SoS: November 17, 2014 - November 23, 2014

Mark, thank you for your kind words! I got a bit lucky!

 

Razor: Gillette Ball End Tech NDC (declared 1947) Birth Year
Brush: Badassshaving Flaming Birch Black Badger 24/55
Mug: Old Spice (late glass Mug 02) 1964 – 1978
Cream: Cella
Blade: Feather (2)
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Jack Black Balm, Pinaud Clubman

The Gillette Tech is a nice mild razor for me even with a Feather blade..The brush whipped up a thick warm lather in the OS Mug as it was sitting on a wash cloth, for padding, in the sink that was filled with hot water. Very nice two pass shave with some touchup. Warm water rinse and pat dry. Some WH and after cleanup some JB Balm and some Clubman. It's cold!

 

SOTD - Menthol Monday, Nov. 17, 2014

Shower
Prep: Peppermint PSO
Brush: WD synthetic
Soap: Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill
Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Astra SP (5)
Post: Stirling Lemon Chill WH
Aftershave: Homemade Snowball Fight splash

- Don

 

Prep - Hot shower, glycerine soap / pre-lather, hot flannel
Razor - Slim Adjustable
Blade - Astra SP (#1)
Brush - Omega 20106
Soap - Arko / Juniper EO / Orange EO
After - Alum / Witch Hazel
Result - BBS

 

NOVember 18's

Nivea for Men Sensitive Face Wash
C.O. Bigelow Shaving Cream
Omega Pro 98 boar brush
Gillette Super Speed '47
Astra SP
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Pinaud Clubman

Nineteen degrees and fair today. The C.O. Bigelow Shaving Cream face-lathered very easily with my Omega Pro 98 Boar Brush. Two passes with my '47 Gillette Super Speed and Astra SP blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Iberia 14
Muhle synthetic brush
Tabac soap
Paco Rabanne pour homme EdT

 

Tools For Tomorrow ~ Tuesday, November 18, 2014​

Razor: 1947 Gillette Super Speed
Blade: SuperMax Super Platinum Tiger
Brush: B7B Omega Essential Boar
Lather: The Strop Shoppe - Barbershoppe

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Second shave of the day! Glad to see you hanging out with us.

 

Very nice piece of steel! Like the ivory color too!

 

Thanks. Just ivory colored plastic.

 

Looks great from where I sit.

 

Tomorrow's Planned Shave
Razor: Weber w Bulldog Handle
Blade: Feather (D5)
Brush: FS 21mm HMW
Shave Bowl: Woodhead Medium Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Rosemary Mint
Shave Soap: LASS Topanga Fougère
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: B&M Fougère Classique



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Tuesday!

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Brush: VieLong horse
• Soap: Cella
• Razor: Gillette Slim @6
• Blade: Polsilver #5
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse

Nice shave and very close. But I think the blade is at its end. Tomorrow I'll load a new one and shave again @6.

Have a nice day ya'll!

 

Tabacstag!
Smooth, easy, efficient. My face feels great.

 

Tuesday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/7 AM day 6
Synergy Frost_byte SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Osage Rub AS
Azzaro Pour Homme EdT

Extra-BBS this morning and so frigidly-nice after using my Super Speed/7 AM combination, along with the Frost_byte soap - man, does this stuff lather in the blink of an eye and does it ever freeze a guy's face off. It's definitely my 2nd coldest soap after my Stirling Glacials. The Gold Bond moisturizer gave me an additional cold punch, and when I slapped on the Rubby Dubby Doo my eyes started tearing a little. This shave couldn't possibly be better.

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
everready 150
c.o.bigelow
Gillette slim (I1)(7)
persona lab(3)
ICED virgin island bay rum
today's shave went well. New to me brush did a fine job. love the feel of the handle. granddad's slim, three passes. all cleaned up. finished with iced bay rum.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

SOTD November 18, 2104



Brush : Omega 20248
Razor : Edwin Jagger DE89
Blade : Viking's Sword Israeli Personna (1)
Cream : Mem Olive
Post : Floid Blue

Simple and to the point, everything played well together, BBS in two quick passes.

Great weather today too

 

11/18/14

Prep: warm wash
Lather: The Soap Exchange Barber Shoppe/Old Spice cream
Brush: Omega 10006 boar
Razor: Gillette New Tech LC
Blade: Voskhod (4)
Post: Captain's Choice Bay Rum

I opened up the tin of Barber Shoppe beer soap from the Soap Exchange with unknown expectations. The pungent yet pleasant odor of a hint of beer came as a bit of surprise. I didn't know what to expect from the lather so I soaked it for around 5 minutes and was met with an initial response similar to a modern Williams, light, airy, dry, etc. I worked for about 5 minutes and could not get a lather going at all, so filled the container with water and put it aside to think about itself until tomorrow. I grabbed my Old Spice cream and face lathered quickly and made a 2 pass, cool water shave (the wife just hopped in her shower as I started to shave so quickly filled my sink with cool water). I don't enjoy the cool water shave. There I said it. Sorry J.R.

I think the Soap Exchange soap holds promise. I'll make sure and soak it a bit longer before I use it again and hopefully will approach it with a little more time available to see what it can do. Many of my new soaps are always a little difficult to lather up for the first time or two, so I am not concerned at all.

 

SOTD Nov 18

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

I toned down on the amount of shaving cream I used, but pretty much the same shave as yesterday's. This one was not as comfortable and just a hair less smooth...

 

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: Schick Adjustable Injector
Blade: Schick (5)
Lather: Proraso Blue Cream
Brush: Oscar11 w/ Omega 20248 Knot
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: None

The Proraso cream and Schick razor/blade combination provided me with a very nice, smooth shave.

Have a great day!