SoS: June 4th, 2012 - June 10th, 2012

So this morning I figured I had the time to really have a great shave, so I went Kamisori
I am not sure what the Kanji says, something like "finest shave" or some such

Started with the last of my Devon & Spencer Spice shave cream in the Georgetown scuttle whipped with a Col. Conk 20mm Pure Badger my first Badger brush

The Razor as noted is a Japanese Kamisori

Strop: 20/40 King Pelican
Aftershave: Superior 70 Mentholated Bay Rum

Shave was OUTSTANDING




(Still doing Hobby week at SRP hence the Belt)

 

Friday June 8th

Pre Shave: Hot Shower
Razor: EJ89L
Blade: Derby
Brush: Omega 10048
Shave Cream: C.O. Bigelow
After Shave: Nivea

A few things about this shave:
This was my first time trying out my new setup and I also decided I would get in on the guns and shaving pictures. I have to say this was probably the best shave I have ever had in my entire life. BBS with no irritation or bleeding. I did a 3 pass shave with a few touch ups.

 

Friday 6.8.12

Brush: Tweezerman badger
Soap/Creme: Arko stick
Razor:63' English Gillette Ball End Tech
Blade: walmart sword (2)
Pre: hot shower; conditioner on face home made preshave oil
Post: Thayer's witch hazel with aloe
After shave: Brut

I love the Arko, I ordered a couple more today its probably going to be my Go to for a little while. I'm really fighting getting some MWF though. gotta pace myself just bought 2 new soaps from TSD!

 

Good afternoon.

My Saturday shave was a rather international one:

Martin de Candre Lavender shave soap from France
Mühle Basic Nr. 02 shave brush with Silver Tip Fibre from Germany
1956 Gillette Red Tip Super Speed in Rhodium from the United States
Voskhod Razor Blade, Teflon coated (2nd shave) from Russia
D.R. Harris Bay Rum after shave from England

Very nice. On first impression, the Voskhod seems a good fit with the Red Tip. Time and more shaves will tell.

Wishing all a wonderful weekend!

 

Friday night - 3rd shave of injector week (last shave of 2 weeks straight of injector)


Tonight was a labor of love shave, not really nessicary and absolutly enjoyable.
I have the next few days off of work and I am starting a 2 week beard growth/shavette trip.
I am planning on growing a chin strap beard to attach to my goatee.
Problem is I havent been able to grow side burns longer than my ear since switching to taditional shaving.
I know I know what does growing a beard have to do with shaving. I'm getting there.
I will be doing 2 weeks of controled cheek and neck shaving with my shavette.
And how does that connect to this shave?
I 1 pass BBS'd my neck tonight getting the southern outline of that beard!
I give the assist to boards of canada and there ambiant real-eye's-ational melody for putting me into the zone

 

Such a good shave it turned you upside down? Wow!

 

I lik the looks & color of the bowl, but I love the simplicity of that razor! Does it have a symmetrical or an asymmetrical edge? (I thought I read somewhere they were asymmetrical, but I'm not sure)

 

Saturday's shave!

• Prep: hot shower
• Music: Philip Glass, Powaqqatsi
• Brush: Omega travel boar
• Soap: Tabac shave stick
• Razor: Schick G1
• Blade: Personna (#5)
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up

Comfortable and close BBS. That's the way to start the weekend!

Have a great one & make it count !

 

Saturday
Injector Week

Schick E2 Injector
Schick blade
Vulfix (travel) badger
Lavera shaving cream
Speick splash

 

Saturday, June 9
Gillette New LC
Supermax SS (d3)
Tabac SS
Tweezerman
Osage Rub
Stephans Island Lime
Result: Strong DFS on 2+ passes.

 

Saturday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 6
Italian Palmolive Menthol SC
444 AS Balsam/Osage Rub AS Splash
Polo Original EDT

I just cannot stay away from a mentholated cream or soap for more than 1 day - I'm hopelessly addicted, or so it seems! I enjoyed the Palmolive Menthol cream so much this morning because of its great scent, lather, and strong cooling sensation. The 444 balsam and Osage Rub added the final delightful freeze to this terrific shave!

 

Saturday, and I really need to get away from the computer and get some things done. First, however...



Schick Stick injector
Schick Twin injector blade
Turkish Horsehair brush
LaToja Shave Stick
Other items thrown in with the hope that it will make the picture look artistic somehow.

 

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Prep: Cold water rinse
Lather: MWF - ultra face lather
Brush: Muhle Black Fibre
Razor: Valet AutoStrop VC1
Blade: Modified Pella PTFE (1); 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse; hot shower

My first use of MWF with an UltraLather shave and it was great. It is not as easy to create the lather as Mike's is, but it really is a fine lather and great post-shave skin care. I will be making videos with this to show the differences in lather type and creation once I get my camera back. After today's UltraLather I really hope that no one is shaving with this soap when it's light and airy as it's very possible to get a creamy lather with MWF and it's amazing when you do.

 

I think your gun intimidated all of your shaving kit into giving up the BBS! Well done.

 

Most all Japanese Kamisori are Asymetrical, although I have seen a very limited few that were ground with Bi-Bevels, Just for clarification we are talking Traditional here as there are many new Custom makers making all sorts of Kamisori Styles...
The blade design it rather unique, they are not to be confused with a true chisel style either, as the back side does have a hollow, where a Microtome does not, they handle different, hone different and shave like a dream if you pay attention Honestly if I ever gave up the whole collecting thing and became just a "Shaver" these razors would be at the top of my list of keepers...

As I write this 24 hours later, I could go without a shave today, but I won't

 

Parker Shavette/Gillette Green
Mystic Water, self scented with vetyver, lavender and a heavy dose of menthol
cold water shave as usual

Excellent shave this morning, about as smooth as it gets. Very enjoyable shave. Have a good Sat. I'll hopefully make 2 more shaving brush handles today for the PIF.

 

SOTD Saturday 6-9-2012

Merkur 41 OC/Ikon Bulldog Handle
Wilkinson Stainless blade
La Toja SC
Semogue 820 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea ASB
Pashana Original ASL

 

Saturday
Merkur 37C
Israeli Personna (Red)
Cella + MBomb
Simspons Berkeley

Decided to try CWS this morning, now I'm not sure if it was the Personna as well but I had the smoothest shave ever today. May have to try the continued cold all weekend and next week with different blades to see how this goes. Helped kill the crankiness after being woken up at 5am by another course outside getting a beasting from their instructors.

 

Cold water for sure. I won't use anything else again. It makes that big of a difference. I look forward to seeing how it works for you.

 

Saturday, June 9, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Dunkin Donuts
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: DE87
Blade: Gillette
Soap: Nivea
Brush: Semogue 1470
Scuttle: Moss
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Pitralon Classic