SoS: February 20th, 2012 - February 26th, 2012

Wednesday shave
coming in a little late with this. I just wanted my pillow this morning so it was a quick shower and shave.
Proraso soap
feather as
omega brush
cold water rinse
pillow

 

Wednesday Morning:
Gillette plastic handled tech with spoiler blade
Vintage Williams Mug Soap
Omega Boar
Acca Kappa Cedro AS



First Shave with vintage Williams and all I can say is wow.

 

Some very nice shaves so far this week Ladies and Gentlemen!

Sabi Shave
Hot afternoon shower
Talced up with Clubman Talc
Lathered up with Sabi Black Badger
Col. Ichabod Conk Lime SS
Sabi Long HD 3 piece
Big Ben Super Stainless blade - 2Pass
Cold rinse
Finished with Booster Jickey AS

I purchased these Big Ben blades (made by Lord) some time ago.
Tried them once and found them too mild, put them on the back shelf and forgot them.
Saw them today and gave them a second chance with this slightly aggressive Sabi.
I was quite surprised, in this razor they delivered a very nice shave!

 

"Fast is fine, Accuracy is everything"...Wyatt Errp

"After a man is 50, you can fool him by saying he is smart, but you can't fool him by saying he's pretty"

I don't know what you mean. My granddaughter thinks I'm pretty.

 

And I am sure you are, Granddaughters are precious arent they
So...Lets see your mug Johnny and we will let the Ladies voice some opinions...
I'll show you mine...lol

 

Well, you have the picture in my avatar, but you will have to search TSD to find one more current.

My granddaughter says I pretty, my wife says, what happened.

 

I get the same thing Johnny, no respect for my mature beauty...

 

Thursday

EJ 8911 with iKon handle
Feather day 1
Vulfix best badger travel brush
MWF
TSD Iced Eucalyptus WH
Proraso splash



Last weekend I planned to reduce the number of razor changes and next thing happening is this iKon handle being delivered. So when I changed blades this morning I of course took the iKon handle, but kept the EJ head. That’s only a half razor change, I guess.
And then I had a great time with this hefty combination. I really like how a heavy razor feels while shaving. I used to think that a heavy razor would increase the applied pressure, but the opposite is true.
DFS

Oh, Johnny, I found out how to reduce the size of a picture

 

-SB Vie Long mix (badger-horse)
-SS Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet
-SR EJDE89L
-RB Astra Keramik
-ASL Brut

 

Gillette Aristocrat #16
Gillette Bleue Extra NOS
Semogue Caravela
L'Occitane Cade
Speick AS and 444 balm

 

Thursday - another day closer

Prep: Hot shower
CD: Stevie Ray Vaughan ~ The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Ethiopia Illubabor, BLACK
Soap: TSD SOTQ South Pacific Waters
Brush: Ever Ready 250PB with original knot
Razor: Sheraton
Blade: Gillette Super Thin, day 4, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Thayer's Rose Petal WH with Aloe Vera + 2 drops M Bomb

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

Still a bit rough along the jaw line. Proof an OC razor is NOT necessarily more aggressive than one with a solid bar.

 

Gem OCMM w/ Gem Stainless PTFE (4)
Semogue OC Boar
Arko Shave Stick
4711 AS

 

Thursday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Wilkinson Sword day 3
Dr Dittmar SS
Hega AS
Obsession For Men EDT

My first shave with this Dr Dittmar soap, and I already LOVE it - what a nice scent, the lather is a pleasure to work with, and it leaves my skin feeling well-taken care of. The Hega aftershave has a very light neutral scent and feels cool and gentle on the skin.

 

Mawnin' Ya'll

Hot Shower
Vulfix 404 Ba/Bo
MWF
R-41
7 O'c Black (2)
Cold Water Rag
Arko ASC
A.V. Musk

3 Passes = 5 Blade, Off The Hook, Bang A Gong, Inter-Galactic BBS!

Have a great day Ya'll; get out there and make it count.

 

Thursday:

Barbasol Prep
Dovo Natural
Omega Boar 81052
Cella
Alum Block
Witch Hazel
Afta Fresh Balm
Jovan Musk After Shave/Cologne

Gave one of my Omega's a workout today after a long layoff. This particular brush hates MWF but really liked the Cella.

 

Thursday, February 23, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick I2 Hydro-magic
Blade: Schick
Soap: MWF
Brush: Semogue 1305
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue

Well, this is my last MWF shave until Saturday. Getting ready to catch the old Greyhound and take a trip down to Madison to visit my oldest son. Boys night out for a good steak dinner and some good blues at the Hody Bar in Middleton.

You all have a great day, I will be back online tomorrow night after 7PM CST.

 

Thursday 2-23 - Vintage Virgin day

Teenage Head - DoubleHeader
hot shower
Proraso pre-shave (green tea w/ aloe)
Proraso soap, green
pure badger
Y3 Gillette Super Speed w/ Wilki (2)

I've been trying not to shave everyday, but since I got this little package in the mail yesterday I had to try out my first badger brush and my first razor that's older than I am. I stuck with the same setup as yesterday so I could compare razors. I really dig the badger brush, very different than my cheap synthetic & boar; I had a bit tougher time lathering the Proraso soap with it though. The razor, well, let me just say that I completely understand now all this talk about razor agressiveness. Comapred to my Merkur 33C, the SS felt like I wasn't even shaving. WTG I couldn't tell if I was just scraping off lather or actually shaving. I went for an ATG pass and it worked out much much better than with the Merkur, and that was the only time I could hear/feel the blade. I had a couple weepers which disappeared quickly with a styptic pencil, and after a cold water rinse and some Proraso pre-shave as AS, I'd say it was definitely a DFS.

 

Rotbart No15
Perma sharp
Rooney 3/3
Mike's Natural Shave soap Barber shop
Humphreys Citrus WH
Barbasol Pacific Rush A/S
RazoRock A/S Wax

Caron - L'anarchiste

 

Good Morning Everyone

Gillette Flare Tip SS + Feather (D2)
Cella + Simpsons Berkeley
Cold Water Rinse + RazoRock Alum Stick

Had to break out the alum, gave myself a couple of weepers on my neck though I think that's cause I'm still half asleep thanks to StarWars: The Old Republic LOL. Still would give it a DFS though, nice and smooth with no irritation.

 

I love your choice of tunes Sir
The razor is not bad either
And I know the coffee is good...