SOTD Nov 19 Prep: hot shower Razor: G. Wostenholm and Son CANUCK Brush: Vie-Long Soap: Taylor Grapefruit Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG) Post: alum I don't take the time to use a straight razor as much as I'd like to especially on weekdays. Hopefully to day was the first day of changing that. The shave itself was a tad on the rough side and my technique with my neck need some work.
Wednesday 11/19/14 Prep: glycerin soap Pre-Shave Oil: Shave Secret Brush: 20mm Whipped dog set deep Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery Razor: Gillette New Long Comb Blade: voskhod Lather: Provence Sante Post: Alum sprayed on Witch Hazel: Generic unscented A/S: Stirling Sharp Dressed Man Balm: Avon Musk Marine After Shave Conditioner I decided to open a pack of Voskhods today because I haven't used them for a while. They are a good blade, but are a touch rougher than the Ladas blade and don't last for more than 3 shaves on my face. Provence Sante is, IMHO, a great soap with only one issue. The issue is that this soap does not last long at all. In fact, it may be the fastest soap I have seen in terms of the number of shaves per puck. But, it is still my favorite.
S.O.T.D. ~ Wednesday, November 19, 2014 Prep: Very warm shower, Neutrogena Face Wash, Mike's Natural Bath Soap - Barber Shop Razor: 1947 Gillette Super Speed Blade: SuperMax Super Platinum Tiger Brush: B7B Omega Essential Boar Lather: The Strop Shoppe - Barbershoppe Post: Alum stick, Dickinson's+, Aloe vera toner Aftershave: Fine - American Blend Had fine DFS with two passes plus clean up. Have a great week!
Nice relaxing shave today. Razor - Pils DE Brush - Whipped Dog 22mm Silvertip Aftershave - Nivea moisturising balm for men Blade - Wilkinson Sword Lather - D.R Harris Windsor scent Still enjoying no variation November
Wednesday 19th November Warm shower Hot towel B&M Bay Rum scuttle lathered Finest Badger brush made by myself Gillette Hybrid Tech Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp Edge (2) Cold rinse Thayers Lavender witch hazel DR Harris Bay Rum aftershave
WEDNESDAY I love the feel of this razor! I'm also cautious with it as it has a large blade with an acutely-sharp point (ouch!). I find I am enjoying the larger boars (omegas) more with each use. I used to think I preferred badger brushes. There's something about the firm, heavy application of lather with boars that I find appealing. It is nice to have variety, but I fear I'm becoming one of the boar fan-boys…...
19 November 2014 * Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze * Super Iridium * WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber C7 * Cold River Select Vetiver * Unrefined Shea Butter
Wednesday hot shower Plisson L'Occitane Synth Brush--My first use,this is a great face lathering synth.Whipped up a nice lather from Stirling Gastonbury soap.Splays better for face lathering than my Muhle HJM Black Fibre brush. Crown Shaving Co. PSB Stirling Glastonbury iKon SC 102,ATT Kronos handle/Voskhod (3)--More balanced than the UFO Godzilla,very smooth shave. cold water rinse Monster Block Alum cold water rinse Tend Skin Somersets ASB Imaginary Authors Bull's Blood Another great shave from the 102 slant or is it really a tilt head? Anywho this is one efficient razor,even more so than the original iSlant.Whiskers don't stand a chance,even the dome shave is better.Tomorrow I think I'll try it with the handle that came with the original iSlant,I think it's the Bulldog. Stay frosty,my friends!
Wednesday morning - Prep - Noxzema & hot towel Lather - Cella Extra Extra Purissima & suribachi Brush - Made Rite B1082 Keyhole w/ 24mm 2-band @ 45mm Razor - Wade & Butcher 13/16 2 pass Warm water rinse & cold water splash Alum block & Witch-hazel AS Overcast & mild here this morning, 27°F/-3°C and 80% chance of showers in the forecast. This morning was my first shave with another old Wade & Butcher wedge I picked up a while back. All original mid-19th C. vintage and fresh off the hones, it was an excellent shave. have a good 'un folks and Pray for Snow!!
11/19/2014 Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO Razor: GE Jones Shake Sharp bakelight, Hamburg Concave Quick Cutter straight razor Blade: Astra SP (2) Brush: Turkish #6 Soap: Cella After: Home made ASB, Grey Flannel after shave balm Cologne: Grey Flannel Another cold morning. The #6 whipped up the Cella to a wonderful yogurt like consistency. The Shake Sharp paired with the Astra SP and the Quick Cutter made short work of the stubble. The ASB is gives great protection and the Grey Flannel cologne will keep me smelling good all day. All in all an almost BBS shave. Have a blessed day!
Wednesday Prep: soak brush, wash with CeraVe cleanser Soap: The Shave Den unscented Brush: Oscar11 boar Razor: Feather AS-D2 Blade: Kai After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion Smooth shave, my face feels really good!
SOTD November 19, 2014 Prep: Hot shower. Corn Huskers Lotion Razor: iKon SC102 Slant Head/iKon Handle Blade: Perma-Sharp Super Lather: MdC Brush: Semogue 750 Post: Alum. Dickerson WH Aftershave: Fine Platinum. Axe Shield Sensitive Go out and get it!
SOTD 19 Nov 2014 Pre- Corn Huskers Soap - RazoRock XXX Brush - Plisson Razor - Merkur 34C Blade - Merkur (1) Well with hesitation due to all the less than positive reviews of the Merkur Blade, I finally tried it today. Call it lucky, me being more cautious than normal, but for me it is a great blade. No tugging, pulling, nicks, cuts or weepers. I would say a DFS all around. Another lesson in YMMV is very much at play, especially with blades. Not sure if there is a difference between the orange and white packs, description appears the same - Platinum Stainless Steel. Now are they worth 4-5x the cost? I have to see how many shaves I can get out of them first. But right now, for me, doubtful. It seems I only get 3 shaves regardless of blade, so I need to get 12-15 shaves a blade. The only blade i think that is possible is the Personna 74's but we shall see.
If you're familiar with Terre d' Hermes, the RR Son of Zeus soap is pretty dead on. I know cologne type soaps aren't for everyone, but I really like the scent strength and performance. Now I just need to find the matching aftershave. The SC102 delivered another super smooth result, and I really like how it cleans up my neck area without irritation. You can just feel the quality when you hold it in your hand. Have a good HUMP day gents...
Wednesday: hot shower w/T&H Grafton bar soap Maggard Cherry Sandalwood Vanilla PSO Parker 80R 2+ passes Gillette Wilkinson (5) Omega boar T&H Grafton cream in a warm mug Thayers unscented w/aloe T&H Grafton AS balm Must of thought I was Cassius Clay this morning trying some fancy footwork around my Adam's apple and ended up with a weeper. Other than that a very nice shave with some excellent hardware and software.
Odin's Day: Prep: Hot shower, Healthy Accents Daily Renewal cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave balm Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger Soap: RazoRock One-X Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC Blade: Dorco-300 (2) Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (4, 5, 6) Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Pinaud Clubman AS splash Cologne: Le 3e Homme d' Caron by Caron What a difference a day - and a better (for me) soap/croap/cream - makes. My lather was considerably creamier and slicker today with the One-X than yesterday with the Godrej cream, which helped the Dorco-300 really glide effortlessly over my stubble. I'm sure the fact that the blade had a few passes on it to smooth out any minor imperfections helped some too. Three passes, BBS results, no bloodshed or irritation whatsoever. Finished with the Clubman simply because I'm preserving my stock of the One-X splash.
SOTD Wednesday 11-19-2014 7/8 James Barlow Wedge Noxema Al's SC - Boheme GT Scuttle Lijun Finest Badger Dickinson's WH GB Body Lotion Jovan Musk ASL/Cologne
