SoS: January 19, 2015 - January 25, 2015

SOTD
Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Prep: Warm Shower, Mike's Natural Bath Soap - Jasmine Olive Oil, Neutrogena Face Wash
Razor: IkKon Shavecraft 102 Slant with iKon Bulldog Handle
Blade: Personna Med Prep #3
Brush: Whipped Dog Boar - 30X55
Lather: Strop Shoppe - Baker Street
Post: OSMA Alum Block, Witch Hazel+ Menthol, Gold Bond Green Lotion
Aftershave: Proraso Aftershave Lotion

Good one pass DFS with clean up today. It'll do! Have a good day!

 

Wednesday 21st January



Warm shower
Hot towel
Shannon's Bay Spice scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Aristocrat 16
Gillette Bleue Extra (3)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Old Spice Sensitive aftershave

 

21 January 2015

* Ikon Shavecraft 102 + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
* WSP Stubby 2-Band + Oscar11 All-Amber Cavaleiro
* Mystic Water Sandalwood Rose
* Unrefined Shea Butter



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Mongoose B2
Feather Super
Simpson M6
SV - Dolomiti
Fine - Platinum

http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Maison-Francis-Kurkdjian/Oud-14610.html

 

Wm Elliot 21
G D Carrington TGN brush
PannaCrema Vetiver soap
Guerlain Vetiver Extreme EdT

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Day 21 - BSG

ATT S1 Kronos

Rapira PL

Plisson

Cade Soap & Balm

3 pass BBS today. However, I did manage to irritate a spot on my neck. I think the S1 and the Rapira pair well, but after this trial, I may try a few more blade brands in it to see if there is an even better combo for me.

 

SOTD 21 January 2015

Razor : Edwin Jagger DE89
Brush : Omega Pro 20248
Cream : Mem Olive
Blade : Gillette Platinum
Post : Tarr lotion + DR Harris Sandalwood aftershave

Outstanding shave today, 2 passes as usual. I love the big Omega brush, tons of lather from the Mem cream. Used the same Gillette Platinum as yesterday only in the Edwin Jagger razor, did a wonderful job. The DR Harris is very long-lasting and even now I can still smell it after 9 hours

 

Wednesday

Soap: The Shave Den lanolin, unscented
Brush: Semogue 820 boar
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Gillette SharpEdge yellow
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

We're....still talking about a razor right...?

 

Stunning photo.

Sooo...have you ever had anyone asking you why you're taking photos of razors out in the open?

 

1/21/2015

Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Cobra, John Jay Velvet Shaver straight razor
Blade: Feather Professional Light (5)
Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair
Soap: Tabac
After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Musk after shave
Cologne: Prada - Amber Pour Homme Intense

A nice 2 pass shave this morning. The Vie Long whipped up the Tabac into a great lather. The Cobra and the Velvet Shaver did their jobs well. The AV brought some protection and the Prada will have me smelling great all day. All in all, it was a smooth Darn Fine + shave.

Have a blessed day!!

 

Thank you for your kind words and I get asked questions, all the time, mostly about what I am taking photos of. Most folks don't know what a 'razor' actually looks like!

 

SoTD for Wednesday, January 21, Single Edge celebration day 7. Valet!

Pre-2x hot towel cycles followed with clove balsam oil
Soap- la Pere Lucien
Brush- Ever Ready w new synthetic knot #3
Razor-valet
Blade- feather
Rinse- Osage
Aftershave- vintage Mennen Skin Bracer
Lotion- Kiehl's
Cologne- TSD English Fern



Lots of new stuff today. I have several Valet razors, but have used them sparingly, as I have only a small stash of perfect vintage blades. But I keep getting more Valets in mixed lots. Not junkers, but nice cased razors. So I finally took the plunge and bought the current production feather valet blades. Unfortunately, the feather blades do not fit the tabs in my favorite Valet razor. One of the tabs on that one is in the far right of the top bar on the 'T'. However, the slot on the nonsense letter in that position on the Feather does not extend that far. I guess the fact the blades exist is enough to mitigate the fact that they don't fit every model of Valet. Maybe I can modify the blade... but that is for another day.
I also finally dipped a toe into the world of French soap. I got some La Pere Lucien. Lovely stuff. Thick, rich, slick and cushioning. Everything one might want from a shaving soap. It took me a couple tries to get a usable lather. It was too soapy the first couple times, and was actually sticky. But with a little practice, I got the feel of the product and it came together. I used my newest restored Ever Ready brush. This one holds a synthetic knot like it's brothers. This one is set a little deeper, basically just to see how it's performance will differ from the other synthetics. This brush took the most work to get it back on the road. The wooden handle was sanded (and sanded, and sanded...) and eventually finished with several coats of Tung oil. It really made the wood come to life. The collar did not need much work. Just an expansion of the hole and some sanding to make it shine. I have to do the letters and it will be good to go.
The previously mentioned blade shaved well. Nothing crazy. Comparable to quality single edge blade of the standard type. Due to my shaving mishap from Monday, I had to be careful under my nose, so today the goal was an easily achieved DFS plus. One pass with a touch up follow through. I am very happy with the performance of the Valet Feathers. It makes my small collection of Valet razors into something more than a curiosity. The blades are a bit pricey. About a dollar each from the place I got them. So still a little bit outside the daily driver price range. But then again, this week I saw VDH branded Dorcos at Target... $3.96 for 5(!). So maybe the price is not so bad for such a specialized blade.
I wrapped up with an assembly of my usual suspects. Osage to cut the soap film, Skin Bracer and Kiehl's for my tag team aftershave and TSD English Fern to tie it all up in a fragrant bow. Have I mentioned recently how much I love the TSD cologne? The performance is so good that it makes my usual cologne seem weedy and pale. Best stuff ever. Go buy some.

 

Wednesday:
hot shower w/Pecksniff's Ginger Flower & Patchouli body wash
ShaveSecret PSO
Schick EasyRider 2 passes
Schick (2)
VDH Deluxe boar
D R Harris Windsor cream in a warm bowl
Thayers unscented w/aloe
D R Harris Windsor AS

Very nice two pass shave this morning.

 

Wednesday, Jan 21, 2015



Mystic Water shave soap
Omega Pro 48 brush
EJ89L razor
Crystal blade, day 1
Clubman Special Reserve AS

New set up. Two pass, no touch up leisurely shave this morning. Ready to start my day with the help of two cups of dark roast coffee.

Dave

 

Wednesday
hot shower
Savile Row 3824
Myrsol Emulsion
Mama Bear's Spellbound Woods
Gold Tech/Gillette 7 o'clock Green Permasharp Stainless (3)
ice cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
ice cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Myrsol Plastic Shave mixed with a pea sized amount of 444
Dior Vetiver

Today's shave was so smooth I had to check to see if it was loaded with a blade,it was.I've gone almost a full pass once or twice without a blade being loaded Ahh senior moments,gotta love em


Stay frosty,my friends!

 

SOTD Wednesday 1-21-2015

GEM Micromatic Bullet Tip
GEM Stainless Blade
Noxema
Tiki Fougere SS
GP Scuttle
Lijun Finest Badger
Dickinson's WH
GB Body Lotion
British Sterling ASL

On the lower level of my shave drawer lives the denizens of my razor collection; the SE horde. I haven't used the GEM MM Bullet tip for a long while. (I need to show some of the other SE's some love as well.) The Bullet Tip is super smooth and a very mild shaver compared with the more aggressive GEM MMOC. It's hard to believe these two razors are brother from the same family. For those who are thinking of trying the SE Type razors, this is the perfect transitional SE razor.
Last time I used the Lijun Badger the knot came out when cleaning it after use. I glued it back into the handle and it's fine now. The Chinese manufacturer doesn't use much glue in their manufacturing process; I saw only a very small residue in the knot hole. Still this is an excellent brush and I have no complaints about it's performance.

 

Felt like having a very mild shave today so I grabbed the Personna injector.

Razor: Personna injector
Blade: Schick
Brush: SOC Boar
Soap: Mysic Water Unscented
A/S: Humphrey's Cucumber and Melon Witch Hazel

It was indeed a very, very mild shave.
I find it hard to get a close shave with this razor though. Having said that - I still like it.

Photo: SOC Boar in full bloom - and the Personna razor. Taken from above.

 

Today's shave. I just went for one pass and got DFS.

Prep: hot shower, Neutrogena Face Wash.
Brush: Turkish #6.
Razor: '62 Gillette Slim set on 3.
Cream: Gada Cool Mint.
Post: cold water rinse, Stirling Lemon Chill WH.
Hair Product: Dapper Dan.

This shave was pretty comfortable today. It didn't take more than 10 minutes from start to finish. That included combing my hair.