SoS: January 19, 2015 - January 25, 2015

Wednesday Night Shave

Pre: Shower
Blade: Feather
Razor: Fat handle Tech
Brush: VDH Badger
Soap: Tabac
Post: Old Spice

 

Great looking brush

 

Thursday Morning Shave
Razor: Gillette Red Tip
Blade: Voskhod (1)
Brush: Vie-Long White Horse Hair
Soap: Proraso Green
AS: Fa Sport

The first shave with voskhod blade was really great, almost perfect. I'll use it again in my next shaves to observe more.

 

Thanks. It's an oldie but goodie.

 

SOTD 21 January 2015
Day 19 of 30
30 DAY RULE with a Slim​

Kroger Israeli Personna
VDH Kit Badger
TSD Lanolin Shave Stick - Barber Shoppe Scent
Today's Great Cheap AS™ is Pinaud Clubman!

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/Focus Pic and Discussion Thread- All are Welcome!

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You guessed right it is Rhodium plated as to the year 1948-49 is as good as I can guess.

 

Hey man, you have assembled many of my favorites here....Looks like a wonderful shave was had...I love the 1924, and what a cool example you have here, my friend....Plus I'm a big fan of the "Veg", Dickinson' WH, GEM Blades, Boar Brushes....come on! You're shaving the story of my life...ha,ha....

BTW, I started a new thread for cats to show their Fedoras and such....You were a big motivation for that...Would love to see some of your 'Sky-pieces'....};^) Please swing by when you get a chance... http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/fedoras-pork-pies-trilbys-what-is-your-favorite-hat.42699/

 

Superb Shave
I'm more impressed with Krampert's soap after today's optimal shave. The scent bloomed better than yesterday, I think because I used less water on the puck while I prepped. The lather monster easily made yogurt that provided a nice set up for der Vorschlaghammer to smoothly mow down my stubble. So far in my experience, this razor is the best combination of efficiency and comfort I've tried. I finished with Krampert's Finest Bay Rum and I feel and smell great.
Prep: Proraso White
Soap: Krampert's Finest Acadian Spice Bay Rum
Brush: HIS lather monster
Razor: Der Vorschlaghammer
Blade: Astra SP
AS: Krampert's Finest Acadian Spice Bay Rum

 

Yes, I always face-lather with it. In fact I never bowl-lather at any time.

 

6/8 DD Satinedge
B&M Levithan
homemade badger (SOC 2 band badger knot)
Excellent shave this morning. This knot is scratching all the right places for me, I'm really enjoying it. Have a good one.

 

today's shave
hot water wash with dove+ care
art of shaving finest badger
Cella
Gillette fat handle tech (pre-war)
persona lab(1)
nivea a/s balm
siette macho cologne
today's shave went well. mild and efficient. the passes left me well shaved. finished with nivea balm and a touch of macho.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

SOTD
January 22, 2015

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: RazoRock Stealth Slant
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Lather: Tiki Soap Citrus Mint Blast
Post: Alum.Thayers Lavender WH.
Aftershave: Nivea Energy. Nivea 2 In 1 Artic Freeze Balm
New soap. Love it! Orange, lemon, peppermint with just a blast of menthonl. Superb post shave skincare. Rapira PL first impression is very sharp and smooth. I've had the Nivea 2 in 1 Artic freeze balm for a long time, first time I've used it. Great stuff.
Go out and get it!

 

SOTD 1/22/15

Catie’s Bubbles Pommes Au Four (Baked Apples) soap
Plisson synthetic brush
Mongoose with Dr Bomber handle
Kai Captain Sharpblade
Pre de Provence 63 balm
CO Bigelow Elixir Black cologne

 

Schick I2 razor
Personna blade (I think)
Stirling Cool SS
WD Silver Tip brush
OR/WH/S mix
Barbasol Brisk A/S

Pulled out the I2 but I'll be darned if I really know if it's a Personna in it or not. Didn't matter tho, still had a great shave

 

Thursday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Maggard Limes & Bergamot
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Green Super Stainless (3)
Brush: oscar11 2-Band Finest-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Canoe

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

Maggard Limes & Bergamot today. 20 seconds: load & go with the oscar11. Great, easy, thick lather. Gillette 7 O’Clock Green SS in the Slim. Excellent, smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Canoe.

Bob

 

Prep - Shower / Woods Of Windsor Cedar Woods soap / Pre-lather / 3 min steam towel
Razor - Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Blade - Feather Hi-Stainless (#4 and out)
Brush - Omega 20106
Soap - Nanny's Silly Soap Ice & A Slice (Thanks Erik)
After - Frozen towel / Alum / Witch Hazel
Result - BBS

 

1/22/2015 30 Day - Shave # 22

Prep - Hot Shower
Razor - Mongoose Satin B2
Blade - Kai Mild (4)
Brush - Rubberset 400 with WSP HMW
Lather - Soap Commander Confidence
Post - Witch Hazel and CC Sandalwood AS



Changed up the routine and went with a 2 pass shave this morning, ATG and XTG with some touch ups around my chin. No irritation but a couple of weepers on the the first bass. Not BBS but I sure scared that baby.

 

SOTD 22 JANUARY 2015

Semogue 1305 brush
Pleese Amcor razor with IDF handle
Q-Ball blade
MEM OLIVE shaving cream
Floid Genuine aftershave

Did a quick 2 passes today. The Semogue has a little bit more backbone than the Omega 48 which I love to use, but you get used to it. The Mem Olive cream generated lots of lather and everything went as it should go, no big surprises here. Pretty sweet shave!

 

Thursday 22nd January



Warm shower
Hot towel
Speick stick grated scuttle lathered
HMW Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Aristocrat Deluxe
Rapira Swedish (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Speick aftershave

 

22 January 2015

* Ikon Shavecraft 102 + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
* WSP 2-Band + Doug Korn Cobalt Blue C7
* Mystic Water Jasmine
* Unrefined Shea Butter



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