SoS: August 3, 2015 - August 9, 2015

Keep the "hits" coming!

 

08/09/2015
Razor – Gillette New LC
Blade – Ladas (2)
Brush – Zenith Pro Aluminum Boar B2
Lather – Mystic Water Lavender
Post - Witch Hazel & Fine Platinum

 

Sunday, August 8, 2015 - Cold water shave
Shower, Gatsby FW
Whipped Dog Synthetic
Cornhuskers Lotion
Arko, face-lathered
Fatboy (7, 6, 6) w/Vaskhod (1)
Cold rinse, cold towel, Cortisone 10, L O'real something or other, TSD AS Milk

Switching to face lathering has opened up a whole new world for me. I can use creams and soaps I couldn't before. Arko is great stuff!

 

Sunday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Executive Man
Soap: Stirling Island Man
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Personna Med Prep (1)
Brush: oscar11 TGN 2-Band Finest-24mmx48mm
Aftershave: Country Club Frozen Vetiver

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

Stirling Island Man today. 20 seconds to load the oscar11 badger. Great easy, thick, lather. I loaded a new Personna Med Prep in the NEW SC. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Frozen Vetiver.

Bob

 

How do you like and can you describe the scent of the Gatsby FW?

 

Beautiful razor...

 

Welcome to the SOTD!

 

Lovely OC Bob!

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's and a washcloth
vie long horse
BOMBED soap commander vision
Matador/ Maggard mr5 handle
persona lab(1)
ICED Aqua Velva ice blue
over shot of grey flannel
today's shave was very good. the vision whipped up very nicely. the Mr5 may of made the Matador even better. I prolly could have stopped at two passes, but the third made me exceptionally smooth. finished with iced ice blue, then a spritz of grey flannel.
church today, y'all come with me.

 

30 day Focus - Day 8
MDC Lavender Face Lathered
Rapira Platinum Lux Blade (Day 2 on blade, Day 2 on Rapira Platinum Lux)
Slim Adjustable set to 8
3 passes

Today I got a very close shave. I would argue that it is BBS, but will wait until seeing how it feels tonight before making that call.

I am on Day 38 of face lathering. I am becoming a believer.

 

Sunday 9th August







Warm shower

Hot towel

Stirling Lime bowl lathered

Finest Badger brush made by myself

Gillette ABC Shell 1914

Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (1)

Cold rinse

Thayers Lemon witch hazel

TOBS No74 Victorian Lime aftershave

 

Shave of the day

Pre- Hot shower, Anna and Claras bath soap Sandalwood
Soap/cream- Mitchell’s wool fat
Brush- Turkish No6 boar
Razor- WEBER polished head stainless steel
Blade- Personna lab blue
Post- Cold water rinse, Speick aftershave lotion and Nivea sensitive cooling aftershave balm

An okey shave. Judging from this shave the GSB is a better blade. But I also had a few days of facial hair, so the comparison isn't very fair. I'm gonna shave tomorrow or the day after to really be able to compare Personna and GSB. A part of me Is hoping that the Personna is better because it's a bit cheaper, but you know I want good shaves. And if I have to pay 6$ extra for a 100 pack I will.

Didn't get as close as I would have wanted on a few places, but it's okey. Over all it was an okey shave. Now after I'm feeling a liiiittle burn, strange because I didn't get much feedback from my alum block.

 

August 9 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
Stirling Synthetic Brush
Stirling Benjamin Franklin SS
'58 TV Special
Stirling Unscented PSB
Stirling Benjamin Franklin AS

 

Razor: Gillette Ball End Tech NDC (declared 1947) Birth Year
Brush: Whipped Dog 30/45 Silvertip 2014
Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue
Cream/Soap: Castle Forbes cedarwood & sandalwood cream
Blade: Feather (2)
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Jack Black Balm, Old Spice Lime original Shulton AS Frosted Glass 1960s
The Castle whipped up nicely with the Silvertip. The WD is still my favorite brush. Very soft but great backbone. The Gillette Tech is a nice mild razor for me even with a Feather blade. Very nice two pass shave with some touchup. Warm water rinse and pat dry. Some WH and after cleanup some JB Balm and then some Old Spice Lime from 1960s. The Spice is nice, go get some! Remember what my buddy Frank said "That's Life's" so grab on and ride!

 

Nice brush! I'm tempted, yet again

 

Very nice setup!

 

9 August 2015

* Ikon Shavecraft Tech + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
* WSP Stubby 2-Band + Oscar11 Rootbeer Translucent C7
* Mystic Water Bay Rum
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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do you feel like an old guys under drawers on a hot summer day?

 

Thank you. My Sunday shaver and Sunday brush. Everything else will rotate week to week.

 

I don't just feel like it, but I smell like it too!