SoS: August 27th, 2012 - September 2nd, 2012

View attachment 30544 View attachment 30545 View attachment 30546 Well, Menthol Week is finished, but when you're a mentholholic like me you just can't stop using it. Also, it's going to be:

Menthol Monday:

Turkish Horsehair
Super Speed/new Rapira
Mama Bear Awakenings SS
Diana Sport Menthol Balsam
Alt Innsbruck AS
Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui EDT

This set-up is super-frigid, and one of my favorites. The Awakenings soap smells so nice, it lathers great, and is it ever cold! Another thing which I cannot stop raving about is my Super Speed which I received as a gift.

 

Good morning.

My shave ritual on this lovely Monday morning went as follows:

Musgo Real pre shave oil
Calani Purissima shave soap
Mühle Basic Nr. 02 shave brush in faux horn and with Silver Tip Fibre
1955 Gillette Super Speed Heavy (“Red Tip”)
Feather FH-10 blade (2nd shave)
Bloc Osma Alum
D.R. Harris Bay Rum after shave

Beautiful shave, I just love that Red Tip (and everything else). I really enjoyed today, particularly after sub-par shaves most of last week with a different razor.

Wishing all of you a great week ahead.

 

Prep L'Occitane Soap
Razor Feather AC-SS
Blade Feather Pro
Brush Le Tuft 59 in Buckeyed Burl
Vito's Coconut & Almond
Alum & Witch Hazel
L'Occitane Baux Balm
L'Occitane Cedre L'Atlas Eau de parfum.

Jamie.

I don't think I would like a traditional straight razor to be this sharp, very smooth finish.


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Monday, August 27th

Hot shower
Proraso shaving soap
Omega 639 Havana Silvertip
Merkur 34C HD w/ Astra
Davidoff Cool Water EdT

 

Monday, August 27

Merkur 37C
Rapira Swede (d1)
Arko Stick+ Tabac
Master Blue
Aspen (Coty) A/S
Result: BBS on 3. The Rapira in the slant makes for a great shave.

 

Monday 27th August

Hot Shower and Facial scrub
Dovo Special 5/8 in Faux Tortoiseshell
Rooney 1/1 in Super
Tweex Shave stick
Alum Block
Unrefined Shea Butter
Fixegoiste Ice AS
Selin Lemon Cologne
Murray's Super Light Pomade

The first day of my holiday. A DFS+ shave. It was a little strange using a traditional straight, having become accustomed to the Feather AC blades!

 

Monday:

Hot shower / Proraso Soap / Muhle R41 w/ Feather blade / Semogue 620 / Alum Thayers WH / Brut Attitude

 

Shave of the Day (SOTD) Monday August 27, 2012

Prep: Brush soaking in ice water, face wash with Noxzema Triple Clean, cold shower
Razor: Sabi T3
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super
Brush: Semogue 1438 Boar
Soap: Fine English Tallow Shaving Soap
AS: Aqua Velva Musk
Post: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Rub, Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash Of Aftershave.

In anticipation of the Cadet, I decided to use another Shave a Buck product today, the Sabi T3.

This is a razor that gets little to no mention on most forums, my own personal opinion is that many feel that a product made in India is not as good as one of the German or English "major" brands.

The head design is like that of a Merkur three piece except it is more aggressive. Combine that with the hefty weight of it's handle and you have a whisker reduction machine.

I really wish that I knew more about this soap that I am using today. I had received it as a gift when I purchased my short comb NEW and it was only labeled as "Fine English Tallow Shaving Soap". No other markings was on the wax paper wrapping. It builds a very nice lather that provides enough cushion and slickness when using a more aggressive razor.

The first WTG pass provided me with DFS, if I was in a rush I could have easily stopped and would have been acceptable to go to work.

Two full passes and light touch-ups provided a BBS.

 

Monday, August 27, 2012, Shaving Ritual

Razor: 68 Slim Gillette Adjustable (N4) (set on 9)
Blade: Bolzano Superinox Inossidabile (2nd use)
Brush: Lions Head Silvertip
Bowl: Gravy Boat Scuttle
Cream or Soap: VDH Deluxe
A/S: Alum & Cold Water Rinse
A/S: Pinaud Clubman

I got a great shave today an easy and comfortable 3-pass BBS!

 

Monday morning, August 27, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (3)
Semogue SOC boar bristle brush,
TABAC shaving soap w/ hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Menthol Monday:
soak brush/Semogue 620/DB Brush Scuttle
20 minute marinade of TSD ISZ Preshave Balm
warm shower
Musgo Real Lime Oil Glyce Soap
Mama Bear's Rosemary Mint Shave Stick (face lathered)
Merkur 39c "The Hammer"/Perma-Sharp Super (4)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
Thayer's Original WH mixed with 2 drops M-Bomb
Alt-Innsbruck mixed with a pea sized amount of 444

Another great shave with The Hammer and Perma-Sharp Super,looks like 4 shaves is the charm with this combo.If I wasn't head shaving this combo could easily last at least 6 shaves on my face.My face whiskers are coarse but not really dense,the dome however is brutal on blades,so 3 shaves is the norm,anything more than that is great.

 

Monday Morning

Up early for a meeting ...

Pre (Eucerin, warm shower)
Omega 10083 Pro boar
T&H Ultimate Comfort SC
Merkur 23c w/ Gillette Super Thin (Thai)
Post (Styptic, Cetaphil, cold water rinse)

Solid DFS by means of wtg, xtg. A little nick on cheek bone when I reached a little too high with the razor. Nothing styptic won't fix.

Note: Double check meeting times! Mistakenly showed up 1 hour too early. Doh!!!!!!

 

Crown and Sword
TFS Tobacco Verde
Homemade brush, 24mm Grade A

Nice shave this morning. 2nd shave with the new brush, it performed well. Have a good one.

 

Monday, August 27, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Dunkin Donuts
Prep: Wash face with Prairie Creations Pre-Shave Soap
Razor: Schick I1
Blade: Schick
Soap: MdC
Brush: Semogue TSN 2012 LE
Scuttle/Mug: Sara Bonnyman Bowl
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Alt Innsbruck

 

Okay, but it's still better than an hour late!

 

SOTD Monday 8-27-2012

Merkur 11C w/Astra SP
Proraso PSC
Proraso SC
Col Conk Barbershop Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Brut Original ASB
Mennen Original Skin Bracer

 

Monday!

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Rob Verheul, Pan Tales
• Brush: Omega travel boar
• Soap: Tabac Stick
• Razor: Gillette flare tip Rocket
• Blade: Derby (#7)
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse

Great soap, great brush, great razor equals... great shave!

See ya!

 

That is a beautiful Razor Arley and a Sabi T3 will probably be my next razor purchase. (I have been looking at them for some time now, I just need to find some room in my drawer to put it! lol) I have some Parkers that are made in India and they have very good quality now and deliver an excellent shave so I agree with you about good researching and judging the razor by it performance rather than believing all the hype out there one way or the other. I really like the looks of the Sabi handle; awesome heft and beautiful!

 

Monday

Prep: Hot shower, TSD ISZ PSB, hand strop blade
CD: Lightnin' Hopkins ~ Lightnin' and the Blues: The Herald Sessions
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenyan AA, BLACK
Cream: Tom's of Maine
Brush: Mohawk 3-338 with original knot
Razor: Merkur 34C set in red mallee burl
Blade: Astra SP, 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

 

o8/27/2012
Monday

A hot shower to start the day.
Facial prep with Proraso glycerin.
Soap choice today was Derby Menthol a mild menthol chill.
Brush choice the Omega "Midget", decided to face lather today. It was a successful, previous attempts have been less then stellar results.
Chose an old style Gillette OC with a Dorco blade. This is my second Dorco blade, it is a great comfortable, sharp blade.
Post shave after three passes cold water splash, alum and Colonia.
I hope everyone's Monday went off without a hitch and the following week is great.