SoS: February 13th, 2012 ~ February 19th, 2012

Menthol Monday!

Prep: Hot shower
Soap/cream: Ingram
Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable I-2 birth year/quarter, (5)
Brush: Ever-Ready C40
Blade: Super-Max SS (2)
Cold water rinse
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Flag & Sail Original Brisk

Nice shave for a rainy morning!

70% BBS, 30% DFS

 

Monday morning, February 13, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Personna blade,
Omega 10066 boar bristle brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse for a DFS!



A new Personna blade this week.

 

Monday's Shower and Shave
Woke up to about 3 inches of snow this morning, here in Fort Smith AR. Our winter has been very mild till the last couple days. Three inches of snow here is a big event.
Long hot shower with Razorock ginseng bar soap. Great lathering soap, good moisturizing too.

Menthol Monday, choice was Viking Shave Cream. The Omega "Midget" was the brush chosen for lathering duty. The little guy excelled in his duties.
Razor Choice was a Schick G-1 type, with a Schick injector blade. After four passes I had a great DFS.
Post shave; polar water splash, Thayers' Witch Hazel, Kananga Water.

 

Monday

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush, hand strop blade
CD: Ray Boltz ~ Allegience
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Ethiopia Illubabor, BLACK
Cream: Brut Classic + 3 drops M Bomb
Brush: Vulfix 404, The Grosvenor badger/boar mix
Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: ASR Platinum Chrome, day 1, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Brut ASB + 2 drops M Bomb, Brut cologne, hand strop blade

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

Not bad. I'll take it.

 

Well finally I had a good free day away from the tattoo shop to post a pic of my shave....I shunned my Arko stick for the day .....it killed me lol but it allowed me to achieve an excellent shave none the less....not BBS but definitely a DFS! I used my whole set up of Beechwood soap dishes and my Beechwood Conk brush....Love the look of a wood shave set....now all I need is a razor with a Beechwood handle (preferably a 34C as this has become my razor of choice) and I will be one happy camper!

Pre-Shave: Face wash w/Dove Extra Fresh Bar
Brush: Col. Conk 904
Soap: Col. Conk Amber
Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: Crown Super Stainless (1)
Post-Shave: Old Spice AS "Vintage Ivory Bottle" as I call it

 

Monay 13th February

Hot shower and facial scrub
Proraso Preshave cream
Kai Captain Excelia (Japanese style)
Semogue 1250 Boar Brush
Col Conk Bay Rum Soap
Alum Block and Real Shaving ASB
Pashana Bay Rum

I was pushed for time this morning....so it was a DFS+ today. Two passes and I think the time has come to ditch the Kai Titan mild blade....so it will be a change of razor tomorrow. The Col Conk is by no means my best soap....but I love the smell!

 

Mon Feb 13
Brush: Omega Boar
Soap/Creme: Arko
Razor: Gem 1912
Blade: Gem SE
Pre: Poraso Pre/post
Post: Poraso As balm.
Hair Groom: Vitalis
Result: BBS

 

Brian, I think I sent you a Col. Conk Bay Rum soap some time ago.

 

Its the only Bay rum soap I have. The scent just makes me feel good!

 

3 pass BBS im just lovin this fatboy set to 7 it is my goto razor

Hot shower
Proraso pre
Proraso green
Proraso ASB
59 fatboy
Astra sp (D-1)
Rubberset brush 27mm omega boar knot

 

What a nive Cup'o razors you have! Very impressive!

 

Yo!
Monday!

Prep: hot water rinse, hot washing cloth
Music: Arno (lunatic Belgian singer), album: Charles Ernest (contains a quite different interpretation of the Rolling Stones' "Mother's Little Helper" took me some time -months- before I recognised it!)
Brush: WS badger / boar
Soap: TSD Signature, mug lathered
Razor: Gillette Old Style
Blade: brandless, rehoned / stropped in Allegro mod L, 3rd shave
3pass shave + touch-up



Nice and easy DFS+. Much betther lathering than yesterday (or is it then yesterday? Keep forgetting).

Have a great week y'all!

 

It is so nice to get back to straights after that 'shave-and-run' days. I took my time learning honing technique this weekend and it really pays off. My results are much more consistent now, but when a razor passes HHT it losts a major part of that 'Wow, I did it!'. And I really like how it goes- to shave with a freshly honed and stropped razor .
8/8 W&B restored by Glen (right from Naniwa and strop)
Vie-Long horsehair brush (I'll miss it when it finally sheds out!)
Gada Cool Mint SC
Nivea AS splash
One of the most comfortable shaves I ever had. DFS!

 

I hope to get there myself......eventually!

 

Only 2 things holds me of coverting to straights. First is time factor - I cannot shave fast with the straight for now. Maybe I'll improve my timing with more practice and be able to perform quick 2 passes shaves. I have a tough stubble so it takes time to soften it. Second is traveling - I travel by my work a lot, so DE is the best choice for trips. Anyway, I love my straights! As the middle of the road solution I use OCMM - it gives me the feeling similar to straight shave but with speed and safety of DE

 

Love the brush!

 

I know exactly where you are coming from. I get great shaves from straights and they are improving as time goes on. However with a good blade and good DE ....... I could get as good a shave or better quicker. If I use a straight I tend to shave in the evenings or on days off so that I have time. However....I enjoy the straight experience, and to be honest.....I feel short changed with a quick shave,,,,no matter how good.. At the moment my 2 pass straight shaves are exclusively with the Feather/Kai systems. Their blades are just so consistently sharp.

 

Gillette slim adjustable
Wilkinson blade
VDH deluxe soap
Ever Ready boar

3 passes and a DFS
Splash of some Florida H20

 

Monday:

Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: Best Badger
Soap: Williams
A/S: Pinaud Clubman