SoS: January 12, 2015 - January 18, 2015

1/12/15 Menthol Monday!! Woo Hoo!!

Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Muhle R41 2013, H. Boker Master Razor straight razor
Blade: Astra SP (1)
Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair
Soap: Sterling - Frozen Tundra
After: Home made ASB, Osage Rub after shave
Cologne: Cuir Cannage

An almost BBS shave on this cool wet morning. The Vie Long whipped up the Frozen Tundra to a wonderful lather that brought some chill to the shave. The R41 and the Boker had no trouble with the stubble. The Osage Rub kept the freezing feeling going and the Cuir Cannage will have me smelling great all day.

Have a blessed day!

 

It was time for Ray's of Colorado Bay Rum soap in today's rotation. This soap is far from idiot-proof, but when the moon and the stars align, so to speak, I get some of my best shaves from it. Today was one of those days. EJ DE87 razor, Astra SP blade, Vulfix 1000A brush. Post-shave was witch hazel and Afta aftershave. I used Afta exclusively before my wet-shaving days. Now I just match it to the Ray's soap because they seem to go together well.

 

Monday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Los Angeles Shaving Soap-Woody Lavender
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Gillette Spoiler Super Stainless (3)
Brush: Plisson #12 Grey Badger-22mmx56mm
Aftershave: Fine Platinum

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

LASS Woody Lavender today-last shave from this jar too! 20 seconds: load & go with the Plisson brush. Great, easy lather. Gillette Spoiler still in the NEW. Spectacular, smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Fine Platinum.

Bob

 

I am still using the TOBS Rose because I am crazy about the scent. Today I mixed it with Provence Sante, which is my favorite soap. The only thing I don't like about PS is that it is not at all a long lasting soap. In fact, I am about 1/2 way through the second puck in about 8 months and I have 5 other soaps in my rotation. At any rate, since the price is small and the results are great, it is still my favorite. 2 passes today

TOBS Rose
Provence Sante
Slim Adjustable
Voskhod Blade

 

12 January 2015

* Ikon Shavecraft 102 + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
* WSP 2-Band + Doug Korn Cobalt Blue C7
* Mystic Water Jasmine
* Unrefined Shea Butter



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Menthol Monday
hot shower
Semogue BC Cerda
Proraso PPB
TSD 2X Iced Blue Floid Lanolin Soap
iKon SC 102 slant,Ikon handle/ASCO red (3) From what I've read ASCO Red,Orange and Blue are the same blade just packaged for different regions.My take is that the Red is not the same as the Orange wrapper.The Orange was a great blade,smooth from the beginning and comfortable.The Red dragged from the start and not very comfy at all.It did the job without irritation or razorburn and I did get BBS on my face and dome,just not a pleasant shave.I'll give the Reds another go just incase it was a bum blade,but I think I'll try to hunt out the Orange wrapper version and maybe the Blue to do a wrapper to wrapper comparison.
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum Burn free considering the shave.
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen WH mixed with a pea sized amount of 444 Yep I saw the 444 laying there and said why not
Cartier Roadster

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Monday

Soap: Mystic Water sensitive
Brush: Oscar11 boar
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blades: Personna med prep
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

Excellent pic!

 

Monday 12th January



Warm shower
Hot towel
Strop Shoppe London Morning scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
7 O'Clock NEW
Personna Lab Blue (3)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Myrsol F/Extra aftershave

 

SOTD
Menthol Monday, January 12, 2015
Prep: Stirling Bath Soap - Coniferous, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash
Lather: Valobra Menthol Italian Soft Soap + M Bomb
Brush: Muhle V 2 Synthetic Silvertip Fibre Brush - 25 X 58
Razor: Ikon Shavecraft 102 Slant with iKon Bulldog Handle
Blade: Bolzano - #1
Post: Dickinson's+ Menthol, Gold Bond Green Lotion
Aftershave: Proraso Aftershave Lotion+ Menthol

Stay Frosty my friends!

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Thank you. It is a filter in the photo lab app.

 

Monday! Day #10 of the 30 day BSG challenge

• Music: Wim Mertens, Receptacle
• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Brush: TGN a grade silvertip badger in Oscar11 handle
• Soap: Cella
• Razor: birth quarter Gillette Slim (@ 4, 5, 6 & 7)
• Blade: Derby #1
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: cold water rinse, Floyd AS

After skipping yesterday ( ) I experienced a nice enough shave. Some irritation on the throat, though. I may have overstretched. Something to take extra care tomorrow! Apart from that: great shave!

Have a great week, gents and ladies!

 

None the less.

 

SOTD 1/12/15

Shower
• Soap: Shea Moisture African Black Soap
• Shampoo: Head & Shoulders Clinical Strength
• Conditioner: Suave Almond & Shea Butter

Shave
• Prep: Hot shower, Dove For Men Clean Comfort Body/Face Wash, Every Man Jack Signature Mint Face Scrub, Suave Almond & Shea Butter Conditioner on face
• Brush: Whipped Dog 24mm Silvertip
• Lather: Mitchell's Wool Fat
• Razor: Merkur 23C
• Blade: Lord Platinum (2)
• Passes: WTG/XTG/ATG
• Post: Warm water rinse, Cold water rinse, RazoRock Alum Stick, Thayer's Cucumber Witch Hazel, Dove For Men Hydrating Post Shave Balm, Pinaud Clubman Aftershave

Excellent shave today. Using up my poor beat up remains of my MWF that I grated into a bowl. Still performs admirably. The Lord blade is a nice surprise really enjoying it. Easily a near BBS shave this Monday morning. Have a great day, folks!

 

6/8 + Prior
TOBS Sandalwood
homemade badger
Nice shave today. Felt lousy all weekend, still a little under the weather but will go to work today.
Have a good one.

 

SOTD Monday 1-12-2015

Gillette Gold Fat Handled Tech w/Crystal
Noxema
Tiki 7 Seas SC
GP Scuttle
Omega Boar
Dickinson's WH
GB Body Lotion
Old Spice Knockoff ASL

 

Great photo and a wonderful looking razor.

 

Mondays shave

Still testing the gillette Rubie blade. We are on day 3 so I decided to switch things up and see if the blade paired better with the super speed than the EJ DE89. It did. A much smoother experience, this blade isn't my favourite, but I have 1 more of these blades and I will be using it.


Pre shave - Proraso Green
Razor - Super Speed Flair Tip
Brush - L'occitane Plisson Synthetic
Lather - Soap Commander Courage
Blade - Gillette Rubie
Aftershave - Williams Ice blue

 

Where is bumblebee??

 

How are you liking the plisson?