SoS: June 29, 2015 - July 5, 2015

SOTD
Happy Canada Day for our brothers and sisters up north!
July 1, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89 w/wave handle
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Lather: Tiki 1920's Barber Shoppe
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Fine American Blend
Congratulations @Brian_Powers our June's NGA winner!
It's 66 degrees at 3:47am I'm not used to this.
Great shave. This Tiki soap is special.
A better tomorrow. Takes your best today!

 

Hot shower Axe Body Wash
Homemade Lavender PSO
40 x on SRD strop
VDH Luxury soap
Franks Badger brush
Shumate 296 SR
1963 Slim adjustable (7) with Astra SP blade (1)
Post: WH, alum block, Aqua Velva Ice Blue, Nivea AS balm

Wasn't able to shave for 4 days because of a really nasty cut on my dominate hand! Finally did a complete shave with the SR and had one little nick by Adam's apple. This Shumate rocks and has an awesome edge after a good strop!
Two slow passes with straight WTG & XTG and did a touch up with the Slim but it was very quiet as there was not much left to cut. Finally found the right angle for the straight and it just glides so smooth when all is right!
Got an awesome BBS shave!

 

07/01/2015
Razor – Mongoose B2 with Triad SS Helix
Blade – Feather Super Pro (1)
Brush – Rubberset 400-3 with WSP HMW
Lather – MdC Fougere courtesy of @Boojum1
Post - Witch Hazel and Fine Platinum



Great 2 pass plus touch up near BBS shave this morning. This is my first use of MdC Fougere soap. Like the original MdC the soap is extremely easy to lather and the Fougere scent is great. Finished off with a splash of Fine Platinum.

 

SOTD July 1, 2015

Prep: Hot facecloth followed by homemade lavender pre-shave oil
Soap: Sterling Bergamot Lavender
Razor: Gillette Adjustable "Slim"
Blade: Feather
Brush: Semogue 1305
Aftershave: Hot facecloth followed by Lavender Witch Hazel
Aftershave balm: Shea butter
Mustache Wax: Badger

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!! Another lavender day…A great way to start a Canada Day morning. Nice clean shave, smooth sailing all the way. The Semogue 1305 performed wonderfully...I can see why this is a popular brush. For those of you who celebrate Canada Day...enjoy!

 

Wednesday shave, using my newly acquired birth year razor (yay!), a black handled Gillette Super Speed

Proraso all the way, pre, soap and post. And Italian brushwise as well, the Omega 11047 mixed midget.

Curious shave. The razor seems extremely kind, yet I ended up with a few weepers here and there, and burns and bumps on my neck. Was using a new Feather blade. Anyone care to shed some light on the Super Speed? It's from 1978, if that matters.

 

7/01/15 - WoolFatWednesday !!!
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Semogue 1305
Gillette Heavy Tech
Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Catalyst Aftershave

 

I've tried every SS, even my black Handled birth year, and I can't get a decent shave from any of them. I think if I used them as my main razor and got the technique down, I would be able to get good shaves from them.
Someone told me that the blade jumps around in the razor, that's why you get wheapers. Haha.
I think it boils down to using different angles and technique for them.

 

I get good shaves with my Super Speeds. I haven't noticed the blade jumping around, and I don't crank the TTO to tight. IMO. Others here may chime in with more information now that you brought it up.

 

Yes sir - another awesome shave which was so much fun. The smoothness and sharpness from a brand-new Derby blade, the rich, slick lather from the MITA soap with its cooling sensation, and finally a splash of Alt Innsbruck to freeze me even more. What else can I ask for?

 

I have decided that I will be doing a 30 day Rule starting today. My objective is to become proficient at face lathering, something I seldom do. One thing I am hoping to discover is how much I should load the brush. I routinely over-load the brush and am hoping I can break that habit. I will be sticking with the same brush, razor (slim adjustable set on 7) and blade (Ladas). I will be using MDC as my soap and adding small amounts of creams to add scent or menthol. Actually, I will be using either MDC Unscented or MDC Lavender, depending on my mood. They are for all practical purposes identical except for the scent.

30 Day Rule

Lavender MDC
Ladas Blade
Slim Adjustable set to 7


I do have a question for those who routinely face lather. When I am face lathering and I want to mix a soap and a cream, I simply put a little cream on my face and neck, load the brush on the soap, and then the two mix together on my face as I am forming my lather. However, how would I mix two soaps? I can't spread a soap on my cheeks. When using a scuttle, I will smush a small amount of one of the soaps into the scuttle, load the brush with the other soap, and the two mix inside the scuttle. Any suggestions?

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's and a washcloth
@clint64 customized rubberset 400/ whipped dog high mountain white
BOMBED soap commander respect
Ever-Ready 1924(1919)
cvs persona(2)
ICED Florida water
today's shave was nice. storage/ blade life had been an issue with my single edge blades. so I decided to stay with this blade while it's good. three passes with the 1919 old timer, very nice results. the pine sol soap is getting more lime-y, less pine-y. finished with iced Florida water, cool and smooth.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Wednesday

Soap: Mike's Natural unscented
Brush: Bethlehem olive wood HIS synthetic
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Feather
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

Pal Adjustable razor
Personna blade
Lea Shave Stick
FS Silver Tip brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Skin Bracer A/S

Day 8 with the Pal and I have to say it's a really nice razor. Close comfortable shaves with no drama. Not as agile/nimble as my Schick's but a top notch shaver that I plan to use regularly. BTW, great shave this morning. Now go enjoy your day folks.

 

ATT R1 Atlas
Gillette 7 O'Clock SS
Semogue SOC 2 Bands
Floid Sandalor
Mystic Water Soap - Windjammer sample
B&M Kyovu AS

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July 1st, SOTD
Two days’ growth
Prep: Hot shower
Razor: “Caveman” Cattaraugus Cutlery Co small razor
Strop: Drygulch Chromexcel Horsehide/ Linen (Post Shave Only)
Soap: Barrister & Mann Lime, Lavender, & Cedarwood
Brush: Spalted Maple Brush with Badger Knot
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block, Thayer’s Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman with Menthol added

 

I am finally moved and am now an official resident of Hondo, Texas. I still have a lot of work to do, but it is already home…………

Wednesday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Island Man
Soap: Stirling-Margaritas in the Arctic
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette “Spoiler” Super Stainless (4)
Brush: oscar11 High Mountain White-22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Krampert’s Frostbite

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

Stirling MITA today. 20 seconds to load the oscar11 HMW. Great, easy, thick, lather. Gillette “Spoiler” still in the Slim. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with Krampert’s Frostbite.

Bob

 

MWF
Doug Korn "Rook" - TGN Finest
Schick Injector
Schick (5)
Vintage Mennen

 

Wednesday 1st July







Warm shower

Hot towel

Queen Charlotte Iced Key Lime bowl lathered

Finest Badger brush made by myself

Gillette NEW SC

Treet Platinum (1)

Cold rinse

Thayers Lemon witch hazel

TOBS No74 Victorian Lime aftershave



First time I've used this brand of blade, smooth and gets the job done, not as sharp as the Nacet I used yesterday.

It's 30c here in Sheffield very hot for the UK.

 

NEW lc mr5 / med prep

Rooney

CC Japanese citrus

Stirling lime balm

 

I like the brush handle.