SoS: March 10, 2014 - March 16, 2014

I know they make good products and I like a good face wash. Thanks for the help.

 

Dove Men's Face Wash
Proraso Green Shave Cream
Semogue 1305 Boar Brush
Gillette Super Speed '76
Derby Extra Stainless (5)
CWR
Thayers Cucumber WH
Pinaud Clubman AS

The Praraso Green Shave Cream was very refreshing. The Semogue 1305 Boar Brush did an excellent job face lathering. Two passes with the Gillette Super Speed and Derby Extra stainless blade left me near BBS. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Cucumber WH and Pinaud Clubman after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Gillette LC New
Supermax Tiger
Semogue OC Boar
Klar Kabinett
Alum
Superior 70

A nice shave.

 

Groundhog's shave ... repeat of the past few days.

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Thursday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap
Soap: Cella
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Platinum (1)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip 22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Clubman

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

I pulled out the good ol’ Cella today, loaded up the Slim with a Gillette Platinum, and went to town. What’s not to love? I finished up with Clubman.

Bob

 

Thor's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave balm
Brush: VDH Boar
Soap: Van Der Ginger's frankensoap
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (6)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (13, 14, 15)
Post: Cold water splash, Dickinson's WH, Captain's Choice Cat o' Nine Tails AS
Cologne: Gigember Estragone by Dr. Vranjes

The VDH looks a little worse by comparison, every time I pull it out; relative to my other brushes, it seriously lags in the lather production department. I was still able to make perfectly serviceable lather, just not as luxurious, and had to go back to the puck before the 3rd pass. The Bic held up well for such relatively prolonged use, without even any weepers today and BBS results. That said, there was just enough irritation present before the Cat o' Nine Tails AS that I opted to swap in a new blade for tomorrow.

 

Friday, Saturday, Sunday-Road Trip

Soap: Barbon Cream
Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Blade: Gillette Platinum (1, 2, 3)
Brush: Bethlehem Olive Wood w/Whipped Dog Synthetic 24mmx58mm
Aftershave: Shulton Old Spice

I am on the road for 3 days. This will be my set up. See y’all on Monday!

Bob

 

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: EJ DE89L
Blade: Voskhod (3)
Soap: Stirling Orange Chill
Brush: Semogue 830
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: Old Spice

I haven't used anything with menthol in it for a while, so I decided to try my seldom used Stirling Orange Chill. This is a great soap, but it is very cold! Think Margaritas in the Arctic, but with an orange scent. It was very refreshing and left me ready to face the day with a terrific shave.

Have a great day!

 

Cobra Classic
Feather Pro
M&F Chief
Tiki Bar Soap The Captain Tallow**

Phaedon - Tabac Rouge

**Thanks Oscar11 (Steve) for the soap. The soap is nice still trying to get the lather right.

 

SOTD March 13 -- Blade safari day 38

Prep: hot shower
Razor: WW2 Gillette Khaki with ball end handle
Blade: Gillette Platinum (day 2)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Proraso Green
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: Nivea Men cool kick

My Proraso Green skills need some work... Lather was a little dry today and back to no hint of menthol.

The Gillette Platinum was a bit of a different beast today too. In an effort to tackle yesterday's missed stubble I did some ATG touch ups. It worked, but I'm in big trouble if that ends up being one of today's better decisions. The Platinum is not a good ATG blade for me. No nicks or weepers, but not pleasant either.

 

Gem Push Button
GEM (SS-TPella)(d2)
MWF- Face Lather
Vulfix 404
Dickenson Witch Hazel
Master Musk A/S

Took my time this morning and got a super-duper rich lather from the MWF. Made for a top notch shave.

 

Hart, 6/8
Tabac
homemade brush, Shavemac DO1 2 Band flattop
Just about to the end of this puck of Tabac. Nice shave this morning. Have a good one.

 

3/13/14
Prep: Warm wash and homemade PSO
Lather: Stirling Black Cherry
Brush: Stirling Badger
Razor: Merkur 37C
Blade: Kroger/Dorco?
Post: Cold rinse and Captain's Choice Bay Rum

Decent shave, but certainly not "angels singing" like some say after the first use of a slant. No issues on cheeks, a little burn on lower neck.

 

SOTD
Prep: Shower
Razor: 59 FatBoy
Blade: Personna Lab
Brush: 22mm TGN Silvertip
Lather: HTGAM Bay Rum
Post: Amour ASB
Cologne: Burberry
Passes: WTG, ATG, XTG
Results: BBS

 

Thursday:

Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Rapira day 4
Aspis Ice Rain SC
Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Svoboda AS Balm
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS

Although I'm feeling much better I'm staying home for one more day because of the bitter-cold weather which hit us again after a big blizzard we had yesterday. An effortless and very enjoyable BBS shave in two passes with my favorite DE/blade combination. The Aspis Ice Rain cream (thanks again so much, Veli!) smells really nice, lathers beautifully and gives perfect skincare. Its menthol effect is not that strong but it can be felt, and the Neutrogena facial wash definitely packs a strong cooling blast. The Svoboda balm and the Aqua Velva felt like heaven.

 

3/13/2014

Prep: Hot shower with L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash, home made PSO
Razor: Kampfe Brothers Star SE, French Frame Back straight razor
Blade: GEM PFTE coated SE blade (3)
Soap: Grey Flannel brush less shaving cream
After: Home made ASB, Grey Flannel after shave, Grey Flannel after shave lotion
Cologne: Grey Flannel EDT

I found some Grey Flannel shaving cream on ebay. I was very excited until I found out that it is a brush less product. I figured that I should at least give it a try. The cream went on easily but a little dry. A little bit goes a long way. A small amount of water to hydrate it made a big difference. The shave went uneventfully. When I did the cold water rinse, there did seem to be a small amount of irritation. The shaving cream did not give me the protection that I am used to. The Grey Flannel after shave has the same scent as the EDT. It went on easily and my skin soaked it up immediately. I let my face dry a bit and then used the Grey Flannel after shave lotion. The lotion has a slightly creamier scent than the after shave. The lotion is not greasy feeling and went on easily.

I only ended up doing a one pass shave today and I got a Darn Fine Shave for my efforts. I think that this set up will be good for days when I am in a hurry.

Have a blessed day!

 

Suzumasa 13/16
Muhle 33 H13 V2 brush
Prep pre shave
Klar Kabinett soap
Aramis Tuscany balm

 

Thursday
hot shower
Rooney Heritage Stubby 3XL
Proraso PSC
Mike's Hungarian Lavender
iKon Slant/o'clock Yellow (2)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Lavender WH
RazoRock King Louis ASL

Very smooth shave today,2 pass face and 1 for the dome for BBS all around !!!

 

I may have underestimated my HIS brush. I did a side by side comparison today and it certainly outperforms my Dad's boar, which I think is a Burma Shave version of the c40. Both easily whipped up the Electric Sheep into thick luxe lather, but the HIS made more with less product, and felt nicer on my face, too.
The PolSilver SI blade works well with the SC101 for me, I got a smooth shave, with a couple very small weepers on my neck. The Shea Moisture aftershave elixir really helps control the redness I get on my neck. It stings a bit at first, but then it feels and smells great. It's a scent that I never thought I'd like - grapefruit, since I don't like to eat them.
Prep: Burt's Bees Sensitive face wash
Soap: Stirling Electric Sheep
Brush: HIS, c40
Razor: iKon Shavecraft 101
Blade: PolSilver SI (1)
AS: Shea Moisture AS Elixir

 

Thursday

Prep: CeraVe facial cleanser
Soap: Tiki Bar unscented
Brush: Plisson synthetic
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft 101
Blade: Astra SP
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

I am loving this Tiki bar soap! Good creamy lather, face feels great afterward. The unscented soap has a pleasant mild smell, reminding me of the smell of plain air popped pop corn!

Excellent shave from the ShaveCraft razor with a fresh Astra blade.