SoS: January 26, 2015 - February 1, 2015

Wednesday's


Nivea Men's Face Wash
TOBS Grapefruit
Wild Cherry PTS
Schick L-1
Personna Coated SS Injector Blade
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Aqua Velva

The TOBS Grapefruit Shaving Cream face-lathered well with my Wild Cherry PTS Brush. Two passes with my Schick L-1 and a Personna Coated SS Injector blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal Petal WH and then Aqua Velva after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Even with a 8 shaves on the Super Iridium blade, having a Palladium coating on the "refined" Fatip head does wonders on the Fatip head. I think the combination of refined Fatip OC head and the design of the handle, length and weight distribution provides a lot smoother shave than my Fatip Grande. With my Fatip Grande, two days was pretty much the max with inducing irritation but I think I could probably use this as a daily razor if I wanted too. Today was a two pass shave with no touch ups required. I should be receiving quite soon two other Palladium razors in the next day or two. They are not cheap but seem to be quite efficient and smooth shaving razors.

 

Planned SOTD 01/28/2015
Razor: Standard Raw
Blade: Super Iridium (9)
Brush: RV Butterscotch 28mm Super Silvertip
Bowl: Doug Smith 5" Shaving Mug
Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub
Pre Shave Oil: Iced Mojito
Shave Soap: Mikes Bay Rum
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Krampert's Acadian Spice Bay Rum


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(delayed post) SOTD 27 January 2015
Day 25 of 30
30 DAY RULE with a Slim

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J2 Gillette Slim Adjustable
Kroger Israeli Personna
VDH Kit Badger
TSD Lanolin Shave Stick - Barber Shoppe Scent
Today's Great Cheap AS™ is Osage Rub!

Check out the 30 Day Crew as we write about our month of focus on razor technique and share our experiences throughout January. Read about it here:

30 Day Rule/Focus Pic and Discussion Thread- All are Welcome!

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Wednesday Morning Shave
Razor: Yuma
Blade: Voskhod (5)
Brush: Vie-Long White Horse Hair
Soap: Arko (with mint EO in the first pass & bergamot EO in the second pass)
Cologne: Selin Lemon
AS: Barbasol Brisk

 

Lavanille Wednesday
Superb shave today. Lavanille is my favorite scent of any soap I've tried, and it's lather is the equal of any as well. The lather monster and Der Vorschlaghammer combined to set up and knock down my stubble smoothly and easily. B&M Kyovu bay rum aftershave is an excellent product in its own right. I love the scent, and the tea tree oil and other ingredients treat my skin well.

Prep: Kiehl's face wash
Soap: B&M Lavanille
Brush: HIS
Razor: Der Vorschlaghammer
Blade: Astra SP
AS: B&M Kyovu Bay Rum

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
FS pur-tech/ whipped dog handle
Coates lime
Gillette single ring(1918)
feather(2)
ICED Florida water
today's shave was nice. nice fragrant lather, three passes, nice shave. finished with iced Florida water. cool finish on a cool day.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Mongoose B2
Feather Super
M&F Chief
Klar - Sport
Nivea - Energy A/S


Dior - Vetiver

 

Wednesday 28 January 2015



Le Grelot 68 Le Petit Coiffeur, 5/8 Quarter Hollow, Round Point​

I like Le Grelot razors, including this "Le Petit Coiffeur", although not in perfect conditions - the one who owned it before I bought it did not a good job in honing, the point in particular - but it is however a lovely shaver. As for the soap, Martin De Candre is among my favorite ones and their "Fougère" fragrance is very charming. A good shave ended with my beloved Bay Rum, round and smooth, it has been the perfect companion.​

• Pre-Shave: Roberts Distilled Rose Water
• Soap: Martin De Candre Fourgère
• Brush: Omega Syntex 90081
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Le Grelot 68 Le Petit Coiffeur, 5/8 Quarter Hollow, Round Point
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extra Virgin Oil
• After Shave: RazorGuy Bay Rum

 

1/28/15

Prep: hot shower and Cornhusker's Lotion
Lather: Klar Kabinett
Brush: Vie-Long 13061M
Razor: Gillette New SC
Blade: Derby Extra (3)
Post: Captain's Choice Cat O' 9 Tails

3 passes. The Derby blade is better on shave #3 than it was on 1 or 2.

 

Soap: Martin De Candre Fougere scent
Brush: Truefitt & Hill (Rooney) 1/2 Ebony/Silvertip
Razor: War era Fat Handle Tech
Blade: NOS Gillette Super Blue (1)
Three passes. I was so wrong about this soap.
After Shave: Fine Fresh Vetiver

 

Gem "Bullet Tip" razor
CVS carbon steel blade
Williams SS
FS/WD boar brush
OS/WH/S mix
Aqua Velva Ice Sport A/S

The Frank Shaving handle with the Whipped Dog boar knot works so very well for me. Great Williams lather and a very nice Hump Day shave

 

Today I used a Rapira Stainless blade, which was the only Russian blade I hadn't tried before. For me it is very hard to tell the difference between any of the Russian blades, but I do think that the prize for smoothness goes to Ladas and the prize for sharpness goes to Voskhod. I was apprehensive buying 650 blades without trying them first, but I am glad that I did. I could use any of the Russian blades with great success.

Today's shave was a 3 pass with between DFS and BBS results.

French Soap Mix
Rapira Stainless
Slim Adjustable

 

Was snowbound yesterday (but I shaved anyway, haha). Back to work today. This morning's shave was one of my better ones. Ogallala Bay Rum Soap, Edwin Jagger DE87 razor with Astra SP, homecrafted silvertip badger brush (with a little help from The Golden Nib). Post-shave was cold water, Thayer's Witch Hazel, finishing up with Ogallala Bay Rum aftershave. I'm still face-fondling here as I type this.

 

1/28/2015 30 Day - Shave # 28

Prep - Hot Shower
Razor - Mongoose Satin B2
Blade - Kai Mild (3)
Brush - Rubberset 400 with WSP HMW
Lather - Soap Commander Confidence
Post - Witch Hazel , Dove Post Shave Balm and CC Sandalwood AS



Very good 3 pass shave this morning. Almost caught the baby. Looking forward to trying out some different blades next week.

 

1/28/2015

Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Cobra, JR Torrey straight razor
Blade: Feather Professional Light (12)
Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair
Soap: Razo Rock - Neroli
After: Home made ASB, Verdon after shave balm
Cologne: 007

An great shave on a cold morning. The Vie Long whipped the Neroli into a thick lather. The Cobra and the Torrey did their jobs admirably. The Verdon left my face feeling protected and the 007 will have me smelling good all day. All in all, it was a nice almost BBS shave.

Have a blessed day!

 

Wednesday

Prep: Hot Shower-McC Fourger Bath Soap/South Wedge Shampoo Bar
Soap: Catie’s Bubbles La Terre Verte
Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (3)
Brush: oscar11 2-Band Finest-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Pino Silvestre

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

Catie’s Bubbles LTV today. 20 seconds: load & go with the oscar11 brush. Superb, easy, thick, cushioning lather. Polsilver SI in the Red Tip. Excellent, smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Pino Silvestre.

Bob

 

WEDNESDAY
A Rare Sick Day
A bit of a stuffed-up head cold today & I'm medicated so I opted for an easier shave this morning: a round-tipped straight razor.
All & all, a comfortable shave thanks to the slick MWF lather and my slow, determined pace this morn.

Have a great HumpDay, all!

 

Tiki Captain
Vulfix Boar Brush
Gem Blade
Gem Single edge razor
Soap Commander Integrity Balm

I'm still trying to get used to a SE and I'm getting a little irritation. I must be messing up the angle or something.

 

Wednesday 28th January



Warm shower
Hot towel
Tabac stick grated scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Aristocrat (Pre no 15 in Silver 1936)
Sputnik (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Tabac aftershave