SoS: May 11, 2015 - May 17, 2015

SOTD 5-11-15

Razor: ATT H1 plate with Bamboo handle
Blade: Personna Red Platinum Chrome (2)
Soap: B&M Latha
Bowl: VDH
Brush: VDH Boar
Post: Gentleman Jon Alum block

Preshave was just face wash with warm water and post shave was rinse with warm water then some cold water splashes and pat dry, then apply the alum block

Razor: I used the H1 again and really liking it! It is some what aggressive but also smooth and easy enough to use!

Blade: Second time using this blade and I have to say it didn't feel as good as yesterday. If felt duller and a bit rougher!

Soap: This is the first time using this soap and it seems like a very good soap. It lathers easily and I think it provided me with a great slick protective lather throughout the shave and the post feel is also very good!

Comments: Shave was very good and very close, I get a DFS each time with the H1. For some reason my blade being only a second day try didnt seem to live up to the hype I gave it yesterday! It felt kinda dull already and some tugging which from that gave me a couple of nicks and some irritation. I flipped the blade over but didn't change it cause I wanted to see if it was just me or my lack of technique but it wasn't! Well okay, maybe some but not all! LOL Lets just say I got a good shave but not a great one!

Please feel free to leave comments on any items used as I enjoy reading them to see what others say about the gear I am using/trying out! Of course, YMMV!

Thx.

 

Brush Focus: Day 11
Brush: Frank Shave Brush Beechwood Best Badger,22/55
Gillette Super Speed, A3 Flare Tip (1955)
Gillette Platinum Blade (1)
Bowl: KO Shave
Soap: Jack's Soap
AS: Lucky Tiger
Old Spice Coffee Mug.
Although this brush is supposed to be the same as yesterday's Frank Shave Brush it is totally different. Once again I had to sand it down and apply two coats of polyurethane. This brush has lost hair since day one. It was no better today, still loosing hair. Scritch a little bit, but not bad. The brush has to be continually loaded during the shaving process, plus water add also. If it wasn't for a good razor and blade this shave would have been a disaster. Amazing how two brushes that are supposed to be the same can be so different. This brush goes to the back of the bus and won't get used again. Life is just to short.

 

SOTD: Monday, May 11
Soap: MdC Brain Bowl
Brush: Simpson 2 "Chubby" Synthetic
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Personna Med Prep (3)
Aftershave: Floïd Blue

Have a great day!​

 

Menthol Monday May 11:

Homemade PS Oil
Vie-long Horsehair Brush
Stirling Frozen Tundra
EJ Chatsworth Barley
Trig Silver Edge
Stirling Unscented PSB
Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill AS

Late post for this morning's shave. Nice Menthol Monday, unfortunately a rough day at work. Looking forward to wrapping this day up.

 

Thank you!

 

Tuesday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Col. Conk Lime Shave Soap
Jayaruh #8
Dad's Schick E3
Personna Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Barbasol Brisk​

The Col. Conk Lime Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh Jayaruh #8 badger brush. Two passes with my Dad's Schick E3 razor and a Personna 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 Rose Petal WH and then Barbasol Brisk after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

PAL Adjustable Injector Razor (1962)
with vintage Schick blade (1),
Edwin Jagger STF XL brush,
Lather-up with Tabac soap,
Finish with water, Witch Hazel
and Clubman for a DFS!

 

Tuesday morning's planned action:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Dorco day 2
Italian Palmolive Menthol SC
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Proraso Green AS
Aramis EdT

OK, not nearly as frigid a set-up as for a Menthol Monday Shave but still pretty damned cold even if I say so myself. The main thing is that for the first time I won't be using any Stirling stuff since at least two weeks. In fact my shaves have been nothing but soap, so it's time for me to indulge in a nice cream. The Palmolive Menthol smells terrific, lathers so richly with no real efforts and gives such great cooling with plenty of skincare. The Gold Bond/Proraso Green duo will keep the chill going. That Dorco better not act like a dork, because I'll scrap it at the first sign of trouble!

 

SOTD - Menthol Monday, May 11, 2015

Shower
Prep: Peppermint PSO
Brush: Klenzo, 2-band Finest
Soap: Stirling MITA
Razor: Weber PH Wave
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (4)
Post: Stirling Lemon Chill WH
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Ice Blue w/ extra menthol

 

MAYhem & Mercy
May 11, 2015
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - Tweezerman Badger
Soap - Williams (I am really tired of this) Mug Shave Soap
Razor - Soyuz 1
Blade - (1)
Post - Alum, Nivea Replenishing Post Shave Balm

Onward and forward with MAYhem. After yesterday's return to sanity it was tough to load up the Soyuz 1 today. What was tougher was getting the Williams back in action. The thin lather and the smell just didn't get me off to a good start this morning. Not that it was any worse than normal, nor even really bad since it lasted through each pass, just not the kind of lather I enjoy at ALL. (Sigh) Oh well, suck it up, put on your big boy panties and let's shave.

The Sharp blade, another entry from Samah Razor Products in Bangladesh, has sometimes been referred to as the worst blade available. It does have new packaging...I'll get a pic of that for tomorrow....but same blade as before. Now, in fairness, my BBS from late yesterday morning set the stage for success for almost any blade and razor. It's hard not to get a solid DFS when you start at a near CCS. Alas, the Sharp only got me to a near, well maybe just barely there DFS. I suspect tomorrow's shave will reveal an incredibly dull and rough blade but I'll withhold judgement until then. I could be I was just miffed over the Williams on my face today.

On one interesting note that looks forward to next week I soaked and rinsed the Bigelow out of my Vie LOng 12705. The tips now have a nice menthol scent, the rest of the brush will still gag a maggot. So it's an Arko lather and soak overnight tonight to try and drive out some more of the fun. The bristles are great though. Lots of backbone and yet soft. Looking forward to getting it ready to go! Hope you all had a great, and Williams free, Monday!

 

No picture today.

SOTD 11 May 2014

Gillette Slim
Rapira Platinum Lux
Mentholated Vintage Williams
Ever Ready C40 with TGN 3 Band Synthetic 24/53 mm Brush

 

Planned Tabac Tuesday SOTD

Schick Injector razor
Schick blade (9)
Vintage mixed badger boar brush
Homemade mentholated PSO
Tabac shaving soap
Crabtree & Evelyn Nomad aftershave balm
Tabac EdC

I had such a fantastic shave this morning using the Schick Im going back to it tomorrow. Combined with one of the best soaps in my den, this might just be my favorite setup.

 

Toggle Tuesday SOTD

Razor: Gillette Toggle (S5)
Blade: Triton R3 (D3)
Brush: DaVinci 290
Bowl: ShaveWorks 4.25"
Pre Shave Scrub: RazoRock GLO
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Bay Rum w Lime
Shave Soap: Tiki Soaps Bay Rum w Lime
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Ogallala Bay Rum W lime & peppercorn



Decided to make this a Bay Rum week!

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Homemade shave oil
Maca root shave cream
TGN silver tip brush
Gillette D3 red tip razor
4711 aftershave
Nivea men original balm

 

Planned Shave for Tuesday 12 May 15





Razor: Weber 3 PC. W/Classic Handle​

Razor Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: "Oscar 11" Custom 24/48mm TGN Super Finest Black& White Resin Handle
Bowl: Arletta's Mug II Cobalt Blue Mug
Pre-Shave Face Wash Face Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps Almond
Pre-Shave Oil: Stirling Bay Rum Pre-Shave Oil
Shave Soap: Stirling Soap Spice
Post: RazoRock Alum Block
Aftershave: Stirling Bay Laurel

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

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You've got that right! Low 90's, high 80's forecast all week! Sitting on the airport now, waiting for my flight. Faceturbating in front of everybody! Up up and away!

 

May 12 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
Vie-long Horsehair Brush
Pacific Shaving Co Caffeinated SC
EJ Chatsworth Barley
Bluebird blade
Stirling Unscented PSB
Barbasol Pacific Rush AS

Real nice shave this morning. The Bluebird blade was a pleasant surprise as I got a DFS+. The Barbasol provided a nice cooling kick to wake me up this morning.

 

BBS and feeling nice and cool after using the Palmolive Menthol cream - no complaints at all!

 

Tabacstag!
The Colonel really likes Tabac! It whipped up great lather very easily. Even before it added to the Tabac cream already on my face to make überlather. Der vorschlaghammer cleanly and completely destroyed my stubble leaving smooth comfort behind. Krampert's Bay Rum finished off this shave right.
Prep: Mickey Lee preshave lime
Überlather: Tabac! mit Tabac!
Brush: The Colonel
Razor: Der vorschlaghammer
Blade: voskhod (2)
AS: Krampert's Finest Acadian Spice Bay Rum

 

5/12/15

Prep: hot shower
Lather: TSD Wheat Lemon & Cedarwood
Brush: Omega 6214 silvertip
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Rapira Lux (3)
Post: Ogallala Bay Rum