SoS: August 20th, 2012 - August 26th, 2012

Tuesday morning, August 21, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (7)
Semogue 1250 boar bristle brush,
TABAC shaving soap w/ hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

C&E BBB
Tet-a-Tet SC
Merkur Slant-vintage
Astra Keramic blade
Alum Block
Tet-a-Tet AS Balm
tunes-Yardbirds
catfish belly smooth-slant on 3 days growth is always a treat

 

SOTD Tuesday 8-21-2012

Edwin Jagger DE86811
Astra Superior Platinum Blade
Proraso PSC
Ingram SC
Parker Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Brut Original ASB
British Sterling Cologne

Lovin' the EJ's! The geometry of the EJ heads are absolutely perfect for my shaving needs. I always get a close smooth shave with them when paired with a quality blade.

 

Pre shave - Arko + Hot Towel
Razor - Muhle '11 R41
Blade - Astra S/S
Brush - Duke 3 Best
Soap - Kent (Woolfat)
Cold Rinse/ Witch Hazel Gel/ Musgo Real

What a great shave!!...I've definitely found my new fave blade - The Astra Super Stainless... works great in the R41, Weber and the 34C!! Happy days.

 

Monday

Queen Charlotte unscented soap
HIS synthetic brush
Schick type L1 injector
Schick blade
Aloe Vera gel

Three passes, very nice result.

 

Tuesday

TSD unscented wheat cream
HIS synthetic brush
Gillette ball end Tech 1953
Astra SP blade
TSD unscented after shave milk

Three passes, nice smooth result. Whenever I use the Tech, I find my self remembering that I like my EJ DE89 better. The Tech takes more effort to get similar results. Tomorrow will be EJ day!

 

August 21 2012

Boker King Cutter
5/8ths, full hollow, spike point
Omega "faux ivory" boar
Omega s/c
Pinaud Special Reserve a/s
4711 e de c

We've been having some computer trouble at home, so I haven't been posting as regularily of late. I have had some really good shaves in the last few days, but sadly, today's wasn't one of them. This old K C hasn't been out of the stall in a while and the shave was a touch rough and not as close as I'd have liked. On a scale of 1 to 10 it rated a "meh"

Oh well, back to the hones!

Have a great day, everyone.

Graham

 

Monday

Prep: Hot shower (4 drops M Bomb in my shampoo), TSD ISZ PSB, hand strop blade
CD: The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan, disc 2
Coffee: Nicaragua RFA, BLACK
Cream: The Body Shop Maca Root + 3 drops M Bomb
Brush: Omega 49, the BIG RED 1
Razor: Gillette OLD Type
Blade: ASR Platinum Chrome, day 1, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Osage Rub, Brut Attitude, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own/Firehouse Wacky Tacky mix

Tuesday

Prep: Hot shower, TSD ISZ PSB
CD: The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan, disc 2
Coffee: Nicaragua RFA, BLACK
Soap: TOBS Lavender + 3 drops M Bomb
Brush: Semogue 2000
Razor: Late model Gillette Super Adjustable
Blade: ASR Platinum Chrome, day 2, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Thayer's Rose Petal WH with Aloe Vera + 2 drops M Bomb, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own/Firehouse Wacky Tacky mix

You gotta love the versatility of the TSD M Bomb. I use it in the shower before the shave, in my lather bowl during the shave, and in my WH after the shave. Add as much or as little as you want

 

Steve, I like your selection of music today.

 

Rotbart No 15
Bluebird blade
Tabula Rasa Koriander Bergamont SC
Nivea Energy A/S

 

Home again for a little while.
I was in Northern Cal, can't say where but
"I hear the train a commin', commin' round the bend and I aint seen the sunshine sense I don't know when"
Interesting place.
Whole time I was gone I really missed Proraso (??) so, now home, I'm catching up.
Semogue - Proraso - Gillette

Picture is with my new Blackberry 9900. Better than the old one but still no match for the usual Nikon.

 

Tuesday!

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Roger Glover & friends, The Butterfly Ball & The Grasshopper's Feast
• Brush: DVH boar
• Soap: DVH Extra Fris
• Razor: GEM OCMM
• Blade: GEM stainless
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse

Donkey told me the soap smelled nice. The shave was nice as well: DFS++

See ya!

 

Hot shower
Old spice mug with unknown vintage soap poss old spice, but no scent left in it.
Omega boar
Schick injector

Great lather from this soap my first shave with it and the mug DFS so I'm happy

 

Tuesday August 21

W.H. Morley & Sons 5/8"
KMF Key Lime
Pinaud Clubman Lime Sec
Nivea Sensitive ASB

 

• Brush:SOMERSET SIMPSON EAGLE
• Soap:MB SPICEY LIME
• Razor: SCHICK DIAL
• Blade: EMS/TED PELLA
• COLOGNE: MR. TAYLORS

 

Shower: Burt's Bees Men's Care Soap
Razor: Parker 22R
Soap: Daisy Mountain Naturals Sedoda
Blade: Astra
2 passes for a DFS.

I did something rather fun. I used one of the samples I received from Daisy Mountain Naturals. I wanted to find the best way to press them in the bowl since I am PIF'ing samples. 1st I grated the soap. The rolled it into a ball since it is a realtively soft soap. I then press it in the bottom of a mug. My hands had soap film on them. I just put a little water on the brush and hand lathered. Got plenty of lather and nothing went to waste. Could have just washed my hands. But got s shave out of it instead!

 

Tuesday 21st August

Hot Shower and Facial scrub
Proraso Sensitive Pre/Post cream
Merkur 11C/Permasharp Super (4)
Semogue 1800 Boar Brush
Gada Cool Mint Cream
Alum Block
Shea Butter
Osage Rub
TBS Kistna EDC
Morgan's Classic Pomade

I really like these Permasharp blades. With most DE blades I have to change after 3 shaves......this one is still sharp and smooth. BBS with 3 passes.

 

8/8 W&B restored by Glen
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Ceramic bowl
Valobra Menthol soap
Cold water splash
Mayor Energy Platinum AS splash

Stellar DFS shave. The third shave that noticeably smoother then before. A rule? Or 3 exceptions in a row?
Straights are something that always attracted me. I never thought I would shave with straights on regular basis, learning honing and stroping maybe. Now it seems to be a must for me. The learning curve, the QoS, all that dances and songs with honing- stropping- maintenance operation... More a ritual then even a DE shave. Just love it.

 

Tuesday:

Razor - Gladweg push button DE
Blade - Rainbow (5)
Brush - TSN custom badger/boar #29/100
Lather - TSD lanolin soap - Frankincense and Myrrh
A/S - Thayers witch hazel
Frag - M7 EdT by YSL

 

Menthol Tuesday:

Turkish Horsehair
Super Speed/Rapira day 2
Mama Bear Lemon Ice SS
444 AS Balsam
Barbon AS
JHL Cologne

For me it's been a Menthol Summer because with the exception of perhaps 3 shaves, I've been using nothing but menthol stuff. The Mama Bear Lemon Ice soap is absolutely awesome - it smells really nice, it gives a ton of lather, and it's very, very cooling. The 444 balsam and the Barbon aftershave put plenty of additional icicles in my face afterwards!