SoS: June 11th, 2012 - June 17th, 2012

Thank you sir, I appreciate the well wishes. I moved but just within the same town. However, my PO decided that it still needed to send all of my mail to a completely different city before coming back to the same PO for delivery. Starting to feel better now and starting to get some mail again so it seems all is on the up and up.

 

Friday, June 15. 2012

Pre: Musgo Real Glyce Lime Soap
Family Dollar Deep Cleansing Skin Cream
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Brush: Semogue 1460 Natural Boar Bristle
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock, Black
Post: Alum
Thayers Alcohol-Free Unscented Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera Toner
A/S: Floid Vigoroso (sample)
I used a Gillette 7 O'Clock, Black for the first time and it worked well in the Aristocrat. Tried a three pass with a WTG and two XTG, one left to right and the other right to left. With a few touch-ups, I received a near BBS shave with no irritation. I'm finding out that almost any blade (the more expensive ones) work in all my razors. The Derby only works in my EJ DE89L.

 

FRIDAY WOO!!!!! Off work by 1100h lol, love it.
Merkur 37C
Gillette 7 o'clock yellow
Simpsons Berkeley
Nonno Michelino Soap & ASB

Little tugging and irritation, I think I pushed the blade to it's brink so I'll retire her gracefully tomorrow morning.

 

Friday

Prep: Hot shower, AoS pre-shave oil
CD: Geoff Moore & The Distance ~ Evolution
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Malawi Mapanga AA, BLACK
Soap: TSD Blue Juniper
Brush: Ever Ready 250PB with original badger knot
Razor: '52 Red Tip
Blade: Astra SP, day 5, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Dickenson's WH, Pinaud Clubman
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Not a bad shave. Pretty good, really. Just glad it's Friday.

 

Geneva Cutlery Army & Navy 5/8ths round point
Omega boar brush (faux ivory)
Kappus aloe vera s/c
M&L Florida Water a/s
4711 e de c

The Army & Navy is one of a matched pair that I picked up recently at the St Lawrence Market here in Toronto. This is the second shave with this one and it was excellent - much smoother than the first. I'm hoping that it's mate does as well.

Best Regards

Graham

 

Friday 06/15/2012
Shower & Shave

Took a longer hot shower this morning. Afterwards a facial wash and prep with Proraso Glycerin.
Semogue 1460 was on deck warming while I showered.
Soap choice Le Savon a Barbe "Bay & Sweet Orange"
Day three for the Gillette OC and the Spoiler. I really enjoy the Spoiler blade, shaved as good on day three as day one.
Three passes today.

The :wave: were exclaiming that the it was indeed a superior DFS. Everyone have an exceptionally great weekend. Happy Fathers Day to all the great Dads.

 

Friday, June 15, 2012

Prep: Cold water rinse
Lather: RazoRock King Louis - ultra face lather
Brush: Muhle Silvertip Fibre
Razor: Sledgehammer Slant
Blade: Rapira (5); 2 passes
Post: Cold water rinse

Feeling better, especially when I saw the contents of my mailbox today, so I had to use them immediately of course. The Silvertip Fibre is certainly more dense than the Black Fibre, but it still feels great on my face. I'm glad I have each of them as they are different enough. I get more of a massage from the Silvertip while the Black is more luxuriously soft with no scrub. The King Louis lathered easily which I expected. It's been about 30 minutes post shave with no real aftershave and I have to say that my face feels very nice. I'll use this soap for the next few days and then I'll have to do a shave off pitting it against the LaFam soaps to see how the compare for me. What is certainly obvious is that these RazoRock soaps are quality top-tier stuff at normal everyday prices. Gotta love that!

 

Thanks Johnny,

It is a 1950's Stanley Badger Hair. My father had one just like it, that my brother Ken (Bluesbishop) has. I was looking for one and Ken found this one on the bay as part of a package deal. I wanted just this brush , did not care about the others. I won the bid for $26 and changed, and PIF'd the other 5 brushes.

Although is is old, it never has hair loss, and it is the best brush that I have felt. I am constantly looking for a back-up for it on the bay and etsy, and so far, have never fan across another. I am very happy to have it.

 

Friday
Brush: Vie-Long Horse
Soap/Creme: Fume
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade:Astra SS
Pre: Hot Towel
Post: Lilac Vegetal
Hair Groom: Gables Cream-Oil
Result: DFS

 

TGIF!

Cool Shower
Green Marvy Mug
Omega Pro Boar
TSD Iced Blue Juniper Wheat SC
Lord L6
Astra (3)
Cool Water Rinse
TSD Sea Buckthorn ASM

Have a great weekend!

 

Omega 10005
Super speed w/ Voskhod (day 3)​

4 passes
Palmolive shave stick with C.O. bigelow cream and a drop of m-bomb
Thayers witch hazel w/ aloe, folowed by Nivea ASB sensitive​

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Was looking for some super lather action to put some pep in my step and wow what a shave. Nothing but great things to say as the mix is a killer combination. ​

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No time to shave this morning before taking my wife to dialysis.

 

Resistance is futile
MWF – Simpson – Darwin – Royall
The best shaving razor I got. I resist because when I travel it must stay behind.
.... and Royall Lyme in the summer!

 

Friday June 15
Brush: Omega 599 Silvertip
Soap/Creme: Arko Stick
Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade:Astra SP
Post: Nivea Cooling Aftershave Balm
Result: 2 pass DFS

I just got that AS stuff and it seems pretty good. Very slight cooling effect which is nice. I think I'm going to do is try to use one setup for around a whole week to really perfect one soap rather than switch around all the time. Plus it'll actually start to really put a dent in the den. Of course I just ordered my straight and an order from Ogallala so it might be hard to do

 

Friday:

Razor - Gillette New Bostonian
Blade - Red pack Personna (2)
Brush - Boreal 323 boar
Lather - Creamo Cream
A/S - Thayers witch hazel
Frag - English Fern by Penhaligon's

 

Friday

Hot water splash on the face.
Proraso pre
TSD Iced Sweet Tea Soap
Omega Boar
EJ 89 w/ Feather blade
RazoRock alum
Thayers Original WH
Floid Blue mixed with 444

1st shave with TSD soap... I'm going to definitely pick up some more!

 

Friday 15th June

Hot Shower and facial scrub
3P Pre/Post shave cream
CJB Japanese style razor
HJM Black Fibre Synthetic
Nanny's Down Home Summer Soap
Alum Block followed by a few drops of Argan Oil
Pashana Original
Morgan's Classic Pomade.

Another excellent 2 pass shave.. I keep coming back to the Black Fibre Synthetic. It really is a very good brush!

 

HMC Cutlery 5/8
Vintage Ever Ready restored by Rudy Vey with Silvertip knot
Musgo Real SC
TSD 2x iced Peppermint Splash
TSD Iced Lime AS Milk
Tunes-no music today, podcast-Dan Carlin's Hardcore History - I cannot speak high enough about this fascinating, entertaining podcast
tomorrow-going back to flea market near Ann Arbor where I found this and many more great razors. Hope I get lucky again.....

 

Friday, June 15, 2012, Shaving Ritual

Razor: 69 Slimline Gillette Adjustable (set on 9)
Blade: Croma Diamant (3rd use)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip
Cream: Williams
A/S: Alum Bar & Cold Water Rinse
A/S: Pinaud Clubman

I got a DFS with a fair amount of razor burn, but no weepers, or nicks. I retired this blade and will pick a new blade from my samples tomorrow.

 

Happy Birthday Fishcrow, the big 60, i'm also a Gemini june baby and at 53 not that far behind you, have a great day.

Jamie.