Thank you, sir. It is a favorite.

Friday the Thirteenth's


Dove Men Face Wash
ARKO Extra Performance
Frank Shaving Finest Badger
GEM 1924 w/ short Brass Center Punch Handle
GEM Super Stainless (13)
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Pinaud Clubman

The ARKO Extra Performance Shaving Cream face-lathered well with my Frank Shaving Finest Badger Brush. Two passes with my GEM 1924 SE razor and a GEM Super Stainless blade (13th shave) 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 Pinaud Clubman after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Great looking brush! I also like the "lock" on that jar.

That is really a cool bowl!

Thank you. It feels and acts bigger than 4.25 x 2.5 bowl. Quite pleased with it this morning.

Honestly, I don't know what to use for tomorrow morning's shave. I changed my mind six times already.

How does this set-up sound to you guys?

Friday morning:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Sharp day 5
Iced Subzero SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Proraso Green AS
Chabrawichi 555 Cologne

I can never forget how nice the Iced Subzero soap because it lathers so well and gives me its awesome menthol sensation with super-duper skincare. JoAnna is another soap genius who puts so much time and effort into producing great stuff. The Gold Bond adds to the frigid stuff and the Proraso Green aftershave is plenty chilly as well. I'm starting to have my doubts about this Sharp blade because although it gave me a BBS result today, it took some effort.

I wish everyone a wonderful weekend in advance!

SOTD - Thursday, March 12, 2015

Hot shower
Prep: Homemade PSO
Brush: Duke 3
Cream: TOBS Sandalwood
Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (4)
Aftershave: Fine American Blend

Celestino!, What a beautiful place you live and shave in my friend!

Excellent!

12 March 2015 Shave

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Razor... Gillette executive
Blade... rapira platinum lux
Brush... seafoam b&b essential boar
Soap... razorock don Marco

Prep : Cold water
Razor : lol
Blade : lol
Brush : VDH
Soap : VDH
Post : Old Spice
Well, I won a Shumate Tungsten straight razor and was going to shave with it tonight. Once it was in my hands...I just couldn't do it. So, I picked up my Fat Boy and did my usual great shave. Has this happened to anybody else...lol. Maybe, I am over thinking it?

SOTD 3-13-15

Razor: Maggard "Frankenrazor" (Maggard head, unknown handle)
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Green Super Stainless
Brush: Strong Set w/WD Black Badger knot
Bowl: Pfaltsgraf
Soap: Maggard Limes & Bergamot
AS: Barbasol PR

After several shaves with Tech's I need to move on. All the shaves with both my Fat Handle and my '57 Ball-End were presentable shaves, but nothing to write home about. The mildness of the razors left me wanting more. So tomorrow I'm taking a small step away from mildness and using a razor that gave me some of my most comfortable shaves. A note on this handle, it is very heavy. It's solid up to the neck where it screws onto the head. This combo outweighs my DE89 by quite a bit.

Happy Shaving!

Thank you for your kind words, Ken! Vancouver just might be the most beautiful city, scenically, in the world! It surely offers great locations to take SOTD photos!

TGIF SOTD 3/13/15 (good thing I'm not superstitious)
Razor: ATT S2 Slant
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (D5)
Brush: Omega R&B LE Boar
Bowl: Symmetrical Pottery Shave Bowl
Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub
Pre Shave Balm: Proraso Sensitive
Shave Cream: Al's Fougere About It
Post: Monster Alum Block
Soothing Balm: MdC Huile végétale camomille
Aftershave: Alpa Fougère EdC​

Decided to go ahead and continue to use Fougère scented soap for at least the next two days. I knew I had at least five but didn't realize until today while decided on tomorrow shave that I actually have ten on the shelf. Sunday I have my sights on CB Bailey's Irish Coffee but I might finish up the rest of the Fougère's next week. Also my S2 Slant came in two days early from NY and I am really looking forward to see how the Open Comb version of the slant compares to the stand bar version.

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March Focus - Vintage and Carbon
March 12, 2015 - Week 2 Day 6
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - Omega Pro 48
Soap - Proraso Green
Razor - '59 Superspeed (birth year)
Blade - (2)
Post - RazoRock Alum & Proraso

Day two of the backup for the week after the carbon blade died. The superspeed and Kai blade really work well together. Two days of great shaves. Did a 3 pass today and got a DFS very easily. Very comfortable with little irritation. I could get used to this! Nice having an all Proraso day as well. Love the menthol goodness!

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FRIDAY
Evening Shave for Tomorrow
Cool evening shave with mucho menthol…
Have a great Friday, all!

SOTD 3-12-15

Razor: ATT Krono's with M2
Blade: Astra SP (3)
Soap: Arko stick (face lather)
Brush: VDH boar (need a nicer brush!)
Bowl: VDH (used to soak brush)
ASB: AOS Lavender Essential Oil

Thx.

What a great shot

Friday Morning Shave
Razor: Gillette Super Speed '40s
Blade: Rapira Super Stainless (1)
Brush: Vie-Long White Horse Hair
Bowl: TouchMe Chinese Red&Black Bowl
Cream: Arko Fresh
AS: Fa Sport

It was a great and refreshing shave. I like Gillette Super Speed's shave so much. I tried to find the razor locally but end up online I had a very close shave with it in BBS grade.
Have a great weekend Folks!