SoS: January 30th, 2012 ~ February 5th, 2012

Someone is spoiling you, Shawna, and I think we all know who it is

 

Sunday, February 05, 2012
Soap: TnH Grafton
Razor: Futur
Blade: 365 from Freddy
Brush: Somerset 58
Cologne: GFT Curzon...really nice scent and that little crown on the bottle always looks impressive when I open up the cabinet.
Enjoy the Super Bowl and activity everyone.:football:

 

Sunday, February 5, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick G1
Blade: Schick
Soap: Proraso
Brush: Omega 10005
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Proraso After Shave

 

Barbasol Razor
Polsilver (2)
Semogue OC Boar
TOBS Avocado with a healthy dose of M-Bomb
Alum
TSD ISZ Witch hazel
Nivea ASB

 

Sunday 5th February

Shower and Facial scrub
Proraso Preshave cream
Kai Captain Excelia (Japanese style)
Semogue 1470 Brush
Proraso Shave Soap
Alum Block followed by Proraso Liquid ASB
Proraso AS
Pecksniffs Leather Cologne.

A late start to the day as I was late home last night. My worst fears were realised. Snow emptied out of the heavens and the motorways were littered with abandoned cars and jack knifed lorries. It took a loooooong time to get home. A BBS today. Proraso is not the slickest soap.....but for some reason....a total Proraso shave always gives great results.

 

Sunday:

Barbasol Prep
Dovo Natural
The Dridecker
Cella
Alum Block
Witch Hazel
Afta Fresh Balm
British Sterling Cologne

 

Sunday morning, February 5, 2012

Schick I2 Hydro-magic w/ Schick blade (4)
Omega 10066 boar bristle brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Awesome looking brush!

 

The razor of the week for me. Rehabbed DD Satinedge homemade 30mm 2 band brush. Cold water shave with TSD Bay Rum Wheat Cream, a long cold rinse and a healthy splash of Osage Rub.

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Sunday's Shave:

Coffee: World Market Peruivian
Prep: Hot Shower
Razor: GEM 1912
Blade: GEM
Brush: VDH boar
Cream: Coates LE Tea Tree & Rosemary
Post: Aqua Velva splash

 

Sunday

Razor: Dovo Bismarck 6/8
Brush: Omega boar
Soap: Institut Karite (in Burma Shave mug)
Toner: Booster Mosswood
A/S: Polo

Great Sunday shave. I used Booster Mosswood in place of witch hazel. I think I've used a variation of this picture before, but why reinvent the wheel since I pretty much use the same stuff every Sunday.

 

Glad you made it home ok after seeing your son!

 

Thanks....I wasn't sure I was going to make it!

 

I really, really like that bowl

 

Sunday

Prep: 30 minute marinade with TSD ISZ PSB, hot shower, hand strop blade, soak brush
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Ethiopia Illubabor, BLACK
Soap: TSD Iced Sweet Tea
Brush: Omega 10098
SE: Gem MMOC
Blade: Gem, day 1, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, L'Oreal Comfort Max ASB, Old Spice cologne, hand strop blade

Shave Rating: 4 blades

Not bad. First time I've use Old Spice since high school, I think. 1980 graduate. And to think I'll be 50 in May. Just seems like time goes quicker every year.

 

I'm an '80 grad too, Steve. Back then, I thought I was going to live forever. Youth really is wasted on the young.

 

Sunday
Arko SC/Shave Stick
Omega 10029 Baby-pro,boar
1938 Gillette Senator One Piece Razor
New Astra/New Perma-Sharp Super-shave off
Cold wayer rinse/Arko moisturizer/Rebul Lavanda Colonia

I'm really liking whipping up a good SC lather on my face...then rubbing a wet Arko Stick in small circular motions on my face...This rubs the SC into the beard and applys the Shaving stick at the same time...Then I add Hot water to the brush tips and hit my face whipping up a Super-lather, and it really explodes !

Dropped a new Astra SP in my Senator and leaned over close to the mirror and took the 1st stroke from my left side-burn to the bottom of my left ear. It was a pretty clean stroke, and a perfect example of "beard reduction". I can see the tiny short whiskers that will require the XTG and ATG passes plus probably a little touch-up to polish off all traces of hair.

Then I got a wild idea...I dropped a new Perma-Sharp Super in the Senator and took the same stroke on my right side. This was a clean stroke but left BBS in its wake. Not a whisker remaining. More like the Injector, but even closer.

So I left the P-SS in and relathered my left cheek and finished my WTG pass...Did a XTG touch-up on my goatee to my 'adam's apple' sides. And I've got one text-book BBS with no irritation...

The Astras are perfect for when I really want that whole 4 pass luxury shave...But the Perma-Sharp Supers in a minimum amount of time with no muss no fuss sure deliver a perfect BBS...and face feels perfect...now to try and keep my hands off my face in public...This will be the problem

Didn't have time to post til now, 9 hours later...and things are still pretty polished darn it...I was hopeing to do another pass or two... HAVE A GREAT SUPER-BOWL SUNDAY may the best team win!!

 

Sunday

Gillette Super Adjustable @5
Voskhod day 1
D.R. Harris H3 best badger
TSD Iced Sandalwood shaving soap
TSD Iced Eucalyptus witch hazel
Proraso Balm

I'm going to give up on the Voskhods, we're not getting along very well. Fresh blade in the Gillette, a lot of tugging again, didn't feel smooth at all. The 100 blades I signed in for in the group buy will appear in the freebies section shortly.

 

Here is a pre-emptive post for Sunday through next Friday since I'm heading out on a small exercise for a week. Bare minimum is the order of the day, so here it goes:

Face Wash
Merkur 37C + Astra SP
Omega Mighty Midget
Proraso White Soap
Cold Water Rinse + Cam Paint

And the requisite shot of my kit before it gets thrown into my rucksack. Wetshaving is such a pleasure to use in the military because it's so light, compact and I have a 2 month supply of blades shoved into the travel container. Hint: This will be one of the shots I'll be using for my article when I finally get some time to finishing it

 

Sunday:
Brush: 21047 mixed
Razor: Merkur 41c open-comb
Blade: Rapira "Swede," 2, with trimmed Feather as a shim
Soap: Prairie Creations, Cool Spring
Toner: skipped it
Finish: Prairie Creations Cool Spring Balm

This balm is a bit heavy so I skipped the Thayer's today. Nice smooth shave, DFS bordering closely on a total BBS.