SoS: February 23, 2015 - March 1, 2015

2/26/2015

Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: CV Heljestrand Kindal, Ace straight razor
Blade: GEM PTFE Coated SE (4)
Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair
Soap: Tabac
After: Home made ASB, Tabac after shave
Cologne: Tabac Eau De Cologne

A nice 2 pass Darn Fine Shave + this morning. The Tabac always whips up nicely with the Vie Long. The lather was thick and slick. The Ace and the CV did their jobs well. The CV has a heavy handle. I had to focus, go slow and watch the pressure being used. The Tabac AS and the Tabac EDC will have me smelling good for the rest of the day.

Have a blessed day!

 

Thursday, Feb 26, 2015

Soap: Tiki Bar unscented
Brush: Doug Korn D7 HIS synthetic
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Iridium
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

Thursday SOTD



Pre de Provence shave soap
WSP Stubby best badger
Captains Choice lather bowl
Gillette Super Speed
Personna LAB
Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve AS

Set up for the next few days

Dave

 

My shave with the Frost_byte soap was a real delight - that stuff is not called Frost_byte for nothing. It's COLD!

 

February 26
Gillette Red Tip E1
Astra SP (4)
Cella
The Body Shop Synthetic
Retinol Men ASB
Brut Classic
A very good shave. The synthetic brush whipped up the Cella easily, and as always Cella is slick and has plenty of cushion. The 4th time this blade has been used is as good as the first and I got an excellent shave. BBS and AGAIG. Have a great day Gentlemen.​

 

SOTD
Thursday, February 26, 2015

RazoRock Stainless Stealth Slant w Triad Copper Handle
Wilkinson Sword Classic #2
Doug Korn - Florescent Amber 27 X 49mm
Barrister and Mann – Cheshire
Barrister and Mann Kyovu - Cheshire

 

02/26/15 February Focus on Blades
Prep – MR GLO
Razor - Mongoose Satin B2
Blade – Kai Mild (3)
Brush – Brothers Bristles with WD High Mountain
Lather – Soap Commander Confidence
Post - Witch Hazel and CC Bay Rum AS



Fantastic 3 pass shave this morning. Sticking with the Soap Commander in hopes of getting to the bottom of this seemingly endless tub. The Brothers Bristles brush whipped up a great lather. Finished off the shave with CC Bay Rum. I'm addicted to this stuff.

 

@Boojum1 Both the brush and razor handle look fantastic.

 

One pass? IMHO you are a shaving GOD! I'm still working on "just 2", when I'm lucky.

 

Thanks for the kind words Clint.

 

26 February 2015

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
* WSP 2-Band + Doug Korn Cobalt Blue C7
* Mystic Water Bay Rum
* Unrefined Shea Butter




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Last nights shave, forgot to snap a pic...
Prep: Warm water
Soap: Dr Jon's "Big Green Monster"
Razor: Ikon 102 Slant
Blade: Astra
Brush: VDH Boar
Aftershave: Alum Block, Captain's Choice Lime

Two pass mid week clean up shave. Love the performance and scent of the Big Green Monster. Not a lot of post shave protection for me, but I use other products for that so not a big deal.

The VDH brush is finally breaking in. Still only use paint strokes with it since I'm pretty sure I'd flay skin off if I scrubbed with it. Lost a bristle or two into the soap that I had to fish out

Not really liking the Astra very much, not bad by any means I've just tried better. The Personnas so far have been my favorite, so I'm looking at just using those from here on out.

The Captain's Lime was a good match with the BGM soap. I've liked all the CC stuff I've tried so far, just wish they stayed with me longer since I like the scents so much.

 

THURzDAY
A rare early morning shave today and a rare shave using DE razor!
In a pinch for time this a.m. so I opted for the Mühle R41 (the milder 2013 model). Two passes & I was über-smooth. Done!
Not as much a challenge as an SR shave, but sometime promptitude takes precedence!
Have a great Thursday, all!

 

SOTD: Thursday, February 26
Soap: Catie's Bubbles Le Piment de la Vie
Brush: Simpson 3 "Chubby" Manchurian
Bowl: n/a
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Personna Med Prep (3)​

Post-Shave: Geo. F. Trumper Essence of Limes Skin Food​

Aftershave: Catie's Bubbles Le Piment de la Vie

Have a great day!​

 

Had to do a double check to make sure this was Kevin as no straight today.

 

26 Feb 2015
Pre- Corn Huskers
Soap - RR XXX
Brush - WD Synthetic
Razor - 66 Slim Adj (8,6,3)
Blade - Astra SP (2)
AS - Pinaud Clubman
Well do to sloppy technique/lapse of brains on my neck I experience my first nick. Got bleeding stopped with styptic pencil, which hurt more than the nick, but did stop blood flow. Other than that, a very good close shave.

 

If you ever get tired of that red bronze handle, I promise to give it a good home.

 

Thursday 26th February



Warm shower
Hot towel
Mike's Barbershop scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Super Adjustable short handle (S2 1972) on 5/6
Gillette Platinum Vintage 1976 (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Aqua Velva Musk aftershave

A shave with a 1970's theme (razor and blade).
I started off with the razor on 5 and opened it up to 6 for the rest of the shave a setting which suits me better.
The vintage blade smooth and sharp. I can see what the love of these old blades is all about now. One blade I will use sparingly !

 

26 Feb

Everything stayed the same as yesterday except I changed the blade to a shark which I didn't like it felt to aggressive for my neck

 

Thursday
hot shower
DB Brush Scuttle/Semogue BC Cerda
Corn Huskers Lotion (prep)
Le Pere Lucien scented
Schick Revere/Pella coated (8)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
TSD ISZ ASM
Leven Rose Beard Oil
Santa Maria Novella Peau Despagne

Nice 2 pass face,skipped the dome today.I think I'm going to be doing a head shave every other day,I usually don't have much stubble a day after a dome shave.

Stay frosty,my friends!