SoS: July 20, 2015 - July 26, 2015

25jul15

Nice, smooth, irritation free shave.

'46-'47 Aristocrat(first time using)
Gillette 7 O'clock(3)
WSP Gaelic Tweed
WSP Barbacool AS


This Aristocrat may just be my first razor to get restored. Not because its my favorite, but because it needs the most attention and, well, is an Aristocrat.

I also am really liking the WSP Barbacool AS. Oh, it stings and lets you know when you have irritation. But, on a good day, it feels great, evaporates fast, leaves a good cool feeling on the skin, and good lasting manly scent. I may have to buy a full size of this one.

 

July 25, 2015

***COMPLETED***
30-Day Focus - Blade Trials for Gillette Tech

Day 4 of 7-day Vacation on
Mayne Island, British Columbia, Canada
48.8450° N, 123.2808° W
Island climate, island time, island life.

Sun came out again today!

We decided to skip the shave and get some sun!



Clouds moved in - we took a hike!



Enjoy your shaves!

Ahoy!
RT

 

Razor: Gillette Black Handle Flair Tip (P1)
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (7)
Brush: Semogue 1305 Superior Boar
Bowl: KnockOut Shave
Soap: Jack's Shave Soap
A/S: Ecopureman A/S Balm

DFS this evening. Different razor and blade tomorrow. Might even use a different soap.

 

SOTN: Cella, Crema Sappone Extra Extra Purissima / Plisson synthetic / Polsilver SI / Merkur 34C / Floid Genuine

 

Sunday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Williams Mug Shaving Soap
Bethlehem Olive Wood Silvertip
Gillette President
Personna SS
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Cucumber WH
Aqua Velva

The Williams Mug Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Bethlehem Olive Wood Silvertip badger brush. Two passes with my Gillette President razor and a Personna SS 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...

 

SOTD - Saturday, July 25, 2015

Cool shower
Prep: Lime PSO
Brush: Plisson/L'Occitane synthetic
Cream: Castle Forbes Lime
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (6)
Post: Thayer's Cucumber WH
Aftershave: Dominica Bay Rum Lime

 

Jim, do you make your lids for your mugs? I noticed you had this one and one on your old spice mug.
Kerry

 

It looks broken in nicely =)

 

these are some awesome pics!! the rock reminds me of the Easter Island Moai.

 

Thanks Guy! Have a good one.

 

30 Day Rule - July 2015
July 24th
Razor - Feather SS AC/Gillette New LC
Blade - (7) (4 2/3)
Brush - Omega 10066 (BoS)
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Post - Cold Water splash, Alum, Nivea

Typical early and fast Saturday shave. I stayed with the Feather SS, just cut it back to one pass with a follow up with the New. BoSFat was spectacular. The first pass with the Feather was really nice. I wonder if maybe I overthink a bit on days I have more time. Seemed like by speeding up a bit and just worrying about getting it done it felt great and I didn't do any damage. The second pass with the New and Voskhod (NewKod?) (VoskNew?) got me a nice DFS and I was ready for the alum. Not as much burn as usual so maybe there is something to less concentration on each move and just letting the shave happen. Nivea cooled it off and out the door I went looking for suckers qualified buyers for some quality automobiles. Happy Saturday a bit late and here's to a day off tomorrow!

 

Sunday's Planned SOTD
Razor: Gillette Toggle (S6)
Blade: Gillette 7 O’CLOCK Blue (7)
Brush: Paladin PK-47 26mm Blonde Badger
Bowl: Buffalo Horn 5”
Pre Shave Scrub: RazoRock GLO
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Bay Rum w Lime
Shave Soap: Barrister & Mann Bay Rum
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Extro Bay Rum



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SHAVE OF THE DAY




PRE SHAVE: OCCAMS CRUSHED LIME PRE SHAVE SOAP
RAZOR: GILLETTE TECH
BLADE: PERMA-SHARP
BRUSH: OMEGA S SYNTHETIC
SOAP: THE KRAKEN
POST: OSAGE RUB/ THE KRAKEN AFTERSHAVE MILK




Had a great late night shave with a few minor weepers but BBS other than that. The Kraken smells very similar to Maggards London Barbershop but with a little more aquatic notes. Floral but in a masculine way and is a nice barbershop scent. The Omega S brush has good backbone but is soft and easy to face lather and never sheds hairs either. The milk combined with the Osage Rub made a very cooling and moisturizing post shave. This set up today worked out quite well so I will keep it in mind for the future. Hope everyone had a good day and goodnight TSD.

 

SOTD July 26, 2015

Pre-shave: shower, hot facecloth, homemade rose pre-shave oil
Soap: Body Shop Maca Root Shave Cream
Razor: Fendrihan DE
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: Semogue
Aftershave: Rose WH, coconut oil

Up with the birds this morning. Great shave this morning. 2 pass WTG. This is such a soothing combination of shaving products. Enjoy your Sunday.

 

Looks great. Have a good day.

 

07/26/2015
Razor – Gillette Slim (J3) set to 9
Blade – Voskhod (2)
Brush – Shavemac Silvertip D01
Lather – Mitchell’s Wool Fat
Post - Witch Hazel & Floid Amber Sample

 

Citrus Sunday
This was my first try with Ballanclaugh soap and it was a very good first impression. I recently traded for this lemon and light menthol number and it provides solid lather. The scent is fresh and clean. The Fatboy smoothly removed my stubble without drama. I finished up with Shea Moisture elixir since it has a grapefruit scent. Great shave and now I'm ready for church.

Prep: Mickey Lee Lime
Soap: Ballanclaugh Lemon
Brush: The Colonel
Razor: Fatboy 9-7-7
Blade: Voskhod (3)
AS: Shea Moisture Elixir and balm

 

Sunday:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpsons 56 Best Badger
Lather: RazoRock Cumba Cheech croap
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bic (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (3, 4, 5)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, RazoRock Cumba Cheech AS lotion
Cologne: Jasmin et Cigarette by Etat Libre d' Orange

If there's a smoother, more comfortable blade than a Bic on Day 2, I haven't found it. I used less product than usual with the Cumba Cheech - which may still meet the same fate as the jar of One-X I just finished by month's end - and still had a surplus of lather for 3 passes. Operator error on my 3rd pass, in the form of some weird J-hook/Gillette slide hybrid maneuver I inexplicably tried on my throat, resulted in one spot of red, closed by the cold water splash after the shave. DFS+ results, all told.

 

Yes, I made lids for my mugs and bowls that do not have lids. That way I can stack them.
http://jrshaving.blogspot.com/2014/07/lids.html

 

Sunday 26 July 2015



Mastro Livi "Rasoio Italiano" Stainless Damascus Steel​

I love this razor! And I love my shaving soap, too. I recently made a new batch of my shaving soap by using a new formula: a "tune in" revision in order to get a harder soap and a better performing lather. Not that I was not happy with my previous recipe, but I am more into soaps than creams, that's why I wanted to make a harder version of my soap. It was also a new attempt to get my favorite fragrance - the classic bitter almond aroma, the one I love the most - and also in this regard I made a good step forward. My goal is to make a shaving soap suited for straight razor shaving, according to my own experience and how a shaving soap should be according to my taste. Kind to the skin with a very good slickness for the blade and with a stable, creamy and rich lather. I guess I achieved both goals no matter I believe you can always improve what you do. That's why I am still working on the recipe in order to make my soap even better, by tuning in the formula as well as by using a processing method I personally developed quite a long time ago. As for the razor, impeccable Mastro Livi quality: this stainless Damascus steel is very good and provides a deep and close shave. The icing on the cake was my father's Omega brush 47. This bristle brush - although being about 35 years old - is very soft and no brush I own can beat it in lathering. A genuine lathering champion!​

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: RazorGuy Shaving Soap
• Brush: My Father's Omega 47 (35 year old brush and still a lathering champion)
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi "Rasoio Italiano" Stainless Damascus, 8/8 Full Hollow, Spanish Point
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: Myrsol Agua de Limón