SoS: February 23, 2015 - March 1, 2015

Saturdays Planned SOTD

Razor: Cobra Classic
Blade: Feather Artist Club Pro (D6)
Brush: Rooney Heritage Beehive 2 Super Badger
Bowl: Doug Smith 5" Shaving Mug
Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub
Pre Shave Balm: Proraso Sensitive
Shave Soap: P.160 Tipo Duro
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: RR R-160



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Does is smell like leather? =P

 

Today I opened my jar of Lavender MDC and was rewarded with a typical MDC shave. 3 passes and smooth as silk. The scent of MDC Lavender is a bit on the woody side, close to L.A.S.S. Woody Lavender, and not at all sweet like TOBS Lavender. Both the unscented and Lavender make an amazing lather.

MDC Lavender
Voskhod blade
Slim Adjustable

 

Well, I went with my Glacial Lavender soap as planned and the results were exactly what I wanted - a fantastic, frigid, BBS shave. Did I ever enjoy it!

 

Mark, it sounds like MdC works great for you. I ordered the lavender and the unscented varieties earlier this week, and I look forward to trying them both for the first time. Have a great weekend!

 

If you haven't tried MDC yet, then you are in for a treat. MDC is only one of 3 soaps I can routinely use without a pre-shave oil and still get 0% irritation.

 

Mark, what are the other two soaps?

 

Provence Sante

french soap mix, which is made from:
2 parts Provence Sante
1 part L'Occitane Cade
1 part MDC unscented

 

Thanks Mark. Now I have two more soaps on my 'must try' list!

 

Saturday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Maggard Limes & Bergamot
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Viking’s Sword Personna (3)
Brush: oscar11 2-Band Finest-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Country Club Frozen Vetiver

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

Maggard Limes & Bergamot today. 20 seconds to load the oscar11 badger. Always a great, easy, thick, lather. Viking’s Sword in the Slim. Nice smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Frozen Vetiver.

Bob

 

Shave of the day

Pre- Hot shower, Bulldog Original face wash, Sandalwood bar soap

Soap/cream- Seifenglatt Neroli shaving soap

Brush- Semogue 1470 boar
Hero of the day: Whipped dog 24mm silvertip

Razor- Gillette Slim adjustable(5)

Blade- Astra SP

Post- Cold water rinse, Pinaud Clubman Original aftershave lotion and Nivea sensitive aftershave balm with 1 drop of M-Bomb.

Started lathering with my Semogue I only got mediocre lather. I tried to shave anyway but I stopped in the middle of the pass because It was not a protective lather. I picked up my Whipped dog silvertip and tried again. And wow, the lather just exploded. What a difference!

Nevertheless I still got some irritation. And Pinaud Clubman wasn't shy of telling me =P

The results was an Okey shave. Pretty close. I don't know if it's because of the lather or because I haven't used the slim for a while. Or if my face was raw from the Semogue. We'll see next time =)

One drop of M-Bomb is enough for a nice cooling sensation. It was a GOOD finish!



I need to break in this brush a little more, I'm not happy with it so far. Any tips, more than using it? Because when I use it, it's to scritchy.

 

Razor. .. Gillette fat boy
Blade... Gillette silver blue
Brush... restored rubberset with tgn 2band finest 24mm
Soap... razorock king Louis lavender

 

Tabac Blast!
I combined Tabac soap and Tabac cream to make amazing lather and a superb shave. After washing my face I applied the cream as a pre shave in a thin layer. I then loaded the silvertip with soap and face lathered. It was best on the first pass, but the shave was optimal nonetheless. Krampert's Bay Rum is an excellent partner for Tabac.
Prep: Kiehl's face wash, Tabac cream
Soap: Tabac!
Brush: Brothers Bristles Silvertip Prototype
Razor: der Vorschlaghammer
Blade: Voskhod (3)
AS: Krampert's Finest Acadian Spice Bay Rum

 

XXVIII February MMXV Shave

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I'd like to see pics of the Brothers Bristles prototype.

 

A little something different today...

Barrister & Mann Laviathan
Parker best badger
Fatip piccolo
Cold water/alum rinse
Captains Choice Sandalwood

Today was one of those really good Fatip days!

My wife told me I smelled like "fragrant dust". I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not...

 

Nivea Men Sensitive Shaving Gel, 7-Ounce Canister

 

Saturday
hot shower
Vie-Long Lord Randle White Horse
Crown Shaving Co PSB
Tabac SS
Gillette Fatboy/Gillette 7 o'clock Green Permasharp Stainless (1)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Tabac ASL
Tabac edc

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Patients. Patience. It will break-in over time.

 

2/28/15

Prep: warm wash and Cornhusker's Lotion
Lather: Van Der Hagen/left over soap sliver stew
Brush: Omega 10066
Razor: Gillette New LC
Blade: Feather (3)
Post: Old Spice aftershave