SoS: February 9, 2015 - February 15, 2015

I have a 37c and I was somewhat intimidated by its looks. Unfounded. It's a little different, but you just have to go with no pressure and you will do fine. It is a good razor; nothing to be afraid of.

 

SOTD - Thursday, February 12, 2015

Hot shower
Prep: Homemade PSO
Brush: Simpsons Duke 3
Soap: Catie's Bubbles Spanish Holiday
Razor: Weber PH Wave
Blade: Astra SP (3)
Aftershave: Floid SE Mentolado Vigoroso

 

Here are my shaving plans for Friday morning:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/SuperMax Blue day 5
Stirling Glacial Lavender SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash
Dolce & Gabbana EdT

Despite another arctic cold front moving in here I'm still going to shave with a delightful soap which feels like arctic air on one's face. I think the Lavender has become my favourite of all the Glacial soap line - in fact, Rod created it after I suggested that he should do so, and I knew I'd enjoy it but I never thought I'd love it this much. I still can't get over how nicely-scented it is and how easily it lathers for me now. I also am still freaked out over how good the Gold Bond's post-shave feeling is and how cooling it is. The Alcolado Glacial has nothing to do with Stirling Glacial, but it still gives lots of POWERFUL menthol goodness. My shave this morning was awesome - let's see how I do tomorrow!

 

Today’s Shave: DFS two pass. Pre De Provence smells much better than Arko. It performs about as good. It just takes longer to get the lather where it needs to be. Getting closer on finding the right settings on the 195 – when and where to use them. Today was a good day, no alum bite and no styptic.

• Growth: 1
• Prep: Shower; Corn Huskers Lotion
• Lather: Pre De Provence
• Brush: Semogue Owner’s Club
• Razor: 1960 Gillette Fat Boy
• Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (3)
• Post: Alum; Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

It's a Canadian save as a new. I forget the model. I'll look it up

 

SOTD 2-12-15

Hot Shower and Prep -Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash
Razor Merkur 34c
Blade Ladas (1) - First day out with Ladas - I am really liking this blade - very sharp but no irritation. I was not impressed with the Voskhod
Brush - Parker Best Badger
Lather - TOBS Sandalwood
Post - Warm water rinse, Maggard Razor Alum, wait 30 seconds then cool water rinse, & Neutrogena Razor Defense post shave lotion.

This was the first time I used the Ladas blade - Did a two pass and only needed a few touch ups for a great work day shave.

 

I have not used their soaps but I was PIFed the Violet cream - It produces some of the thickets lather I have used so far. But as always ymmmv

 

That razor is so much on my RAD list. I'm still a bit apprehensive, but it just looks so cool!

 

SOTD: Thurs. 2/12

Razor: Gillette Slim ('65) (9 WTG, 5 ATG)
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (Yellow)
Brush: WD Silvertip
Soap: Maggard London Barbershop
AS: Barbasol Pacific Rush




The bowl was a gift from my wife from a thrift store after I dropped a bowl I was using previously (been posted here before). Nothing fancy, but it works just fine. I like the Maggard's London Barbershop, it has a really nice scent that my wife said made her all 'hot and bothered'. (Note to self: Need to order LOTS of that stuff! )

If you've read my posts earlier, I've spent the last few weeks using the Slim to test different blades (all 3 Rapira's, 3 different 7 O'clocks) after mostly using Astra SP's. The reason is that I've found that I almost always nick myself with the Astras. While the Slim is not one of my favorite razors, it gave me a consistent "test bed". After all this "testing" I'm convinced that I've done nothing but confuse myself. Guess I need more testing..

 

Friday's


Nivea Men's Face Wash
ARKO Extra Performance
Jayaruh WC2 Synthetic
Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Personna Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
FD Old Spice AS

The ARKO Extra Performance Shaving Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh WC2 Synthetic Brush. Two passes with my Gillette Fat Handle Tech and a Personna Stainless 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 Lemon WH and then FD Old Spice after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

XII February MMXV Shave

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Prep : Cold water
Razor : Valet Auto Strop
Blade : Not marked
Brush : VDH
Soap : VDH
Bowl : VDH
Post : Old Spice

Thought I would give the Gillette's a day off and tried the Valet Auto Strop. Not bad at all. Did the lather up different also. Rich lather out of the VDH bowl. I now see why some use two bowls.

 

I feel like a little kid in a candy store when I see all the goodies you guys share in your photo's! Starting a wish list...and the olive wood brushes are at the top...thanks to Bobcat and ObiDon.

 

Friday's Planned SOTD

Razor: ATT S1 Slant \Triad Brass Handle
Blade: PoliSilver (NOS Vintage) (D5)
Brush: Oscar11 w Plisson Synthetic
Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle
Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Iced Citrus Mint
Shave Soap: Tiki Pink Grapefruit & lemongrass
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Saponificio Felce Aromatica



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FRIDAY
Evening Shave for the 13th
Smooth shaving experience tonight as I took the Hans back to the Apache hone for some minor fine tuning.
It paid off as the results were wunderbar und komfortabel!

Have a blessed Friday, all!

 

Love that brush...

 

Planned SOTD for Friday:


48' Aristocrat
Rapira SS blade
Vie Long horse hair brush
Proraso pre shave cream
WSO "The Naud" shave soap
Thayors Lavender WH
Pinaud Clubman AS

Tunes - I'm thinking it's gonna be Mel Torme for casual Friday

 

It is a model 175 Goodwill.

 

Friday the 13th
of Feb, 2015
SOTD


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