SoS: April 6, 2015 - April 12, 2015

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First day of my week with the Tradere.
Those curious about more details about today's shave can find it here

Executive summary: "wow"

Razor: Tradere, OC, 2nd gen
Blade: Personna (I thought that was an apt blade to choose as it was the favorite blade of the creator of the Tradere)
Soap: Klar Kabinett
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Body splash: The Veg
A/S: Myrsol Blue - followed by some Anherb

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6April15

Second try with the Slim and 100x better than the last.

VDH soap
TGN black badger
Slim set on 3
Gillette SB(3)
C&E Indian Sandalwood post

Skipped yesterday's shave so 2 days growth. Slim on 3 and a DFS with two passes. WTG/XTG and had a hard time finding spots for touch up.

 

Razor: Gillette 195 Fat Boy (f1) 1960
Brush: Erskine Badger 1947 Birth Year
Mug: Old Spice (late glass Mug 04) 1970s -1992 The last OS Mugs
Cream: The Gentlemen Cedar
Blade: Feather (2)
Pre shave: Tree Hut Shea body wash Mango
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Jack Black balm, Tommy Bahamas St. Barts cologne
Whipped up The Gentlemen Cedar with no problem with the Erskine. Good cushion from The Gentlemen and it has a nice scent. I really like the FB. I get tempted to just use this razor every day with the Feather. The Shea Mango for the pre-shave helped give me a nice no burn shave. The usual cleanup, and then some of that St. Barts cologne. Monday Monday........

 

6 Apr 2015
Soap - CO Bigelow
Brush - Turkish #6
Razor - Rockwell
Blade - Personna 74* (14)
AS - Barbasol

Passable shave, sadly the Personna 74* is in the blade bank after 14 shaves and the #6 is still losing hairs at an alarming rate. Oh well tomorrow is another shave!

 

Nice mug!

 

Fantastic looking brush handle btw.

 

I'm on the hunt for more... Last night I bid on 3 of them and lost all three. I have a $$ limit that includes shipping. There are two more I'm looking at today. We'll see... (cost wouldn't be so bad if people didn't want twice the actual shipping cost) I also try to get a "brush included" if I can to share the cost per item.

Sorry, forgot to quote ObiDon... Post reference to wanting another OS mug...or three.

 

Thanks!

 

Menthol Monday
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Merkur Futur
Polsilver SI blade
Omega boar brush
DIY lavender PSO
Malaspina Soap Factory Frozen Lemon Lime soap
Thayers Super Medicated WH
Osage Rub
Proraso Aftershave

Other than the PSO, this was a frosty shave. Osage Rub really puts the "icing" on the proverbial cake.

 

I do find the Futur to be one sexy beast.

 

Opening Day Shave
I used Tabac today because it reminds me of my dad, who introduced me to baseball and nurtured my love for the game. I always looked forward to playing catch with him when he got home from work or on the weekends. He taught me everything I know about the game and how to play. Tabac was the soap he used, and the most frequent scent I recall while he shaved. In the photo, the glove his is softball catcher’s mitt from the 1940s, and the one he used whenever we played catch.
The shave went well, though I used too much water at first with the soap, Tabac is tolerant and did provide great lather after a bit of work. Der Vorschlaghammer prefers Voskhod blades I think, since the Personna was a bit rougher for all three shaves with it. I used B&M Fougere Classique to see if it matches well with Tabac. I’m not sure it does, but it has a grassy smell that reminds me of summer. I think I like the Cologne Russe better.

 

Thanks for sharing a great story

 

Monday Shave

Pre: Shower
Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Blade: Fresh Voskhod
Cream: Barbon
Brush: VDH Boar
Post: Barbon Aftershave

A nice shave. I always forget how well Barbon products work. Probably the most bang for the buck of all shaving products.

 

Me too. I really like the adjustability of this razor. I had it set on 1.5 today for a very mild shave and it was considerably different from it set on 3 last shave. It has a great sound too, giving more audible feedback than most other razors in my den. Oh and the grip on the satin finish is good. I can't wait to use it with my right hand.

 

classy shave elements

 

Tomorrow's shave...today!

•Gem G-Bar
•coated stainless blade
•VDH

2 pass BBS, but scrapey. Blade's done.

Lucky Tiger lotion.

 

Great story. Your story brought back some great memories of my Grandpa in his umpire gear at little league ball games as a kid. He was an Old Spice guy though and its the fragarance that takes me back every time I smell it.

Have you tried Tabac AS or EdC ? They are both fantastic products and you get to have that wonderful scent with you most the day.

 

Cool memories of your grandpa!

I have tried and loved both Tabac edt and EdC. I tragically dropped my big bottle of EdC and shattered it. The bathroom smelled amazing, but I have yet to replace it.

 

Razor.. Gillette ball end tech
Blade.. feather
Brush.. purple b&b essential boar
Soap.. mikes natural orange, cedar, and black pepper