SoS: February 1, 2016 - February 7, 2016

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Sunday's Planned SOTD



Razor: iKon Standard B1\Jurgen Hempel Ti Blue
Blade: Gillette 7 O’CLOCK Blue (D4)
Brush: Vie-Long 15310 Synthetic
Bowl: Woodhead Medium Scuttle
Pre Shave Scrub: MRGLO
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Lavender\Sandalwood
Shave Soap: Butterface Lavender\Sandalwood
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Herbs of Bulgaria Lavender
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Outstanding Guy!

 

Thanks Roby!

 

You can always count on Proraso

 

February Focus - German blades

February 6

Razor - Merkur 23c
Blade - (3)
Brush - Wolf Whiskers Custom Silvertip
Soap - Arko Stick
Post - Cold rinse, Alum, Nivea, The Veg

Third and final day of the Elios. The wolf and Arko for the lather and as always it whipped right up into a fantastic lather. Should be a great surface to work on for this blade to try and redeem itself a bit. I hasn't been horrible, just not great. Two nicks on day one, none on day two but just not as effective and comfortable as I'd like.

First pass today was WTG as always and again, not too bad but just, ehhhh......average. No real pulling but I could tell it wasn't quite as good as either day before. The XTG on the second pass failed to produce a DFS and it took a third pass to get there again, plus some extra work along the G-slide areas. I was really hoping for a two pass DFS but not even close. Alum was again a bit warmer than I'd expect so there's that.

This blade is simply not impressive. But, it isn't a total bust either. Average would be a good word for it. Now, for the price. Best price I can find at the moment is a 10 pack for $5.78 shipped. That's nearly $0.60 per blade and that's Feather territory. This blade is no Feather so I wouldn't consider adding any to my stash for the price alone. Final rating is three steins. Average, as I said. Tomorrow, the Wilkinson Sword.

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Good Evening, here's a look at tonight's SOTD;


1930's Gillette New SC.
Polsilver Super Iridium blade.
Chinese Badger hair brush.
King Louis Lavender shaving soap.
King Louis Lavender as splash.
Avon Mesmerize cologne.

I hadn't used this razor in a while, so I decided to give it a whirl. The end result was a wonderful two pass DFS. I would have went for another pass, but my back hurt too much. Tomorrow's another day. Here's the photo. -



Have a great night.

 

Williams Shave Stick
Omega Pro #98 Boar
Old Spice Grand Turk
W.D. Brandt 100 5/8
Clubman Special Edition

Took the Vintage Williams for another spin. Not the same great experience as yesterday, but I used a boar rather than a badger brush. Also tried it with my Whipped Dog instead of a DE. Too many differences to expect the same performance. Learn & live! At least the Pinaud After Shave delivered.

 

Planned Shave Den Sunday
7 February 2016 - SR shave 38

Barber Shoppe!



www.theshavedenshop.com

Ralf Aust 5/8, TSD Barber Shoppe Shave Stick, and 2x Iced Barber Shoppe AS

Have a great Sunday!
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Good morning from Germany,

just endet a great shave:


Meißner Tremonia Himalayan Heights / Shavemac 23397 / GEM Micromatic OC / GEM Stainless (5) / Meißner Tremonia Himalayan Heights Aftershave (Sample)

Great, great, great. The Himalayan Heights has such a wonderful scent to me. Wow!!! In combination with the matching AS this was like a dream. The razor is a loan from a friendly member in our german forum who is member here too. Thank you @Marverel

It´s maybe a bit too aggressive for me, because i prefer the more gentle razors. But nevertheless it´s a really great razor.

That´s it for now Friends. Have a great time, take care and have a great, joyful shave.

Greetings
Thorsten​

 

Sunday's shave and the fourth consecutive with the newly acquired Merkur Futur. This razor is quite aggressive but equally smooth - I have used it with four different soaps now and it always delivers. Today was my first ever experience with Calani, in the form of Tulach Ard. Performance is top, could have added more water as the lather was quite firm. But it lathers up incredibly easy. Scent is sub-par; it's like an everyday bar of hand soap (perhaps the one you put in the guest bathroom, though). I'd continue using it thanks to lather quality and post shave feel.

 

Hey Thorsten - thank you for lending me the Mongoose
I think we're on the same page with the OC ... a bit too much "bite" for my taste, I prefer the Bullet Tip. Great picture btw.

Had my second shave with your Mongoose today:



- PannaCrema Namaste
- Semogue OC
- Mongoose
- Feather Pro Guard (#2)
- Body Shop White Musk ASB

PannaCrema is a fantastic soap. Lathers easily, very slick, incredible post-shave feel. I don't care that much for the scent of the Namaste (got it as part of a trade), but it's such a great performer that I learned to live with it.

The shave today was better than yesterday's, but still not as close as I would have liked. Almost BBS, but not quite. The usual passes WTG and X/ATG, some touchup work - very smooth and irritation-free. The White Musk ASB smells wonderful, the skincare seems to be very good as well - I like it!

Well - this is a borrowed razor and I don't have any other blades, so I have to get along with this one, I guess Anyways, it's great having the chance to try out this razor, so thanks again @ChiefShaver

 

GOOD MORNING TSD!!

No time to post a pic this a.m. I have to get going soon, just wanted to say same great shave as the last two days with the Slim on loan from @younggunn!!

HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!

 

February 7
Shave Den Sunday

Weber Polished Head DE
Feather (1)
Edwin Jagger XL Synthetic
TSD unscented
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and CC Bay Rum

Have a great Sunday!

 

SOTD SUN. 2/7/16
PRE SHAVE CLEANSER: NOXZEMA CLASSIC CLEANSER
PRE SHAVE OIL: DOLLAR GENERAL VITAMIN E / COCONUT OIL
SHAVE SOAP: PRORASO GREEN
SHAVE BRUSH: FINE: ANGEL HAIR SYNTHETIC
RAZOR: RR JAWS OC
BLADE: LADAS

AFTER SHAVE BALM: STIRLING MITA

SOAP: GRANDPA'S PINE TAR SOAP
COLOGNE: CERRUTI 1881

GOOD MORNING GUYS. VERY EASY BBS IN THREE PASSES WTG, XTG, ATG TODAY. THIS RR JAWS REALLY MAKES SHAVING EFFICIENT WITH TWO PASSES AND SOME TOUCHUPS A BBS IS ASSURED BUT FOR ME IT'S ABOUT THE ME TIME SO I ALWAYS DO A THIRD. PRORASO ALWAYS WORKS VERY NICELY FOR ME AND FINISHING OFF WITH STIRLING MITA IS A REAL TREAT, SUCH A NICE COOLING SCENT. THESE LADAS BLADES PERFORM SUPER NICELY. HAVE A GREAT SHAVE AND A GREAT DAY FRIENDS.

 

I hope you get some relief from the back pain and feel better soon.

 

Beautiful photo @Marverel

 

Great photo. For me I get much better results with the Mongoose and a 2 pass shave if the first pass is either XTG or ATG.

 

02/07/2016
Cobra Classic
Feather Pro (3)
Romera Olivewood Synthetic
TSD Signature Scent
Witch Hazel
Captain’s Choice Bay Rum

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