SoS: February 9, 2015 - February 15, 2015

Sunday
hot shower
DB Brush Scuttle/Vie-Long 13065S-2
Corn Huskers Lotion (prep)
The Fat
Schick Revere/Pella coated (7)
ice cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
ice cold water rinse
Tend Skin
GFT Sandalwood Skin Food PPB
Serge Lutens Muscs Koublai Khan

Great ice cold water shave,face and dome BBS!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Do you find the VDH bowl alittle small to work up a good lather? I tried some C.O. Bigelow yesterday but it seems like the bowl doesnt allow enough space to get enough lather for a couple passes. My VDH brush is also not broken it and kinda stiff.

 

Ladies and Gentleman,

today´s shave was a good one again. I want to share it with you.


Preshave: hot shower || Soap: Tim´s Soap Greek Peach || Brush: Nightdiver´s Honeystick || Razor: CAVA || Blade: Gillette Platinum || Aftershave: Anherb Aftershave Conditioner

Great!!! The soap is one of the best i´ve tried so far. The razor is a loan from a friendly member in our german forum. The combination with the Gillette Blade is very smooth. The razor isn´t an aggressive one. Right in the middle. At last i had to use my Anherb Aftershave Conditioner again...what a wonderfull stuff!!! Thank god i have one bottle left in my den. What a smell!!! WOW!!!

So Friends, take care of you and have a great time. Enjoy your shaves.

Greetings
Thorsten​

 

Love the look of that Cava razor but couldn't find any information about it. It looks great!
I also like what I read about the Anherb aftershave - that balm has received some crazy amount of positive comments online
Hmm....

• An Alcohol Free Herbal After Shave Lotion with Sandalwood Extracts and Vitamin E
• A special combination of selected herbs. Having powerful antiseptic & moisturizing properties. protects skin from after shave dryness & razor burn, heals minor cuts. Makes your skin feel comfortable after shaving.
• Anherb's specially formulated alcohol free After Shave Conditioner for Men is enriched with natural ingredients that help the skin combat against the harsh and drying effects of shaving, cold weather and even sun.
• Sandalwood Oil: Extracted from tropical forests of Southern India, it makes for a very powerful ingredient which single handedly deals with problems like razor burns, acne, chapped & cracked skin. Its deep conditioning property makes it one of the key agents of the after shave formulation. Mint Leaf Extract: Known in nature for its cooling effect, it leaves skin feeling fresh and rejuvenated. It also doubles up as a pain relieving agent with soothing effect against razor cuts and burns.
• Paraben Free

 

You won´t find any (good) informations on the Internet. Only things i now about it, that is seems to be an Italian Razor (or spanish). There are different meanings about it. I would like to get some informations too, but had no luck since now...maybe a few guys here can give us some input. The CAVA seems often to be in use in the Italian shaving forum "Il rasoio". That´s what i know...

The Anherb is absolutely outstanding stuff. It has a wonderful cooling sensation and feels great applied to the skin. Very moisturizing and calming. I use it not too often, because you can only order this stuff in India...i wrote them weeks ago but didn´t get an answer now...but i can only highly recommend this stuff. When you have the chance to get one bottle, take your chance. It´s worth every penny!!!

 

Yes, seems like it's an Italian razor.

I actually just put in an order for a bottle of Anherb based on all those amazing reviews about it. People seems to go nuts about this product

$13.99 with free worldwide shipping was a pretty good deal. Seems like they have 4-5 bottles left.

 

Planned SOTD 2/15/15

Gillette New LC | PoliSilver (NOS Vintage) (D7)
Woodhead Medium Scuttle | Savile Row 3124
SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub | Cedar-Frankincense-Mint
Mitchells’ Wool Fat | Monster Alum Block
Handmade Soap Co. Soothing Cream | Nivea Sensitive ASB
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Goofed up last night and placed in last week SOTD but a good thing as I used the Gillette New LC for the first time this morning and somewhat disappointed in the shave. Not as close a shave as I'm used too and will use again tomorrow and possibly Tuesday and try different angles to see if I can get a closer shave. Also first time using a Savile brush and though I have only used a Rooney 3/2 Super just once and this Saville is either a Silvertip or Super Silvertip it feels denser and held more water. A decent shave this morning but need further shaves to see if the New LC is a keeper or not.

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Sunday 15th February



Warm shower
Hot towel
WSP Rustic Fougere Noir scuttle lathered
HMW Badger brush made by myself
Gillette ABC shell pattern handle Silver (1910)
Personna Med Prep (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Aqua Velva Ice Blue aftershave

Lovely shave from the ABC and the Med Prep. First time I've used a Med Prep smooth and sharp.

 

15 Feb 2015
Pre - Corn Huskers
Soap - RR XXX
Brush - Turkish #6
Razor - 66 Slim Adjustable (5,4,3)
Blade - Personna 74* (7)
AS - Gillette Cool Wave

Another DFS+, verrry close to BBS. The Personna 74* blade is simply outstanding.

 

Sunday

Soap: Catie's Bubbles "Le Nude" unscented
Brush: Oscar11 HIS synthetic
Razor: Gillette 1956 Superspeed
Blade: Personna med prep
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

Hahahaha! Thank you!

 

That is a beautiful razor! Did you have in replated? I was given 1952 Superspeed but it is nowhere close to that condition. Needs a good cleaning. I only tried it once so I dont have any opinions on it yet!

 

15 February 2015

* Wolfman Razor WR1-SB Aluminum Prototype
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber Barbeiro
* Mystic Water Frankincense & Myrrh
* Unrefined Shea Butter



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Thank you. I found this razor on eBay three years ago. It is in beautiful condition, does not appear to be a re-plate.

 

Stunning razor! Love the background info. (Nice pick-ax too! Do you use it to trim the tougher spots? LOL)

 

Nice ABC razor. Do you know what year? Is there a way to tell?

 

Sunday Morning Shave

Pre: Shower
Razor: Gillette Gold Handle Tech
Blade: Personna Lab
Soap: Tabac
Brush: VDH Badger
Post: NO POST!

A really nice shave. I think it's about shave #4 for that Personna, being sick made me lose count. I think I'll let it ride until something goes horribly awry. I enjoyed smelling Tabac so no after to cover it up this morning. This has got to be the 3rd shave I've done without an aftershave. What's wrong with me?

 

There's a date code inside the head that follows Gillette numbers making this a 1910
Thank you for your kind words

 

Henckels Friodur 8/8
H.I.S. XL brush
Martin de Candre soap
Crabtree & Evelyn Cologne

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SOTD Sunday 2-15-2015

Edwin Jagger Barley Chrome w/Crystal
Noxema
Speick SC
GP Scuttle
Semogue 820 Boar
Dickinson's WH
GB Body Lotion
Stetson Cooling Moisture ASL