SoS: July 13, 2015 - July 19, 2015

July 17 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
VDH Boar Brush
Stirling British Leather
Phoenix Dbl OC
Stirling Unscented PSB
Stirling British Leather AS

 

Sample Friday
I used a Mickey Lee Paradise Frost sample today. It makes nice thick lather, but it started to tingle on my face - I have other grapefruit soaps that I love, so I wonder if this one uses more EO than the others. The scent is very fresh and bright grapefruit, as opposed to others that darken the scent with pepper or other ingredients. The menthol is very light, likely low enough for those sensitive to it to enjoy the cool without irritating. Ymmv I had to switch to Tabac cream for the final pass to calm my face down. KFF added more welcome cooling on a hot muggy rainy day. The results were very nice smooth skin with very little drama.
Much as I love the HIS brush, I really miss The Colonel. I decided for now to not send it back overseas for the tiny crack in the handle. I just don't trust the postal service right now.

Prep: Van Yulay pre shave oil
Lather: Mickey Lee Paradise Frost; Tabac cream
Brush: HIS XL
Razor: Fatboy 9/7/7
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (3)
AS: Krampert's Finest Frostbite

 

Awesome shave - the Frozen Tundra soap is just shy of being in the hyper-mentholated class. It's MUCH colder than QCS Vostok or even Iced Subzero. I would say it's Rod's second coldest soap after the Glacials.

 

SOTD: Friday, July 17
Mystic Water Irish Traveller
Semogue SOC Boar (26/30)
Mühle R41
Personna Med Prep (2)
Creed Green Irish Tweed

Compared to yesterday's Stirling Sharp Dressed Man:​

Ease of Lathering: Winner: Stirling​

Scent: Winner: Stirling
Cushion: Tie
Slickness: Winner: MW
Post-Shave: Winner: MW
MW Irish Traveller provided me with a more comfortable and slick shave than did yesterday's Stirling SDM
--without the burning sensation.
It was close and except for the burning issue, Stirling was ahead...
Therefore, by default the soap that pairs better with GIT is Mystic Water. YMMV.
Have a great day!​

 

SOTD for Friday July 17th................
Shave Secret Oil under Barbasol Menthol (nice menthol kick)
Merkur 1904 w/Royal Blade
Witch hazel followed by Nivea Sensitive Shave Balm
Finished w/Barbasol Pacific Rush Aftershave
2-passes for a DFS!

 

FATBOY FRIDAY
hot water wash with nivea men's and a washcloth
semouge 620
BOMBED soap commander respect
Gillette fatboy(d4)(7)
persona lab(2)
ICED atomized Florida water
today's shave was nice. if Ida known years ago, just these shave elements, I'd have shaved happy all these years. three passes left me clean, smooth, and comfy. finished with iced atomized Florida water.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

30 Day Rule - July 2015
July 17th
Razor - Feather SS AC/Gillette New LC
Blade - (2) (1 2/3)
Brush - Omega 10066 (BoS)
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Post - Cold Water splash, Alum, Nivea

Rise and shine time. Well, rise anyway. I don't shine very well in the mornings. Got the Feather out and ready to and grabbed the BoS and went to work on the MWF. Really great lather with the new brush. Smaller than the Pro 48 by quite a bit but still gets the Fat worked up very nicely. Went for the first pass with the Feather and it felt pretty good. Still having a few issues on the left side but that's just a matter of practice. Definitely better than when I started. No nicks or other problems so I lathered again and gave it the second pass. XTG and again no blood. That's progress. So, two good passes under my belt this morning and decided to let the Gillette and Voskhod finish it up. Very close to BBS. Ran the alum over my face and had some burn but not as bad as it has been. So, that's progress. Let the Nivea cool it down and it's off to work I go. Overall a really nice shave so there's hope I'll get that final pass on the Feather in the next few days. Happy Friday!

 

Friday

Soap: Mike's Natural unscented
Brush: Olive wood HIS
Razor: Gillette fat handled Tech
Blade: Astra SP
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

FRIDAY
First shave in about three days—a REAL Shave-cation! A 3-day+ growth posed no problem for the big Friodur.
As much as I enjoyed not having to shave every morning while on vacation, its become so much part of my daily routine that I actually missed it!
Have a wonderful Friday, all!

Sunset on the Mendocino Coast. Snapped a panoramic of it while my wife captured a shot of me…

 

Last shave until Monday. Leading a wild hog hunt this weekend in Victoria, TX. Need pork in the freezer!


Friday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Island Man
Soap: RazoRock Classic
Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: ASCO Red Super Stainless (3)
Brush: oscar11 Boar-26mmx60mm
Aftershave: Fine American Blend

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


RR Classic today. 20 seconds to load the oscar11 Boar. Great, easy, thick, lather. ASCO Red SS still in the Red Tip. Great smooth, close, shave! I finished with Fine American Blend

Bob

 

7/17/2015

Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: GEM Micro Matic Open Comb, Hamburg Concave Quick Cutter straight razor
Blade: GEM PTFE coated SE blade (2)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: Tabac
After: Home made ASB, Tabac after shave
Cologne: Tabac

The #6 brush whipped the Tabac into a very nice lather this morning. The MMOC and the Quick Cutter did their jobs well. The Tabac combo was a nice finish for this Darn Fine Shave.

Have a blessed day!

 

SOTD
July 17, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: Gillette Fatboy
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Brush: Semogue 1305
Lather: WSP Barbershop
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: WSP Barbershop
Good shave.

A better tomorrow. Takes your best today!

 

30 day rule - Day 17
MDC Lavender Face Lathered
Ladas blade
Slim Adjustable set to 8
3 passes

 

17 July 2015

* Wolfman WR1-SB + WRH3 Aluminum
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber Barbeiro
* Mystic Water Poggio dei Pini
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO



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I will use the Manna soap tomorrow for a comparison as I haven't used the Manna in a month, but off the top of my head I would say the aftershave has a stronger scent than the soap but will provide feedback tomorrow.

 

17 July 2015

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Friday
warm shower
cold water shave
Vie-Long 13065S-2
Proraso PPC
Stirling Frozen Tundra

Phoenix Dbl OC/Astra Sp (1).........So far so good,it's no Feather but it seems to be a good shaver for the bucks.I'm still trying to get a feel for it but it does excel at blade buffing.Unlike the AS-D2 I had to do numerous touch-ups & blade buffing on the dome to get BBS.On my face I did my standard 2 pass with some blade buffing and managed a near BBS shave.No razor burn or irritation.

cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Beard Brand Blank Slate Beard Oil
Fine Snake Bite ........This was plenty frosty today,a small notch up from The Rub and Penguin in coldness
Creed Imperial Millesime

Stay frosty,my friends and enjoy the weekend!

 

Razor: Gillette 195 Fat Boy (f1) 1960 (5) ((3)
Brush: Vintage Ever-Ready 675 badger
Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue
Cream: Truefitt&Hill #10
Blade: Feather (1)
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Jack Black Post Shave Gel, Old Spice Lime original Shulton cologne Frosted Glass 1960s
Whipped up some T&H in my favorite mug with the badger. I wanted to see how my FB compares to my Feather AS-DS2. So I set the FB on 3 for the entire shave to see if that was close, yesterday. Today I set it on 5 for WTG XTG on my face and neck, and ATG on my neck on 3. I have to be more precise with the FB on 5 and careful. I may also be using a lighter touch, but getting the same results. Bottom line is they are two great razors, that shave me very well. Great cucumber smell with the WH, and then some soothing JB. After cleanup some Vintage Old Spice Lime cologne from 1960s. Very nice! Have a good one y'all.

 

7/17/2015 Head SOTD

Neutrogena Wash, Cold Towel, and Corn Husker's Lotion Prep
Stirling Barbershop Head Lathered with Omega S
Fatboy at 11 with fresh Astra SP
2 Pass CCS (WTG, XTG)
Hot Shower, Cold Rinse, and Tend Skin to finish

 

17jul15

Nicks and scrapes everywhere... No major blood though so that's good I guess. Definitely used the Nivea sensitive cooling today. My second use of the red tip and second bad shave. Different blade and excellent lather so I'm ruling those factors out.

C1 Red Tip SS
PolSilver SI(1)
VDH deluxe soap
TGN boar in ER 250D lucite