SoS: April 27, 2015 - May 3, 2015

Thanks for the birthday wishes, everyone! It's been a great day.

 

Planned Thursday SOTD

Merkur Futur (right handed)
Polsilver SI blade (3)
Vie Long horse hair brush
Myrsol Emulsion pre shave
HTGAM Gondolier shave soap
Myrsol Agua Balsamica aftershave

The two Myrsol products were absolutely perfect this morning and I'm going back to them again tomorrow. The post shave feel is still great 11hrs later. I've been using pricey french soaps and cream lately and figured I better try something not on the top shelf for a change. I own four different HTGAM soaps and really enjoy them all for their ease of lather and nice strong scents.

 

Thursday morning will be an "Antique Shave" for me:

Nivea Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/SuperMax Blue day 4
Vintage Colgate Shaving Stick
Lubriderm Unscented Moisturizer
Booster Polar Ice AS
YSL Pour Homme EdT

Here's another fabulous ANCIENT stick which I purchased from a gentleman in Sweden, and it shows that there's nothing like the old-time stuff. A real nice stick which smells classy, clean, soapy, and manly with good lather and skincare. The Lubriderm is also a very soothing moisturizer which kills any dryness or irritation right away. Don't be fooled by the name because although the Polar Ice is its name, there's no cooling effect from it - but I still think it's a great aftershave.

 

Those Black Beauties are really nice!

 

Arko April!!!

SOTD 29 April 2015

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30 April Plan

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Thursday Planned SOTD
Razor: Gillette Red Tip
Blade: Super Iridium (D6)
Brush: RV Butterscotch 28mm Super Silvertip
Bowl: ShaveWorks 4.25" Shave Bowl
Pre Shave Scrub: RazoRock GLO
Pre Shave Oil: Pacific Shaving Iced
Shave Soap: Mickey Lee Drunken Goat
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: WSO Signature


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Thursday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Kiss My Face Cool Mint moisture shave
Omega Pro 49 boar brush
'62 Gillette Slim
Rapira Super Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Pinaud Classic Vanilla

The Kiss My Face Cool Mint moisture shave face-lathered well with my Omega Pro 49 boar brush. Two passes with my '62 Gillette Slim razor and a Rapira Super Stainless blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then Pinaud Classic Vanilla after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

April 30 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
Vie-long Horsehair Brush
Cella
EJ Chatsworth Barley w/Rapira PL
Stirling Unscented PSB
Barbasol Pacific Rush AS

Had a little slip this morning because I wasn't paying attention to what I was doing. Other than that, a good shave to close out this April.

 

New combo
I tried Tabac cream as a pre-shave today. It worked well as the scent added another dimension to Diamond while also boosting the lather (not that Diamond needs a boost). I think this blade is a dud, though because it was rougher than expected in a second use. Sherlock was a very nice finish with a welcome menthol cool and scent. I'd use this combo again.

Prep: face wash, Tabac cream
Soap: B&M Diamond
Brush: HIS
Razor: Der vorschlaghammer
Blade: voskhod
AS: Chiseled Face Sherlock

 

I had a fantastic shave just now with my Colgate shaving stick - this old man sure knows how to lather up like a champ. Great scent, and pretty good skincare also. I think it's the forerunner of the Palmolive stick.

 

glad your on the mend.
using your off sided hand is tuff, believe me I feel your pain.

 

SOTD
April 30, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: iKon Shavecraft 101
Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel
Brush: Olive Wood Finest 22/50mm
Lather: Mickey Lee The Drunken Goat
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH.
Aftershave: Floid Black
Wonderful shave. Mickey Lee Soaps are the real deal! The Drunken Goat lathers on its own, slick, cushion-y, I'll have a better idea about the post shave later, scent? Wow! Guinness beer and chocolate cookies.
Go out and get it

 

4/30/15

Prep: hot shower
Lather: St. James of London Mandarin & Patchouli
Brush: Made Rite with TGN Finest
Razor: Gillette New SC
Blade: Merkur Super (3)
Post: Cool rinse and Captain's Choice Cat

I received this brush yesterday from @HoosierTrooper. He restored it with a TGN Finest. It took me a bit to tamp down the copious amounts of lather and ended up starting over with a drier brush and it did fine. The brush is soft and a bit floppy but fans out and pretty much covers my entire face. It did a fine job. Otherwise it was an uneventful 2 pass shave. You may notice that the cream jar is almost empty. I expect 3-5 more shaves from it.

 

Thursday 30 April 2015



Wade & Butcher, 6/8 Full Hollow, Spike Point​

Wade & Butcher razors are among my favorite shavers. A glorious firm about straight razor making, they are still today among the very finest around. This shave has also been the occasion to test, for the first time, my latest aftershave which I called Thyrrenus, a tribute to the mythological Etruscan figure who was said to be one of the founders of the Etruscan League consisting of twelve cities. One of those cities was Perugia - my city - therefore this aftershave is also a tribute to ancient Etruscans, the noble and well civilized people who founded "Perusna" - now called "Perugia" - more than 3000 years ago. RazorGuy Thyrrenus is amazingly refreshing with a balsamic touch of eucalyptus and menthol, a sort of ice breeze caressing the skin, something I wanted to make for summertime shaves. I am very happy with it!​

• Pre-Shave: Myrsol Emulsión
• Soap: Tea Eucalyptus Shaving Cream
• Brush: Omega Bristle 80266
• Bowl: Old Barber Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Wade & Butcher, 6/8 Full Hollow, Spike Point
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: RazorGuy Thyrrenus

 

I've been finding that I get the most comfortable, bloodless shaves with pristine, higher end old carbon blades. Black Beauties, Super Blues, Gillette Thins. I don't know why. If it's because they're sharper or less so, I don't know.
P.S. I've found your reference material to be spot on and invaluable in my wet shaving journey. All your opinions have lined up perfectly with what I've concluded as well. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge.

 

today's shave
hot water wash with dove+ care
semouge 620
the shave den iced pink grapefruit
Ikon shavecraft 101
persona lab(2)
iced Florida water
today's shave was cold. the iced pink grapefruit wasn't short on the iced. tthree passes with the shavecraft left me very smooth.(sorta missed using a straight). I finished with ICED/ atomized Florida water(circa 1880's). very cool comfy shave today.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Gem Junior razor (w/baton handle)
CVS carbon steel blade
Lord SC
WD Silver Tip brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix
M&L Florida Water cologne

The Gem Junior is rapidly becoming a favorite. Easy to get a great shave with it and the bulky handle feels just fine in my hand. Great shave and I"m ready to go.

 

Arko April Focus - CJB Kamisori
April 30, 2015 - Week 5 Day 5
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - Omega Pro 48
Soap - St. Charles Shave Sandalwood
Razor - '46 Gillette Aristocrat
Blade - (2)
Post - Alum, Nivea Replenishing Post Shave Balm

Final day of April and I finished on the setup I used yesterday with the exception that I changed to my Omega Pro 48 to try and improve the St. Charles Shave lather. The first pass seemed like the lather was better. I used more water than yesterday and loaded more soap before face lathering. Second and third passes were ok but the amount of lather was significantly less by the time I finished. Very thin on the third lather. I will have to revisit this soap and try bowl lathering at some point. I really want it to work. Just have to dial it in.

On to MAYhem. Hope everyone is ready for International Worker's Day tomorrow! Boil the potatoes and onions and stock up on caviar and vodka!

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