SoS: September 3rd, 2012 - September 9th, 2012

Thursday morning, September 6, 2012

Schick I2 Hydro-magic 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!

 

SOTD Thursday 9-6-2012

Gillette Old Type/Ikon Bulldog Handle
Astra Superior Platinum Blade
Proraso PSC
Speick SC
Omega Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Brut Original ASB
Jovan Musk Cologne

 

Razor: Gillette 1970 black handle adjustable (for adsustable week)
Blade: Feather (day 3)
Brush: H I S synthetic (nice)
Soap: Mama Bear's glycerin (Sandalwood Vanilla)(Also nice)Bowl: Plastic salsa bowl from Wal-Mart $1.50 (I'll break anything else)
Alum block and Thayers Witch Hazel

 

6/8 T.I.
MdC
homemade 30mm brush
Brut Splash On

Thanks, I'm glad that your enjoying it. The one you have and a blue handled 28mm 2 band that I PIF'd to a friend's son are still the best brushes I've made. One of these days I'll have to try and duplicate them. Right now, I'm playing around with some Grade A Silver Tip knots.
Very early morning today. Nice shave. Have a good one.

 

Thursday Sep. 6th


Pre-shave: Hot shower, hair conditioner
Soap: TSD Bamboo & Teak
Brush: AOS Fine Badger
Razor: GEM OCMM
Blade: Ted Pella
Post-shave: warm water rinse, cold water rinse, witch hazel
A/S: Booster's Lilac

An excellent 2-pass shave this morning with near BBS results. Have a great day everyone!

 

Thursday 6 Sep 12
'63 Gillette Slim Adjustable @ 7
Wilkinson Sword
Semogue Owners Club Boar
MWF
Pinaud Clubman

The most smooth shave I've ever had with a Wilkinson Sword. Looking forward to seeing how it handles the FatBoy tomorrow.

 

Thursday:

Razor - Gem bullet tip
Blade - Gem PTFE coated SS (Ted Pella)
Brush - Simpsons PJ1 in 3-band Super
Lather - The Real Shaving Company SC
A/S - Speick splash

 

10.06.2012 - EXPERIMENTAL THURSDAY

MODIFIED COLD WATER SHAVE

Prep: Hot shower/Jojoba Oil
Razor: 1940's Gillette Tech
Blade: Drugstore Personna USA
Brush: Body Shop Synthetic
Cream: KMF Cool Mint
Post: Ice water rinse. Homemade splash and balm

Prior to showering, I filled my bowl with ICE water along with the brush. After the shower I splashed my face with ICE water. Lathered with ICE water. I rinsed razor and splashed face with ICE water between passes.

Observations: The lather seemed more dense and I used a bit more cream than usual. The audible slicing of the hair is MUCH more noticeable. I had zero additional pulling or tugging. My razor and blade showed less soap residue. The overall shave was neither better or worse than my normal routine. I sometimes have delayed onset irritation so I will need to revisit this post later tonight regarding that facet.

Opinions: The ICE water could initially lead to less visible irritation because of less surface blood flow. I say initially because I THINK once the superficial blood flow returns to normal your mistakes will show. I could see "Mentha-holics" really loving the ICE water splashes. I THINK the denseness of lather is simply a result of the relationship between temperature and volume. MAYBE a thin lathering soap could benefit from the ICE technique.

Edits: I would put my post shave items in the ICE prior to showering. I would also leave my lathering bowl in an ICE bath while shaving.

Future: I think I will go this route again soon. Maybe even brave an absence of the hot shower...maybe. I could definitely see myself incorporating the cold water splashes between passes into my summer routine.

 

Thursday

TSD unscented Wheat Cream
EJ Best Badger brush
EJ DE89l razor
Astra SP blade
Aloe vera gel

Three passes plus touch up -- emphasis on no pressure! Nice, BBS result, no irritation.

 

Thursday! Been on vacation and hadn't shaved in over a week! It took 3 WTG passes to get to where I'd normally start XTG, good times

Proraso Pre-shave
Proraso Green Soap
'73 SuperSpeed w/ Voskhod
Warm & Cold Rinses
Blue Floid

DFS+++

 

09/05/2012
Hot shower to start the day.
Prairie Creations pre-shave soap
Semogue Owner's Club
Malaspria Oatmeal Shave Cream
Fat Boy, dialed to #6 for two passes, last pass dialed to #4
Blade choice today, Persona Red
Post shave, cold water splash, alum, Tet-A-Tet Balm
I have been enjoying this Theme Week. Learning to appreciate the Fat Boy, the quality of the shaves it delivers.

 

Another day, another shave...

TSD preshave balm
4/8 Rebell from herzi
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Ceramic bowl
Valobra Menthol soap
Cold water splash
Tet-a-tet ASB

Excellent shave, a solid DFS! Two ideas - switching between 2 very different razors and choosing random shaving 'software' each time works together just nice.

 

Dmitry, as I said - if all goes well, every Sunday will be my straight razor day!

 

My wife is so happy with her new set that she "insisted" that I take a picture and share her Shave of the Day

Razor: CJays Modern Barber Custom Razzleberry Gillette Venus
Blade: Gillette Venus Spa Breeze
Brush: CJays Modern Barber Custom Razzleberry with TGN 22mm Silvertip Knot
Cream: Herbs of Bulgaria Lavender
Bowl: Suribachi
Lotion: Bath and Body Works Paris Amour

 

Good morning.

My last adjustable shave of this week went as follows:

Musgo Real pre-shave oil
Calani Cadre Noir shave soap
Mühle Basic Nr. 02 shave brush, Silver Tip Fibre
Schick Injector M1 Adjustable (set to 5)
Schick Custom Golden Swedish Steel Injector blade (new)
Bloc Osma Alum
Musgo Real Classic after shave

I am quite disappointed by these Schick Custom Injector blades (Vintage ones); this was the second time I am using one of the blades and they are quite rough, not comparable to the modern-day Personna PFTE-coated ones I usually use… Anyhow, last time I’ve used them, I have a few other vintage NOS blades I haven’t used yet, these are from Personna. Will give them a try too and if similar to this Schick Custom, I guess I’ll be donating them at some point…

Wishing all of you a wonderful weekend!

 

That Robart Mond Extra is one fine razor...everyone I ever bid on I lost. One day, one day

His pricing is outstanding and just such a nice guy. This makes my 5th razor from him, although I regretfully had sold two of my favorites to finance a Streamline that I ended up not enjoying at all. Live and learn. I now refuse to sell anything I like trying to find the perfect razor.

 

Thursaday:

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Vangelis, Ignacio
• Brush: DVH
• Soap: DVH
• Razor: Gillette OS OC
• Blade: vintage Punktal, (#1, prior to shave: 5 Second Sharpener)
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse, 5 Second Sharpening blade

Comfortable DFS++.

Friday:

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: U2, 18 Singles
• Brush: Omega travel boar
• Soap: Arko Stick
• Razor: Gillette OS OC
• Blade: vintage Punktal, (#2)
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse, 5 Second Sharpening blade

Outstanding DFS++

These Punktal blades are thin! Only 0.06 mm in stead of the usual 0.08 mm. I've got a few of them. I'll be using this blade for the next week to try out Ryans (PlanOfMan) 5 Second Sharpener. So far only oustanding shaves.

 

Simple Face Wash Gel
Razor Dubl Duck Goldenedge
Brush Simpsons M7 LE Finest Silvertip
Cream Simpsons
Alum & Witch Hazel
Moisturiser Clinique
L'Occitane Cedre L'Atlas Eau de parfum.

Jamie.

The Dubl Duck delivered a wonderful smooth shave.

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Friday, September 7

Merkur 37C
7 O’Clock (Blue)(d3)
Tabac SS
Vulfix 2235 Super
Old Spice Pure Sport

TGIF!!

 

Adjustable Week
Mon. Slim with Perma-Sharp Super D1 and Arko Stick. Set it on #6 for 3 passes. BBS... couple red marks on my neck...After Shave burned...BBS was close and smooth.

Tue. Yesterdays BBS was so close I was surprised my whiskers are back and thick, waiting for this morn.'s shave...Slim, Perma-Sharp Super D2 and Arko Stick...3 passes, 9/9/6...Another BBS...a little tender around throat area...This razor's so heavy, it teaches one pretty quick the meaning of 'negative pressure'...If I held near the TTO knob and let the full weight of the razor rest on my face it would be too much...So I hold in the center and use little finger to lift head a touch...BBS comes pretty easy, just need to be awake and pay attention to detail.

Wed. Needed shave but no time...

Thurs. REALLY ready for shave. Decided to compare Senator with Perma-Sharp Super D3 and Arko Stick...Whiskers very long and Senator never clogs...Best and easiest shave this week...Senator is amazing...2 pass BBS...

Fri. Need to be fair, so put Schick Hydro-magic into the shave-off....so easy, I could have shaved blind folded with my right hand tied behind my back...lol....2 pass DFS+ touch-up pass for BBS...absolutly no irritation...After Shave felt like cool water...