SoS: April 13, 2015 - April 19, 2015

Aggressive April - Day 10 (4/17/15)



Prep: Hot shower
Soap: TSD Barber Shoppe shave stick
Brush: Omega 13522
Razor: Cadet OC
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Post: Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Balm
Scent: Tommy Bahama Very Cool

Great 2 pass shave today. WTG & XTG.

 

SOTD 04/17/2015

Prep: Hot shower, PSO
Razor: Merkur 34C
Brush: Omega 13109 Pure Badger
Blade: Super Max Platinum (2)
Cream: Kiss My Face Lavender
Post: Cold rinse, Alum block, Witch Hazel, Aqua Velva Ice Sport

Decent shave today. Unfortunately, it took 4 passes + touch up to get it where I wanted it to be. Slight pickup of irritation from the alum, but not too bad.
I put away the blade in my blade bank. I don't think I'll be using the Super Max Plat again.

 

great looking brush

 

SOTD - Friday, April 17, 2015

Shower
Prep: Homemade Citrus & Cedar PSO
Brush: Simpsons Duke 3 best
Soap: MdC Fougere
Razor: Weber PH, Wave handle
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (3)
Cologne: Kenneth Cole Signature

 

Razor: Schick G1
Blade: Vintage Schick
Brush: Custom Silvertip
Cream: Local Gent Shaving Co-Bay Rum
After: Pinaud-Lime Sec
It's official Lime Sec will be going into the regular rotation. I like it and SWMBO likes it so a bottle is on the way.
The Local Gent cream was a sample I got from @Drygulch and I found it to be a very good cream with a nice scent.

 

Last day of my week with the Schick Platinum DE razor - more about that here

Razor: Schick Platinum DE
Blade: GSB
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Soap: Arko in vintage stick holder
A/S: Anherb
EdC: Tabac

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Glad you like them. My wife didn't like the Lime Sec, at all.

 

Yeah I was surprised there was a Pinaud product that she did like.

 

Saturday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Cella
Omega Pro 98 boar brush
Schick M2 Adjustable
Personna Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Aqua Velva

The Cella Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Omega Pro 98 boar brush. Two passes with my Schick M2 Adjustable razor and a Personna 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 Lemon WH and then Aqua Velva after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Gonna have another freezing-cold shave Saturday morning with:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Personna day 6
Chiseled Face Cryogen SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash
Chabrawichi 555 Cologne

As if my shaves the last couple of days weren't frigid enough, (oh yes they were!) the one I'll be taking tomorrow will be even more frigid. Yes, the Cryogen soap has become the Supreme King of Freeze and it leads the Glacial soaps by about a half length. The lather of this soap works up so easily and the skincare is also terrific - in fact I'm really impressed by it. The Gold Bond/Penguin duo are so wonderfully icy as well. My Personna blade is still performing at about 80% which is fabulous for its sixth upcoming shave, and I have a very tough beard.

 

Well, talk about procrastinating, I'm posting my 8 a.m. shave at 11:30 at night
And it was a doozie
Brush: extra heavy Carrington Made Rite with a TGN Finest fan knot. Works wonders on even hard soap
Soap: The Fat, bowl lathered
Razor: my birth year and quarter vintage Gillette Super Speed Red Tip
Blade: voted by this consumer guide as a best buy, Rapira Swedish Supersteel
A/S Balm: Castle Forbes Lavender
Three passes, no touch ups, no blood in the slightest.
I can't wait for tomorrow to do it again.

 

Ah yes, the Red Made Rite.

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I am glad to see you are still enjoying it!

 

I have 4 of the items you have there VDH bowl, Gentleman Jon, Cella, and the tweezerman brush! All are good items to keep in any den in my opinion and they dont break the bank. I love coming back to my VDH bowl and Tweezerman brush, it takes me back 4 years ago when i first started getting into wet-shaving!

 

Saturday's Planned SOTD

Razor: Weber w Classic Handle
Blade: Gillette Bleue Extra (D10)
Brush: Bethlehem Olivewood w 26mm HMB
Bowl: ShaveWorks 4.25" Shave Bowl
Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub
Pre Shave Balm: Prep
Shave Soap: Dr. Jon Propaganda
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud

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Yeah, I like those items too! I mainly use the VDH bowl to soak the brush. I got the Tweezerman brush from the Nationwide Tour and I like it alot. Got the Cella in a soap trade and had the Gentleman Jon but never got it out of the drawer til recently.

 

SOTD 4-17-15

Razor:1961 Flair Tip Super Speed
Blade: Bolzano (new)
Soap: Tiki Pumpkin Lager
Bowl: VDH
Brush: Tweezerman badger
Post: Gentleman Jon Alum block

Preshave was just face wash with warm water and post shave was rinse with warm water then some cold water splashes and pat dry! I then applied the Alum block.

Razor: Tried out the 1961 Flair Tip Super Speed I just received today.

Blade: First time using this blade (came with the razor) and to tell you I cant tell you anything about it as my razor was so mild, I didnt notice the blade cutting anything!

Soap: This is the very first time trying this soap out. It's very easy to lather and gives very good protection. It also smells really good! No issues at all with it. (From the Newbie PIF here on TSD!)

Comments: Shave was good, I did manage to get a DFS but not quite a BBS. One nick and no irritation based on the Alum block feedback. For me the razor is on the pretty mild side but maybe with the blade I used, it worked okay as I didnt have to do any extra passes but a little more cleanup in chin/neck area, hence the nick!

Please feel free to leave comments on any items used as I enjoy reading them to see what others say about the gear I am using/trying out!

Thx.

 

Enjoying it? Damn right the Made Rite. It and my bowl lathering wonder Ever Ready you did for my are two of my franchise players, never to be sold or traded.

 

SOTD Saturday 18Apr15





Razor: ATT R-1 Base Plate W/88mm Kronos Handle {19}
Razor Blade: Wilkinson Sword DE Blade {7}
Shaving Brush: Whipped Dog 30/65mm Silver Tip Badger Black&White Marbled Resin Handle
Shaving Mug: VDH Luxury Mug Set
Shaving Soap: Vander-Williams Shaving Soap aka Patrick's Blend
Pre-Shave Oil: Stirling Coniferous Pre-Shave Oil
After Shave Balm: RazoRock Ultimate Aftershave
After Shave: Stirling Soap Co. Coniferous

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)
This is will be the Seventh 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.
I will apply T.N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel after my morning shave.
This is the 19th. Day of 30 Day Rule using my, ATT Razor R-1 Base Plate W/88mm. Kronos Handle
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What a shave I had - any colder and I would've needed to wear my fur jacket. That Cryogen is the coldest thing ever invented!

 

April 18 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
Stirling San Antonio SS
WD Silvertip
FB w/Astra SP set on 5
Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill AS

A couple of first time uses for me today. The San Antonio SS was great. The performance I expect from Stirling, and the scent is just great. It is like a unique candy, but not too sweet. A lot of fun. I also used the Glacial Lemon Chill AS for the first time. I have some Stirling Bay Rum, and this is the AS that burns the most of all of my AS, but I like it. The Glacial is no different, until that Menthol coolness kicks in. Then it is a bit of fire and ice: Fantastic! It is colder than the Osage Rub, so it moves to the top of that list. The scent is great as well. My face is still chilled.