SoS: August 3, 2015 - August 9, 2015

Saturday morning:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Personna day 6
Proraso Green SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Proraso Green AS

Not too much to say - it's been quite a while since I last used my Proraso Green stuff so here we go. I enjoy the soap because of its lather and cooling sensation and the aftershave is terrific!

 

SOTD - Friday, August 7 2015

Cool shower
Prep: Citrus & Cedar PSO
Brush: Refurb Ever-Ready 115, TGN finest
Soap: Barrister & Mann Ferox
Razor: Weber Wave handle
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (2)
Post: Thayer's Cucumber WH
Aftershave: Clubman, vintage Pinaud bottle

 

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Saturday, August 8, 2015

Mongoose with Triad Ti Rolling Hex
Kai Captain Sharp #5
Wolf Whiskers DWW-3 Green TGN Finest 24X50mm
Barrister and Mann Shave Soap Bay Bum
Witch Hazel ++Menthol, Unrefined Shea Butter
Barrister and Mann Kyovu Bay Rum

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SOTD - 7 August 2015

30 Day Rule with The Phoenix OC



Phoenix Double OC
Rapira Swedish Supersteel (6)
L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic
La Toja Shave Stick
Alum
Pinaud Clubman

Have a great weekend!
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Jeff, what kind of super speed do you have/use? I'm finding I really enjoy my shaves from the 40's super speed and my Gillette British Rocket. Thank you!
Kerry

 

A really excellent shave this morning with my sporty cartridge razor

Razor: Wilkinson T70
Blade: Wilkinson bonded cartridge blade
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Soap: NSS Arabian Nights (really thrilled that this soap is now finally available in the US. Mine was a sample puck).
A/S: Anherb

 

August Focus - Slim and Feather AC
August 7
Razor - 1964 Gillette Slim (J1)
Blade - (4)
Brush - BoS (Omega 10066)
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Post - Cold Water, Alum, The Veg

Fourth day on the Voskhod and time to crank up the Slim. All the way to 9 and away we go. The BoS and Fat got a great lather going. I'm still trying to decide whether I like MWF or Tabac the best. So far a very close race. I'll be putting a horse to the Fat in the next day or two as well.

First pass on 9 was really nice. Got some good feedback going and it did a great job. Picked up a minor nick right on my cheekbone where the more aggressive razors tend to get me. Nothing major at all. Lathered up again and went XTG over my face and neck and finished DFS. Found a few spots that were a bit worse than the rest on my neck so touched up there with a small third pass and found the baby. Nice to have it visit again. I can honestly say that the Slim at 9 is a great shave with the Voskhod. Close, smooth, feedback to boot. Hard to beat that shave. I'm going to throw in a Feather tomorrow and set the Slim all the way down to 1. Let's see what the mildest setting with a super sharp blade can do. Here's to the start of a great weekend!

 

Saturday's Planned SOTD
Razor: Razor: Cobra Classic
Blade: Feather AC Professional (D5)
Brush: Rooney Heritage Emillion 1 Super Badger
Bowl: ShaveWorks 4.25"
Pre Shave Scrub: MRGLO
Pre Shave: Myrsol Emulsion
Shave Soap: Mickey Lee Drunken Goat
Post: Alum Block
Aftershave: WSO Signature



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My shave today is not going to happen. I need to work on pressure and blade angle with my tech. I had a handful and a half of weepers on my neck and the sides of my chin that made alum fun in an "oh god oh god I'm on fire" kind of way so, I'm going give my face a day to heal an try again tomorrow with only one change. I'll be using Proraso white instead of Williams since it came in the mail yesterday afternoon. I test lathered with it and my nylon brush made gobs of thick lather effortlessly. My badger brush still won't give me a decent lather so it may end up in the bottom of my shaving box for awhile I have also woken up with a fever and sore throat so I'll be lazing around as much as I can and focusing on getting better so I won't miss any work. I work in the deli of a grocery store so I'm unable and unwilling to work sick. No one else needs my germs.

 

That sounds a little like a blade problem, does that happen with any blade you use?

Proraso white is very nice, i think it Will be a big improvenent from Williams =)

Feel better

 

This was my first day with the Voskhod, The feather was uncomfortable as well but not this bad. Maybe my face doesn't like sharp blades? The most comfortable shave so far was from a personna med blue in my fatboy. Very little difference in the superspeed. I was blaming technique since the tech is so much lighter then my other razors.

 

Kerry, my Super Speed dates back to the 50's. I think it's terrific because it's quite mild, yet it gives me great shaves.

 

SOTD August 8, 2015

Pre: Shower, hot towel, pre shave oil
Razor: Gillette Canadian Heavy Tech
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: Omega Boar
Cream: Nivea Original
Post: Rose WH
This Nivea Cream has to be one of my all time favourites...wonderful rich lather and a great shave. And my Heavy Tech performed like a Ferrari...can't be beat. Perfect way to start a Saturday.

 

Another fantastic shave and so effortless. The Proraso Green soap which I'm using is the older formulation but it works really well. Plenty of menthol cooling and excellent, easy to build lather. The matching aftershave is so cooling and refreshing, with a nice scent.

 

Der Vorschlaghammer mit LMR
The Lather Monster easily whipped up the LMR, as usual. Der Vorschlaghammer smoothly made my stubble pay for its insolence, as usual. I finished up this great shave with Maggard London Barbershop because I feel it compliments the scent of LMR very nicely.
Prep: Cold water wash, Van Yulay PSO
Soap: Catie's Bubbles LMR
Brush: HIS
Razor: Der Vorschlaghammer
Blade: Voskhod (2)
AS: Maggard London Barbershop

 

Prep - Shower / Woods Of Windsor Cedar Woods soap / Pre-lather / 3 min steam
Razor - Ever Ready 1914
Blade - GEM Personna SS (#7 and out)
Brush - Omega 20106
Soap - Arko / Proraso Green / Glycerine
After - Frozen towel / Alum & WH Mix
Result - BBS

I love shaving with my DE's but it's becoming increasing more difficult to peruse my collection without picking an SE razor out of the pack. It always feels like much more of special occasion, the results like the band playing at the end.
Still sticking with the überlather, this combination being particularly cushioning.

 

SOTD Saturday
Waking up late so just a hot water splash and sweat oil with tea tree for the prep
Arko stick (love this stuff)
VDH bore
Gillette black handle SS WTG and a touch up
Gillette 7 o'clock (2)
Av musk splash
Nivia face cream

Good luck to my students as we prep for state boards today.

 

S2 Triad

M&F

Reef Point Sublime

TOBS Victorian Lime

 

Saturday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Executive Man
Soap: WSP Rustic Shaving Soap-Mahogany
Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech (Triangular Slots)
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Blue SP (4)
Brush: oscar11 Boar-26mmx60mm
Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud

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

Rustic Mahogany today. 20 seconds to load the oscar11 boar. Great easy, thick, lather. 7 O’Clock Blue SP still in the FH Tech. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Southern Oud.

Bob