SoS: April 20, 2015 - April 26, 2015

Had another stellar shave with the Schick "Krona". Truly a wonderful razor.

Razor: Gold, Schick "Krona"
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Soap: Proraso white
A/S: Myrsol Plastic Shave and Anherb (my current two favorites)

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Good Morning! My SOTD for Friday April 24th, 2015.....................
Proraso w/SOC Boar (bowl lather)
Schick G1 Injector (5)
Dickinson's WH
Nivea Sensitive Balm
Canoe Aftershave (I really like that barbershop scent)
2 passes, WTG & XTG and a little touch up for a DFS!

 

I think I'm going to bring my Krona out the next time I change razors. They shave great!

 

You should!

 

SOTD 04/24/2015

Prep: Hot shower, hair conditioner
Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock Stainless Steel (2)
Brush: Omega 80080 Boar Brush
Soap: Mountain Sky Shaving Soap/Proraso Red
Post: Cold rinse, Alum block, Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive ASB

Saw this soap at Whole Foods a few weeks ago. Felt confident enough with my technique to venture into the unknown. I was very disappointed at the lather it produced and how fast the suds were dissipating on my face. At this point I knew there was going to be trouble.

Washed my face and took out the Proraso Red instead. 2 passes + touch up and a BBS result!

 

Saturday morning's shaping up this way:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/SuperMax Blue day 6
Stirling Frozen Tundra SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS

I haven't had the time to test-lather the Frozen Tundra soap which I received yesterday, but I trust Rod 1,000% and I'm confident that this soap will perform brilliantly for me. All I can tell is that its scent is fantastic - a combination of wintergreen, some other notes which I can't determine as well as menthol. I was told that this soap also falls into the category of face-freezing, but not to the level of a Glacial soap. After using the Glacial Spearmint this morning, my face felt frozen almost the entire morning, and some guys told me that this Frozen Tundra soap has been given a "menthol facelift." There's nothing warm about the Gold Bond moisturizer or the Aqua Velva either!

 

April 24

Here's everything I brought to the shootin' match this morning. Not pretty, but very effective. Two passes plus touch-ups yielded a near BBS shave.

 

SOTD - Friday, April 24, 2015

Shower
Prep: Homemade Citrus & Cedar PSO
Brush: B&B Essential Boar
Soap: Stirling Ozark Mountain
Razor: Weber PH bulldog
Blade: PolSilver SI (4)
Post: Stirling Lemon Chill WH
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman

 

What kind of match if you don't mind me asking?

 

I apologize if my word choice was misleading. I just meant I took a photo of the "whole shootin' match" or everything I used for this morning's shave.

 

Gillette Super Adjustable P-2 (1970)
with Astra S.P. blade (1),
Edwin Jagger STF XL brush ,
Lather-up with CRSW Fougere Moderne,
finish with water, Witch Hazel
and Clubman Special Reserve for a DFS!

 

I like the bottle. Looks great!

 

Haha - feel dumb now. guess I was thinking about my other addiction.

 

Thanks, two shaves with and am loving it. Very close, irritation free shaves have been had on both occasions.

 

It was a great bay rum morning. I haven't met a bay rum soap I didn't like and this one didn't disappoint.

 

I had the same issues with it. I went to the trouble of grating it into a mug before trying it. It is now in the bottom drawer in the back.

 

SOTD 4-24-15

Razor: ATT R1 head w/Bamboo handle
Blade: Gillette Wilkinson Sword (3)
Soap: Proraso White Tub
Bowl: VDH
Brush: Tweezerman

Preshave was just face wash with warm water and post shave was rinse with warm water then some cold water splashes and pat dry!

Razor: Went with the ATT R1 head set today. Very nice mid aggressive head. I have used this a few times and each time I try it, the rest of the razors I have seem too mild for me, even the M1 plate.

Blade: Third day trying this blade and I think it is a good blade. It seemed to work very well with the two razors I tried it in.This is the last day as it doesnt seem as sharp and smooth now.

Soap: This is the first time trying out this Proraso White and it is very good stuff. I had no problem creating a nice protective lather that lasted all three passes. Very good stuff

Post Shave: I used the Proraso white for post shave as I heard you can but it felt like it was burning some so I quickly washed it off. Dont like it.

Comments: Shave was very good, I managed to get a DFS in three passes and almost no touch up. No weepers or irritation at all. No complaints today as I got another great shave,

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.

 

It's all good!

 

Thank you!
It's a great, vintage Pinaud bottle that I was able to pick up on the cheap from ebay. Sadly, my cell phone and poor photography skills did not do it justice in today's photo.