SoS: June 10, 2013 - June 16, 2013

R41 Weber Wave
Gillette 7OC Super Plat
Omega 42
PC Walter's Rose
Alum
Superior 70

 

6/8 Ern
Klar Klassic
28mm WSP knot
Krampert's Bay Rum

Very nice shave this morning. I like this knot from WSP. Have a good one.

 

Saturday:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/7 AM day 6
Tryphon Permafrost Blue Shaving Stick
Anherb AS Conditioner
The Rubby Dubby Doo
Brut Cologne

No pics today, but a hell of a great shave. My Re-visiting Week continues til tomorrow or Monday and this time it was the now "vintage" Permafrost Blue stick. Man oh man, that soap is soooo cold that it blows Palmolive Menthol and Godrej Menthol Mist out of the water. I'd say it's perhaps one tiny notch below the ISZ soap. The Anherb conditioner with the Rubby Dubby Doo felt bone-chillingly cold.

 

Friday 14th June 2013

Proraso pre
Omega 37 Boar
WM Neumann's Bay Rum Soap
1966 Gillette Slim (#7)
Gillette Silver Blue (2)
Thayer's Superhazel
Krampert's FInest Bay Rum (1st use)

Love the Slim. Seems to always be trouble free.
Krampert's - a great addition to my collection. Great scent.



Saturday 15th June 2013

Proraso pre
Omega 35 Boar
TOBS Rose SC (sample)
Merkur Progress (#3) 1st use
Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Thayer's Superhazel
Proraso ASL (green)

"Nice smell" comment from SWIMBO on the Rose TOBS.
May need to buy a tub.
The Progress was very good. Another favourite!
So many razors, so little time.

 

Pre-shave wash with Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Scrub and a face scouring pad*
Gillette Fusion Power
VDH Deluxe Soap
VDH Deluxe Boar Brush
Three Passes (WTG, ATG, XTG)
Cold Water Splash
Dickenson's Witch Hazel with a cotton ball - nothing like scraping the cotton ball against the grain to let you know you missed a spot
Aveeno Active Naturals Unscented After Shave Lotion

*Rinse VERY well unless you enjoy gumming up your cartridge or want to send gssixgun some business re-honing your blade.
As close to BBS as I can personally get with the Fusion Power.

 

Razor: Mergress XL
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Maple Spalding w 22mm Super Silvertip
Pre: Musgo Real Lime Oil Soap
Soap: Prairie Creations DdC Barbershop
Post: Osma Alum Block
Aftershave: Prairie Creations Bay Rum Balm

 

Saturday - it's the weekend! Time for the SEs!!

Prep: Strop str8, hot shower, TSD ISZ PSB
Coffee: Home roasted Burundi, BLACK
Tunes: 98.1 WOGL replay of AT40 from June 16, 1979
Strop: VB 2" black latigo/linen
Soap: Vintage Old Spice
Brush: Omega 49, the red one
Str8: Red Imp with bloodwood scales by gssixgun, 3 passes
SE: Schick Injector E, touch up
Post: Cold water rinse, RazoRock rubdown, ice water splash, Old Spice cologne
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

No such thing as a bad shave, just some better than others.

 

Sunny SATURDAY
up early & a beautiful day!

1. 4:00am Hot shower; Lucky Tiger Lemon Face wash & hot face cloth
2. Pre-Shave: Floid's PSO— not as viscous as my homemade oil, but still covers nicely
3. Soap: Mike's Natural Orange, Cedar & Black Pepper shave soap — smells good enough to eat!
4. Brush: VDH Boar— second consecutive day; hoping to encourage more 'blooming' (softening) of this stubborn brush!
5. Razor: 1956 Gillette SuperSpeed Red Tip with Astra SP blade
6. Shave: 3 Passes; plus touch-up
7. Post: Cold water rinse; 4711 aftershave splash; Nivea balm to seal the deal

Great-smelling 'orange/cedar' lather; thick & 'slippery.' The Red Tip is a bit more aggressive than the New I've been using, but not overly so.
Light-wt razor moves quickly & smaller than my other biggies. Nice shave.
Only a couple of weepers (operator error attributable to distraction brought on by nosey Great Dane invading my 'private' space.)

 

Slant Saturday:

Merkur slant
Gillette Silver Blue (quickly becoming one of my favourites - anyone know a good source?)
Semogue 830
Proraso white
Adidas Game aftershave

The Adidas I picked up for novelty week. It is one grocery store aftershave I've always avoided for some reason. Scent is nice enough, I didn't really like the feel of it on my face. Too many ingredients, I think. In all, I give it a solid meh.

, Littlebear is two today and there is much partying to be done.

 

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Saturday morning, June 15, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Personna blade (4)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

SOTD Saturday 6-15-2013

Matador OC/T2 w/Astra SP
Ingram SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Omega 31064 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Florida Water Cologne
Great start to a busy Saturday. Have a great weekend everyone!

 

The use of the middle name was throwing me off! It looks like you have quite the collection man!

 

Check out Bull Goose Shaving. They have some there.

 

Pretty much all over (for now)...Might be a different story in a year or two! I need to try these soon, maybe next week.

 

Saturday morning, June 15, 2013

Schick E2 Injector w/ Schick blade (8)
Omega 20102 Pro boar w/ CO Bigelow cream,
Hot water and bowl lather for a DFS,
Finish with Gillette Cool Wave, aces!

 

Omega 31025 Boar
Provence Sante Green Tea Soap
Face lather
Weber
Presonna Med Prep (1)
3 passes
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal

Outstanding Shave! The only thing missing was my double espresso.

 

great shave today, off to the ball yard with my dad. happy father's day everyone.

 

Saturday:
8/8 W&B restored by Glen
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Valobra shave stick
Cold water splash
L'Oreal Expert AS splash
Great evening, great shave. Easy and comfortable DFS++. I now cannot imagine the shaving routines without a straight. Dream of the day I'll rate it BBS!