SoS: March 16, 2015 - March 22, 2015

22 Mar 2015
Soap - MdC Fougere
Brush - WD Silvertip 24/50
Razor - Rockwell 6S (#5)
Blade - Personna 74* (12)
AS - Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve

Another fantastic shave. I was going to use my Rockwell for April focus...but I don't see why now, I dialed that in within 4 shaves and have had nothing but DFS and BBS since....The 74* blade is slightly showing signs of use, not as smooth as earlier shaves but I would say at 12 shaves probably where an Astra SP or Ladas is after 2....still very comfortable. based on that probably looking at projected 18 shaves with it...we shall see.

 

Nice looking fatboy.

 

March Focus - Vintage and Carbon
March 22, 2015 - Week 4 Day 1
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - VDH Boar
Soap - Arko
Razor - 1918 Old Style Gillette
Blade - (1)
Post - RazoRock Alum & The Mighty Veg!

Day one on the 1918 and Classic carbon. This is the razor I started the 30 day rule on in January - and abandoned for the Aristocrat after seriously butchering myself. Over two months of technique work through the rule and blade trials paid off! This was an awesome shave today. The '18 is an aggressive little beast and adding the carbon blade did nothing to tame it. Great audio and tactile feedback, and three passes made the baby cry and put him to bed. A really fun shave with only one minor weeper that appeared after the XTG and disappeared never to be seen again.

The alum was LOUD as expected and the Veg just brought it to SCREAMING loud but that just added to the day! Great fun shave. Now, let's see how many days this blade can go.

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That brush is a work of art. Beautiful. I may be calling you...

 

How much did you have to pay those guys to hold the pic?

 

It's an expensive perk, but they also hold my shave mug and brush at the ready as I shave.

 

To me, the MITA soap kicks Proraso Green in the butt where menthol cooling is concerned and even in the skincare department. I never tried Absolute Zero, so I can't say anything about it.

 

SUNDAY SOTD: 3/22/15

PREP: Long, hot shower
RAZOR: NEW Short Comb, Bar Handle
BLADE: Astra SP
BRUSH: Omega 10049
SOAP: Prograso Green
AS: Dollar General 'Classic' (Talk about cheap aftershave! But it smells nice)

Haven't used my SC for a while and I now remember that I like it MUCH better than the LC. A very easy-to-use razor, easy to find the correct angle, easy to handle, just plain easy.

OK, since it's up to me to decide, I declare this shave a BBS.
Didn't have to "chase" the baby at all, that little sucker came right over and quietly succumbed to my shaving prowess! (Talk about being modest!)

Did you know where you accountant is? He's working hard, send him some love! (or better yet, send him some money!)

 

I am impressed...

 

I finally got the Fatboy figured out.
Second day in a row with it dialed to 8 with an Astra blade.
Proraso Green pre-shave
Proraso Green cream
I finally have the elusive BBS with the Fatboy

 

There are more to come.
It took me a while, too, but now I do my first WTG pass on 9 and drop back to 5 or 6 to finish. Have fun with it!

 

Thanks for the suggestion!

 

Futaro Tanifuji NT-77 Cape-Kennedy Razor
Oscar11 H.I.S. brush
PannaCrema Nostalgia soap
Lucido AS

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Spot on! So far, I really like the MITA, and after six hours, the scent is still there but very subtle. For $7 and $12 for the soap and AS, respectively, it's a great value!

The Absolute Zero soap and AS is very good and I'd recommend without hesitation. It's a glycerin soap that whips up a nice lather and made my eyes water on a number of occasions. The skincare is as good as anything I've tried. My only complaint with Wm Neumann products is that they are a bit more expensive than most... But they are worth it.

 

SOTD Sunday



Put a Feather blade in the Superspeed and that is all I changed for the new setup. Very nice, two pass, close comfortable shave. Just wanted to try a couple of different blades in the new razor.

Dave

 

Another Gillette New! Very nice! My RAD is starting back up, or it's Spring Fever. You mentioned that the SC is easier than the LC. I'm looking for one but can't decide what the difference is. Can you elaborate? My Goodwill OCs work well for me as they are mild, but my Old is a challenge.

 

It's been my experience that the LC combs seem to get in the way. I used the LC Saturday and actually just switched the blade from the LC to the SC, so the only difference was the razor. The SC just "feels" better, not very scientific.

 

I really like my LC and now you've got me considering adding a SC to the mix. Do you find the SC to be more efficient?

 

Yes, I guess that's how I'd classify it. I haven't had what I would call a BBS in a while, today's was effortless. (Besides, you know your RAD is saying you NEED a SC.)

 

Your no right on the RAD. Good luck with Tax Season, I'm in the same boat with you.