SoS: December 29, 2014 - January 4, 2015

Thank you sir. The jasmine smells amazing. I think that mystic waters is going to become one of my favorites.

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
rubberset custom two band
arko shave stick
Gillette fatboy (d4)(7)
persona lab(3)
pinaud lilac vegital
today's shave went well. have to do some plumbing work in the house. so I lathered up with a urinal puck. made three nice passes. finished up with some cat pee. I feel nice though.
y'all let me know how church was, I'd rather be there.

 

So far, what's your opinion on the soap? Efficacy?
Some dont care for the fougére scent & prefer the 'regular' or unscented— but I happen to really like it.

 

4 Jan 2015
Pre - Corn Huskers
Soap - TABAC
Brush - WD Silvertip 24/50
Razor - L3 Slim Adjustable (4)
Blade - Personna 74 (1)
AS - Old Spice

A couple of firsts today. One, I broke open my Personna 74's for the first time. At the moment my goal is to only use this blade on Sunday's. Lets see how long this puppy lasts. Secondly, my very first BBS shave. Two passes with a touch up pass. So far this blade lives up to all the hype. Paired with the slim adjustable seems hard to beat.

 

First shave of the year. Smooth as it gets

Proraso Pre shave green :: Above the tie M2 / UFO Titan Fine / Polsilver SI (3) :: Tabac original :: Chubby 2 best badger :: Alum block :: Myrsol plastic shave

 

Pre: Van Yulay Pre Shave Oil
Brush: Custom Boar by Steve Brown Swirl
Soap: Badger Shave Soap – 85% Organic
Razor: ’38 – ’43 Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Blade: Voskhod (3)
Splash: Humphreys Alcohol Free Cucumber Melon Witch Hazel Facial Toner
Post: Brut Original Fragrance Moisturizing ASB

Woke up to flurries this morning but we still only have 1 – 2″ on the ground and its sporadic. Wasn’t too cold so the morning walk was enjoyable. I like being the first footprints on the sidewalks downtown. I know I’m strange LOL

Check it out at That Shave Life!:ahem:

 

Another nice B&W. Good composition.

 

Sunday

Brush: Prep: wash with glycerin soap
Soap: Straight Razor Designs unscented
Brush: Semogue 820 boar
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Super Iridium
After: Cold rinse, shea butter

This is a Christmas shave: the Semogue brush and the SRD soap were gifts from my mother in law Martha. Comfortable and smooth.

 

1/4/2015
Razor: iKon DLC Slant\Triad Brass handle
Blade: Bolzano Superinox (2)
Brush: Muhle XL Silvertip Fiber
Bowl: Turkish 5” Copper Bowl
Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub
Pre Shave Oil: Cedar-Frankincense-Mint
Shave Soap: CRSW Select Vetiver
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Country Club Frozen Vetiver


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Excellent!

 

4 January 2015

* Ikon Shavecraft 102 + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
* WSP 2-Band + Doug Korn Cobalt Blue C7
* Mystic Water Bay Rum
* Unrefined Shea Butter




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Beautiful picture, my friend!

 

SOTD Sunday 1-4-2015

1929 Gillette NEW LC Ball End
Crystal Blade
Noxema
Tabac SC
GP Scuttle
Caswell Massey Art Deco Badger
Dickinson's WH
GB Body Lotion
Jovan Musk ASL/Cologne

 

1/4/2015

Prep - Hot Shower
Razor - Mongoose Satin B2
Blade - Kai Mild (4)
Brush - Rubberset 400 with WSP HMW
Lather - Soap Commander Confidence
Post - Dove Aftershave Balm and Captain's Choice Bay Rum AS



Fantastic shave this morning. Very close, smooth and irritation free.

 

SOTD 4 January 2016
Day 2 of 30


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J2 Gillette Slim Adjustable set on (4) then (5)
Kroger branded Israeli Personna
VDH Kit Badger
TSD Lanolin Shave Stick - Barber Shoppe
Stetson Cooling Moisture

 

Sunday:
hot shower w/Murray and Lanman Jabon de Reuter bar soap
Somersets Tough Stubble PSO
Gillette RedTip 2 passes
Astra SP (2)
BurmaShave boar
Derby soap in a warm mug
Thayers unscented w/aloe
Stetson Cooling Moisture AS

Somehow I lost track of how many shaves are on today's Astra SP but me thinks I've only used it once before today.

 

Phoenix Artisan Chocolate Bourbon soap
Plisson synthetic brush
RazoRock Stealth Slant razor
Feather blade
Pre de Provence No. 63 balm

The smell of this soap is as incredible as I remembered. I had the Synergy 1.5 version of this soap, which contained palm oil. Palm oil makes my skin turn red and produces a burning sensation. Well, this new formulation no longer contains palm oil and I am happy to say that it caused no irritation. Not only that, but the performance of this formulation is better too. Glad to have Chocolate Bourbon back in the rotation.

The rest of these products are all top performers as well. I now only have 2 brushes and 2 razors in my rotation.

 

SOTD - Sunday, January 4, 2015

Hot shower
Prep: Homemade PSO
Brush: Simpsons Duke 3
Cream: La Toja
Bowl: Captain's Choice Lather bowl
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (1)
Aftershave: Clubman Special Reserve

- Don

 

Beautiful razor set!

 

Single Edge Sunday...

I'm starting to get the hang of the SE razor, and I really like the audio feedback. I completed all 3 passes without irritation, and had super smooth results.

This was my first shave with Soap Commander Vision, and I was impressed with the performance. It took me a couple tries to get the water ratio correct, but once I dialed it in, it was really good lather. I think this soap will pair really nicely with cool water. The container is a monster, so it does feel like a good bang for your buck type soap. I would recommend it to those who suffer from SAD...like me