SoS: July 27, 2015 - Aug 2, 2015

They just don't make them like they use to!

 

Razor: Merkur 34 C
Blade: Merkur Super (6)
Brush: WDC-4, Silvertip Badger, Butterscotch. (VIG) 24/67
Cream: C.O. Bigelow 1838
Bowl: Sarah Welch Pottery
A/S: Old Spice Classic

Outstanding shave this evening with the above mentioned products. I'm new to creams so I'll work with this one for a week. 3 passes. The bowl by Sarah Welch Pottery, although big, it is a great bowl. I think it was @Drygulch who had one of her bowls, and I decided to place a special order. Very happy I did.

 

Plan for 2 August 2015

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Sunday morning:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/SuperMax Blue day 5
Stirling Frozen Tundra SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash
Brut Cologne

This will be my last use of this SuperMax Blue blade because it just hasn't got the staying power or the longevity like the Derbys. It's not a bad blade, but my preference are the Derbys, Rapiras, and Personnas. The Frozen Tundra soap has such a great scent, awesome lather, and an intense menthol effect which comes surprisingly close to the Glacials. The Penguin's freezing power is also most welcome during such hot, humid weather which we've been getting. Every so often I enjoy a shpritz or two of Brut - it's very nice and old-school!

 

You are a wizard at setting up your pictures. Congratulations

 

Thanks!

 

Sunday's


TOBS Grapefruit Shaving Cream
Bethleham Olivewood ST
Gillette President
Personna SS
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Florida Water

The TOBS Grapefruit Shaving Cream face-lathered well with my Bethleham Olivewood Silvertip 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 Lemon WH and then Florida Water after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

August Focus - Slim and Feather AC
August 1
Razor - Gillette Slim J1 (1964) (3,4)
Blade - (1)
Brush - BoS (Omega 10066)
Soap - Tabac
Post - Cold Water, Alum, The Veg

Starting off a two razor focus this month. The Slim and the Feather SS AC are featured. As I mentioned earlier it's the Slim on Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and the Feather Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday. So, we start with the Slim.

This is the 1964 Slim I found on Ebay. I loaded a fresh Voskhod for this week and set it at 3 for the first pass. Since I've never tried an adjustable this is all new and I just picked a sort of in between setting to start. Lathered up with the BoS and Tabac and loved it. Great lather and the Tabac scent is great. SWMBO mentioned last night when I was taking a picture with it that she really loves that smell. So maybe I need to acquire some more Tabac products.

Due to the early nature of Saturdays for me and the need to make a meeting on time I decided ahead of time to do two passes. First pass was very very smooth with the Slim and Voskhod on 3. Wow. Nice. Relathered for the second pass and went to 4 on the razor. What a great feel and finish! Still super smooth, no irritation that I could tell and I finished with a very fine DFS. A bit of touchup and I would have had a BBS. Alum proved to be very quiet (a change from using the Feather) and I splashed on the Veg and off to work I went to start a new month. Very nice shave. I'm looking forward to Monday and taking the razor up a notch or two. Welcome to August ladies and gents!

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Same shave today as yesterday, but I also did a full head shave after 10 days of slacking. Took 3 passes to get the dome smooth.

It is so hot now that I am fully converted to cold water shaves!

 

SOTD - Saturday, August 1, 2015

Cool shower
Prep: Homemade PSO
Brush: Rubberset 49-4, 26mm TGN finest
Cream: La Toja
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Aftershave: Dominica Bay Rum

 

SOTD 08.01.2015

Prep: Shower
Razor: Gillette Old Type
Blade: Asco (2)
Brush: Omega 13109
Lather: Cella
Post: Cold rinse, Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Cooling ASB

Love the smell of marzipan in the morning!

 

Sunday, August 2, 2015

B-3 Mongoose with Triad Rolling Hex Titanium
Kai Captain Sharp #2
Simpson M6 TSN LE Manchurian
MDC Le Bol En Bois – Fougere
Witch Hazel ++Menthol, Unrefined Shea Butter
Floid Blue Aftershave


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Sunday's Planned SOTD
Razor: ATT H-2\Wolfman WHR2
Blade: Feather (D6)
Brush: DaVinci 290
Bowl: Symmetrical Sheet Metal
Pre Shave Scrub: RazoRock GLO
Pre Shave Oil: Pacific Shaving Iced
Shave Soap: Mickey Lee Grand Havana
Post: Alum Block
Aftershave: Small Batch Shave Tonic



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Mark that is a great looking setup for tomorrow.

 

Thanks Guy. How do you like the Shave Tonic?

 

I really like it. Definitely bourbon comes through but you also have the Pimenta Racemosa with light orange spice note but to me the real difference is the vanilla I pickup in it too. If they ever go back into stock I will pickup another for reserve as it took me almost two years to finally obtain this replacement bottle for the one that broke Christmas 2013.

 

So first shave off my August 30 day rule in the books. Will be focusing on technique using the below.

Razor – Lord L6 three piece razor
Blade – Gillette Silver Blue
Brush – VDH Boar
Soap -- MITA
Post - Witch Hazel

Excellent shave earlier. One weeper because I tried too hard between my lip and chin. It is a problem area for me right at the crease. Got to work on stretching my face to beat assist especially on lower neck and around chin. Lather was great doing bowl lathering. Ended up being an excellent DFS Plus shave that lasted throughout the day.

 

SOTD 1 August 2015 - The Phoenix (Debut)




PAA Phoenix DOC
La Toja Shave Stick
Shark Super Chrome
L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic
Alum
Osage Rub
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August has 31 days, so I slipped in a detour. Shark Super Chrome was the first DE blade I ever used, on 11 August of last year. I joined TSD 15 Sept 2014, read @GDCarrington shortly thereafter, did a rule, and have been doing them, in some form, ever since. If any one is interested, a new group is starting now! Click the link in my signature if you wanna check it out!

It's really amazing how much better these blades became after aging for a year in the bottom of a box.

I'll be back tomorrow with the real rule for the month. Other than that...all is quiet in Colorado.

Have a Super Sunday!
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My cat gave me a 3/4" long scratch down one cheek this AM. I'll let it heal before I shave again.

 

Poor you!