SoS: April 20, 2015 - April 26, 2015

Two wins....technique was spot on to create that shave and a wife who loves the Veg!

 

Definitely blessed to have a wife who loves the veg.

 

Aggressive April - Day 13 (4/21/15)



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

Great 2 pass XTG & ATG shave today. Tomorrow, I try a blade I haven't tried in the Cadet yet.

 

My new '60 Gillette Fatboy came in last night so I decided to make this morning old school

Gillette F4 1960 Fatboy
Person Blue Blade
Arko Soap (First time trying it!)
Semogue 2000 Boar Brush
A/S Old Spice

 

Great looking Fatboy. Congrats on the score.

 

My wife hates about 90% of my aftershaves!

 

I ran out of pomade today. How am I to be dapper without the pom-ade?!

 

A dapper man plans ahead.

 

04/21/2015

Prep: Hot shower
Razor: Gillette Super Speed
Blade: Voskhod (2)
Brush: Omega 80080 Boar Brush
Soap: Maggard London Barbershop
Post: Cold rinse, Alum block, Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive ASB

Another great shave accomplished.

 

Pomade? Aren't you a Dapper Dan man?!?!

 

SOTD 4-21-15

Razor: ATT M1 with Bamboo handle
Blade: Personna Blue (new)
Soap: CO Bigelow
Bowl: Steel
Brush: VDH Boar
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: Broke out the M1 plate cause I was trying a new blade out and wanted a mild shave. It was good.

Blade: First time trying this blade and not sure about it. It didnt seem as sharp or smooth as the Astra SP or the Platinum Lux's I am used to. I am not sure if I will use it again tomorrow or not. I might try one more fresh blade of them to see if maybe I just didnt get the best one this time!

Cream: I used this cream before and it work very good. It lathers up easy and seems to offer pretty good protection! You can tell it is menthol though as it does seems kinda strong.

Comments: Shave was good but not great! I only managed to get a CCS not a DFS in three passes with some light touchup. No weepers but some slight irritation based on the Alum block's feedback on the lower chin and neck area. For me the razor seems pretty mild but it is efficient and will give you a great shave but i think you have to use a better blade in it, a sharper and smoother blade to achieve that.

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.

 

Handsome guys! Brent is that the black beauty I sent you? Great picture!

 

Mike, could you compare the M1 plate with another razor, as far as mildness? I'm thinking the M1 would serve me well. Thanks! Kerry

 

Tuesday Shave

Pre: Shower
Brush: VDH
Razor: Merkur 23c
Blade: Sputnik
Cream: Proraso Blue
Post: Proraso Blue

A very solid DFS. I really like the way the Proraso Blue balm feels and smells once it dries down. Now, if only Proraso would release a Red balm and a Blue Pre, I'd be happy.

 

I would say it is close to the Weber but not quite the same with the ATT M1 being milder. I would also say that the M1 is slightly above the R89 in aggression. Not sure it that helps at all as it is just my opinion. I think it is a bit too mild and I like the R1 as I think it is more efficient but still not too aggressive. Probably about mid aggression level.

I will also say that it is not as mild as the Feather AS-D2!

I would be happy to send you my M1 plate to try out for a week if you want. Just let me know.

I forgot to add that I can also send the top cap and either a iKon Bamboo handle or the Maggard MR1 handle if you need them!

Thx.

 

It is! It gets alot of love!

 

This dapper man is just trying to get by at the time! hard times here.

 

Wednesday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Col. Conk Amber Shave Soap
Omega Pro 49 boar brush
'62 Gillette Slim
Rapira Super Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Pinaud Classic Vanilla

The Col. Conk Amber Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Omega Pro 49 boar brush. Two passes with my '62 Gillette Slim razor and a Rapira 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 Lemon WH and then Pinaud Classic Vanilla after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Also, 5000th post today.

 

Wednesday morning's plans:

Nivea Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/SuperMax Blue day 3
Tabac Shaving Stick
Lubriderm Unscented Moisturizer
Tabac AS

I know, I know, I know - no menthol for this shave, right? The reason why is because I have so darned many soaps which I haven't used in ages and I definitely need to start using them. The Tabac stick has always been a top-favourite of mine. The scent is so old-school and nice, the lather is so rich and easy to work up, and you get great skincare as well. The matching aftershave reminds me of when I was living in Greece - strange, huh? The SuperMax Blue blade worked so well this morning, and it gave me a perfect BBS shave with almost no effort. I'm expecting a repeat performance of that tomorrow.

 

Edwin Jagger DE89L razor
with Astra S.P. blade (3),
Edwin Jagger STF XL brush,
Lather-up with CRSW American Barber Shop,
finish with water, Witch Hazel
and Krampert's Bay Rum for a DFS!