SoS: September 7, 2015 - September 13, 2015

SOTD for Friday Sept 11th.........

Nivea Sensitive Cream face lathered w/Semogue 1438
'67 Gillette Slim (5) w/Gillette 7 o'clock (yellow)
Witch Hazel rinse finishing w/Aqua Velva Ice Blue A/S

2 quick passes w/touch-up for a DFS



Take a moment to pray for those that gave their lives on this day 14 years ago.......................

 

September 11th
Razor - Schick E
Brush - Rubberset 200-3 w/H.I.S. Knot 26 / 57 mm
Blade - 1960s Vintage Personna Vydax Coated Stainless
Soap - The Soap Exchange Barber Shoppe

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Once In A While Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra 1937

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Bonjour Messieurs, this morning :



- "Rubberset 400" by JO (ebony and padouk)
- LA Shaving Soap Co. "Topanga Fougère" (sample not shown)
- Le Grelot "Perle des Orients" straight
- Gillette Red Tip
- Captain's Choice Limes AS

Not too bad, have a nice day !

 

Amazing shave this morning from my Super Speed/Derby combination, as well as great lather from my Palmolive Menthol cream along with a LOT of chill which the Rubby Dubby Doo intensified. By the way, this Stirling pre-shave soap really leaves your face nice and clean to make a shave so much easier!

May we remember the tragedy of 9/11 and may God keep the souls of those who lost their lives that day forever alive under His protective wings.

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nuetrogena men's invigorating face wash and a washcloth
semouge soc
BOMBED soap commander respect
Gillette executive(d3)(7)
feather(4)
ICED atomized M&L Florida water

today's shave was optimal. all those favorites and which ones questions, could be answered with today's shave. not to say that each element are my personal best, but if I was stuck with these, I'd be happy. three passes left me smooth and comfy. finished with iced atomized Florida water.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Hybrid Tech Triad / Med

Paladin

CC Japanese Citrus

RR Don Marco

 

SOTD
911
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'm so happy I bought this cream! I'm not a cream guy but this cream is fantastic in every way. Great shave.
Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE

 

F W Engels Perfection
Oscar11 H.I.S. brush
Barrister & Mann Fougere Imperiale soap
Annick Goutal Eau de Sud

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SOTD: Friday, September 11
Proraso Sapone
Simpson M6
Mühle R89/Weber Classic
Polsilver SI (2)
Proraso AS & Balm

Never Forget...​

 

11 September 2015

* Ikon Shavecraft Short-Comb + WRH3 Aluminum
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Doug Korn All-Amber Taca
* Mystic Water Poggio dei Pini
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Schick J4 razor
Personna blade
Lea Menthol SC
Plisson/L'Occitane brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Skin Bracer A/S

Pretty good shave but this blade is done. Now go enjoy your day folks

 

FRIDAY
Day 3 of a 7-Day Test Drive
The standard 30-laps of the smooth latigo strop, slick L'Occitane lather and my third shave using this large custom razor. After two days of shaves, I'm finding the 'sweet spot' in handling this razor. I still proceed slowly and with determination, paying close attention to the point. End result: another super smooth shave, no irritation and best of all, no blood-letting.
Have a great Friday, all!

 

This is the only TTO OC that I have tried and for me a smooth two pass shaver that is as aggressive as my '48 Aristocrat and neither of these razors give any irritation. It's one that staying in my den.

 

Sweet looking Damascus you got there Kevin!

 

Omega 10049 (Pro49) / Le Pere Lucien / Gillette SuperSpeed (1954) / Personna Lab blue / Floid genuine

 

Col. Conk's Almond soap with TOBS Almond Cream
Sputnik blade
Gillette New Long Comb
3 passes

Great combination of soap & cream today - marvelous scent and decent coverage.

 

11sep15

My good shave streak has ended. Today was time for a new soap puck and I just got the Schick adjustable yesterday.

The Lightfoot's Pure Pine "shave soap" is one of those soaps that looks decent in the he mug but you need to relather for each area of the face. My face felt slick when I rinsed but the lather didn't stay unless actively being applied. This will be a candidate for Frankensoap. All my good scraps will be added to this to make it usable.

Yesterday I used my I1 and had a beautiful shave. Today not so much. Started out on 5 but didn't feel it was doing much. Moved to 9 for the other cheek. I ended up finishing on 7, did 2 passes and decided to stop. Definitely no alcohol AS today. I would have been on fire!

 

Today I tried my new soap; TFS Bergamotto Neroli ... wow!

Schick Krona DE
Rapira Platinum Lux blade
Edwin Jagger Silvertip Fibre L brush
TFS Linea Intenso Bergamotto Neroli soap
Pitralon Original aftershave

The lathering capabilities of the Bergamotto Neroli were the same as from the other TFS Linea Intenso soaps; excellent. But I was blown away by the scent. This is how a citrus soap should smell! Like I was surrounded by freshly sliced lemons and oranges. The scent kept lingering for a bit too, so it was almost a shame to apply the aftershave. This soap is definitely going in my rotation.

 

I think it is cool to see something different like scenic pics, and I look forward to see what's coming up next.

 

that's good that you found a way to use the Lightfoot's, frankensoap is a great idea and it usually makes the soap so much better. At least that is my experience from mixing soaps together.