SoS: 10-16 January 2011

OK so here's my Monday morning shave (and a great one it was)
Hot Shower
Frederick Reynolds Skinny (a 5/8")
VDH Boar
TSD English Fern
Osage Rub
Clubman AS

This is without question the best smelling soap I've used to date. Great shave as well. Happy Monday all.

 

Monday. January 10th

Hot shower
Nivea for Men Extreme Comfort shaving gel
Gillette Fusion Phenom razor
Nivea for Men ASB
Canali Men EdT

 

Monday, January 10

65’ Gillette Slim (setting 7)
Derby Extra
Homemade Preshave Oil
Tabac SS
Tweezerman Badger
Superior 70 Menthol
Master Topaz

 

Happy Monday From Florida!

Hot Shower
PanChango Special Re-Knot
Irisch Moos Stick
Star 3-Piece
Voskhod Blade (3)
Cold Water Rag
Tet-A-Tet ASB
Fonex Breezy Cologne

2 Passes = 4 Blade DFS!

I had such a great shave yesterday with the Star 1912 that all I needed today was a light touch up. If it were not for an audit exit meeting this morning, I probably could have skipped shaving if I wanted to, but who wants to do that when we have so much fun shaving?!?

Have a great week Ya'll!

 

Feather Portable Bull Mastiff
RP Israeli Personna (1)

Ever-Ready 200 Super Silvertip
Arko Shave Stick in a mug

Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

The Feather Portable Bull Mastiff with the RP Israeli Personna was the first setup I was using when things started to click. It was nice to revisit this combo. I was rewarded with a very nice two pass close comfortable shave.

Shave two with the brush resulted in another loss of 8 hairs, bring the total to 26. I'm hoping things will settle down shortly as I am enjoying the Super Silvertip knot.

Have a great day all.

 

Schick Adjustable Injector Razor
Ted Pella Injector Blade
Rudy Vey Finest Badger Brush
Musgo Real SC
Alcolado Glacial AS Splash
Ahava AS Balm

 

iKon Stainless
Red Pack Persona
Knotty Badger Best
TSD Neroli "Soap-Cream"
TSD Commando Cocktail ASM and Cologne

 

Parker22R
Feather blade
Ever Ready boar brush
VDH Deluxe soap
Barbasol Brisk A/S

4 pass shave = 5 blades

 

Monday, January 10th

Prep: Hot Shower
Cream/Soap: TBS Maca Root Cream
Brush: Shea Moisture, Best (aka Target Special)
Razor: GEM 1912
Blade: GEM
AS/Balm: Kiehl's
Rating: *****

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Tuesday, January 11th

Prep: Hot Shower
Cream/Soap: TBS Maca Root Cream
Brush: Frank Shaving, Best
Razor: iKon early OC on Classic handle
Blade: Astra
AS/Balm: Kiehl's
Rating: ***

New blade, new weepers..
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Wednesday, January 12th

Prep: Hot Shower
Cream/Soap: MWF
Brush: Penworks, Silvertip
Razor: iKon early OC on Classic handle
Blade: Astra
AS/Balm: Kiehl's
Rating: ****

I really should start corking new blades...
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Thursday, January 13th

Prep: Hot Shower
Cream/Soap: Kiehl's Lite Flight
Brush: Hoffritz, Super Silvertip
Razor: iKon early OC on Classic handle
Blade: Astra
AS/Balm: Kiehl's
Rating: ****

okay, now we're getting there...
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Friday, January 14th

Prep: Hot Shower
Cream/Soap: Van der Hagen Deluxe
Brush: Shea Moisture, aka "Target Special"
Razor: iKon OC Deluxe on Classic handle
Blade: Astra
AS/Balm: Oil of Olay
Rating: ****

The bargain shave setup, with the exception of the iKon razor.. VDH & Oil of Olay balm. It's a wonderful combo if a bit light for the cold weather. But this is a shave combo I could live with. The Shea Moisture is just a bit scritchy for use everyday but is great for hard soaps.. Can't wait until my Semogue LE arrives...
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Menthol Monday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Gillette Rubie day 5
Palmolive Cool SC :love008 :love008 :anifrozen :anifrozen
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Floid Classic AS :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing

Wonderful way to start off a week, with a frigid and nice shave with a great Palmolive cream with a lot of menthol. I also enjoy the cooling from the Floid Classic aftershave.

 

Monday's Shave:

Arko Shave Stick
Omega 10029 Baby-Pro Boar
Eversharp-Schick I2
CVS Personna (Day5)
Arko Nem Mango Mandalina moisturiser
Arko Cool AS Splash
30 mins later:Guerlain Habit Rouge EDT

Today I just really wanted a classic 3 Pass,(WTG, XTG, ATG), for relaxation purposes...Also I haven't do that yet with this razor...Sooooo

Absolute Heaven...BBS after 2nd pass but lathering up that 3rd pass felt great on such smooth skin and the blade is still on Day5, so sharp that it just super smoothly removed the lather with no irritation....Definatly a Gong Banging Inter-Galactic Extravaganza !!!

 

Monday, January 10, 2011

Razor: Edwin Jagger DE87
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Cream: Ingram
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Proraso ASB

 

Monday

Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blade
Coffee: Cost Rica Royal Tarrazu, BLACK
Cream: C.O. Bigelow
Brush: Ever Ready 250PB
Razor: Merkur 34G
Blade: ASR Platinum Chrome, day 1, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Osage Rub, Brut AS, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

They don't get much better.

 

SOTD Monday, January 10, 2011

Razor: 1948-50 Gillette Super Speed
Blade: Wilkinson Stainless
Shaving Soap: Cella
Lather Bowl: Ceramic
Scuttle: RAB Ceramic
Brush: Omega Professional Boar
Astringent: Dickinson's Witch Hazel
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
Aftershave/Cologne: Lustray Coachman
Results: Wonderfully comfortable!

First use of the Cella and I was very impressed with the performance of the lather and the amount of lather produced. I used the standard amount for shave creams since the Cella looked similar. The lather exploded and filled the bowl after a short mixing with the brush. I still had a little chunk of soap that stuck to the bottom of the bowl and wasn't dissolved. After transferring the lather to my scuttle for heating I removed the chunk and put it back in the Cella tub; there was enough for another shave out of it. I wasn't all that jazzed about the scent of the Cella as it came off as heavy duty industrial soapy scent. I have heard that this is the scent of the European Barber Shops which it might be but, not the scent of the Barber Shops of my youth that's for sure. Not that the scent was off-putting, just different.
Using the '48 Gillette Super Speed this morning brought back a lot of memories. I can remember the Gillette advertisements for this razor on the TV back in 1948-50. My Dad always watched the Friday Night Fights (Boxing) on TV in St. Louis and they would advertise Gillette Blue Blades and Gillette razors. The announcers did the local commercials which was for Falstaff Beer made in St. Louis. (I think the brand is gone now) He would pour a bottle of Falstaff in a tall Pilsner Glass and produce a large head of foam that would arc over the top of the glass but never overflow. As a kid I was always waiting for the foam to run down the side of the glass but it didn't (This guy was an artist at pouring beer! LOL) At the end of his commercial spiel he would take a big long slug from the Pilsner Glass about half way down and say " Flagstaff, that's good Beer". This would happen every time they went to commercial break and by the end of the show needless to say this guy was feeling no pain and could hardly talk! It's funny how these memories come back spurred by the simple act of shaving! At any rate, I love the '48 SS which is an outstanding razor. I got one for my Son a couple of years back to introduce him to wet shaving. (He was 40 years old and had never used a DE only Carts.) That razor turned him into a devoted wet shaver as well, so that is another reason the '48 Gillette SS is a favorite of mine.

 

Slim Adjustable
Wilkinson Sword Classic (2)
TGN Silver Tip Badger
TSD Pink Grapefruit Soap
Nivea Sensitive AS Balm
Pinaud Clubman AS

My face has almost forgiven me for our first outing with the slim 2 days ago, so I decided to go easy on her. 1 cheek pass on 9 for fun, then set it to one for the next 3 passes. Reasonably close, no *new* irritation. But nice and even and very comfortable. I still love this razor.

Also my first go with the clubman...not sure if it's for me

 

Razor: 5/8 Garland Cutlery Co. "Improved Eagle"
Soap: Queen Charlotte Soap's "Celestial Woods"
Brush: Shavemac 436
Aftershave: RazoRock Alum / Thayers / Boosters "Mosswood"
Cologne: Penhaligon's English Fern

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Great pics gentlemen!

 

Merkur Progress 500
with Blue Gillette Blade (2)
25er Bock Silvertip
I Coloniali Mango SC
Terre d`Hermes ASB

Have a nice day!

 

Razor - Hilger & Sons, 15/16 Chopper
Strop - Poor Mans Strop "Whipped Dog"
Brush - Omega Pro 49
Shave Soap - Home Made Oatmeal
After Shave - Adidas Dynamic Pulse

Results - Two Pass/with an extra
just for fun, I'm really feeling this
three dolla Choppa !! BBS clean

 

Monday:

Razor: Merkur 38C Barber Pole
Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: Omega Boar 10049
Soap: Van Der Hagen Deluxe
A/S: Master's Bay Rum
EdT: YSL Pour Homme

 

Jan 11

Just returned from long trip to my parents. I used to rotate De Verdulde hand the soap, Tabac the cream and Fitjar Calmomilla the cream for 10 days with no aftershave at all. To my great surprise, everything was fine and good.

Jan 11, my first day at home:
Fitjar Nyasha organic soap as the pre-shave
Phyto Expert Sensitive cream
Vie-Long horsehair brush
New ceramic bawl (it was New Year, right?)
Merkur 23C long handle/Wilkinson Sword #1
Phyto Expert Sensitive aftershave balm

Nice and smooth! Great way to begin my working week!