SoS: April 20, 2015 - April 26, 2015

Sunday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Van Der Hagen Deluxe Shave Soap
Omega Pro 49 boar brush
'62 Gillette Slim
Rapira Super Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Pinaud Classic Vanilla

The Van Der Hagen Deluxe 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...

 

Spent the day at the beach so I didn't shave today and just felt like something was missing.

Getting ready for tomorrow.

Shower - wash face with Kirk's Castille
Hot towel
Homemade PSO
EJ best badger
VDH deluxe and Edwin Jagger aloe vera
DE89 w/ personna platinum
Sandlewood AS

Just noticed I have a lot of stuff from EJ - I need to branch out more!

 

Arko April Focus - CJB Kamisori
April 25, 2015 - Week 4 Day 7
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - Omega Pro 48
Soap - Arko
Razor - '59 Superspeed
Blade - (1)
Post - Alum & The Veg

Saturday again. Early start, busiest day of the week so it's grab the SS and give it two passes today. With the Super Max Platinum two is all it took to get DFS all over with no nicks, cuts or other problems. Alum was quiet, especially compared to my days with the CJB and The Veg had me all fresh and feeling great to hit the road. Must be my lucky scent too as the first customer of the day was a perfect lay down on the car. Drove it, paid asking price for it and got off the lot fast, easy and satisfied. The power of the Mighty Veg!

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Planned Sunday SOTD

Schick Injector type J razor
Schick blade (3)
GEO F Trumper's Limes shaving cream
Captains Choice Lime aftershave
Royall Lime AS Cologne

Will be the first time trying a GEO F Trumper's shaving cream. It smells pretty good, just not as heavily lime scented as Castle Forbes limes. It actually reminds me of TOBS Avacado with a lime scent added. Im expecting another great shave from the Schick.

 

April 26 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
Vie-long Horsehair Brush
TSD Wheat Shaving Cream Lavender & Rose
FB w/Gillette Platinum set on 7
Stirling Unscented PSB
Florida Water

Today was the day I looked through my soaps and creams and AS and found some I hadn't used in a while. I like the TSD cream and love the scent. Provided a great shave this morning. I usually like to use the Florida Water on days when I am home, and since I am working a shutdown, this hasn't been the case, so I went for it today. A good start to a Sunday, even if I am heading to work.

 

I used my french soap mix today for a delightful 3 pass shave with excellent results.

french soap mix
voskhod blade
slim adjustable

 

Rhapsody and Russe Sunday
Another excellent shave with rhapsody and Russe. Optimal lather supplied by my HIS brush set up my stubble for its fate. My Aristocrat smoothly removed them without drama. It's a really great shaver - forgiving and efficient.
Prep: Bulldog face wash
Soap: B&M Rhapsody
Brush: HIS
Razor: 1948 Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: voskhod (1)
AS: B&M Cologne Russe

 

Nice razor!

 

Sunday 26 April 2015



Mastro Livi CarboInox Snake, 8/8 Full Hollow, Snake Point​

Just beautiful! This Snake Razor - of which I just published a video about its making - is simply amazing. Impeccably honed by Mastro Livi, it delivers the best shave. Not just an incredible joy to see and to hold in your hands, but also an excellent performer in shaving. For the occasion, I wanted to use my beloved Floïd Blue aftershave, now unfortunately discontinued and this is not a good news.​

• Pre-Shave: Roberts Rose Distilled Water
• Soap: Tabac
• Brush: Omega Bristle 49 Red
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi CarboInox Snake, 8/8 Full Hollow, Snake Point
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: Floïd Blue

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Well, for the first time ever I used a Stirling soap without any menthol and I can say I really enjoyed it a lot. The Barbershop requires some extra effort to get the lather going but that effort is well worth it. I enjoyed every minute of this shave and I turned out BBS very comfortably with an awesome old-school barbershop scent which goes very well with Brut aftershave and cologne. I'm gonna write a review of this soap soon.

 

I look forward to your review! I really enjoy the barbershop scents.

 

Being as I was sicker than a dog. She Who Must be Obeyed shared it with me Saturday 25Apr15 was a No Shave Day.

 

04/26/2015
Razor – Mongoose B2 with Jürgen Hempel Ti
Blade –Feather Super Pro (1)
Brush –Shavemac Silvertip D01
Lather – Tiki Cabernet Neroli
Post - Witch Hazel and Myrsol Agua Limon



Fantastic 2 pass BBS shave with the first pass ATG and then XTG followed up with a few touch ups. First time using the Tiki Cabenet Neroli. Love the scent and proved to be very easy to whip up a very slick and protective lather. Followed up with witch hazel and a splash of Myrsol Agua Limon.

 

Welcome to the SOTD! Nothing wrong with Edwin Jagger!

 

Busy day writing my thesis yesterday kept me from posting, but not from shaving:

Saturn's Day:
Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Scrub, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Beeline Boar
Soap: Speick Cream
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bic (5)
Passes: WTG, ATG (12, 13)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, Speick AS splash
Cologne: Silk Mood (sample)

It's just about impossible for me to get a bad shave with Speick. Even with a blade on its last legs, the Speick provided ample lift, cushion, and glide to get me DFS+ results. The AS proved to give good skincare afterwards, although I'm not sold on its combination with the Silk mood cologne sample. . . but its notes aren't my favorite to begin with.

Sunday:
Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: RazoRock Cumba Cheech croap
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bic (1)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (1, 2, 3)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, RazoRock Cumba Cheech AS lotion
Cologne: Le 3e Homme de Caron by Caron

A fresh new blade in my RAKE and I was off to the races for my last day of serendipitous "bowl-lathering week." It took me an extra few seconds to figure out the water ratio for this to bowl lather, which is apparently different from the One-X. Once I did. . . Does anyone need any lather? I had plenty to share! Three passes got me BBS results, though I was surprised to see a tiny weeper by the corner of my mouth. The Cumba Cheech lotion even absorbed, relatively, in my skin, which doesn't always happen. There may be much touching of the face today.

 

Nice razor!

 

Sotd Sunday 26Apr15





Prep: Hot Shower Old Spic 3 in 1 Bath Soap
Face Prep: Wash Face with Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash
Pre-Shave Oil: Stirling Coniferous Preshave Oil
Shaving Mug: VDH Luxury Mug
Shaving Soap: Stirling Glacial Wintergreen
Razor: Above The Tie R-1 88mm Kronos Handle
Razor Blade: Wilkinson Sword (1)
Brush WD 30/65 Silver Tip Black Marbled Handle
Aftershave Alum: RazoRock Alum
Deodorant: Old Spice Classic
Aftershave: Stirling Coniferous A/S

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

This was the First Shave on this Blade.
I'm going to start changing blade every Sunday
I did Face Lathering again today.
I also used an Ice Cold Wet Face Cloth.
On my face as I have each day in the past week.
I did shave again with Cold Water this morning.
I did use RazoRock Aftershave Alum again this morning.


This is the 26th Day of 30 Day Rule using my, ATT Razor R-1 Base Plate W/88mm. Kronos Handle.






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Sunday
Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Executive Man Bath Soap
Soap: Reef Point-Peerless
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Gillette “Spoiler” Super Stainless (4)
Brush: oscar11 2-Band Finest-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Country Club Sweet Water

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

Reef Point Peerless today. This is my first shave with the RP Peerless. It is excellent! 20 seconds to load the oscar11 badtger. Great, easy, thick, lather. Gillette “Spoiler” still in the NEW SC. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Sweet Water.

Bob

 

4/26/15 - Face Lather

Prep: warm wash with Kirk's Castile soap
Lather: Dusy Kabinett
Brush: Omega 6214 silvertip
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Merkur Super (2)
Post: cold rinse and Ogallala Bay Rum

2 passes and touch-up on jaw and neck leave my face smooth and whisker free. Tried face lathering with the badger brush and it did fine. I think that Dusy Kabinett would lather with a hair-brush and still provide a great shave.