SoS: July 27, 2015 - Aug 2, 2015

Many thanks again to @Bobcat !

A PIF box from him was the subject of my July 30 Day Focus. A summary of my experience is here. It was a good month.

 

SOTD - Friday, July 31, 2015

Cool shower
Prep: Homemade PSO
Brush: Ever-Ready 115, 20mm TGN finest
Soap: WSP Rustic Barbershop
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Voskhod (5)
Post: Thayer's Cucumber WH
Aftershave: Clubman

 

08/01/2015
Razor – Gillette Slim (J3) set to 7
Blade – Lab Blue (1)
Brush – Rubberset 400 with Omega Boar
Lather – B&M Latha
Post - Witch Hazel & Myrsol Blue Sample

 

No question about it - the SuperMax Blues are not as good in the longevity department as the Derbys, at least not to me. I got a good, smooth shave from this one but I had to struggle a bit on the 2nd pass. I'll continue with it for another day or so and then I'll change it. The Arko Ice Mint cream is awesome - very cooling with a lovely scent and great lather. The Aqua Velva felt so good afterwards.

 

SOTD August 1, 2015

Prep: Hot facecloth followed by homemade lavender pre-shave oil
Soap: Body Shop Maca Root Shave Cream
Razor: Fendrihan DE
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: Semogue Boar
Aftershave: Hot facecloth followed by Witch Hazel
Aftershave balm: Shea butter/coconut oil
Mustache Wax: Badger
Nice shave all around. I like this combination. 10/10

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's and a washcloth
@Jayaruh #7/ whipped dog silvertip
BOMBED TSD signature
Gillette slim(j2)(7)
Ladas(2)
pinaud virgin island bay rum
today's shave was very good. lucky#7 did a great job. I removed the shave den signature from the stick and squashed it into a mug. my normal lather technique worked marvelously. three passes with my birth year slim. clean, smooth, and comfy. finished with iced bay rum. very chilled.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

SOTD
August 1, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: Gillette Fatboy
Blade: SuperMax Super Stainless
Brush: Stirling synthetic
Lather: Gingers Garden Baby Powder
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: RazoRock Baby Blue
Whew! I smell nice. Gingers Garden soaps are wonderful! Nice smooth shave.
Congratulations to @Medicdad417 our July Newbie Give-Away Winner!!
A better tomorrow. Takes your best today!

 

Saturday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Executive Man
Soap: Chiseled Face-Ghost Town Barber
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Brush: Whipped Dog High Mountain/Bethlehem Olivewood-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Chiseled Face-Ghost Town Barber

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

Ghost Town Barber today. 5 seconds to load the WD High Mountain. Great easy, thick, lather. I loaded a new Gillette Silver Blue in the Slim. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with Ghost Town Barber.

Bob

 

Provence Sante
Ladas blade
Slim Adjustable set to 8
3 passes

This was a nice shave that left my face feeling like baby powder.

 

SatuRRday
I went with Rhapsody and Russe today for an excellent shave. The Colonel revealed the dreaded donut hole at the bottom of the soap today while generating optimal lather. The New LC ate up my stubble with ease. The combination of the soap scent and Russe is a winner, though I find myself moving away from alcohol splashes and towards balms. I used Shea Moisture balm today - it's an unsung performer.
Prep: warm shower, Shea Moisture scrub
Soap: B&M Rhapsody
Brush: The Colonel
Razor: Gillette New LC
Blade: Voskhod (3)
AS: B&M Cologne Russe, Shea Moisture Balm

 

S2 JH handle / Polsilver Si

M&F 2xl

Mickey Lee LBDS x 2

 

Saturday 1st August







Warm shower

Hot towel

MWF Bowl lathered

Finest Badger brush made by myself

Gillette French Market Tech

Kai (2)

Cold rinse

Thayers Lemon witch hazel

Old Spice Sensitive aftershave

 

Dorko 858 8/8
Oscar11 H.I.S. brush
Martin de Candre soap
Nivea mild AS

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1 August 2015

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


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SOTD

Maggard's Limes & Bergamont
Shavemac Americana prototype
Some random Parker that one of my Marines sent me
Shark super stainless (1)
Thayer's Rose
Maggard's London Barbershop AS

I got my buddy started in wet shaving a couple of years ago so he sent me this razor as a "thank you" gift and I finally used it. I don't have the heart to tell him that I hated it because it has waaaaay too much blade exposure for me.

 

SATURDAY
Tardy posting, but a brilliant shave!
First go with my new Stirling synthetic. Big brush but extra soft on the face. If you enjoy a large brush with soft face-feel, this one certainly qualifies. Considerably softer than my old Omega synthetic, yet equally efficient a lather-generator as my newer 3-band synthetic, the Stirling brush had no problem with the temperamental MWF. A well-loaded brush contained enough good lather for 3+ passes. Overall, I'm very pleased both with the comfort of this handle and the fell of this knot. For less than $20, an exceptional brush value!

 

Shave of the evening

Pre- Hot shower, Anna and Claras bath soap Sandalwood
Soap/cream- Mitchell’s wool fat
Brush- Turkish No6 boar
Razor- WEBER polished head stainless steel
Blade- Gillette silver blue (3)
Post- Cold water rinse, 2 drops of Pinaud Classic vanilla aftershave lotion with Homemade unscented mentholated aftershave lotion and Nivea sensitive cooling aftershave balm

Small amount of scented aftershave because it's an evening shave. This is a new thing I'm doing. I want the scent but I want it to be weak.

Third shave on the GSB blade, I could feel that the blade lost its edge hehe pun intended. I got an Okey shave even though it was the third shave. I usually use a blade for 2 shaves and then bin it, this blade can do a third Okey shave, but I'm gonna keep doing 2 shaves, it's the best for me.

My Turkish no6 is starting to feel softer and it whipped up MWF perfectly =)

I LOVE my Weber razor. I'm so happy I bought it!

 

You don't have to tell him =) shave with it now and then, you can say it's in your rotation =P

That kit looks great though!

 

8/1/2015 Head SOTD

I tried a DEvette for the first time today. As far as I know, I'm also the first to try it on my head. It felt pretty rough. No blood or irritation at the end, but it just wasn't comfortable. I had a lot of blade chatter and tugging. I had to try one though.

 

Saturday Morning....
Coates Lavender cream
M&F 3/1 Tortoise and Finest brush
birth year & quarter Gillette Red Tip razor
NOS Personna 74 blade (18)
Castle Forbes Lavender balm