SoS: January 4, 2016 - January 10, 2016

That's funny
Nice pic Paul.

 

SOTD
Route 66 Sweeney Todd
Rubberset 400
Mulcuto slant
Bic Chrome Platinum (2)
Alum
Nancy Boy AS Balm
Pitrulon Classic AS
Have a great weekend!

 

Saturday SoTD​

Pils 101NE razor
NOS dutch Schick blade (3)
RV Shaving butterscotch beehive 2 band brush
B&M Bay Rum shaving soap
HTGAM Bay Rum aftershave​

 

Thiers-Issard Dandy
Oscar11 H.I.S. brush
Martin de Candre soap
Guerlain Vetiver Extreme EDT/ Stirling Vetiver AS

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9 January 2016

* Wolfman WR1-SB Alum + WRH3 Aluminum
* Iridium Super
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 Amber Barbeiro
* Mystic Water Vanilla Sandalwood
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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PILS
The VARLET
BARRISTER & MANN
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Saturday s shave

Razor - Razor rock Stealth Slant
Blade - Personna lab blue
Brush - Plisson synthetic
Lather - DR Harris Sandalwood soap
Aftershave - Trumpers Sandalwood skin food

A really nice comfortable shave . I really like DR Harris soaps and this one doesn't disappoint.

 

Saturday!

Day #4 of the seven day exploration: Tcheon Fung Sing Italia Fern shaving soap

Prep: hot shower
Music: Mike Oldfield, Music Of The Spheres
Brush: vintage DVH boar
Soap: Tcheon Fung Sing Italia Fern shaving soap
Razor: Gillette Slim (birth quarter) @9
Blade: Schick platinum blade
Shave: 3-pass
Post: DVH alum, hand strop blade & reload upside-down




The soap:
It has about the same hardness as the Tcheon Fung Sing barbe rosse shaving soap, which I tried last Wednesday (day #1 of the seven day exploration - see post #1 in this thread). So a bit softer than Cella. The scent is fresh and soapy. I rellay like it!

Ingredients:

• Stearic acid
• Aqua
• Cocos nucifera oil
• Potassium hydroxide
• Sodium hydroxide
• Prunus amygdalus dulcis oil (sweet almond oil)
• Parfum
• Benzyl benzoate
• Cinnamic aldehyde
• Citronellol
• Coumarin
• Eugenol
• Geraniol
• Limonene
• Linalool
• A-isomethylionone

Quite a list. Notice the sweet almond oil and cocos oil, which are said to improve the elasticity of your skin and they should suit also the most sensitive skins.

Lathering:
The brush loads quickly and forms lather as quickly as Cella and is nice and slick.



Shave:
The slick lather has a nice cushioning effect. No slickness remains after the pass.

After the shave:
The alum stings today, but that may be my own fault (I made a little less lather and a bit thinner as well) The scent lingers longer than Cella, but in an hour it has dissipated.

Overall verdict:
This is a great soap of good quality which lathers easily. The price is € 15,95 (where I got it). If the scent compares to TSD English Fern shave cream (I'd better try it!), you would better take the TSD cream. JoAnna's products are top notch and way better priced!

Shave result:
DFS.


Have a great weekend, ya'll! Make it count!

 

I agree. I like it a lot.

 

1/9/16
First face shave with Blackland Blackbird and 2 Year TSD Anniversary Shave

I've been shaving the traditional way for 2 years and many razors have come and gone through my den. I rarely achieve the near mythical BBS...until today! Wow. What a shave and what a razor! I am amazed and almost stunned at how easy this shave was. The shaving angle just was there, all over my face, and 2 passes left me so close to BBS that I think I may never want to pick up another razor again. I can now breathe a little easier knowing that my youngest son can have my Weber in a few years (months actually) when he needs to start removing peach fuzz from his 12 year old face.

Prep: warm wash
Lather: Palmolive Lemon cream
Brush: TGN synthetic
Razor: Blackland Blackbird
Blade: Persona Blue (2)
Post: Old Spice

 

That is fantastic Troy. Congrats.

 

SOTD SAT. 1/9/16
PRE SHAVE CLEANSER: BURT'S BEES SOAP BARK AND CHAMOMILE
PRE SHAVE OIL: RR ESSENTIAL OIL OF LIME
SHAVE SOAP: VDH LUXURY
SHAVE BRUSH: @Jayaruh #12
RAZOR: MERKUR 15C OC HEAD/RR BAZOOKA HANDLE
BLADE: PERSONNA LAB BLUE
AFTER SHAVE BALM: VASELINE COOLING HYDRATING LOTION


SOAP: GRANDPA'S PINE TAR SOAP
COLOGNE: BOGART BY: JACQUES BOGART

HELLO EVERYONE. THREE PASS BBS TODAY WITH ONE TOUCHUP UNDER JAW. THE MERKUR 15C HEAD IS REALLY FUN TO USE AND PAIRED WITH THIS BAZOOKA HANDLE IT'S JUST DELIGHTFULLY EASY. REVISITED MY VDH SOAP TODAY AND I'M SO HAPPY I DID. BOWL LOADED AND FACE LATHERED WITH MY TRUSTY @Jayaruh #12 VOLUMINOUS SWEET SMELLING SCENT EXPLOSION OF GOODNESS. THIS SOAP IS A PERFORMER AND IT'S VERY UNDERRATED IMO. HAVE A GREAT SHAVE AND A GREAT DAY FRIENDS.

 

SOTD - 9 January 2016

Day 9 - 90 Day Intro to SR



Ralf Aust 5/8
L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic
Route 66 Lumberjack
Alum
TSD ISZ AS under Pinaud Lilac Vegetal

Have a stellar weekend!
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Saturday Night Shave
Razor: Weishi 9306-C
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (1)
Brush: Isana Men Pure Badger
Pre-shave: Proraso Eucalyptus&Menthol
Soap: Proraso Eucalyptus&Menthol
AS: Proraso Eucalyptus&Menthol

I had a decent shave but couldn't got a complete BBS but very close to it. Some hair left in neck area maybe that's because of my first shave with weishi. I can get a better shave next time possibly.
Have a great weekend, all!

 

Good luck then - I hope you'll enjoy the new job

 

Thank you, I believe I will. Contract work with a small team, installing comms gear in vehicles on base.

 

So I guess I'll have to buy some of that VDH soap next time I'll visit the US

 

I thought Van Der Hagen was international?

 

Razor- weishi
Blade- Astra sp (new)
Soap- proraso green
Witch hazel
AS - traders joes balm (from kit)
Since I posted earlier in the week about my frustrations. I took some advice and decided to get back to basic. I was Trying to hard to get bbs. So I had to wait til I healed after my last shave and toned down the amount of passes. No more atg passes. I got an ok shave today. Some redness. I took a hot shower and did the following:
1 pass wtg
1 pass xtg to the left
1 pass xtg to the right
1 pass wtg after.
I still got a little red. Not bad but still. I don't know if the few red bumps were the previous bumps I had or new. I still have some hair when I feel against the grain but overall an ok shave. It may be technique I'm still dealing with or the weishi. But I'm sticking to this for 30 days. Let's hope my 30 days goes well