SoS: May 5 - 11, 2014

I totally agree. My original Glacial is airing out right now. I think we can all agree MITA is pure goodness..

 

Man, I LOVE the MITA!

 

SoS - Wednesday. May 7, 2014

Shower
Prep: Tea Tree & Lime PSO
Brush: Vulfix Super Badger
Cream: TOBS Eaton College
Razor: Slim Adjustable (5)
Blade: Polsilver (6)
Post: Thayer's Cucumber WH
Aftershave: Ogallala Bay Rum w/ Limes and Peppercorns

I pushed the Polsilver blade as far as it would go (6 shaves). It performed a bit better in the Slim today over yesterday's run in the Tech, but it's spent. I always forget how nice the TOBS cream performs and am pleasantly surprised each time its turn in the rotation come around. I guess that's a good thing.

 

Floïd Vigoroso is the shnizznizzle bam snip snap! I wish I would have got the jumbo size, I will after mine is gone. It's strong, manly, and refreshing. If any of you gents want a manly scent with great cooling affect, this is certainly unique and worth a try IMHO.

 

Wednesday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Mitchell's Wool Fat & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Gillette Single Ring
Blade - Feather (11)

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

 

I'm going to have to try that Shulton Old Spice

 

Tamako YSK
Muhle synthetic brush
Proraso pre shave
I Coloniali mango soap
Nivea sensitive shave cream
Figaro AS
Institut Karite balm

 

Really like that handle on your brush

 

I finished off the sample I received from Gary and had to buy the big gun as I liked so much!

 

SOTN:
Razor: 1955 Gillette Diplomat
Blade: Personna
Brush: Vulfix 1000a
Soap: TOBS Rose
Aftershave: Pinaud Vanilla

 

Thursday Morning Shave
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE8911
Blade: Rapira (1)
Brush: Vie-Long White Horse Hair
Cream: Kapo Classic
AS: Arko Football

After 2 shaves with wilkinson, I changed the blade into rapira. I always have terrific results with my every day blade, rapira.

 

He is quite the guy yes! Very generous

 

Razor Henckels 72 full hollow 13/16
Strop Kanayama cordovan #8000
Brush Bill Jack Le Tuft Blue 8
Soap Boellis Panama 1924
Witch Hazel
TFS Bergamot & Neroli Balm
Scent Diptyque Tam Dao EDP

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Thursday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Sharp day 4
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen SS
444 AS Balm
Osage Rub AS
Aramis EdT

OMG, I'M FROZEN TO THE MAX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After this shave with the Glacial Wintergreen soap I put on some 444 balm and it felt even colder, but when I slapped on that Rubby Dubby Doo it felt soooooooo darned frigid that it was almost painful. BTW, this Glacial Wintergreen soap has such a beautiful scent and great lather. Once the menthol effect wears off the soothing sensation takes over so your skin feels great all day. You'll never sweat if you use the 444/Rubby Dubby Doo combination. Another awesome shave!

 

Some nice photos and nice straights guys.

Gillette Tech
Perma-Sharp Super
Semogue BC Mistura
Xpec SC
Alum
Superior 70

Another fine shave from the Tech. As much as I like my LC New, this Tech has been giving me nice comfortable shaves with no irritation.

 

SOTD 8-05-2014 MORNING

Speick stick
Bic blade #5
Merkur 34C
Semogue 1520
Gillette splash
Gillette gel
SWK free style

 

Silver Star
Catie's Bubbles "Menta Terrosa"
homemade boar
This is the last boar knot I had laying around. It's an Omega 50107, listed as a 25mm and has a factory loft of 64mm. I dropped the loft to 54mm in a rather tight knot hole and it's going to make a very nice preforming brush. I started out making a long handled "barber's brush" out of it and about half way through decided to see what a "mini barber" brush would look like. I'm not sure I like the handle but I do like the brush. I also touched up the razor and had an excellent shave this morning. Very smooth, comfortable and close. Have a good one.

 

May 8, 2014
Prep: Warm wash with Stirling bath soap and then application of homemade PSO (sweet almond oil, macadamia nut oil, evoo and sunflower oil)
Lather: Godrej Cool Menthol built in scuttle
Brush: Stirling best badger
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum (7)
Post: warm rinse, cold rinse and Old Spice aftershave

DFS in 3 passes. Warmed lather is getting me spoiled, but I do think that it looses some of the menthol with this. Everything worked very well with this shave. The blade started grabbing just a little by the end, so I retired it after 7 shaves. Not bad. The Weber just may encourage me to retire my other razors.

 

Happy Thursday From Baltimore!

Hot Shower
Chubbz I
Arko SC
R-41
Astra SP (1)
Cold Water Rag
Arko ASC

2-Passes = DFS!

Now for another fun filled day of EH&S lectures. Woot!