SoS: March 23, 2015 - March 29, 2015

Thursday 26th March



Warm shower
Hot towel
B&M Bay Rum scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Red Tip Superspeed (Made in England)
Gillette 7 O'Clock Blue SP (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
DR Harris Bay Rum aftershave

First use of this blade, sharp and smooth I was given a few in a pif. Not sure if I'll buy any in bulk they're one of the more expensive Russian blades that's become available again recently.

 

3/26/15

Prep: Hot shower and Cornhusker's Lotion
Lather: TSD Coconut
Brush: TGN synthetic
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Lord super stainless (2)

3 passes with no surprises. Continue to be impressed with the TGN synthetic brush as a face lathering brush.

 

26mar15
Neutrogena shave cream
Black badger brush
Merkur 34c HD
Astra SP(1)
Every Man Jack post shave

Finally used up the Neutrogena cream...
I was itching to try the Astra blade so I loaded up the 34c. I like to use my 34c when I first try a blade since I know it does a good job. I don't think I've had a bad shave with it no matter what blade I've used in it(even dorco), only have had better shaves. Today was a better shave. I could have stopped with one pass if I was in a hurry and had somewhere to go. I did two passes. Only two nicks that were my fault, no one else to blame. I have found that no matter how good and smooth a shave goes, the EMJ post shave stings ever so slightly.

I'm happy to be finally moving through my trial packs of blades and such so I can narrow down my choices and buy a 100pack. I still need to try my personnas though. And try the Astra SP and Gillette SB in two more razors to know for sure.

Anyway.... Another great shave and have a great day.

 

Shave of the day

Pre- Hot shower, Bulldog Original face wash, sandalwood bar soap

Soap/cream- The shave den Lemongrass lanolin shaving soap 1xmenthol

Brush- Whipped dog 24mm silvertip

Razor- Merkur 37c

Blade- Rapira super stainless

Post- Cold water rinse, Aqua Velva Ice blue aftershave lotion and Nivea sensitive aftershave balm

Very nice shave with the Rapira, if it shaves like this on the second shave and if the rest of the package is as good as this one then I might have found a new blade. It gave me a smooth shave, I need to use it a few more times before I say more. I need to pay extra attention for if it tugs =)

Great shave with the Merkur and MAAAAAN I LOVE AQUA VELVA amazing aftershave. Good scent, nice menthol feeling not to overpowering and a good alcohol content.

The TSD soap is very very nice, thanks again @RaZorBurn123. The menthol is perfect, it's easily stronger than proraso, but exactly what I wanted =) Great scent on that Lemongrass. As Kerry says, "Go out and get it!"

All in an, good to great shave =D

 

SOTD
Thursday, March 26, 2015

IKon Shavecraft 102 Slant with Triad Copper Handle
Rapira Platinum Lux #3
Oscar 11 Blue & White Boar 28X55mm
HTGAM Gondolier Synergy SS
HTGAm Aftershave/Cologne - Gondolier

Today was the Maiden Voyage of my new Oscar11 brush. After a week of breaking in, this Blue & White Boar was up to the task at hand. Whipping up a mountain of lather in seconds. With a Knot set at 28, a Loft of 55mm and a Handle of 78mm it's a perfect fit for my big mitts. Thanks Steve!

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Razor: Gillette 195 Fat Boy (f1) 1960 (5) (3)
Brush: Whipped Dog 30/45 Silvertip
Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue
Cream: TOBS Coconut cream
Blade: Feather (1)
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Nivea Men Post Shave Balm, TOBS Luxury AS
Whipped up a thumb nail size dollop of the TOBS in my favorite mug with my favorite brush. My favorite daily driver the FB is hard to put away for another razor, because it shaves me so well. It's weight does all the work. WTG XTG on my face and neck on 5. ATG on my neck on 3. Nice and slick and with my FB on 3 for my neck I can buff a little on the hard to get to spots for a very nice smooth shave. Great cucumber smell with the WH, and then some soothing Nivea. After cleanup some nice TOBS AS for a change of pace. Listening to a lot of vintage music this week, in my way back machine. This is a great Stevie Nicks live from 1981. Back in the day of big hair. Have a good one y'all.

 

Beautiful setup!

 

Looks good with that case. I have to hunt for one.

 

Here is a link to help you out.
http://www.mr-razor.com/Rasierer/One-Piece solid guard bar/solid guard bar.htm

 

Stevie Nicks!

 

Whoah Nelly! That's more Rebirth than Restore!

 

Ive got some of my best shaves using my FB with TOBS cream. Fleetwood Mac Rumours was the first "cassette tape" I owned.

 

Glad I'm not the only one. I picked up two Vulfix brushes, a Plisson from France and then overpaid for a couple vintage handles in a late night bidding frenzy on the bay. I did tell myself no more soap or AS though, until I get this "bad" under control.

 

One of my all time favorites! I have it on original vinyl, but my player is now toast. I have the CD in my car. Their live concerts on utub are great.

 

I know what you mean. I quit buying razors, right after this one comes in the mail

 

Thanks. 2 questions: What are end caps? And what are notches?

 

That is a beautiful brush Mark! Congrats!

 

SOTD 3-26-15

Razor: ATT M2 w/Bamboo handle
Blade: Voskhod (2)
Soap: C&E Nomad puck (1st time using)
Bowl: 99 cent from Goodwill
Brush: VDH Boar
Post: Aqua Velva Ice Balm

Preshave was just face wash with warm water and post shave was rinse with warm water then some cold water splashes and pat dry!

Shave was very good (I would say DFS) No nicks or irritation. Not sure if it was the ATT M2 plate or the Voskhod blade. I think it was the plate!

The C&E Nomad soap (old version) was a first for me (thanks for a buddy on here that sent it to me). The scent was very nice and not overly strong and the soap lathered up like nobody's business! Very easy to lather and felt/feels very nice on the skin!

Normally I dont use any AS's, ASB's or Cologne's cause they are all too strong for my liking but the couple I have are okay for me so I decided to treat myself with alittle bit of Aqua Velva to celebrate the great shave!

I have alot of blades and quite a few choices so trying to sample them in order to decide what to keep and what to move on. In search of the perfect razor/blade combo!!

Thx.

 

SOTD - Thursday, March 26, 2015

Shower
Prep: Homemade Citrus & Cedar PSO
Brush: Klenzo TGN Finest, courtesy of a generous pif from @grump. Thanks!
Soap: D.R. Harris Arlington
Razor: Weber PH Bulldog
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (2)
Aftershave: Speick ASL

 

SOTD 26 March 2015

March Injector Focus



Dad's Schick
Chinese Schick Blades
Blue Mystery Soap
The 48
Lilac Vegetal by Pinaud

Hope everyone had a great Thurday and best wishes for a great Friday!



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