SoS: March 28, 2016 - April 3, 2016

Shick type N with a Schick twin blade....... Perfection! Have a great day everyone!

 

Nice N type.

 

Tuesday's


TESC Pre-Shave Oil
Speick Shave Cream
Jayaruh #51 synthetic
The Bunny V3 w/NOTSO comb
Schick Injector
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Speick After Shave

This was my second shave with the NOTSO comb. My respect and technique for The Bunny have grown, and I have had no further incidents of blood loss. The Speick Shave Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #51 synthetic brush. Two passes with The Bunny V3 injector razor with the NOTSO comb and a Schick Injector blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Speick After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Yes Sir. You win.

 

Thanks Jim, I really like the darn thing! BTW your doing a great job with your posts on the Bunny!

 

I'll bet it says "snow"

 

Thanks, Mike. I'm just doing what I can. You guys set the bar pretty high. It is a real privilege to be a part of the pass around.

 

Menthol Monday:

Prep: Hot shower, Nivea Face Wash
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Lather: Stirling Glacial Obsidian soap
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bolzano Superinox (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (2, 3, 4)
Post: Cold water rinse, Bloc Osma Alum, Thayer's WH pad, Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS splash
Cologne: Xeryus by Givenchy

Taking a break from my blade testing because I'll be using new-to-me products tomorrow for my birthday shave. I loaded up the Bolzano last night and did a 1-pass test lather and shave with the new Fresh Ginger shaving croap I received from @mhari_dubh; it worked pretty well. Lather with the Stirling was among the best I've gotten with it, which naturally means the soap is starting to form a doughnut and will be done before too long. Luckily, I have ample options as backups. DFS+ results today, with a tiny weeper under my bottom lip thanks to a tremor in my hand.

 

I'm sorry about the weeper but that sure is a fine list of products and equipment @Jasman

 

March 28 - Straight Shave 27
Wade & Butcher French Point
PSO, hot shower, Nivia face wash
Jayaruh #40 Synthetic
Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber Soap & AS
Alum, Nivia Balm

 

SHAVE OF THE DAY


Prep: Musgo Real orange amber
Razor: Gillette Tech
Blade: Schick twin DE (2nd shave)
Soap: Ingram
Balm: Proraso Green
Aftershave: Chiseled Face Cinawood Boroka


2 pass shave today. The Ingrams made a very nice cooling lather. The blade is awesome and I wish they were more readibly available. Finished with Proraso and Cinawood Boroka, which is a wonderful scent and it's too bad it's not around anymore. Hope everyone had a great shave!

 

Very nice pic

 

Ya threw in the die, eh> (one die, two dice)

 

SOTD for Tuesday 3-29

Prep-Dial 4 Men(in shower)
Cream-Rise Super FoaM
Razor-Gillette Sensor Pivot Plus Repeatable DisposeABLE

 

oops, let me finish

A.S.-Chiseled Face Midnight Stag

 

Thank you. Razor may be going up for sale. We'll see how this week goes.

 

Why Herm? Is it not shaving well?

 

Cool pic Doug. It brought back fond memories of my grandparents house when I was growing up for some reason.

 

Tews-Day Planned SOTD



Razor: Merkur Futur (S3)
Blade: SuperMax SP Tiger (D3)
Brush: Shavemac H4414024 Horn 24mm Silvertip
Bowl: Turkish Porcelain Bowl 4 ¾”
Pre Shave Scrub: MRGLO
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Jasmine Creamsicle
Shave Soap: Beaver WoodWright Thomas Tew
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Beaver WoodWright Thomas Tew
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Here are the tools required for one of the best Menthol Monkey Freezes known to mankind!

Tuesday morning:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26 mm Monster
Junjie/Astra day 2
Stirling Glacial Spearmint SS
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen AS Balm
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen WH
Old Spice Cologne

Somehow, someway I really enjoy the combination of spearmint and wintergreen - they're both so invigorating scentwise. The Glacial Spearmint soap's scent fills the bathromm while I'm lathering up and shaving. Man alive, I'm still in shock at how easy this soap is to lather when once upon a time it was very tough to get it going for just an acceptable lather. Rod turned "just acceptable" into rich, billowing, wonderful lather which clobbers you with insanely-cold menthol. As I've stated so many times, this soap has such brilliant, soothing post-shave care. Both the Glacial Wintergreen balm and witch hazel make the end of a shave feel like your face has a built-in air conditioner going full blast!