SoS: January 26, 2015 - February 1, 2015

Wednesday
hot shower
DB Lather Bowl/Muhle HJM black fibre v2
Maggard Oil PSO
GFT Coconut Oil SC
Gillette Rhodium plated Red Tip/Kai (3) Real smooth shave today.
ice cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
ice cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Simply Divine Botanicals SkinCredible
Nasomatto Blamage

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

SOTD

Wednesday, January 28, 2015​

• Warm Shower, Neutrogena Face Scrub, Stirling Bath Soap–Margaritas in the Arctic
• iKon Shavecraft 102 Slant with iKon Bulldog Handle
• Ladas #1
• Muhle V–2 Synthetic Silvertip Fibre
• T.O.B.S. - Jermyn Street
• RR Alum Stick, Witch Hazel+ Menthol, Gold Bond Lotion
• T.O.B.S Jermyn Street Aftershave Lotion

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Wednesday

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

 

You definitely are creating some unique photos! I guess I should learn how to use photoshop!

 

BSG Day 28

I have not fallen off the wagon... To busy to post the last bit.

ATT S1 Kronos

Rapira PL

Plisson

Cade soap & balm

Been getting two pass DFS with minor touch ups. I don't think I can get BBS with two passes alone. I'm cool with that. Only two more shaves!!!

 

28 January 2015

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



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SOTD 1/28/15

Cold River Select Puro Fresco soap
Plisson synthetic brush
ATT Open Comb Slant with Dr Bomber handle
Gillette 7 O'clock Super Platinum blade
Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm
Geoffrey Beane Grey Flannel EDT

I think I found the right blade for this razor - the Black Ninja. Now we have a real competition between this and the Stealth Slant.

 

Thank you. I am using a combination of Photo Lab and Aviary on my Android phone.

 

How were you wrong about the soap?

 

Which gem razor are you using?

 

SOTD 28 Jan 2015

Razor: Gillette New short comb
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock black
Brush: Klenzo (restored)
Soap: Arko
AS: Thayer ' witch Hazel (lemon)

 

SOTD Hay Camel, guess what day it is? It's HumpDay!! (Wednesday) 1-28-2015

Gillette Slim Adjustable
Voskhod Teflon Blade
Noxema
Classic Brand Bay Rum SS
GP Scuttle
Omega Boar
Dickinson's WH
GB Body Lotion
Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum ASL

Sorry, I couldn't resist the Hump Day thing.

 

Odin's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave Balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: Stirling Bay Rum
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Baili Blue (3)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (5, 6, 7)
Post: Cold water rinse, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Pinaud Clubman AS splash
Cologne: Shagya by Parfums de Marly

I didn't shave yesterday, due to concerns that the Great Blizzard of 2015 was going to knock power out (it didn't). As planned, I am using the Stirling Bay Rum the rest of this week. It didn't bloom as I expected it to from the water I drizzled on it before my shower, but I was surprised to get three full passes worth of very good lather from it this AM, even with my cheap, shedding boar. I caught one minuscule weeper on the ATG pass, but otherwise I got a very comfortable BBS shave, and my face feels very good from the skincare of the Stirling + Clubman.

 

28 Jan 2015
Woolfat Wednesday
Soap - MWF
Brush - LOccitane Plisson Synthetic
Razor - Merkur 34C
Blade - Blue Diamond Super Max

Shave prep started great with the Plisson doing this to MWF


Another new blade tryout and for me in the 34c not a good combination, tugging with first stroke which shocked me due to MWF being for me, the more protective and slickest soap I have. Completed 3 passes for an acceptable shave, but not what I expect from a new blade. To me it performed like the Gillette Black on day 4. Will try it in my Superspeed tomorrow and see what happens.

 

SOTD
January 28, 2015

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: RazoRock Stealth Slant
Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel
Brush: Omega Pro 49
Lather: RazoRock The Beach
Post: Alum.Thayers Lavender WH.
Aftershave: Stirling MITA
Go out and get it!

 

Wednesday:
hot shower w/Mistral Black Amber bar soap
ShaveSecret PSO
Gillette early Fat Handle Tech 2 passes
Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum Black (5)
Surrey boar
TOBS St James cream in a warm bowl
Thayers unscented w/aloe
TOBS St James AS

Love those Black Ninja's!

 

SoTD for Wednesday, January 28, or SINGLEMANIA! Treet bakelite; French shave edition

Pre- Clove Balsam PSO
Soap- La Pere Lucien, Vetiver Bourbon
Brush- vintage Baja w/ new 20/50 boar knot
Razor- Treet 1912 w/ oxblood bakelite handle
Blade- vintage Gem Super Stainless (x3)
Rinse-Osage
Aftershave- Pinaud Vegetal
Lotion- Kiehl's
Hair- Pinaud eau de Quinine



I think that I am approaching the end of SINGLEMANIA. So I decided to use the razor that started this whole thing with, but never posted because the pics were awful. The razor is a Treet 1912 head on a Gem Jr style bakelite handle. A couple things make the Treet different from the Gem, the most obvious being the great color. In the interest of full disclosure, I love this particular deep red color. I strive to own things that are this color, so when I saw this, I had to own it. I had never really paid much attention to the chubby handled Gems before that. Now I have about a dozen under different brands and in a few colors and combinations. But this one is still my fave. The second difference, is the actual head of the razor itself. It is more than a rebranded Gem. The Treet has a safety bar rather than the closed comb of the Gem. And behind the bar, there are large openings, like a Clog Pruf. Yes, you heard right, a Clog Pruf 1912. It makes for a very good razor. And coupled with the vintage Super Stainless blade, now on its third go round, today was an excellent shave. 2 passes face, 3 passes neck, for a smooooth bbs. Have I mentioned how much I love the Super Stainless?
The soap, yet again, is La Pere Lucien. I can't get enough of this stuff. I am officially a French soap convert. I am seriously debating talking the MdC plunge. People say it's better than LPL... the thought actually scares me. I like LPL so much, something better might burn out my pleasure center. Then I'll end up homeless, panhandling, and forever chasing the perfect soap... I don't know if I am ready for that yet. But it is tempting, so tempting.
Following the French soap are a couple classics born in France long ago. Eau de Quinine hair tonic. It is good, but this isn't really the place to discuss it. I just wanted to throw in a mention for the sake of my theme. Next up is Pinaud Vegetal. Created for Hungarian cavalry under Napoleon III, it is a very strong powdery floral scent. After all the hype and insults, I was shocked how mild it smelled in the bottle. After I doused myself in some, I was surprised how strong it was. I had a few minutes where I thought that I had made a terrible mistake. But on the dry down, the potency recedes, and it becomes quite pleasant. And now, several hours later, I can still smell it if I try, but it is subtle. I like the stuff. A lot. I wish it lasted a bit longer, so I will have to experiment a bit to get the most out of it. But I guess I am one of the chosen now. Vegetal 4 life!

 

6/8 + Prior
Dolomiti
homemade badger
Nice shave this morning. Have a good one.

 

First shave with Rapira Swedish, out of all the Russian blades this is my least favourite. It's not that this is a bad blade is just because the other blades have been so good. This is only the first day so I'll see how it goes over the next few days.

Razor - Pils DE
Brush - L'occitane Plisson Synthetic
Lather - Martin De Candre fougere
Blade - Rapira Swedish steel
Aftershave - Williams Ice blue