SoS: May 4, 2015 - May 10, 2015

SOTD for May 6th.............
Semogue 1438 w/Stirling Barbershop (face lather)
'67 Black Handle Super Speed w/Voskhod Blade (4)
Dickinson's Witch Hazel & True Gentlemen Balm
Pinaud Citrus Musk EdC
2 -passes WTG & XTG for a DFS!

 

Although I got a great shave with the Cryogen soap and it froze my face off mega-time I don't enjoy it as much as my Glacials. The menthol effect is indeed stronger, but not by a lot. It also requires a lot of re-wetting the brush because of its consistency and the Glacials have better blade glide and skincare. It still is a pretty satisfying soap.

 

Wednesday
hot shower/cold water shave
Muhle HJM V2 Black Fibre
Crown PSE
GFT Sandalwood SC
gold plated Tech/Bolzano (2)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Can You Handlebar Beard Dry Oil
GFT Sandalwood Skin Food
Diptyque Tam Dao edp

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

The last few days using La Toja shave stick have given good, but not exceptional shaves. I believe the issue is that the La Toja does not provide the amount of cushioning to which I am accustomed. Today I loaded my brush with some unscented MDC and loaded my face with La Toja. This resulted in an extremely cushioned shave that had 0% irritation, unlike the last few days. 3 passes and very smooth.

La Toja Stick w/ unscented MDC
Ladas Blade
Slim Adjustable

 

WEDNESDAY
Another fine early morning 3-pass shave, this time lather applied with the little Wee Scot brush—an effective brush despite it getting lost in the lather at times!
Have a great Hump Day, all!

 

5/06/15
Art of Shaving Tallow Sandalwood
Semogue 1305
1965 Gillette Slim Adjustable
Pol-Silver Blade (5)
Fine Platinum

Blade is a good one. Got 5 straight BBS Shaves.

Tried to upload a pic but it says file too big. :-/

 

Wednesday
Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Sheep Bath Soap
Soap: Cold River Soap Works “Original”-Bergamot & Bay
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Blue SP (4)
Brush: Plisson #12 Grey Badger-22mmx56mm
Aftershave: Pino Silvestre AS & EdT

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

CRSW Bergamot & Bay today. 20 seconds to load the Plisson badger. Great, easy, thick, lather. 7 O’Clock Blue still in the Slim. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Pino Silvestre.

Bob

 

05/6/2015
Razor – Mongoose B2 with Jürgen Hempel Ti
Blade –Feather Super Pro (10)
Brush –Rudy Vey with Shavemac Finest
Lather – TSD Signature
Post - Witch Hazel and Captain’s Choice Bay Rum



Another great near BBS 2 pass shave this morning. The TSD Signature is a very interesting take on Bay Rum that I really enjoyed. Again the lather was very slick with nice post shave feel. Finished off with a splash of CC Bay Rum which paired nicely with the soap.

 

SOTD
Face & head shave
May 6, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: ATT Kronos S1 Slant Bar Razor
Blade: Sputnik
Brush: Ever-Ready 150 TGN 24/54mm Synthetic by GDCarrington
Lather: Pré de Provence No 63
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH.
Aftershave: Fine Clean Vetiver
PdP No 63 is wonderful! Great shave! My ER150 is a lather beast! I love this brush..
Go out and get it

 

6 May 2015

* WR1-SB + WRH3c Aluminum
* Super Iridium
* WSP Stubby 2-Band + Oscar11 All-Amber Cavaleiro
* Mystic Water Bay Rum
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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SOTD: Wednesday, May 6
Soap: MdC Savon à Raser-Le Bol en Bois
Brush: Simpson 2 "Chubby" Synthetic
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Personna Med Prep (1)
Aftershave: Floïd Blue

Have a great day!​

 

5/6/2015 Wool Fat Wednesday!

Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Schick Eversharp, Ace straight razor
Blade: Personna (4)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Ice Blue after shave
Cologne: Prada - Amber Pour Homme Intense

Have a blessed day!

 

Soap: Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill

Razor: R-89 with Nacet blade - I only made 1 pass WTG (didn't seem to shave good) and then when I began my ATG pass, I had to change it to a Blue Bird blade. This did much much much better, but it still isn't up to the Super Iridium level for me. I still wanna try several other blades.

Post: Lemon Witchazel, Osage Rub, and Aqua Velva Musk

Cologne: Jovan Musk splash on with a little Tommy Hilfiger on my shirt collar

While the Blue Bird blade did get my face to a DFS with no razor burn, any more and I feel like it would irritate my face. I left my neck at a CCS. This morning really helped to show me that a variety of blades, perhaps, is the best investment a newb DE shaver could make. The blades really have significant impact on the closeness and smoothness of the shave, but also the quality of the shave by not irritating the skin. So far the Super Iridiums are by far the best blade for me. The Gillette Blue Silver (or Silver Blue) and the Bic blades are sharp but I can't get more than 2 - 3 shaves out of them without irritating my skin. The Blue Silver blade was much smoother for me than the Bic. The Blue Bird seems ok but has my face burning slightly and didn't get BBS that I've been getting with the others. I don't plan on using the Nacet blades anymore.

 

Wednesday 6th May



Warm shower
Hot towel
WSP Fougere Noir bowl lathered
HMW Badger brush made by myself
Gillette NEW DeLuxe (Made in England)
Gillette Nacet Stainless (3)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Aqua Velva Ice Blue aftershave

 

Thanks for the comments! Hard to believe I am still using a 1.3 megapixel camera though! LOL

 

That sounds really cool! Awesome =P

 

What's super witch hazel?

 

Wow, that brush looks so good!

 

Schick I2 razor
Personna blade
Williams SS
FS Finest brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix
M&L Florida Water Cologne

A wonderful face full of fabulous Williams lather made for a great shave. Love it!

 

How do you like the Wolfman? I am asking cause I just place an order for one!