SoS: February 9, 2015 - February 15, 2015

Tuesday's Shave



Prep: Hot shower w/ Grandpa's Pine Tar
Lather: Arko
Brush: Omega
Razor: '46-'50 Gillette Heavy Gold Tech
Blade: Voskhod
Post: Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Balm
Scent: Pinaud Clubman

My shaves are pretty boring lately, trying to zero in on blades. I'm not sure what to think of Voskhod in the Tech. It's great for buffing around my chin, but not so good for ATG on my neck. Great shave though.

 

SOTD
February 10, 2015

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: RazoRock Stealth Slant
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Lather: IanS Cinnamon Girl
Post: Alum.Thayers Lavender WH.
Aftershave: Krampert's Bay Rum Acadian Spice
IanS Cinnamon Girl is the best smelling soap I have! Im not a big fan of Krampert's, IMO CCCONT is a much better product.
Go out and get it!

 

Tuesday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: WSP Rustic Shaving Soap-Mahogany
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (4)
Brush: oscar11 2-Band Finest-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Country Club Frozen Vetiver

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

Rustic Shaving Soap Mahogany today. 20 seconds: load & go with oscar11 badger. Great, easy, thick, lather. Gillette Silver Blue in the Slim. Nice smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Frozen Vetiver.

Bob

 

Tyr's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Cleaning Gentle Scrub, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: Ogallala Bay Rum & Sandalwood stick
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Asco SS: Red (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (4, 5, 6)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, Captain's Choice Cat o' Nine Tails AS splash
Cologne: Velvet Mood by Maison Francis Kurkdjian

I had set the Ogallala shave stick aside for quite a while, having been unable to make what I considered good lather with it in repeated attempts. For the remainder of this week, I'll be using it exclusively, so that I can either figure the darned thing out, or recognize that I should PIF it to someone who enjoys their product line. Today's lather was better with it than I remembered, but still not as wet I generally want. . . that said, the third pass - when I'd pulled the 'worked-in' lather from the brush and then used that - was very good, making me believe I simply need a lot more water in the building process. Other than that, the shave was very good, with BBS results and nice post-shave feel.

 

The North is a bit of a departure from the other Captain's Choice offerings. When I smell it out of the bottle, all I get is very strong Juniper and I can't say that it is particularly pleasing. However, when you apply it something magical happens and the Juniper really mellows out and blends in with a very nice woodsy, spicy, pine/fir scent that seem to work quite well together. It's not terribly long-lasting, but I get subtle hints of it throughout the day. I really like it.

For me, the North performs every bit as well as the original Bay Rum or CoNT. The skincare qualities are outstanding, leaving my face feeling smooth, toned and moisturized (even in the harsh Northeast winters). I also very much like the Lime and Sandalwood offerings, both of which perform as well as the North and Bay Rum's. For my face, it's a win-win all the way around.

 

Today's shave, which was fantastic as always features:

Muhle R41 (with Personna blue)
Parker best badger
Musgo Real original shave cream
WM Neumann Peppermint Clove

 

02/10/15 February Focus on Blades

Prep – MR GLO
Razor - Mongoose Satin B2
Blade – Kai Sharp (3)
Brush – RV with Shavemac Finest
Lather – Captain’s Choice Sandalwood Test Soap
Post - Witch Hazel and Captain’s Choice Sandalwood AS



Very nice 3 pass shave this morning. Not BBS but close enough to scare the baby I had emailed Captain's Choice to test a new sandalwood soap he his developing. The soap proved very easy to lather and proved to be very slick and provided good cushion. The scent of the soap was a perfect pairing with his sandalwood aftershave.

 

Lovely little town!

 

10 February 2015

* Weber DLC + Matador Toro Mastiff
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber C7
* Saponificio Varesino Dolomiti
* Unrefined Shea Butter



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Today's shave was lovely. L'Occitane Cade is a great soap, producing a slick, cushioning and moisturizing lather. 3 passes and smooth as silk.

L'Occitane Cade
Rapira Platinum Lux
Slim Adjustable

 

Tuesday
hot shower
DB Brush Scuttle/Semogue SOC,2 band
Corn Huskers Lotion (prep)
Mike's Natural Barbershop
iKon SC 102 slant,iKon Bulldog Handle/Voskhod (1), Very smooth shave,iKon hit a homerun with this slant.
ice cold water rinse, The water that's been coming out of my tap has been so cold this winter,to quote Claude Raines from The Invisible Man,"It can freeze the icicles off a eskimo." The original quote was banned and changed before filming,at least that's what my friend's father told me,he was a cimematographer from that era and knew Claude.
Monster Block Alum
ice cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Simply Divine Botanicals Skincredible Sandalwood Elixir
Christian Dior Eau Sauvage Parfum

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Wish the Mrs. a speedy recovery

 

Kerry what is CCCONT?

+1 on Cinnamon Girl. Overall great soap and at $7 it is a bargain.

 

Stunning shot.
Next I want to see a photo with a solid/non transparent handle to see how you work with that and light

 

I'm was gonna guess Cinnamon, Clove. Cedar Orange....but I got lost at "NT"

 

CCCONT is Captain's Choice Cat of Nine Tails AS

 

2/10/2015 Tobacco Tuesday!

Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Cobra, H. Boker Master Razor straight razor
Blade: Feather Professional (10)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: Tabac
After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Musk after shave
Cologne: Tom Ford - Tobacco Vanille/Tuscan Leather

Tabac does it again. The Tabac was whipped into a wonderful lather by the #6. The Cobra and the Boker performed admirably. The AV brought some protection and the Tom Ford combo will have me smelling great for the rest of the day. All things considered it was a Darn Fine Shave.

Have a blessed day!!

 

Tuesday


Soap: Mike's unscented
Brush: Bethlehem olive wood, HIS knot
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Super Iridium
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

Thanks Clint. I figured Captains Choice but couldn't think of the rest of the acronym.

 

Tuesday 10th February



Warm shower
Hot towel
Mike's Pine & Cedarwood scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Sheraton (1937)
Polsilver Super Iridium (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Boots Freshwood aftershave