SoS: December 30, 2013 - January 5, 2014

I do that with my Gillette New LC as well, slowly rotate till I see the blade at the right angle. Seems to work like a charm.

 

Thursday:
Head Shave

Hot Shower
Head Slick
Proglide
Witch Hazel

3 passes for a DFS dome.

 

Prep: Hot Shower
Razor: Schick Grip
Blade: Schick injector blade (?)
Soap: HTGAM cavendish
Brush: Surrey handle, Omega 22mm boar knot
Post: Alum, RazorRock AS wax (Almost gone as you can see in the pic. Have a bunch of ASBs to replace it including another RR wax in lime)

Got pumped up to use my Schick Grip since GDC has been using his. Had a pretty good shave. The schick always gives me a nice shave and got a great lather with the HTGAM soap tonight. Added a bit more water where I would have normally stopped and it worked out well. Thanks for the tip GDC. Love the cavendish smell. Great way for a nonsmoker to enjoy the pleasant smell of pipe tobacco. My face is feeling a bit beat up plus yesterday and today. Maybe a combo of the extra cold weather and a zit above my upper lip. I think I may have to cut back to every other day again. It's just better for my sensitive skin to have off days. But I still like to treat myself to a face lather on off days.

 

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Dove Men's Face Wash​

Col. Conk Lime Shave Soap​

Semogue 1305 Boar Brush​

Schick M Adjustable​

Schick Stainless Steel​

CWR​

Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel​

Pinaud Clubman AS​

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The Col. Conk Lime SS face-lathered quite easily with the Semogue 1305 boar brush. Just two passes with the Schick M adjustable left me near BBS. A cold water rinse followed by Thayers Cucumber WH and then Pinaud Clubman AS finished off this great shave. I am smooth, clean, and refreshed.​

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Friday:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Permasharp day 5
Tryphon Mentolo SS
Gillette Series Intense Cooling AS Balm
Barbon AS
Aramis Stick Deodorant
Aramis EdT

Another bone-chillingly cold shave on another bitterly-cold morning which shows that Old Cracky Wacky Ticky Tacky Jeff is a hopelessly-addicted Menthol Junkie and he has to have his fix. The Mentolo soap is one hell of a face-freezer with a nice scent and great lather and skincare. This Gillette balm is not only frigid, it's so moisturizing and soothing. I absolutely love the Barbon aftershave!

Have a nice weekend, folks!

 

Friday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap
Soap: Los Angeles Shaving Soap-Bay Rum
Razor: ’66 Gillette Slim “6”
Blade: Polsilver SI (3)
Brush: Omega 10066 Boar-24mmx54mm
Aftershave: V.I. Bay Rum

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angle for my beard a bit)

I was back with the LASS samples today in the Slim using the Polsilver SI. The LASS lathers very well in hard water and provides a nice close and slick shave. I finished up with Virgin Island Bay Rum.

Bob

 

SOTD Jan 3

Prep: hot shower
Razor: WW2 Gillette Khaki
Blade: Feather (day 3)
Brush: Wilkinson Sword
Cream: Musgo Real Classic
Passes: 3 (WTG x2, XTG)
Post: cold water

Went back to the Musgo Real cream this morning. Not sure if it was the cream or face lathering, but I ended up with a thicker lather that wasn't as slick as the Proraso.

Still a great shave and the sent seems to be lasting longer then the soaps I have...

 

5/8 SSA
Stirling Ben Franklin
homemade brush
Nice shave. Have a good one.

 

Boker Faux Mother of Pearl 5/8
H.I.S. XL synthetic brush
Barrister & Mann Seville shave soap
Proraso Pre Shave

 

Glad to see the tip worked. For the skin issues, you might want to make sure to clean your face with Witch Hazel after you shave and then sometime later in the day clean the face with Witch Hazel. That will reduce the bacteria that causes acne and reduces inflammation of the skin.

http://skincare.allwomenstalk.com/reasons-to-add-witch-hazel-in-your-skin-care-routine

 

Friday
Boar Brush Week -Day 5

Pre: Hot shower, Shea Moisture Facial Scrub, homemade Citrus PSO
Razor: Merkur Futur, set@4
Blade: Merkur Super
Brush: Omega Pro 48 Boar
Lather: Speick Cream
Shave: Two pass , plus DE touch-p
Post: Cold water rinse, alum block, Black River Bay Rum

A very serene morning, enabling me to enjoy a very close & noisy shave. There's something in the design of the Futur's head that creates a very audible sound when shaving. Certain razors mow down whiskers fairly quietly and some razors give more audible feedback. The Futur is probably the 'loudest' razor I've had the pleasure of using.
German razor, blade & cream. Italian brush, French alum block & homemade PSO & aftershave….Rasage international!

Happy Friday, all!

 

Friday morning, January 3, 2014

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (3)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

 

SOTD Friday 1-3-2014

MR3 w/Crystal
Proraso PSC
Old Spice Original SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Omega Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Old spice classic ASL

 

Friday morning, January 3, 2014

Gillette NEW LC
Astra Superior Platinum blade
Semogue 1305 Boar Bristle brush
CO Bigelow lathered with warm water -
Walgreens Witch Hazel
Skin Bracer

For a wonderful DFS+!

 

Merkur 37C
Voskhod (d2)
Palmolive Stick/MWF- Face Lather
Vulfix 404
La Milagrosa Bay Rum

I acquired this bay rum in Puerto Rico. It is similar to Superior 70, but with a nice clove touch. The wife loves it.

 

Gillette LC New Bulldog
7OC Indian Green
Omega 80265
Arko SS
Superior 70
Nord Ost ASB

 

Friday, January 3, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Corn Huskers Lotion
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Personna Lab (1)
Soap: TOBS St. James
Brush: Omega Boar Travel Brush 50014
Post: Witch Hazel, Corn Huskers Lotion
Aftershave: Brut

Excellent shave! The Omega Travel Brush does a great job for such a small brush. I'm working on getting it broken in. This is only the 3rd time I've used it, but it has been really nice right out of the box.

Up until today, the only blade I had used in the Weber PH is a Voskhod. The Voskhod is a fantastic blade, but I thought I'd see how the Personna Lab faired in the Weber. The Personna performed every bit as well as the Voskhod. I think I liked the Personna even better in the Weber than in the EJ DE89L; and it is my favorite in the EJ.

Have a great day!

 

Friday

CeraVe facial cleanser
HTGAM unscented soap
Oscar11 brush with HIS knot
ShaveCraft 101 razor
Gillette yellow blade
Cold rinse
CeraVe lotion

Excellent shave! The HTGAM soap made lots of thick lather. I did three passes, felt great and still had plenty of lather, so I decided to go a fourth pass, ATG. Went slowly and carefully and got an outstanding BBS finish without irritation.

 

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Great Shave! The Barbon was everything it was billed to be. Excellent cream!​