SoS: August 24, 2015 - August 30, 2015

The Lea Menthol cream is fabulous - a very nice scent, wonderful scent and really cooling. It performed great for me and so did my Super Speed/Derby combination. The Penguin gave me a most enjoyable menthol wallop afterwards.

 

Prep - Shower / Woods Of Windsor Cedar Woods soap / Pre-lather / 3 min steam
Razor - Gillette Thin Handle Tech
Blade - Bic Chrome Platinum
Brush - Omega 20106
Soap - Palmolive / Glycerine
After - Frozen towel / Alum & WH Mix
Result - BBS

Still on the second round of blade trials. First time around I despised the Bic, they had tugged worse than any other. This time there was a marked improvement, no tugging at all. Downside was the irritation it caused me, which wasn't apparent during the shave. It was only after splashing the Alum & WH Mix on that I noticed below my chin and down to my Adam's apple had suffered razor burn. Consequently, I decided to bin the blade after this one shave. There are many other blades that are much better.
The razor was new to me this week. It's Fat Handled sibling is my favourite DE so I really wanted to try this, it hasn't disappointed. Been quite a while since I used Palmolive but it really is a proper bargain.

 

Bonjour Messieurs, this morning was :



- Institut Karité Shave cream
- Tadé silver-plated brush + Kirby & Beard bowl
- Oury à Paris straight
- DE Leresche prototype (?)
- AS Le Père Lucien LE Ginger & Lemon

Very nice ! Bonne journée Messieurs !

 

TOBACCO TUESDAY
hot water wash with neutrogena men's invigorating face wash and a washcloth
Kent infinity silvertex
wsp rustic shave soap tobacco
Schick krona
voskhod(3)
pinaud clubman original
today's shave was nice. the gen 3 silvertex is a great little brush. the krona made three nice passes for a smooth comfy shave. finished with clubman.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Schick J1 razor
Personna blade
FS Finest brush
Williams SS
Nivea Energy Balm
Pinaud Clubman A/S

Got a great shave using a very under rated soap. Williams works well for me and finishing with Clubman just seemed right. Now go enjoy the day folks.

 

SOTD: Tuesday, August 25
Coate's Original Lavender
Simpson 1 "Chubby" 2-Band Super Badger
Feather AS-D2
Polsilver SI (3)
Saint Charles Bulgarian Lavender AS

Have a great day!​

 

OneBlade / Feather

M&F

Reef Point Barbershop

PAA Cad

 

Tuesday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Executive Man
Soap: BdF Mistero
Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel (1)
Brush: Plisson #12 Grey Badger-22mmx56mm
Aftershave: Country Club Sweet Water

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

BdF Mistero today. Easy, thick, lather with the Plisson badger. I loaded a new Rapira Swede in the Red Tip. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Sweet Water.

Bob

 

Filarmonica Doble Temple 14
Oscar11 H.I.S. brush
Proraso sensitvie soap
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal

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8/25/15 - Speick Shaving Cream
Semogue Italian Barber LE
Gillette Contract Tech
Pol-Silver Blade
Speick Afterahave

 

30 day Focus - Day 24 (Tuesday)
MDC Lavender Face Lathered
Rapira Stainless Blade (Day 2 on blade, Day 6 on Rapira Swedish Stainless)
Slim Adjustable set to 8
3 passes

This was a very nice shave with no cuts or weepers. This also finished out this month's use of Rapira Swedish. I will be moving to the Voskhod blade tomorrow.

 

Fat Tobacco Tuesday
warm shower/cold water shave
Omega Mixed Midget
Alt Innsbruck PPE
Cheseled Face Sherlock
Fatboy/Kai (1)
cold water rinse
Bloc Osma alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Can You Handlebar BDO
Cheseled Face Cryogen ASL ........wowsa this stuff is frosty!!!
SMN Tabacco Toscano

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

SOTD August 25, 2015

Prep: Rusty Blade blend pre-shave oil
Razor/Blade: Gillette Canadian Heavy Tech / Astra SP
Brush/Soap: Semogue/ Geo F Trumper Coconut Oil
Aftershave: Witch Hazel/coconut oil
Mustache Wax: Badger
A delightful shave this morning. A nice combination of products.

 

SOTD
Overslept shave
August 25, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost
Razor: Mongoose B3 Dr. Bomber Handle
Blade: Feather Professional
Brush: Ever-Ready 150 TGN 24/54mm Synthetic by @GDCarrington
Lather: TABAC
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Folsom & Co. Shambala
I love TABAC! This reknot by Gary has changed my brush preference for the good. Before this I was a natural hair brush user, Gary performed magic on this Ever-Ready 150 that forever has changed me. Thank you Clint and Mark for your advice on the angle of the Mongoose, it worked! Longer strokes also hit the mark. Shambala is one of my favorites.

Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE

 

8/25/2015 Tobacco Tuesday!

Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Fatip Piccolo, H. Boker straight razor
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair
Soap: RazoRock - Tobacco #2
After: Home made ASB, Nivea after shave balm
Cologne: Midnight In Paris

Welcome to Tobacco Tuesday! The Vie Long brush whipped the Tobacco #2 into a nice and thick lather. The Boker and the Piccolo did a great job taking down the stubble. The Nivea and the Midnight In Paris were a nice finish to this 2 pass Darn Fine Shave +.

Have a blessed day!

 

August Focus - Slim and Feather AC
August 25
Razor - Schick Krona
Blade - (2)
Brush - Vie Long 12601
Soap - Tabac
Post - Cold water, Alum, Nivea Original Post Shave

Yes, I know, it's Slim and Feather AC month but I decided to take a day and try out the Schick Krona I just received. Too tempting sitting there not to try out. This razor has a mild reputation so I loaded the Voskhod from the Mladost II trial on Sunday and got down to shaving. Chose the pony for the brush, Tabac for the soap and now I have a problem. Yesterday I decided the Omega 10066 and MWF was the perfect soap/brush combination. Today I'm not so sure. Great lather and feel from the pony today. Once I start lathering and feel that extra scritchiness my left leg starts shaking and kicking. Throw me a treat cause I'm a happy camper.

Did a typical three pass shave with the Krona and it is a nice razor. It is mild, I will say that. While the Voskhod did very well I'm thinking a Feather or Kai might be a better choice for this razor. I think it could turn an extra sharp blade into a really nice shave. The Voskhod performed very well in it, though, although after lathering for the second pass I noticed a spot of blood on the right cheek. The area that I repeatedly butchered this month seems quite susceptible to weepers. Nothing major at all as it disappeared after the XTG pass. Did a full third pass, XTG neck, ATG face and finished the neck with a Gillette Slide, well I guess Krona Slide in this case. Finished with a nice DFS and no major burn from the Alum. I can see why people like the Krona and I plan to keep it in rotation. Next time probably a Feather just to see the difference.

Off to buy SWMBO breakfast and then working a half day today. End of the month and all that. Hope your weather is as nice as ours!

 

Tyr's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Lather: Stirling Glacial Obsidian soap
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (3)
Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (7, 8, 9)
Post: Cold water splash, Dickinson's witch hazel, Myrsol Metilsol AS splash
Cologne: Burberry Brit

I just wasn't up for shaving on Monday, so I made this 'Menthol Tuesday' to make up for it. The Stirling was, relatively, easy to lather, but still doesn't provide as much cushion as I prefer, even if the slickness and post-shave care are good. The Bic is still going strong, with no issues and a remarkably smooth performance. I even remembered to forego the Bloc Osma alum because I was reaching for the Metilsol today. Nearly BBS results without bloodshed makes this a good shave.

 

Razor: Gillette 85 Super Adjustable "Black Beauty” (p2) 1970 named “The Black Pearl” (5)
Brush: Stirling Synthetic 26/63 2015
Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue
Cream: Jack Black cream
Blade: Feather (2)
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Jack Black Balm, Old Spice original Shulton 1973 - 1975 Blue Ship Decanter AS
"The Black Pearl" is out for a sail today, with a salty crew. The Stirling whipped the Jack Black into submission, I mean a frothy lather. The Pearl is set on 5 for the first salvo against the treacherous whiskers that have invaded my face. The second salvo vanquished the scurvy dogs to Davy Joneses Locker. Smooth sailing and steady as she goes with a little touchup on the right side of my neck. The weight of the head on the Pearl does all the work, as it sails through the rough sea. A splash of Witch Juice, some Jack Black Balm, Jaaack......, and then some Old Spice for the wenches. Off to some uncharted waters to plunder, and pillage. Have a good one you salty dog. Arrrrrh!

 

Beautiful brush!

 

Déjà Vu all over again! You can take you hand off the 'Post' button now. You must still be on Paris time.