SoS: 10-16 January 2011

Happy Wednesday From Florida!

Hot Shower
RAB Scuttle
PanChango 24MM Blue
Musgo Real SC
R.V. Injector G "Sir Grapefellow"
Pella Blade (3)
Cold Water Rag
Anherb ASG
Grey Flannel AS

3 Passes = 4 Blade DFS!

PanChango / Dale re-knotted a few brushes for me. The blue one is a 24MM TGN Finest knot and it is indeed fine! Not a single hair lost on the first use with it and the knot whips up a great lather and releases it just as easily as well. This is a fandamtastic brush Dale!

Have a great day Ya'll!

 

Do you mean "Have a Grape day"...

 

Wednesday's Shave:

Arko Shave Stick
Omega 10029 Baby-Pro Boar
Eversharp-Schick I2
CVS Personna (Day1)
Arko Nem Mango Mandalina moisturiser
Arko Cool AS Splash

Life Don't Get Much Better Than This...:happy108

 

Razor: 15/16 Henckels Friodur
Soap: Calani "Dubai"
Brush: Penworks 22mm Finest
Aftershave/Cologne: Aqua Velva Musk

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Great pics gentlemen! :happy096

 

Mulcuto Vintage Slant
Astra Keramik Blade
TSD SOTQ A2-Barbershoppe
The Dridecker Brush
Osage Rub
Ahava AS Balm

-5

 

Wednesday

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: Costa Rica Royal Tarrazu, BLACK
Soap: TSD Lemon & Cedarwood
Brush: Treville Daxer
Razor: '73 Black Handle Gillette
Blade: ASR Platinum Chrome, day 3, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, B&BW Oak, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

A great shave knocked down a notch only because I had every intention of splashing on some Osage Rub. Got to thinking about something else and forgot about it. I hate it when that happens!

 

Hot Shower
Real Shaving Co. face wash & thermal mask
Merkur HD/Feather
Ever REady wTGN 2band finest
Pacific Shaving shave oil
Ogallala Bay Rum soap
C.O.Bigelow Bay rum asb

followed by Montale Red Aoud EdP

 

How do you like that Ogallala soap?

 

SOTD Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Razor: 1930 Gillette NEW Open Comb
Blade: Crystal Super Platinum
Shaving Cream: Speick
Lather Bowl: Ceramic
Scuttle: RAB Ceramic
Brush: Omega Professional Boar
Astringent: Dickinson's Witch Hazel
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
Aftershave/Cologne: Adidas Dynamic Pulse
Results: Slick BBS and comfortable!

First time using the Crystal Blades and they are definately a cut (sorry about that) above the Dorco's that I have been using. Very smooth and comfortable after three passes and the Speick SC is wonderful. Great shaves shown this week Gentlemen, thanks for sharing! :happy005

 

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Razor: EJ Chatsworth
Blade: Treet Durasharp
Brush: Simpson Colonel X2L
Cream: Portman Square "Notting Hill" cream/soap
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Speick ASB

A fine shave this morning. The distinctions between "firm cream", "soft soap", and "cream/soap" elude me, but the Portman Square consistency seems to me to be similar to that of Valobra (not the stick). In any case, it easily makes a nice, creamy, protective lather. The Speick balm provided an excellent finish before I headed outside to clear the snow from my driveway.

 

Shapleigh 3/4
VDH Boar
Williams + Glycerin
Ice Blue Aqua Velva

I'm lovin this American Steel !
Three Passes to a Smooth Completion !

 

Wednesday morning:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Gillette Rubie day 2
Tet-a-tet SC (love it to death!)
Tet-a-tet AS Balsam (love it to death!)
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Chabrawichi 555 Cologne

Another great shave with one of my top favorite creams. Tet-a-tet cream and aftershave balsam treat my skin so nicely. Very few brands can top or even match this stuff.

 

Brush: Vulfix Grosevnor 404 Badger-boar
Soap: Harris Marlborough
Razor: 40's SS w/ Derby
AS: AV Musk

 

Gillette Slim Adjustable
Personna Red (1)
TGN Silvertip Badger
TSD Unscented Cream
TBS Maca Root Razor Relief
Old Spice AS

Today's shave didn't really add up to what I'd hoped for unfortunately...a little bit of burnination lingers. I kept the slim on 1 until the last pass, and I think it was just too mild. Pretty close though. I'll still give it a 3/5.

 

Thursday's shave:

Good morning!

- Valobra shave soap
- Jack Black shave brush
- GEM 1912
- New Ted Pella stainless blade
- Calani 'Purissima' AS Balm

 

Thursday, January 13th

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

 

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

• Tolsom Facial Cleanser
• Hot Towel with Pantene Pro-V on Face
• Proraso Pre-Post Cream
• Vulfix 247 Pure Badger
• VDH Deluxe, face lathered, brush reloaded on each pass
• Merkur 11c Open Comb
• Derby Extra (2nd and last shave, stropped on arm)
• Cold Water Rinse
• Thayers Unscented Witch Hazel
• Neutrogena Triple Protect Facial Lotion

Remarks: I am trying the blades in the blade sampler package that I recently acquired. This is my second shave with Derby Extra. I did my usual North-South, South-North and Ear-Nose passes. Just like the first time, it was a very uncomfortable shave. This time, the blade started pulling the whiskers instead of cutting them; I don't think I will even shave a third time with this blade. Once you get past the bleeding and the burning, the result is not that bad actually; but again it is a very uncomfortable shave. I don't think this blade is for me at all.




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Thursday, January 13

65’ Gillette Slim (setting 7)
Derby Extra (1)
Homemade Preshave Oil +MBomb
TOBS Traditional SS
Ever Ready Boar
TSD English Fern Splash

 

Hot Shower
1960 Gillette Super Speed
VDH Boar
Arko Shavestick
Witch Hazel/Corn Huskers Lotion
Crusellas Colonia 1800 Sandalwood EdC
Murray's Superior Pomade

This shave was absolutely epic! Three passes face and dome (both BBS+). As you can see the slow goat from West Palm Beach arrived yesterday. This stuff smells fantastic! Yeah, on a scale of 1 to 5 I'd give this shave about a 47. And now to screw up a perfect day, I'll get dressed and go to work

 

Happy Thursday From Florida!

Hot Shower
RAB Scuttle
Omega Boar #10051
QCS Celestial Woods Croap
EJDE89L
Voskhod Blade (1)
Cold Water Rag
Arko Sensitive ASC
Booster Mosswood AS

3 Passes = 4 Blade DFS!

The QCS Celestial Woods is a great product and the scent is very pronounced. If I owned the company, I would rename the Celestial Woods to Gin and Tonic, because for me, I get a Juniper and Lime punch in the nose, which is fine by me!

Have a great day Ya'll!