SoS: November 3, 2014 - November 9, 2014

Tabacstag
Another excellent Tabac shave. Der Vorschlaghammer had no trouble smoothly guillotining my stubble in comfort. London Barbershop makes my skin feel great without any shocking cold or alcohol burn.

 

today's shave
Kent silvertex
Coates lime
Merkur 39c
persona lab(4)
ICED Florida Water
today's shave was very nice. I'm beginning to get the touch with the synthetic brushes. hard to miss with Coates. lime to hang on to summer as long as possible. the hammer is as efficient as ever. three passes for a super smooth mug. finished with iced Florida water.
Hope y'all do as well, or better.

 

Thursday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Dorco day 3
Iced Subzero SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Barbon AS
Pino Silvestre EdT

JoAnna's ISZ soap will always have a special place in my heart because it's so good - its lather is such a pleasure to work with and it gives such a great cooling sensation with perfect skincare. The Gold Bond moisturizer is something I really enjoy because it's not only well-mentholated, it's also so soothing. The Barbon aftershave smells nice, freezes my face off, and feels so good after the initial sting. These Dorco blades are NOT among my favourites although they're not the worst I ever used either. Today's shave was to my satisfaction.

 

Crown & Sword
Shannon's Shaving Soap
homemade boar-Semogue 2000 knot
First time out with Shannon's Shaving Soap. I really liked the scent and by the looks of things (or feel) another first rate artisan soap maker. Nice shave this morning. Have a good one.

 

Welcome back. Hopefully your hands will settle down and you will be more steady.

 

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: Merkur 34c
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (1)
Lather: TOBS Jermyn Street
Brush: Oscar11 w/ Omega 20248 Knot
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Cologne: Paul Sebastian

I switched from injectors back to a DE this morning and it proved to be a good decision. Not that there was anything wrong with the injector shaves. My Schick injectors give excellent shaves every time. However, there is something about using a DE that just feels good. I finished with another near perfect shave. It's my last day of the workweek. I'm ready for the weekend.

Have a great day!

 

SOTD Nov 6

Prep: hot shower
Razor: WW2 Tech
Blade: Treet Platinum (day 4)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Proraso Green
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: Proraso Blue AS lotion

Gear wise today was a repeat of yesterday's shave. Unfortunately it was not as enjoyable. It's too easy to blame the tools, so I'll just leave it at that...

 

Pulling a few items from the Nationwide Box Tour III box...
Prep: Hot shower with Speick bath soap
Razor: 1976 Gillette TTO
Blade: Pol Silver Super Iridium
Pre-shave: TSD Preshave Balm
Brush: L’Occitane Synthetic
Soap: Edwin Jagger Aloe Vera
Aftershave: Pinaud Lilac Vegetal (The Veg)

The Stainless Steel TTO worked well. It's lighter than my Superspeed though... but I like it. I may keep it and put it in a gift basket for my son's 29th birthday this month.
I like the TSD Preshave Balm and how the menthol felt on my face. I wasn't sure about the instructions though. It said to leave it on for a few minutes and then wash it off with soap. Shouldn't I leave it on and add shaving soap/cream on top and then if there's any residue left after the shave wash it off? It is hard to wash off even with soap before shaving. It's pretty thick and persistent.
I like the Edwin Jagger Aloe Vera soap. It made for a thicker than what I'm used to lather. It may be a keeper. I'll try their shaving cream in a tube tomorrow and decide which one to keep and which one to pass along. (I'll be adding my own almost full tube of Cremo to the box, btw).
The Pol Silver Super Iridium blades weren't too bad. Not nearly as sharp as Feather, but I was able to quickly get to that BBS finish I love. I think I like these blades and may put them in my rotation.
The Veg.... What can I say about the Veg? Well... it's true what they say about the cat-pee-right-out-of-the-bottle smell. I thought instead of waiting for the weekend to try it out, I'd try it out on during the work week to see if any of them notice the smell. It was supposed to change smell upon "dry down" to a pleasant aroma. Well, I'm still waiting. I can still smell the original shocking nose hair burning stench that it had when it came out of the bottle. (It's still persists on my hands too, even after washing). What have I done!?! More on that later... after my co-workers come in and give their opinion (if they notice).

This has been so fun trying different things from the Nationwide Box Tour. I hope to have some great additions to the box when I have it ready to mail (probably on Monday).

 

Thursday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Tuscany Bath Soap
Soap: RazoRock Classic
Razor: Gillette Slim [6]
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (1)
Brush: Plisson #12 Grey Badger-22mmx56mm
Aftershave: Fine American Blend

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

RR Classic today. Quick, easy lather. New Rapira Platinum Lux in the Slim. Great smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Fine American Blend.

Bob

 

SOTD
November 6, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: iKon SC102 Slant Head/iKon Handle
Blade: Ladas
Lather: PannaCrema Vetiver
Brush: hjm Badger
Post: Alum. Dickerson WH
Aftershave: Fine Clean Vetiver. Axe Shield Sensitive
Excellent shave! This soap is the goods!
Go out and get it!

 

Pre: Sir Hare Bald Head Care Shaving Oil – Beach Bum
Brush: Custom Boar by Steve Brown Swirl Handle
Soap: Derby Shaving Cream – Lemon
Razor: ’64 Gillette Super Speed Flare Tip
Blade: Sputnik
Splash: Thayers Natural Remedies Lemon Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera Astringent
Post: Dove Men+Care ASB + Master Well Bay Rum AS

Great Thursday morning! My morning walk was kind of eventful as downtown was uncharacteristically busy this morning for some reason....

That Shave Life!

 

Stirling Cool SS
FS/WD boar brush
Schick J1 razor
Personna blade
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix
Pino Silvestre EDT

Look good (according to wifey), feel good (according to me) and smell great (according to grandkids). Gonna be a good day

 

Thursday
hot shower
Savile Row 3824
3P PPB
TSD Eqyptian Spice Lanolin Stick
Rhodium Plated Red Tip/Crown Super Stainless (1)---I found this blade in a old sample pack and said what the heck,I'm glad I tried it.I had a very smooth BBS shave,face and dome.Not sure how long the blade will last but if I get 3 days I'm happy
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
TSD Peppermint ASM ---This was another surprise,no added menthol and still pretty frosty,not Glacial but still a nice dose of cool plus great skincare
Agar Aura Java (Attar)

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

iKon Shavecraft 102
Personna Med. Prep.
Simpson M6
CRSW - Fall LE
Fine - Platinum

Masque - Montecristo

 

Thursday 11/06/14

Prep: glycerin soap
Brush: 20mm Whipped dog set deep
Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery
Razor: Gem Damaskeen
Blade: GEM STAINLESS PTFE
Lather: MDC with a touch of Stirling Glacial Obsidian
Witch Hazel: Generic unscented
Post: Avon Musk Marine After Shave Conditioner

I pulled out the damaskeen razor, put in a new teflon blade and had a wonderful 3 pass shave. Adding just a touch of Glacial Obsidian really livens up the shave.

 

6 November 2014

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
* Romera Rustic/Briar Manchurian
* Cold River Select Vetiver
* Unrefined Shea Butter




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S.O.T.D. ~ Thursday, November 6, 2014

Prep: Warm/Cool Shower, Stirling Pumpkin Spice Bath Soap, Neutrogena Face Wash
Razor: Mergress LH
Blade: Polsilver SI
Brush: Omega Pro Boar 10098
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Cheshire
Post: Alum, Dickinson's, Aloe Vera Toner
Aftershave: Barrister and Mann Kyovu - Cheshire
Cologne: T.O.B.S. Collection No. 74

One pass DFS this morning. It's not as much fun when your pressed for time. Hard to believe I did it this way for 40+ years. Have a good shave day.

 

Thursday 6th November



Warm shower
Hot towel
CRSW Select Fall LE scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Old Type (Made in Canada 1920's)
Astra SP (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
Myrsol Antesol aftershave

 

I was put off by the smell of the Veg It's still to meet my face, not one I can say that I like at all, a full bottle sits in my stock

 

Thiers-Issard Dandy
Shavemac D01
Speick shave stick
Myrsol Plastic Shave