SoS: June 20-26 2011

Wednesday, June 22

55’ Gillette Red Tip
Supermax SS (Day 3)
TSD Florida Water Soap Sample
Vulfix 2235 Super Badger
Superior 70 Menthol
Stephans Island Lime

Not quite 5 blades today, but close. I could push for a 4th shave out of this blade, but will not. Besides, I am eager to try out a Voskhod I have on deck for tomorrow (thanks Dale).

 

Wednesday's Shave
Hot Shower
Arko Shave Stick/Arko Max.Comf.SC
Omega 10029 Baby-Pro (boar)
1953-58 Eversharp Schick Hydro-Magic
Long's Drugs/Personna (Day1)
Arko Nem moisturizer/Arko Aqua AS

The first blade in this injector was not your normal Personna...It was more like a Schick Platinum Plus...Really fantastic...Then the next few settled down to the normal excellent Personnas that I've grown to know and love...Well todays blade was not normal again...I sware it feels just like a Schick Platinum Plus again...

Just scary sharp but smooth...I just two fingered it from the end of the handle...No pressure, and it was BBS in 2 passes...With a razor this light, it always amazes me when I use no pressure and the blade still just levels every whisker in sight without a tug...

Quote:" Tree Climbing, Chest Beating, Barrel Throwing"...That kind of thing...:happy108

 

Wednesday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 4
Godrej Deluxe Lime SC :love008 :love008 :love008 :love008
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Booster Polar Ice AS :love008 :love008 :love008 :love008
JHL Cologne :love008 :love008 :happy108 :happy108

If my man Lloyd knew how much pleasure I'm getting with this Rapira blade shipment he helped to hook me up with, he'd be a very happy man--my shaves are so easy, and so much fun!

 

Today's Shave

• Gillette New
• Fred's store brand
• VDH badger
• Pacific Shave OIl
• QCS Key Lime croap
• WH
• Hazelwood Soap Co. ASL

 

Hearing that makes me a very Happy Man, my friend....You deserve every great pass... And many more to you...

 

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Jaggerooney
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Cream: Body Shop (old formula)
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Alpa 378 Splash

 

Wednesday:

Tech with Astra (day 2)
Vie Long Gonzalo
Tabac
alum, witch hazel, Diplomat Fresh AS

 

Wednesday, June 22nd 2011

Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Super Iridium (I think)
Brush: H.L. Thater Stout 1
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: AOS Sandalwood soap
A/S: Trumper Extract of Limes Splash

Another great shave!

 

Wednesday

EJ89L
Voskhod (4)
VDH Deluxe Boar
Williams Mug Soap
Nivea Sensitive balm
Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
Pinaud Clubman

 

6.22.11

From a dull mtg. on 40mm grenade launchers in New Orleans.

Early shave (no pic). Lathering with the Arko stick is second nature now. The scent is clean and doesn’t linger. Using the Vulfix Turnback feels normal even with its “whopper” handle and the lather just pops. The Rolls shave was perfection as expected. Last night was honing night so the blade just sung this morning. One pass with a little touch-up ain’t bad for an old ’52 Viscount. Finished with Armani aftershave leaving me cooling in a cloud of refined scent. I smell good! I’m still not home but this’ll do.

 

Wednesday:

Razor: Merkur 38C Barber Pole
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
Brush: Omega Boar 10049
Cream: Arko Maximum Comfort
A/S: Barbasol Brisk
EdT: Quorum


:happy036

 

Wednesday

Prep: Hot shower
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Rwanda, BLACK
Soap: TSD Gucci Pour Homme Type
Brush: 24mm silvertip set in red mallee burl
Razor: 1918 Gillette OLD
Blade: ASR, day 3, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, L'Oreal Comfort Max ASB, SJ Unforgivable, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

Super shave today. I'm really liking the OLD.

 

Feather Popular/Rapira Blade/Turkish #6/Arko SC/ Ogallala​

A nice camp shave in Wild, wonderful West Virginia.
Now it's time to go back to the grind.

 

De-Bumming: First shave since Sunday morning.
George Korn straight razor
Whipped Dog beginner strop
Turkish No. 6 Horsehair
Wilkinson stick
Godrej Menthol Mist
Alum
Aqua Velva Ice Blue extra menthol

3 days growth whacked off in 2 1/2 passes. Still a little rough, but I was hurrying to get done before the nurse got here. Still, little irritation and no blood, I'll call it a win.

 

• EJ 89L
• Astra SP (13) I hope it dies soon because I'm getting bored with it
• VanWilder SS (a.k.a. VDH deluxe and select with Williams grated into it) (oh yeah, menthol too)
• Vulfix 404
• home boosted AV Musk AS

Man, 13 close and comfy shaves off of this Astra. It's the gift that keeps on givin' Clark!

VanWilder is turning out to be a very good thing. Can't help the feeling of having blasphemed though, mixing glycerin and tallow soap together.

4 out of 5 today gents and yesterday's was the exact setup and same results. Killer shaves lately

 

June, 23

Nice shave today. I really like that set up and it always pays off with great shaves!

TSD preshave balm (Thank you, JoAnna!)
8/8 W&B restored by Glen (Thank you, Jeff!)
Paddle strop
Muhle travel brush in best badger
De Vergulde Hand soap (thanks, Jeff)
Cold water splash

one of the greatest shaves of the month, despite today is not the weekend.

 

June 22 2011

Feather Portable
Feather (2)

Simpson Wee Scot
Speick Stick

Alum
Boosted Superior 70 Bay Rum

A very nice shave this evening with an extra dose of face freezing goodness.

I really enjoy the Feather Portable and should really use it more often.

 

I don't know if I could bring myself to mentholate the Superior 70. There is just something so perfect about the warmth of the scent and the burn of the alcohol. So glad you turned me on to this stuff Dale.

 

Happy Wednesday Late Post From Florida!

Hot Shower
P.C. Special Re-Knot
Old Spice Musk SC
Gillette New "Black Op's" By Tforc
Perma-Sharp Super (2)
Cold Water Rag
A.V. Musk A/S

Three Passes = DFS

Another Fantastic Shave!

 

I'm glad you are liking it. It took me a while to warm up to the boosted version. Once the temps cracked 90F here, it got much easier to enjoy the face freezing. I agree the regular non mentholated version is really nice. It has been my goto since my barber turned me on to it and the price is right.