SoS: May 4, 2015 - May 10, 2015

05/09/15
Razor - Schick Injector J3

Blade – Chinese Schick (1)

Brush – TGN Synthetic 

Lather – Nivea Cream
Post - Witch Hazel and Floid Vigoroso Sample



On another motorcyle trip this weekend so I used my travel setup. Very good 3 pass shave this morning. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

 

Saturdays shave
Really busy day today. But a nice shave to start the day.


Razor - Milord
Blade - Vokshod
Brush - Pilsson synthetic
Lather - Cella
Aftershave - Nivea cooling balm

Have a good weekend.

 

That is a wonderful looking razor. What is it?

 

Tres Flores pomade
Barbon shave cream
Homemade shave oil
1959 Fatboy
Golden nib silvertip
Pinaud classic vanilla
Nivea original balm

 

SOTD 5-9-15

Razor: ATT H1 plate with MR1 handle
Blade: Astra SP (new)
Soap: The Shave Den (TSD) Signature scent
Bowl: VDH
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, then apply the alum block

Razor: I used the H1 again and really liking it! It is some what aggressive but also smooth and easy enough to use!

Blade: This is a very good blade and one of my main go-to's so no issues at all! However I am starting to think the Platinum Lux's are better than the Astra SP's, for me anyway!

Soap: I like this TSD soap, it gives me a great lather and protection for my shave. Today was no exception on my two pass shave with some touch. No issues at all with it!

Comments: Shave was very good and very close, I get a DFS each time with the H1. One tiny weeper or very slight irritation based on the Alum block. Overall another great shave today!

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! Of course, YMMV!

Thx. and sorry no pic today as camera is acting up again!

 

SOTD Saturday 09 May 15





Razor: Weber 3 PC. W/Classic Handle
Razor Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: "Oscar 11" Custom 24/48mm TGN Super Finest Black& White Resin Handle
Bowl: Arletta's Mug II Cobalt Blue Mug
Pre-Shave Face Wash Face Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps Almond
Pre-Shave Oil: Stirling Bay Rum Pre-Shave Oil
Shave Soap: Stirling Soap Spice
Post: RazoRock Alum Block
Aftershave: Stirling Bay Laurel

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

 

Brush Focus: Day 9
Brush: Frank Shave Brush Rosewood Best Badger,22/55
Gillette Super Speed, A3 Flare Tip (1955)
Gillette Platinum Blade (1)
Bowl: KO Shave
Soap: Jack's Soap
AS: Lucky Tiger
Old Spice Coffee Mug.
The Frank Shave Brush handle had some problems when I received it. I had to sand and polyurethane it. It is a pretty good brush has a solid backbone and is a little scratch, but not enough to worry about. It does hold a good lather, however, it takes a little longer to load. All in all it is a good brush, and is a brush I will keep on using. Gillette SS is an outstanding razor and always leaves me with the same problem I have with older Gillette's? Is this one better than the last one, or is the next one going to be better than the first two... I get really confused here. Older Gillette's are just "OUTSTANGING" razors. A new Platinum blade worked perfectly and the Lucky Tiger A/S is outstanding. Three passes and a clean up.

 

For Sunday morning:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/SuperMax Blue day 7
Stirling Glacial Spearmint SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Alcolado Glacial Menthol Splash
Chabrawichi 555 Cologne

Here's another mega-freezing selection to bring relief from hot, humid weather. The Glacial Spearmint soap has such a delicious scent - real and pure spearmint oil. Lather this stuff up and within seconds the menthol sensation grabs a powerful hold of you, and it doesn't let go until hours after your shave is done. The Gold Bond moisturizer keeps that freeze going for even longer, and the Penguin prolongs it even more with a menthol slug of its own. My SuperMax Blue promised me one last good shave!

Tabu Ley Rochereau and Franco performing "Ngungi."

 

SOTD - Saturday, May 9, 2015

Shower
Prep: Citrus & Cedar PSO
Brush: Simpsons Duke 3
Cream: Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood
Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2)
Aftershave: Clubman Special Reserve

 

Sunday's


Dove Men Face Wash
TOBS St. James Collection
Jayaruh #8
Dad's Schick E3
Personna Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Barbasol Brisk AS

The TOBS St. James Collection Shave Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #8 Pure Badger brush. Two passes with my Dad's Schick E3 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 Rose Petal WH and then Barbasol Brisk after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Aggressive Apri...errrr May? - Day 27 (5/9/15)



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

Awesome shave today. 2 passes, WTG & ATG to a smooth DFS. I think I've found a technique for ATG that may lead to less irritation. Grain on my neck and under my jaw runs from chin out. If I start ATG near the chin and cut just a little section at a time and work my way out, blades seem to catch and tug less.

 

MAYhem & Mercy
May 9, 2015
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - Tweezerman Badger
Soap - Williams (As good as it's going to get)Mug Shaving Soap
Razor - Rapira
Blade - (2)
Post - Alum, Nivea Replenishing Post Shave Balm.

Thought I'd share a picture of the back of the blade wrapper for the Baili. Notice the slogan.....Get Baili - Get Perfect. Perfect what? Certainly not shaves. Oh wait, perfectly dull hunks of steel? That works. Perfectly useless imitation blade? That seems about right. Perfect wasted attempt to shave? Yep, even better. Did I mention this blade SUCKS?!?!?!?!?! Yes, it really does. I had heard that this blade is truly on the horrible list and thought maybe some people just hadn't worked with it to figure it out. There is no figuring it out. In the milder Soyuz it barely shaved but pulled and tugged like crazy. In the Rapira it did the same thing, it just made more noise doing it since it's more aggressive. I did one pass on the right side of my face and neck, checked the result, said a few bad words and picked up my Aristocrat and Voskhod and finished shaving. It's that bad. I'm not sure you could cut your wrists with this thing. I think we could issue it to prisoners and not worry about them hurting anyone with it. Decoy blades for those who want to try to hurt someone. I'm not even going to waste my time with it on a third day. Done, finiti, over. Now, I will revisit it in a week or so during the Mercy round to see if a good razor and setup can rescue it. I'm not optimistic. This may be the defective tool @GDCarrington warns us about. This may have been the only blade available upriver in Apocalypse now. If so, it definitely explains what happened to Colonel Kurtz.....the horror.....the horror.....


On the plus side the Williams has become consistent for me, or perhaps I've learned to get consistent with it. Three days in a row of a persistent lather. It's thin but it does provide slickness and enough durability to last a shave.

 

Mother's Day Planned SOTD
Razor: ATT S2 Slant
Blade: Triton R3 (D1)
Brush: Shavemac Extra Extra stuffed Silvertip
Bowl: Turkish Porcelain Bowl 4 ¾”
Pre Shave Scrub: RazoRock GLO
Pre Shave Oil: Cedar-Frankincense-Mint
Shave Soap: Dr. Jon Propaganda
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Alpa 378

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I'm with you on the vintage Gillette razors, they are the best!

 

Good Sunday!

Marfin shaving brush n°152
Mondial N°908 Homme
Basanta Kaissa Presto 8/8"

 

Brush: Baxter of California Silvertip
Razor: Mühle R106 (safety bar)

Had a day off today so I took the time to make a very nice three-pass BBS shave. I really enjoy using the big Baxter silvertip. The Mühle razors are really good too, but I think I prefer the Edwin Jagger head a bit more. Some people say they are same but there seems to be a slight difference to me. The Edwin Jagger head seems to be just a bit smoother. Both are great though. I think the Feather blade was on shave #4 so it was a bit tired. Finished up with good old BRUT which, if I am not mistaken, stands for "Burns Right Until Tomorrow"! Anyway, I like the smell and it lasts all day.

Cheers everyone, Lyndon

 

SOTD Mother's Day 10 May 15




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Razor: Weber 3 PC. W/Classic Handle
Razor Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: "Oscar 11" Custom 24/48mm TGN Super Finest Black& White Resin Handle
Bowl: Arletta's Mug II Cobalt Blue Mug
Pre-Shave Face Wash Face Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps Almond
Pre-Shave Oil: Stirling Bay Rum Pre-Shave Oil
Shave Soap: Stirling Soap Spice
Post: RazoRock Alum Block
Aftershave: Stirling Bay Laurel

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

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May 10 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
Vie-long Horsehair Brush
Cella
EJ Chatsworth Barley
Trig Silver Edge
Stirling Unscented PSB
Proraso AS

 

A most delightful shave with my Glacial Spearmint soap - the scent filled the bathroom and the menthol sensation actually gave the Chiseled Face Cryogen some stiff competition. I swear, Rod increased the amount of menthol in these new Glacials (God bless him!) because I've never felt them being this intense before.

Happy Mothers Day!

 

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