SOS: July 18 - 24 2011

Saturday's Shave:

After a busy week, it was great to slow down with a nice relaxing shower and shave.

• Hot Shower
• KOS Alpha Oil Menthol
• Gem 1912
• Walgreens Gem blade
• RL Safari SS with M-Bomb :freezing
• 4711 splash
• RSC ASB + M-Bomb :anifrozen

Not sure I would call my face BBS, but is sure is darn close (I'd call it DFS+)! Only about my 3rd or 4th shave with a SE, but beginning to see why they get the love they do. Not thinking about hanging up my DE's just yet, but might have to add a SE to the weekly rotation.

With the near 100 degrees temps this week, good timing on getting some M-Bomb in the mix as well, great stuff.

 

Saturday - it's the weekend! :happy069 Time for the SEs!!

Prep: 30 minute marinade with TSD ISZ PSB, hone & strop str8, hot shower
Coffee: Starbucks French Roast (gotta get some more beans to roast)
Hone: Duro
Strop: VB 2" black latigo/linen
Soap: TSD English Fern
Brush: C&E Pure Bader
Str8: Hand Forged 133 Red Imp set in Bloodwood scales by Glen, 3+ passes
SE: Schick Injector E model, touch up along the chin and jaw line
Post: Cold water rinse, RazoRock rub down, ice water splash, SJ Unforgivable
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

I'm enjoying the str8 shaves. Didn't think I could or would, but they're fun.

 

Saturday

Bump Fighter (1)
Thater Stout 2
DRH Marlborough stick
Bump Patrol
Nivea Sensitive balm
AVC Ice Blue
Polo Original edt

 

M&F Blonde
38C w/ Mallee Burl & Resonate Handle
Polsilver Blade
Floris Elite SS
Humphreys Witch Hazel
1902 Naturelle EDT
Have a Great Day!

 

Saturday:

Razor -1930's New
Blade - Derby
Brush - Franks Shaving Silvertip
Soap - TSD Iced Sub Zero w/extra Menthol
A/S - Aqua Velva followed by Osage Rub w/1 drop of M Bomb

 

• Hot shower
• TSD Iced Watermelon Sorbet :love008 :love008 :freezing
• HJM badger
• Mühle R89
• Gillette 7 O'clock SharpEdge (1)
• Alverde aftershave fluid

Changed blades and what a difference. Much much better (and milder!) shave, compared to Gillette Platinum in this razor. Loving the iced watermelon sorbet.

4/5

 

Sat 23 July

Black Italian Roast Coffee
Brush; Berkley 46-face lather
Razor; Gillette Slim (7) w/ Lord Platinum (D3)
Soap; Proraso white with 4 drops of M-Bomb
Osage rub splash
Proraso balm

I haven't used the proraso white in awhile and I wasn't disapointed. I love this stuff, the smell is classic.
Another DFS in a string of DFS's.
This has been a good week for shaving.
Hope everyone has enjoyed themselves as much.

 

Happy Saturday From Florida!

Hot Shower
RAB Scuttle
P.C. Special Re-Knot
TSD Monkey Farts Wheat Cream
Lord Premium L-6
Voskhod Blade (1)
Cold Water Rag
TSD Monkey Farts A/S

4 Passes = DFS!

This is the first shave with the Traveling L-6 and I thank Bill very much for the opportunity to participate in the field trials.

I will shave with it a couple more times and turn it over to BG for her evaluation.

My first impression of the L-6 is that it is a lightweight copy of the Merkur 23C that I got in a trade awhile back with Williams Warrior / Keith. The razor while lightweight aluminium is well engineered. One of the things I like most about this razor is that the head is wide enough to nearly cover all of the end tabs on the blade.

For me, there is a learning curve on this razor in terms of searching for the proper shaving angle, probably because of the long handle, which may be why my 4 pass shave is DFS instead of BBS. The good news is that I get to try again tomorrow!

 

:think002 hmmm..... methinks that razor looks awfully familiar.

 

Not posting here very often recently. Just when I have a shave that stands out (good or bad). Today was a great one:

Face: Fat handle Tech w/ Supermax Stainless
Head: Fatboy w/ Crystal Persona
Vulfix VS/5 Boar
DR Harris Marlborough SS
Alum
TSD ADG Type

Totally BBS and very enjoyable.

 

Wilkinson Sword Stick
Rudy Vey Finest Badger Brush
Muhle R41 2011
Feather Blade
Home Mentholated Witch Hazel


-Feather works very well with the R41

 

Gillette OT
with Gillette Blue Blade
Mühle Best Badger
AOS Lavender SC
AoS Lavender ASB

Have a nice day!

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Sunday, July 24

EJ DE86
Super Iridium (day 3)
Preshave Oil Blend +M-Bomb
Vulfix 2235 Super
Arko Boosted Classic Brand Menthol SS
Osage Rub, Dominica Bay Rum

5 Blades. Outstanding.

 

Sun 24July

Black Italian Roast Coffee
Brush; Berkley 46-face lather
Razor; Gillette Slim (7) w/ Lord Platinum (D4)
Soap; Proraso white
Osage rub splash
Proraso balm

Just another awesome DFS. I am hitting the road today so I will be using my modified kit for next week.

 

Did you really have your coffee black or a tainted mixture with coffee in it?

 

Sunday

Prep: 30 minute marinade with TSD ISZ PSB, hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: Starbucks French Roast, BLACK
Soap: TSD Florida Water + 3 drops M Bomb
Brush: Mohawk 3-338 with original knot
Razor: Gem Push Button
Blade: Gem, day 4, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Dickenson's WH, Curve, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

Another super shave.

 

Sunday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 6
Musgo Real SC :love008 :love008 :love008 :happy108
Keri unscented moisturizer
Musgo Real Classic AS :love008 :love008 :love008 :happy108

My first non-mentholated shave with a cream which contains menthol - the Musgo cream lists menthol in the ingredients, but there really is no cooling sensation. I don't care, because it's so good, and the aftershave is a delight. My wife loves the scent of it, and so does my daughter.

 

Sunday, July 24, 2011

• 1960 Gillette 195 Adjustable, aka BOTTOM DIAL Fat Boy (first shave with it for me)
• Voskhod blade (new)
• TSD Yin Yang shaving cream
• 1950s restored Fuller badger hair brush
• 2011 Robert Becker "Cranberry" scuttle
• Proraso Liquid Cream aftershave balm

Result? Perfection. 2-pass BBS. Didn't even require jawline touchup passes. Hello Bottom Dial. Nice to meet you!

 

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Merkur Progress XL
Blade: Lord Platinum Class
Brush: Vie-Long Gonzalo Boar/Horsehair
Cream: Portman Square "Collier Row" Cream/Soap
A/S: Thayer's Lemon Witch Hazel, TOBS No. 74 Victorian Lime Splash

I especially enjoyed the citrusy goodness of yesterday's shave, so decided to repeat it today, but with a different razor/blade combo and a different brush. The resulting shave was just as nice as yesterday's. What a refreshing way to start the day!