SoS: April 28, 2014 - May 4, 2014

Razor: Barbasol Floating Head
Blade: Big Ben
Brush: BF Greenie
Soap: Tabac
Post: Thayer's
After Shave: Floid Blue​

 

Happy Anniversary!

 

Saturday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Mitchell's Wool Fat & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Gillette Single Ring
Blade - Feather (7)

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

 

arty: Happy Anniversary

 

SOTD 5/3/14
Pre - Shower and Neutrogena razor defense face scrub
Razor - R89 Bulldog
Blade - Personna plat (3 - flipped)
Cream - TOBS Grapefruit
Brush - Omega 71276 Finest banded badger
Post - Shea Moisture Tea Tree AS.

There is just something that I love about TOBS creams. They explode into a rich and creamy lather that can even tame a Personna blade on its forth run (three is about it for me). The scent kinda lingers and the wife loves it.

 

Head SOTN:
I really like this Bay Rum, Limes & Peppercorns.

 

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Hi Friends,

Today´s Shave of the Day:

-Prep: hot towel
-Soap: RazoRock XXX
-Brush: Semogue "Barbear Classico Texugo"
-Razor: 1957 Gillette Red Tip
-Blade: Personna Med Prep.
-Aftershave: Floid "The Genuine"



Very nice. The 1957 Gillette shaves directly and at the same time very smooth and gentle. I love it. The combination with the Personna Med Prep. blade is very good. Sharp as a Feather but without giving irritations or whatever. This will be the last shave with a DE Razor for a longer time, because in the following week i will receive my custom made straight razor.



So my Friends,

Have a great time. Take care of you.

Greetings
Thorsten
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Happy Star Wars Day2
Dove Men's Face Wash
Cella Shave Cream
Frank Shaving Finest Badger
Gillette Aristocrat '47
Astra Superior Platinum
CWR
Dickinson's WH
FD Old Spice AS

The Cella shave cream face lathered easily with my Frank Shaving finest badger brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette Aristocrat and Astra Superior Platinum blade left me with a close comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Dickinson's WH and Family Dollar Old Spice after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed.

 

Gillette LC New Bulldog
Gillette 7OC Blue
Chubbz3 (Omega 10029 in a rubberset handle)
Ingram's SC
Superior 70

A nice quick simple shave...

 

Sunday morning in sunny Guadeloupe:

Hot shower followed by two hot towels and a facial massage
Proraso Green Crema Pre-Barba
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Sharp day 7
Proraso Green SS
Thayers Witch Hazel
Mennen Skin Bracer AS

My Sharp blade has pretty well reached the end of its cycle but it still gave me an excellent final shave albeit with some effort and I experienced a bit of tugging even during the first pass. The Proraso Green pre-shave cream and soap provided plenty of nice menthol cooling which is right up my alley for this high eighties heat and humidity down here, and when I was lathering up my forehead looked pitch-black in contrast to the soap's lather. The Skin Bracer is one of the best mentholated aftershaves you can find for so little money - too bad that the wife doesn't like the scent.

 

Minimal May continues with another fantastic shave!
Prep: warm wash with Stirling Barbershop bath soap, then application of homemade PSO
Lather: Godrej Cool Menthol
Brush: Vie-Long 13061
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum
Post: cold rinse and Old Spice aftershave

I am getting used to the Weber more with each shave and I am starting to become a believer. Really paid attention to shave angle today and was well rewarded with a DFS for my efforts.

 

Sunday

Prep: Hot Shower-Mike’s Pine & Cedarwood Bath Soap
Soap: RazoRock-San Valentino 2014 Limited Edition
Razor: Gillette Slim [6]
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue-(5)
Brush: oscar11 TGN 2-Band Finest Badger-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Grey Flannel

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

RazoRock San Valentino this morning. The Argan Oil RR Artisan soaps do a great job. I like the Lemon/Rose scent of the San Valentino too. Great Sunday shave. I finished up with Grey Flannel.

Bob

 

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Old Type mows down two days growth
A very nice shave today. I skipped yesterday and Tabac was amazing, as usual. The Personna Lab blues seem made for the Old Type. Very smooth and sharp enough to perform like a dream. My face feels smooth and comfortable and ready for church.

Prep: RR/HTGAM lime menthol soap
Soap: Tabac!
Brush: HIS
Razor: Gillette Old a Type
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
AS: Kiehl's Facial Fuel

 

Wacker
WSO "White Lightning"
homemade boar
No muss, no fuss, nice shave. Have a good one.

 

Love that brush Steve!

 

SoS
May 4, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Nivea menthol face wash.
Razor: Merkur Progress
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super
Soap: WSO Green Irish Tweed
Brush: Simpsons Berkeley 46B
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave: WSO Green Irish Tweed
The Berkeley is an awesome brush! WSO products leaves my face silky soft..
Go out and get it!

 

SOTD Sunday 5-4-2014

4/8 Geneva Special A, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso PSC
Classic Brand Jasmine SS in,
Lord Nelson Soap Scuttle
GT G4 Scuttle/Lather Bowl
Vintage Austrian Barbershop Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Gold Bond Moisturizing Lotion
English Leather Cologne

A great shave from the "pint-sized" Geneva. I love the Jasmine Scent; gotta be one of my all time favorites! Enjoy your weekend Gentlemen.

 

SOTD:
Fell into the mind game this morning. Noticed a crack in the handle of my 'Old Type' that want there last time I used it.

Guess I will put her up and go with a different razor this week.

Didn't get the best shave, but a good one at least.