SoS: June 29, 2015 - July 5, 2015

SOTD:

'78 Black Handled Super Speed
Feather (1)
Shavemac Americana
Truefitt & Hill West Indian Limes cream
Thayer's Rose
Maggard's London Barbershop

I have an astronomy midterm in an hour and a half so I needed an out of this world shave for good luck. Get it?

 

Thursday, July 2, 2015
Mongoose Shave #8
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Shower, Mystic Water Soap - Yemaya, Neutrogena Face Scrub
B-3 Mongoose with Jurgen Hempel SS
Feather Professional #1
Paladin Strawberry Amber Chief
MDC Le Bol En Bois – Fougere
Alum Block, Dickinson’s +Menthol, Unrefined Shea Butter
Chiseled Face Aftershave – Ghost Town Barber


I changed blades today. The Kai CT Mild lasted for 7 shaves and was excellent until the end. Had there not been a desire to try the other blades in the Try-A-Blade Sample Pack, I might have been able to squeeze another shave or two out of it. The second blade, Feather Professional was sharper than the Kai blade. On the first pass I used a combination of ATG and XTG. This appeared to eliminate the need for a complete second pass, just clean up. The Alum and Black Ice Witch Hazel affirmed the closeness of the shave. However, there were some missed spots. My thinking, a complete second pass with clean up might have eliminated any missed spots. SO a mostly BBS shave today. The Palidin SA Brush is an outstanding face lathering brush. The MDC lather is totally spoiling me. My brush had enough lather for 4 passes. Ended the shave with a generous splashing of Ghost Town Barber AS. The perfect SW Desert Scent. My wife requested the Stirling Black Ice Witch Hazel. She says it makes me smell like “The Good and Plenty Man”.







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About 3 days since last shave...

•1st pass: LC New w/Wilkinson Sword Edge blade (retired after 1st pass)
•2nd pass: Slim (4) with new Big Ben blade
•L'Occitaine verbena hand soap from the hotel over vacation, face lathered.

2 pass BBS. I could use a verbena soap regularly. Really nice scent. Follow up: some old vetiver a/s that seems to go well with it. Nah, just kidding: BRUT!

 

Looks like you are truly enjoying the Goose. You're right the Feather Pro is much sharper than the Kai Mild.

 

Shave of the day

Pre- Hot shower, Anna and Claras sandalwood bath soap
Soap/cream- Taylor of old bond street Grapefruit
Brush- Semogue 1470
Razor- Merkur 37c
Blade- Qball platinum plus(3) switched to Astra SP
Post- Cold water rinse, Rosenserien aftershave tonic and Rituals Samurai shave repair Basil and Tigergrass

Sucky shave… ball gave up, replaced with astra and got a harsh feeling. Nothing good came out of this shave.

Thinking of letting the merkur rest a while and pull out my Slim

 

SOTD 7-2-15



PREP: MUSGO REAL ORANGE AMBER
RAZOR: GILLETTE BALL END TECH
BLADE: LORD (1ST USE)
BOWL: VDH
BRUSH: FINE ANGEL HAIR SYNTHETIC
SOAP: TSD ICED HAVOC WITH EXTRA MANTHOL CRYSTALS ADDED
POST: STEPHANS ISLAND LIME MENTHOLATED

What an awesome shave today!! 3 pass with some touch ups to get BBS. This was my first time trying the brush and razor. I picked them up during last months focus so I waited to try them. the brush is super soft but has great backbone. this razor is much lighter than the Maggard 18c I used all last month so it took some getting used to. The TSD soaps are one of my favorites as I always seem to get a great shave when I use them. They whip up a great lather with no problem and can take quite a bit of water and still provide cushion and slickness. The Island Lime has been is another great product that will stay in my den for years to come. Hope everyone has a great shave!! stay frosty my friends.

 

I love Maggard's Barbershop soap! Good luck on the midterm.

 

I really do too! I was surprised at how much I like it! Thanks for the well wishes!

 

July 2, 2015 SOTD
“Independence Day” (from my 30-Day Rule)

60 yo newbie’s intro to traditional shaving. (Week 8)

Morning Hot Shower
Pre-Shave Oil: Ginger’s Garden
Soap: TSD Iced Sensitive
Brush: Omega Pro 48
Razor: Gillette Gold Tech “Fat Handle”
Blade: Wilkinson Sword Stainless
Aftershave: Myrsol Agua De Limon


Recently released from my June 30-day Rule regimen focusing just on DE technique, I’m free and independent for the July 4 weekend to try a few new shaving products I’ve accumulated during the Rule!

After a month of Arko, which worked very well and consistently for me, I’m stepping out gingerly with my sensitive skin to try some new soaps. First up - TSD soap (Iced Sensitive) for a little menthol kick. My skin loved it, great lather! Also used a new Wilkinson blade I picked up through Canada (don’t know if this blade is from the same plant in India that does the Gillette Wilkinson blade which I used during the Rule???). It seemed similar - sharp and mostly quiet on the WTG. Noisy feedback, yet ok smooth on the 2nd pass ATG. Topped off with the Myrsol Limon that I had sampled last month - love the freshest lemon scent!

Really learned some good DE technique the last 30 days. Going back next week for a 30-day Focus on different blades and more technique work.

Cheers!
- RT

 

Happened to me. I didn't use them for 6 months and had no problems just great shaves. Except today but that was totally my fault.

 

I like the new avatar.

 

Oh dear. Sorry it didn't go to well.
What is the Grapefruit Tobs like?

 

Thursdays shave
Used the same setup as yesterday as that shave went so well.
Today's didn't go as well as I rushed it, with a feather blade. Not the best idea.



Razor - R41
Blade - Feather
Lather - I Coloniali Soap
Brush - Pilsson synthetic
Pre shave - Edwin Jagger hydrating pre shave lotion
Aftershave - Nivea Sensitive balm

 

Friday morning:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Derby day 3
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen SS
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen AS Balm
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen WH
Old Spice Cologne

Today's shave was damned cold - it's true that the Palmolive Menthol cream delivers a strong chill, but it feels warm if you try to compare it to the Glacial Wintergreen soap. The matching balm and witch hazel can out-freeze the Rubby Dubby Doo any day of the week. I've really taken a liking towards the Old Spice cologne - it's the original Shulton version.

A great weekend to everyone in advance.

 

Excellent! Well done!

 

Razor: Gillette Blue Tip SS
Blade: Feather (1)
Brush: Every Ready 100T, Boar
Soap: Knock Out Shave Cool Blue
A/S: Lucky Tiger

Great three pass shave tonight. Lucky Tiger is my go to A/S.

 

6/8 OVB, Hibbard, Spencer & Barlett
Acca Kappa
homemade box elder burl 2 band
Nice shave today. I went straight off the stones to my face with this shave, no stropping. It wasn't intentional, I honed it in the evening and was going to strop before my morning shave but was half done with the shave when I realized I had forgot to strop so I just went with it. I do like this blade it develops a nice tacky edge. Have a good one.

 

SOTD - Thursday, July 2, 2015

Cool shower
Prep: Homemade PSO
Brush: Plisson/L'Occitane synthetic
Soap: Tabac
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Astra (3)
Post: Thayer's Cucumber WH
Aftershave: Dominica Bay Rum Lime

 

Welcome to SOTD! Like @Boojum1 said, we all repurpose containers. I won't ignore it, it makes you seem clever and utilitarian, and I dig that!

 

30 Days of Maggard and MITA



Maggard MR11 Open Comb
Stirling MITA
Gillette 7O'clock SS
L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic
Alum
TSD Exclusive FW type AS Splash

Have a great Friday!

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