SoS: August 29-September 4 2011

Saturday, September 3. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers
Prep: Hot shower, wash face with Musgo Glyce Lime then hot towel with Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE87
Blade: Feather
Cream: Proraso/Soap
Brush: Kent BK12 Silver-tip
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Speick After Shave Lotion



Have a GREAT day.

 

Saturday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/day 4
Florena SC
Keri unscented moisturizer
Booster Mosswood AS

A very smooth and comfortable shave this morning. The Florena cream smells great and lathers perfectly so the blade glides just right. My wife smelled the Booster Mosswood, and she said "ah, sweetie - why don't you stop wearing that "old-man" stuff, and start wearing your Armani Black Code that I bought you?" I told her, "Corinne, my love - I find that this "old-man" stuff suits me perfectly". The truth is, I hate Armani Black Code. I find the Personna blades don't retain their sharpness nearly as well as the Rapiras or Voskhods. :biggrin:

 

Saturday, September 03, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: EJ Chatsworth
Blade: Treet Durasharp
Brush: Vulfix 2234 Super Badger
Soap or Cream: Proraso Cream
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Proraso Splash

I don't think there is a better way to start a warm, humid day than a great cooling shave! And this morning's shave was just that--the Chatsworth/Treet combo did an excellent job, nicely assisted by the Proraso cream. The Proraso splash was, of course, a fine way to close out the shave.

 

Saturday...

no prep other than wet face and neck, no lather bowl, just "roughing it", I will be on a camping trip in two weeks and will have a wedding to go in the middle of the camping trip. Figured it would be time for a practice run. I decided to go with something mild to shave with so that I wouldn't have too much irritation to sport at the wedding.

Arko moist cream
Omega Lucretia Borgia
Weishi gunmetal
super-max platinum (day 2)
alum, tsd isz

 

Saturday, September 3

55’ Gillette Super Speed Red Tip
Supermax SS (d2)
Preshave Oil Blend
Arko Boosted Classic Brand Menthol SS
Vulfix 2235 Super Badger
Master Blue, Stephans Island Lime

Nice shave. Darn close to a 5 blader. Could have gotten it if I had been a little pickier in touch-up. But what the heck, it is Saturday.

 

Saturday morning,

Gillette NEW Short Comb,
Personna Barber Blade (3)
Rooney 1/1 Best Badger Brush,
Arko shave soap w/ hot water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse. DFS!

 

Saturday!

Hot Shower
Green Marvy Mug
Green Ever-Ready Horse Re-Knot
Edwin Jagger Sea Buckthorn Soap
Lord L6
Gillette 7OC - Black (2)
Cool Water Rinse
Hyatt Portico Lavender & Citrus Body Lotion

Fantastic shave. Officially ready for the weekend!

 

Saturday:

Bump Fighter
Thater Stout 2
La Toja Stick
Dickenson's Witch Hazel
Bump Patrol
Nivea Sensitive Balm
Polo Original edt

 

Gem OCMM
Gem Stainless PTFE (3)
Semogue 1470
Williams Mug Soap
Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

A simple yet excellent shave.

 

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Razor: Wilkinson Sticky
Blade: Schick Plus Platinum
Brush: Thater Stout 1
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Cream: German Nivea
A/S: Italian Floid Blue

Another great shave!

 

Saturday, September 3rd

J.R. Torrey 1/4 hollow hollow-point
Poor Man's strop
custom brush
D.R. Harris Almond shave cream sample (smells like a marzipan pastry)
witch hazel
Portland General Store Whiskey skin quench

 

Magic Shavette w/ fresh Voskhod
Merkur Progress on 2.5 w/ Near fresh Voskhod
TGN Silvertip Badger
AOS Lavender Preshave Oil
Truefitt & Hill Lavender Shave Cream
Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm
Brute AS

Well this is kind of a shocker for me. for the first time since puberty, there are two patches on my cheeks where I can't see any trace of stubble. I can't even feel it. And for the first time since joining TSD,I truly understand what BBS means. And I want more. All this started with me obsessively stropping a straight for the last 4 days, hoping that by some miracle it might become shave ready. It didn't. But I was determined to have some form of straightness on my face so out came the "magic shavette". I'd only tried it with personna which I now know I don't like, so I loaded it up with a voskhod and did one pass WTG. No cuts, no drama. Next pass ATG (not the neck though). Face half lathered, razor in hand, I actually stopped shaving, and left the bathroom to go find my girlfriend and make her feel my face. It was that good. Due to my limited skill with a straight I had to half-finish the pass, then clean up with the Merkur. But I was blown away that what no DE of mine could achieve in 4+ passes, this wannabe straight razor did in 2. I can't wait for the real thing.

 

Saturday - it's the weekend! Time for the SEs.

Prep: 30 minute marinade with TSD ISZ PSB, hone & strop str8, hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: BJ's Kenya AA, BLACK
Hone: Duro
Strop: Vintage Blade 2" Black latigo/linen

Soap: TSD Egyptian Spice + 2 drops M Bomb
Brush: Omega 49, the red one
Str8: Robeson ShurEdge, 3 passes
Razor: Schick Injector E model, touch up
Post: Cold water rinse, RazoRock rub down, ice water splash, SJ Unforgivable

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

Another great shave - no blood :biggrin:. Love the scent of the Egyptian Spice.

 

Hot Shower
Johnson Baby Oil
Omega 48/Arko
Gillette Slim/Topz Platinum
Porarso

 

DoRosso Super Silvertip
'61 Gillette Fat Boy, 5
Rapira super stainless, 2
Musgo Real shaving cream
Alum block
Thayer's lavender witch hazel
Malizia Uomo Vytiver AS

BBS without much effort. Loving the Rapira SS in my EJ DE89L and finding it joyously shaking hands now with my Fat Boy too!

 

Nice to see you around again Bas!

 

Happy Saturday From Florida!

Hot Shower
RAB Scuttle
JM Frasier's SC
TGN Synthetic Re-knot
Muhle R-41
7OC Blue (2)
Cold Water Rag
A.V. Sport

3 Passes = DFS! This Shave Could Have Been BBS, But I Missed a Few Spots Under My Chin On The Third Pass.

Oh Well; There Is Always Another Chance Tomorrow! Plus, Adjustable Week Starts Monday! Yay!

 

• Razor: Timor
• Blade: Dark Blue 7 O'clock
• Brush: Simpson CH2 Super
• Cream: Musgo Real
• Aftershave: Aqua Velva Original Sport

 

Sunday...
TSD wedge (thank you, Jeff and Dale, Tim and all who helped that to happen!)
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Valobra shave stick (LOVE it!)
Mayor Energy Platinum splash

The wedge made DFS+ to be easy and comfortable...

 

Valobra is a great stick!