SoS: September 7, 2015 - September 13, 2015

Tranquility Wednesday
Another great shave with Reef Point soap. This time I used Tranquility- a pleasing combination of lavender and peppermint that gives a light cool while it calms. Thick lather appeared immediately with the HIS brush, setting up my stubble for the Fatboy. I used a 9-7-7 progression for a drama free BBS. I finished with cologne Russe and Givenchy Pi to carry the lavender note.
Prep: Van Yulay PSO
Soap: Reef Point Tranquility
Brush: HIS
Razor: 59 Fatboy 9-7-7
Blade: Voskhod (1)
AS: B&M Cologne Russe; Givenchy Pi

 

Guys, I almost needed a fur coat when I finished my shave. The Glacial Lemon Chill soap produced FRIGID lather porn for me and really felt like dunking my head into a bucket of ice-cold lemonade. The Glacial Wintergreen balm and witch hazel felt so cold that it was just about borderline-painful. (In a good way, of course!)

 

I got a chill just reading your post.

 

September 9 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
Stirling Synthetic Brush
Latha SS
Injector Type G
Stirling Unscented PSB
Latha Post Shave

 

Odin's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Healthy Accents Daily Renewal Cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Beeline Boar
Lather: Ginger's Garden Oakmoss soap
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bolzano Superinox (3)
Passes: WTG, XTG (5, 6)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's witch hazel, Pinaud Clubman AS splash
Cologne: Xeryus

For some reason, my Simpsons brush was still quite damp, despite shaving in the morning and doing my usual routine of squeezing out the excess water yesterday. So, I reached for my cheap boar brush. It works well enough, but the lather wasn't quite as good as I've been getting with the badger. Because I wasn't feeling the lather give as much cushion and glide as I am used to from Ginger's Garden products, I stopped at 2 passes and DFS results. Curiously, the Clubman stung more than the alum, but there was no bloodshed.

 

+1

 

SOTD
September 9, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost
Razor: Mongoose B3 Dr. Bomber Handle
Blade: Feather Pro
Brush: Stirling Synthetic
Lather: La Toja Sensitive Shaving Cream
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: RazoRock XXX
I switch it up this morning and went with a cream, and wow what a joy La Toja is. Very little amount of cream and I had a mountain of lather, slick and very cushion-y, as far as the scent goes fresh, clean, soapy. Super shave. Hey I used a Gillette Vector for my head shave yesterday, great results!
Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE

 

F W Engels Perfection
Oscar11 H.I.S. brush
Strop Shoppe Baker Street soap
Lucido AS

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today's shave
hot water wash with nuetrogena men's invigorating face wash and a washcloth
Surrey white/ Vietnamese silvertip
soap commander love
Merkur progress(3.5)
feather(2)
soap commander love balm
today's shave was nice. " love to love ya baby". three passes for a smooth and comfy shave. finished with the matching sc balm.
I added the cup that I soak my brush into the pic.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

I am continuing to go through my sample of D.R. Harris Windsor. The scent is pleasant and it forms a decent lather. I switched from my Slim Adjustable to my Gillette New Long Comb. I got a very nice shave this morning, but did have a small area of irritation. It always takes a day or two before I adjust to a different razor.

D.R. Harris Windsor
Ladas blade
Gillette New Long Comb

 

Happy Birthday

 

Kevin, that FINE Platinum looks different than the original.

 

9 September 2015

* Wolfman WR1-SB + WRH3 Aluminum
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber C7
* Mystic Water Jeff's Lavender
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Pre War Tech Triad / Feather

Chubby 2

Dr Jons Savannah Sunrise

Mickey Lee LBDS

 

I could have used either of those in towelette form last night....had dinner in a house with no AC.

 

9/9/2015 Single Edge September

Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: GEM Micro Matic OC, Dubl Duck Goldedge straight razor
Blade: Gem PTFE coated SE blade (8)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: RazoRock - Don Donato
After: Home made ASB, Nivea Post Shave Balm
Cologne: Aqua H2O

Happy Wednesday! The #6 brush whipped up the Don Donato into a rich and thick lather. The MM OC paired with the GEM blade and the Duck knocked down the stubble with ease. The Nivea PSB and the Aqua H2O were a nice finish for this Darn Fine Shave.

Have a blessed day!

 

Nice stuff! My I ask you a question? How vain does one have to be to get their name engraved on a vintage razor? Okay, where can I get mine done?

 

SOTD September 9, 2015

Prep: Rusty Blade blend pre-shave oil
Razor/Blade: Gillette Canadian Heavy Tech / Astra SP
Brush/Soap: Semogue/ GFT Coconut Oil
Aftershave: Witch Hazel/coconut oil
Mustache Wax: Badger
This is such a nice combination. Always a pleasure.

 

Birthday Shave Today! (I made it to 60....)
Weber Polished Head with BBS-1 handle & Astra blade
Plisson ~1950's Antic #16 with High Mountain White knot (one of my very favorite brushes)
Saponificio Varesino Felce Aromatica Shaving Soap
Witch Hazel - Cucumber & a splash of Fine Fresh Vetiver

 

Schick J4 razor
Personna blade
FS Silver Tip brush
Vintage Williams SS
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Pinaud Lime Sec cologne

Right fine shave this morning. The vintage Williams SS works wonderfully well, I like it a lot.