just a little photo adjustment.

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Sorry to hear about your grandfather.

 

Very sorry about your loss of your Grandfather.

 

I used it on 5. Worked great.

 

Late update - SOTD (shave occurred Saturday)



Lazy led to this 100% TSD Shave. Just wanted easy to use today...this was a perfect solution. Face latherers should try these lanolin sticks.

All products are Iced Subzero.
Blades are Crystal.
All items except razor, brush and acrylic stand are found >here!<!

very good 2pass shave on a lazy day.

 

Condolences to you and your family, Greg.

 

Sunday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/7 AM day 6
Gada Cool Mint SC
Proraso Green AS

A great "el cheapo" shave this morning with an awesome cream which costs less than two bucks in some stores here in Montreal. The Gada Cool Mint smells minty and lemony and its lather is so easy to work up - in fact, just a dab of cream on both cheeks and you're good to go. Its menthol effect is also very, very pleasant and the camomile in it soothes and protects your skin against dryness and irritation. A couple of good splashes of Proraso Green aftershave ended this wonderful, fun-filled shave.

 

Sunday December 21, 2014



Mastro Livi Kamisori, Hakapella Damasteel, Abalone Handle​

A lovely shave! This Mastro Livi kamisori is amazing and it is no secret I love the Damasteel blades he makes: one of my favorite steels ever. Not to mention the equally lovely Truefitt & Hill 1805 Shaving Cream and Geo. F. Trumper Astor Cologne: great smell and very good performance. Great shave!​

• Pre-Shave: Truefitt & Hill Ultimate Comfort Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: Truefitt & Hill 1805 Shaving Cream
• Brush: Frank Shaving Finest Badger Chubby Brush - 30mm knot
• Bowl: Symmetrical Pottery Dottie Shaving Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi Kamisori, 13/16 French Point, Hakapella Damasteel, Abalone Handle
• Post-Shave: Umbria Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: Geo. F. Trumper Astor Cologne

 

SOTD
December 21, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: iKon SC102 Slant Head/iKon Handle
Blade: Gillette Nacet
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Lather: Secret Santa Mystery Soap
Post: Alum.Thayers Lavender WH.
Aftershave: TSD Iced Ying Yang. Nivea Energy Balm
I recieved this mystery soap sample from @JR Reyes thank you it's very good! No. Excellent! I'll take a guess on who the artisan is, and this is a guess Tiki Soap? Scent? I have no clue..
TSDS Iced Ying Yang
Go out and get it!