SoS: May 25, 2015 - May 31, 2015

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag meine kühle Freund!

 

hubba hubba
my normal routine is all jumbled up with long holiday weekend, company at home, my wedding anniversary, and now back to work.
today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
soc boar
soap commander endurance
Gillette red tip(b1)
persona lab(1)
old spice red letter
today's shave was ok. three passes for a smooth comfy shave. finished with os. forgot about tobacco Tuesday, oh well, next time.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Happy birthday! Hope you have terrific day.

 

Vielen Dank - das ist so lieb!

 

Damn, what a freeze I had this morning and what a great shave! That Glacial Spearmint soap sure knows how to put icicles in a man's face. Strangely enough, Rod swears that the menthol amount is still the same but it feels so much colder.

 

Gem Contour razor
CVS carbon steel blade
Lord SC
FS Silver Tip brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix
Barbasol Brisk A/S

Using a Contour razor is certainly different for me. I can only get a good shave out of it by doing 2 ATG passes with touch up. But the shave is pretty nice and very comfortable. Reckon I'm ready to go.

 

Stirling MITA
Parker best badger
Muhle R41 ('11) Personna blue
Cold water rinse/alum
Wm. Neumann Absolute Zero

A beautiful morning here in the Northeast and this is a great way to begin the day. There is not much more I can say about this set up except it results in a wonderful shaving experience and great post-shave feel. The Stirling soap(s) never fail to impress me. I will be ordering more in the future. As for Wm. Neumann, the aftershaves splashes and balms are top shelf, no question about it. The soaps are very good, but I don't think they are quite in the same league as Stirling. Just one man's opinion.

Happy Tuesday everyone.

 

Menthol on PEDs?

 

May 26 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
WD High Mountain Badger 30 mm
La Toja Shave Stick
EJ Chatsworth Barley
Astra SS
Stirling Unscented PSB
Florida Water AS

 

LPL (Le Pere Lucien) was the soap of the day. I really like this soap because of the excellent cushioning it provides. 3 passes and DFS

LPL
Rapira Platinum Lux
Slim Adjustable

 

Palmolive shaving cream lathered in a mug, Merkur 37C with a Gillette 7 o'clock yellow blade, a splash of witch hazel and then a splash of Gillette cool wave aftershave.

I feel like a million bucks.

 

5/26/2015 Tobacco Tuesday!

Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Cobra Classic, Friodur Inox straight razor
Blade: Feather Professional (1)
Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair
Soap: L'Occitanne - Cade
After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Ice Blue after shave
Cologne: Extreme Polo Sport

It is Tobacco Tuesday and the Cade was just the ticket. The Horse Hair brush whipped up the Cade into a rich and thick lather. The lather scent was amazing this morning as it filled my shave den. The Cobra and the Friodur went through the 2 days of stubble with ease. The AV brought some chill and the Polo will have me smelling good for the rest of the day. All in all it was a Darn Fine Shave +.

Have a blessed day!

 

TUESDAY
Menthol Tuesday!

Chilly start& Finish to another great Friodur shave!
Have a blessed Tuesday, everyone!

 

Jeff-Have a GREAT Birthday!!!!!!!

Tuesday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Chiseled Face-Ghost Town Barber
Razor: Gillette Fatboy
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (1)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip-24mmx48mm
Aftershave: Chiseled Face-Ghost Town Barber

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

CF Ghost Town Barber today. 20 seconds to load the WD Silvertip. Great, easy, thick, lather. I loaded a new Rapira Platinum Lux in the Fatboy (3rd FB test blade). Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber.

Bob

 

05/26/2015
Razor – Mongoose B2 with Jürgen Hempel Ti
Blade – Feather Super Pro (11)
Brush – Shavemac Silvertip D01
Lather – Mystic Water Lavender
Post - Witch Hazel and Myrsol Agua Balsamica Sample



Back to the Mongoose after the holiday weekend break. Fantastic near BBS 2 pass shave. Slowly but surly getting the Mystic Water soap dialed in. Much better lather this morning. This soap is incredibly slick and the post shave feel is fantastic. Finished the shave with a splash of Myrsol Balsamica. Not sure about the scent on this one but the feel of the AS is great.

 

Clint, glad to hear you are enjoying such a fantastic soap!

 

26 May 2015

* Weber DLC + UFO Colibri SS
* Super Iridium
* Shavemac Silvertip 2-Band + Doug Korn Cobalt Blue C7
* Mystic Water Sardinian Honey
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO



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You're one of the reasons I decided to give it a try. Thanks for the tip.

 

pre: Palmer's oil
soap: Route 66 Bay Rum
razor: Maggard OC on MR6 handle
blade: treet Platinum (1)
post: Stetson AS

I had been eyeballing a Maggard MR6 for quite some time and finally pulled the trigger. I couldn't resist adding their open comb head. Today was my second shave with this setup.

The Maggard OC is a good razor head. It uses the standard Maggard top cap. I held the base plate up to a (non-Gillette) generic copy of an Old. The silhouettes are identical. If I can bring myself to take pictures, I'll post them in @Bobcat 's thread over >here<

My first shave with the Maggard OC was quite good. The head is mighty fine, but, rather like its inspiration, the Gillette Old, I found it a bit on the mild side. I was able to chase the baby down, but just. Though always first to reappear, my trouble spots came back a bit earlier in the day than usual. Because it is pretty mild, I narrowly avoided the temptation to apply pressure. No burn with the BBS, but a little bit of that tightness that is really a pre-burn.

For today's second shave with the M-OC I added two shims. This helped a bit and I almost made it with two passes and touchups. However, the hollow under my left jawbone was not what I wanted. Rather than working that spot again with the M-OC, I grabbed a Schick J1 and dispatched that tiny remnant of micro-stubble like nobody's business.

My final verdict on Maggard's open comb head is "not for me." It is a very good head and delivers a nice, MILD shave. However, if you like a mild razor, you can't go wrong with Maggard's open comb.

NOTE: I much preferred the standard Maggard head that came with the MR6: it easily performed on par with the EJ. The regular Maggard head was possibly a skosh more aggressive than EJ's, but I would need more testing before casting my ballot. However, further testing won't change my mind on its general grouping, which is a medium agressiveness very suitable for both beginners and veterans. The MR6 handle is FANTASTIC!

 

SOTD: Tuesday, May 26
Soap: Mike's Bay Rum
Brush: Simpson 2 "Chubby" 2 Band Silvertip
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Polsilver SI (4)
Aftershave: Dominica Bay Rum

Have great day!
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