You have a nice set up there.

Homemade pso...proraso green...semogue 1305...Torrey 6/8...Pinaud clubman

Best straight razor shave yet.

Tech Week - 3/25/14

Prep: warm wash with Stirling Scots Pine sheep bath soap
Lather: Stirling Barbershop
Brush: Stirling badger
Razor: Gillette Ball End Tech
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2)
Post: cold water rinse and Captain's Choice Lime
Coffee: Folgers Classic

Took plenty of time to face lather with the Stirling. Had to reload brush for 3rd pass. Not sure if it is my technique or the brush. I seem to be preferring my Vie-Long horse hair brush to this badger.

Tuesday morning, March 25, 2014

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (7)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

Tuesday

Cella in tub face lathered with TGN Pure Badger in Ever-Ready handle
Birth quarter (D-1) Red Tip with Personna Lab blade (1)
3 passes, cold water splash and finish with Nivea Energy

I love the sweet almondy scent of the Cella in a tub. The piece I got from a block sits in an open Old Spice mug, and the scent is much more subdued when lathered.

SOTD
3/25/14

Prep: Hot shower. Nivea face menthol face wash
Razor: Gem MMOC
Blade: Gem Stainless Steel (1)
Soap: Pre de Provence
Brush: Turkish #6
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave: Clubman Original
After using PdP you almost need to boil your razor to get it clean! It wasn't slick at all! My shave today was rather bad!
Go out and get it!

Yeah I thought it was a terrible soap too... Gave me the worst nick I've eve experienced with any razor (a MMOC) But my main reason for posting is noticing the (1) besides the GEM blade when yesterday I saw a (3) there. This is not a DE blade. I don't know if it is the more efficient angle that cuts and not scrapes or the thicker blade (three times as much steel according to a GEM ad) but these blades last and last. I get 8 shaves out of one. Some even get 14+ shaves out of them.

I took it out after my first pass and put a fresh one in. The PdP had me so flustered. I'm sure the blade is still sharp. I'll keep for when this one dies out.
Edit: The Gem MMOC or OCMM is a GREAT razor. My shaves are as close as they can get.

Tuesday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Mitchell's Wool Fat & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Gillette Single Ring
Blade - Personna Red (1)

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


Tried the personna for the first time this morning and was quite happy with the results.

Thanks!

SOTD - 3/24/14


Face Wash - Triumph & Disaster
Brush - Omega 599 (18mm Silvertip)
Soap - HTGAM Synergy Gondolier Soap
Razor - Joseph Smith & Sons 7/8 Wedge
Strop - SRD Modular Paddle
Astringent - RazoRock Alum Block
Aftershave - Village Barber Aftershave Balm



Another that I purchased shave ready. Don't get me wrong I like clear scales but I like my razors, especially the old ones with scales made from original materials. I also shed a bit of a tear when I realized that the original etching was almost polished off of the blade. I would have rather had a bit of pitting and the etch.

Don't get me wrong though it's a great shaver. I'll be lovingly using this one for years to come. Maybe with just a change of scales though. ​

Wednesday Morning Shave
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE8911
Blade: Rapira (2)
Brush: Isana Men Pure Badger
Soap: Arko
AS: Brut Alaska
EDT: Brut Alaska

I had an excellent BBS this morning thanks to these shaving equipments above.

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Gillette LC New Bulldog
Gillette 7oc Indian Green
Chubbz 3 (Rubberset 300n with an Omega Baby Pro knot)
Xpec SC
Alum
Superior 70

Wednesday

Preshave - Trumpers Sandalwood skin food
Proraso Sandalwood soap face lathered with TGN Pure Boar Badger in Ever-Ready handle
Red Tip with Personna Lab (2)
3 passes, cold water rinse and finish with Family Dollar Spice

My next brush in rotation was a boar, but I forgot to soak it while I showered so I used the badger brush from yesterday again. I've only used the skin food as a pre-shave a couple of times but I like it, I'll have to consider buying a bottle. The Family Dollar Spice is the best $2 aftershave I have (and it's the only $2 aftershave I've found)

Excellent shave
Today I used my newly acquired Synergy Coconut Bay Rum soap, and it did not disappoint. It has the usual HTGAM performance combined with a unique take on bay rum. As the name says, it has coconut, but also notes of lime. It smells sweet but not too much, and it pairs well with Krampert's Bay Rum.

My result was a comfortable BBS on my face and DFS on my neck. I think the key for my neck is two passes, first generally with the grain, then generally against. A few touch ups on my usual tough patches and I'm good to go. If I do three complete passes, my neck would be smoother, but also prone to weepers and burn. On my cheeks, the best XTG is different on each. On the right I go ear to chin, and on the left chin to ear for best results.

Prep: Shea Moisture TBS
Soap: Synergy Coconut Bay
Brush: HIS
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft 101
Blade: Gillette SE Yellow (4)
AS: Krampert's Finest Bay Rum

Is there really such a thing as "Anti Monkey Butt Powder"?

It's still a beautiful razor.

Dove Men's Face Wash
Kiss My Face Cool Mint Moisture Shave
Parker Black Badger
'62 Gillette Slim
Voskhod Teflon Coated (2)
CWR
Thayers Cucumber WH
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

The Kiss my Face Cool Mint face lathered well with the Parker black badger brush. It took two passes and some clean up on the neck with the '62 Gillette Slim and a Voskhod Teflon Coated blade to produce a near BBS shave. I finished off with a cold water rinse followed by Thayers Cucumber WH and Aqua Velva Ice Blue after shave.

Wednesday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Rapira day 3
Ingram Blue SC
Visal AS Gel
Osage Rub AS
Dolce & Gabbana EdT

Magnificent is the word to describe this shave - so smooth and frigidly-comfortable. The Ingram Blue cream from Egypt has a stronger menthol kick than the British version with better lather and it holds its consistency, so it doesn't separate. The Visal gel and the Rubby Dubby Doo are so cold that they can make your eyes tear!