SoS: February 17, 2014 - February 23, 2014

Williams
Feather (1)
Parker Shavette
Omega 599
Aqua Velva

Fantastic shave this morning!! I am one of those who loves Williams. Guess I'm a sucker for tallow soaps. And I've found a new use for all of my pre shave oils; lubing my shavette and straights between use. Have a great day gents.

 

Stirling soap Ben Franklin
Homemade ps oil
Shavette
Koh I noor boar brush
Osage rub as

Great shave today close comfortable with no irritation. Love the Ben Franklin scent and just a great cooling sensation from the Osage rub. Can't wait to try an actual straight

 

Speick Saturday:

Prep: Hot compress
Brush: Beeline Boar
Cream: Speick
Razor: FaTip Piccolo Nickel
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG (2, 3)
Post: Cold water splash, Dickinson's WH, Speick AS

A lapse in concentration put a serious damper on an otherwise fine DFS shave. On the WTG pass, I neglected to 'hold' long enough on the 'swallow and hold' technique for shaving around the Adam's Apple, resulting in a nasty little cut that bled pretty persistently. Hopefully I can count this as a lesson learned on not making the shave TOO meditative an experience.

 

2/21/14 (Insert Catchy Slogan Here)

4th shave with the Stirling Glacial sample. Looks like I may get about 2 more from this sample.

Prep: Warm wash and homemade PSO
Razor: Gillette Tech - oval slots
Blade: Gillette Super Thin (1)
Lather: Stirling Glacial
Brush: Omega 31025
Post: Cold Rinse and Captain's Choice Bay Rum

First try of the Gillette Super Thin blade. I'm not that impressed. 3 pass shave was just okay. No nicks or weepers. Stirling Glacial continues to be CC Bay Rum at the end resulted in goosebumps on my face!. The cold of the Glacial won.

 

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Prep: hot shower, Nivea face scrub
Razor: Mergress XL
Blade: LaDas
Soap: AOS Lavender
Brush: Muhle Silvertip
Post: Thayers Rose With Hazel, 100% Shea Butter

Had to try out this new blade off a recommendation the other day and it was sitting so lonely in the bottom of my blade box. Pulled out my trusty go to the Mergress XL. I love this razor so much. It's like it was designed for my hand and eyes. Lathered up with my Art of Shaving Lavender, the tallow version, and heated it up with my scuttle. Decided to go easy on my face and do a two pass with a one pass on my neck. Very efficient blade. Mowed down everything on the first pass and barely left anything for the second. I can't wait for my little one to not have to be carried around any more so I can start using scented AS again. SWMBO doesn't like the smell getting on her Over all a great shave. Very comfortable!

 

I thought mine were done. Apparently not LOL. Oh well I love watching guys scatter under LMG fire!

 

I concur with assessment of this frigid soap. Luckily for me I usually require just a 2 pass shave but on one occasion I gave it 3 just to see how cold it would get and tears started to swell and it helped clear my sinuses. I finished that shave off with subzero AS with M-Bomb added and wished afterwards I had not added the M-Bomb it froze my face that bad which lasted almost an hour. GREAT STUFF!!

 

Razor: IKON Deluxe OC
Blade: Feather (D3)
Brush: Oscar11 Amber 28mm TGN finest
Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime Basil
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Lime & Spearmint
Shave Soap: HTGAM Bay Rum
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Captains Choice

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Saturday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Mitchell's Wool Fat & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Gillette Single Ring
Blade - Feather (5)

2 pass
Warm water rinse & cold water splash
Alum block & Witch-hazel AS


Another beautifully smooth shave with the Single Ring/Feather combo.

 

I was enjoying the menthol effect so much that I wanted to do a third pass which made me even smoother and resulted in an additional shot of a frigid punch. I figured that it would have been a waste of such nice lather not to do that third pass!

 

Don't forget the mortar simulators.

 

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C-Mon Filarmonica 4/8
GD Carrington silvertip badger brush
EJ pre shave
MDC soap
Razorock Cumba Cheech balm

 

Picture day.

 

Update! I used the same razor, blade and soap for an afternoon headshave. This was the best combination I have found! The blade and razor did an incredible job of removing 2 days worth of scalp stubble with ease. Something about the Tech just works for me and finding the proper angle for shaving my skull.

 

Barbasol Razor
Gillette Silver Blue
Semogue 2000
Arko SS
Alum
Superior 70

Not the best shave this morning but not terrible either.

 

02/22/2014. My wife's birthday!

Hot shower
Nivea menthol face wash
Merkur Progress (5-4)
Voskhod (2)
RazoRock San Valentine
Semogue 750
Face lathered
Cold rinse
Alum
Cold rinse
Dickinson WH
Clubman Orignal
Nivea sensitive balm
Truly one of the best DFS I've had in awhile! My 1st pass with the Progress was dialed up to 5, wow that's a lot of blade exposure! Again the San Valentine was very slick and cushiony. I haven't used the original Clubman is sometime, I love the powdery smell. Voskhod again was excellent! I'll push it for a 3rd shave 2morrow.

 

... and for your wife ...

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Happy Birthday!​

 

Hi Friends,

call me your "Woodsy-Junkie".

Today i had a fantastic woodsy shave.
Pre 1: hot shower with Pino Silvestre Shower Gel
Pre 2: 3P Preshave Cream + a few drops of extra virgine Olive Oil
Soap: Mike´s Pine & Cedarwood
Brush: Nightdiver´s Honeystick (24mm TGN 2-band)
Razor: Merkur Progress
Blade: HEMA
Aftershave 1: Bloc Osma Alum Block
Aftershave 2: Pino Silvestre
EdT: Pino Silvestre



Oh,what a smell!!! Heavenly!!! I shaved in 2 wonderful passes (w/x the grain). With the grain on 4,5 and across on 2. No burning,no stinging,just an outstanding shave. +

LIFE IS GOOD!!!

Take care of you and have a great time.
Greetings
Thorsten​

 

Sunday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap
Soap: Haslinger Schafmilch(Sheep’s Milk)
Razor: ’66 Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Yellow Sharp Edge (4)
Brush: Whipped Dog Synthetic w/Bethlehem Olive Wood Handle-24mmx58mm
Aftershave: Pino Silvestre

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

My 3rd shave with the Haslinger using 3 different brushes. I used the WD Synthetic today: 30 second load and to my face. I had plenty of lather for 3 passes plus. As expected the 7 O’Clock Yellow SE did a terrific job on all four shaves: close, smooth, and nick free. I finished with Pino.

Bob