SoS: July 20, 2015 - July 26, 2015

I trust your judgement =)

 

Shave of the day

Pre- Hot shower, Olive oil bath soap
Soap/cream- Haslinger Schafmilch shaving soap
Brush- Turkish nr 6 Boar
Razor- Gillette Tech
Blade- Astra SP (2)
Post- Cold water rinse, Aqua Velva Ice blue aftershave lotion and Nivea sensitive cooling aftershave balm

Not the best shave and actually a nick too. It was a long time ago I got a nick. But its not the soaps fault, it was really slick! Love this soap.

The tech is a good shaver. Today I felt that it was a little harsh, i blame my technique of course =P

The Turkish no6 brush is getting better, I look forward to It being fully broken in =)

 

as promised
I had a water wash with nivea men's and a washcloth
Surrey brush/ Korean silvertip knot
TSD iced pink grapefruit
Merkur progress(4)
Ladas(2)
c.o.bigelow white label balm
pinaud lilac vegital
wow, what a combo.
grapefruit and the veg. three passes with the progress. awesome feeling most of the day.
got ready to write this morning, my five y.o. ready to go to day care, gets a touch of diarrhea. needed help to get cleaned up and redressed to go.

 

SHAVE OF THE DAY 7-22-15


PRE SHAVE: OCCAMS CRUSHED LIME PRE SHAVE SOAP
RAZOR: GILLETTE TECH
BLADE: PERMA-SHARP (4TH SHAVE)
BRUSH: FINE ANGEL HAIR SYNTHETIC
SOAP: OGALLALA LIME & PEPPERCORNS
POST: OGALLALA BAY RUM LIME &PEPPERCORN/ GILLETTE INTENSE COOLING LOTION



Ogallala, Ogallala, Ogallala! I'm starting to sound like a caveman but I sure don't look like one after todays shave. I love the scent of the Limes & Peppercorns and even though it is not the slickest top tier soap, it costs around $1.25 an ounce so it is a great price and has a great scent. The Occams Crushed Lime added some slickness and paired very well with the Ogallala soap/a/s combo. The cooling lotion is very light on menthol but soothes the skin nicely. Hope everyone had a great day and a great shave!!

 

SOTD 07.22.2015

Prep: Shower
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp Edge (1)
Brush: Omega 80080
Lather: Maggard London Barbershop
Post: Cold rinse, Witch Hazel, TSD Sandalwood AS Milk

Smooth as silk!

 

SOTD 7-22-15

Comments: OMG, I just got my first FULL straight shave and didn't use my Wolfman in the picture for the cleanup pass! I did WTG, XTG and then a mix of ATG/XTG for a cleanup and it worked great! On the first pass I got a nice nick right below/on the the edge of the bottom lip and I could tell as soon as I set the razor down there, I was cut and it made me mad! I finished the first pass stopping every couple of seconds to wipe the blood off and once the first pass was done, I rinse and used the steptic pencil on it to closed it up. I then continued to finished the shave with another full pass and a cleanup type pass, which worked fine! No irritation today and although I did NOT get a BBS, I did get real close and a DFS for sure! . No issues with the Soap Commander as it lathers easy and gave me very good protection throughout the shave. All in all, it was a very, very good shave today but could have been better (no nick)!

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.

 

Here's what's on tap for Thursday morning:

Nivea Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Derby day 2
Florena SC
Lubriderm Unscented Moisturizer
Booster Mosswood AS

No menthol, but still great stuff. I love the Florena cream and I wish it was still available here in Canada but it isn't. I received some from a gentleman in Germany a couple of years ago so I use it very sparingly. It smells very nice, it lathers and protects my skin very well. The Booster Mosswood aftershave is a Canadian barbershop classic - does it ever have a nice, old-school scent which I love!

 

Razor: Gillette Black Handle Flair Tip (P1)
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (4)
Brush: WDC-5
Bowl: KnockOut Shave
Soap: Jack's Shave Soap
A/S: Captain's Choice Sandalwood

 

July 23 Plans

Gillette Fat Boy (8)
Feather blade (3)
Edwin Jagger XL Synthetic STF V2.0
Trumper's Coconut cream
Two passes plus touch-ups
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and Trumper's Coral Skin Food

If I take my time and focus, which is what I love to do during my morning shave, the FB on setting 8 provides really close shaves with no nicks or weepers. I need to stay with two passes and keep my touch-ups to a minimum. Now, I'm curious to see how it will shave on setting 9, and that's my plan for next week. This is my first experience with Trumper's Skin Food, and it provides a nice, lightly scented finish to my shave. The EJ synthetic will be great for travel, but it doesn't generate lather like my boar or badger brushes. It may get better as I spend more time with it.

Have a great Thursday!

 

This is my travel kit. I'm out of town visiting my parents!


Schick 500
Simpson P8 (best badger)
Proraso Red
Simpson Balm

 

That razor handle is really nice .

 

Thank you. I'm enjoying it more than I had hoped.

 

SOT JULY 22

 

Great shave this morning with the Mergress XL.
Love the weight and feel of it.

I bumped it up to a '4' and that gave another VERY smooth shave.

Gear:
Razor: Mergress XL
Blade: Polsilver SI
Brush: Rubberset 400-3
Soap: i Coloniali Mango
A/S: Anherb

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Excellent!!!

 

Congrats on your first straight only shave

 

+1

 

Outstanding!!!

 

It was the Veg