SoS: July 22, 2013 - July 28, 2013

Wednesday

TOBS Lavender cream face lathered with Merchant Rhoades Best Badger
EJ89dl with Astra SP blade (2)
3 passes and finish with Masters Bay Rum aftershave

Nice shave, but the lather was bit weak after the first pass.

 

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Dove Men's Face Wash​

Proraso Shaving Soap​

Parker Pure Badger​

Edwin Jagger DE89​

Shark Super Chrome SS (4)​

CWR​

Dickinson's Witch hazel​

Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS​

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I decided to put the Shark blade to the test, so this was its fourth day. Close comfortable shave in two passes and touch-ups.​

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Well what'you know :

No idea what I was doing wrong before. That is the result of about 30 seconds work. Maybe I'll try it tomorrow and see how it face lathers.

 

Knotty Badger Best
Erasmic Shave Stick
Gillette Knack
Schick II Twin blade
Royall Lime aftershave

 

Pre : RR beard wash citrus
RB Scuttle #1
Simpsons 46B
RR slab razor
Personna red # 3
TOBS St.James collection
TOBS St.James lotion
EDT : Pino Silvistre

 

SotN
Late night shave.

Gingers Garden Rose Petals Soap
Fat Boy w/Wilkinson Sword
RSC PS Balm

The Gingers Rose Petals soap was awesome. Very lightly scented and the same great lather and shave as all of her awesome stuff. I'm pretty sure I'm sensitive to the RSC products that I have tried. I think it's the Tea Tree Oils. Face is kinda burning, This has happened the last three time I've used it and never any other time. So, it get's PIF' d to my neighbor. He loves the stuff so he'll be happy.

 

Hi gents, today's morning shave in a hurry:

Warm water,
Musgo Real Lavender shaving cream,
Semogue boar brush with steel boal,
Dorco 4-blade-cartridge razor (wtg/atg),
cold water,
Musgo Real Lavender After Shave.

Have a nice day and take care!

 

Thursday

Col Conk Almond soap bowl lathered with Vie Long 12603 horsehair
EJ 89dl with Personna Super Blue blade (3)
3 passes, cold water splash and finish with Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Nice shave. I like the Aqua Velva, but I don't like the bottle, too much comes out of the bottle. I probably won't buy it again just because I don't want to go to the trouble of transferring it to another container, there are too many other good aftershaves.

 

Gillette New Improved
Gillette 7OC Yellow
Omega 42
Walter's Rose
Alum
Superior 70

 

25-07-2013

Semogue SOC bristle
EJ 89 Barley
Gillette Silver Blue
Pré Proraso Verde
TOBS Avocado
ASB Veleiro

Happy shave gents.

 

July 25, 2013 Thursday morning shave:

Prep: Hot water rinse/ Somerset's Original pre-shave oil
Brush: Restored Made Rite Finest Badger
Cream: TOBS Mr. Taylor
Razor: 1965 Gillette Slim Adjustable (6,3,1)
Blade: Feather (2)
Two pass shave WTG and ATG with touch ups.
Post: Hot water rinse
Aftershave: Floid Blue

DFS

Frank

 

Lakebound,
Why do you rinse with hot water?

 

I enjoy the "sting" of the aftershave. Most times I follow with an ice cube rub to close the pores. But, this morning I did not for whatever reason.

Frank

 

5/8 FWE Special
Xpec
23mm Omega knot
Stephan Bay Rum

Close and smooth this morning. Looking at a twelve day stretch at work so it isn't even hump day yet. Have a good one.

 

Thursday:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Shark day 4
Pascale SC
Svoboda AS Balsam
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS
Dolce & Gabbana EDT

The lather from this Pascale cream is absolutely fabulous - so little product gives enough for 5 guys to shave. The scent is very nice also, but I wish the menthol effect was stronger because it's hardly noticeable. It's still a wonderful cream and I thank my dear friend Veli for sending it to me. Another dear friend sent me the Svoboda balsam which is so cooling and protective of sensitive skin, and that friend is our very own Dmitry. (Asd) The Aqua Velva felt icy and nice after this great BBS shave!

 

Steven, I can't use Feathers either - they're absolutely dangerous for me.

 

Thursday:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Scrub, AoS Unscented PSO
Brush: Beeline Boar
Soap: VDH Original Unscented
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 Open Comb
Blade: Bic Hi-Chrome Platinum (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG
Post: Cold water rinse, Alum, rinse, Dickinson's WH
Cologne: Gigember Estragone by Dr. Vranjes

I took extra prep time today, including waiting longer after applying the PSO and each pass's worth of lather. Really close to BBS today, though I see and feel minor indications of irritation. Caught one tiny weeper at the corner of my mouth.

 

Thursday
hot shower
Semogue SOC,Boar
Proraso PSC
La Toja stick
Gillette Red Tip/Gillette Green Permasharp Stainless (4)
cold water rinse
Shavex alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Cucumber WH
Myrsol Agua Balsamica

Great 2 pass face,1 pass head for BBS all around

 

Thursday

Hot shower
Arko SS
TGN Synthetic
R-41
Personna Lab (1)
Cold water rag
Skin Bracer Blue

2-pass shave. Meh. Blade was tuggy. Either bad blade or lather too dry.

 

Thursday

CeraVe facial cleanser
TSD lanolin soap, unscented
Mühle hjm black fiber synthetic brush
Gillette fat handled Tech
Astra SP blade
TSD aftershave milk, unscented

The TSD lanolin soap made an outstanding lather. Three passes, very comfortable shave. My face feels great!