SoS: February 16, 2015 - February 22, 2015

SOTD 2-16-15

1952 Super Speed
Astra SP (2)
C.O.Bigelow - used bowl on right today!
VDH boar brush

Three pass shave with a couple touchups and although not perfect, I got a CCS. I did get one little nick in neck area cause I spend too much time working a couple rough spots trying to get the BBS. I need to quick that and I am! No irritation though!

I bought the two mugs at Goodwill to try out for 99 cents each! What the heck, right?

Edited to add pic!

 

Tuesday's


Nivea Men's Face Wash
Col. Conk Lime Shave Soap
Jayaruh WC3 Pure Badger
Merkur 37c Heavy Duty Slant (the regular hammer)
Personna Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Barbasol AS

The Col. Conk Lime Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh WC3 Pure Badger Brush. Two passes with my Merkur 37c Heavy Duty Slant 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 Rose Petal WH and then Barfbasol after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Great looking Brush and also a Great looking Razor and handle.

 

My planned shave for Tuesday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/SuperMax Blue day 2
Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen WH
Fahrenheit EdT

Like my good friend Rod of Stirling Soaps says about his Glacial Lemon Chill soap, "dunk my head into a bucket of ice-cold lemonade? Why, that sounds positively delightful!" A perfect way to describe this awesome creation of his because this soap smells so lovely - fresh, zesty lemon with a menthol effect which pulverizes your face like the strongest of arctic winds, yet leaves it feeling so moisturized and comfortable after a shave. I love massaging my face with the Gold Bond moisturizer and getting its additional chilly jolt as well as its soothing feeling. Rod describes his Glacial Wintergreen witch hazel as a "punch in the face from a snowman who just brushed his teeth" and he's so right. What a fabulous, frigid shave I'm going to have in the morning!

 

Celestino, what size is the knot in that brush?

 

XVI February MMXV Shave

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Prep : Cold water
Razer : Gillette OC with Hibcoinc handle
Blade : Kroger SS DE - Israel
Brush : VDH
Soap : VDH
Post : Old Spice

I figured I would do a different background for this photo.

 

SOTD - Monday, February 16, 2015

Hot shower
Prep: Lime PSO
Brush: Duke 3
Soap: MWF
Razor: Weber
Blade: Voskhod
Post: Stirling Lemon Chill WH
Aftershave: Ogallala Bay Rum, Limes, & Peppercorns

 

Evening Shave for Tomorrow
Fresh off the Apache stones, this Wostenholm 'IXL' was a very smooth shaver. Quite a different feel from the larger, full-hollow razors I've used the previous two shaves—quiet, easy to navigate, firm and smooth. Very impressed with this 'slightly smiley' little razor. I've been using the Valobra soft 'menthol 'soap the past 3-4 shaves as the lather is quite slick—although the menthol bite is definitely lacking. I add some TSD bomb to 'spice it up' a bit.
Have a great Tuesday, everyone!

 

Phil, the Manchurian knot as advertised as 26mm, but feels much larger. Actually, I believe it is more like 27-27.5mm and I have to state that his might just be the nicest hair I have tried and that I have. When the proprietor sourced this hair, he told me it was from the same supplier that Simpsons gets their Manchurian hair, except that this hair isn't bleached as long.
It is superb hair and for the introductory price that he was selling them at, it was a virtual steal compared to what Simpsons is commanding for theirs!!
I had to pick up a few as they were just that good!

 

Tuesday SOTD 02/17/15

Razor: Gillette New LC/ Triad Brass Handle
Blade: PoliSilver (NOS Vintage) (D9)
Brush: EJ XL Synthetic Silvertip Fibre
Bowl: Doug Smith 5" Shaving Mug
Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub
Pre Shave Oil: Eucalyptus Peppermint Vanilla
Shave Soap: Jabonman Mountain
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Davidoff Cool Waters ASB



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For Tuesday February 17th
Clubman Bay Rum AS
Homeade preshave oil: olive oil, grapseed oil, clove oil
Figaro shaving cream
E1 Fatboy
Voskhod razor blade

 

Tuesday SOTD
Maggard MR8 SS heavy handle razor
Voskhod blade
Omega boar brush
Krampert's Finest Bay Rum Acadian Spice shaving soap
Krampert's Finest Bay Rum Acadian Spice AS​

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Menthol Monday Feb 16th
Prep: Hot water and Proraso Green Pre-shave
Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable on 7
Blade: Voshkod
Brush: Plisson
Soap: Soap Commander Vision
Post: Home-mix aftershave (with some of The Rub mixed in). Oh and that weird looking clump in the aftershave is some shea butter I threw in there that hasn't dissolved yet. For now it just looks thoroughly unappealing.
This was an inaugural shave for both the Plisson and Soap Commander. I was lucky enough to pick these up from someone in town, and used them pronto. SC Vision has a scent that's great to me, think lily-pads on cool water. Minty and fresh, with a little bit of light herbal/sweetness and a mild cooling. The plisson worked quite well also, a lot like my Muhle HJM but a little less backbone and more diameter (22mm vs 19mm) which I liked. Won't comment on other aspects of Soap Commander's performance until after I've got another couple shaves in, but so far I like it.

 

How is that bay rum?

 

2/17/15

Prep: warm wash and Cornhusker's Lotion
Lather: St. James Mandarin & Patchouli cream
Brush: Bodyshop synthetic
Razor: Schick J1
Blade: Schick (2)
Post: Captain's Choice Cat O' Nine Tails

Taking a short break from blade focus/face lather February to use the Schick injector razor. Decent 3 pass shave. Not sure I will give up my Weber as a daily driver.

 

Tuesday's Shave



Prep: Hot shower w/ Grandpa's Pine Tar
Soap: Arko
Brush: Omega 13522
Razor: '46-'50 Gillette Heavy Gold Tech
Blade: store brand Israeli Personna
Post: Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Balm
Scent: Pinaud Clubman

Ok shave today. Bit of irritation due to yesterday's extreme cold weather I think.

 

Upside down? Makes me dizzy at 4:46am

 

SOTD
February 17, 2015

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: RazoRock Stealth Slant
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Lather: Mike's Natural Barber Shop
Post: Alum.Thayers Lavender WH.
Aftershave: Canoe
Super duper shave.
Go out and get it!

 

Tuesday 17 February 2015



George Wostenholm & Sons Pipe Razor, 5/8 Half Hollow, Square Point​

As a collector and historian of pogonotomy, I love shaving with old straight razors and I like to revive important pages of history, adding art to the pleasure of shaving. Wostenholm certainly is one of the most important straight razor makers of the past, with a glorious history to tell, its razors are still capable of giving a superb shave no matter of a long time has padded by. Just perfect and agile, this bow razor is still doing an excellent job.​

• Pre-Shave: Myrsol Emulsión
• Soap: DR K Peppermint Shaving Soap
• Brush: Plisson Badger
• Bowl: Old Barber Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: George Wostenholm & Sons Pipe Razor, 5/8 Half Hollow, Square Point
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: Myrsol Agua de Limón