SoS: March 24, 2014 - March 30, 2014

Welcome back!

 

Frey's Day:

Prep: Hot compress, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: RazoRock Cumba Cheech
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (4)
Passes: WTG, XTG (8, 9)
Post: Cold water rinse x2, Dickinson's WH, RazoRock Cumba Cheech ASB
Cologne: The Third Man by Caron

I actively held the hot washcloth to my face this morning for several minutes, hoping that would be sufficient for softening the whiskers and opening the pores; in my case, it wasn't. The shave was decent, with DFS results, but not nearly as effortless as I've come to expect. The lather was great, the blade - while wearing some - isn't on its last leg, but my stubble really does better when prepped with a hot shower before the shave.

 

Friday, March 28th, 2014



Filarmonica Doble Temple 10, 4/8 Full Hollow, Round Point​

• Pre-shave: Myrsol Emulsión
• Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap
• Brush: My Father's Omega Bristle Brush 47
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
• Razor: Filarmonica Doble Temple 10, 4/8 Full Hollow, Round Point
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extravirgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: RazorGuy Bay Rum After Shave

 

This weeks kit:

Schick hydromagic
Personna blade
Semogue mixed boar/badger
Proraso barbe dure
Floid blue

Face lathered, 3 quick passes, 10 minutes, DFS

 

Friday
hot shower
Shavemac Custom 167,2 band,d01,fan
3P PSC
The Fat
Gold Ball end Tech/feather (4)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Lemon WH
The Veg mixed with a pea sized amount of 444

Outstanding 2 pass face,1 pass dome for BBS all around!!!

Stay frosty,my friends!!!

 

3/28/2014 Tech Week

Prep: Hot shower with L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash, home made PSO
Razor: Gillette Ball End Tech, CMON Filarmonica Double Temple straight razor
Blade: Pol Silver Super Iridium (7)
Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair 23mm knot
Soap: Yeti Snot
After: Home made ASB
After Shave: Stetson Cooling Moisture after shave

A 2 pass Darn Fine Shave this morning. This was my first time using the Yeti Snot soap that I received from a PIF. I grated the sample block into a ziploc bowl last night. The aroma is heavy of Menthol, Peppermint and Mint. I could feel the Menthol tingling on my fingers as I was grating the soap into the bowl. I soaked the brush while in the shower this morning. I loaded the brush heavily with soap and moved on to whip up a nice lather. The soap is a little thirsty. I could feel the cooling effect almost as soon as the lather touched my face. It started out decent and grew in intensity as the first pass progressed. By the time I got to my chin, the cooling effect was almost painful. It made my face feel like I was riding a motorcycle at 50 mph in 35 degree weather with nothing covering my face. With the second pass the cooling effect leveled off at just below the painful level and my chin was almost numb. I was still feeling the cooling effect from the Yeti Snot soap 15 minutes after the shave was over. The lather was good, slick and provided nice skin protection. This soap is easily the coldest soap that I have tried to date.

Have a blessed day!

 

@John Beeman
Hope it works. I really haven't heard too much good about Classic's soap.

 

The Yeti Snot soap is indeed thirsty. The cooling effect is so powerful that by the second pass you feel that someone is holding an ice bucket against your face, and the menthol vapours make your eyes tear. As I said - the only other soap which has that effect on me is Stirling Glacial.

 

Friday

Prep: CeraVe cleanser
Soap: Razorock Boston Tea Party
Brush: Burma Shave with TGN synthetic knot
Razor: Gillette fat-handled Tech
Blade: Astra SP
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

Good shave. In contrast to my normal routine of unscented soaps, the Razorock soap today has a gentle sweet tea fragrance. It doesn't bother my face if I only use it occasionally. Razorock lathers very well. I like the looks of my Burma Shave handled brush, but the 21mm synthetic knot is a little too small for my taste. It feels a little scrubby when I face lather.

 

SOTD Friday 3-28-2014

5/8 Wester Bros De-Fi #34, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso PSC
Stephen SS in Old Spice Mug
GT G4 Scuttle
Semogue 820 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Gold Bond Moisturizing Lotion
Mennen Original Skin Bracer

 

Razor: Ikon 2013 Dlx Solid Bar
Blade: Supermax Sunrise (D1)
BrushSemouge Cherry SOC boar
Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero
Shave Soap: DdC Alpine Snowdrift M-Bomb added
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Krampert’s Frostbite


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That's a beautiful razor. Is it replated?

 

I don't think so. I bought it off eBay a couple of years ago for a modest price. It appears to be just in pristine condition. The plating has started to show signs of wear just from my use in rotation with other razors. I have another fat handled Tech that is clearly replated. It is much shinier and slicker in the hand.

 

SOTD
3/28/14. Friday! Friday!

Prep: Hot shower. Nivea menthol face wash
Razor: Gem MMOC
Blade: Gem Stainless Steel (4)
Soap: Tiki-Set Sail
Brush: Vie-Long Horsey
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave: Stirling Black Ice
2 pass comfortable shave!
Go out and get it!

 

SOTD Friday, 28 of March
Pre- Wash face with Yardley's English Lavender soap, followed by hot towels.
Soap-VdH Deluxe, face lathered.
Brush-VdH Boar.
Razor #1-American Line SS St Louis Boker
Razor #2-Lady Gillette
Blade-Family Dollar Dorco

Post-Cold water splash
St. Ives Lavender, Lilac and B5 Replenishing lotion
AS-Old Spice



Couldn't stay away today.
Used the SR for three passes, except for the chin. Getting better and better shaves with the SR.
Used the DE on the chin, working around the nicks from yesterday. DE is good for "surgical strikes", so to speak. I can be more precise and work around things like that with one.
Rock-n-Roll, Gentlemen!
Have a great shave!

 

3/28/14

Maiden voyage of the Captain's Choice Lathering Bowl and I have some learning to do. Lightest, driest and least slick lather I have ever made. Did not provide much protection and the shave was not very enjoyable.

 

Gillette Slim on 4
mint Rexall carbon (copy of Gillette Blue carbon)
VDH soap

3 pass shave, BBS, a few tiny weepers from trimming around the goatee but no irritation to speak of.

Afta lotion

 

SOTD:
Razor: Gillette NEW
Blade: Shark Super Stainless
Soap: Williams
Brush: VDH Boar
Post: Alum & Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Old Spice Original

 

Friday - 3/28/14 Tech Week

Prep: Hot shower then PSO
Lather: LA Toja
Brush: Vulfix 374 super badger
Razor: '56 ball end Tech
Blade: Astra SP (2)
Post: Nivea Sensitive PSB
Aftershave: Speick
Music: Led Zeppelin

First BBS with the Astra's. Not as sharp as the Personna Labs that I'm used to, but seem to be more forgiving.

 

Friday 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


Loaded a fresh personna in this morning and the shave was much smoother.