SoS: March 12th, 2012 ~ March 18th, 2012

The wayward son returns to open arms.

 

long hot shower
Merkur Futur 700 set # 1.5
Derby Blade
Simpsons The Duke 3
Razorock XXX
PEREJA Lemon lotion
Razorock Wax

 

Calani Bay Rum / Frank Shaving Best Badger / Gillette flare tip / Gillette Super Silver / Ogallala Bay Rum ASL / The Village Barber ASB

 

Gillette ball end Long Comb NEW
Perma-sharp super
Semogue Owners Club 2 band
Dr Harris Arlington
Weleda ASB

 

Thursday's Shave
Hot Shower, shampooed whiskers
Arko Shave Stick/Omega 10029
'52 Super Speed, steel black-tip/New Astra SP
Arko 'C' yagli kreme/Arko AS cream
Pour Un Homme de Caron

Absolutly polished BBS in 4 passes...irritation free...

 

After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

vintage Marshall Fields two band badger
'Webly'/Personna74 (NOS)
Surrey SS (pre VDH reformulation)
Caron 'Yatagan' AS (1970s version)
Caron 'Yatagan' EdT (1970s version)

Third shave with this frankenrazor/blade combo and whew.........really a nice set up. The classic mild razor/sharp blade combo works extremely well for me.

The vintage Yatagan has more pop than the currently made juice............lots more celery/pine notes. The newer version's good also, but this old juice really tickles me.

BBS results,

Martin

 

FaTip
Iridium
M&F Emillion
The Mud Place Scuttle
QED Sandalwood SS w/ 2 drops M-Bomb
Nivea Energy A/S w/ 444 ASB

MPG - Santal Noble

 

L'Occitane Verbena
Feather AS - D1
Feather Blade 1
Simpsons Chubby 1
trufitt & Hill West Indian Limes
Alum + Witch Hazel
L'Occitane Bavx Balm
Botanics Moisturiser SPF 15
Coty Raw Vanilla Eau De Cologne

Jamie

Very quick shave today, one pass with minor clean up, super smooth. will be heading to the parcel force office a little later to pay my duty charges to the robbers called parcel force, they are holding my vintage new old stock Fon Golden Star straight razor hostage since it arrived from Japan over a week ago.

 

Thursday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/new Shark
Euro Palmolive Classic SC
Hega AS
Obsession For Men EDT

I really owe it to myself to shave more often with the Euro Palmolive Classic cream because it's so good. It lathers like a champ, it smells nice, and the skincare is perfect. The Hega aftershave from Sweden is wonderful as well - one of the few alcohol-based products which doesn't have any sting.

 

Thursday 3-15-2012

hot shower
Copperhat Unscented soap
little best badger
granddads 40's rocket w/ Voskhod (1)
Blue Floid

3 pass DFS. My past two shaves with the rocket have been with a Wilki blade, and not so smooth, the Voskhod however, rocks in the rocket!

 

Thursday, March 15, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick I1
Blade: Schick
Soap: MWF
Brush: Semogue 1305
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue A/S

 

Thursday:

Hot Shower (soak brush,Savile Row 3824)
Proraso PrePost cream
TOB Lemon and Lime shaving cream mixed with 2 drops of M-Bomb
ikon OSS/Personna Med (3)
Cold Water Rinse
Monster Block Alum (clean brush,razor,police area)
Cold Water Rinse
Pitralon Classic mixed with a pea sized amount of 444

I've been just using the OC head of the ikon and I must say it's nice and smooth,but I did get a lil spoiled by the r41 when doing my head shave.Those trouble spots that the R41 took out in one pass took several with the ikon.Still I can't complain BBS all around and smoother than the R41.I did a 3 pass on my face and one pass ATG on the dome,plus some touch-ups.

 

Thursday, March 15,2012

Prep: Hot shower; Yardley bath bar
Lather: Cella - face lather
Brush: Semogue 1438
Razor: Sledgehammer Slant
Blade: Feather (2); 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse; Krampert's Finest bay rum

First go with the Semogue 1438 that I received Monday along with the 820. Having 2 new boars at once is about perfect as I can alternate them to give each a full wet/dry cycle for breaking in. I'll be adding in a 3rd boar as soon as my DVH makes it from overseas! I'm really liking boars now. I must have had a dud in my previous one, the 1250. It doesn't lather anything as well as these brand new ones do. The 1438 and Cella provided the perfect stage for the Sledgehammer to smoothly create a BBS symphony on my face. Only thing that will make this day better now is for my daughter to decide it's time to be born!

 

I really like the look of that Kent brush. Would you mind telling me how you like it? I've got a couple cheap-o boar military brushes from Sally Beauty Supply ($2.49 ea) and like them, but I definitely have my eyes on Kent brushes (for shaving and hair).

 

Nice travel set.too

 

Thursday it is!

Pre: Hot Shower, Glycerin
Razor: Merkur 23c
Blade: Shark Super Stainless (1)
Cream: European Palmolive
Brush: Omega 10005
Post: Thayers WH Lemon, Cold Rinse, Captain's Choice Bay Rum

I'm right in the thick of testing lots of new blades, so I've found some that I don't get along with. This mornings shave was easily the best I have had in the last while. Absolutely ZERO irritation whatsoever, and dang smooth to boot. Ive used the SC plenty of times before, but I'll use one next shave to see how they compare.

 

Thursday morning, March 15, 2012

Schick I2 Hydro-magic w/ Schick blade,
Omega 10005 boar bristle brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse for a DFS!



A fresh Schick blade this morning!

 

Todays shave was great! Used my recently acquired German made boar brush for the second time! Yesterday I bowl lathered with it and it did ok.....but today I face lathered with it and its a freakin beast!!

Soap: Arko Shave Stick
Razor: EJ89
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Blue
Post Shave: Clubman Pinaud Original
Cologne: Vitos "Tobacco"
Brush: German Made Boar

Can anyone help me identify what kind of brush this is...the label is half way torn off but I dont think it would even have the brand on it if the entire label were there....I can make out part of the word "sterilized" at the top of the label...in the middle it says "pure bristles"...then at the bottom it says "made in Germany"...anyone have any idea what it could be? I absolutely love this brush and I must do it justice by finding its maker!

 

SOTD Thursday 3-15-2012 "The Ides of March"

5/8 De-Fi #34, Wester Bros. Anchor Brand,
Full Hollow, Spike Point, Solingen, Germany
Proraso PSC
Tabac SC
Semogue 820 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea ASB
Christian Dior Dune ASL

 

Thursday - another day closer

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush
CD: Randy Rothwell ~ Be Magnified
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Ethiopia Illubabor, BLACK
Soap: TSD Oak Leaves & Acorns
Brush: Ever Ready 200T with original boar knot
Razor: Futur @ a tad over 1.5
Blade: 7am Plus Platinum, day 4, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Osage Rub, Clubman Pinaud, hand strop blade

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

7-1/2 hours later, still smooth!