Am I the only one bothered by the upside down soap? It might just be my OCD

The inside of the container is clean. Maybe the shaver loads the soap in his hand, rinses it off, and returns it to the container. Just a thought.

It was the first use of the Cade so the container is not nearly as clean now. It's in there upside down because the diameter of the bowl and that side of the soap are nearly the same. The soap moves around less when working the brush that way.

Planned Sunday SOTD
Ikon 102 Razor
Gillette silver blue blades
Fuller synthetic brush
CRSW Classic Puro Fresco shave soap
The "Veg" aftershave (glass bottle)
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First day of my March 30 day OC Focus.

Just my odd sense of humor, sorry.

March 1 Plans

Stirling Sheep Soap
Merkur 37C Slant Bar
Feather blade (day 1)
Ever-Ready C40 Boar
Stirling Naked and Smooth soap & D.R. Harris Almond cream
Three passes
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, & unrefined shea butter

I will shave with one of my favorite razors during March, a Merkur 37C. I will begin the month with my Ever-Ready boar brush. I've had it a long time, but it's still like new. I have some MdC on order, and I may switch over to one of my badger brushes to try it out.

Have a blessed Sunday, all!

Sunday's Planned SOTD 3/1/15
Razor: Cobra Classic
Blade: Feather Artist Club Pro (D7)
Brush: Wolf Whiskers Synthetic 22mm
Bowl: Doug Smith 5" Shaving Mug
Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Iced Citrus Mint
Shave Soap: Mikes Bay Rum
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Dominica Bay Rum


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Sunday's Shave
1 March 2015

Gillette New Deluxe / t2
Gillette 7 O'Clock SP (black)
RV Custom / TGN finest xh
ARKO SS

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Sunday:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Cleaning Gentle Scrub, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Beeline Boar
Soap: Speick cream
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (4, 5, 6)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, Speick AS splash
Cologne: Jasmin et Cigarette by Etat Libre d' Orange

I hadn't shaved in a couple of days, so I had plenty of stubble to sacrifice on the Bic blade. I'll be using even more Ginger's Garden for most of this month than usual, but I wanted to start the month off with the Speick, which whipped up to a great lather with the Beeline Boar brush that is 1) finally breaking in so the tips are soft, and 2) shedding enough that it won't last through the summer, in all likelihood. Three comfortable passes produced nearly BBS results - relative to the lack of an ATG pass - with only one tiny weeper on my throat.

Sunday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Catie’s Bubbles-La Terre Verte
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Viking’s Sword Personna (4)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip-24mmx48mm
Aftershave: Azzaro

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

Catie’s Bubbles LTV today. 20 seconds to load the WD Silvertip. Always a great, easy, thick, lather. Viking’s Sword in the Slim. Nice smooth, close, shave. I finished with Azzaro.

Bob

SOTD
March 1, 2015

Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: ATT Kronos S1 Slant Bar Razor
Blade: Ladas
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Lather: Martin de Candre
Post: Alum. Thayers Lavender WH.
Aftershave: Floid Black
Great shave. The ATT S1 is such a smooth shaver.
Go out and get it

Sunday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/SuperMax Blue day 7
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen SS
Visal AS Gel
Osage Rub AS
Grey Flannel EdT

This set-up would be perfect for a Menthol Monday Shave because it can turn a guy's face into a block of ice. I had pretty good lather from the Glacial Wintergreen soap, and the menthol effect took hold right away - by the way, it's a good idea to keep the lather away from your eyes if you don't want them to start tearing. The second pass felt so damned cold that I could hardly feel the blade on my face. The Visal gel is nicely-scented, and EXTREMELY cold - in fact I think it's about as cold as the Rubby Dubby Doo. What a great shave this was. I really love these SuperMax Blues.

Sunday 1 March 2015



Mastro Livi Inox, 6/8 Full Hollow, Round Point​

This is the latest razor I ordered to Mastro Livi and this is going to be added to the ones I will bring with me on my business trips. Very simple, yet effective, it is a 6/8 with a round point, made from the very same stainless steel used for Grifetto, it in fact has the "Inox" mark handwritten by Mastro Livi. Just like every other straight razor made by Mastro Livi and using this stainless steel, it gives a lovely and smooth shave, something I would consider in-between carbon steel and RWL-34. Of course, this is the razor i am going to bring with me on my next business trip!​

• Pre-Shave: Myrsol Emulsión
• Soap: Tabac Shaving Cream
• Brush: Frank Shaving Synthetic - 22mm
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi Inox, 6/8 Full Hollow, Round Point
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: Mennen Skin Bracer

1 March 2015 Shave

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today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
Oscar11 omega boar
soap commander vision
Gillette slim(g4)(7)
persona lab(3)
ICED Skin Bracer original
today's shave was nice. great lather, wonderful scent. three passes, very nice results. finished with iced Bracer.
church today, y'all come with me.

Sherlock Sunday
I got some Chiseled Face on the recommendation from a friend. I chose Sherlock because the scent description was interesting. The soap lathered easily and provided plenty of glide and protection. The scent is subtle in the soap, but it surprised me. I was expecting a dark leathery peppery tobacco type, but this one opens with a bright refreshing sweetness. The aftershave opens the same way, but dries down to a leathery masculine scent. I like it. The aftershave also has a significant alcohol, then menthol kick before the scent develops. In the winter I might add a balm for extra moisture, but this combo could easily stand on its own in warmer months.
The Gillette New LC is a smooth operator. Nice and easy today, leaving my skin smooth without irritation.
Prep: Kiehl's face wash
Soap: Chiseled Face Sherlock
Brush: HIS lather monster
Razor: Gillette New LC
Blade: Voskhod (1)
AS: Chiseled Face Sherlock

looks like a GOOD razor!

3/1/15

Prep: hot shower, face wash and Cornhusker's Lotion
Lather: homebrew leftovers and samples
Brush: Vie-Long 13061M
Razor: Gillette New LC
Blade: Feather (1)
Post: cool rinse and Old Spice

2nd lather with this soap and the Vie-Long brush. It was okay, but I think I learned that my little cheap synthetic BodyShop brush does better with this soap mixture - a collection of slivers and samples too small to lather on their own have been tossed into a tub over the past year. I will confirm the lather tomorrow - or perhaps this afternoon with a relaxing head shave.

Sunday 1st March



Warm shower
Hot towel
WSP Rustic Fougere Noir scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Black Handle Superspeed (U1 1974)
Gillette Platinum (Made in England 1976) (4)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Aqua Velva Ice Blue aftershave

Lovely razor