SoS: July 29,2013 - August 4, 2013

MONDAY
Menthol Monday

a. PRE: Hot shower, hot towel, Proraso Menthol Pre-shave Cream
b. RAZOR: Merkur 38c HD Barber Pole
c. BLADE: Astra SP (day 4)
d. BRUSH: Whipped Dog 30mm Silvertip Badger
e. SOAP: Proraso menthol cream, scuttle-warmed
f. SHAVE: 3 passes (WTG, XTG, ATG) + touch up
g. POST: Cold water wash & dry; Osage Menthol Rub, Pre De Provence balm

Cool & refreshing menthol-morning; nice contrast between the very warm lather & cool tingle of the menthol!
I could leave my face lathered all day! Close to a BBS shave this morning. A very nice start to the week!

 

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Dove Men's Face Wash​

Proraso Sandalwood Shave Cream​

Simogue 1305 Boar Brush​

Gillette NEW LC English Made with Bar Handle​

Shark Super Chrome SS (8)​

CWR​

Dickinson's Witch hazel​

Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS​

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The little dab of Proraso whipped up into a prodigious amount of wonderful lather. Two passes and a little clean-up with the Shark blade made for a great shave. This blade is proving to be a most efficient blade. With this long comb NEW it seems, I can do no wrong.​

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Monday 07/29

Hot shower
Fliods pre-shave oil
Irish Moss
Shavemac Silvertip
The "Rocket"
Silver Star
Alt Insburk
Kapo
Three passes for a very excellent DFS
Everyone have a great week.

 

I felt like giving a neglected product a second chance. I love eShave creams, but I have found their soaps to be somewhat lacking. They're not bad, just not as good as the creams. I always manage to buy their products for a fraction of the MSRP, so I find them to be well worth what I pay, but I judge them based upon their actual retail price (would I buy this product at full price?), so I tend to be hard on them if they do not muster up. I have the Linden soap currently and I love the scent, but feel ambivalent about its performance. I am using French soaps this week (eShave products are made in France), so I figured that today would be a good day to give the Linden another go. Having played with my vintage Gillettes and RiMei for a while now, I am also returning to my beloved disposable blade straight razors. My Fromm still has a blade in it with maybe a shave or two, so it was the obvious choice.

I did a three pass wtg/atg/xtg shave followed by a cold water rinse and some T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel. A nice DFS with no nicks (although I nearly had disaster strike when I was careless in placing the blade against my upper lip), and no irritation. I was a bit aggressive and was certain that I would walk away with some redness, but the excellent skin care properties of the eShave soap and the astringent properties of the witch hazel saved me from myself. The eShave Linden did really well. I don't know if I have the EMJ synthetic and face lathering to thank or if I just didn't give it enough of a chance the first few times I used it, but it was a joy to use today. I will use the Linden some more this week, and I may have to revisit the other eShave soaps if it continues to perform as well as it did today. My skin is soft, smooth, and happy.

Pre: Hot shower and warm water splash
Razor: Fromm hair shaper
Blade: Fromm hair shaper blade
Brush: Every Man Jack Synthetic
Soap: eShave Linden
Post: Cold water rinse and T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel

 

Monday

Hot shower
Arko SS
Semogue 1305
R-41 ('11)
Personna Lab (2)
Cold water rag
Skin Bracer Blue

2-pass CCS. The shave was close but the blade was tuggy. The second pass improved with more water so it might not be the blade, just the operator.

 

Tuesday, July 30

Pre: Ach. Brito GLYCE Lima soap
Brush: Parker deluxe pure badger
Cream: Geo F Trumper Limes
Razor: RazoRock SLAB
Blade: Gillette 7 o'clock (black)
Post: Alum, witch hazel
Aftershave: Black Suede
Hair tonic: Pashana eau de Quinine with oil

 

Tuesday, July 30




Razor: Stahley Live Blade (3 shims)
Blade: Shark SC (2)
Brush: BF 24mm
Cream: Lider Active
Post: Alum & Thayer's
AS : Floid Black


EDIT: 3 shims was to much! There was blood!

 

Pre : MR GLO
RB scuttle large #1
Semogue 2030B
Merkur 38B ( the handle was more slippery )
Personna red
VDH deluxe
Nivea splash
Nivea lotion sensitive

 

Hi gents, my shave today:

Warm water,
Arko Shave Stick,
Mühle grey badger,
NTS DE-Shavette loaded with
half a Personna Platinum (wtg/atg),
cold water,
Proraso Balm,
Windsor Cologne.

Didn't nick myself as with the Feather Artist Club, much better shave with cheaper gear. I still have to work on the combination of scents. Arco, Proraso and Windsor don't fit together that much. Apart from that, the shave was very close to BBS

Have a nice day!

 

Hi Jacob, your razor looks awesome. How does it shave?

 

Gillette NEW SC - Griest SS handle
Voskhod
Semogue 1800
Walter's Rose
Alum
Superior 70

 

Gem OCMM
GEM (SS, PTFE )(D2)
Tweezerman
Ingram/ DR Harris Arlington
Osage/Dominica BR Lime

 

Tuesday:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Shark day 2
SuperMax Menthol SC
Svoboda AS Balsam
Mennen Skin Bracer AS

Inspired again by my dear friend Veli, and because it was he who sent me this fantastic SuperMax Menthol cream I decided to use it again this morning and I'm so happy that I did. The scent is like peppermint candy, (at least to me!) the lather explodes instantly, and the cooling effect is very pleasant. The Svoboda balsam is from Dmitry, (Asd) another great friend of mine. This balsam is one of the best I've ever had. The Skin Bracer gave my face that "ahhhhhhhhhh, thanks - I needed that" feeling!

 

5/8 Bismarck Razor Works
Ogallala Lime & Peppercorn
22mm TGN Grade A fan
Capt. Smith Bay Rum

For all it's perceived faults Ogallala has always served me well. Nice shave, great skin care. Bismarck #2. Have a good one

 

PRE: Hot Towel + MR GLO Soap + Homemade PSO
BRUSH: 26mm 2-Band Super
LATHER: Palmolive Stick + Palmolive Cream + (3) drops TSD MBomb
RAZOR: 78' Super Adjustable
BLADE: Gillette Silver Blue (1)
POST: Alum + Floid Blue



For some reason, this cream didn't want to lather too easily for me...Maybe next time will be better. Still a great shave and lovin' the Floid Blue! Have a great morning all!

 

Really digging that green handle...Where did you get it?

 

Tuesday
warm shower
Shavemac 167,2 band,d01,fan
Proraso PSC
Mike's Orange,Cedarwood & Black Peppercorn (stick)
Gold Plated Tech/Gillette 7 o'clock Black (5)
cold water rinse
Shavex Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Lemon WH
Pinaud Citrus Musk

Nice and comfy shave

 

Tuesday:

Prep: Hot washcloth compress, AoS Unscented PSO
Brush: VDH Boar
Soap: Ginger's Garden Coffee Jasmine
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Dorco 300 (1)
Passes: WTG, XTG
Post: Cold water splash, Dickinson's WH, Aveeno Active Naturals ASB
Cologne: Burberry Brit for Men by Burberry

Only two passes again today, due to two possibly related factors. The first was lingering irritation around the Adam's Apple. The second was the Dorco 300, which honestly felt like two different blades, depending on which side of the DE was against my face. One side was smooth as satin, the other felt like it had been sand-blasted. I'm wondering how much of this was a QC issue for Dorco, how much of this was my skin being irritated to begin with, and how much of it was imagined. DFS+ otherwise, especially considering I skipped the ATG.

 

Just one of the reasons I don't care for the Dorco 300. But that's me.
I do like the Dorco ST-301, though.

 

Tuesday

Prep: Hot shower, Dirigo Blue Cedarwood PSO
Coffee: Maxwell House Breakfast Blend, BLACK
CD: Third Day ~ Come Together (went to see them on this tour)
Soap: Vintage Colgate Barber's Soap + 2 drops Em's Woodstock EO
Brush: Ever Ready 100T with original knot
DE: '58 Gillette TV SS
Blade: Wilkenson, day 2, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Dickenson's WH, Curve, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Dirigo Blue

Just another great shave.