SoS: March 23, 2015 - March 29, 2015

Sunday (Birthday Shave):

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Scrub, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: RazoRock One-X croap
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Big Ben Super Stainless (purple wrapper) (1)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (1, 2, 3)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, RazoRock One-X AS splash
Cologne: Aoud Forest by Montale (sample)

I had to take my brand new RazoRock razor for a test-drive this AM, and decided to pair it with more RazoRock products. After a solid month of building lather with the Ginger's Garden soap, the RazoRock croap's look on the brush was a significant difference, but it lathered just as easily as I remembered; the menthol was hard to detect, but after the Grass Stain Menthol Snow for 30 days (minus no-shave days) that's not a surprise. The Bamboozled Rake is easily the largest and heaviest DE razor I own, since the 41c and FaTip Piccolo are relatively tiny, but it was easy and instinctive to find the right balance point in my hand. I took a page out of @GDCarrington's playbook by loading the Big Ben into a new razor, and found the pairing very good. The Bamboozled RAKE is notably more aggressive than the 41c, while being considerably more forgiving than the Piccolo. At no point did I find myself having to readjust the angle or pressure because it threatened to bite me; I even was able to go ATG without any bloodshed or hot spots, a rarity for me particularly on a blade's first day. BBS results with a razor that could easily move to the top spot in my den.

 

Smooth Sunday
In an effort to bring spring, I went with Ferox today. I don't think it worked since its 19°F. Thankfully, Ferox does make for a great shave. The lather was excellent as usual and der Vorschlaghammer took no prisoners among my stubble. I wanted to avoid strongly scented aftershave at church, so I went with Shea Moisture Elixir - subtle grapefruit scent but very effective skin care.

 

Happy Birthday!!

 

Happy Birthday! Enjoy your day!

 

happy birthday jasman

 

SOTD
March 29, 2015
Face & Head shave
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft 101
Blade: Sputnik
Brush: Red & Black acrylic Silvertip 22/50mm
Lather: RR Mudder Focker
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH.
Aftershave: RR One X
My shaves with the iKon SC101 and Sputnik have been excellent, no need to change things up. Mudder Focker is my favorite of the RR soaps. I really like this RR One X aftershave, I should get the soap. Baseball starts in a week! Let's go Giants! Raise the flag!
Go out and get it

 

awesome kit, hey.. do you use the open comb or the close comb side?

 

Shave of the day

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

Soap/cream- Haslinger schafmilch rasierseife mit Schafmilk & Lanolin

Brush- Semogue boar 1470

Razor- Merkur 37c

Blade- Rapira super stainless

Post- Cold water rinse, Pinaud Clubman vanilla Classic aftershave lotion and Nivea original mild aftershave balm

It was a long time ago since I used this soap and I remember it was slick as hell. And… It was! Man I got a nice shave. I might have gotten a little to close on some places, but I’m not feeling any razor burn.

The semogue whipped up a good lather, I overloaded today because the last time I lathered with my semogue I didn’t have enough lather for 2 full passes, but today i did HEHE it actually took a good while longer to lather because I loaded so much =P hey, I got enough soap for 5-10 years why be stingy? =P

The rapira performs well, and I have found the best way yo clean the ”soul patch” area. I dont get that close enough and my girlfriend pointed it out, i thought I was getting away with it hahaha. But she made me realize I should maybe try to approach that area in a different way. So I went diagonally and VOILA all gone =D

 

Happy birthday, Jasman!

 

29 Mar 2015
Soap - Mikes Barbershop
Brush - WD Synthetic
Razor - Rockwell 6S (#5)
Blade - Personna 74* (13)
AS- Pinaud Clubman Musk

Very good shave. Personna 74*, although still comfortable is loosing cutting performance, not as close, doubtful more than 1 or 2 shaves left with it.

 

I can answer that one Omelmad,no alcohol.This is what's on the bottle:Witch Hazel,Aloe,Distilled Water,Essential Oil,Polysorbate,Menthol.

 

Thanks! Good question.. I do favor the the closed comb and use it most of the time, I'll use the open comb side on more sensitive areas like my lower neckline.

 

Happy Birthday Jasman!!!

 

so do you believe the open side is more efficient, hence saving it for your more sensitive spots?
a better question would be, are both sides equal?
I ask because I have one on the way. it will change the way I shave a little. I normally flip the razor between strokes, or as lather builds.

 

Sunday
hot shower/cold shave
Proraso Omega Brush -------I did 2 day's of palm lathering as this brush was especially fragrant.Today I loaded it up with SOTQ Oatmeal Stout and I got a real nice lather.This is going to be a great brush once it really breaks in,14 clams well spent.
Corn Huskers Lotion (prep)
SOTQ Oatmeal Stout Lanolin Soap -------Really nice scent,I got a great lather with a unbroken in brush.
EverSharp Hydro-Magic/Pella coated injector (7)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Levan Rose Beard Oil
Myrsol Metilsol
Imaginary Authors A city On Fire

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

IMO the closed side is more efficient, I get a much cleaner shave with the closed side. I only use the open side on areas that I really just want to lightly go over, I don't believe I get the same shave from each side. I'd much rather have both sides closed. It's a great razor!

 

"Happy Happy" Birthday @Jasman.

 

No, not at all.

 

Happy Birthday

 

Happy Birtghday Jasman!


Sunday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Reef Point Submariner
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Blue SP (3)
Brush: Canadian House of Fuller w/Pur-Tech Gen 4 Synthetic-24mmx52mm-GD Carrington
Aftershave: Country Club Sweet Water

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Reef Point Submariner today. 20 seconds to load the Fuller Pur-Tech Synthetic. Great, easy, thick, lather. Gillette 7 O’Clock Blue SP in the Slim. Excellent smooth, close, shave! I finished CC Sweet Water.

Bob