SoS: February 2, 2015 - February 8, 2015

Prep - Shower / Woods Of Windsor Cedar Woods soap / Pre-lather / 3 min steam
Razor - GEM Featherweight
Blade - GEM Personna SS (#5 and out))
Brush - Omega 20106
Soap - Arko
After - Freezer Towel / Alum
Result - BBS

 

I love the handle and the brush. Where did you get the handle?

 

Saturdays shave

I have too ill to shave the last few days and the resulting build up of stubble has been a real annoyance.
Luckily I was able to smoothly and comfortably cut away all the unwanted stubble with the great combination of a a Pils razor with a Vokshod blade. The shave was made all the better with the fantastic and fresh D.R. Harris Windsor lather.
It feels great to shave again.
Have a great weekend gents.



Razor - Pils DE
Brush - L'occitane Plisson Synthetic
Lather - D.R Harris Windsor scent
Blade - Vokshod (1)
Aftershave - Nivea sensitive balm &
Clubman Musk

 

1 year shaving today
Fatboy February
1 Blade Challenge

 

Congrats @Billy Goatee

 

Shave of the day

Pre- Hot shower, Bulldog Original face wash

Soap/cream- KLAR KABINETT

Brush- Semogue boar 1470

Razor- Gillette Slim adjustable(5)

Blade- LADAS

Post- Cold water rinse, Alum block, Aqua Velva Ice blue and Nivea original aftershave balm

Second time using Klar Kabinett, when I opened the the container the Rose scent just punched me in the face, amazing scent!

My first Semogue! First time lathering with the Semogue 1470, right now what I have to say about it is that it is different. I test lathered with it a couple of times to speed up the break in process.

I still haven't tuned in the soap and the brush so I didn't get the closest shave. But however it was comfortable and I'm not presentable.

The Klar kabinett performed pretty good considering I wasn't nice to it hahaha. I had a couple days of growth, that's tough on any soap, razor, and blade combo. But I really like this soap already and the subtle rose scent. I need to load a little more next time though =D



I have a question to all of you who have tried LADAS blades. I find the bevels a little weird, you can actually SEE with the naked eye that the bevels are not the same. I put the blade in my slim and and shaved on one side, flipped the razor to shave but it was skipping. Annoying! I opened my slim and flipped the blade, and tried shaving again and it worked perfectly. Has anyone had this problem with the LADAS or any other blade?

 

Like most of my shaves, the scent I used today was prompted by conversations I had yesterday.

L'Occitane Cade with a HUGE amount of TOBS Rose for a wonderfully overpowering Rose scent
Rapira Platinum Lux
Slim Adjustable

I've never seen that on a Ladas blade, or on any other blade. I looked at a couple of used Ladas and a couple of new ones also. I don't see what you are seeing. It this on all of the Ladas blades you have or only on one?

 

I've never notice, haven't had an issue yet! I've used 100 Ladas. You could have gotten a bad blade? I'll check in two days, I'll use a Ladas.

 

SOTD
February 7, 2015

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: iKon Shavecraft 102
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Lather: Tiki Soap Cabernet Neroli
Post: Alum.Thayers Lavender WH.
Aftershave: Stirling MITA
It's been tooooooo long! Looking for a GREAT razor? The iKon SC102 is one! Excellent shave! I love Tiki Cabernet Neroli. Love!
Go out and get it!

 

2/7/15 - Injector

Prep: warm wash and Cornhusker's Lotion
Lather: TSD Grey Vetiver type
Brush: Vie-Long 13061M
Razor: Schick J1
Blade: Schick
Post: Captain's Choice Cat O' Nine Tails

I received a fantastic box of shaving happiness from @RaZorBurn123 yesterday. The box included a Whooosetheman pinecone soap, a plethora of DE blades, a nice Schick J1 injector razor and 2 keys with blades. Thanks Kerry! I just had to give the injector a try this morning to see what its all about. I think I last shaved with an injector razor in the early 1980's when I had a Schick Stick so this was a real treat.

The mild J1 gave me no surprises and I think I will enjoy it. I guess that SE razors take a little dialing in as far as technique because I didn't get my neck as clean as I would like, but all in all it was a Darn Fine Shave with the light weight SE razor. I think I will use it again tomorrow while I take a little hiatus from my February blade focus.

On a side note, the Vie-Long brush and TSD Grey Vetiver type soap made a great slick face lather combo. The only problem is that I broke through the bottom of the puck and am afraid that I only have about a week's worth of shaves left with this limited edition soap. I sure like it.

 

Saturday:
hot shower w/Plain Jane & Co Masculine Musk bar soap
Homemade PSO
Parker 80R 2+ passes
Wilkinson Sword (3)
Long Handled boar
Barrister & Mann Lavanille soap
Thayer's unscented w/aloe
Stampede cologne

Third shave this week with this razor/blade combo but the first time I've posted. Too many things on the calendar and no time to play on the internet. Excellent shave with great products all around.

 

Saturday Morning Shave
Razor: Yuma
Blade: Voskhod (3)
Brush: Vie-Long White Horse Hair
Bowl: Turkish hand made ceramic
Soap: Jobbs Men Revolution Aloe Vera
AS: Barbasol Brisk

It was an excellent shave with BBS result! I think, I should have started using Yuma years ago. I also noticed one thing about aloe vera. If I use any shaving product with aloe vera it soothes and moistures my skin very well.

 

Joe,

Triad Razor Handles

Doug Korn's Workshop

 

02/07/15 February Focus on Blades

Prep - Hot Shower
Razor - Mongoose Satin B2
Blade – Feather Pro (7)
Brush – Rubberset 400 with omega 49 boar knot
Lather – Soap Commander Confidence
Post - Witch Hazel and CC Bay Rum AS



I love weekend shaves. Fantastic 3 pass BBS shave. This finishes the week with the Feather Pro Blade. This blade felt as if I could have easily went 10 or more shaves. I could easily see this as my go to blade in the Mongoose. It's very sharp and smooths out a good bit after 3 or so shaves. For my use, I would rate it slightly ahead of the Kai Mild blades. Next blade up in the test will be Kai Sharp blades.

 

He revisits an old favorite, huh? Still my number one.

 

Congratulations Billy!

 

That sounds really amazing hahaha

 

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Whipped Dog Synthetic
Stirling Frozen Tundra
Merkur 34C w/Gillette 7 O'clock SP (3)
Witch hazel, Nivea Sensitive Balm, TSD AS Milk - Iced Subzero
Mary Kay Domain Cologne

Nice, chilly shave. BTW - If you're looking for an invigorating shower soap, try Paul Mitcells Tea Tree Bath Bar. It is chilly, and the peppermint is a wonderful scent.

 

It has happened twice out of the 5 blades I have tried. But before that I might have just put them on the good side in the razor right away =P

I'm gonna open up a new 5 pack and check them out.

 

Saturday
hot shower
Vie-Long White Horse
Crown Shaving Co. PSB
TSD Pumpkin Harvest Lanolin Soap
Schick Paul Revere/Pella coated (6)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Iced Walgreens WH
Spicebomb

Stay frosty,my friends and enjoy the weekend!