SoS: April 6, 2015 - April 12, 2015

4/8/15

Prep: warm wash
Lather: St. James Mandarin & Patchouli
Brush: TGN synthetic
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: SuperMax Stainless Sunshine
Post: CC Cat

After the warm wash, I went with cold water for the rest of the shave. Hmmm, 2 passes, clean neck and the CC Cat didn't sting or burn at all. Gonna have to try it again tomorrow.

 

today's shave
hot water wash with dove+care
brothers bristles ace black badger
soap commander endurance(m)
Clauss of Fremont 3/4 full hollow round point
ikon shavecraft 101
Ladas(1)
old spice a/s
today's shave was excellent. bb ace is tops. the modified endurance is very good. two passes with, a new to me, straight. two passes with a, new to me, ikon. bbs for sure. finished with old spice. got a rub, a kiss, and a "smells nice", from the wife.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Gem OCMM razor
Gem Stainless blade
Schick G1 razor
Personna blade
Williams SS (modern stuff)
FS Finest brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix
M&L Florida Water Cologne

Started with the OCMM/Gem and got nowhere. Seems when these blades die, it happens really quick. Picked up the G1 and ended up with a fine shave but that blade is done too. New combo tomorrow fer sure. BTW, really like Williams.

 

4/8/2015

Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: GEM Push Button, Friodur Inox straight razor
Blade: GEM PTFE coated SE blade (1)
Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair
Soap: WSP - Black Amber Vanilla
After: Home made ASB
Cologne: Prada - Amber Pour Homme

A Darn Fine Shave on hump day. The Vie Long brush whipped the Black Amber Vanilla soap into a great lather. The GEM and the Friodur worked their magic and the Prada will have me smelling great all day long.

Have a blessed day!

 

Do you have a SE? How about Arko?

 

6/8 Torrey
Salters Sandalwood
homemade badger, Shavemac finest silver tip
Excellent shave this morning. I got this Torrey from Dale awhile back and it's as good of shaving razor as I own. Have a good one.

 

Too late - shaved already! (I have plenty of Arko, but no SE!)

 

hmmm.. do you have M-Bomb?

 

Mongoose B2
Feather Pro
M&F Chief
PdP - No.63
RazoRock - A/S Wax

Maison Francis Kurkdjian - Oud

 

MDC unscented w/ TOBS Rose
Rapira Swedish blade
Slim Adjustable

3 passes and smooth as silk.

 

04/08/15
Prep – MR GLO
Razor – GEM 1912
Blade – GEM SS PTFE (4)
Brush – Brothers Bristles with WD HM
Lather – Soap Commander Passion
Post - Witch Hazel and CC Bay Rum AS



Very good 3 pass shave this morning achieving a near BBS if not a couple of trouble spots. While not a bay rum soap, the Soap Commander Passion matches great with the Captain's Choice Bay Rum AS.

 

Wednesday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Executive Man Bath Soap
Soap: Soap Commander-Courage
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Personna Med Prep (5)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertipo-24mmx48mm
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Musk

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

Soap Commander Courage today. 20 seconds to load the WD Silvertip. Great, easy, thick, lather. Personna Med Prep still in the NEW Short Comb. Excellent smooth, close, shave! I finished with Aqua Velva Musk.

Bob

 

Wednesday

Soap: Straight Razor Designs unscented
Brush: Doug Korn D7 with HIS synthetic
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Astra SP
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

SOTD: Wednesday, April 7
Soap: Mike's Peppermint & Rosemary
Brush: Simpson 2 "Chubby" Synthetic
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Personna Med Prep (3)
Aftershave: Alt Innsbruck

Have a great day!

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Emojis or smileys

 

Do you count when you load or just wing it approximately ?

 

Musgo real
Parker best badger
2011 Muhle R41 (Personna blue)
Cold water/alum
Captain's Choice Lime

Today would have been another superb shave courtesy of Sir Muhle (that's right it's been knighted) except I was a dumbass and cut myself by committing the grievous error of letting the razor slide vertically for just a microsecond rather than horizontally in the direction of the shave. The cut was minor and the alum closed it off perfectly, but shows just how a minor lapse and technique/concentration can result in blood. Nevertheless, the rest of the shave was just as smooth and irritation free as I've come to expect from this razor.

Happy Wednesday everyone… And happy shaving!

 

Odin's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: Ginger's Garden Grapefruit Mint Glycerin-in-a-jar
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (4, 5, 6)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, Pinaud Clubman AS splash
Cologne: Aoud Forest by Montale (sample)

Back-to-back BBS shaves Sunday and Monday left me without much need to shave Tuesday, so I skipped that day. This morning, the Grapefruit Mint whipped up into amazing lather with the Simpson brush, with the RAKE/Bic combo performing as well on its second day as on its first. I had a minuscule weeper on my upper lip from the ATG pass, but that was due to too much buffing on my part. Another BBS shave today, without any discomfort.

 

Wednesday 8th April



Warm shower
Hot towel
Tabac stick grated scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Slim Twist
Polsilver Super Iridium (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Tabac aftershave

 

Aggressive April - Day 5



Prep: Hot shower w/ Grandpa's Pine Tar
Soap: TSD Barber Shoppe shave stick
Brush: Omega 13522
Razor: Cadet OC
Blade: Astra SP
Post: Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Balm
Scent: Tommy Bahama Very Cool

Good 2 pass, WTG & XTG shave. Again some irritation at first but subsided quickly. Chin seems to be a big issue, can't really buff with the Cadet without regretting it.