SoS: July 20, 2015 - July 26, 2015

SOTD: Friday, July 24
Vintage Williams
Semogue BC Mistura
Mühle R41
Polsilver SI (1)
Floïd Vigoroso

Have a great day!​

 

Friday 24th July







Warm shower

Hot towel

Stirling Lime bowl lathered

Finest Badger brush made by myself

Gillette Vienna Vest Pocket Razor

Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (3)

Cold rinse

Thayers Lemon witch hazel

TOBS No74 Victorian Lime aftershave

 

Friday
warm shower/cold water shave
Savile Row 3824
Corn Huskers Lotion (prep)
TSD ISZ Lanolin Soap
Phoenix Dbl OC with UFO Godzilla handle/Feather (2)
cold water rinse
Bloc Osma alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Can You Handlebar B.D.O.
TSD ISZ ASL
Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier Route du Vetiver

Another great shave with the PAA Dbl OC,face and dome BBS! The heavier handle plus the Feather blades make a big difference in the performance of this razor.

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

A most delightful shave with the Black Ice soap. Not a face-freezer, but still quite cold. Very comfortable post-shave feeling as well.

 

Not a face freezer? Wow, your face must be made of steel! Either that or my face is the good looking, baby face my wife says it is! (LOL)

 

Shave of the day

Pre- Hot shower, Olive oil bath soap
Soap/cream- Proraso Green tea and Oat shaving soap (sample)
Brush- Loccitane Plisson Synthetic
Razor- Gillette Tech
Blade- Astra SP
Post- Cold water rinse, Iced Pinaud Clubman aftershave lotion and Nivea sensitive cooling aftershave balm

First time using Proraso white. I got a sample from a friend. And guys.. proraso soaps are just flawless! The soap lathered effortlessly with the Plisson and I got enough lather for 3 passes or more.

All in all, an okey shave. The soap performed great, but I just dont get as close as I would like to with the Tech. Now it was only an experiment to see if I can get a decent shave with it so I can bring it with me when I travel, which I can. Irritation free shave and close enough so It passed the test.

Now Im gonna start using either my slim or the Merkur 37c again.. or hmm, maybe my Weber! decisions decisions =P even though I have only used it once I know that Im definitely gonna buy proraso white some day =)

 

24jul15
Classy Man Shave #2

CM razor
Gillette 7 O'clock (2)
CM brush
WSP Gaelic Tweed
Nivea cooling post shave

A little better shave than yesterday with the Classy Man razor. Blade exposure is alot and aggressive. I learned to lay the head/cap closer to my skin for a lower approach angle. Still got a bit of irritation though, hence the Nivea post shave.

Also my first time using soap in a tin. I soaked my brush in the cup, wet the soap, lathered the brush in the soap, then took it to the cup to whip up. Worked pretty good, could have used a little more I think but I did have enough to cover my face for two passes and touch up. I'm used to soap in the mug and copious amounts of lather.

I think tomorrow I'll go back to one of my good ol' standby razors. Ibwant to see how the 7 O'clock act with normal blade exposure.

 

Compared to the Glacial Obsidian soap which is also black liquorice-scented the Black Ice feels almost warm. It's well-mentholated, but I'd say just slightly cooler than Proraso Green.

 

SOTD
July 24, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: Mühle R41 (2013)
Blade: Red IP
Brush: Ever-Ready 150 TGN 24/54mm Synthetic by Burma Shave aka @GDCarrington
Lather: Martin de Candre
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Fine Clean Vetiver
Fabulous shave! I was starting to look like an old man with 3 days of growth, the R41 was a delight to use. My Burma Shave custom whipped up ole Marty like no tomorrow! Man I love the scent of Marty! Hit my face with Fine Clean Vetiver felt great, I'll put some Gold Bond on in a minute to seal the deal.
A better tomorrow. Takes your best today!

 

Last 2 days were very busy. Took a train to Chattanooga for a re-qualifying trip. So didn't have time to post yesterday's shave.


7/23/15 - Out on the Road shave.

Had to hurry and catch a train today, so it was a quick 2 pass shave. Socially acceptable shave from a hotel room.


7/24/15 - Knockout Friday!!!

9th Straight Shave.
All went well. Need to work on my ATG pass on my chin. The blade doesn't want to run through it smoothly. Left my chin with stubble on it.
Any suggestions?

 

SOTD 7-24-15

Comments: I just got my second FULL straight shave and didn't have to 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 nick right on the jawline from a dumb mistake. It wasn't a big deal or too big of a bleeder but I know if was preventable so life goes on! 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 I did end up with a nice DFS shave! . No issues with the Arko as it always works well for me. Again, 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.

 

Nice handle. Wonderful brush. Great photo.

 

+1

 

Saturday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap
Jayaruh #6 High Mountain
Merkur 15C
Astra SP
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Cucumber WH
Aqua Velva

The Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #6 High Mountain badger brush. Two passes with my Merkur 15C razor and a Astra SP 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 Cucumber WH and then Aqua Velva after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

That's a lovely thing you did for your daughter and grand daughter. Shame the bottle broke.

 

That's an interesting looking razor. Does the handle come apart?

 

Great picture. Enjoy your holiday.

 

Fridays shave

So I knew I would have to be up early this morning so I did something I've never done before. Selected my Shave gear the night before and set it out ready in the bathroom. Then at about 1.00 am I woke up couldn't get back to sleep. I went on here and found out that a good freind of mine was planning on using the same soap. Oh great I thought, I'm gonna look like a stalker.
I did have a great shave with a great soap. I'm just glad I didn't use my tech like I had considered doing.



Razor - Pils
Lather - Proraso White
Pre shave - Proraso White
Blade - Vokshod
Brush - Pilsson synthetic
Aftershave - Nivea Cooling Balm

 

July 24, 2015
SOTD

***COMPLETED*** 30-Day Focus - Blade Trials for Gillette Tech

Day 3 of 7-day Vacation on
Mayne Island, British Columbia, Canada
48.8450° N, 123.2808° W
Island climate, island time, island life.

...and then the rains came. Actually it's a good thing.
All of Western Canada and the US are in drought mode with wild fires blazing. This may at least help a bit with the fires.



the gang wanting to go outdoors...

Oh well, at least we can shave in any weather!

Omega brush, Stirling Island Man, Aristocrat/GSB and YingYand AS.

Great two-pass shave once again.
Ahoy!
RT

 

I just had a nice shower with Stirling Glacial Wintergreen bath soap which is ice-cold, now here's my shave plans for Saturday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Derby day 4
Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Alt Innsbruck AS

I have my dear friend Ryan to thank for introducing me to Rod's wonderful soaps - it was he who sent me the MITA which smells so awesome, lathers so rich, creamy, and slick, and gives such a great chilling kick. The Gold Bond (ah, shut up, Jeff!) is an absolute necessity for me and so is the Alt Innsbruck. Its scent is beautiful and it's got plenty of menthol in it!