SoS: July 30th, 2012 - August 5th, 2012

Saturday, August 04, 2012, Shaving Ritual

Razor: 68 Slim Gillette Adjustable (N4) (set on 9)
Blade: Blind Blade Test Blade 6 (3rd use)
Brush: Semogue 830
Cream: TOBS Sandalwood
A/S: Alum & Cold Water Rinse
A/S: Pinaud Clubman

Today is day three of blade six in the Blind Blade Test; tomorrow starts blade seven. I also hope to start taking pictures to go with these posts soon, life has just been in the way.

 

Prep: Hot Shower
Brush: Rooney 3/1
Razor: Dovo 5/8ths
Soap: Valobra
Toner: Thayers Lemon WH
A/S: Pinaud Clubman
Balm: Nivea ASB

 

Saturday Morning
Gillette Slim Adjustable
Red Personna
Semogue 1520
MWF
Floid Blue
Bounder Moustache Wax

Super rushed, managed 3 passes in about 10 minutes but at least got out the door on time.

 

Prep: warm shower and conditioner in beard (Grooming Lounge Conditioner.)
Brush: Semogue 1305. (boar)
Razor: Red Tip Super Speed (year unknown.)
Blade: Voskhod (love that blade.)
Soap: Palmolive Shave Stick (excellent.)
Post: Cold water rinse, Alum block, cold water rinse, Proraso Pre/Post Cream.

My face feels amazing after WTG and XTG passes. I think the big thing for me is that Voskhod blade.

 

Blind Blade Test, Shave of the Day (SOTD) Saturday August 4, 2012

Prep: Brush soaking in hot water, face scrub with TSD Sandalwood soap, Tepid Water Shower
Razor: 1965 Gillette Slim Adjustable set to 9
Blade: Blind Blade Test Blade #6, Shave #2
Brush: VIe-Long LE Beehive Natural Horse Hair
Soap: Tabac
AS: Canoe
Post: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Rub, Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash Of Aftershave.

This is day fifteen of the blind blade test, which is the second shave with blade number six.

Per the guidelines of the test I will not be posting my results of the blade, as we do not want other participants to be influenced by our own shaving experience.

At the end of the test I will be posting my complete daily journal.

All variables remain the same accept for the aftershave, which today is Canoe.

On a side note, I really need new glasses as I just noticed how dusty the lid of the Tabac looks and how I had grabbed the Canoe EDT instead of the AS.

 

August 4, 2012

Pre : Ahava Dead Sea Minerals FaceWash
Brush : FS finest, 19mm, black handle
Cream : TSD Wheat, Apple-Warm scented, menthol
Blade : Israeli-made Personna called Viking Sword
Razor : Fatip Grande
AS : Cold water + Alum Block + Nivea Cool Kick ASB

 

Saturday - it's the weekend! Time for the SEs.

Prep: Hone and strop str8, hot shower, TSD ISZ PSB
CD: Road Trippin' Blues ~ Disc 2
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenyan AA, BLACK
Hone: Duro Electric
Strop: Vintage Blade
Soap: TSD SOTQ B4 - Asian Plum
Brush: Vulfix 404, The Grosvenor badger/boar mix
Str8: Robeson ShurEdge, 3 passes
SE: Schick Injector E model, touch up
Post: Cold water rinse, RazoRock alum rub down, ice water splash, Curve
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Always a great shave when there's no blood.

 

Boker's Red Injun
Ever Ready Vintage Brush, Rudy Vey Restore-Silvertip Badger
Trumper's Coconut Oil SC
TSD Iced Grapefruit Witch Hazel
Lab Series AS Balm
tunes-Jimmy Cliff

 

Saturday:
Razor: Lord L6
Blade: Shark
Brush: Omega Boar
Soap: Williams
A/S: TOBS Shaving Shop
and Azzaro edt

 

Saturday
Brush: Muehle Black Fibre
Soap/Creme: Arko
Razor: Valet Autostrop
Blade: GEM PTFE
Pre: Proraso Pre
Post: Poraso As Balm.
Hair Groom: Jeris
Result: DFS

 

Well, the Saturday shave ate up the last drops of Gada Cool Mint cream. My luck, I have a spare! Anyway, the shave was nice and COOL!

Merkur 23C/Feather
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Painted ceramic bowl
Gada Cool Mint SC
Mayor Energy Platinum AS splash

Cold water shaving is an interesting trick, especially with mentholated stuff! Highly recommend! The colder the water and stronger the menthol, the better the effect! I could not feel the lower part of my face to the end of the shave. But 70% of alcohol in the splash brought the thing back. Didi I mentioned the splash is mentholated too?

 

Shower / Proraso Pre Shaving / Merkur 34C / Bolzano blade / Robert Becker scuttle #1 / Proraso soap / proraso lotion

 

Belated Early Saturday Afternoon SOTD

Becoming a pattern ... Yard work in the warm (HOT actually) sun followed by ...

Pre (Eucerin, warm/cool shower)
Simpsons Milk Churn
MWF
Merkur 23c w/ Astra SP
Post (Cetaphil, Witch Hazel, cold water rinse)
Master Bay Rum

Solid BBS by means of wtg, xtg, atg, touch-up/water shave. Close! Comfortable! MWF was calling...oh, what a dream!

 

Sunday, August 5

55’ Gillette Red Tip
Ladas (d3)
Arko Stick-Tabac
Tweezerman
Osage Rub
Stephans Island Lime

 

Sunday:

Hot shower
Proraso PrePost cream
H.I.S. synth brush
TSD Jasmine Lanolin soap & TSD Jasmine Wheat Cream in whipped up with 3 drops M-Bomb in Ayar's Bowl
Cobra Classic/Feather Pro Guard (4)
cold water rinse/ice cube rub
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse/ice cube rub
Thayer's Medicated Superhazel mixed with 3 drops M-Bomb
TSD Jasmine Aftershave Splash mixed with a pea sized amount of 444

Today was Jasmine day,just got my shipment of TSD Jasmine soaps and splash yesterday afternoon and wow it was worth the wait.I like mixing a lil wheat cream with the lanolin shave soap, the resulting lather never disappoints and the Jasmine is no exception.Normally I wouldn't add M-Bomb on my first lather but today is starting out real humid and muggy so I broke out the M-Bomb and added 3 drops.Very refreshing,great scent and protection.The Cobra just glided over those whiskers.Once again I didn't really need to add a aftershave balm,JoAnna's splashes really dont need it but I did add some 444 for a lil menthol hit.BBS shave and even SWMBO approves the scent

 

5/8 T.I. Evide Sonnant Extra
Haslinger Sandalwood
H.I.S. Brush
Malizia Uomo Vetiver

I received an unexpected care package from Gary yesterday including a H.I.S. synthetic brush which I used this morning. Now, I must admit, I'm a stick in the mud traditionalist and never in a million years would I have bought a synthetic brush. I like large brushes and this one is, a 28mm knot and a loft right around 65mm. It loaded the Haslinger soap easily and face lathered like a dream. Wow, what a great brush! Soft and comfortable with plenty of backbone for face lathering. Thanks, Gary. Very nice shave this morning.

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Sunday

Prep: Hot shower, TSD ISZ PSB
CD: Don Moen ~ I Will Sing
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenyan AA, BLACK
Soap: Cyril Salter
Brush: Vulfix 406, The Burlington
SE: Gem MMOC
Blade: Gem, day 1, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, L'Oreal Comfort Max ASB, Sean John Unforgivable, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

A fantastic shave.

 

Here's the Boker King Cutter I used this morning, along with the faux ivory Omega boar and my favourite Japanese bowl. Some Omega s/c, some Bay Rum a/s, and 4711 cologne rounded off a nice shave.

It isn't a great picture, but with any luck I'll get better at that as I go on.

Here;s a slightly better picture of the King Cutter

Best Regards

Graham

 

I never tried shaving with cold water when I use menthol creams or soaps - what you say is very interesting!

 

Sunday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 5
Znakhar SC
444 AS Balsam
Barbon AS

There are so many creams which are made in Russia, and my man Dmitry knows which ones I should try - he sent me this fantastic cream which has lather and skincare which are almost magical. In Russian, Znakhar means sorcerer. My skin feels so good and safe from dryness and irritation, and the lather is a pleasure to work with. The scent is very classy and traditional. I received a 100% BBS and beautiful shave!