SoS: January 12, 2015 - January 18, 2015

SOTD
January 17, 2015
32 days until pitchers and catchers report to spring training! Giants Baseball!
Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: RazoRock Stealth Slant
Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Lather: Mike's Natural Barber Shop
Post: Alum.Thayers Lavender WH.
Aftershave: Clubman
Awesome shave. Mike's is fantastic! These Rapira Swedish Supersteel are so good. Since I converted to slants my shaves have improved so well I don't remember what it's like to have razor burn or irration.
Go out and get it!

 

Saturday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Los Angeles Shaving Soap-Woody Lavender
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: 70’s Gillette Spoiler Super Stainless (9)
Brush: Elite Razor Silvertip-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Country Club Sweet Water

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

LASS Woody Lavender today-new jar. 20 seconds: load & go with the ER brush. Great, easy lather. Gillette Spoiler still in the NEW-9th day. Excellent, smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Country Club Sweet Water.

Bob

 

17 January 2015

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
* WSP 2-Band + Doug Korn Cobalt Blue C7
* Mystic Water Jeff's Lavender
* Unrefined Shea Butter



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Weber PH Bulldog
Rapira Swedish Supersteel
Semogue BC Texugo
Institut Karite Soap
Alum
Tet-a-Tet ASB

Another solid shave.

 

SOTD: Black Edition

WSP Black Amber Vanille soap
Plisson synthetic brush
RazoRock Stealth Slant razor
Feather blade
Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm
Bvlgari Black EDT

 

The streak is over
I had a run of amazing shaves this week, but today it ended. I think it was a combination of the blade and technique. I went in a slightly different direction on my neck, seeking to conserve passes. I'll stick to my standard three from now on. My face is smooth, but I have some irritation on my neck. It's not a bad shave, just not as good.

Prep: Proraso White
Soap: B&M Latha
Brush: HIS
Razor: Der Vorschlaghammer
AS: B&M Latha

 

17 Jan 2015
Pre - Corn Huskers
Soap - RR Zi Peppino
Brush - LOccitane Plisson Synthetic
Razor - L3 Super speed flair tip
Blade - Big Ben (3)
AS - Pinaud Clubman Musk
Nothing exciting today. overall a good shave. Last use of the Big Ben, for me it's a middle of the road, not bad, not great, acceptable shaves. I have one more sample blade of it, do not think i will order any more. Enjoying the Clubman Musk AS.

 

Saturday 17th January



Warm shower
Hot Towel
Mike's Barbershop scuttle lathered
HMW Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Old Type ball end handle (1920's)
Gillette Rubie Platinum Plus (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Aqua Velva Musk aftershave

 

L'Occitane Cade
Slim adjustable
Voskhod Blade

Great shave today!

 

That is my kind of shave, my friend.

 

I've had many great shaves, often with this soap...

 

Saturdays shave.

Decided to try a different razor today, so chose the Pils. Had a very nice shave.
Enjoy your weekend everyone.


Razor - Pils DE
Brush - L'occitane Plisson Synthetic
Blade - Wilkinson Sword (2)
Lather - Martin De Candre fougere soap
Aftershave - Pinaud Clubman Vanilla

 

Nice gear, that Pils razor looks interesting =)

 

1/17/2015 30 Day - Shave # 17

Prep - Hot Shower
Razor - Mongoose Satin B2
Blade - Kai Mild (5)
Brush - Rubberset 400 with WSP HMW
Lather - Soap Commander Confidence
Post - Witch Hazel and CC Sandalwood AS



Missing College Football already and it has just ended. One of my best shaves today, 3 passes with touch up.

 

SoTD for Saturday, January 17, or Single Edge celebration day 4, Featherweight fun!

Pre- Clove Balsam PSO
Soap- vintage Century
Brush- Ever Ready w/ new synthetic knot (22/50)
Razor- Gem Featherweight
Blade- Gem carbon
Rinse- Osage
Aftershave- vintage Seaforth
Lotion- Kiehl's
Cologne- vintage Tonga




Continuing my SE-lebration (punny!), today the Gem Featherweight is on the menu. I do not have every variation yet, but the few I do have are pictured; gold, nickel, gold with metal tip and brown handled nickel. The brown handled also sports the variant cap, which is essentially the same as the Heavy Flat Top (aka G Bar). I am not 100% sure, but I think the brown handle is the same deep olive color of some Treet razors. I will have to remind myself to compare.
The shave itself went ok. I tried a couple different blades before I went back to old trusty Gem carbon. The lightweight razor really wasn't doing me any favors. I gave up trying for BBS on my neck after 4 passes. I was starting to feel a bit raw, and the goal was looking more and more pipe dreamy by the minute. Know when to say when. Other than that area, it was a solid three pass BBS.
The vintage Century soap lathered great, as most old soaps do. I don't know why, but I have yet to find a new soap that works as well as old Colgate or Williams. Don't get me wrong, I am sure they are out there, I just don't have any. Also, passage of decades seems to completely rob soap of any fragrance. It is sort of unique using a quality soap that is completely inert scent wise.
This is the second day for my freshly knotted Ever Ready. I finally got the lettering repainted last night and it looks great. Now I can officially call it done. I can't say enough good things about these synthetic knots. I like my few badgers, and I love my boars, but for me and my technique, the new synthetics are practically tailor made. I have one more knot to find a host for, then I need to order a few more.
I topped the shave off with some vintage cologne I found when I went on my failed antique store razor hunt. Although no razors were found, I picked up several vintage colognes and aftershaves. This one is called Tonga and was made by Amway. Imagine a somewhat richer Pinaud Clubman... maybe just a touch sweeter, and you have a pretty good idea of the scent. The kind of thing that is right up my vintage loving alley.
Hope you enjoyed your daily! I will return with more Single Edge fandom tomorrow.

 

Everyone should try these fine french soaps:
Martin De Candre
Le Pere Lucien
Provence Sante
Pre De Provence
L'Occitane Cade

They are all amazing. I doubt that anyone could not like at least a single one of these.

 

Oh, you'd be surprised, my friend!

 

That's it! I have been on the fence about ordering some La Pere Lucien. I am going to go do it right now.

Edit: Done!

 

SOTD Saturday 1-17-2015

FaTip/Weber Wave
Crystal Blade
Noxema
Salter's Wild Rose SC
GP Scuttle
Omega Boar
Dickinson's WH
GB Body Lotion
Rose of Bulgaria ASL

Using the FaTip Weber Wave Combo this morning as I was inspired by Guy's recent posts. Excellent balance with this combo and everything is coming up Roses. I have to use up the last of this Salter's as I've had it forever and it's becoming more of a croap than a shave cream lately. Still has the great scent and performance when it's lathered with warm water though. Have a great weekend Gentlemen! Go Hawk's! :rah:

 

SOTD 17 January 2015

Razor: Muhle R41;
Blade: Viking's sword (3rd shave);
Soap: Monsavon bol à raser;
Brush: Bluebeards revenge pure badger;
Post: Cold water;