SoS: January 12, 2015 - January 18, 2015

SOTD Wed. 1/14/15

Razor: 1958 Fat Boy "Custom"
Blade: Astra Super Platinum
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip
Soap: Proraso Green
AS: Barbasol Pacific Rush

For my personal edification, I'm putting an Astra SP blade into the Fatty tomorrow and then I'll compare to the SuperMax blade I've been using. Although I'm happy with the Astra's I've been interested in exploring other blades. Maybe a Rapira (sp?) next? Feather?

 

Hot shower with chamomile and orange soap.

Razor... Gillette ball end tech
Blade... Gillette silver blue
Soap... tiki land locked
Brush.. restored rubber set with tgn 2 band finest 24 mm

 

Adding exfoliants to your shave?

 

The Plan for 14 January 2015

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Who's Giorgio?!

 

Tuesday Night

Pre: Shower
Razor: Fat handle Tech
Blade: Feather
Brush: VDH
Cream: TOBS St. James
Post: Game Day

An enjoyable shave.

 

Awesome composition in that photo!

 

Evening Shave for Tomorrow
A lovely close shave with luxurious MdC lather. Sometimes a shave can be so enjoyable I consider a fourth or fifth pass.
Have a great HumpDay, all!

 

Ball End Tech
Feather Hi-Stainless(2)
Peerless brush restore, 20mm Pure Badger
Stirling Lavender Sage
Old Spice

 

Planned SOTD 01/14/2015
Razor: Feather AS-D1
Blade: Feather New Hi-Stainless (1)
Brush: Vie Long J. L. Petree horse hair
Bowl: Doug Smith 5" Shaving Mug
Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Jasmine Orange Vanilla
Shave Soap: Tiki Seven Seas
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Florida Waters


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Didn't know there was a J.L. Petree brush. Sweet!

 

My Favorite part of this forum is the SOTD photo's. My previous comment was an attempt at humour, nothing more.

 

Absolutely! I am no photographer, I just try to get a shot that represents the stuff I'm using. But some of you gentlemen are artists with a camera. It's a pleasure to behold.

 

SOTD Jan 14th:
Prep: Shower, Cromwell & Cruthers oil, Proraso green preshave soap (not in picture)
Brush: Ecotool Kabuki brush
Razor: Dovo Best Quality 5/8
Soap: Shannon's Frosted Woodlands
Post: Homemade Frankenstein after shave and some Vaseline

I got the Kabuki (makeup) brush for Christmas as a bit of a joke because the Plisson was out stock. It's actually worked quite well, and I've been using it ever since. The loft is really short (haven't measured but i'm guessing around 35mm) so it has some good backbone and scrubbiness while still being really soft. I've also got a Muhle HMJ black fibre on the way that I'm excited about. The aftershave is a combo of the Rub, Witch hazel, a little glycerine, and a drop or two of Wintergreen EO in a dollar store Olive Oil bottle. Shannon's soap is a great combo of slickness and protection/post-shave feel, and the Frosted Woodlands scent is really nice.
**Sorry, not sure why the picture is coming up sideways.

 

Smooth Citrus
I used CRSW Citrus again today - the scent is an intoxicating mixture of orange, lemon and grapefruit, with near optimal lather performance. The lather monster and Vorschlaghammer combined to comfortably erase my stubble. I finished with Fine Platinum, it's pineapple note pairing well with the citrus.
Prep: Proraso White
Soap: Cold River Soap Works Select Citrus
Brush: HIS XL lather monster
Rasur: Der Vorschlaghammer 39c
Blade: Astra SP
AS: Fine Platinum

 

Weber PH Bulldog
Gillette Silver Blue
Semogue BC Cerda
Institut Karite Soap
Alum
Tet-a-Tet ASB

 

today's shave
hot water wash with dove+ care
whipped dog silvertip
nana June's bay rum soap
Gillette single ring(1918)
persona lab(1)
virgin island bay rum
today's shave went well. I face lathered nana June's. three passes with the single ring, left me smooth and clean. finished with iced bay rum.
hope y'all did as well, or better.
I'll edit in a pic later.

 

Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Proraso Sensitive Preshave
Simply Beautiful Badger
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Merkur 34C w/Gillette 7 O'clock Super Platinum (4)
Cold splash, witch hazel, styptic, Lab Series balm, TSD AS Milk - Old Spice
W/X/A, touch ups

This was my first shave with the MWF. Nice, light, clean scent. I had a bowlful of lather, but it was quite airy. Still, it gave me a decent shave in terms of irritation (it's been about 15 minutes, and I don't feel any rawness), and just shy of decent in terms of closeness on the jawline and neck. I'll rate the overall shave as "Decent" because of the lack of irritation.

 

SOTD
January 14, 2015

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: RazoRock Stealth Slant
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Lather: CRSW Nouvelle Fougere
Post: Alum.Thayers Lavender WH.
Aftershave: Floid Black
CRSW soaps are so slick! The skincare is fantastic!
Go out and get it!

 

Cadet Model 12 razor
Viking's Sword blade
Burma Shave boar brush
Modern Williams SS
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix
Aqua Velva Ice Sport A/S

The Burma Shave boar can beat the snot out of Williams and give a great lather. Not used to using a DE anymore (injector fan!!) but got a nice shave indeed.