SoS: March 23, 2015 - March 29, 2015

Today was a typical MDC 3 pass shave day. In other words, great!

MDC
Rapira Platinum Lux
Slim Adjustable

 

26 Mar 2015
Soap - L'Occitane Cade
Brush - Turkish #6
Razor - Rockwell 6S (#5)
Blade - Ladas (3)
AS - Florida Water
Skipped my shave yesterday, results today...gonna be a face rubbing kinda a day it was that good

 

Thursday
hot shower
Shavemac Custom 167,2 band,d01,fan
Corn Huskers Lotion (prep)
RazoRock XX SS
iKon Stainless Slant with UFO Godzilla Handle/Iridium Super (3) Seems like the extra weight of Gojira makes this slant even smoother. I'm sure the Iridiums added to the smoothness.
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Can You Handlebar Beard Dry Oil
RazoRock XX ASL ------There's a lil menthol in this ASL,just enough to be soothing,great scent and skincare.
Histores de Parfums 1828 (Jules Verne)

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

03/26/15
Prep – MR GLO
Razor – GEM Feather Weight
Blade – CVS GEM (1)
Brush – Rudy Vey with TGN Finest
Lather – MdC
Post - Witch Hazel, Dove AS Balm and CC Bay Rum AS



Thanks @JR Reyes for the loan of 4 GEM Razors to test drive. I stopped by CVS Pharmacy on the way home last night and picked up some blades. Placed an order for some PETE GEM blades for the upcoming shaves. I shaved with a GEM Feather Weight for this mornings shave. A very good 3 pass shave this morning. The angle was very easy to find and I was happy with the resulting shave. I did have a problem getting close enough above my lip and the point of the chin. Reached for the Mongoose to clean up those areas. I sure these areas will get better as I get used to the GEM razors.

 

Thursday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: La Toja Cream-Great Cream!
Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Green Super Stainless (4)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip-24mmx48mm
Aftershave: Canoe

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

La Toja Cream today. 5 seconds to load the WD Silvertip. Great, easy, thick, lather. Gillette 7 O’Clock Green SS still in the FH Tech. Nice smooth, close, shave. I finished Canoe.

Bob

 

Rasatura di Giovedi.

Another day with QCS, another BBS shave: poverty 2-pass: ATG and XTG. These soaps lather so luxuriously, a face lather can actually generate suction between the brush and my face. Maybe i've been doing something wrong, but i not experienced this previously.
I prepped my beard in the shower with a "shampoo bar" (tallow) soap since I wanted to try it on my beard and it smelled and felt great pre- and post shave, but I was in a rush, I had a few weepers.

Prep - Hot shower with QCS "Peppermint Eucalyptus"
Razor - Bonsa Wiener
Brush - Omega 80265 Boar
Soap - QCS "Basilica"
Balm - QCS "Vetiver"

 

does the Latoja creme give as great a shave as the Latoja stick?
a proper question would be, have you used the stick, and how does it compare?

 

26 March 2015

* Merkur HD 34C
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber C7
* Mystic Water Sweet Briar
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO



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Great shave last night. DFS bordering on BBS.

The gear.
-Stephan stay smooth brushless cream.
-Feather popular razor for two passes, gillette 7 o'clock sterling for touch up.
-Feather blade.
-Gabel's bay rum aftershave
-A little aveeno unscented aftershave lotion.

The feather razor gave me a close comfortable shave, the gillette took it on to a DFS.

I generally like mild razors and can get very good results from them, however the feather popular is the one mild razor that seems to be too mild for my taste. I can get a close comfortable shave from it but not much better than that.

The gillette sterling doesn't feel as smooth as some razors, it looks and feels pretty cheap, but I get good results with it.

 

SOTD: Thursday, March 26
Soap: Reef Point Bay Rum
Relegated to the Shower
Brush: Simpson TSN LE M6 Manchurian 114/200
Bowl: n/a
Razor: Merkur 37C
Blade: Feather (3)
Aftershave: Meehan Bay Rhum

Have a great day!​

 

YMMV.

 

SoTD for Thursday, March 26, or, brushing up...

Pre-BBC oil
Soap- Pre de Provence
Brush- vulfix, streets of London 'the strand'
Razor- schick F
Blade- krona chrome vintage
Rinse- Osage
Aftershave- Fine Vetiver
Balm- Kiehl's
Cologne- Ho Hang Club



The Schick F continues to be great. I find myself going quite fast with it. I had to make myself slow down a couple times this morning. Today the brush is a Vulfix. It is a Strand, from the Streets of London series. This is yet another finalist in my 'brushes that look and feel vintage, yet are new' search. Like the Semogue SOC, this is a brush that impressed me greatly. For the price, I genuinely feel that this is a top tier brush. I would not hesitate to pick up another Vulfix brush. I was pretty proud that I had reigned in my reckless spending on razors... and then I decided to pick up a brush. Just one. Now I have a brush problem! What is it with this crazy shaving lifestyle that compels us to accumulate so much stuff??

 

SOTD Thursday 3-26-2015

GEM Micro-Matic Bullet Tip
GEM Stainless
Noxzema
Tiki Fougere SC
GP Scuttle
Lijun Finest Badger
Dickinson's WH
GB Body Lotion
British Sterling ASL

 

Thursday 26th March



Warm shower
Hot towel
B&M Bay Rum scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Red Tip Superspeed (Made in England)
Gillette 7 O'Clock Blue SP (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
DR Harris Bay Rum aftershave

First use of this blade, sharp and smooth I was given a few in a pif. Not sure if I'll buy any in bulk they're one of the more expensive Russian blades that's become available again recently.

 

3/26/15

Prep: Hot shower and Cornhusker's Lotion
Lather: TSD Coconut
Brush: TGN synthetic
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Lord super stainless (2)

3 passes with no surprises. Continue to be impressed with the TGN synthetic brush as a face lathering brush.

 

26mar15
Neutrogena shave cream
Black badger brush
Merkur 34c HD
Astra SP(1)
Every Man Jack post shave

Finally used up the Neutrogena cream...
I was itching to try the Astra blade so I loaded up the 34c. I like to use my 34c when I first try a blade since I know it does a good job. I don't think I've had a bad shave with it no matter what blade I've used in it(even dorco), only have had better shaves. Today was a better shave. I could have stopped with one pass if I was in a hurry and had somewhere to go. I did two passes. Only two nicks that were my fault, no one else to blame. I have found that no matter how good and smooth a shave goes, the EMJ post shave stings ever so slightly.

I'm happy to be finally moving through my trial packs of blades and such so I can narrow down my choices and buy a 100pack. I still need to try my personnas though. And try the Astra SP and Gillette SB in two more razors to know for sure.

Anyway.... Another great shave and have a great day.

 

Shave of the day

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

Soap/cream- The shave den Lemongrass lanolin shaving soap 1xmenthol

Brush- Whipped dog 24mm silvertip

Razor- Merkur 37c

Blade- Rapira super stainless

Post- Cold water rinse, Aqua Velva Ice blue aftershave lotion and Nivea sensitive aftershave balm

Very nice shave with the Rapira, if it shaves like this on the second shave and if the rest of the package is as good as this one then I might have found a new blade. It gave me a smooth shave, I need to use it a few more times before I say more. I need to pay extra attention for if it tugs =)

Great shave with the Merkur and MAAAAAN I LOVE AQUA VELVA amazing aftershave. Good scent, nice menthol feeling not to overpowering and a good alcohol content.

The TSD soap is very very nice, thanks again @RaZorBurn123. The menthol is perfect, it's easily stronger than proraso, but exactly what I wanted =) Great scent on that Lemongrass. As Kerry says, "Go out and get it!"

All in an, good to great shave =D

 

SOTD
Thursday, March 26, 2015

IKon Shavecraft 102 Slant with Triad Copper Handle
Rapira Platinum Lux #3
Oscar 11 Blue & White Boar 28X55mm
HTGAM Gondolier Synergy SS
HTGAm Aftershave/Cologne - Gondolier

Today was the Maiden Voyage of my new Oscar11 brush. After a week of breaking in, this Blue & White Boar was up to the task at hand. Whipping up a mountain of lather in seconds. With a Knot set at 28, a Loft of 55mm and a Handle of 78mm it's a perfect fit for my big mitts. Thanks Steve!

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Razor: Gillette 195 Fat Boy (f1) 1960 (5) (3)
Brush: Whipped Dog 30/45 Silvertip
Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue
Cream: TOBS Coconut cream
Blade: Feather (1)
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Nivea Men Post Shave Balm, TOBS Luxury AS
Whipped up a thumb nail size dollop of the TOBS in my favorite mug with my favorite brush. My favorite daily driver the FB is hard to put away for another razor, because it shaves me so well. It's weight does all the work. WTG XTG on my face and neck on 5. ATG on my neck on 3. Nice and slick and with my FB on 3 for my neck I can buff a little on the hard to get to spots for a very nice smooth shave. Great cucumber smell with the WH, and then some soothing Nivea. After cleanup some nice TOBS AS for a change of pace. Listening to a lot of vintage music this week, in my way back machine. This is a great Stevie Nicks live from 1981. Back in the day of big hair. Have a good one y'all.

 

Beautiful setup!