SoS: February 9, 2015 - February 15, 2015

9 Feb 2015
Pre - Corn Huskers
Soap - RR XXX
Brush - WD Synthetic
Razor 66 Slim Adj (6,5,4)
Blade - Personna 74* (6)
AS - Skin Bracer

Odd night shower/shave for me. Didn't shave yesterday so a good 2 1/2 days growth. Seeing as I missed my Sunday shave with the Personna 74*, I used it today. What a great shave. Not issues with extra growth, smooth shave DFS+ results.

 

Focused February



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Dad's Schick Revere Handle Injector
Chinese Schick
L'occitane Plisson Synthetic
Proraso Eucalyptus Tub
Today's Great Cheap AS™ is TSD 2x Iced Barber Shoppe!

still on original blade...better today! Another great 2pass!

More fun with a focus!

Come check out the fun:
FEB 2015 30 Day Rule/30 Day Focus Pic and Discussion Thread

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SOTD 2-9-15

Hot Shower and Prep -Nivea Men Sensitive Skin Face Wash
Razor Merkur 34c
Blade Voskhod (1)
Brush - Parker Best Badger
Lather - Geo F. Trumpers - Violet Scent
Post - Warm water rinse, Maggard Razor Alum, wait 30 seconds then cool water rinse, & Neutrogena Razor Defense post shave lotion.

I am not real keen on the Violet scent but Trumpers' produces some extra thick lather.

3 pass to a good BBS

 

Mark, that is a sweet photo!

 

What a lovely brush handle and photo, Mark!

 

Prep : Cold Water
Razor : Gillette Tuckaway
Blade : Kroger SS DE - Israel
Brush : VDH
Soap : VDH
Post : Old Spice
The Tuckaway is on the light side. But still a good shave! You guys are killing me with all these great photo's...I need to step it up!

 

Thanks Charlie!

 

Thank you Celestino. I'm still learning.

 

Tuesday's


Nivea Men's Face Wash
TOBS Lavender
Jayaruh WC2 Synthetic
Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Personna Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
FD Old Spice AS

The TOBS Lavender Shaving Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh WC2 Synthetic Brush. Two passes with my Gillette Fat Handle Tech and a Personna Stainless Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then FD Old Spice after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

No problem. Krampert's comes from Maine. They market their own stuff.

 

My friend, these Glacials are definitely the COLDEST soaps known to mankind. I've told more than one guy that the menthol effect from them is enough to wreak havoc on anyone whose skin is sensitive to stuff like this. In fact, my brother-in-law cannot tolerate this type of menthol power at all. He had an impossible time doing just one pass with my Obsidian soap, and he asked me if the Wintergreen was any different. When I told him that all these soaps are equally-mentholated he said "Forget it, man!" I can handle this type of frigid cold but the first time I used one of these soaps I have to confess that even I was a bit shaken up. I never thought a shaving soap could be this cold that it could feel almost borderline-painful.

 

Yes it is good to be dad - thanks for sharing your father daughter moment.

 

IX February MMXV Shave

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Tuesday's shaving plans:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/SuperMax Blue day 2
Stirling Glacial Lavender SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash
Fahrenheit EdT

As you can probably tell, I'm in love with my Glacial soaps. This Lavender has everything I can possibly want - a beautiful scent, very good lather ever since I left it out to cure a little more, and a menthol punch which can flatten a polar bear. Not only that, this soap is so soothing and relaxing as well as freezing. There's nothing like a nice massage with the Gold Bond moisturizer followed by a couple of slaps of the Penguin. Today's shave was mega-BBS and I'm expecting it again tomorrow.

 

Great looking brush handle

 

2/9/15 - Late post of an early shave

Prep: Cornhusker's Lotion
Lather: TSD Grey Vetiver type
Brush: Vie-Long 13061M
Razor: Weber
Blade: Shark
Post: Old Spice sporty scent of some sort - discovered it matches my deodorant!

3 passes and super smooth. Woke up feeling a little under the weather but tried work anyway. It didn't work. Good thing I have a student teacher this semester as I have a built in substitute on a day like today.

 

Thanks! More in the thread below:

http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/restored-wontshed-brush.41029/

 

TUESDAY
Evening Shave for Tomorrow
First shave using my new synthetic brush. Took Gary's recommendation of 'slow building' of face-lather (gradual inclusion of water) with this brush.
The resulting lather was excellent: thick, slick, very good glide. Of course, I was using MdC and I can get good lather with that soap with just about anything!
Good backbone without any floppiness, soft tips (no scratchiness, unlike my other synthetic), and the handle is very comfortable in hand. Easy to clean, post-shave and the knot dries in no time. Very impressed with brush after the first outing! Oh, and the 3-pass shave wasn't too shabby either…

Have a great Tuesday, everyone!

 

For the picture I placed my gear on top of the 2ft of snow burying my BBQ.

 

How's the North AS? Ive been using the Bay Rum and really digging it.