SoS: January 5, 2015 - January 11, 2015

Gillette LC New
Gillette Silver Blue
Semogue BC Mistura
Institut Karite Soap
Alum
Nivea ASB

A much nicer shave this morning after the rough one yesterday. It is still well below freezing here, so I decided to add an ASB to help.

Only 22 more days.

 

SOTD: Speick it up

Speick cream
Plisson synthetic brush
Mongoose with Dr Bomber handle
Feather Artist Club Professional blade
Speick splash
Speick balm

I am on my second bottle of the Speick splash, but just got the balm. It smells very similar, but not exactly the same. I prefer the splash scent. The balm isn't runny, but it absorbs very quickly. Face feel is very nice, but it isn't my favorite balm in this price range. The Pre de Provence balms are better, in my opinion.

The stars of the Speick product line are still the shaving cream and the splash (which they, for some reason, call a lotion). I also jjst purchased the shave stick but haven't used it yet. Overall, this was a very nice, invigorating shave.

 

I need that soap.....

 

Schick G8 razor
Personna blade
Colgate Cup Soap
Vie-Long Silver Tip brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix
Pino Silvestre EDT

Look good, feel good, smell fantastic. It's gonna be a great day!

 

Cold and snowy
10° and four inches of snow to shovel before work led me to reach for warmer products today. I tried WSP Tobacco for the first time and I like it. It performs just as well as their barbershop scent, and features a subtle (to me) green and cigar type scent. It doesn't linger so I don't smell like I smoked a stogie on the way to work. I paired it with Krampert's Bay Rum and Tabac EdC. It's a warm masculine combination, and one I'll likely repeat. Der Vorschlaghammer was smooth and easy again with Astra SP. My face feels great!

 

Mongoose B2
Kai Mild
Rooney Emillion 1 Super Badger
Strop Shoppe - Carnaby
Fine - Platinum

Tom Ford -Tuscan Leather

 

I turned down my slim one notch this morning because the Feather blade seemed to behave differently than the Voskhods, which is what I usually choose. The was an excellent shave today, with 4 passes so close that it makes a baby's bottom seem rough.

MDC
Slim Adjustable
Feather blade

 

1/9/2015 30 Day - Shave # 9

Prep - Hot Shower
Razor - Mongoose Satin B2
Blade - Kai Mild (2)
Brush - Rubberset 400 with WSP HMW
Lather - Soap Commander Confidence
Post - Witch Hazel and Captain's Choice Sandalwood AS



Nice 2 pass shave today. I like the CC Sandalwood AS but the scent could be a little stronger.

 

Friday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: RazoRock Classic
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Gillette Spoiler Super Stainless (1)
Brush: oscar11 2-Band Finest-24mmx508mm
Aftershave: Clubman

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

RR Classic today. 20 seconds: load & go with the oscar11 brush. Great, easy lather. I loaded one of my remaining Gillette Spoilers in the NEW. Spectacular, smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Clubman. Old School today.

Bob

 

1/9/2015

Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Kamphe Bros. Star Razor, "The Hornet" straight razor
Blade: GEM PTFE coated SE (3)
Brush: Col. Conk Pure Badger
Soap: Love Your Skin Soaps - Awapuhi
After: Home made ASB, Grey Flannel after shave balm
Cologne: Grey Flannel

Baby it's getting cold outside! I did not get a chance to shave yesterday, so today was a treat. I tried using a badger with the Awapuhi. The lather was still a little airy but the bubbles were smaller. The lather did stay consistent and was slick. The Star and "The Hornet" (just off of the hones) did a great job. The Grey Flannel put on the finishing touch and will keep me smelling great all day. All in all a 2 pass Darn Fine Shave +.

Have a blessed day!

 

9 January 2015

* Ikon Shavecraft 102 + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
* WSP Stubby 2-Band + Oscar11 All-Amber Cavaleiro
* Cold River Select Vetiver
* Unrefined Shea Butter



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Your photos are just stunning. @celestino

 

Friday 9th January



Warm shower
Hot towel
WSP Rustic Fougere Noir scuttle lathered
HMW Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Superspeed (1947)
Polsilver Super Iridium (3)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

Day 9 BSG

ATT S1 Kronos

Rapira PL

Plisson

Cade Soap

Cade Balm

Had a 2 pass DFS going. Decided to chase the baby and added a third pass. Very close to BBS. A little irritation on my chin, which is very unusual. Loving Cade balm.

 

F W Engels Perfection
Oscar11 boar brush
la Cigale soap
Myrsol C

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SOTD
Friday, January 9, 2015

Prep: Hot-Warm Shower, Stirling Bath Soap
Razor: Gold 1949 Milord Super Speed
Blade: Wilkinson Sword Classic - #3
Brush: B&B Omega Essential Boar Gold Leaves Handle
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Bay Rum
Post: OSMA Alum Block, Witch Hazel+Menthol, Gold Bond Green Lotion
Aftershave: Barrister and Mann Kyovu - Bay Rum

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Razor Reveal Week - DAY 3

My SE razor lot consists of 3 gold and 3 silver, so this is gold razor #2...the GEM MMOC. I have been enjoying my SE shaves recently, but this bad boy was a little rough. The razor felt much more aggressive, or requires a different angle for getting those sweet smooth passes. We will see if this one stays, but it didn't make a good first impression.

The huge badger brush may have been a bad choice to lather test the sample of B&M Black Label Lavender (Thanks Chuck), because it holds too much water. The lather came out a little thinner than I'm used to, but still plenty slick, and the post shave feeling was very nice. The scent is everything I was hoping for, a very nice Lavender with good scent strength. I'm sure I will be picking up a B&M Black label soap very soon, just need to narrow down which scent.

So overall, it was a little rough I must admit. Razor was ready to destroy anything in it's path, I used too much water on a soap that doesn't need that much water, but I managed to walk away without any bloodshed, so until tomorrow.

Enjoy your Friday Gents!​

 

Very nice Bowl Mark. Do those stripes act as ridges? Or is it smooth?

 

Friday
hot shower
Vie-Long Lord Randal Horse (white)
Somersets PSO
Stirling Sharp Dressed Man
Gillette Ranger Tech/ASCO red (1)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
TSD Sensitive ASM
Creed GIT

Nice shave plus I smell dang good too!

Stay frosty,my friends and enjoy the weekend!

 

Friday

Prep: wash with glycerin soap
Soap: Stirling "Naked & Smooth"
Brush: Olive wood HIS synthetic
Razor: Gillette fat handled Tech
Blade: Super Iridium
After: Cold rinse, shea butter

Great lather from the Stirling soap and my face feels good on a cold morning.