SoS: July 20, 2015 - July 26, 2015

SHAVE OF THE DAY 7-22-15


PRE SHAVE: OCCAMS CRUSHED LIME PRE SHAVE SOAP
RAZOR: GILLETTE TECH
BLADE: PERMA-SHARP (4TH SHAVE)
BRUSH: FINE ANGEL HAIR SYNTHETIC
SOAP: OGALLALA LIME & PEPPERCORNS
POST: OGALLALA BAY RUM LIME &PEPPERCORN/ GILLETTE INTENSE COOLING LOTION



Ogallala, Ogallala, Ogallala! I'm starting to sound like a caveman but I sure don't look like one after todays shave. I love the scent of the Limes & Peppercorns and even though it is not the slickest top tier soap, it costs around $1.25 an ounce so it is a great price and has a great scent. The Occams Crushed Lime added some slickness and paired very well with the Ogallala soap/a/s combo. The cooling lotion is very light on menthol but soothes the skin nicely. Hope everyone had a great day and a great shave!!

 

SOTD 07.22.2015

Prep: Shower
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp Edge (1)
Brush: Omega 80080
Lather: Maggard London Barbershop
Post: Cold rinse, Witch Hazel, TSD Sandalwood AS Milk

Smooth as silk!

 

SOTD 7-22-15

Comments: OMG, I just got my first FULL straight shave and didn't use my Wolfman in the picture for the cleanup pass! I did WTG, XTG and then a mix of ATG/XTG for a cleanup and it worked great! On the first pass I got a nice nick right below/on the the edge of the bottom lip and I could tell as soon as I set the razor down there, I was cut and it made me mad! I finished the first pass stopping every couple of seconds to wipe the blood off and once the first pass was done, I rinse and used the steptic pencil on it to closed it up. I then continued to finished the shave with another full pass and a cleanup type pass, which worked fine! No irritation today and although I did NOT get a BBS, I did get real close and a DFS for sure! . No issues with the Soap Commander as it lathers easy and gave me very good protection throughout the shave. All in all, it was a very, very good shave today but could have been better (no nick)!

Please feel free to leave comments on any items used as I enjoy reading them to see what others say about the gear I am using/trying out! Of course, YMMV!

Thx.

 

Here's what's on tap for Thursday morning:

Nivea Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Derby day 2
Florena SC
Lubriderm Unscented Moisturizer
Booster Mosswood AS

No menthol, but still great stuff. I love the Florena cream and I wish it was still available here in Canada but it isn't. I received some from a gentleman in Germany a couple of years ago so I use it very sparingly. It smells very nice, it lathers and protects my skin very well. The Booster Mosswood aftershave is a Canadian barbershop classic - does it ever have a nice, old-school scent which I love!

 

Razor: Gillette Black Handle Flair Tip (P1)
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (4)
Brush: WDC-5
Bowl: KnockOut Shave
Soap: Jack's Shave Soap
A/S: Captain's Choice Sandalwood

 

This is my travel kit. I'm out of town visiting my parents!


Schick 500
Simpson P8 (best badger)
Proraso Red
Simpson Balm

 

That razor handle is really nice .

 

Thank you. I'm enjoying it more than I had hoped.

 

SOT JULY 22

 

Great shave this morning with the Mergress XL.
Love the weight and feel of it.

I bumped it up to a '4' and that gave another VERY smooth shave.

Gear:
Razor: Mergress XL
Blade: Polsilver SI
Brush: Rubberset 400-3
Soap: i Coloniali Mango
A/S: Anherb

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Excellent!!!

 

Congrats on your first straight only shave

 

+1

 

Outstanding!!!

 

It was the Veg

 

I think that if you are getting good results with the FB on 8, 9 should be a breeze. Just keep doing what you are doing!
I'm curious to hear how it goes.

 

Thursday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Col. Conk Lime Shave Soap
Jayaruh #6 High Mountain
Merkur 15C
Astra SP
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Cucumber WH
Aqua Velva

The Col. Conk Lime Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #6 High Mountain badger brush. Two passes with my Merkur 15C razor and a Astra SP blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Cucumber WH and then Aqua Velva after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

ya think
I had actually put some on him about ten minutes before. he said he liked it.
I'm thinking it was cherries he had the night before. to many cherries will give that reaction. he was fine after.

 

Your a wild man! I can only go to 5 with my FB, 3 on my neck with a Feather. If I tried it on 9 I would need to call 911 before I started.

 

23 July 2015​

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