SoS: February 17, 2014 - February 23, 2014

Now that handle is a HOSS which stands for Heavy Official Stainless Steel!

 

An 'old' advertiser's digital trick still often used to increase visual interest in the image and the message content...

 

2/19/2014

Warm shower
Nivea menthol face wash
Merkur Progress (4)
Gillette 7 o'clock Super Stainless (1)
Striling soap- Beer
Omega Pro48
Face lather
Cold rinse
Alum
Cold rinse
Dickinson WH
Clubman VI Bay rum
Shea butter
The Stirling beer should be called Frathouse! Beer exploded with the Pro48. Don't use beer if you're using heavy equipment. Driving. Going to worship etc. A DFS was had once again with the Progress and gillette super stainless. Cheers!
Ps. Do you have your Powerball ticket? Good luck..

 

People ask sometimes why I do it and it is for the same reason. Photos tend to follow across the web in other (non forum) areas and it allows for context to be maintained!

 

Stones aren't mine, just the razor. I do have a JNAT with much smaller slurry stones and some coticules.

 

Beer on the same day as worship... I like it.

 

Not the best shave today. I was rushed and nagged at by my girlfriend.

Prep: hot shower, Cremo Face Wash.
Brush: Turkish #6.
Razor: Schick Krona.
Blade: Personna Med Prep.
Cream: Barbon.
Post: Myrsol Metilsol.

I got one nick on my jaw. I was distracted and nagged at by my girlfriend to go to the store. I will get a better shave next time with a new blade.

 

Not too bad today..

Prep: shower and Nivea sensitive face wash.

Brush: Tweezerman best badger

Razor: EJ 89L

Blade: Merkur Super (day 2)

Soap: Proaso green (new)

Post: Alum Block & Nivea post shave balm

Finishing: JPG Le Male

 

Thursday Morning Shave
Prep: Hot shower
Razor: Rimei
Blade: Rapira (5)
Soap: Derby
Brush: Isana Men Badger
After shave: Brut Original
Post: Cold water rinse

This time rapira was not successful and left some bristles on my cheecks. Tomorrow I'll compensate with a new blade of rapira.

 

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Gillette LC New Weber Bulldog handle
Rapira Swedish Supersteel
Omega Baby Pro
CO Bigelow SC
Alum
Superior 70

A very nice shave today.

 

Gillette New LC (Rhodium Plated)
Supermax Super Stainless (d1)
Vulfix 2235 Super
DR Harris Arlington -Face Lather
Dickenson Witch Hazel
La Milagrosa Bay Rum A/S

 

Thursday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap
Soap: Proraso White Tub (Green Tea & Oat)
Razor: ’66 Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Yellow Sharp Edge (1)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip 22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Clubman

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

I went back to one of the first soaps and first blades that I tried, the Proraso White Tub and 7 O’Clock Yellow. Great soap, great shave all together. I finished up with good ol’ Clubman.

Bob

 

Thursday:

#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Permasharp day 4
De Vergulde Hand SS
Thayers Witch Hazel
De Vergulde Hand AS Balm
Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui EdT

Another great shave this morning with a wonderful soap which I've neglected for too long. The De Vergulde Hand smells so classy and nice and its lather is so rich and easy to create. The matching balm moisturizes and soothes sensitive skin so well, and the Thayers witch hazel leaves the skin feeling terrific.

 

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: EJ DE89L
Blade: Super Iridium (2)
Cream: TOBS Eton College
Brush: Semogue 830
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: Old Spice

Excellent shave! I love the scent of Eton College.

Have a great day!

 

Strange shave of the day. Started with a 1940 GEM G-Bar and ended with a 1950 Gillette Super Speed. I don't know if the problem was in the blade, used only once before, or in the razor, but after the first pass it's seems like nothing happened on my skin. So I loaded the Gillette with a Feather blade, and it did a good work. Instead I can confirm the great performance of the 4in1 cream of Kiss my Face and of my Omega Syntex. At the end a pass of Zdrave cream and a lot of HBG Bay Rum aftershave.

 

Dove Men's Face Wash
TOBS Lavender Shaving Cream
Semogue 1305 Boar Brush
Gillette Fat-handled Tech
Gillette 7 O'Clock (5)
CWR
Thayers Cucumber WH
Pinaud Clubman AS

The TOBS Lavender SC face lathered very well with the Semogue 1305 boar brush. Two passes and touch ups on the neck with the Gillette Fat-handled tech and a Gillette 7 O'Clock blade left me near BBS. A cold water rinse followed by Thayers Cucumber WH and Pinaud Clubman AS left me clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

2/20/14 - Face Freezer Day!

Prep: Warm wash and homemade PSO
Razor: Merkur 34HD
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue - 5 (2 full head shaves, 3rd face shave)
Soap: Stirling Glacial
Post: Cold Rinse and Proraso Green AS

I thought I knew cold from using the Bigelow/Proraso Green. After using Glacial, I think I would use the Bigelow to warm up! Wow!!!! 3 pass and almost BBS everywhere!

 

5/8 Henkles Twins
Mike's SS
homemade brush
I think the knot will be coming out of this one, I just don't care for the looks. It's too far out there even for me. I must admit, it performs well. Decent shave this morning but had a couple of small nicks. Have a good one.

 

SOTD Feb 20 -- Blade safari day 17

Prep: Proraso pre-shave, hot shower
Razor: WW2 Gillette Khaki with ball end handle
Blade: Israel Viking Sword (day 1)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Margaritas in the Arctic
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: Nivea Men cool kick


MITA lathered up great today, and there was plenty of it! Combined with the menthol in the Proraso pre-shave, I had my eyes watering.

I could still see enough to get me just shy of a DFS after two passes and minimal touch ups.