SoS: March 13, 2017 - March 19, 2017

3/13/2017
S.O.T.N.
1. hot shower
2. PAA clubguy pre shave soap
3. Crown king, clown fruit shave stick .glow in the dark

Fine slant razor. feather {3}
4. semogue boar w/shave nation bowl, cut slice of soap for bowl lathering.
5. thayers medicated
6. Master Topaz / nivea men

 

very impressive! go Bob!

 

Lovely colours, Steve.

 

Oh, a new descriptor for shave quality! We need to embiggen the cromulent vocabulary.

 

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic
Tabac
Asylum Evolution
Gillette Silver Blue
Tabac Aftershave


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Thanks, one of the newer members of my vintage butterscotch collection.

 

March Madness & Spring Cleaning!!

March 13

Razor - Kai Captain Standard
Blade - (1)
Soap - Stirling Bay Rum
Brush - Semogue 620
Post - Alum

How ironic is it that I've been able to keep up better around here on my work days than my off days lately. Today was just an extremely lazy day after a pretty tough week last week at work. Guess I needed the down time. As usual I'm trying my best to get caught back up. And, I need to assemble my fine shaving instrument for Wenesday's Ides shave. I'll deal with that tomorrow.

Changed the blade in the Kai to the Captain Original to see how it performed tonight. Chose Stirling Bay Rum and the Semogue 620 and got a thumbs up from my wife when she walked by the bathroom and could smell the bay rum. Slick lather too, though on the first pass the left side dried up a bit before I got there. I was taking my time, though, so my fault on that. I believe this is the 4th shave on the Stirling sample puck and it barely looks touched. Anybody done a count on how long the full pack lasts?

This blade is definitely sharper than the mild and more effective but it lacks the extra sharpness of the Feather Pro. It's a nice in between from the Kai Mild to the Pro. They make a sharper version too so I'll need to order a couple to try them out. I'll probably throw a Feather Pro in this razor too in a day or two but I like trying it with the blades "made for it". The only issue was a slight reopen of the cut from last night but it bled one small drop and that was it. Just enough that I could have used it to do my blood sugar test for the night.

The finish was CCS after two passes. I did a third pass with the Flare Tip Gillette and Rapira Swede just because I was lazy. Finished in the DFS range. Definitely a nice shave for the end of a day off. Tomorrow I'll be a bit more energetic. No choice as I have a Dr. appointment and it's our grocery and run around day together.

Freeze warning here again for a couple of nights. Other than that, it's all good.

 

Delta echo Fatboy, Gillette silver blue razor, wolf Whiskers brush, Barrister and Mann soap and aftershave.

 

TUESDAY PLANNED SOTD

Cobra Classic razor
Feather AC Pro blades
New Forest Tubby brush
MdC Fougere soap
Tabac aftershave​

 

Pre-Shave: Cypriotian Olive/Argan Oil soap, cold water
Razor: BBS-1
Blade: Ladas (1)
Brush: LS 32 mm 2-band Finest
Lather: Mystic Water Jeff's Lavender
Post-shave: Alum, Stirling Bay Laurel Witch Hazel, South Australian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil​

 

Good Morning Everyone! SOTD 03/14/17

Gem Featherweight
Gem Personna (2)
Synthetic
Col. Conk Amber
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Aqua Velva Musk A/S

Another Fine SE Shave!

Have A Great Day Everyone!

 

No work today(blizzard you know), so no shave. But I do get to go out and play in the snow later. Oh boy!/sarc/

 

Tabacstag!
Smooth and easy shave today with Tabac. Optimal lather made der Futur feel effortless as it reduced my stubble. I finished with Gondolier balm for extra protection against the cold and wind this morning.
Prep: Myrsol Emulsion
Soap: Tabac!
Brush: Brothers Bristles Bronze Shadow
Razor: Merkur Futur on six
Blade: voskhod
AS: Tabac, PAA Gondolier


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March 14, 2017​

Cobra Classic​

Feather Pro (3)​

Shavemac ATG LE D01 2 Band​

Reef Point Dragon’s Blood​

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I received 2 Bulgarian Viking Sensitive creams in trade with a nice guy from another group and this stuff is great. A nice scent, lots of lather, a mild menthol effect with lots of skincare. The Svoboda balm is really soothing as well, and the Max Refreshing aftershave is very cooling. What a wonderful shave I had!

 

Tue. 3/14/17







Wonderful shave with the PAL Injecto-Matic this morning. Three passes for a refreshing dolphin smooth finish. Enjoy your day friends.

 

SOTD March 14, 2017

Blade: Chinese Schick
Razor: Schick I1 injector
Brush: Artisan badger
Lather: Fine Lavender
Post: Witch hazel splash, Fine Lavender aftershave
WTG, touch-up

Nice and easy shave with Fine Lavender this morning. Easy lather that is slick and protective. The scent from the soap is fairly muted, much different than yesterday's big punch of scent from Platinum. The aftershave was a little more scent forward. I really like their take on lavender. The I1 worked well again as always. Enjoyable, comfortable shave.

Have a great day!

 

New hardware for this snowy Tuesday shave.

Musgo Real lathered w/Semogue SOC boar
Super Adjustable (5) paired w/a fresh Pol-Silver SI blade
Witch hazel followed by Nivea ASB finishing w/a splash of Figaro

2-passes w/a little touch-up for a great shave.

 

Day 20 of 30 days of straights

Another day with the Henckel 6/8 Round Toe and a little more improvement on my technique Another nice shave. Very close to a BBS.


St. James Pre-shave Oil
ABC
30mm High Mountain White set an extra 10mm deep
3 passes, WTG, XTG, XTG
Penhaglion Bayolea shave cream soothing gel
6/8 Round Toe Henckel 17 1/2