SoS: August 25, 2014 - August 31, 2014

Sunday 08/31/14

Prep: Gaia face scrub
Oil: Shave Secret
Brush: 20mm Whipped dog set deep
Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery
Razor: Gillette New Open Comb
Blade: Feather
soap: My French Soap Mix
Post: alum sprayed on
Witch Hazel: Generic unscented
AS: Sampson's all natural

Another great shave with the open comb. I think I will try an old style open comb tomorrow. 3 passes, BBS, no irritation, and smooth as silk.

 

Two comfortable passes
I am still a little bit tender on my neck from yesterday, so I opted for two passes on my cheeks and one on my neck. My HIS lather monster easily made yogurt from the B&M Dickens I traded for last winter and am now using for the first time. I put it in a tin and forgot about it - does that mean I have too much soap? Anyway, most of the scent was gone, so not much to report there, but the performance shared the typical excellence of the brand. The Synergy Bay Rum Tonic finished well and chilly.

Prep: RR/HTGAM lime/menthol
Soap: B&M Dickens
Brush: HIS XL
Razor: iKon SC101
Blade: Personna lab blue (2)
AS: Synergy Bay Rum Tonic

 

@ChiefShaver : thank you very much indeed! I am very glad to read about your appreciation for my pictures and razors. I hope you will continue enjoying my future pictures as well.

Thanks!

Greetings from Italy

 

@razorguy : I think so. I love Italy and your photos have a meditarrain note...great!!!

 

8/31/14
Prep: warm wash with Stirling Naked & Smooth
Lather: IanS hobbyist soap
Brush: Vie-Long 13061M
Razor: Gillette New SC
Blade: Sharp Durablade stainless (5)
Post: Captain's Choice Bay Rum

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
whipped dog silvertip
Yardley gold
Gillette super speed(b2)
Persona lab(2)
Florida water
Colors by benetton
today's shave is super close. three passes and touch up, with granddad's ss. nice, you could fall on this razor, and I don't think it would nick you. but held at the right angle, whiskers beware. finished with Florida water, then a shot of colors.
church today, y'all come with me.

 

Sunday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Cocoa Butter Bath Soap
Soap: Coate’s Lime Cream
Razor: Gillette FH Tech(Triangle Slots)/Maggard MR1 Handle
Blade: Personna Med Prep (5)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip-22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Proraso Green

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Coate’s Lime today-always great performance. I am still with the MR1 handle on my Fat Handle Tech using a Med Prep blade. Another smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Proraso Green.

Bob

 

SOTD
August 31, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Boost Energizing Face Wash
Razor: iKon DLC Standard
Blade: Balzano
Lather: Tiki Set Sail
Brush: Semogue 1305
Post: Alum. Dickerson WH
Aftershave: 4711. Axe Shield Sensitive
Haven't used Tiki in some time, what a nice soap. This year is flying by.
Go out and get it!

 

Sunday, August 31, 2014 - Post 1
This is Saturday's shave. I didn't have internet yesterday, so I'm posting today. I'm waiting until this evening to shave today, so that post will come later.

Prep: Warm shower, Proraso Pre Shave
Razor: Gillette Tech
Blade: Voskhod (1)
Lather: LA Shaving Soap Spring Street
Brush: Omega Travel Brush
Post: Nivea ASB
Aftershave: Floid Amber

This is my first time using the Gillette Tech. From reading comments from others, I expected this to be a mild razor. Mild doesn't even begin to describe this razor. You could safely give this razor to a 4 year old and allow him to play with it without any worry of him cutting himself. This is, of course hyperbole, but I just can't get over how mild this razor is. I was actually using pressure like I would with a cartridge razor. I finished with a DFS and no irritation, but I'll have to add a shim or two before I use this razor again.

I'll be back home with access to all of my razors this evening, so I'm waiting until then to shave today.

Have a great day!

 

Pre: Shave Secret
Brush: GBS Pure Badger
Soap: Geo F. Trumper – Almond
Razor: PAL Adjustable Injector Razor
Blade: Blade: Schick Injector(3)
Splash: Humphreys Alcohol Free Cucumber Melon Witch Hazel Facial Toner
Post: Brut Original Fragrance Moisturizing ASB, no after shave

Well maybe I was spoiled after the great shave I had yesterday but today’s shave just seemed unnecessarily rough...

Rough morning at That Shave Life!

 

Sunday
warm shower
Semogue BC Cerda
Somersets PSO
Klar Kabinett
Cobra Classic/Kai Captain Mild (4)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Thayer's Rose WH
Imaginary Authors Bulls Blood edp

Whiskers just don't have a chance with The Snake,face and dome BBS!!!


Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Yup, after looking very closely and even weighing them on a digital kitchen scale, I can confirm that they are absolutely, 100% identical. They are without a doubt the same manufacturer.

A bit disappointing -- I was stoked to see a new razor arrive, only to find that it is the same exact one I already own. At least I only paid $8.99 for it. Looks like a PIF may be in the works some day down the road!



(By the way, the lighting in this photo is not the best... They look a bit different in this pic, but I can declare authoritatively that no one could tell the difference between these two.)

 

I thought so. Live and learn.

 

SOTD August 31
Prep: hot shower, cold water shave
Razor: Slim Twist
Blade: Treet Black (day 2)
Brush: Vie-Long
Cream: Arko Extra Sensitive
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: Witch Hazel

Well, I didn't feel like waiting for the hot water this morning, so I soaked my brush in cold water. Something about putting cold lather on your face sure is refreshing... I might have to keep this up for awhile.

Everything else about the shave was the same as yesterday's, only a little smother.

 

Sunday morning, August 31, 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!

 

Razor: Gillette Old Type OC w Tech Ball End
Blade: Gillette Bleue Extra (D10)
Brush: Vie-Long Beehive w 25mm HMB
Bowl: Turkish 5” Copper Bowl
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Lavender Mint
Shave Soap: Le Père Lucien Savon du Barbier
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Neumann 1907​

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SOTD

August 31, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Olay Regenerist Face Wash. (Which seemed to cause some irritation)

Razor: Weishi 9306-H

Blade: Dorco

Lather: van der Hagen pink

Brush: van der Hagen boar

Post: Bigelow No. 010 Dr. Galen Witch Hazel Formula Skin Tonic

After: L'Occitane Cade splash, L'Occitane Cade Energizing Face Gel

May have to give it a day or two for my next shave. Had some irritation that I think is from the Olay Regenerist, and re-opened one of yesterday's nicks from the MT1/Dorco combination. But that said, I'd still consider today a DFS even though it was not my favorite by far. Looking forward to when my first real vintage razor arrives and when I have my sampler pack of blades -- I'm not convinced that the Dorco blades are all that great.

Any suggestions on helping my scalp heal up more quickly? Would an alum block help? Using a styptic pencil now for the minor nicks.

 

RazorGuy, please post your beautiful razors on What Straight Razor Did You Use Today? thread. It would be a nice addition.

 

Arko Stick shave soap
Schick Injector E-3
Burma Shave Brush
Stetson Cooling AS

Back to my camper shave kit.

 

Bartmann 86
Vie Long horse hair brush
Me Granada soap
Proraso AS green
Musgo Real balm