SoS: April 6, 2015 - April 12, 2015

Very nice Brush Guy, the WW handle has a new knot. Glad to see it added to the collection.

 

Had to go with the HMB as the original synthetic was a shedder which was too bad as it was an overall nice looking brush and it performed quite well. Will be the first time using the Hydra but it smells pretty darn good when you pop the lid.

 

Planned Shave for Friday 10Apr15





Razor: ATT R-1 88mm Kronos Handle
Blade: Wilkinson Sword DE Blade (4)
Shaving Mug: VDH Luxury Mug Set
Shaving Brush: "Oscar11" Custom 24/48mm TGN Super Finest Black& White Resin Handle **
Shaving Soap: Klar Kabinett
After Shave Balm:Afta After Shave Skin Conditioner
After Shave: Mennen Skin Bracer Original

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

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard).
Wilkinson Sword Classic DE Blade.(4)
This is will be the Fourth Shave on this Blade.
I will be Face Lathering again tomorrow morning
I will also use an Ice Cold Wet Face Cloth.
On my face as I have each day in the past week.
I will again shave with Cold Water tomorrow morning.

Being as I don't have any early appointments on Friday morning I will shave in the morning.
I will apply T.N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel after my morning shave.

Again using the WTG-XTG-ATG method (adjusted angles for my beard).
Hopefully I will get another DFS/BBS .
After Shave Balm of choice on Friday Morning will be Afta by Mennen
After Shave of choice on Friday Morning will again be Mennen Skin Bracer


This is the 12th. Day of 30 Day Rule using my, ATT Razor R-1 Base Plate 88-mm. Kronos Handle

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I've been extremely busy these days, so I couldn't post anything for a while..
Friday Morning Shave
Razor: Gillette Super Speed 40s
Blade: Rapira Super Stainless (3)
Brush: Vie-long White Horse Hair
Bowl: Touch Me
Soap: Arko + Ylang Ylang EO
AS: Arko Football

 

Arko April!!
Planned SOTD 10 April 2015







April 10, Day 10, (day 3, blade 2), the mighty mighty MTO!

Have a Great Friday!


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today's shave
hot water wash with dove+ care
l'occitane plisson
Nana June's bay rum soap
Gillette fatboy(d4)(7)
persona lab(3)
iced virgin island bay rum
soap commander love balm
today's shave was good.
still forming ideas about the plisson. fatboy Friday did well with three passes. very clean. finished with a double. first vibr, then some love balm. now doesn't that sound exotic.
no time for pic.
how y'all did as well, or better.

 

Friday, April 10 SOTD :

Homemade PS Oil
Cella
WD Silvertip
FB w/Gillette Silver Blue set on 3
Proraso AS

I made this an Italian day to try out Cella for the first time. A clean, comfortable shave. Ready to wrap up the week. Happy Friday!

 

Wolfman OC / WRH7 handle
Polsilver
Rooney Emillion 1 Super Badger
CRSW - Vetiver Moderne
CRSW - Vetiver Moderne A/S

Comme Des Garcons Series 4 Cologne - Vettiveru

 

thank you my friend --- Shave on!

 

SOTD

Face and head shave
April 10, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: Maggard MR5
Blade: Ladas
Brush: Omega S10018
Lather: Catie’s Bubbles LMR (Le Marche du Rasage)
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH.
Aftershave: PAA ClubGuy
Three new products. Maggard MR5, pleasantly surprised of the quality and shave. Omega S10018, while it won't replace the Plisson it sure has earned a spot in my rotation, even at $8.75. Caties Bubbles LMR, fresh, clean, powdery goodness! Other scents are going on, I just can't describe them. Awesome. I had a fantastic shave.
Go out and get it

 

Schick J1 razor
Personna blade
Palmolive Mentholated SC (Italian version)
WD Silver Tip brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix
Pinaud Lime Sec EDC

The Palmolive SC is COLD!! Love it! Gave a nice shave as well. I'm ready world, bring it on.

 

Those Maggard razors give very nice shaves!

 

Chiseled Rhapsody
Since this has become my favorite soap, I am trying out scent combinations with aftershaves to see what besides Cologne Russe matches up. I’m doing this so that I don’t just use Russe every single day, which I easily could, and ignore my other aftershaves. Today I tried Chiseled Face Sherlock, since it has a sweet opening note. I think this combination works pretty well. My face feels smooth and comfortable, and I like the leathery dry down of Sherlock.
I used a bit too much water this time, so the lather was not as luxurious as before, but the shave was still very good. No weepers or irritation, though the Sherlock did slap me a bit when first applied.

Prep: Warm water rinse
Soap: B&M Rhapsody
Brush: Brothers Bristles Beast Plisson
Razor: der Vorschlaghammer
Blade: Voskhod (1)
AS: Chiseled Face Sherlock

 

Frey's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: Stirling Bay Rum
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (3)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (7, 8, 9)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, Captain's Choice Cat o' Nine Tails AS splash
Cologne: Gigember Estragone by Dr. Vranjes

I woke up Thursday with no actual need to shave due to how close Wednesday's results were, so today became 'Friday, cleverly disguised as Thursday' when it came to my shaving gear. I actually got good lather from the Stirling, guys! I bowl-lathered with that specific hope, rather than my typical face-lathering, but at least it worked. The Bamboozled RAKE continues to impress me with close, comfortable shaves that border on BBS; I got a small weeper on my throat during the 3rd pass, but a shaky hand was to blame there.

 

SOTD 4/10/15

Razor: 1958 Fatty

Short and sweet...had a wonderful BBS shave this morning. The Razorock XXX was nice and slick and the Barbasol AS had sufficiently frozen my face. I'm a happy camper! Now back to the salt mines.

 

They do! They reworked the post so the blade is tighter, I had no issues at all. Highly recommend Maggard razors.

 

Another shave from Paradise - now I'm 100% convinced that the Cryogen soap is the coldest item known to mankind. Here is how I believe it compares to my Glacials and the Yeti Snot in menthol strength:

Yeti Snot: 93% (bitter-cold)

Glacials: 95% (approaching the danger level, but still considered safe)

Cryogen: 97% (STOP RIGHT THERE!)

It's not humanely possible for anything mentholated to be stronger because the sensation could put someone in the hospital. It could literally cause freezer burn.

 

6/8 Grelot
CR American Barbershop
homemade boar
Nice shave, have a good one.

 

Arko April Focus - CJB Kamisori
April 10, 2015 - Week 2 Day 6
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - VDH Boar
Soap - Proraso
Razor - EJ89l
Blade - (5)
Post - Alum and A/V Musk

Checked out the damage today and thought it prudent for another day or two of healing before resuming the CJB. Yep, that cut was a bit deep. Went to my EJ89 with the fabulous if hard to find Sharp Star on its fifth shave. BBS in three passes, still performing like a champ. Very little burn from the alum. A day closer to returning to the CJB. I'll just start assembling the things necessary now.

 

FRIDAY
Used the last of my Stirling 'Glacial Obsidian' this shave; extreme menthol chill, despite being cut with the Cade. It is (was) probably my favorite flavor of the Stirling line.
Very close shave this morn with the scimitar-styled Joseph Rodgers!
Have a blessed Friday, everyone!