SoS: January 11, 2016 - January 17, 2016

Tuesday

Blackbird
Persona blue (6)
Palmolive Lemon
Omega 10066
Old Spice

 

5/8 Le Minet
Harris Sandalwood
homemade/Shavemac pure knot
Nice shave this morning. The Harris Sandalwood was influence by Strong and Scottish the last soap used with this brush. Have a good one.

 

SOTD
January 12, 2016
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat Junior #49
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Lather: Crown King Sacré Bleu
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Macho Sport. Fine L'Orange Noir
Superb shave. I really like the RR Plissoft brush. Day 3 of my Brut/Brut knockoff experience. Today Macho Sport, a big 8 ounce bottle for $1. This bottle does not have a flow re-stricter and that was an issue at 4am. No sting or burn at all, nice lemony, woodsy scent, because there is no re-stricter I probably used more than enough. So much that after about 10 minutes I had to wash my face, head and arms with soap and water. I went with Fine L'Orange Noir. Of the 2 Brut aftershaves I tried this week, Attitude and Dominant, and the knockoff Brut, Macho Sport! Dominant was #1 followed by Macho Sport and Attitude.

Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE!

 

I have seen the Macho aftershave in the local dollar store. Great deal! Thanks for trying it out for all of us!

 

Surely. Macho is definitely worth the dollar! Be careful with pouring out the goods.

 

Schick J1 razor
Personna blade
WD Synthetic brush
Cade SS
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Colorado Sage cologne

Another mighty fine shave with the J1. Love the scent of the Cade SS, matches well with the Colorado Sage cologne. I'm ready to go. Now go enjoy your day folks

 

Third shave with the Merkur Futur - testing the limits



- RazoRock Mudder Focker
- Whipped Dog High Mountain Badger
- Merkur Futur set on 6
- Sputnik blade (#3)
- Pinaud Clubman (sample)

Now this was odd - definitely not what I had expected.

The Merkur on 6 was not noticeably more aggressive than it had been on 4 yesterday. On the contrary: I think ATG it was actually more gentle - and I have no idea why. Maybe the lather was a bit slicker than yesterday's, maybe I had a better angle or the stars aligned in a favorable manner. Whatever the reason might be - it was another enjoyable and very efficient shave with my new Merkur. Two passes, first WTG with some very nice reduction, next one A/XTG - no touchups necessary (at least I thought so). Wide open the razor gives some really nice audible feedback - a crackling sound as if you were walking over frozen snow I like that a lot.

Finished with cold water rinse and a nice splash of Pinaud Clubman. Another funny twist: My wife hated the scent directly from the sample vial but really liked it on me today. I like it too - but similar to the Lustray it seems to rather dry out than provide any skincare. But it didn't burn - that's something.

I would have rated this shave as a nice BBS one, but now, about half an hour later, I realize that I missed one of my trouble spots along the Jawline ... I can feel some roughness there ATG. So A- for smoothness and A+ for irritation today.

Have a great day everyone

 

Quick single pass CCS this morning with............

'56 Red Tip Super Speed w/Gillette Sharp Edge blade
Palmolive shave stick face lathered w/Duke 2 Best
Witch hazel followed w/Nivea ASB, finishing w/Barbasol Blue

 

Slim Adjustable set to 9
Rapira Platinum Lux Blade
French Soap Mix Face lathered
3 passes

 

Good day to you gents, this morning's shave :



- St James "Tangerine & Patchouly" shave cream
- Rubberset hommage by JO
- Le Coq straight
- D.Petard French DE
- Myrsol Agua Balsamica AS

Not too bad, although the DE blade was in its last day, the touch-ups were quite scrapy. Next time will be better !

Bonne journée Messieurs !

 

Tuesday morning shave with my Gbar, Personna blade (3). Just an excellent razor, 2 pass near BBS shave. Have a great day everyone!

 

For a dollar? You can't expect scent AND a restrictor at that price.

 

R2 Triad / GSB

Romera

Tabac

WK Jamestown Gentleman

 

Tuesday
cold water shave
Crown Shaving Co. PPE
Maggard Limes & Bergamot lathered with 6 drops of M-Bomb
Futur/Kai (1)
Bloc Osma
Tend Skin
Beardsmen Spirit BO
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen ASB
Histores de Parfums 1899 Hemmingway

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

12 January 2016

* Weber PH + UFO Titan 12mm
* Iridium Super
* WSP Stubby 2-Band + Oscar11 Rootbeer Translucent C7
* Mystic Water Irish Traveller
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Troy, how is the Blackbird working for you? It certainly looks cool...

 

SOTD
Arko
AoS Pure Badger
EJ DE89
Feather (1)
MK Sport Cologne
Have fun!

 

Excellent setup today Rodger. Is that a Geoff Anderson shavemac?

Thanks Rodger!

 

I find the Futur performs better on higher settings, too. I use it on 5 or 6 usually. I don't really know why, but my theory is that I pay more attention to not using any pressure when I use it wide open.

As for Clubman - I like the scent and the bit of cooling when the alcohol evaporates, but I don't think it has much going for it in terms of skincare... no glycerine or other fancy ingredients, for example.

I'm glad to see you enjoying the Futur!

 

For $8 that is a great looking razor and if it is as aggressive as you say, right up my alley. If I may ask, where did you pick it up?