SoS: May 11, 2015 - May 17, 2015

Sunday 17 May 2015



Mastro Livi RWL34, 9/8 Full Hollow, French Point​

Mastro Livi shave is always a luxury shave. I am very fond of this RWL34 straight razor, to me one of the very best stainless steels for making razors. It has the right aggressiveness while providing a wonderful close and deep shave, requiring the lightest hand. I also like this French point, a very effective style in some spots of the face. The whole shave has been done with Simpsons shaving products: not so bad, in particular the shaving cream.​

• Pre-Shave: Simpsons Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: Simpsons Luxury Shaving Cream
• Brush: Voigt & Cop - High Mountain White Badger - Maple Burl - 24 mm knot
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi RWL34, 9/8 Full Hollow, French Point
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: Simpsons Aftershave Balm

 

5/17/15 - GEM Damaskeene.

This is one great shaver. Really enjoyed it. Better, to me, than the 1912 and 1914.

Proraso Green Cream
WSP Monarch Silvertip
GEM Damaskeene
GEM PTFE Blade (2)
Proraso Green Aftershave

 

Sunday:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: RazoRock One-X croap
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bic (3)
Passes: WTG, XTG (5, 6)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, RazoRock One-X AS splash
Cologne: Jasmin et Cigarette by Etat Libre d' Orange

Great shave this AM with most of my top-performing products. I did manage to get a small weeper by my Adam's Apple on the first pass, which I choose to attribute to the fog this persistent cold has put my head in. Otherwise, two passes produced DFS results without any discomfort.

 

Sunday Smooth
My first try of CBTSM and I'm impressed. I put a little water on the overstuffed jar while I showered. Let me say that anyone worried about the price for Catie's, and I was one, can relax... The jar says 8oz, but I bet it's nearer to nine, and it takes so little to lather that this will last a long time - it's a great value. Unlike some that charge thirty bucks for 3.18 oz.
Anyway, The Colonel had no trouble making slick thick lather - I started dry and added water slowly. The scent is aquatic as advertised, and it seems to last a while after shaving, too. I found that Maggard's London Barbershop or Aqua Velva Ice Sport match quite nicely.
When I have two days stubble I reach for der vorschlaghammer, ok I reach for it almost all the time . But it really showed off today leaving my face smooth and comfortable with one weeper because I accidentally decapitated a zit. My face feels great and I smell great. Ready for church and a prayer walk after.
Prep: warm shower, Mickey Lee lime
Soap: Catie's Bubbles Shave Market
Brush: The Colonel
Razor: der vorschlaghammer
Blade: voskhod
AS: Maggard's London Barbershop

 

It is made in Serbia and its a damn good soap.

 

I love the ending quote, and also Tabac!

 

Maybe I'll get some someday. I live in Sweden, shipping can't be very high!

 

How does it lather?

 

SOTD
Sunday, May 17, 2015

Schick Injector I-1
Schick Blade
Yoresh Shave Bowl
SCS Rudy Vey Red Chief 2Band Fan 26X55mm
MDC Brain Bowl Fugere
Fine - American Blend

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Sunday
Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Martin de Candre-Fougere
Razor: Gillette Fatboy/195
Blade: Gillette Platinum (2)
Brush: Whipped Dog High Mountain-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Country Club Modern Fougere

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

MdC Fougere today. 20 seconds to load the WD High Mountain. Great, easy, thick, lather as always. Gillette Platinum in the Fatboy. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Modern Fougere.

Bob

 

Hey Mark, do I have to move to Arizona to grow a bush that grows shaving stuff?! Does it grow just hardware or does it grow soap and AS too?!

 

Sunday

Soap: Queen Charlotte unscented
Brush: HIS synthetic
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Gillette SharpEdge
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

Grand Shave King
Personna Med Prep
TOBS Grapefruit
Nice shave

 

05/17/2015
Razor – Mongoose B2 with Jürgen Hempel Ti
Blade – Feather Super Pro (5)
Brush – Rudy Vey with Shavemac Finest
Lather – TSD Signature
Post - Witch Hazel and Captain’s Choice Bay Rum



Great 3 pass BBS this morning. I really like the scent of the TSD Signature Soap. I started with a dryer brush and built a fantastic lather on my face by gradually adding water as I lathered. Finished up with a splash of CC Bay Rum.

 

5/8 J.S. Holler
MW Brown Windsor
tweaked Omega Syntex knot
Nice have this morning. Have a good one.

 

Sunday 17th May



Warm shower
Hot towel
Fitjar Frost Rose bowl lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette ABC Shell (1914)
Gillette 7 O'Clock Black (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Old Spice Sensitive aftershave

 

17 May 2015

* WR1-SB + WRH3 Aluminum
* Super Iridium
* Shavemac Silvertip 2-Band + Doug Korn Cobalt Blue C7
* Mystic Water Barbershop
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO



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SUNDAY
Day #2 of 7 using the Böhler Stahl
Super-smooth 3-pass shave in the pre-dawn hours today. I enjoy these quiet, unhurried shaves early Sunday mornings. I'm the only one up in the house, all is quiet, the smell of hot coffee wafting in the room, and the only sound is a full-hollow razor 'taking care of business'…
Have a blessed Sunday, all!

 

I used my french soap mix with 8 drops of rose essential oil for a very nice shave today. 3 passes and feeling good

french soap mix
Rapira LUX blade
slim adjustable

 

Sundays shave

Yesterday's shave was so good I decided to use the same great again, and had another fine shave.



Pre Shave - Proraso White
Razor - Stealth Slant
Blade - Wilkinson Sword
Lather - Proraso White
Brush - Pilsson synthetic
Aftershave - Nivea sensitive balm

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.