SoS: January 21, 2013 - January 27, 2013

Wednesday's Shave
Arko Shave Stick-face lathered
Omega 10029 Baby-Pro boar
1955 Schick Hydro-magic/EMS-Personna rebrand d?
Old Spice AS

 

Wednesday

Schick M3 protector injector
Schick blade (2)
Pashana mixed boar & badger
MWF (face lathered, shave stick method)
Aqua Velva
Proraso balm

11 minutes, 3 passes, 1 DFS

 

SOTD 1.22.13 Tuesday

Preshave - Shower, Nivea Face Wash
Cream - Body Shop Maca Root, Facelathered
Brush - 24mm WD silvertip
Blade - Super Max Platinum
Razor - Gillette SS
A/S - Brut



Nice shave. The super max platinum was good but not great. Gave a good three pass DFS.

 

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5/8 Red Imp (Case)
Mystic Water, Bergamot, Cedarwood & Juniper
30mm WD knot

Very nice shave this morning. I brought another Mystic Water soap into rotation today, Bergamot, Cedarwood & Juniper, great scent. A bit of citrus, then a nice dry cedar with a hint of juniper. I bought 3 pucks of MW a couple of months ago after running out and being without it for a few months.. I like this soap. Have a good one.

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Wednesday:

#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/7 AM day 3
Kolynos Regular SC
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Booster Polar Ice AS
YSL Pour Homme EDT

A great shave this morning - very basic and simple, with an OLD cream from Greece. Kolynos Regular smells exactly like C&E Almond cream with the flowery scent and lathers well and has pretty good skincare. The Polar Ice aftershave has no menthol feeling, but that's ok because it's -27C here in Montreal.

 

Well today has been a disappointing day already! First I woke up a bitter disappointment in itself - the wife had a bad night so if she can't sleep, so I can't sleep. So I had really only gotten to a good sleep about an hour before time to wake up. Then after getting ready and dressed I checked my phone for the temp and it showed 32 F - by far the warmest it has been in days. Then I realized it was showing the temp in York, England. It was 16 F here, a big bubble burst that one. Then when I got to work my badge let me get in, I was sort of hoping that I could just go back home and climb back in bed. And then when I looked at my calendar I have a dentist appointment after work, my joy is complete!! But to back track a bit to the shave. That was rather pleasant. There was minor irritation but that is left over from earlier this week. I switched razor and blade this morning. I went back to the Merkur HD and the Gillette 7 O'clock blades a combination that works well for me.

warm water face wash
Proraso preshave cream
let the VDH boar bush soak in the bowl while warming it up with HOT water
Proraso Sandalwood shave cream
Merkur HD with the Gillette 7 O'clock blade
three passes WTG and once each way XTG
there was as I said minor irritation on my neck caused by the Shark blades I had tried
then a warm and cool water rinse followed by a big splash of WH
with AOS sandalwood AS

Over all a nice shave, I like the Proraso shave cream! And the razor and blade are a good combination for me.

Now if I could just get the cold out of my bones and joints it might not be too bad of a day.

 

Wednesday:

Pre: Shower followed by Proraso PSC
Brush: SOC
Razor: EJ DE89L head w/ Bulldog Handle
Blade: Feather
Soap: TSD Iced Coconut Lime Verbena
A/S: KFBR

It's amazing the difference the handle makes. I really enjoyed the extra weight this morning.

 

That razor's pretty great looking too.

 

Wednesday
soak brush/Rooney Heritage Stubby 3xl/DB Brush Scuttle
hot shower
Proraso PrePost Cream
The Fat (face lathered)
Gillette Rhodium Red Tip/Gillette 7 O'Clock Yellow (2)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cool water rinse
Thayer's Original WH
Vito's Aftershaving splash

Great shave today,the red tip and yellow is a good combo,not as smooth as a black ninja but maybe a lil sharper.

 

Wednesday morning, January 23, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (3)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
TABAC shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

SOTD Wednesday 1-23-2013

5/8 Early J.A. Henckels 401, Twin Works,
Solingen, Germany, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso PSC
Erasmic SC
Omega 31064 Boar
Thayer's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Florida Water Cologne

The early Henckels 401 is one of the best performers in my collection. This razor was manufactured at the apex of Solingen razor production and the quality of steel used and it's edge holding abilities are phenominal! An outstanding shave topped off with a pleasant splash of Florida Water is a refreshing way to start any day's activities.

 

Shave of the Day (SOTD) Wednesday January 23, 2013​

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• Prep: Brush soaked in cold water, tepid shower, face washed with Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle Anti-Blemish Cleanser
• Razor: Mühle R89 in Rose Gold
• Blade: Gillette Super Thin (4)
• Brush: Vie Long re-knotted with TGN 22mm Super Silvertip, known affectionately as "the Mushroom"
• Cream: Proraso Aloe and Vitamin E
• AS: English Leather
• Post: Cold Water Rinse, obscene amount of aftershave

A late shave today since I am home sick. The Mühle was calling out to me..."use me, use me". Fourth shave on the Gillette Super Thin and it is still going strong, but I will retire it after this shave as I am not going to push it.

Although the Ace knot is more dense, this brush really is very soft and is great for just slathering on copious amounts of lather which is perfect for the Proraso blue tube.

Three full passes along with some light buffing resulted a very comfortable BBS.

 

Wednesday 23-01-2013

Razor: Slim '64 (5)
Blade: Polsivler SI (3)
Brush: Horse hair #6
Cream: SuperMax Menthol ​

AS: Denim​

Much better than yesterday, Slim on 5 deal pretty well with my thick bear,very nice shave.​

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Hump day!

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Vangelis, Ignacio
• Brush: Omega travel boar
• Soap: Palmolive stick
• Razor: Ugly Duckling
• Blade: Astra super Platinum
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse, hand strop blade

Great shave. Yummy.

 

RR Hammer w/ Voskod
Col. Conk Almond Face Lathered
Whippeddog 22mm Silvertip
Nivea Sensitive ASB mixed with Pinaud Clubman

 

I feel bad to say this, but it was soooooo cold this morning outside that I could not handle any menthol stuff. The Kolynos cream is something I used many years ago when I lived in Thessaloniki, Greece. It's perhaps the oldest Greek cream which is still in production.

 

SOTD 1.23.13

PReshave - Shower, TBS face wash
Cream - Proraso Sandalwood
BRush - Omega Boar
Blade - Personna Red
Razor - Gillette Quicktwist
A/S - Alum Block, Clubman Vanilla



Decent shave today. I shaved off my stache. Its the first time since I started wetshaving that I had to shave my upper lip. Needless to say got a nice slice at the very top of my lip. Had to break out the styptic pencil and even take a towel and apply pressure. I would say its a good cut. Other than that a great 3 pass DFS.

 

Did an evening shave and I must say it was quite a wonderful shave tonight. Been learning more about my face, what works what might not work. One thing that my best shaves have had in common is a great lather built from MWF although I don't always build a good lather. Been making more practice lathers, continue to watch YouTube videos on it and acquiring the whipped dog silver tips has definitely been beneficial. Additionally I think cutting out the MR GLO pre-shave and ALUM post-shave is better for my face as both caused a burning sensation when left on too long.

Pre- Shower, face wash during shower
Shave- Whipped Dog Silver tip, MWF, '85 Super Speed, Astra SP (2), Georgetown scuttle (hooray for hot lather )
Post- Witch hazel, Aqua Velva

Nothing like a good feeling face after a DFS!

 

I feel you there. Sometimes, too much on your face can be too irritating.