SoS: March 11, 2013 - March 17, 2013

Wednesday

Prep: A hot shower, rubbed in some conditioner. Does it help? Not much, but can't hurt.
Brush: Silver tip
Razor: GEM Damaskeene
Blade: GEM ptfe coated blade
Cream: Proraso Sandelwood
Post: Cold water.

Nice and close. Single edge goodness!

 

Had a great BBS shave with the new Gem Feather Weight. It was as if there was no blade in the razor. I did two passes and a touch up for a baby's bottom smooth shave.

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Van Der Williams Mug Shaving Soap​

Parker badger brush​

Gem Feather Weight w/ Gem Personna blade​

CWR​

Dickinson's Witch Hazel​

Pinaud Clubman AS​

 

Will do. I was actually thinking about my repeater the other day. I wonder if anyone would touch that for a replate or if it's too complex to take apart for that.

 

Wednesday evening shave:

Prep - hot shower and Axe Chilled face wash
Pre - Maca root pre shave oil
Brush - Lees razors custom badger
Soap - MWF
Tradere OC with Gillette Super Platinum Blue
Post: Pinaud Clubman and Edwin Jagger Aloe Balm

 

This week's shaves did not turn out precisely as I had them planned.

Plan A, which was so far carried out only twice this week, consisted of my usual routine:
- Musgo Real pre-shave oil
- Calani Purissima shave soap
- Muehle Basic Nr 02 shave brush
- The Cobra Classic SE razor
- Feather Professional SE blade
- Bloc Osma alum
- Musgo Real Classic after shave

Plan B is my 'fast track shave' for very fast shaves acceptable up to about 4pm, had to be carried out twice as well (usually it's that many times per month, certainly not per week) due to me getting up late. Plan B consists of:
- Logona Mann shave cream
- Muehle Basic Nr 02 shave brush
- Gillette Sensor 2 Excel (hey, it does have 2 blades, so technically that does qualify as a double edge, doesn't it? ;-)
- Musgo Real Classic after shave

Maybe I should tuck in a wee bit earlier in the coming days so that I can actually get up at my usual 06h00 and not rush my shaves...

 

Thursday:

Axe Chilled Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/7 AM day 4
Arko Ice Mint SC
Svoboda AS Balsam
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash
YSL Pour Homme EDT

BBS again without any effort thanks to my Super Speed/7 AM duo which has proven itself so many times. The Ice Mint is by far, my favorite Arko cream with its lovely scent, crazy-rich lather, and awesome menthol effect. The Svoboda balsam and the Penguin rounded everything out beautifully.

 

14.3.2013

• Prep: shower, RazoRock glycerine pre-shave soap
• Razor: Gillette NEW
• Blade: SuperMax super platinum (3)
• Brush: WSP Monarch HMW
• Scuttle: "Estremoz" V2 Green
• Cream: Mystic Water Marrakech sample
• Post: alum, Thayers unscented
• Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman sample

 

Thursday

Semogue SOC,2 band
hot shower
Proraso PrePost Cream (green)
Mikes Natural Barber Shop SS
Cadet TP27 OC/Perma-Sharp Super (3)
Monster Block Alum
Thayer's Original WH
Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla

Wonderful pass face,1 pass dome for BBS all around

 

Thursday morning, March 14, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (2)
Semogue 1250 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

I'm convinced that Tabac SC is the greatest thing since sliced bread, lol. We'll see how long that lasts. Great shave this morning. Sorry, computer problems so no pics. Have a good one
7/8 For Barbers Use W&B
Tabac SC
28mm WSP knot, homemade handle

 

Perfection in 4 passes! This is getting better and better every day.

 

Thursday:

Cetaphil Face Bar
Shave Secret Oil
TSD Soap With Lanolin English Fern
Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Afta Fresh
Jovan Musk
EJ Best Medium
Dovo Natural 5/8 round tip

 

Shower/Wife’s Conditioner on beard
Prosaso Pre-Shave Cream
Van Der Hagen SS
Boar Brush
Astra Blade (2 day of use)
Gillette Gold Tech
Captain’s Choice Bay Rum AF
My barber’s specially formulated AF balm

A DFS!

 

Its great to hear you like the fetherweight! For me it was far to mid and regardless of the number of passes, I could never get near a bbs shave with mine.

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Thursday - Tech Perfection



Canadian fat handled tech (1932 head)
The Colonel
Persona Platinum
Proraso Sandalwood SC
Proraso Splash (dregs of the bottle)
Axe Chilled AS Gel

I was packing up a few things for a fellow member when I came across my Tech in my closet. This thing is super shiny and looks pretty much flawless. I had yet to get a great shave from it, but thought id give it another go.

The shave was absolutely fantastic! It was very smooth and there was no irritation. Everything about it was great!

 

Busy week. Oh well...

Happy PI day ya'll!

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Roger Glover & Friends: The Butterfly Ball & The Grasshopper's Feast
• Brush: Travel King boar
• Soap: Tabac
• Razor: Ugly Duckling
• Blade: NOS MAx Herder
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse, alum block, hand strop blade & reload upside down in next DE razor in line

Excellent shave!

 

03/14
Thursday


Each day starts with a hot shower.
Dove for Men Facial Wash
Pyrate's Cove Rose
Semogue Owner's Club
Gillette Super Adjustable
Persona Super Platinum day 3
Superior 70
Three passes= DFS

 

Thursday 14-03-2013

Razor: Merkur 37c Slant
Blade: Bic Platinum (4)
Brush: Omega 10077
Cream: Agressia Fresh
AS: Brut

 

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Williams Mug Shaving Soap Shower​

Col. Conk Lime Shave Soap​

Burma Shave Boar Brush​

Gem Feather Weight w/Gem Personna blade​

CWR​

Dickinson's Witch Hazel​

Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS​

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Finally Friday!

Managed to close off the week with my normal set-up of Musgo pre- & after shave, the spece between these two filled with Calani shave soap, Muehle shave brush and the Cobra Classic with a Feather Professional blade. Oh, and the Bloc Osma alum.

Have a nice weekend, everyone.

 

Friday:

#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/7 AM day 5
Proraso Blue SC
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Booster Mosswood AS
YSL Pour Homme EDT

Today I skimped on the menthol because our weather turned cold again and also because I felt that my skin needed some extra care. The Proraso Blue cream still cools slightly and it's very soothing. The Booster Mosswood is a Canadian classic and a major keeper for me. What a great shave!

Have a great weekend, folks!