SoS: February 16, 2015 - February 22, 2015

SOTD.

Gillette SuperSpeed '74
Semogue 1520
Super-Max Platinum
Nivea Original Cream
Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm
Tommy Bahama 'very cool'

First shave without the Arko cream and soap in a looong time. The Nivea stuff was alright - cream lathered and worked alright, the balm was actually pretty awful now that I have the Arko cream to compare it to (it didn't protect and moisturize at all..). I'm also not a huge fan of the Nivea scent either... As long as I have the Arko stuff, I probably won't be using either of these again.

 

Travel safely and eat some good BBQ, Chris!

 

I've been getting some great one pass shaves with my Ever Ready 1914/GEM Stainless blade combo....
I'm talking one pass, as close to BBS as possible....For me a flat BBS....ONE PASS with a little buffing touch-up...

I do one heavy splash with Original Clubman and follow with a slight splash of Clubman Vanilla....The two layer beautifully to leave me feeling, and smelling great all day....Sometimes I use The Veg in place of the Original Clubman followed with a splash of Clubman Vanilla....Either way is a winner...

The Veg has a strong Lilac scent and the Original Clubman has that strong Powder scent which is so Classic Barbershoppe.....and the Vanilla adds a sweet classic Barbershoppe touch to the mix that the Mrs. Just loves....and it sweetens and freshens away any of the 'cat-box' properties of the Veg which I believe are debatable as to whether they exist or not...

The Clubman Vanilla is THE compliment getter and has gotten to be the one I use every day. It's great by itself but I prefer to layer as I have discribed above...This gives it more depth and makes for a more complex and enjoyable scent for me....I'll layer it with whatever else I use...Even Clubman Special Reserve which is the best Leather Cologne I've ever tried.

Imagine that...A $6 bottle of Clubman Special Reserve to me, is a better Leather Cologne than Creeds English Leather....And not a little better, but not even close...But the SR is one diminsional Leather...It just smells like you just put on a Vintage WWII leather flight jacket....So a dash of Clubman Vanilla turns it into a more Complex Complete Cologne....

 

Californy is the place ya oughta be
So they loaded up the truck and moved to Beverly.
Hills, that is. Swimmin' pools, movie stars.

 

Great gear here - love the milkglass mug as well!

 

Friday, Feb.20, 2015

PAL Injecto-matic w/ Schick blade (1),
Omega 20102 Pro boar brush,
lather-up with Arko – shave,
finish with cold water, Witch Hazel
and Krampert's Bay Rum for a DFS!

 

Is your cream... levitating?

 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! It's just THAT good! I'm actually laughing hysterically right now. Thanks for that.

 

You need a hobby. Oh wait, you have one. LOL

 

View attachment 62789 Soap Works hemp oil pre-shave soap
Gillette 1960 F-3 Fatboy, set on 5
Astra superior platinum
RazoRock shaving soap
Erskine TGN 26mm best badger brush
1 pass WTG & 1 pass XTG
Cold water towel rinse
Barbasol Pacific Rush AS

 

Chilly smooth
My first impression of Krampert's Frostbite soap is very favorable. The scent reminds me of a clean snow in a pine forest. Refreshing and calming in a way. It's not as cold as FrostByte, but it lathers just as well if not better. It matches perfectly with the Frostbite aftershave. My shave was smooth and easy. The cool sensation lasted almost an hour. I could see using Proraso Green pre with this combination and not being over chilled.
Prep: Kiehl's face wash
Soap: Krampert's Finest Frostbite
Brush: HIS
Razor: Der Vorschlaghammer
Blade: Astra SP (2)
AS: Krampert's Finest Frostbite

 

Gillette New Deluxe Weber Wave
Personna Lab Blue
Semogue BC Texugo
Arko SS
Alum

 

I found that an SE will almost always be louder than any DE.

 

I had a very nice shave this morning. Because it felt so good, I ended up with 4 passes and BBS.

LPL W/ AOS Sandalwood
Rapira Swedish
Slim adjustable

 

SOTD
February 21, 2015

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: RRSS
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Lather: Prairie Creations
DdC Aqua di Gio
Post: Alum.Thayers Lavender WH.
Aftershave: Halston Z-14
Great shave. This PC DdC Aqua di Gio has gotten better over time, it's 17 months old and no longer a croap.
Go out and get it!

 

Saturday 21st February



Warm shower
Hot towel
Speick stick grated scuttle lathered
HMW Badger brush made by myself
Gillette NEW Norfolk Nickel
Personna Lab Blue (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Speick aftershave

 

Saturday
hot shower
M&F Chief
Somersets PSO
Le Pere Lucien SS Great lather,nice and slick.
OCMM/Pella coated (8)
ice cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
ice cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Pitralon Polar Great skincare like all the different Pitralons out there.This one has a marine scent that fades rather quick,not much of a menthol hit,I could barely feel it,more soothing than cold.
Imaginary Authors A City On Fire

Nice shave today,face and dome BBS!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

You need a Bulldog Herm but they can be pricey

 

02/21/15 February Focus on Blades
Prep – MR GLO
Razor - Mongoose Satin B2
Blade – Feather Pro Guard (7)
Brush – Every Ready with TGN Finest
Lather – Strop Shoppe Baker Street
Post - Witch Hazel and Dove AS Balm



Fantastic 3 pass shave this morning. The SS Baker Street is so slick that I caught the baby. On to the last test blade, Feather Super which has greater blade exposure and gap than all the other blades. Glad I waited to the end to try it out. Have a great weekend.

 

21 February 2015

* Wolfman Razor WR1-SB Aluminum Prototype
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber Barbeiro
* Mystic Water Vanilla Sandalwood
* Unrefined Shea Butter



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