SoS: November 30, 2015 - December 6, 2015

SOTD for Monday Nov 30th......... Where did this year go?

TOBS Sandalwood face lathered w/Semogue SOC Boar
Gillette Fat Handle Tech w/Wilkinson Sword blade
Witch Hazel rinse finishing w/Clubman Vanilla A/S

2-passes for a near BBS shave!

 

6/8 Friodur
Green Mountain
homemade brush/Omega S knot

Great shave this morning. I'm done with Green Mountain for awhile and will play around with some other soaps. Have a good one.

 

Gem Clog-Pruf razor
Gem Blue Star blade
WD Synthetic brush
Lea Menthol SC
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Pinaud Lime Sec cologne w/added menthol

A nice chilling shave this morning. The combo of the Clog-Pruf and Blue Star blade proved to be outstanding, very smooth and effective. That's 2 razors these blades work in for me and I'm happy. Now go enjoy your day folks.

 

Menthol Monday
Cold water shave
Duke 3 Manchurian
Proraso PPC
TSD 2X Iced Vanilla Lanolin Soap
Schick E3/Pella coated (1)
Bloc Osma
Beard Brand Blank Slate BO
TSD 2X Iced Vanilla ASM
Reyane Tradition Insurrection for men

A nice and frosty start to the week!!!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Monday, November 30, 2015

Mongoose with TRIAD Helix Hex Ti
Feather Pro Super #7
Simpson M6 LE
Krampert’s Soap Frostbite
Alum, Witch Hazel + Menthol, Whipped Shea Butter
Krampert’s Frostbite Aftershave

Had an excellent Monday shave, two quick passes with a new blade and I paid the reaper with a weeper or two. The end result was near BBS but too close in spots. Closeness: A, Irritation: A-. Added Gold Bond Menthol Lotion for some extra cooling along with the whipped shea butter and I’m good to go. Finished with Krampert’s Frostbite Aftershave, nice and cool with excellent skin care. Have a good week everyone!

 

30 November 2015

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Iridium Super
* M&F 3XL Heritage
* Mystic Water Vetiver & Oakmoss
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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SOTD
November 30,2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost
Razor: Gillette British Rocket
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Lather: Stirling Bay Rum
Brush: Stirling Synthetic
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Layrite No. 9 Bay Rum
Rod's Bay Rum is so good! The lather explodes off of the brush, such a wonderful moisturizing soap. WOW! Jeff, you would love this one.
Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE

 

Menthol Monday, November 30
Proraso Sapone
SOC Boar
'58 Fat Boy
Feather (2)
Proraso AS & Balm

Have a great day!​

 

Monday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Gatlinburg
Soap: Country Club Tallow-Cahaba Blues
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Personna Med Prep (5)
Brush: oscar 11 Boar-26mmx60mm
Aftershave: Country Club-Southern Oud

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

CC Cahaba Blues today. 20 seconds to load the oscar11 Boar. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Personna Med Prep still in the NEW SC. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Country Club Southern Oud.

Bob

 

Oh, I'll buy it sooner or later!

 

menthol Monday
hot water wash with nuetrogena men's invigorating face wash and a washcloth
Ralph Lauren safari silvertip
BOMBED Palmolive classic
Staley head/ maggard mr5 handle
Ladas(1)
ICED Skin Bracer
today's shave was nice. bombed Palmolive bowl lathered. three passes with the Staley. smooth and comfy. finished with iced bracer.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Went back to my G3 today as it had been months since I shaved with it. I put in a new Personna blade as my last shave wasn't the greatest. What a difference a different blade and some months of technique refining make. Grade A shave all the way around.

T&H Ultimate Comfort PSO
Savile Row 3824
AOS Lavender Cream
Schick G3
Personna (1)
Osma Alum Block
T&H Classic After Shave Balm



Happy shaving everyone - Karl

 

SOTD
TOBS Grapefruit
Rubberset 400
Feather AC SS
Feather Professional (7)
Witch Hazel
Old Spice AS
Enjoy your week!

 

I like that brush handle, original knot?

 

BBS-1
B&M
M&F​

I'm really loving this soap. Can't remember the last time I used a soap three times in four days. The M&F tips look very white when the brush is dry. It is marked Blonde Badger but shows the characteristics of Lee's Finest. I simply asked for this handle style and he chose the size and knot. One of my very favorite brushes.

 

NOVember - NO Variation
November 30

Razor - Durham Duplex Folding
Blade - Brush -Wolf Whiskers Custom Silvertip
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Post - Cold Water, Alum, The Veg

Final shave for November and I'm finishing on the second day of the Durham Duplex. Only change in setup is the soap. Went to the Fat and kept the Wolf Whiskers brush in. A fantastic load and lather from the Silvertip, enough to name this combo too. FatWolf seems appropriate. Alongside BoSFat I now have to great setups for brush/soap with Mitchell's.

I will summarize this shave by saying the Durham Duplex is an interesting razor. It does work, but I'm not going to say it works really well. One pass gets enough reduction to know you've been there. The second pass gets CCS but anything further requires something else, at least for me. Now, a third pass might get to DFS but I seriously doubt it. I used my EJ DE89 and Bic Chrome Platinum again today to finish with DFS. The Durham is a unique piece of shaving history and for the cost (they sell cheap on the bay) it's worth having around. Will it ever make it into rotation? Nope. However, I could see using it as a backup straight in the event you needed to avoid further damage if that should happen with a straight razor. The technique is smiliar, since it's really a safety straight, but you certainly wouldn't risk further damage from it. I'm not sure what it would take to cut yourself with this thing. And, probably don't want to find out.

As November ends I want to say a big thanks to everyone who has read my posts and commented as well. It was a fun month with a few of us on the pain stick together and watching a lot of other really great progress from the regulars. As for the newbies, you're all great and on the right road to really enjoying your shaves! Keep at it. Technique, Technique, Technique.............on to December.

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Yes it is and I like it a lot. It's my favorite brush.

 

unique brush handle, very nice, what's it made of?

 

Good Monday morning! I hope everybody had a good weekend. I sure as hell did. It was the first Black Friday weekend in a long time for me NOT working in retail, and so will be December!

Anyways, here goes:

TOBS Sandalwood shave soap
Fendrihan badger brush lathering into my black shaving mug
Thiers Issard 6/8 straight razor
Almond aftershave balm.

 

November 30, 2015

SOTD - No Variation NoVember
This month is perfect for me to learn skills with new-to-me equipment.

60 yo newbie’s intro to traditional shaving. (Week 29 AC*)

Razor: Mongoose B3
Blades: Feather Artist Club Professional (5)
Soap: Saponificio Varesino Manna
Brush: Omega 31025 Scarlatti Boar
AS: Changes at will. Today: Myrsol Plastic Shave



My mid-morning shave yesterday (Sunday) was so close that I decided that I would do a one-pass ATG shave this morning. Face-lather.

This was the last day of my month-long intro to the Mongoose - my first use of a non-vintage razor. Between a design totally different than what I was used to and the sharpest most unforgiving blade I’ve ever used - this month challenged and ultimately further developed my skills.

Simply, this combo is capable of incredibly close shaves that requires sharp focus at all times (for me). Whereas I can get away with a mental lapse now and then with other razors without needing a transfusion!

It will definitely find a place in my rotation, though with so many razors yet to try - getting to a set rotation may take awhile!

Why oh why did I wait sooooo long to dump my carts!

Cheers!
RT

*AC = After Carts