SoS: March 19th, 2012 - March 25th, 2012

Yep the British FT Rocket. American SSs were mass produced, built to cost and planed obsolence. Rockets were a little different. Craftsmenship, quality in design and materials. I really like mine. It's about number 3 of all my razors.

 

Wednesday
Kukri 4/8
NF2213
Derby Cream
Alum
Pashana original AS

By the look of it Rosie the Labrador could tell that the edge of Kukri was past its best on needed re-honing. That said the shave was very acceptable and I guess its the kind of edge past generations would have used much of the time as they eked the time between sending them out to be honed.

 

Hot Shower
Muhle R106
Derby Blade
Semogue 830
P160 Tipo Morbido
OldSpice Lagoon
EJ Aloe Vera Balm

 

Gillette Sheraton
Feather (2)
Semogue Owners Club 2 band finest
Nanny's Bergamot & Coriander soap
Speick AS and 444 balm

 

Thursday

Hydro Magic
Schick blade (1)
DVH boar
La Toja
Proraso splash



Great shave with the injector, the brush is starting to break in real nice, DFS.

 

Thursday, March 22

59’ E1 Fatboy (dialed to 7)
Gillette Silver Blue (D1)
Tabac SS
Vulfix 404 Grosvenor
Clubman –Vanilla

 

Thursday - another day closer

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush
CD: Rock of 80's ~ classic Christian rock
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Ethiopia Illubabor, BLACK
Soap/Cream: C&E Nomad super lather
Brush: Omega 10098
Razor: '58 Gillette TV
Blade: Dorco ST-301
Post: Cold water rinse, L'Oreal Comfort Max ASB, Curve, hand strop blade

Shave Rating: 4 blades

Pretty routine. Nothing special.

 

Thursday 3-22-12

loooong hot shower
C&E Nomad Cream
'Lil Best Badger
Gillette Black Handle Flare Tip
Gillette 7OClock Super Platinum (1)
Cold water rinse
C&E Nomad AS Balm

A pretty good 2 pass shave for a ho-hum Thursday. First run with a 7OClock SP and the first impression was good; nice smooth sharp blade, might become a keeper.

Have a fantastic day!!

 

Thursday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/new Shark
Mystic SC
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Max Refreshing AS
Obsession For Men EDT

Back to my Super Speed loaded with a new Shark because I had to take a faster shave this morning. The results were great - very smooth with no worries about nicks or cuts. The Mystic cream from Bulgaria has a fairly pleasant scent and awesome lather, with wonderful skincare. Although menthol is listed as an ingredient, I couldn't feel even the slightest trace of it. The Max Refreshing aftershave is however, very cooling.

 

Thursday, March 22, 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: Semogue 1305
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue A/S

 

Thursday morning, March 22, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Personna blade (5)
Semogue 1250 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap w/ hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Gillette Fatboy
Personna Med. Prep.
New Forest 2222
The Mud Place Scuttle
Tabula Rasa Lavender SC
Alt. Innsbrook w/ 444 A/S Balm

Santa Maria Novella - Pot-Pourri

 

Thursday

Hot Shower (soak brush,Savile Row 3824)
Proraso PrePost cream
Mama Bear's Rosemary Mint shave stick (face lathered)
ikon OSS/Feather (2)
Cold Water Rinse
Monster Block Alum (clean brush,razor,police area)
Cold Water Rinse
alcolado Glacial mixed with 3 drops of M-Bomb

Nice shave today,I was going to use The Veg but I was actually sweating ,the den was a bit warm today,so I grabbed the Glacial and added some menthol goodness to it.

 

Thursday:

Barbasol Prep
Dovo Natural
Omega Pro Sketched
Cella
Alum Block
Witch Hazel
Alcolado Glacial
Afta Original
Jovan Musk After Shave/Cologne

 

SOTD Thursday 3-22-2012

11/16 Kinfolks Blue Steel Special, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso PSC
Proraso SC
Semogue 820 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Brut Original ASB
Brut Original Cologne

 

Thursday's shave
Hot shower
Frank's Finest
Tweex shave stick
EJ89 with Gillette Astra blue
Coldwater rinse
Clubman AS
Using the Tweex for the first time and received a great shave.

 

Thursday 22nd March

Hot Shower and facial scrub
3P preshave cream
C.J.B.razor (Japanese Style)
Vie Long Horse Brush
Vitos Green Shaving Soap
Alum Block
Real Shaving ASB

My post night duty shave. The CJB razor really is impressive. Two pass with a little touchup BBS. Chrissie and I are staying in a nice hotel in Cardiff Bay for the weekend, so for the next few days I will be using the same (yet to be decided) setup. Any one have any suggestions on how to transport a Japanese style razor with a blade in place?

 

Thursday's Shower and Shave
03/22/2012
Hot shower with a bar Amber bath works.
I tried Sul Filo Del Rasoio Glycerin Bar to prep my face. It did its job in making the soap slicker.
Today was the newest member , Semogue 1460 inaugural lathering. The brush had very little piggie smell. It did an impressive job lathering an unbranded soap.
Today was day three for the Conard Open Comb, Gillette Spoiler. The Spoiler after three shaves, the shaves were still stellar.
Three passes and few touch ups, cold water splash, Thayer's Witch Hazel, and afterwards Kapo.
The panel of :wave: were excited about the new Semogue Brush, rated this DFS a solid 9

 

Fishcrow you will enjoy the Semogue 1460. It's knot is excellent at providing a very soft feel on the cheek and it generates volumous lather with both soaps and creams. I use mine as a travel brush and it fits nicely inside a used Centrum Vitamin bottle. Just drill about 5 holes in the lid and bottom for ventilation. The only glitch is the paint will chip after time due to the moisture when soaking prior to use. Still it is a great little brush.

 

Thursday Morning:

Pre: Hot Shower, Tabac SC + Glycerin
Razor: Merkur 23c
Blade: Shark SC
Cream: European Palmolive
Brush: Omega 10005
Post: Thayers WH, Alum, RSC ASB, Clubman, Proraso ASB O.o

Todays Shave.......Interesting. Quite a few weepers from the Shark SC. Was not at all as I remember it the last time I used it. I was careful to not use too much pressure, and my lather and angle were more than good. Ended up with a few weepers, and lots of irritation. I decided to go with some balm after I finished with the WH, and it seemed to help a bit, but I thought, I've gotten good soothing from Clubman before, I'll splash some of that on. BAD IDEA Face instantly turned a bright, patchy red. Maybe it was a reaction between ingredients in all the stuff I slathered on there. So, in the end, I put a small amount of Proraso ASB on, and now my face feels fine, and there is no redness whatsoever.

All in all, its nice and smooth, but getting there was a bit of a ride, and its still a bit irritated. I'll survive though. Have a good one!