SoS: January 19, 2015 - January 25, 2015

Wow Bruce! That sure is a pretty razor. It's bee-you-teeful and looks brand new.

 

I had planned to use PDP for today and the next few days. However, PDP has not been performing as I had hoped for. I am unsure whether the soap itself is less than I thought it would be, or if for some unknown reason I am just unable to consistently make a great lather with PDP. I have pulled PDP out of my rotation once and then put it back in because sometimes I get an amazing lather, but not every time like I do with the others in my rotation. I do think PDP is a great soap, but am still on the fence regarding it is a great soap FOR ME. So, I decided to deal with the dilemma by completely avoiding it. Instead, I used my french soap mix and will look at PDP another day. 3 passes and feel great

my french soap mix
Slim Adjustable
Feather blade

 

20 January 2015

* Weber DLC + 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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5/8 Hackett Diamond
Dolomiti
homemade boar

This was one of those $10 finds with broken scales that is an excellent shaving razor.
Have a good one.

 

Tuesday
hot shower
DB Lather Bowl/EJ XL synth
Crown Shaving Co. PSB
Ach Brito Lavanda SC
Muhle R41 "Fang"/Gillette 7 O'clock Green Permasharp Stainless (2)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Simply Divine Boticanicals Skincredible Sandalwood Elixir Pricey all purpose face lotion but it does the job very well.My face feels great after a R41 shave!
Escentric Molecules Escentric 03 layered with a shot of Molecule 01

What can I say, after a shave with Fang my face and dome are beyond BBS !!!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

@782sirbrian You have done a fantastic job making your brushes. One of the many reasons I enjoy the SOTD pictures.

 

1/20/2015

Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Cobra, CMON Filarmonica Doble Temple straight razor
Blade: Feather Professional Light (4)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: L'Occitane - Cade
After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Ice Blue after shave
Cologne: Extreme Polo Sport

A good close shave today. The #6 whipped up the Cade into a thick and slick lather. The Fily and the Cobra did their magic. The AV brought some chill and the Polo will have me smelling good for the rest of the day. All things considered, an almost BBS shave was had.

Have a blessed day!!

 

Not the best shave
My R41 wasn't shaving as it normally does. I realised after the second pass it was because I had picked up my Edwin Jagger razor instead of the R41.
Oh well.

Razor - Edwin Jagger DE89
Blade - Feather
Lather - Martin De Candre fougere
Brush - L'occitane Plisson Synthetic
Aftershave - Pinaud Clubman Musk

 

Tuesday

Soap: Dapper Dragon unscented
Brush: HIS synthetic
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Gillette SharpEdge yellow
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

The Dapper Dragon soap is always a great performer.

 

Tabacstag Tragedy
I knocked my Tabac EdC off the shelf and it bounced off my soap, cracking the lid before shattering on the floor. I'm bummed because it was 75% full! At least my bathroom smells great.
The shave was optimal with the usual top notch Tabac lather. My stubble had no chance against Der Vorschlaghammer, which smoothly removed what the HIS lather monster had set up. I finished with Krampert's Finest Acadian Spice Bay Rum.
Prep: Proraso White
Soap: Tabac!
Brush: HIS XL
Razor: Der Vorschlaghammer
Blade: Astra SP
AS: KFBR

 

Joe, that was funny!

 

SOTD Tuesday 1-20-2015

Yvonnett VMA French Old Type (Circa 1910-1920)
Voskhod Teflon Blade
Noxema
Classic Brand Jasmine SS
Lord Nelson Soap Scuttle
Georgetown Pottery Lather Scuttle
Semogue 1460 Boar
Dickinson's WH
GB Body Lotion
No. 4711 EDC (Granny Juice)

A mixed bag of shaving gear from many different countries of origin. All come together to provide an excellent morning shaving experience. Have a great one Gentlemen!

 

very kind of you to say

 

Thanks Mark!

 

Another sweet looking razor you got there Bruce. As long as the Grannies like 4711, it I'll keep using It!!!!!

 

Thanks Guy! The No.4711 EDC has been around forever and somewhere it got the dubious honor of being called a "Granny Juice" as in; only Grandma's like the scent. I agree with you Guy, it's a very nice mild scent that I really like. But, after all, I am a Great Grandpa, so there ya go! Here Granny Granny....

 

Tuesday's Shave



Music: Mississippi Delta Blues mix
Prep: Hot shower w/ Grandpa's Pine Tar Soap
Lather: Arko
Brush: Omega 13522
Razor: '46 - '50 Gillette Heavy Gold Tech
Blade: Shark Super Stainless
Post: Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Balm, Pinaud Clubman

Same kit as yesterday. Not as nice of a shave. Started off good but I felt a bit rushed today so I ended up with a good shave but a bit of irritation. Might skip tomorrow. If I don't skip, I might roll with 2 passes instead of 3.

 

"Can I get some coffee with that razor?"

This morning's shave.

Razor: Gillette Ranger Tech '41
Blade: GSB (unknown number...maybe 3rd-4th use)
Soap: Arko
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
A/S: Stirling's Bay Laurel splash

 

SOTD - Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Hot shower
Prep: Lime PSO
Brush: Plisson/L'Occitane synthetic
Soap: Stirling Grapefruit
Razor: Weber Wave
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock Black (5)
Post: Nivea Men Sensitive PSB
Aftershave: Fine American Blend

- Don