SoS: February 2, 2015 - February 8, 2015

Sum Extra 88
Muhle V2 synthetic brush
PannaCrema Namaste soap
Myrsol Plastic Shave

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Prep - Hot Shower, Stirling Barber Shop Soap, Burt's Bees Deep Cleaning Face Wash
Razor - Muhle R89 Rose Gold
Blade – Merkur
Brush – AOS Badger
Cup - Sriracha Mug of Doom™
Lather – Stirling Sharp Dressed Man
Post - Fine American Blend

Still getting my technique down. Missed a couple spots, but had no weepers or cuts, so that's always a plus.

Finding that the Merkur blades do better for this razor and my skin than any others I've tried so far. Love the Fine aftershaves, as soon as the samples run out I'll be buying a couple of the big bottles for sure.

 

2 February 2015

* Weber DLC + Matador Toro Mastiff
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber C7
* Shannon's Soaps Silk Pajamas
* Unrefined Shea Butter



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2/2/2015 Menthol Monday!! Happy Ground Hog Day!

Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Cobra, H Boker Master Razor straight razor
Blade: Feather Professional (2)
Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair
Soap: Stirling - Margaritas In The Arctic
After: Home made ASB, Osage Rub after shave
Cologne: Prada EDT

It is a cold Ground Hog Day and I had a cold shave to match. The Vie Long whipped the MITA into a cold lather. The Cobra and the Boker had no problems with knocking down the stubble. The Osage Rub brought the arctic chill and the Prada EDT will have me smelling great all day. All in all it was a cold Darn Fine Shave.

Have a blessed day!

 

Monday, February 2, 2015
Proraso Sensitive Preshave
Plisson Synthetic
C.O. Bigelow + 4 drops glycerine
Milord w/Gillette 7 O'clock Super Platinum (1)
Cold splash, witch hazel, Nivea Mens Sensitive Post Shave Balm, TSD AS Milk - Floid Blue Type
W/X/A, touch up

First time using the Plisson. Very nice brush. (What's up with them? Are they being discontinued? Reconfigured? Are these fibers available on other brushes?) Regular readers know it's rare for me to get a nice shave with a vintage razor. But the Milord paired with the 7 O'clock SP made for a Decent+ shave, with only 2 nicks. I have never like Nivea products (either their performance or their scent), but I've been using the Sensitive PSB for about a week, and I love it. It performs as well, or better, than the Lab Series balm for which I paid 6 times as much.

 

Menthol Monday
hot shower
Grooming Co. synth
Proraso PPB
Stirling Orange Chill
Schick G1/Pella coated (10)
ice cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
ice cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Stirling Orange Chill WH mixed with a pea sized amount of 444
Terre d'Hermes Parfum

Might not have been the frostiest shave but it was still plenty chilly.

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Monday 2nd February



Warm shower
Hot towel
WSP Rustic Fougere Noir scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Single ring (Made in England)
Personna Lab Blue (3)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Aqua Velva Ice Blue aftershave

Lovely shave from this 100+ year old razor. The Single rings vary in aggression. I have a number in my collection and each one is different to the other, some by quite a margin. Very efficient I like them.

 

Menthol Monday:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: Ginger's Garden Grass Stain Menthol Snow
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (1)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (1, 2, 3)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS splash
Cologne: Xeryus by Givenchy

This is probably my favorite setup. For overall performance, Ginger's Garden is definitely my top soap: RazoRock may lather a touch easier, and Stirling may be a mite better on post-shave skincare, but for the total package, I can't beat Ginger's Garden as of yet. Loaded with a Bic, the Merkur 41c isn't too mild for my whiskers, while the Bic isn't too sharp when paired with the limited blade exposure of the 41c. Three passes produced BBS results, with one tiny weeper on my throat. It was such a nice shave that I'm considering a Polar Bear week of menthol in February.

 

Excellent mug!

 

Prep - Woods Of Windsor Cedar Woods soap / Pre-lather / 3 min steam towel
Razor - Gillette Slim Adjustable (at 5)
Blade - Gillette Silver Blue (#2)
Brush - Omega 20106
Soap - Arko with Orange EO
After - Frozen towel / Alum
Result - BBS

Change from my usual routine of showering beforehand, to see the difference, if any. Washed my face in the sink and then did my usual "Kyles Method". Also my first ever DE within a 48 hour period.
My shaves are so good that I really only have to shave every three days but thought I'd see how my face handled the change. The result was good but I still prefer the shower and there wasn't as much stubble for the blade to cut so I didn't feel any benefit.
I'll stick to the shower and every three days thank you very much!

 

Cobra Classic
Feather Super
Rooney Emillion 1 Super Badger
Catie's Moustache Mint
Fine - Snake Bite

Maison Francis Kurkdjian - Masculin Pluriel

 

I like stirlings new labels

 

That is an awesome brush, well done.

 

Monday

Soap: Barrister & Mann unscented
Brush: Bethlehem olive wood with HIS knot
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Super Iridium
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

2 Feb 2015
Soap - RR XXX
Brush - L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic
Razor - 1966 Slim Adj
Blade - Ladas (1)
AS - Pinaud Clubman

Overall a very good shave. Nothing overly good or bad or exciting to report just an enjoyable shave.

 

Menthol Monday:
59' Fatboy on 7
Gillette Silver Blue (sounds cold)
QCS Vostok soap
Gillette Fusion Intense Cooling AS lotion
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS

Headed outside to start the car in -10 deg weather.....brrrr

 

Dave for your kind words

 

I'm glad you're time stamping your photos, otherwise I'd think you pulled this from your last shave
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I have no picture for today as my phone was charging during the shave/shower time...but...LOVE THE IKON 102 for an everyday shave!!!
Prep: hot shower with a Noxzema face wash
Razor: Ikon 102 with short handle (bulldog I think)
Blade: Gillette 7 o'clock (yellow)
Cream: First - Vitos
Actual Cream used: C.O. Bigelow
Brush: Gillette fine badger chrome from AoS
Passes: 3 + clean up
Post shave: cold water + TSD Milk (traditional plus ice )

First let me say to the newbies: DON'T BE AFRAID TO REDO YOUR CREAM/SOAP IF IT ISN'T GIVING YOU THE CONSISTENCE YOU WANT OR NEED! I mistakenly left the lid off my sample of Vito's cream and it was a bit on the hard side when I added it to my cup this morning. I tried to work through and even applied to my face - the results was not was I wanted and choose to redo with another cream vs. risking the nicks and cuts. Once I redid the cream with some Bigelow, I was ready to make my first pass. Probably the smoothest pull from a first pass in ages. The rest of the shave was epic. I wanted to chase the bbs and was darn close. I am finding the I like the control of the short bulldog handle form ikon more than the longer. More control I guess. But I'll stick with this for the week me thinks. Or until I get my new soaps in!

Cheers!
E-

 

I'm seriously interested in getting either that Ikon slant, or hold out for the RR aluminum slant whenever it comes back in. Heard nothing but good things about both for people with tough beards and sensitive skin.