SoS: November 17, 2014 - November 23, 2014

Okay. Belgium. (no HHGTTG pun - this time). Belgium is a somewhat complex country. Here's the simplified version:

Location
Belgium is a country situated between The Netherlands (north), France (south), the North Sea (west), Germany (east) and Luxembourg (south-east).

The northern part of Belgium is called 'Vlaanderen' (Flanders). The southern part is called 'Wallonië' (Wallon)



People
'Vlamingen' (Flemings) live in Flanders, and speak a Dutch dialect called 'Vlaams' (Flemish).
'Walloniërs' (Walloons) live in Wallon and speak a French dialect 'Waals' (Wallon).

I'm leaving a lot out of it to keep things somewhat comprehensive.

Furthermore:
Dutch people come from The Netherlands and speak Dutch
Danes live in Denmark and speak Danish
German people live in germany and speak German
It's the lemmings which are supposed to jump off cliffs. But that is a misconception.

remember to take notes!

 

The Sledgehammer! A favorite in my corral. However I'm getting pretty good shaves with my 102.

 

nice, we live in a big wonderful world.

 

Perhaps my favorite Walloon is Hercule Poirot.

 

I have taken notice of the 102. it is definitely on my radar. I wanna investigate straights next.I have two twin straights just begging to be used.
back on point, the 102, looks like a great razor. happy your having good results.

 

Him and Adolphe Sax (who invented the...... saxophone)

 

Friday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/new 7 AM
Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Barbon AS
Givenchy Pour Homme EdT

I cannot stop thanking my dear friend Ryan for this wonderful MITA soap which he sent me a year ago - in fact he was the one who got me started on Rod's soaps which have become my favourites. It gave me such awesome lather, with plenty of menthol delight and brilliant skincare which is so important after a shave. The Gold Bond moisturizer always delivers on the cooling and soothing for my sensitive skin, and when I slapped on the Barbon my face stung for a second, but then it froze the way I love it. What a great shave this was.

Have a nice weekend, folks!

 

y'all are just funnin' with me, I was sure Dick van Dyke did that.
they made a movie about it," the music man".
ha ha ha.

 

Taking good notes because the dog I most want is named for a region in Belgium.

 

Jou made me curious!

 

November 21, 2014

Prep: Shower
Lather: Old Spice cream (G-12 scuttle)
Brush: Vie-Long 13061M horsehair
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Persona (grocery store - made in Israel)
Post: Old Spice classic

Woke up thinking about shaving, again. So I soaked my brush and got after it. The Old Spice cream was as good as ever, the Weber razor was outstanding as usual, the grocery store blade was smooth as silk and the aftershave splash was bracing with absolutely no sting. The scuttle will be moved into storage for the month of December as I have it on good authority that a new apothecary shaving mug will be coming my way tomorrow. I love the warmth of the scuttle, but I use it mainly to soak my brush, so a new mug will take up less space and serve the same purpose and I will get back to face lathering.

 

Weber PH Bulldog
Rapira Swedish supersteel
Semogue BC Mixtura
Institut Karite Soap
Alum

More of the same...

 

SOTD Nov 21

Prep: hot shower
Razor: WW2 Tech
Blade: Treet Platinum (day 2)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Musgo Real Lavender
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: Dove Men hydrate+

Running a little behind this morning so it was a "quick" shave.

I was planning on using a different shave cream but didn't bother to turn on any lights when I grabbed the sample container. The Musgo Real Lavender was a nice surprise. The lather was thinner than I like and I did not some unpleasantness on my jaw line.

 

Stirling Cool SS
Plisson/L'Occitane Synthetic brush
Schick 66/G4 razor
Personna blade
Nivea Energy balm
Pinaud Lime Sec EDC

1st time with the Plisson, just got it yesterday afternoon. It may the synthetic brush I never knew I always wanted. Worked wonderfully well and I had a great shave.

 

Friday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: BdF Mistero by TFS
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (4)
Brush: Elite Razor Silvertip-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Country Club-Modern Fougere

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

BdF Mistero today. 20 seconds: load and go with the ER Silvertip. Gillette Silver Blue in the Slim. Great, smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Country Club Modern Fougere.

Bob

 

Bouvier des Flandres

 

11/21/2014

Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Gillette Fat Boy (3), Dubl Duck Goldedge straight razor
Blade: Astra SP (5)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: L'Occitane - Cade
After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Ice Blue after shave
Cologne: Prada - Amber Pour Homme Intense

A Darn Fine Shave. The #6 whipped up the Cade to a wonderful lather. The Fat Boy paired with the Astra and the Duck made quick work of the stubble. The AV brought the chill and the Prada will have me smelling great for the rest of the day.

Have a blessed day!

 

Razor: Gillette 195 Fat Boy (f1) 1960 (5) (3)
Brush: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue Boar
Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue
Cream: Seifenglatt Shave Soap Barber Shop
Blade: Feather (2)
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Jack Black balm, Old Spice original Shulton 1983 Porcelain Sail Boat

I don't use the boar brush very often, but it is an Old Spice, and I use everything I have. So I whipped up the Barber Shop, nice scent, in my favorite Old Spice mug. The brush has lots of backbone and is not as easy to paint my face as my badgers. WTG XTG on my face an neck on 5 ATG on my neck on 3. Quick close shave today an out the door. Have a good one.

 

oooooh. Nice doggy!

 

SOTD
November 21, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Corn Huskers Lotion
Razor: iKon SC102 Slant Head/iKon Handle
Blade: Gillette 7 o'clock Yellow
Lather: Valobra Menthol
Brush: Semogue 1305
Post: Alum. Dickerson WH
Aftershave: Stephan Island Lime. Axe Shield Sensitive
Peaceful shave. This razor just maybe the one..
Go out and get it!