SoS: January 12, 2015 - January 18, 2015

Friday
hot shower
Thater 4292/6,2 band,fan
Corn Huskers Lotion
Mama Bear's Lemon Ice
EverSharp Hydro-Magic/Pella coated (9)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Myrsol Agua De Limon mixed with a pea sized amount of 444
Dior Eau Sauvage Parfum

Nice 2 pass face,1 for da dome,BBS all around!

Stay frosty,my friends and enjoy the weekend!

 

Dovo 55 Fritz Bracht
GD Carrington TGN eshave brush
Martin de Candre soap
Lucido AS

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Thursday

Soap: Tiki Bar unscented
Brush: Oscar11 HIS synthetic
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Iridium
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

Luxurious lather from the Tiki soap and the big soft HIS knot.

 

The pup looks like he is saying. "Please quit messing around on TSD and throw me the ball"

 

16 Jan 2015
Pre - Corn Huskers
Soap - MWF
Brush - Vulfix 660S Medium
Razor - L3 Super Speed Flair Tip
Blade - Big Ben (2)
AS - Aqua Velva

A very good shave overall. I think MWF is going to be used heavily in my rotation. I must have perfect combination of water hardness/softness, lather just explodes on me. The slickness and post shave feel is the best in my den at the moment. MWF, Cade, Tabac by far top 3 for me. As much as I want a jar of MdC and Mike's to round out my likely top 5, they have to go on hold until I use up other soaps, or they will never get used. After all I am in this to save money and not waste right? The big ben was smoother in the SS but not sure if it was razor or soap, probably both. Aqua Velva, for the price not bad.

 

Been having great shaves with the Tech. Decided to carry on using that razor and just change the blade around, and had a very nice shave indeed.



Razor - Gillette Tech
Blade - Wilkinson Sword
Lather - Soap Commander Courage
Brush - L'occitane Plisson Synthetic
Aftershave - Nivea for sensitive skin.

 

SoTD for Friday, Jan 16 or SE celebration day 3; thank you Sears!

Pre- lavender eucalyptus pso
Soap- Razorock freedburg
Brush- Ever Ready with synthetic knot #2
Razor- Sears Roebuck complimentary Ever Ready
Blade- Gem carbon
Rinse- Osage
Aftershave- Clubman Bay Rum
Lotion- Kiehl's
Cologne- TSD Bay Rum



This is a cool little razor. I have a few complimentary razors, but usually the vendor info is on the case. This is the first I have seen with the stamping on the razor itself. I like it. It shaves great, although it took a minute or two to find the sweet spot in terms of angle. But once that was dialed in, I was off to the races. 2.5 passes to BBS; two full face passes, and a third pass just on my neck.
As far as the soap goes, I really do not think that Razorock soap is for me. I realize that there is nigh universal love for the stuff, so I am going to blame myself rather than the soap. My mileage varies. Today, for the first time, I got a very nice lather out of it, but I was not blown away by the performance. I would score it a 3 out of 10. So not the best... I am going to try it one more time and then it is PIF city if my results are less than stellar.

 

Frey's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Scrub sleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave balm
Soap: Ginger's Garden Coffee Jasmine
Brush: Simpsons 56 Best Badger
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC Nickel
Blade: Asco SS (3)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG(5, 6, 7)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, RazoRock One-X AS splash
Cologne: Jasmin et Cigarette by Etat Libre d' Orange

The Simpson 56 was a real lather hog today, producing ridiculously thick, slick lather with the Ginger's Garden puck; when I squeezed out the lather from the brush for the ATG pass, I had some real Santa Beard action going on. That copious lather made it easier to push the Asco to 3 passes today, even if it's notably less sharp than it was out of the wrapper. BBS results without any bloodshed or real irritation (just some mild tugging).

 

SOTD Friday 1-16-2015

1925 French Gardette Old Type Long Screw
Crystal Blade
Noxema
PC Frosted Woodlands SC
GP Scuttle
Lijun Finest Badger
Dickinson's WH
GB Body Lotion
Stetson Cooling Moisture ASL

 

I like the look of that open comb

 

Thanks Guy! It's the French version of Gillettes' New Standard model. It's a little more aggressive than the New Standard but, still a very smooth shaver. I have only seen three of these; one was in a similar condition and the other was in very bad shape.

 

Friday's Shave



Pre: Hot shower
Music: Led Zeppelin III
Lather: Arko
Brush : Omega 13522
Razor: '46 - '50 Gillette Heavy Gold Tech
Blade: Shark Super Stainless
Post: Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Balm, Pinaud Lime Sec

Got great lather out of the Arko today. Went slow and worked on my angles. Pretty good 3 pass shave, almost irritation free with 1 weeper on my upper lip on the ATG pass. One of my trouble spots. Not sure about the Shark blades in the Tech still. Love the Lime Sec but it seems to fade to nothing very quickly.

 

EJ w/ASTRA blades, and some @KnockOut Shave Cotton courtesy of the December newbie give-away!

 

Congrats! I also have Cotton.

 

Next time =D

 

SOTD - Friday, January 16, 2015

Hot shower
Prep: Homemade PSO
Brush: Plisson/L'Occitane synthetic
Cream: La Toja
Razor: Weber PH bulldog
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock Black (1)
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman

- Don

 

Creative pics! Man, you kit travels alot! I'm gonna keep an eye out, could show up in my neck of the woods anytime!

 

SOTD 16 January 2015
Day 14 of 30
30 Day Rule with a Slim​

J2 Gillette Slim Adjustable
Kroger Israeli Personna
VDH Kit Badger
TSD Lanolin Shave Stick - Barber Shoppe Scent
Today's Great Cheap AS™ is Osage Rub!

On tap today, more setting 8! Happy Friday Evening!

Check out the 30 Day Crew as we write about our month of focus on razor technique and share our experiences throughout January. Read about it here:
30 Day Rule Pic/Discussion Thread- All are Welcome!


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That razor is awesome! I love those old ornate handles. Beauty!

 

I like the "music" addition. I usually only listen to my wife telling me to hurry up.