SoS : August 6th, 2012 - August 12th, 2012

Thursday
soak brush/Semogue 620/DB Brush Scuttle
warm shower
Proraso PrePost cream
Mystic Water Lavender Lime ss (face lathered)
Gillette 40's style W-1 SS/Gillette Silver Blue (3)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Original WH
RazoRock King Louis Aftershave Wax followed by Ogallala Bay Rum,Limes & Peppercorn splash

I should have used Glyce Lime Oil soap for prep but no matter Proraso felt great.Another nice shave with the Super Speed/Silver Blue combo,so good I'm gonna push the blade for 1 maybe 2 more shaves and see what happens.

 

Thursday
Brush: Muehle Silvertip Fibre
Soap/Creme: RazoRock XXX
Razor: Schick G Injector
Blade: Personna PTFE
Pre: 3P
Post: Witch Hazel
Hair Groom: Jeris
Result: DFS

 

Praying for healing. Hope you feel better soon.

 

08/09/2012, Thursday

Shower&Shave
Hot shower today grabbed the Dove for men bar. After showering I prepped my face with my usual Proraso glycerin.
Brush choice today Parker King Badger, I'm discovering that this monster brush is almost a tad unwielding
Grabbed RazoRock "Mughetto di Bologna", one of the many great soaps from RazoRock.
The King Parker did a monstrous job in lathering up mounds of lather.
Day four for the duo of Gillette SS and Ladas. A little drag this morning, still had a great two pass shave plus a few tweaks.
The finish up was the usual cold water splash, alum routine. Today's splash was Pinaud Tres Flores, just the right amount of after shave cooling

 

Thusday!

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: The Cure, 17 seconds
• Brush: DVH boar
• Cream: TSD Wheat Cream Oak Leaves & Acorn
• Razor: British Gillette flare tip Rocket
• Blade: Personna blue (#10)
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse

Great shave. DFS+

Have a good one!

 

Does it have the same head as the R41?

 

Hey Brian, yes it is the same head as the R41 only with a white handle. The head is exactly the same. I was using the Derby Extra blade that it came with for a couple of shaves and this shave used the Feather which seemed to give a smoother shave but it's still very touchy about the angle and I can get as good a shave from the Merkur 33C I used today (for example) without all the drama and diligence that is required using this razor. Still not a fan of this razor.

 

Thursday:

Razor - Gillette Milord
Blade - Rainbow (1)
Brush - Semogue 1470
Lather - Nana June's Aloe and Lavender soap
A/S - Thayers witch hazel
Frag - Bandit EdP by Robert Piguet

 

Justin, I hope you feel better real soon, my friend!

 

Congratulations Jeff Welcome to the club!

 

Thursday:

Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: Omega Boar
Soap: Williams
A/S: Pinaud Clubman
and Rive Gauche PH edt

 

Great looking brush!

 

August 9th
Face Wash: Nivea Moisturizing Face Wash
Pre-Shave Lather: Institut Karite
Shave Oil: Homemade shave oil
Razor: Merkur 38M
Blade: Ladas (1)
Brush: Semogue 1305
Soap/Cream: TABAC!!
Post: 5Savages ASL (WH, Vodka, EdC), Every Man Jack ASB

Oh, Tabac, how I've missed you! I promise I'll never be gone that long again!

 

Is that the soap or the cream? Or, do they have a pre-shave product as well?

 

The soap. I bought a 1/4 oz sample from Rick's Sample Shop. About half the time I shave, I'll use one soap or cream as a pre-shave. I'll face lather and let it sit for 5 minutes or so before rinsing, perhaps using a shaving oil, then lathering up the second soap or cream.

This does two things for me. First, I get more experience with the soap I'm using. In this case I had trouble with the lather being to airy so I relegated it to prep duty. After 4 or 5 times lathering it again, I finally have it figured out. It still doesn't excite me though, and won't be restocked.

The other benefit of doing a pre-shave lather is it helps me winnow down my soaps & creams. I have way to many.

 

That's a great idea!

 

Face Wash: DVH
Pre Cream: Lucky Tiger
Razor: Heanry Sears Co. Blue steal 5/8
Brush: Oscar11 Custom (have not use anything else since I got it)
Soap: Cella - 2 drops M-Bomb
Post: Alum Block / Osage Rub

DFS had to do a minor 3rd pass buff with my injector but all in all a good shave.
I think I will have one of my new restores up and ready to go by next shave, but over the last few weeks this razor has done me well.

Tonight was my first time using the osage rub and I was not disappointed I did not know a splash could actually get this cold and the scent rather invigorating. I fallowed my splash with a brief scalp massage with the osage and descended into a blissful blizard of menthol.

After about an hour the osage had stopped working its magic so I re-applied the lucky tiger. This made my face a little angry. I washed it off and the irritation stopped. I am not sure if the irritation was cause by the the few weepers I picked up from my shave or a reaction from the cream. It worked great as a pre-cream will have to see over the next few days.

 

Friday, August 10

EJ DE86
Super Iridium (2)
Arko Stick- L'Occitane Cade
Vulfix 2235 Super
Proraso ASL
Result: A near BBS on 3 passes. Laying down a light Arko ahead of face lathering with other soaps has produced outstanding prep and shaves all week.

 

Thanks for that Bruce. I have always preferred shorter handles (except for the 38C ) I may investigate this further.

 

Friday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 4
Solo Menthol SC
Arko Commando AS Gel
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS
Malizia Uomo EDT

My Super Speed/Rapira combination is so good for me because I can shave fast if necessary and still get BBS without any problems. The Solo Menthol cream smells great, it lathers extremely rich, and it has awesome skincare. The menthol effect is very light, but the Commando gel and the Aqua Velva really magnify it.