SoS: July 27, 2015 - Aug 2, 2015

Schick Grip razor
Personna blade
Plisson/L'Occitane brush
Marvy SS
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
M&L Florida Water Cologne

Not a bad shave, just not great. The Marvy SS pretty much disappeared quickly but did leave a nice slickness on my face so things went ok. Going to try a different brush tomorrow and see if that helps.

 

TUESDAY
Back-to-Work Day
Early morning shave. I added some TSD M-Bomb to this Valobra puck, which can produce a fine lather, but the 'chill' kick is certainly missing from this 'menthol' soap.
Three passes and near BBS results…and a 'glacial chill' from the Stirling post-shave balm...a great way to start what is supposed to be a very hot day.

Have a great Tuesday, all!

 

SOTD: Tobacco Tuesday, July 28
MWF Cavendish
Semogue BC Mistura
Merkur 37C
Personna Med Prep (1)
HTGAM Cavendish Aftershave
HTGAM Cavendish Balm

Have a great day!​

 

Iberia 14
Oscar11 H.I.S. brush
Proraso Sensitive soap
Lucido AS

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Brush - Satin Tip The Purest
Razor - PAA double open comb
Blade - Gillette Silver Blue (smooth as always)
Soap - PAA Dirt (fougere, smells like gardening)
astringent - alum bar
Aftershave - PAA Tomestone
post protection - Proraso pre/postshave cream

can't wait for my other items to arrive so i can start a rotation.

 

SOTD
July 28, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: iKon Shavecraft 101
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Brush: Stirling synthetic
Lather: TABAC
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Folsom & Co. Shambala
I love TABAC Tuesday's! This soap has become a favorite along with Shambala. I have my yearly doctors tuneup today, should be fun
A better tomorrow. Takes your best today!

 

Man i want thst brush. Good luck on your check up =)

 

Tabacstag!
As usual an excellent Tabac shave. Der Vorschlaghammer was well behaved and efficient as the optimal überlather set up my whiskers for their doom. I used B&M Roam Kyovu which is powerful going on, but mellows quickly. I also tried out Van Yulay PSO as a post shave, but it takes too long to absorb, leaving a sheen, but very soft skin feeling.

Prep: Tabac cream
Soap: Tabac!
Brush: The Colonel
Razor: Der Vorschlaghammer
Blade: Voskhod (2)
AS: B&M Roam Kyovu, Van Yulay PSO

 

28 July 2015

* Ikon Shavecraft Short-Comb + WRH3 Aluminum
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Doug Korn All-Amber Taca
* Mystic Water Bay Rum
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Tuesday
warm shower/cold water rinse
Omega Proraso boar
Proraso (white)PPC
Proraso (white)SS
Gillette Fatboy/Feather (2)
cold water rinse & ice cube rub
Bloc Osma alum
cold water rinse & ice cube rub
Tend Skin
Levan Rose B.O.
Myrsol Antisol ASL
Imaginary Authors Falling Into The Sea

Another smooth BBS shave,face and dome!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Tuesday 28th July







Warm shower

Hot towel

Catie's Bubbles Fouet L'Orange bowl lathered

Finest Badger brush made by myself

Gillette Black Handle Gold Tech

Feather (1)

Cold rinse

Thayers Lemon witch hazel

Myrsol Antesol aftershave

 

Prep - Shower / Woods Of Windsor Cedar Woods soap / Pre-lather / 3 min steam
Razor - GEM Micromatic Clog Pruf
Blade - GEM Personna SS (#6)
Brush - Omega 20106
Soap - Arko / Proraso Green / Glycerine
After - Frozen towel / Alum & WH Mix
Result - BBS+++++++++

After my last shave's New LC / Personna Chrome disaster, this was a complete turnaround.
The GEM Micromatic Clog Pruf is new to me, arriving yesterday in fact. In anticipation, I had left my whiskers for five days and the result is The Shawshank Redemption of shaves. My face was never this smooth before puberty!! I can barely see stubble in my 10x mirror.
This may give my 1912 some serious competition - I love everything about this razor! It's my sixth SE but it certainly won't be my last! Big shout out for the blades too, they are unbelievable!

 

SOTD July 28, 2015

Pre: hot shower, hot towel, frankincense preshave oil
Razor: Fendrihan DE
Blade Astra SP
Brush: Semogue boar
Soap: Razorock Essential Oil of Lavender
Post: lavender WH, coconut oil
This is my first shave with RazoRock Essential Oil of Lavender. Nice product, great shave.

 

Tuesdays shave

Razor - Super Speed
Blade - Wilkinson Sword
Lather - Martin De Candre Fougere
Aftershave - Nivea Cooling Balm

A very nice shave today

 

7/27/2015 My Big Fat Tobacco Tuesday!

Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Gillette Fat Boy F3 (3), H. Boker Master Razor straight razor
Blade: Astra SP (7)
Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair
Soap: Tabac
After: Home made ASB, Tabac after shave
Cologne: Tabac EDC

Tobacco Tuesday and it is going to be another hot one. The Tabac face lathered well with the Vie Long brush. The Tabac always makes a great lather. The FB and the Boker knocked down the stubble with ease. The Tabac AS and the Tabac EDC were a nice finish for this 2 pass Darn Fine Shave.

Have a blessed day!

 

Razor: Merkur 34 C
Blade: Merkur Super (2)
Brush: Semogue 1305 Superior Boar
Soap: Proraso
A/S: Gillette gel

DFS this evening. Finally got my 1305 boar brush working with any soap I try so far.
Have a great Tuesday evening.

 

Mark, that is a fantastic suggestion and a great way to "use up" those small pieces. I have never heard of anyone doing this before, but it makes perfect sense. Thank you!

 

July 28

Gillette Fat Boy
Feather blade (1)
Edwin Jagger XL Synthetic
Trumper's Coconut cream
Two passes
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and Trumper's Coral Skin Food

I had a nice shave with the FB on a setting of 9 - no nicks or weepers but a few tiny bumps below my lower lip because I worked on it too much. All things considered, the New LC gives a slightly better two-pass shave than the FB at its most aggressive setting. Trumper's Coconut makes a good (not a great) lather with the EJ Synthetic. I've got some learning to do, as I've only been able to make enough lather for two passes with the synthetic brush. That works most of the time, but I like to have a little more lather for a third pass and/or some touch-ups. The big surprise for me has been the Trumper's Skin Food. It makes for a great finish to my shave, and I enjoy the light scent.

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SOTD 07.28.2015

Prep: Shower
Razor: Gillette Old Type
Blade: Blue Bird (3)
Brush: Omega 80080
Lather: Jack Black Supreme Cream
Post: Cold rinse, Witch Hazel, Aqua Velva Ice Sport, Gold Bond Moisturizer

Very nice shave! Almost BBS. Can feel a bit of stubble left around the neck.

The Gillette Old Type may be noisy, but it's a wonderful razor.

 

Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmat Allah 'al barakatu! (May peace be upon you all, and the mercy of God and His blessings!)

A shave with a Lebanese twist for Wednesday morning:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/new SuperMax Blue
Gada Cool Mint SC
Anherb AS Gel
Proraso Green AS

Not a really bone-chillingly cold selection for this shave but still cold enough. The Gada Cool Mint cream from Lebanon is so cheap - not even two bucks here in Montreal for a 75 gram tube, but it's so terrific. A minty/lemony scent, tons of rich, creamy, stable lather from just a small dab on both cheeks, and it feels so cooling and fresh. The camomile in it leaves the skin feeling relaxed and so soothed. The Anherb gel packs a stronger menthol punch and my wife tells me it smells sexy on me. The Proraso Green aftershave is another chiller which I enjoy a lot. These SuperMax Blue blades are not too bad at all.