SoS: August 13th, 2012 - August 19th, 2012

Saturday Early Afternoon

After a little tennis and a lot of yard work ...

Pre (Eucerin cream, warm shower)
Simpson Milk Churn
MWF
Merkur 23c w/ Kai Stainless Steel
Post (Cetaphil, Dickinson's WH, cold water rinse)
Master Bay Rum

Solid DFS by means of wtg, xtg. Love this set-up . MWF ... what more can I say. The aftermath (pic):



(Pic) Anyone need some Kyoto Kujo green onions and too short Gobo (burdock root)?



Have a good weekend!

[edit:add pics]

 

Yea, mine are akin to a security camera pic in a barbershop. More like evidence than anything.

 

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Prep: Tepid shower; ClearyNatural glycerin soap - Aloe
Lather: RazoRock S.Maria - face lather
Brush: Semogue TSN '12 LE 28/100
Razor: Rhodium Gem OCMM
Blade: Pella PTFE (?); 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse; Finest Menthol of Krampert

The S.Maria has quickly become my favorite eucalyptus scent to date. The TSN LE built a great lather from it. Finishing off with Krampert's original menthol was just perfect. Oh yeah, the brush is splendidly sublime!

 

Prep L'Occitane Vetyver soap
Razor Vintage Otto Busch Worldmaster
Brush Simpsons Chubby 1 in Super
Cream Simpsons
Alum & Witch Hazel
L'Occitane Baux Balm
Penhaligon's Castile EDT.

Jamie.

A lovely super smooth sunday morning shave, the weather put pay to my 30 mile trail ride, well it's going to have to be tomorrow.

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I completely forgot to post this!

Saturday

Aristocrat #58
Crystal blade
The Colonel
TSD Lanolin - Signature
Mandom



I love this soap. The only thing that is taking some getting used to is the scent. It doesn't smell bad, I just use cooler scents and this is a warm one. Anyway an awsome 2 pass DFS!

 

How do you find the ergonomics of the Milk Churn handle? I have always loved the look of the brush but was convinced to get the Colonel instead

 

08-19-12

Did something a little bit different today and with positive results.

Prep 1: Pre shave lather (A light application of Omega Cream with brush)
Prep 2: Hot towel for 2 minutes.
Soap: Daisy Mountain Naturals (Sedona)
Blade: Astra (New)
Razor: Parker 22R
AS: Cold water rinse.

I have to say that the prep really helped today. A near BBS and a for sure DFS using WTG and XTG method.

 

Sunday

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Herman van Veen, Brons
• Brush: DVH boar
• Soap: TSD Signature
• Razor: Rolls
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse

Nice DFS!

 

Sunday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Dovo Bismarck 5/8
Agressia Fresh SC
Arko Aqua AS Gel
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS

Finally, finally, I had the time to have a nice, slow, and relaxing shave with my Dovo Bismarck and it felt so good. All it took were 2 passes, and I got ultra-mega BBS. The Agressia Fresh cream from Bulgaria, which my dear friend Dmitry (Asd) sent me lathers so rich and thick, it has a nice scent, and it has great skincare. Although menthol is listed in the ingredients, there really isn't any cooling sensation from it, but the Arko Aqua gel and the Aqua Velva took very good care of me that way!

 

Sunday, August 19, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Dunkin Donuts
Prep: Wash face with Speick Soap
Razor: Schick I1
Blade: Schick
Soap: Nivea
Brush: Semogue TSN 2012 LE Boar/Badger Mix
Scuttle/Mug: DB Bill Bowl
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Alt Innsbruck

 

Barbasol Razor
Super Iridium
Oscar11 TGN Finest
Ingram SC
Alum
4711 AS

Today I said farewell to 3 products. It was the last shave on my last Super Iridium. My tube of Ingram SC is now empty as is my bottle of 4711 After Shave.

It was a fantastic shave. It will not be repeated, but it gives me the opportunity to work my way through other products I have stockpiled.

 

Sunday:
soak brush/Semogue SOC/Schwarzweisskeramik XL Scuttle
warm shower
Proraso PrePost cream
TSD English Fern Lanolin Soap & Wheat Cream lathered together with 3 drops M-Bomb
Cobra Classic/Feather ProGuard (6)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Rose Petal WH mixed with some Roberts Rosewater
TSD English Fern splash mixed with a pea sized amount of 444
TSD English Fern Cologne

Today was TSD English Fern day here,wonderful scent the aftershave has a nice hangtime and the cologne lasts even longer.I got my package yesterday afternoon,2 spritz and I could still detect a faint scent this morning when I woke up.

 

Sunday morning, August 19, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (5)
Semogue 1250 boar bristle brush,
TABAC shaving soap w/ hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Prep: Warm shower
Pre: Lucky Tiger menthol mint vanishing cream
Razor: Blue Lady Gillette
Blade: Astra
Brush Omega boar
Soap: RazoRock Nonno Michelino Sandalwood
Post: Booster's Iced Lime
Lotion: Johnsons Baby Lotion with Shea & Cocoa Butter

Got a very good shave but nicked my knee cause the baby woke up lol

 

Sunday 19th August

Hot shower and facial scrub
3P Pre/Post Cream
Ikon Bulldog OC (2nd Gen)/Permasharp Super
Semogue SOC Boar
Nanny's Coriander with Goat's Milk Soap
Alum Block
Shea Butter
Lilac Vegetal
Morgan's Classic Hair Cream

An excellent BBS

 

SOTD Sunday 8-19-2012

Merkur 11C w/Astra SP Blade (Thanks Dave!)
Proraso PSC
Al's SC - Boheme
Semogue 1460 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Brut Original ASB
British Sterling Cologne

Beautiful shave to start off a lazy Sunday. Love the heft of the Merkur 11C and Merkur open combs are smooth as silk. The Al's bomb is a delight and finished with the British Sterling Cologne; it is heavenly! Hope everyone has as great a finish on their weekend.

 

Sunday:

Proraso PSC / Musgo Real SC / Semogue 830 / Muhle R41 w/ Feather (deadly combo) / Alum / Aqua Velva a/s

 

Sunday, August 19th

Relatively cool shower (man.... It's hot here )
Arko Moist shaving cream
Omega Havana Silvertip brush
Merkur 34C HD w/ Derby blade
Acqua di Parma Colonia EdC

Boy..... Does this feel refreshing

 

6/8 Double Duck
TFS Hard Soap, Tobacco Verde
homemade 30mm Silver Tip Grade A
AV Ice Sport

Very nice shave this morning. I'm really liking this TFS Tobacco Verde Hard Soap. Love the scent and skin care, great lather. Personally, this is my favorite scent in a shaving soap that I've come across yet. So unless I burn out on it, it'll see a lot of daily use. 3rd shave with the new brush, it'll be a soap eating monster but is performing as well as I hoped. Have a good one.

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Shave of the Day (SOTD) Sunday August 19, 2012

Prep: Brush soaking in ice water, face wash/scrub with Noxzema, as cold as I could stand it shower
Razor: 1918 Gillette Old Type 102 Single Ring Open Comb
Blade: Gillette India Wilkinson Sword (3)
Brush: Semogue 820 Boar
Cream: SuperMax Ultimate 3 Sensitive Skin
AS: Brut Orginal
Post: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Rub, Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash Of Aftershave.

With two good shaves in a a fairly mild razor, I thought I would try the India made Gillette Wilkinson sword in a more aggressive razor. The 1918 Gillette 102 (thin head) Single Ring fits that bill, as it is one of the most aggressive razors in my rotation.

This is only the second time that I have used the SuperMax Ultimate 3 Sensitive Skin cream. I was able to build a nice bowl lather with the Semogue 820 and applied it. The Semogue 820 is much different than the shorter loft Semogue 1438 that I own. Although not broken in yet, the bristles are very soft, and had enough backbone to exfoliate (although not as much as the 1438). I would say that this brush is very good for those who liked to "paint" lather on their face more so that work the lather into their beard. I like to do both, so the bursh is a good choice for me. The lather was very thick and rich, providing a good cushion for the blade.

With the Old Type Single Ring I can usually feel the blade go against my skin, not today. After the first stoke I had to make sure that I loaded the blade in it, as it felt that smooth. Usually by shave number three I can feel signs of wear on the blade. That is not the case with these blade, it feels as smooth and sharp as the first shave.

After two passes I had a damn fine shave but decided to push it further. I did a third pass on my neck along with some light buffing and j-hooks. As Beavis (as in Beavis and Butthead) would say: "Damn I'm smooth".

The alum rub produced zero burn, while the aftershave only gave me a slight sensation of stinging. No weepers or irritation of any kind, just shaving bliss.

Another great shave with the Gillette India Wilkinson Sword blades. These are far superior to the German and British made Wilkinsons, I would highly recommend them to anyone, as the rival the best of the best at only 13 cents per blade.