SoS: April 2nd, 2012 - April 8th, 2012

Holy Cow!! I got a BBS just reading about it. Way ta go!

 

Hot Shower
Proraso Pre Shaving cream
Merkur futur set #1.5
Shark Blade
Semogue LE2011
Proraso white tub
Old Spice Lagoon
Proraso Balm

 

Tech Week
Friday

Gillette Tech
Shark
D.R. Harris best badger
Proraso
TSD Iced Eucalyptus WH
Osage Rub

 

You should learn to get great shave on every setting....I love the shaves on every setting on mine...You compensate with the angle of the razor...Let your ear guide you...The lower settings are the most challenging, but also very rewarding with absolutely irritation free shaves...Just make sure to not use pressure...even on #'s 2, or 1.....Just a steeper angle, sharp blade, and maybe a little skin stretching...

I think you should be able to start with either #3 or #4...if you can't get a GREAT shave there your technique needs work...Then progress in each direction one number at a time til you are getting great shaves at each setting...At first I was in a rush to get to #9...#9 is easy...just a very light touch...It's #1 or #2 that separates the men from the boys technique wise...On #1, use a sharp blade, and steep angle...Hold the head flat to your cheek, and handle parrallel to the floor and slowly lower the handle til you hear it cutting hairs....Still don't use any pressure, maybe a little skin streching, nothing excessive...Just hold skin taught....And you will probably need an extra pass + touch-up...put the effortless BBS is there...You just have to find it...

When you can get a great shave on any of the settings...Then you can get a great shave from just about any quality razor...given all other factors are equal...blade, lather, prep...etc.

Main thing...have fun....you'll be getting great shaves and having fun in the process....

 

Oh man, It was pure heaven! And the massage that went with it afterwords. If I could afford it everyday, I would quit shaving lol.

 

Prep L'Occitane Lavender Soap
Razor Feather AC - SS
Blade Feather Pro 6
Brush Sinpson Chubby 1 in super
Pre Shave Burt's Bees Shaving Cream
Vito's Soft Shaving Soap
Alum & Witch Hazel
L'Occitane Bavx Balm
Botanics Moisturiser SPF 15
L'Occitane Cedre L'Atlas Eau De Parfum.

Jamie.

Simple perfect BBS shave one pass with minor clean up, i would also say this is the sixth shave with the Feather Pro blade, and it shows no signs of slowing up sharpness wise, if these were the Feather light i'm affraid that they would have given up the ghost after 4 shaves.

 

Great, Zilla! Guess you'll find excuses for repeat visits?

 

Nice pic!

 

Friday!

• Prep: hot water splash, hot washing cloth
• Music: Joe Jackson & Friends, Heaven And Hell
• Brush: vintahge DVH boar
• Soap: DVH Extra Fris, face rubbed
• Razor: Ugly Duckling
• Blade: Feather, 4th shave
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up

Same lather technique as yesterday. Moisten puck, prep chin, few wisks with brush on puck, puck rubbing puck on chin. Great lather again! Comfy shave lead to DFS++!

So this way of lathering works out great (for me at least, YMMV). But if the puck is in a bowl, I prefer to load the brush over there. The vintage Williams puck and the TSD Bay Rum puck (it was a refill puck) will be used with the face-rubbing technique. And the DVH shave stick of course!

Happy Easter weekend!

 

(yesterdays shave)

Cade soap + ASB
Omega boar
Rapide razor/Gem blade.

DFS one small nic nothing the alum block couldnt sort out, just have to remember how careful I need to be using this

DFS

 

Good Friday, April 6

55’ Gillette Red Tip
Supermax SS (d1)
Tabac SS
Vulfix 404 Grosvenor
Master Blue
Acqua di Selva Cologne
Results: DFS on a fast, and enjoyable, 3-pass shave.

 

Friday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Shark day 3
Lea Menthol SC
Visal AS Gel
Obsession For Men EDT

The more I use this Lea Menthol cream, the more I think it's getting closer and closer to becoming my favorite. I enjoyed the shave so much from start to finish. The scent of this cream is so lovely and intoxicating, and the lather is such a pleasure to work with. The Visal gel is ice-cold and soothes sensitive skin, so that it feels born again!

 

Good Friday...Happy Easter

Burma Shave brush , Williams Shave Mug Soap
English Gillette Slim Twist , Wilkinson blade - 2 passes
Hot rinse - Cold rinse
Florida Water finish

 

iKon OC Bulldog
Rapira Swedish SS
New Forest 2222
The Mud Place Scuttle
Fitjar Wild Thing SC
Humphreys Citrus WH
Nivea Energy A/S w/ 444 ASB


Slumberhouse - Norne

 

Friday, April 6, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick Adjustable (4)
Blade: Schick
Soap: New Proraso
Brush: Semogue 1305
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue A/S

Testing a Schick Adjustable sent to me by a friend. Will give my opinions after Saturdays shave.

 

Friday:

Barbasol Prep
Dovo Natural
Omega Pro Red
Truefitt & Hill Trafalgar
Alum Block
Aqua Velva
Afta Original
Brut After Shave

My tubs of Trafalgar and Maca Root are getting old and a little dry, so I'm using these two exclussively until used up. I believe my Cella has earned a vacation.

 

Gillette Sheraton
Perma-sharp super
Simpson Tulip 2 2 band
Dr Harris Arlington soap
Speick AS and 444 balm

 

Good Friday

Soak Brush/Savile Row 3824
Hot Shower
Proraso PrePost cream
TOB Avocado shaving cream with 2 drops M-Bomb
Merkur 39c "The Hammer" / Voskhod (2)
Cold Water Rinse
Monster Block Alum (clean brush,razor,police area)
Cold Water Rinse
Clubman Citrus Musk mixed with a pea sized amount of 444

Way better shave than yesterday,I did a 2 pass,WTG,ATG on my face and 1 ATG on Thunderdome,BBS,no touch-ups needed.For headshaves I now have 2 favorites,the 39c and a OCMM,with the 39c being the smoother of the 2.When I head shave with these 2, I rarely need to do touch-ups and always get a nice close shave.

 

Friday morning, April 6, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Personna blade (10)
Semogue 1250 boar bristle brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

Ten shaves with the Personna blade!