SoS: January 26, 2015 - February 1, 2015

Monday

Prep: Hot Shower-Martin de Candre Fougere Bath Soap
Soap: Cold River Soap Works Original-Bergamot & Bay
Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (1)
Brush: Plisson #12 Grey Badger-22mmx56mm
Aftershave: Country Club Sweet Water

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

CRSW Bergamot & Bay today. 20 seconds: load & go with the Plisson brush. Superb, easy, thick, cushioning lather. I loaded a new Polsilver SI in the Red Tip. Excellent, smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Country Club Sweet Water.

I really wish Larry hadn’t decided to drop the “Original” and “Classic” lines of CRSW. The “Original” had moved into my Top 5 Soaps. I am just glad I just started my 2nd jar last week.

Bob

 

Monday

Soap: Barrister & Mann unscented
Brush: Bethlehem olive wood with HIS knot
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Super Iridium
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

menthol Monday
hot water wash with nivea men's
Pop Dick's rubberset custom two band
Catie's bubbles mile high menthol
Pop Dick's Gillette slim(I1)(7)
persona lab(3)
ICED Skin Bracer
today's shave went very well. granddad's razor and brush. wonderful lather, great scent. three passes for a very nice shave. finished with iced Bracer.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

26 Jan 2015
Soap - CO Bigelow
Brush - Turkish #6
Razor - Merkur 34C
Blade - Gillette Black (3)
AS - Barbasol Brisk
Very good shave, slight tugging with the black on 2nd and 3rd pass. Will see if it makes it through the 4th 3 pass shave tomorrow..2-1 against if I'm laying odds...

 

Mondays shave.

Best shave ever!!!

I was a bit apprehensive about today's shave. Would these fantastic new Russian blades work well with my favourite razor?
Yes they sure did. Had a wonderful comfortable smooth shave. Made all the better with a little menthol from the Proraso pre shave. What a great product that is.



Pre shave - Proraso Green pre shave
Razor - Pils
Blade - Vokshod
Brush - L'occitane Plisson Synthetic
Lather - Soap Commander Courage
Aftershave - Clubman Musk

 

Monday 26th January



Warm shower
Hot towel
Mike's Pine & Cedarwood scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Aristocrat (1946-47)
Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp Edge (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Boots Freshwood aftershave

 

Great photo

 

Muhle R89 twist
Derby extra blade
Catie's Bubbles LPV
VDH badger
VDH mug
Razorock alum
Nivea post balm

 

Monday, January 26, 2015
Proraso Sensitive Preshave
VDH Badger
C. O. Bigelow + 4 drops glycerine
Faultless Straight
EJ89 w/Gillette O'clock Super Platinum
Cold splash, witch hazel, Lab Series balm, TSD AS Milk - Floid Blue Type
Straight - W/X EJ89 - A, touch up

I haven't used my straight in months. But, it's my day off, so I had the time. The EJ89 saved the shave for a rating of Decent -. If I could get this close with just the straight, I'd be ecstatic. I wouldn't wear it to a job interview, but I'd be happy with it as an everyday shave.

 

Expecting 18+ inches of snow?? Yikes! Take care.

 

SOTD 01/26/2015

~ Mühle R89 Jet.
~ Mühle aloe shaving cream face lathered with the Silvertip badger brush.
~ Woodland aftershave soother by Bath & Body Works.

A rare three pass shave for me creating the rare BBS with the Jet. She's dirty and needing a new blade but I feel that it can be pushed a bit do to her forgiveness.

This Silvertip brush (TGN knot in an Opal handle) is much bigger than it appears in this photograph. The bloom is beautiful! I really should have bowl lathered but I've gotten kind of used to face lathering. Soft, soft, soft.

The Mühle shaving cream creates a massive lather that has superior slickness and post feel.

Bath & Body Works discontinued this Woodland scent several years ago and it's a shame. This is the last of the soap, lotion and aftershave from somewhere around the year 2000.Thankfully I have around 90% left due to the fact that I have about a million other aftershaves.

 

I've always wanted a bowl like that for lathering. What are they called, and where do you suggest I find one? Thanks in advance.

 

SOTD Monday 1-26-2015

Merkur 41C w/Astra SP
Noxema
Speick SC
GP Scuttle
Vintage Austrian Barbershop Boar
Dickinson's WH
GB Body Lotion
No. 4711 EDC

 

MONDAY
A Rare DE Shave!
After spending some time this morning reading a TSD thread on the Mühle R41, I decided to unleash he beast for this morning's shave.
Three passes using a light touch yielded a very close, smooth face—darn near BBS territory. And yes, using a DE razor seems incredibly easier after many weeks of consecutive straight razor shaves. Faster as well. As enjoyable?
Tough to say as I truly do enjoy and look forward to the whole SR ritual and process. But as a fallback option, using the R41 is no slouch in allowing me to achieve a great, smooth shave.

Pre: TSD Menthol Preshave Balm
Razor: 2011 Mühle R41 with custom handle
Blade: Personna Blue
Lather: RazoRock XXX soap
Brush: Omega 627 Silvertip badger
Post: Wm. Neumann 'Heartwood' balm

 

Actually I don't have a clue of what are they called, but I can say that I bought it from a touristic gift store in my hometown in Turkey. They're hand made ceramic bowls and there are lots of color variations of these bowls. It can be hard to find one in the States.

 

Okay...thanks. The search continues...

 

Prep - Shower / Woods Of Windsor Cedar Woods soap / Pre-lather / 3 min steam
Razor - Ever Ready 1914
Blade - GEM Personna SS (#4)
Brush - Omega 20106
Soap - Arko / Lavender & Rose EO's
After - Freezer Towel / Alum
Result - BBS

 

Menthol is like crack to me!!!

 

Monday's Shave



Prep: Hot shower w/ Grandpa's Pine Tar Soap
Music: Mississippi Delta Blues mix
Lather: Arko
Brush: Omega 13522
Razor: Van der Hagen TTO
Blade: Shark Super Stainless
Post: Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Balm, Pinaud Clubman

Pretty good shave today. Occurred to me that I'm down to my last Shark and that I hadn't tried one in the VdH yet. Decided to try a 2 pass shave today since yesterday's shave was so good and the stubble seemed extra light today. Wish I had gone for the full 3 passes, I feel it would have ended up a much better shave. I think Shark makes the short list for blades I might need to buy in bulk.

 

Starting the week as I left off.

SOTD 26 Jan 2015
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