SoS: July 6, 2015 - July 12, 2015

The Phoenix keeps getting better and better for me. It is climbing up my list of favorite razors. It is close to becoming my goto razor now, and by the end of the month, it probably will be.

 

My face is so frozen from the Glacial Lemon Chill soap and the Rubby Dubby Doo - what pleasure!

 

SOTD July 10, 2015

Prep: Hot facecloth followed by homemade lavender pre-shave oil
Soap: Barrister & Mann Unscented
Razor: Fendrihan DE
Blade: Feather
Brush: Omega Boar
Aftershave: Hot facecloth followed by Lavender Witch Hazel
Aftershave balm: Shea butter
Mustach wax: Badger
This is my TGIF shave. Everything about it was smooth and easy. Enjoy the day...

 

Ferox, Fougère Fatboy Friday
Outstanding alliterative shave! Ferox is one of my all time favorites and I can now see the bottom of the jar. I'll have to buy more next spring. The Lather Monster easily whipped up thick yogurt from the bloomed soap, and the Fatboy sang through three passes at 9/7/7. This seems to be the magic progression for me to get near BBS without drama. I finished with Fougère tonique, a scent that has grown on me considerably.
Prep: Van Yulay pso
Soap: B&M Ferox
Brush: HIS lather monster
Razor: '59 Fatboy
Blade: Voskhod (1)
AS: B&M Fougère Tonique

 

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpsons 56 Best Badger
Soap: RazoRock One-X croap
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bic (1)
Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (1, 2, 3)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, RazoRock One-X AS splash
Cologne: Jasmin et Cigarette by Etat Libre d' Orange

Early optometrist appointment this AM to check on my glaucoma, so I got an early shave in. I set aside the 41c and loaded up the Bamboozled RAKE, which is heavier and slightly more aggressive. Lather was as it always is for me with the One-X: a real joy, both in scent and thickness/slickness. Three bloodless passes got me DFS+ results.

 

Pre war tech bulldog / voskhod

SOC

SS Russian Tea

CC CO9T

 

Pre: Hot shower
Soap: C.O Bigelow
Razor: Merkur 37C
Blade: Personna Blue (1)
Post: Skin Bracer Aftershave

With this shave I used cold water, and it was a great shave!

 

Friday 10 July 2015



Still Traveling with Mastro Livi Last New Grind​

Still on the road and still shaving with this magnificent Mastro Livi "Last New Grind". And my shaving soap, of course. This razor is really amazing: not just a masterpiece to look at, but also an exciting blade with a very long story to tell and brought to life by Mastro Livi. Most of you probably know Mastro Livi "New Grind" straight razors were made by using a stock of blanks he bought from Paolo Fazzini "Pinin" and which story is partly unknown. The blanks were certainly made in the 1930s or in the beginning of 1940s and never used by the original owner for making straight razors. Mastro Livi bought the whole stock - consisting of some hundreds of blanks - tempered and ground, giving them a full hollow grinding, and then sold all over the world. It is always so nice to shave while holding in your hands important pieces of history just like this one, which is also the "last one" of the very long series of Mastro Livi "New Grind" straight razors.​

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: RazorGuy Shaving Soap
• Brush: Sephora Badger 491
• Bowl: Chinese Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi "The Last New Grind", 6/8 Half Hollow, Round Point
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: Floïd The Genuine

 

SOTD
July 10, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: Gillette Fatboy
Blade: Ladas
Brush: Omega 10066
Lather: Proraso
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Proraso
I haven't used Proraso in a long time. This is a fantastic soap! I pulled out some soaps that I haven't used or rarely used in the past year, I have a lot of creams I need to try, I'm not sure if I'll get to everything. The Fatboy is an amazing razor, perfectly made for my hand.
A better tomorrow. Takes your best today!

 

30 day rule
MDC Lavender Face Lathered
Ladas blade
Slim Adjustable set to 7

Day 10 of the 30 day rule and every day has been a great shave.

 

Friday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Island Man
Soap: Los Angeles Shaving Soap-Woody Lavender
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Personna Med Prep (2)
Brush: Whipped Dog High Mountain/Bethlehem Olivewood-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Pino Silvestre

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

LASS Woody Lavender today. 20 seconds to load the WD High Mountain. Great, easy, thick, lather. Personna Med Prep in the NEW SC. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with Pino Silvestre.

Bob

 

SUPER SPEED WEEK
hot water wash with nivea men's and a washcloth
@GDCarrington Olive wood/ custom two band
Genuine Ogallala bay rum stick
Gillette super speed(z1)
persona lab(1)
ICED virgin island bay rum
today's shave was work.
I used the ogallala for the first time( thank you box tour). but I'm not a fan of face lathering this particular soap. probably gonna move it to a mug. yesterday's feather died, so it was traded for a lab. three passes left me very nicely shaved.I did a fourth pass with the Clauss, but could find very little to cut. I'm calling it bbs. finished with iced bay rum.
this is the last of my super speeds the z1 shaved better than the b series from earlier in the week. idky. I think z1 is the first year of this model. this shave ends my SUPER SPEED WEEK. there are several more models of the series, but I only have these five. hot y'all have enjoyed them.
also hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

6/8 Friodur
Le savon des Volcans
homemade brush, 25mm shavemac pure fan
This was shave was a couple of days ago and a good one at that. I'll get today's shave up later.

 

FRIDAY
Nice morning shave using the smooth & steady Kropp.
Have a blessed Friday, all!

 

07/10/2015
Razor – Mongoose B2 with Jürgen Hempel Ti
Blade – Feather Pro (3)
Brush – Shavemac Silvertip D01
Lather – Soap Commander Renewal
Post - Witch Hazel and Myrsol F/Extra



Fantastic 3 pass BBS shave this morning. As usual the Soap Commander was easy to whip into a slick protective lather. Finished off with a splash of Myrsol F/Extra. The menthol is a nice touch for the hot Atlanta weather. Happy Friday.

 

10 July 2015

* Ikon Shavecraft Short-Comb + Tuckaway
* Super Iridium
* WSP Stubby 2-Band + Doug Korn All-Amber Taca
* Mystic Water Irish Traveller
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO



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Quick shave before heading off to work. The more razors I try, the more I like my EJ Kelvin.

 

Prep - Shower / Woods Of Windsor Cedar Woods soap / Pre-lather / 3 min steam
Razor - Ever Ready 1912
Blade - GEM Personna SS (#4)
Brush - Omega 10810
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
After - Freezer Towel / Alum
Result - BBS

 

Friday 10th July







Warm shower

Hot towel

Queen Charlotte Iced Key Lime bowl lathered

Finest Badger brush made by myself

Gillette ABC Shell handle (1911)

Polsilver Super Iridium (1)

Cold rinse

Thayers Lemon witch hazel

TOBS No74 Victorian Lime aftershave

 

Friday
warm shower/cold water shave
Shavemac custom 167,2 band,d01,fan
Proraso PPC
TSD SOTQ Cucumber Melon Lanolin soap .......there's no menthol in this soap,but it still was quite refreshing.Performance,scent and skincare are top notch,very smooth shave.
Weber DLC with classic handle/Lord Super Stainless (2)
cold water rinse
Monster Cube Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Can You Handlebar Beard Dry Oil
Thayer's Cucumber WH........Nice and refreshing,I keep all my Thayer's in the fridge and a lot of my ASL as well,especially The Rub and Penguin.The Stirling witch hazels are a exception.I got some crystallization when I put them in the fridge,I took those out and a day later the crystallization was gone and no harm done.
Thierry Mugler A*Men Pure Leather

Stay frosty,my friends and enjoy the weekend!