SoS: November 16, 2015 - November 22, 2015

Razor: Gillette Ball End Tech NDC (declared 1947) Birth Year
Brush: Rubberset 400 #3 WD 24/50 Silvertip (Jedi Lightsaber)
Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue
Cream/Soap: Castle Forbes cedarwood & sandalwood cream
Blade: Feather (2)
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Jack Black Balm, Old Spice original Shulton 1980 glass AS (gift from my father in law)

Needed a change of pace, after a week of the same thing. The Castle whipped up nicely with the Silvertip, soft but great backbone. The Gillette Tech is a nice mild razor for me even with a Feather blade. Very nice two pass shave with some touchup, smooth. Warm water rinse and pat dry. Some WH and after cleanup some JB Balm and then some Old Spice from 1980. The Spice is nice, go get some!

 

Felt rather regal after this morning's shave and as if I should go and see the Queen.​

Gear:
Kent Mach3 razor
Kent T12 30mm brush - first time used and this thing is huge but really fun to use
T&H 1805

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11/18/2015 Windsor Wednesday!

Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Mongoose B2 Matte, French Fau Frame Back straight razor
Blade: Feather Professional (3)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: Windsor
After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Cologne: Prada - Amber Pour Homme

Another good shave. The Windsor was whipped into a thick and rich lather by the #6 brush. The Goose and the Frenchy did their jobs with little effort. The AV and the Prada were a nice finish for this Darn Fine Shave.

Have a blessed day!

 

right, OK.

 

A piece of amber acrylic. The same stuff I make the handles out of.

 

Smart move. It's adds a nice touch, and probably saves the wood from getting wet on the counter.

 

Wednesdays shave
I used some of my favourite products today for a very pleasant shave.

Razor - Pils
Brush - Pilsson synthetic
Lather - I Coloniali shaving soap
Blade - Sputnik
Aftershave - Nivea moisterising aftershave balm.

 

SHAVE OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY







RAZOR: GILLETTE SUPERSPEED FLAIR TIP
BLADE: RAINBOW STAINLESS (3RD SHAVE)
BRUSH: OMEGA S SYNTHETIC
SOAP: B&M ROSEMARY & PEPPERMINT
POST: B&M COLOGNE RUSSE


3 pass shave this morning. The peppermint from the soap gave a nice light menthol like cooling sensation. Made a great lather like B&M is known for. The Rainbow blade seems like a mid grade blade, not the sharpest, but not total junk either. Finished the shave off with Cologne Russe which has a manly floral scent and has good longevity. Hope everyone had a great shave and a great day!

 

Switched to the Weber with Personna Lab today and I've been alternating the SOC with my Omega 10049. Something about boar brushes just goes right with soft Italian soaps.

 

I have to get up early in the morning, so here's my shave plan.

Thursday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Astra day 4
Stirling Black Ice SS
Lucky Tiger AS Cream
Osage Rub AS
Old Spice Cologne

Rod's soaps are and always will be my favourites - gotta love that Black Ice. Ain't nothing wrong with the Lucky Tiger a/s cream or the Rubby Dubby Doo either, for that matter!

 

Thursday'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...

Nineteenth shave of No Variation NoVember.
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So is it a 30mm knot?

 

Gillette TTO Black Tip
1951 (W-4)
Brut Dominant scent
from J. at HTGAM G+
Super-Max Blue Diamond
Swedish Steel
Maggard Razors soap
Mango Sage Tea
Brush* brush pictured
for picture only.
(Used cheap boar
that didn't look
well in picture )

 

How is the Lucky Tiger Disappearing Cream as an aftershave? I've been considering buying a jar...........

 

Planned Thursday SOTD

Today was a great shave, so decided I'll keep it all the same for Thursday.

 

Having used it before, it's pretty cold (not Stirling Glacial cold) and conditioning. My issue is that my skin can't absorb balms efficiently 90% of the time, so I PIFed it.

 

A very nice cooling sensation and very soothing for dry or sensitive skin. A lot of moisturizing also.

 

Thursday Planned SOTD



Razor: Dubl Duck Goldedge 5/8 Full Hollow
Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic
Bowl: Woodhead Medium Scuttle
Pre Shave Scrub: RazoRock GLO
Pre Shave Oil: AOS Lavender
Shave Soap: Martin De Candre Fougère
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: B&M Fougère Classique

Looking at the jar of MdC Fougère hard to believe I have used it 14 times already. Haven't even put a dent in this soap. Talk about excellent cost per shave!!
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S0tD

Razor: WSC Faux Ebony
Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel (5)
Brush:Vintage Burma Shave Boar
Lather: B&M Latha Lavanda
Post: Witch Hazel, Lucky Tiger and Stirling Executive Man AS balm
AS: British Sterling

 

NOVember - NO Variation

November 18

Razor - Feather SS AC Pain Stick
Blade - (7)
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Post - Cold Water, Alum, Nivea

Well, this could be the day. After several days of good shaves and yesterday's excellent.....is this the day to pay with blood? I'm saying it's day 7 on the blade but it may be 8. I've honestly lost count with the day off I took, but it clearly wasn't hurting from yesterday so I'll use it. BoSFat is becoming so routine I almost forget it's supposed to be tricky. Just totally dialed in. Twelve days to go and I may have to make a variation and change brushes. We'll see if I can hold off. On to the shave.

First pass was good. Trying to stop thinking about the blood sacrifice due. Settled in and got a good pass, no issues. Maybe not a perfect reduction but I feel like I'm backing off just a bit with angle. Lathered for the second pass and went XTG with some diagonal work. No cuts or misses but still not as close as some. Again, I notice myself backing off a bit with the aggression. Went for a third pass, mostly ATG on the face and WTG on the neck again. Got a DFS. Not my best but not my worst. I probably psyched myself out of a better shave but I'll take it. Another good day with no pain, though the alum was a bit hot. Most likely the extra pass caused that. Still, nothing horrible and another day's in the books.

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