SoS: February 2, 2015 - February 8, 2015

Have you used 100? Wow hahaha. Maybe it sits weird in the slim... Hmmm! I I'm gonna check the 5 packs you sent me. I should have bought one of those mini microscopes hahaha

 

Saturday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Country Club London Skies
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Brush: oscar11 2-Band Finest-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Country Club Frozen Vetiver

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

Country Club London Skies sample today. 20 seconds: load & go with the oscar11 brush. Great, easy, thick, lather. I loaded a new Gillette Silver Blue in the Slim. Nice smooth, close, shave. I finished with Country Club Frozen Vetiver.

Bob

 

Yeah, one of the best lathers I have ever had.

 

Prep : Cold water
Razor : Gillette '21 OC with Hibcoinc handle
Blade : Kroger SS DE from Israel
Brush : VDH
Soap : VDH
Post : Old Spice

 

I don't know about sitting strangely in the slim. That's what I use and haven't noticed anything like what you describe.

 

Mark, great razor! The SC102 is top notch. Smooth as silk.

 

Saturday 7th February



Warm shower
Hot towel
Strop Shoppe Vivace scuttle lathered
HMW Badger brush made by myself
Gillette NEW LC 'Federal' set (1930) Made in England
Sputnik (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Myrsol Antesol aftershave

 

I have the two, and definitely gonna try it. But what does cade add to the mix? Except for awesome lather

 

Damn... I can probably take close up pictures of a blade with my SLR

 

VII February MMXV Shave

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Barbasol Floating Head Razor
Gillette Silver Blue
Semogue BC Mistura
Institut Karite Soap
Alum
Tet-a-Tet ASB

Most of my shaves are pretty good, but when I slow down and take my time, sometimes I get lucky with an exceptional shave. Today that was the case.

The only unfortunate part of today is that my tube of Tet-a-Tet ASB is done.

 

That's exactly what Cade adds to the mix - awesome lather. I find the lather produced by TOBS to be less than I want. Cade adds the slickness and cushioning that changes the TOBS Rose from good to great.

 

6/8 Hart
Mr Taylor SC
homemade badger
Very nice shave this morning, actually I haven't been shaving daily but about every other day and all shaves have been superb. I'll be flying out this afternoon and should be home this evening. It's been an enjoyable trip but I'm a poor tourist. Have a good one.

 

today's shave( on the road)
hot water wash with nivea men's
pur-tech synthetic/whipped dog handle
La Toja shave stick
Gillette fatboy(d4)(7)
feather(1)
ICED Aqua Velva ice blue
today's shave was strange, you get very used to your own bathroom. pur-tech face lathered Latoja well. fatboy got three passes nicely, although in a little tall for the mirror. finished with iced ice blue.
there's no place like home.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

C. V. Heljestrand MK31
H.I.S. XL brush
Martin de Candre soap
Nivea Mild AS

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That sounds very nice =)

 

7 February 2015

* Ikon Shavecraft 102 + Brass/Chrome Handle
* Super Iridium
* WSP 2-Band + Doug Korn Cobalt Blue C7
* Cold River Select Vetiver
* Unrefined Shea Butter



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Red Reminder
I roughed up my neck pretty good today. I think I was just going too fast with der Vorschlaghammer - the hubris of familiarity I suppose.
Krampert’s Frostbite put out the fire nicely, especially when paired with HTGAM FrostByte lotion. I’ll have to take it easy tomorrow to let it heal.

Prep: warm shower
Soap: Seifenglatt Montpellier
Brush: Brothers Bristles Black Badger Hybrid Handle
Razor: Der Vorschlaghammer
Blade: Voskhod (2)
AS: Krampert’s Finest Frostbite, HTGAM FrostByte lotion

 

7 Feb 2015
Pre - Corn Huskers
Soap - RR XXX
Brush - WD Silvertip 24/50
Razor - 66 Slim Adj (6,5,4)
Blade - Ladas (3)
AS - Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve

Great shave today, DFS+...almost BBS all over. Amazing 1 week in using the slim adj daily and very noticeably improved results.