SOTD January 17, 2015 32 days until pitchers and catchers report to spring training! Giants Baseball! Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash Razor: RazoRock Stealth Slant Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel Brush: L'Occitane Plisson Lather: Mike's Natural Barber Shop Post: Alum.Thayers Lavender WH. Aftershave: Clubman Awesome shave. Mike's is fantastic! These Rapira Swedish Supersteel are so good. Since I converted to slants my shaves have improved so well I don't remember what it's like to have razor burn or irration. Go out and get it!
Saturday Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap Soap: Los Angeles Shaving Soap-Woody Lavender Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb Blade: 70’s Gillette Spoiler Super Stainless (9) Brush: Elite Razor Silvertip-24mmx50mm Aftershave: Country Club Sweet Water WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) LASS Woody Lavender today-new jar. 20 seconds: load & go with the ER brush. Great, easy lather. Gillette Spoiler still in the NEW-9th day. Excellent, smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Country Club Sweet Water. Bob
17 January 2015 * Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze * Super Iridium * WSP 2-Band + Doug Korn Cobalt Blue C7 * Mystic Water Jeff's Lavender * Unrefined Shea Butter
Weber PH Bulldog Rapira Swedish Supersteel Semogue BC Texugo Institut Karite Soap Alum Tet-a-Tet ASB Another solid shave.
SOTD: Black Edition WSP Black Amber Vanille soap Plisson synthetic brush RazoRock Stealth Slant razor Feather blade Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm Bvlgari Black EDT
The streak is over I had a run of amazing shaves this week, but today it ended. I think it was a combination of the blade and technique. I went in a slightly different direction on my neck, seeking to conserve passes. I'll stick to my standard three from now on. My face is smooth, but I have some irritation on my neck. It's not a bad shave, just not as good. Prep: Proraso White Soap: B&M Latha Brush: HIS Razor: Der Vorschlaghammer AS: B&M Latha
17 Jan 2015 Pre - Corn Huskers Soap - RR Zi Peppino Brush - LOccitane Plisson Synthetic Razor - L3 Super speed flair tip Blade - Big Ben (3) AS - Pinaud Clubman Musk Nothing exciting today. overall a good shave. Last use of the Big Ben, for me it's a middle of the road, not bad, not great, acceptable shaves. I have one more sample blade of it, do not think i will order any more. Enjoying the Clubman Musk AS.
Saturday 17th January Warm shower Hot Towel Mike's Barbershop scuttle lathered HMW Badger brush made by myself Gillette Old Type ball end handle (1920's) Gillette Rubie Platinum Plus (2) Cold rinse Thayers Superhazel Aqua Velva Musk aftershave
Saturdays shave. Decided to try a different razor today, so chose the Pils. Had a very nice shave. Enjoy your weekend everyone. Razor - Pils DE Brush - L'occitane Plisson Synthetic Blade - Wilkinson Sword (2) Lather - Martin De Candre fougere soap Aftershave - Pinaud Clubman Vanilla
1/17/2015 30 Day - Shave # 17 Prep - Hot Shower Razor - Mongoose Satin B2 Blade - Kai Mild (5) Brush - Rubberset 400 with WSP HMW Lather - Soap Commander Confidence Post - Witch Hazel and CC Sandalwood AS Missing College Football already and it has just ended. One of my best shaves today, 3 passes with touch up.
SoTD for Saturday, January 17, or Single Edge celebration day 4, Featherweight fun! Pre- Clove Balsam PSO Soap- vintage Century Brush- Ever Ready w/ new synthetic knot (22/50) Razor- Gem Featherweight Blade- Gem carbon Rinse- Osage Aftershave- vintage Seaforth Lotion- Kiehl's Cologne- vintage Tonga Continuing my SE-lebration (punny!), today the Gem Featherweight is on the menu. I do not have every variation yet, but the few I do have are pictured; gold, nickel, gold with metal tip and brown handled nickel. The brown handled also sports the variant cap, which is essentially the same as the Heavy Flat Top (aka G Bar). I am not 100% sure, but I think the brown handle is the same deep olive color of some Treet razors. I will have to remind myself to compare. The shave itself went ok. I tried a couple different blades before I went back to old trusty Gem carbon. The lightweight razor really wasn't doing me any favors. I gave up trying for BBS on my neck after 4 passes. I was starting to feel a bit raw, and the goal was looking more and more pipe dreamy by the minute. Know when to say when. Other than that area, it was a solid three pass BBS. The vintage Century soap lathered great, as most old soaps do. I don't know why, but I have yet to find a new soap that works as well as old Colgate or Williams. Don't get me wrong, I am sure they are out there, I just don't have any. Also, passage of decades seems to completely rob soap of any fragrance. It is sort of unique using a quality soap that is completely inert scent wise. This is the second day for my freshly knotted Ever Ready. I finally got the lettering repainted last night and it looks great. Now I can officially call it done. I can't say enough good things about these synthetic knots. I like my few badgers, and I love my boars, but for me and my technique, the new synthetics are practically tailor made. I have one more knot to find a host for, then I need to order a few more. I topped the shave off with some vintage cologne I found when I went on my failed antique store razor hunt. Although no razors were found, I picked up several vintage colognes and aftershaves. This one is called Tonga and was made by Amway. Imagine a somewhat richer Pinaud Clubman... maybe just a touch sweeter, and you have a pretty good idea of the scent. The kind of thing that is right up my vintage loving alley. Hope you enjoyed your daily! I will return with more Single Edge fandom tomorrow.
Everyone should try these fine french soaps: Martin De Candre Le Pere Lucien Provence Sante Pre De Provence L'Occitane Cade They are all amazing. I doubt that anyone could not like at least a single one of these.
That's it! I have been on the fence about ordering some La Pere Lucien. I am going to go do it right now. Edit: Done!
SOTD Saturday 1-17-2015 FaTip/Weber Wave Crystal Blade Noxema Salter's Wild Rose SC GP Scuttle Omega Boar Dickinson's WH GB Body Lotion Rose of Bulgaria ASL Using the FaTip Weber Wave Combo this morning as I was inspired by Guy's recent posts. Excellent balance with this combo and everything is coming up Roses. I have to use up the last of this Salter's as I've had it forever and it's becoming more of a croap than a shave cream lately. Still has the great scent and performance when it's lathered with warm water though. Have a great weekend Gentlemen! Go Hawk's! :rah:
SOTD 17 January 2015 Razor: Muhle R41; Blade: Viking's sword (3rd shave); Soap: Monsavon bol à raser; Brush: Bluebeards revenge pure badger; Post: Cold water;
