SoS: July 6, 2015 - July 12, 2015

30 day rule
MDC Lavender Face Lathered
Ladas blade
Slim Adjustable set to 7

Day 10 of the 30 day rule and every day has been a great shave.

 

Friday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Island Man
Soap: Los Angeles Shaving Soap-Woody Lavender
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Personna Med Prep (2)
Brush: Whipped Dog High Mountain/Bethlehem Olivewood-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Pino Silvestre

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

LASS Woody Lavender today. 20 seconds to load the WD High Mountain. Great, easy, thick, lather. Personna Med Prep in the NEW SC. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with Pino Silvestre.

Bob

 

SUPER SPEED WEEK
hot water wash with nivea men's and a washcloth
@GDCarrington Olive wood/ custom two band
Genuine Ogallala bay rum stick
Gillette super speed(z1)
persona lab(1)
ICED virgin island bay rum
today's shave was work.
I used the ogallala for the first time( thank you box tour). but I'm not a fan of face lathering this particular soap. probably gonna move it to a mug. yesterday's feather died, so it was traded for a lab. three passes left me very nicely shaved.I did a fourth pass with the Clauss, but could find very little to cut. I'm calling it bbs. finished with iced bay rum.
this is the last of my super speeds the z1 shaved better than the b series from earlier in the week. idky. I think z1 is the first year of this model. this shave ends my SUPER SPEED WEEK. there are several more models of the series, but I only have these five. hot y'all have enjoyed them.
also hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

6/8 Friodur
Le savon des Volcans
homemade brush, 25mm shavemac pure fan
This was shave was a couple of days ago and a good one at that. I'll get today's shave up later.

 

FRIDAY
Nice morning shave using the smooth & steady Kropp.
Have a blessed Friday, all!

 

07/10/2015
Razor – Mongoose B2 with Jürgen Hempel Ti
Blade – Feather Pro (3)
Brush – Shavemac Silvertip D01
Lather – Soap Commander Renewal
Post - Witch Hazel and Myrsol F/Extra



Fantastic 3 pass BBS shave this morning. As usual the Soap Commander was easy to whip into a slick protective lather. Finished off with a splash of Myrsol F/Extra. The menthol is a nice touch for the hot Atlanta weather. Happy Friday.

 

10 July 2015

* Ikon Shavecraft Short-Comb + Tuckaway
* Super Iridium
* WSP Stubby 2-Band + Doug Korn All-Amber Taca
* Mystic Water Irish Traveller
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO



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Quick shave before heading off to work. The more razors I try, the more I like my EJ Kelvin.

 

Prep - Shower / Woods Of Windsor Cedar Woods soap / Pre-lather / 3 min steam
Razor - Ever Ready 1912
Blade - GEM Personna SS (#4)
Brush - Omega 10810
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
After - Freezer Towel / Alum
Result - BBS

 

Friday 10th July







Warm shower

Hot towel

Queen Charlotte Iced Key Lime bowl lathered

Finest Badger brush made by myself

Gillette ABC Shell handle (1911)

Polsilver Super Iridium (1)

Cold rinse

Thayers Lemon witch hazel

TOBS No74 Victorian Lime aftershave

 

Friday
warm shower/cold water shave
Shavemac custom 167,2 band,d01,fan
Proraso PPC
TSD SOTQ Cucumber Melon Lanolin soap .......there's no menthol in this soap,but it still was quite refreshing.Performance,scent and skincare are top notch,very smooth shave.
Weber DLC with classic handle/Lord Super Stainless (2)
cold water rinse
Monster Cube Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Can You Handlebar Beard Dry Oil
Thayer's Cucumber WH........Nice and refreshing,I keep all my Thayer's in the fridge and a lot of my ASL as well,especially The Rub and Penguin.The Stirling witch hazels are a exception.I got some crystallization when I put them in the fridge,I took those out and a day later the crystallization was gone and no harm done.
Thierry Mugler A*Men Pure Leather

Stay frosty,my friends and enjoy the weekend!

 

July 10th, SOTD
Two days’ growth
Prep: Hot shower
Razor: W.R. Case & Sons “Registered No. 23 Warranted For Life” Purple Heart Wood scales
Strop: Drygulch Chromexcel Horsehide/ Linen (10 linen/ 10 leather pre and post)
Soap: Barrister & Mann Seville
Brush: Spalted Maple Brush with Badger Knot
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block, Thayer’s Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman with M-Bomb added

 

SOTD: Friday, July 10
LPL Cèdre-Patchouli
SOC Boar (20/30)
Mühle R41
Feather (2)
LPL Aftershave

Have a great day!​

 

7/10/15 - Knockoutfriday !!!!
Knockout Shave Silver
WSP Monarch Silvertip
ATT Atlas R1
Astra SP Blade. (3)
Fine Snake Bite

 

Schick M1 Adjustable razor
Personna blade
Lord SC
Satin Tip "Purist" brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Skin Bracer A/S

That's the end of the Lord SC. To bad cuz it's a really nice cream. Got enough soaps/creams that I don't "need" anymore for awhile but thinking I might order some more anyway. BTW, close comfortable shave today. Now go enjoy your day folks

 

Whoa, I gotta get my glasses checked. I woulda sworn that said "Shower in the woods.". I thought you were really roughing it. LOL

 

Feather Razor AS-DS2 Review
Razor: Feather AS-D2 2015
Brush: Jerusalem Olive Wood/WD Silvertip 24/48
Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue
Cream: Truefitt&Hill Grafton
Blade: Feather (1)
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Jack Black Post Shave Gel, Tommy Bahamas St. Barts cologne
First shave with my new Feather razor and I'm excited. It's heavy, a little more than my FB, but I like heavy metal. The quality is as near perfect as you will find, and packaged like Apple packages their iPhones. Very nicely done. The fresh Feather blade locked in like a vault, what a precision machine. Whipped up a thumb nail size dollop of the T&H in my favorite mug with the Silvertip. I let the weight of the razor do all the work. WTG XTG on my face and neck and then ATG on my neck. Nice and slick lather and I can buff a little on the hard to get spots for a very nice smooth shave. The head is wider and totally covers the ends of the blade, which gives it a clean look. I've never had an issue with catching a blade edge on my ear or nose, but this would take that out of the equation. I can, however, get into a couple spots easier than some of my other razors for a BBS shave. Very nice! The handle is the longest I have except for my Toggle, but it's not an issue, as I tend to change my grip from the end for a very light touch, to up closer to the head, for buffing. Finished with the WH, and then some soothing JB. After cleanup some Tommy Bahamas St. Barts cologne. This razor is a keeper and it also cleans up nicely. I will use it for a few days in a row with different creams to break it in. Have a good one y'all!

 

7/10/2015

Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat, Dubl Duck Goldedge straight razor
Blade: Astra SP (1)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: WSP - Fougere Noir
After: Home made ASB, Nivea after shave balm
Cologne: Aqua H2O

Happy Friday! The Fougre Noir face lathered well with the #6 brush. The lather was thick, fragrant and slick. The Aristocrat and the Duck made short work of the stubble. The Nivea ASB and the Aqua H2O were a good finish for this Darn Fine Shave.

Have a blessed day!

 

SOTD:
Maggard's MR3 (I think that's the one)
Feather (1)
Muhle black fibre synthetic
Soap Commander Courage soap
Thayer's Rose
Soap Commander Corage balm
Great products, it was just a tad more aggressive than I like. I think I'm starting to enjoy the Muhle brush a bit more.

 

6/8 Hart
Le savon des Volcans
homemade boar, I'm pretty sure it's a Semogue 2000 knot set lower and in a oversized hole.(still having some memory problems since the concussion)
A friend of mine gifted me a small sample of this shaving soap quite a while ago but at the time it could only be gotten France. When I found it offered online in the US I couldn't resist.
I like this stuff. Have a good one.