SoS: February 6th, 2012 ~ February 12th, 2012

DVH have three boar brushes:


The first one is an 'originele kapperskwast', which you might translate as 'original barber's brush'. All three cost just over 10 euros including p&p in The Netherlands. I have no experience yet with'em, but next week I'm expecting an old one from the late father of a friend (she says she thinks it is useless for painting ).

Oh, and next month is PIF-month... There's an idea brewing here

 

saturday

Weekend, so Rolls Razor time! Setup:

Prep: hot water rinse, hot washing cloth
Music: none as I clean forgot it!
Brush: WS badger / boar
Cream: TSD wheat cream Oak Leaves & Acorns (mug lathering)
Razor: Rolls
3-pass shave with some touching up
Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse, TSD Witch Hazel Cedarwood


DFS+. Still a bit of tugging going on, mostly on the tip of my chin. Guess I'll have to work some more om my technique.

Have a great weekend all!

 

Saturday

Edwin Jagger DE8911 Barley (try out)
Derby day 1
Vulfix best badger travel brush
Proraso soap
TSD Iced Eucalyptus WH
Floid blue splash (try out)



The first take on the Jagger. A very well built razor, smooth but efficient. Three passes + a little touch up resulting in a very DFS. Now I understand why so many people recommend this razor for newbies, you can't go wrong with this one. Only down side might be that you can't go wrong with this one...it's not very challenging. But for a quick shave without hassle this is the perfect razor.
It was also the first time for the Floid blue, very nice splash (sorry Johnny, I'm going to keep it ).

 

Saturday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Wilkinson Sword day 3
Gada Cool Mint SC
Diana Sport Menthol Balsam
Obsession For Men EDT

Our weather has turned a lot colder, but a menthol freak is a menthol freak. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Gada Cool Mint cream - its lather, scent, and icy menthol effect please me so much. The Diana Sport balsam is enough to freeze somebody's face off!

 

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

Prep: 30 minute marinade with TSD ISZ PSB, hone & strop str8, hot shower, soak brush
CD: Howlin' Wolf ~ The Definitive Collection
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Ethiopia Illubabor, BLACK
Hone: Duro barber's hone
Strop: VB 2" black latigo/linen
Soap: TSD Egyptian Spice
Brush: Mohawk 3-338 with original knot
Str8: 133 Hand Forged Red Imp with bloodwood scales by Glen, 3 passes
SE: Schick Injector E model, touch up
Post: Cold water rinse, RazoRock rub down, cold water rinse #2, Sean John Unforgivable

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

Simply wonderful. Sometimes it just all comes together. This was one of those times.

 

Saturday, February 11

EJ DE86
Supermax Titanium (d2)
Tabac SS
Rooney Stubby 2XL
TSD Tabac Type A/S

A high level DFS today. I'll take it.

 

Saturday

Prep:Hot Shower(soak brush in cup,Semogue 620)
Proraso PrePost shave
Mama Bear's Lavender Peppermint shave stick
ikon OSS/Gillette 7 O'Clock Black (3)
Cold Water Rinse
Monster Block Alum(clean brush,razor,police area)
Cold Water Rinse
Florida Water (Peru) mixed with a pea sized amount of 444

Face and head shave was BBS,got a nice smooth shave from the ikon black ninja combo,normally I'd change the blade after 3 shaves but I know I can get at least one more shave out of it.

 

Saturday

Prep: Hot shower
Mama Bear's Awakenings (sample)
Rooney 2/1 brush
Vintage Gillette Ball Tech with Feather
Cold Water Rinse
RazorRock Alum
Pacific Shaving Company Daily Moisturier

DFS

 

Barbasol razor
Gillette 7OC Super Stainless
Semogue 2000
Arko Shave Stick
Alum
4711 AS

 

Point taken!

 

Saturday morning shower
Williams soap, not impressed so went back to TSD Bay Rum
"Old school" Badger
Newly aquired1901 (1905) New Gem lather saver/Gem Personna
Nivia balm
Used my 1901 New Gem "scary looking" razor. Great shave DFS++. A little hard to get used to moving such a large piece if metal around my face but worked really. Not bad for a 105 year old razor.

 

Friday:

Wash: Eucerin facial cleanser
Soap: TSD Unscented in a stick
Brush: EJ best badger
Razor: Gillette fat-handled Tech
Blade: Bluebird
Aftershave: cold rinse followed by TSD Shave milk, unscented

 

Saturday's Shave
HOT!! water rinse
Arko Uber-lather: ShaveStick/Adventure SC-face lathered
Omega 10029
Gillette Senator/Derby Extra(D3)
Arko-Nem moisturizer/Rebul Lavanda Colonia

What a wonderful, refreshing way to pamper myself

 

Saturday, February 11, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick G1
Blade: Schick
Soap: Speick Cream
Brush: Duke 2
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Speick After Shave Lotion

 

I knew you would.

 

Saturday morning, February 11, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (6)
Omega 10066 boar bristle brush,
Cella shaving soap w/ hot water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Haven't been able to get much time on the 'puter the past couple day. So making up for lost time.

Thursday:
Prep: Hot Shower
Razor: Gillette New Standard
Blade:Voskhod
Brush: VDH boar
Soap: Arko
Post: Aqua Velva

Friday:
Prep: Hot Shower
Razor: New Standard (again, love this razor)
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: Dridecker
Soap: QCS Cedarwood-Lemongrass
Post: TSD Sandalwood ASM

Closing at the restaurant tonight, so today's shave will happen a bit later.

 

Hot towel
Erasmic shave cream
Aluminium rubber set brush (27mm omega boar knott)
Eclipse red ring razor
Astra sp blade
Becker scuttle.

DFS+ to day very nice shave the erasmic is ok for me but I think all my other creams tend to offer more glide, Imgonna use my fatboy with fresh blade on monday

 

Thanks for sharing the info on the brushes. And for getting the Extra fris to the States. I've used it twice & already love it!

 

Last shave of the week.
DD Satinedge, 6/8
Salters Vetiver, yep, I'm one of the "weird ones" that likes this stuff.
homemade brush
"old" Old Spice

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