SoS: January 5, 2015 - January 11, 2015

Thank you for your kind words, Mark!

 

These are what I use for the Taconic soaps. Air tight lids and they are the right size.

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$12.99 for 4 but locally I find them for less.

http://www.amazon.com/Anchor-Hocking-8-Piece-Storage-Containers/dp/B005S4L548/ref=sr_1_3?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1420941730&sr=1-3&keywords=anchor hocking cups with lids

 

Welcome to SOTD! Check out the 30 Day Rule crew:
January 2015 30 Day Rule Pic/Discussion Thread- All are Welcome

 

Sunday's


Nivea Men's Face Wash
TOBS Lavender
Wild Cherry STB
Schick M2 Adjustable
Personna Injector
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
FD Old Spice AS

The TOBS Lavender face-lathered well with my Wild Cherry STB Brush. Two passes with my Schick M2 Adjustable and Personna Injector 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 Rose Petal WH and then Family Dollar Old Spice after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Evening Shave for Tomorrow
A somewhat 'tuggy' shave tonight—it could be time for 'freshening up' of this Rodger's edge. As with last night's shave, the addition of the TSD M-Bomb to the Valobra is a wonderful combination.
The lather goes on generously and thickly, with a cool tingle. Overall, despite some tuggy areas, a certifiable DFS!

Have a blessed Sunday, everyone!

 

Planned SOTD 11 January 2015
Day 9 of 30
30 Day Rule with a Slim


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J2 Gillette Slim Adjustable
Kroger Israeli Personna
VDH Kit Badger
TSD Lanolin Shave Stick - Barber Shoppe Scent
Today's Great Cheap AS™ is AV Classic Ice Blue

Day 8 was a bit of a disappointment...day 9 offers another chance at a great shave! Still love the soap, still trying to love the the blades...But I love AV Classic, so does Mrs. Samurai...it's inexpensive, ubiquitous and still your great uncle's favorite...that makes it Great Cheap AS™!

Check out the 30 Day Crew as we write about our month of focus on razor technique and share our experiences throughout January. Read about it here:

30 Day Rule Pic/Discussion Thread- All are Welcome!


Join in the fun in 2015!
4 Guys - 2 Soaps
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Kevin- Beautiful scales...is that your handiwork?

 

Thanks!
Yes it is, from JULY of last year...

 

SOTD: Sunday 1/11/15
Razor: Weber w Classic Handle
Blade: Rapira Swedish SuperSteel (4)
Brush: Oscar11 w Plisson Synthetic
Bowl: Symmetrical Sheet Metal Shave Bowl
Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub
Pre Shave Oil: Pacific Shaving
Shave Soap: Prairie Creations DdC Barbershop
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Alpa 378


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Cool!

 

I believe you are now officially converted to SE razors ;-)

 

I still have 3 more new ones to use...lol. I have more SE's than I have DE's. I still want to try an injector...and suggestions? Are the I types any good? Hydra-magic...is it?

 

I'd be the wrong person to ask as I have two but have yet to use either of them

Is there a full list/post somewhere for all your 'reveal razors'? I think I've missed a couple...
That gold feather weight looks amazing btw.

 

No not yet, I can try to create one tomorrow...

 

Those look good, thank you for the link. But living in Sweden, I don't think they would make it here in one piece even if the seller offers international shipping.

The ones I have is plastic, but I also have metallic tins.

I would rather have plastic because I wouldn't be worried IF I dropped it on the floor haha.

the metall tin with plastic see through overtop.

I don't have a picture of the plastic container

 

Thank you. It is a very nice soap. Is this one you are getting in a few days?

 

No actually not =) but it's Okey. I'm curious to try it, but no hurry =P it looks like it's here to stay

 

Sunday 11 January 2015



Nostalgia Times and Shaving​

It seems the memories of old times are coming back to my mind - so far away now - when I was just a boy trying to become a man through the adult rite of shaving. At those times I was using what I had available at home, and this means my father's shaving products, including his razor - a Gillette Flare Tip Rocket II, which is now one of the very few DE razors in my collection - as well as his soap and after shave. I guess his favorite soap is no longer in production and I cannot exactly remember its name - it certainly was Italian and had a lovely strong almond fragrance - however I still keep his brushes, including a gorgeous Omega 47 and the memory of his favorite aftershave: Aqua Velva Ice Blue. It took me sometimes to discover Floid - it was once the dominant fragrance you could smell when you entered any Italian barber shop about 40 years ago - which then became my favorite aftershave. Yesterday, while I was shopping in a mall, I noticed Aqua Velva and I was surprised to see nothing of the bottle of those times survived today: different shape, different closure and logo. I could not however help buying a bottle and this is the aftershave I used today. It was not so bad, the fragrance seems to be quite the same as well as the performance, bringing back the memory of those old times.​

• Pre-Shave: Proraso Green Pre-Shave Cream
• Soap: Aquagena Shaving Soap
• Brush: Omega Bristle Brush 49
• Bowl: Chinese Cheap Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi Perugia 13.12.14, 15/16 Full Hollow, Spanish Point
• Post-Shave: Alum Block and Argan Oil
• After Shave: Aqua Velva Ice Blue Aftershave