SoS: June 25th, 2012 - July 1st, 2012

Tuesday!

Warm Shower
Green Marvy Mug
Omega Scarlatti
MWF
Lord L6
Treet (1)
Cold Water Rinse
Victoria's Secret "Love Spell" Body Lotion
Victoria's Secret "Love Spell" Body Spray

Yep, that'll do.

Have a great Tuesday!

 

Tuesday morning, June 26, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (2)
Semogue 1250 boar bristle brush,
TABAC shaving soap w/ hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Tuesday, June 26th


Pre-shave: Hot shower, hair conditioner
Soap: RazoRock La Famiglia Zi Peppino
Brush: AOS Travel Brush
Razor: Schick E2
Blade: Schick
Post-shave: warm water rinse, cold water rinse, witch hazel
A/S balm: RazoRock La Famiglia ZI Peppino

Another BBS today! That's two days in a row; a first for that. When I got to work this morning my boss told me I smelled good. That was another first. Yea Zi Peppino!! I told her that I wish I felt as good as I smelled. Me and the fam will be going to Tahoe on Saturday for a week and I can't be sick! I would almost rather get sick right now so that I have a couple day to recoup before we leave. This sucks. Anyway, have a great day everyone!

 

SOTD Tuesday 6-26-2012

GEM G-Bar SE
GEM Personna Stainless
Tabac SS
Ceramic Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea ASB
Aqua Velva Musk ASL/Cologne

 

Tuesday:
Soak brush/Shavemac custom 167 2 band d01/Sara Bonnyman Ayar's Bowl
Hot Shower
Proraso PrePost cream
Tabac shave soap
Gillette SS W1/Red IP (3)
Cold Water Rinse & Ice Cube Rub
Monster Block Alum (clean hardware & software,police area)
Cold Water Rinse & another ice cube rub
Thayer's Rose petal WH mixed with some Robert's Rosewater
Tabac splash

Today was Tabac day here, usually I add some 444 but I don't recall ever doing the Tabac splash straight up,so today I tried it.Not bad,pretty soothing,I don't feel the need for a balm or milk,but I still miss the 444 menthol hit.Today's shave was one of my better ones,3 pass face,1 pass head,BBS all around.I have to say Gillette got it right back in the day,this 40's style SS may be mild but it sure is efficent,no burn or irritation.I know a lot has been said about mild vs aggressive,but efficent is efficent no matter if it's mild or wild.

 

Monday 25th June

Menthol Monday

Hot shower and Facial scrub
Proraso Sensitive Pre/Post shave cream
CJB Japanese Style Razor with a Feather Professional
Muhle HJM Black Fibre Synthetic Brush
Nanny's Ice & a Slice Soap
Home Produced Les Vinaigres des Toilette as a toner/moisturiser
Floid Original AS
4711 EDT
Morgans Classic Pomade

The blade was getting near the end of its life....so I just had a DFS 2 pass maintenance shave. You never look your best during a 15 hr night shift anyway

Tuesday 26th June

Hot shower and Facial scrub
Proraso Sensitive Pre/Post shave cream
Feather Artist Club RG/Feather Super Professional blade
New Forest 222 HMW Silvertip
Vulfix Lavender Cream
Alum Block followed by a few drops of Argan Oil
Pashana Original Cologne
Morgan's Classic Pomade

Finally managed to catch up with my posts. The SSD on my 4 year old netbook died on Sunday night. I had bought a replacement about a year ago when I suspected that all was not well....however I looked at the price and not the specs so I had to overcome the dreaded Broadcom/Linux wifi problem. I am now up and running

My post night duty shave was the best I have ever had with the RG. BBS in 2 passes and a little touch up.

 

Semogue 830 but gave up and used my Omega 10005
Super speed w/ Gillette Silver Blue
3 passes
T&H Grafton
Thayers witch hazel w/ aloe, folowed by T&H Grafton aftershave
On my 5th or 6th shave with the Semogue and getting a crappy lather be it cream, soap, or shave stick. Tried breaking it in with conditioner but so far not envying the brush at all. Got a horrible lather and ended up breaking out my Omega. Besides the brush dilemma I really enjoyed the shave and the smell of the Grafton was very nice.

 

Don't put conditioner on a boar brush. Let the brush soak about half way up in warm water for about 15-20 minutes before you try to build a lather. Lightly shake out the excess water or let it just drain naturally, then start to build your lather. I have 10 different Semogue brushes and all lather like crazy, any soap or cream I throw at them. I hate to say it, but my two Omega boars are setting in a box in the top of my closet.

 

SOTD Tuesday June 26, 2012


Prep: Tepid Water Shower, Brush soaking in hot water
Razor: EJ DE89 on iKon Bulldog Handle
Blade: SuperMax Super Platinum
Brush: Vie-Long Sardinero 13800 Horse Hair Brush
Shaving Cream: TSD Wheat Cream Sandalwood
Shaving Soap: TSD Sandalwood
AS: Pinuad Clubman
Post: Cold Water Rinse, Naturally Fresh Alum, Second Rinse, Bath of Clubman.

I am always surprised out how good the DE89 performs, especially when paired with the iKon handle. Although it is a mild head I can get a BBS in just two faces passes, three neck passes and light buffing on my neck.

The Vie-Long Brush has pretty much been handed over to my wife, as she loves it. I had ordered two of these, one for me, and one for my brother. On my particular brush it did not bloom well at all and the center lacks hair density,

Applying the lather was was very sloppy, had a bunch go into my nostrils, but it worked well enough to the job done. I am always happy to see an insane amount of whiskers in the lather after a pass.

I would rate today's shave an 8.

 

Monday

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush, hand strop blade, TSD ISZ PSB
CD: Lightnin' Hopkins ~ Lightnin' and the Blues
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Malawi Mapanga AA, BLACK
Cream: Brut Classic + 3 drops M Bomb
Brush: Mohawk 3-338
Razor: Late 40's Gillette SS, no date code
Blade: 7a.m. Plus Platinum, day 1, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Brut ASB + 2 drops M Bomb, Brut cologne, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own


Tuesday

Prep: Hot shower, AoS pre-shave oil
CD: Petra ~ Petra Praise - The Rock Cries Out
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Malawi Mapanga AA, BLACK
Soap: VDH Select + 3 drops M Bomb
Brush: Ever Ready 250PB with original knot
Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: 7a.m. Plus Platinum, day 2, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Cool Mint AS, Curve cologne, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

 

This was my second shave with Arco. It worked very well and took very little product to make an excellent lather for three passes with enough left over for a few additional passes. First time with the black handle Flair Tip and a new Astra blade and I was disappointed. I received a near BBS shave but my entire face and neck was irritated. The Arco is not at fault because this did not happen the first time I used it. This needs some more experimentation. The scent of the Meehan Bay Rhum was great but seemed to be short lived.

 

Ray, the Black Handle Flair Tip is a very mild razor and is so smooth and light that it seems to not be cutting the whiskers (as aggressively as a red tip or similar razor for axample) which results in subconsciously applying too much pressure when using it. This will result in some burn as the Astra is a very sharp blade and the added pressure is damaging the skin. I use the Black Handle SS with an Astra and it always delivers a very mild, close and comfortable shave but, I don't use too much pressure; just let the razor do it's thing. Give it a try again; next time be conscious of the pressure and I think you will be fine.

 

Preparing for another long trip by trying out some new stuff for the ol' relo kit ie. Kent's version of MWF and Cool Water. .
Kent BK4 - Kent - FT Rocket - Cool Water

 

Tuesday's shave
Prep: hot washing cloth
Music: Laïs, The Ladies' Second Song
Brush: DVH boar
Cream: TSD Wheat cream, oak leaves & acorns
Razor: Valet autostrop
Blade: Feather, hand stropped
Shave: 3-pass + touch-up

Yep, I call it a BBS! You gotta love this razor. I surely do!
The Riverdale Collection mug is performing great as well!

 

Tuesday
Merkur 37C
Wilkinson Sword
Simpsons Berkeley
Cella

Blades are smooth, not particularly sharp or long lasting, but at least they've been marked off my list of "need to try".

 

Tuesday June 26

Soap: C&E Nomad
Brush: 22mm silvertip
Razor: Merkur 34c
Blade: Astra SP
Post: C&E Nomad Balm

2+pass DFS. Not a bad shave today but as I was using my trimmer to trim my beard length the guard popped off and I almost lost a sideburn. Luckily I caught it and evened out the length across my face. Still I have very light facial hair and it is really short. Oh well life goes on.

 

Brian, I swear that the Ice & a Slice has some of the most wonderful lather and skincare I ever experienced from a soap. That menthol effect is awesome also - it begins as soon as the brush makes contact with the face. Also, whatever I said about it smelling like bay rum, I should reconsider. It is indeed a lovely citrusy scent that it has!

 

Tuesday, June 26, 2012, Shaving Ritual

Razor: 69 Slimline Gillette Adjustable (set on 9)
Blade: Gillette 7 O’clock Super Stainless (5th use)
Brush: Lions Head Silvertip
Cream: C.O. Bigelow
A/S: Alum Bar & Cold Water Rinse
A/S: Aqua Velva Ice Blue

I got a DFS shave but with a fair amount of razor burn. I am not sure if it was due to the blade or because I got too much water in my shaving cream. I tend to think it was due to the lather not the blade. I am still impressed with the blade it appears to have surpassed the Personnas.

 

Tuesday 6.26.12

Pre: Hot shower and conditioner on face
Brush: tweezerman
Soap/Creme: TSD Bourbon Vanilla wheat cream
Razor: 62' Slim (7)
Blade: Gillette 7 o'clock blue(3)
Post: alum, and witch hazel