SoS: January 12, 2015 - January 18, 2015

I hadn't used Cella for quite a while and needed another excuse to combine TOBS Rose with something, so the combination seemed a natural. The Cella helps with the lack of slickness in the TOBS and adds a good deal of cushioning. This was a very pleasing shave.

TOBS Rose
Cella
Slim Adjustable
Voskhod Blade

Since I placed a large order on Russian blades I have switched to using a blade only two times and then throwing it out. Previously, I would use a blade three or four times. I hadn't thought that on the third or fourth shave the blade had dulled to a noticeable level, but I am getting better and more consistent shaves since I limited the number of times a blade is used.

 

1/16/2015 30 Day - Shave # 16

Prep - Hot Shower
Razor - Mongoose Satin B2
Blade - Kai Mild (4)
Brush - Rubberset 400 with WSP HMW
Lather - Soap Commander Confidence
Post - Witch Hazel and CC Bay Rum AS



Very nice 3 pass shave for a morning before work. Love the Bay Rum AS on cold mornings.

 

Schick Injector L1 / Schick (2)
Proraso Blue Cream
Simms 200B Vinatge Boar
Retinol Men
Pinaud Clubman

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Virtual puppy. Dont feed it. Clean up after it. Walk it.

 

From day one Ive used a blade twice, after nearly 37 years of horrible shaves with a cart I figured I'm worth 5cents per-shave.

 

SOTD
Thursday, January 16, 2015

Prep: Warm Shower, Stirling Bath Soap - Coniferous, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash
Razor: IKon 102 Slant w Bulldog Handle
Blade: Personna Med Prep - #1
Brush: Whipped Dog Boar - 30X55
Lather: L.A. Soap Company - Woody Lavender
Post: OSMA Alum Block, Witch Hazel+Menthol, Gold Bond Green Lotion
Aftershave: Fine - Fresh Vetiver
Cologne: Pino Silvestri

Have a great shave today my friends!

 

16 January 2015

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber C7
* Mystic Water Sardinian Honey
* Unrefined Shea Butter



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+1 with Cinnamon Girl. Of the soap I have tried from Ian, this one is my favorite and have another puck in reserve.

 

Friday 16th January



Warm shower
Hot towel
Strop Shoppe Vivace scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Old Type ball end handle (1920's)
Gillette Rubie Platinum Plus (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Myrsol Antesol aftershave

This razor was a wreck when I got it about 2 yrs ago. The handle threads were stripped and the Silver plating gone. My engineer friend made a replica threaded end and fitted it on the handle, even going better than original by threading the end piece into the handle tube. I then had the razor re plated in Silver as original.

 

With the drop of the ruble, blades are running about 6 cents each. I looked at my budget and figured out that I can afford 3 cents per day for great shaves.

Although I didn't think I would see any difference, for me there really is a big difference between three days per blade and two days per blade.

 

5/8 Spear
Saponificio Varesino Dolomiti
homemade badger

Nice shave today. Have a good one

 

Friday
hot shower
Thater 4292/6,2 band,fan
Corn Huskers Lotion
Mama Bear's Lemon Ice
EverSharp Hydro-Magic/Pella coated (9)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Myrsol Agua De Limon mixed with a pea sized amount of 444
Dior Eau Sauvage Parfum

Nice 2 pass face,1 for da dome,BBS all around!

Stay frosty,my friends and enjoy the weekend!

 

Dovo 55 Fritz Bracht
GD Carrington TGN eshave brush
Martin de Candre soap
Lucido AS

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Thursday

Soap: Tiki Bar unscented
Brush: Oscar11 HIS synthetic
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Iridium
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

Luxurious lather from the Tiki soap and the big soft HIS knot.

 

The pup looks like he is saying. "Please quit messing around on TSD and throw me the ball"

 

16 Jan 2015
Pre - Corn Huskers
Soap - MWF
Brush - Vulfix 660S Medium
Razor - L3 Super Speed Flair Tip
Blade - Big Ben (2)
AS - Aqua Velva

A very good shave overall. I think MWF is going to be used heavily in my rotation. I must have perfect combination of water hardness/softness, lather just explodes on me. The slickness and post shave feel is the best in my den at the moment. MWF, Cade, Tabac by far top 3 for me. As much as I want a jar of MdC and Mike's to round out my likely top 5, they have to go on hold until I use up other soaps, or they will never get used. After all I am in this to save money and not waste right? The big ben was smoother in the SS but not sure if it was razor or soap, probably both. Aqua Velva, for the price not bad.

 

Been having great shaves with the Tech. Decided to carry on using that razor and just change the blade around, and had a very nice shave indeed.



Razor - Gillette Tech
Blade - Wilkinson Sword
Lather - Soap Commander Courage
Brush - L'occitane Plisson Synthetic
Aftershave - Nivea for sensitive skin.

 

SoTD for Friday, Jan 16 or SE celebration day 3; thank you Sears!

Pre- lavender eucalyptus pso
Soap- Razorock freedburg
Brush- Ever Ready with synthetic knot #2
Razor- Sears Roebuck complimentary Ever Ready
Blade- Gem carbon
Rinse- Osage
Aftershave- Clubman Bay Rum
Lotion- Kiehl's
Cologne- TSD Bay Rum



This is a cool little razor. I have a few complimentary razors, but usually the vendor info is on the case. This is the first I have seen with the stamping on the razor itself. I like it. It shaves great, although it took a minute or two to find the sweet spot in terms of angle. But once that was dialed in, I was off to the races. 2.5 passes to BBS; two full face passes, and a third pass just on my neck.
As far as the soap goes, I really do not think that Razorock soap is for me. I realize that there is nigh universal love for the stuff, so I am going to blame myself rather than the soap. My mileage varies. Today, for the first time, I got a very nice lather out of it, but I was not blown away by the performance. I would score it a 3 out of 10. So not the best... I am going to try it one more time and then it is PIF city if my results are less than stellar.

 

Frey's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Scrub sleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave balm
Soap: Ginger's Garden Coffee Jasmine
Brush: Simpsons 56 Best Badger
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC Nickel
Blade: Asco SS (3)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG(5, 6, 7)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, RazoRock One-X AS splash
Cologne: Jasmin et Cigarette by Etat Libre d' Orange

The Simpson 56 was a real lather hog today, producing ridiculously thick, slick lather with the Ginger's Garden puck; when I squeezed out the lather from the brush for the ATG pass, I had some real Santa Beard action going on. That copious lather made it easier to push the Asco to 3 passes today, even if it's notably less sharp than it was out of the wrapper. BBS results without any bloodshed or real irritation (just some mild tugging).

 

SOTD Friday 1-16-2015

1925 French Gardette Old Type Long Screw
Crystal Blade
Noxema
PC Frosted Woodlands SC
GP Scuttle
Lijun Finest Badger
Dickinson's WH
GB Body Lotion
Stetson Cooling Moisture ASL