SoS: March 16, 2015 - March 22, 2015

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On behalf of everyone here...where's the party?

 

Date Night Shave
SOTD
March 20, 2015

Gillette NDC Rhodium Super Speed
Ladas #3
Doug Korn ProtoType Amber Florescent
TOBS Jermyn Street
Proraso Aftershave Lotion
TOBS Jermyn Street Cologne

Last shave on the road. Looking forward to returning Home to the Desert after two weeks in the Jungle. BBS two pass shave, with slight irritation on the neck. Way too many Cervezas .

 

Missing Al's Shave Creams. Super lather!

 

Love that Pino!

 

As they say in Mexico: No ticket, no tequila.

 

Very nice Blue Tip!

 

Lovely picture, as usual. We take lessons from you. Thanks!

 

Must be the Adult Beverages.

 

Saturday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Col. Conk Amber Shaving Soap
Frank Shaving Finest Badger
GEM MMBT
GEM Super Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Aqua Velva

This is week three of GEM/ER SE Month. GEM MMBT is up to bat and doing a great job.

The Col. Conk Amber Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Frank Shaving Finest Badger Brush. Two passes with my GEM MMBT SE razor and a GEM Super 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 Aqua Velva after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

pre: hot towel over lather
brush: Semogue 1800
soap: Vreto shaving soap Guava
razor: "The Rebar"
blade: Sputnik (1)
aftershave: Bello Bay Lime

Vreto is a local artisan that makes the best soap I ever tried and it has shea butter and lanolin in it. The soap lathers easily in hard water, offers exceptional protection while shaving and stellar postshave, so much that I actually didn't need an aftershave but wanted to complement the tropical scent of guava with some bay rum and lime. Nice combo.
The razor is a Maggard/Matador lookalike and does its job very well. Since it has no name or code I dubbed it "The Rebar".
Russian blade test is still on and I'm liking the Sputniks a lot.

 

Saturday morning's planned shave:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Sharp day 6
Italian Palmolive Menthol SC
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS
Fahrenheit EdT

I want to look my best because my wife and I are going to my cousin's son's Bar Mitzvah and we have to get an early start. My dear friend Ryan inspired me to use the Palmolive Menthol cream, which we both love so much. It has everything I look for - a great scent, awesome lather, it's so cold as well as moisturizing and soothing and not that hard to find. The Gold Bond, together with the Aqua Velva will ensure continued cooling after my shave. So far, so good with the Sharp blade.

 

Planned Saturday shave....

I didn't shave today due to excess blood loss from yesterday. So, tomorrow's will be the usual setup with a change in creams only.

Every man jack shave cream
Black handle SS
New Gillette SB(1)
Refurbished boar brush in clear handle
Every man jack post shave balm.

Then maybe hit up an antique store

 

I'm down to the very last of it Mark so I'm trying to finish it off. It does make some heavy lather.

 

March Focus - Vintage and Carbon
March 20, 2015 - Week 3 Day 6
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - VDH Boar
Soap - Arko
Razor - '46-'50 Gillette Tech
Blade - (4)
Post - RazoRock Alum & Aqua Velva Musk

Day four on the Voskhod and it's just as good as day one. I had almost forgotten how much I love this blade. The Tech is almost too mild but I still got DFS with only two passes since I was in a hurry to get to work early. Thursday and Fridays really create a challenge for time. I need to get up a bit earlier I think. Anyway, another great shave. One more to go before going to the final carbon setup for the month. Then it's on to April and something different! Oh, and happy Spring everyone!

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Saturday's planned shave:

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Omega 80080 Boar Brush
Razor: Merkur 34C
Soap: The Copper Hat - Island Hopper
Blade: Personna Red (1)
Post: Alum and Thayers WH Original



Hope everyone's going to have a great weekend!

 

Every time I see a bullet tip I am remembered about the fact that I still don't have one.
It's a very attractive design.

 

If I'd ever buy an Omega brush it'll be either the 10098 or the one, can't remember the name, with nice wooden handle.
The 10098's size is very appealing to me.

 

SATURDAY
Evening Shave for Tomorrow
My first shave since Tuesday morning—this is what happens when I leave town for a few days and forget my razor. To handle the 'heavy-duty' work, I grabbed the big 7/8 Wostenholm razor, which did the trick. Three smooth passes left my face with near BBS.
Have a great Saturday, all!

 

Saturday's Planned Shave

Razor: Gillette Rhodium Fatboy (S6)
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (D13)
Brush: Rooney 3/2 Super Silvertip
Bowl: Lady Sea Creations 5" Shave Bowl
Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub
Pre Shave oil: Homemade Jasmine Orange Vanilla
Shave Soap: Catie's Bubbles IB Tonsorial Parlour
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Tiki AS Lotion


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