SoS: June 3, 2013 - June 9, 2013

Injector Wednesday

CeraVe face wash
Prairie Creations unscented soap
Custom silvertip brush
Schick injector, type "G"
Schick blade
Cold rinse
CeraVe lotion

After the irritation I had Monday with my "I" injector, I was careful this morning with the more aggressive "G": took my time with face prep and moved slowly with no pressure. The shave went well. Three passes, no irritation and a very smooth face.

 

PRE: Hot Towel + MR GLO Soap + Am Crew PSO
BRUSH: Omega 636
LATHER: D.R. Harris Lavender + AOS Lavender (Warm)
RAZOR: Merkur 38C
BLADE: Astra SP
POST: Gillette Cool Wave (Crystallized) + Seacret ASB



Terrible Pic this AM...I hope I am more focused than the pic today! Started out good with a 5:30AM run and a great shave, now to make breakfast and lunches...Have a great Wednesday all!

 

Wednesday morning, June 5, 2013

Schick I2 Hydro-magic with Schick blade (4)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Is that a tea light under there keeping the lather warm?

 

Wet Wednesday
1. Hot shower with hot towel to face for about 1.5 minutes (in a rush this morning!)
2. Pumped out & applied a nickel-sized pool of my homemade pre-shave oil (see here: http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/how-to-make-your-own-pre-shave-oil.31132/page-4#post-585504
3. Tried a NEW soap: Provence Sante Green Tea
4. Gillette Fat Boy again with yesterday's new Astra
5. Identical follow-up as Tuesday's procedure (4771 aftershave, Pre de Provence balm)

The new PS oil felt great on the face. Really slick with a subtle bergamot/clove scent! I was almost tempted to simply shave with NO lather, but wanted to try the new soap. The Provence soap smelled nice enough, and generated a rich, creamy lather that coated my face beautifully. Good stuff! It's a nice change from the wool fat.

 

SOTD Wednesday 6-5-2013

FaTip Piccolo/Weber Wave
Astra Superior Platinum Blade
Proraso PSC
Old Spice Original SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Omega Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Old Spice Classic ASL

I have not been happy at all with the little FaTip Piccolo's performance in the past. (It tends to want to eat my face; very unfriendly!) I love the FaTip Grande's performance so it's just got to be that skinny little handle that is the culpret. Problem is; the Piccolo head has a different thread than most any other razor on the planet! I swapped around and found that it fits on the Weber Wave (and Weber Bulldog) handles (however, the Piccolo handle will not fit on anything else.) At any rate, I love the look of the FaTip head on the Weber Wave handle and I think the extra thickness, length and heft of the Weber Wave handle will bring this little demon under control. I haven't shaved yet so; the proof is in the pudding as they say. I'll edit results later today after I shave.

Edit: BINGO! Problem solved! The Weber Wave handle gave control of the Piccolo head and the shave performance was outstanding. This is a keeper!

 

Sort of...Here is the link: scentsy.com/products/scentsy-catalog.aspx sorry don't have link option on iPad browser...

Melts wax at a low temp as an air freshener. My wife got this as a gift and I felt it could be better put to use as a lather warmer...doesn't get hot enough to damage brush in time it takes to shave...just nice warm lather! It is heated with a light bulb.

 

Wednesday morning, June 5, 2013

Schick Hydro-magic
Warm lather glides boar bristle,
Personna blade cuts

A DFS



My first use of the re-branded Personna blade ordered from EMS, wow, what a smooth sharp shave!

Aces!

 

Razor: Merkur HD
Blade: PolSilver Super Iridium
Brush: BG Yellow Beehive horsehair
Pre: Musgo Real Lime Oil Soap
Soap: XXX with Menthol added
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: alcolado glacial w Osage Rub combo

 

Omega 31025 Boar
Halinger Schafmilch and Lanolin Soap
Facelather
Merkur Futur
Personna Med Prep
3 passes
Tabac After Shave Lotion

Another outstanding shave with the Haslinger soap!

 

Proraso pre
Mike's Orange, Cedarwood & Black Pepper Soap
Omega 37 Boar
Merkur 34c HD
Feather (1)
Thayer's Original
Acqua Di Parma ASB

 

Excellent repurposing!

 

5.6.2013

• Prep: shower, RazoRock glycerine pre-shave soap
• Razor: Sabi T2
• Blade: Sputnik (2)
• Brush: Frank Shaving Faux Agate
• Scuttle: "Estremoz" V2 Green
• Soap: Institut Karité (3)
• Post: T.N. Dickinson's Witch hazel
• Aftershave: Musgo Real Classic sample

Yowza, the T2 really is on the aggressive side. It's heavy as well, which is something I really like. My kitchen scale shows exactly 100g!

 

Wednesday 05-06-2013

Razor: Gillette New LC
Blade: Polsilver SI (3)
Brush: Omega 10275
Cream: SuperMax Lemon Lime
AS: Brut

 

Thanks my friend. I want to send you more of it and new stuff.

 

Super Silver DE with a Bolzano blade (2)
HJM super badger
Palmolive Cool
Gillette proseries intense cooling balm
Pitralon Classic

A cool combination for a nice wake up after a 14 hour work day
3 pass BBS, this Super Silver DE is awesome, I'll give you guys some pics and a review when I catch the time
(sorry no pic today)

 

Thanks so much - it'll be welcomed and loved. I also want you to have some more of the creams that I sent you!

 

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Simpson Case, TOBS Grapefruit, Superadjustable (2 on 2), Gillette 7 O'Clock (1), Pinaud's Bay Rum



Back in the saddle after a few days away. Didn't have much time so I missed a few spots, but otherwise a good quick shave.

 

SOTD Wednesday

Prep: Warm shower, TSD ISZ PSB
Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: Super-max Platinum
Soap: TSD Lanolin Iced Barbershoppe and Williams
Brush: AOS pure badger
Shave: 4 Passes & buffing
Post: Cold water, Thayer's Lavender WH, Axe Chilled ASG
Pomade: Murray's Superior
Cologne: John Varvatos Vintage

Needed a chilly shave after working in the yard today. A very nice soothing lather and the whiskers just slid off, no irritation or bleeding and I am baby butt smooth. Time to take an afternoon nap and then off to the Cardinals / D'backs game.

 

Wednesday afternoon:

Had such a good shave at the gym the other day that I'm ditching pre-shave for a bit.
Razor: Fatip Grande
Blade: 7:00 yellow
Brush: Vulfix Grosvenor
Lather: Tabac
Aftershave: RR Baby Blue

Cracked open a new bowl of Tabac today. After I used that stick at the gym yesterday, I was reminded of how freaking good it is. Starting to really like the Fatip. Also, Baby Blue? So good.