SoS: February 15, 2016 - February 21, 2016

IKON SLANT
DA VINCI UOMO
DR. JON'S CLASSIC
PITRALON PURE

 

You won't be disappointed @Marverel

 

MAGESTIC

 

SOTD February 16, 2016

Noxema preshave cream
Gillette Heavy Tech / Derby Extra
Omega / Valobra Unscented
WH / shea butter / Proraso Blue ASB

Fine shave again this morning. Day 3 of my 1 week trial with Derby Extra and I am so pleased with the smoothness of this blade. It has retained a sharp edge, but it is not unpleasant. Lots of cutting power. I reopened one tiny weeper from the other day... but nothing major. Just a darn fine shave. After three shaves with the Derby Extra I am getting lots of positive vibrations from this blade. Not sure what all the fuss has been about. I know, I know...YMMV. I haven't used Valobra for a while and I was reminded that this is a very creamy, lovely soap with a rich tallow scent, slick lather and a nice cushion.

 

February 16 - Blade trials begin

Prep: warm wash with Kirk's
Lather: Leftovers
Brush: RR Plissoft
Razor: Blackbird
Blade: Dorco ST300 (1)
Post: Old Spice

I'm shaving through my variety of blades to see what works best with this razor. Dorco ST300 provided a decent shave, but it was not smooth. I blame the blade. I will use it for several shaves to see if it smooths up a bit.

 

Tuesday
Semogue BC Mistura
Myrsol Emulsion PPC
Mama Bears Lemon Ice
PAA Dbl OC with UFO Godzilla handle/Feather (2)..........super smooth shave!
Bloc Osma
Can You Handlebar BDO
Pe Re Ja......used as a ASL
C&S No 88

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

A very nice, smooth, and comfortable shave with my Proraso Green soap which lathered with ease. I enjoyed the cooling sensation a lot although it's relatively mild compared to any of the Stirling mentholated soaps or some of my other face-freezers. The Lucky Tiger a/s cream along with the Proraso Green aftershave splash was a most satisfying finish!

 

SOTD February 16, 2016

Prep: Warm shower
Blade: Personna lab blue (1)
Razor: Maggard MR1 open comb
Brush: Satin Tip 'The Purest' synthetic
Lather: Ginger's Garden Salty Mariner shave soap
Post: Witch hazel splash, Nivea sensitive balm
WTG, touch-up

First use with the Maggard open comb razor today. I'll be using it to compare with the closed head. First impressions are favorable. It does seem a little more aggressive than the closed comb and I'll continue to evaluate the rest of this month.

Only very light beard growth this morning since I shaved yesterday afternoon. The Satin Tip brush whipped up great lather from the Ginger's Garden Salty Mariner soap. The lather was nice and thick and the post-shave feel was really great. I'm impressed with Ginger's Garden so far!

CCS today but my neck is recovering from some irritation yesterday. I had to go very light on the base of my neck in hopes of not irritating it further.

Hope everyone has a great Tuesday!

 

Weber DLC razor
Astra SP blade
Dr. Selby 3X SC
Plisson/L'Occitane brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
M&L Florida Water cologne w/added menthol

Liked the Weber/Astra combo so much I used it again today. Wasn't disappointed either as another great shave was had. Love the scent of the Dr. Selby too and it works great as well. I am ready to go. Now go enjoy your day folks

 

February 16
Edwin Jagger DE89
Feather (3)
PSO, Hot Shower, Nivea Face wash
Omega 10066 Boar Shaving Brush
Route 66 A Perfect Gent soap
Alum, Chiseled Face Trade Winds AS

 

Very brush @J.R. how is it for face lathering?

 

I've been bowl lathering for the most part. Especially with the samples, I almost have too. But I did get a great face lather on Sunday using a Reef Point tub. I guess I've been using it for three weeks or so, and it's breaking in nicely. I'm still very new, so I don't have much to compare against - just a VDH boar that I don't care for.

 

Yeah! My VDH has been gathering dust for a while. I thought about PIFING' it but I like our members too much.

 

You could always send that VDH my way ya know!!LOL

 

Slim Adjustable set to 9
Rapira Platinum Lux Blade
MDC Face Lathered
3 passes and another excellent shave

 

TUESDAY
TwoFer Tuesday — These two W&B razors will be shipping out soon so before I pack them up, I wanted to take both for a test. I finished honing them yesterday, —each finished off on the SG20k—and wanted to see how different each one felt. Not disappointed, both shaved quite smoothly as I alternated between the two—and there were distinct differences. The larger 7/8 full-hollow was loud and 'delicate' feeling and the wedge felt solid and sliced through whiskers silently with ease. For detail shaving, I liked the square-pointed wedge; but each razor has it's own appealing characteristics. A very pleasant, smooth shave!

Have a wonderful Tuesday, all!

 

Tuesday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Maggard Limes & Bergamot
Razor: Gillette New Short Comb
Blade: Personna 74 Tungsten Plus (8)
Brush: Whipped Dog High Mountain Badger/Bethlehem Olivewood-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Country Club-Frozen Vetiver

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

Maggard Limes & Bergamot today. 20 seconds to load the WD High Mountain Badger. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Personna 74 still cruising along. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Frozen Vetiver.

Bob

 

16 February 2016

* Wolfman WR1-SB + UFO Titan 12mm
* Iridium Super
* Omega Pro #48
* Mystic Water Poggio dei Pini
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO



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Filarmonica 14 Sub Cero
H.I.S. XL brush
Barrister & Mann Latha soap
Omega Balsamo after shave balm

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