SoS: June 1, 2015 - June 7, 2015

Welcome to the SOTD. Very nice shave.

 

Schick J1 razor
Personna blade
CO Bigelow SC
WD Silver Tip brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel mix
Skin Bracer A/S

Love COB SC! Just so nice on so many levels. Also, first time ever in my life using Skin Bracer. Pretty nice stuff. BTW, really nice shave

 

Thank you Darkbulb. My spelling, typing and proof reading skills are lacking most of the time and then to throw in another language

 

YES! The scales make that razor for me. They also make the picture. That you dubbed them Obnoxious Orange makes my day. Thanks, I needed that!

 

Cream Week for Me-7 Creams in 7 Days

Wednesday-Day 3
Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Proraso Blue Cream
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Platinum (5)
Brush: Whipped Dog High Mountain/Bethlehem Olivewood-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Country Club Sweet Water

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

Proraso Blue Cream today. 5 seconds to load the WD High Mountain Badger. Great, easy, thick, lather. Gillette Platinum in the Slim. Very smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Sweet Water.

Bob

 

3 June 2015

* WR1-SB + WRH3c Aluminum
* Super Iridium
* WSP Stubby 2-Band + Oscar11 Rootbeer Translucent C7
* Mystic Water Bay Rum
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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WEDNESDAY
Day#2 using the Red Imp. Exceptional results…
Have a great Hump day, all!

 

When I first got this razor, I was planning on replacing those scales with wood or horn. Like any good mold or fungi however, they have grown on me. I won't say they are my favorite, but they won't be getting replaced.

 

World Tournament of Blades - Russia vs. the World!!
June 3, 2015
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - VDH Boar
Soap - Proraso Green
Razor - '59 Superspeed
Blade - (1)
Post - Alum, Nivea Balm

On to the next pairing of blades. The Rapira Platinum Lux versus the Gillette Silver Blue. Starting with the Rapira. I have used this blade on numerous occasions and it is one of the few Platinums that I truly like. In the superspeed it is pretty mild but that's expected. I doubt either blade will finish up in two passes with this razor. First pass was nice and smooth and yes, a typical mild pass. Second pass, XTG was also smooth with the blade working well. I did end up with a nice cut under my chin but that was a technique error. I added pressure working a Gillette slide up my neck and that's never a good idea. No harm, no foul for the blade. Third pass was neck only and I went back to the Gillette slide and some buffing to finish DFS. Pretty much what I expected with this setup.

Scoring - Sharpness - I'm going with a 2. It is a sharp blade but again there are some sharper. Smoothness - 1. No dragging, pulling, very nice feel. Irritation - 2. The alum bit across the shave, more on the neck. Had it been only on the neck I might have been more generous because I know the extra work involved. However my face also had a burn going so there you go. Result - 2. It's a DFS. A nice DFS but can't claim the baby.

Total - 7. Not bad. Tomorrow we load the GSB up and see how it does. Given my past experience this could be a very very close round.

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Wednesday
warm shower/cold water shave
Vie-Long 13065S-2
3P PPC
Tiki Bar Fougere
Gold Plated Tech/Lord SS (3)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Levan Rose Beard Oil
Gilbert Henry Lavender ASB
Straight To Heaven By Kilian

Another smooth BBS shave,face and dome!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

I finished my sample of LASS Woody Lavender today. As I said yesterday, if you get the water/soap ratios just right it becomes a very nice soap. 3 passes and very smooth

LASS Woody Lavender
Rapire Stainles blade
slim adjustable

 

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Gillette '48-49 Milord
Wilkinson Sword #1
Simpsom M-6 TSN LE Manchurian
MDC Le Bol en Bois - Fougere
Chilled Proraso Aftershave Lotion

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Wednesday

Soap: Maggard unscented
Brush: Oscar11 HIS synthetic
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Gillette SharpEdge, yellow
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

I was looking forward to a nice shave today. I prepped with lavender pre-shave oil from Art of Shaving, had my Simpson Special Best badger brush soaking in hot water, and a fresh Astra platinum blade in my 1918 Gillette khaki de. The head is open comb for those who don't know. I got a good lather up with the AOS soap I always use, and put blade to skin.
As soon as I got to my chin, the sink basin turned red. Nicks all over my neck and chin. I put the 1918 down and resumed with my closed comb Muhle R89, and finished with a comfortable experience.
I have come to the conclusion, that, for me, the open comb is to aggressive to use every day. Maybe I'll have better luck with a weeks worth of growth.
For now my daily shave will be with my trusty R89 until my Dovo ebony SR arrives.

 

The Old Style heads are pretty aggressive. They made different kinds of blades back then. Three holes and thicker. You have to be really cautious when using a modern blade in one of those.

 

Nice wolf!
Mine is up for it's first shave tomorrow morning.

 

Wednesday 3rd June



Warm shower
Hot towel
WSP Rustic Fougere Noir bowl lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette ABC Shell (1914)
Gillette 7 O'Clock Black (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Aqua Velva Ice Blue aftershave

 

Oops. Just edited the post. It was my favourite soap. I Coloniali

 

Polsilver SI / Zenith Silvertip Brush / Proraso Crema pre Barba White / Lebelle Spice Bombardier / Merkur 37C Slant / Proraso Lozione Dopobarba

 

Nice looking brush. I hope to make one soon