SoS: November 9.2015 - November 15, 2015

Aw shucks David, I'm blushing! Glad you enjoyed it.

 

SHAVE OF THE DAY



RAZOR: GILLETTE BALL END TECH
BLADE: LASER SUPER PLATINUM
BRUSH: OMEGA S SYNTHETIC
SOAP: OGALLALA BAY RUM LIMES AND PEPPERCORNS
POST: FD SPICE


The Ogallala has a great scent and made a nice lather. I accidently overloaded the brush so there was a abundance of lather for this shave. After this shave I will change the blade, because it started to show signs of wear. Not surprising because this blade lasted a long time. Finished the shave with the FD Spice which feels great and smells just like OS. Hope everyone has a great shave and a great day!

 

Shave of the day

Pre- Hot shower, Jumping Juniper shampoo cake from Lush
Soap/cream- Barrister and Mann Adagio
Brush- Omega S-Brush
Razor- WEBER polished head all stainless steel
Blade- Feather Hi-Stainless
Post- Cold water rinse, Humphreys witch hazel and Vitru Age combat aftershave balm

Nice shave with Adagio again. I got an okey shave with the feather for the first time, but looking back and feeling how my face feels I think I will be getting a little razor bumps.

 

Friday SOTD

The Rise double-whammy, what more is there to say? I figured it was a little on the warm side for Clubman. I was surprised that the Sensor gave me a nice shave as it was on its last day.

 

Loved the Wolf Whiskers brush - an immediate favorite.
I do however think that I am not really a Mach3-kinda-guy. They are too mild and clog up too much. The T&H handle was very nice though.

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Great picture!

 

November 13 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
Stirling Synthetic Brush
Pre de Provence SS
Gillette Aristocrat
Stirling Unscented PSB
Canoe AS

 

SOTD - FRIDAY-THE-THIRTEENTH!

Day number two with my Schick Adjustable. Day one was a so-so shave on setting #4. Today, on setting #6, it was a wholly different story.

Today's shave was my normal 3-pass shave. But this time there was no need for the extra clean-up pass I had to do yesterday. As with most injector and SE razors the feedback is loud and clear. I really enjoyed today because of the "scritch-scritch-swoosh" sound. The "swoosh" being the sound of a razor passing over skin where the stubble is gone! Tomorrow I'll probably move up another notch or two just to see what happens! Great BBS shave today! It's 4:30 and I've still got a very passable shave!

 

Hello Messieurs, this morning's shave :



- Baume.be shave cream
- The Big Shave LE 2014 brush
- Chatellerault straight
- Le Taillefer DE
- Myrsol Agua Balsamica

Very nice ! Have a good day gents !

 

Good picture!

 

Prep - Shower / Woods Of Windsor Cedar Woods soap / Pre-lather / 3 min steam
Razor - Gillette Rocket HD
Blade - Treet Platinum Super Stainless (#2) and out)
Brush - Omega 20106
Soap - Arko
After - Frozen towel / Alum & WH Mix
Result - BBS

Definitely a better result in a more aggressive razor. That said, the second shave's been enough to take the decision to bin it.
In my second, more extensive blade trial, I believe I'm now starting to scrape the bottom of the blade barrel with regard to quality.
The Shark and now the Treet, have left me with blotches that I haven't seen since I left the cartridges behind, nearly two years ago.
I'll keep going with the trial, but on the proviso that if the cheaper blades don't improve, I'll finish it earlier than expected.

 

Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable (6)
Blade: Personna Platinum (6)
Brush: WDC-4 Silver Tip (VIG knot) Butterscotch handle (Whipped Dog) 24/67
Soap: Proraso Green
A/S: Old Spice Fresh Lime
A excellent shave tonight with this combination. Great finish with the Old Spice Fresh Lime.
Have a great weekend everyone!!!

 

nice, I'm impressed
and jealous

 

SOTD - 13 November 2015
Day 13
No Variation November!



Utopia three-piece
Gillette Silver Blue (13)
L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic
Proraso Barbe Dure
Alum
TSD 2x Iced FW type AS Splash

Have a great weekend!
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Saturday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Tabac Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #27 Silver Tip
Gillette Super Adjustable
Astra Super Platinum
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Aqua Velva AS

The Tabac Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #27 Silver Tip brush. Two passes with my Gillette Super Adjustable razor and an Astra Super Platinum 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 Rose Petal WH and then Aqua Velva after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Fourteenth shave of No Variation NoVember.
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Today was another great shave with the PAL. Used the Rooney silver tip brush for a change from the synthetic brushes I've been using. Big difference, holds less water so I had to fiddle a bit to get the lather working. Good start to the day!

 

Haven't seen the OS lime before, looks like a great combination!

 

The Fresh Old Spice Lime is a newer version of Old Spice Lime. I don't believe it has been made for some time. @ObiDon could chime in and give more accurate account of the lime background. I believe he is the resident Old Spice expert. IMO.

 

Bay Rum Saturday:

Stirling Pre-Shave Soap
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Astra day 6
Krampert's Bay Rum SS
Krampert's Bay Rum AS

The nicest bay rum-scented soap and aftershave I've ever used up to now. The soap is so easy to lather both these products give such brilliant skincare!

 

13.11.15

Catie's Bubbles Pomander ▪ Mühle STF2 L ▪ Merkur 34C ▪ Voskhod ▪ Myrsol Antesol