SoS: September 14, 2015 - September 20, 2015

Beautiful razor and Old Spice Lantern Decanter.

 

The Lord's Day's


Dove Men Face Wash
Van Der Hagen Deluxe Shave Soap
Bethlehem Olivewood ST
Gillette President
Personna SS
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Aqua Velva

The Van Der Hagen Deluxe Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Bethleham Olivewood Silvertip brush. Two passes with my Gillette President razor and a Personna SS blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then Aqua Velva after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

September 19 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
Stirling Synthetic Brush
St. James Black Pepper and Lime SC
Gem G Bar
Stirling Unscented PSB
The Veg

 

Oh, I know they're different..maybe I'll rotate Mennen Skin Bracer and Fine in the summer, and try Bill Neumann in the fall(rotating that with a Bay Rum).

 

How does that Glacial compare to Osage?

 

I don't know. I've never tried Osage. This one has a good menthol feel that lasts for a while.

 

It's probably more like Skin-Bracer then.

 

SOTD 09.19.2015

Prep: Shower
Razor: Gillette Old Type
Blade: Super-Max Platinum (2)
Brush: Omega 10083
Super Lather: TOBS Sandalwood Shave Cream/Proraso Green tube
Post: Cold rinse, Witch Hazel Cucumber

Very nice combo from 2 great products. The sandalwood overpowered the scent from the green proraso but gave me that nice chill.

 

Planned Sunday SOTD

Schick type J
Restored Rubberset brush
Myrsol Emulsion pre shave
Geo.F.Trumper Almond shaving cream
L'Occitane Cade AS balm

 

Razor: Fatip BRW Bull mastiff
Blade: Big Ben
Brush: BF Greenie
Soap: Tabac
Post: Cold water, Thayer's & Nivia Balm
AS: Fine Platinum


I always heard that the Fatip was aggressive. I did not find it that way at all, very comfortable to me.

 

Razor: iKon 102 Slant/iKon Bulldog
Blade: Merkur (D1)
Brush: Muhle Travel Synthetic
Bowl: Buffalo 5"
Pre Shave Scrub: RazoRock GLO
Pre Shave Oil: AOS Unscented
Shave Soap: Dr. Jon Savannah Sunrise
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Alpha 378

 

Today was the day of the Seattle Shave Con....so I didn't shave this morning, although the night before's shave was so close I didn't really need to...But I didn't want to shave this morning because, if by chance I traded for or scored something, anything, I would want immediate gratification this evening...

Boom! It brings me Great Pleasure, to present to you, Tonight's Shave...

Hot Whisker Rinse
Arko Shave Stick (lather bomb!)(thanks Ru)
Omega 10029 mini-pro boar (big lather in a small package)
Schick C3 Repeater (thanks Rufus T)
Longs Drugs/Personna SS coated d1
Witch Hazel splash
Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla

Today's Shave was one of those life defining moments....or should I say, 'Shaving Life' defining moments...You know, like when you first made a good lather....or first discovered DE's or Injectors or SE's....Well I've always wanted a Schick Repeater since I was digging my Dads Schick when I was a kid, and he told me, when he was a kid the Schicks had the injector right in the handle like a 45 Automatic. After that, the Schick Repeaters were the epitome of cool for me. But todays shave was the first time I've actually shaved with one...and unbelievable! I can't believe, after all these years of building these up in my head, I wasn't disappointed. In fact, it was better than I expected...one of those, "Best shaves of your life" type shaves...

Also, todays shave was made special by the fact that I haven't had an Arko Shave in over a year, and man, I've seriously missed it....Arko shave sticks would be my Desert Island soap....

So everything came together in a most appealing way, to afford me this fantastic 2 pass and touch up BBS...

I think this just might be my favorite set-up...

 

Gillette Rocket HD
Rapira Platinum Lux
Omega Hi-Brush
TFS Sotto La Mole
HEMA Sensitive ASB
Kruidvat "White Cedar" EdC

European only shave today, and an excellent one.

 

9/20/15
Schick J3 with Chick blade
TGN Synthetic
TSD Yin Yang
Myrsol Formula C sample

 

Sunday:

Prep: Hot shower, Healthy Accents Daily Renewal Cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpsons 56 Best Badger
Lather: RazoRock One-X croap
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bolzano Superinox (3)
Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (6, 7, 8)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's witch hazel, RazoRock One-X AS splash
Cologne: Jasmin et Cigarette

I had a couple of days' growth to tackle, and decided the One-X was the right tool for the job. Great lather, if marginally less copious than it has been some days, made the Bolzano glide effortlessly. DFS+ results without any problems.

 

Sunday 20 September 2015



Mastro Livi Grifetto, 6/8 Full Hollow, Round Point​

It is always a pleasure to shave with Mastro Livi Grifetto - a 6/8 stainless steel straight razor - a super performing shaver always giving an incredible super smooth shave. In this period I am also experimenting with Bay Rum aftershaves quite a lot and I am trying to use as much as I can in order to compare them with my newest Bay Rum batch and see how they perform in regard to the one I make. I also used one of the very best Italian shaving soaps - Vitos "Rosso" (Red) - a tallow based shaving soap providing a very good slickness with its creamy, fatty and rich lather. I liked this shave quite a lot and, I must say, Mastro Livi Grifetto rocks!​

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: Vitos Rosso (Red)
• Brush: Omega Bristle 80266
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi Grifetto, 6/8 Full Hollow, Round Point
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extravirgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: Pinaud Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum

 

Very nice shave but I definitely missed freezing my kisser off. The Nivea Sensitive cream performed very, very well and so did the matching balm. The Max Disinfecting aftershave left my skin feeling comfortable. Tomorrow I'll be returning to the menthol stuff big-time!

 

SOTD
September 20, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost
Razor: Mongoose B3 Dr. Bomber Handle
Blade: Feather Professional
Lather: Knockout Shave Cotton
Brush: Omega 10098
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: RazoRock Baby Blue
Very comfortable shave. KO Shave Cotton always comes through for me. Baby Blue is a great value.
Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE

 

I love that razor name!!!!

 

SUNDAY
Early morning shave today, using one of my favorite 'old reliables'—the custom 7/8" Wostenholm.
I have never had a 'bad' shave with this large razor, nor drawn any blood in the many shaves I've had using it. Great way to start a lovely Sunday!
Have a blessed one, gentlemen!