SoS: August 10, 2015 - August 16, 2015

Good day to you Gents,


This morning I had to try out my newly received "Baratheon" bowl :



- Soapy Bathman "Banana" soap
- Vie-Long 75th Anniversary brush
- Tin-plated copper bowl with brass stag heads
- "Le Sceptre" straight
- SE Ever-Ready "Streamline"
- AS DR Harris "Bay Rum"

Excellent ! Bonne journée Messieurs !

 

30 day Focus - Day 9
MDC Lavender Face Lathered
Rapira Platinum Lux Blade (Day 1 on blade, Day 3 on Rapira Platinum Lux)
Slim Adjustable set to 8
3 passes

Yesterday's shave didn't last as long as I had hoped it would. But, it was still a fine shave. The more I use MDC, the more I like it.

 

August 10

Pre-War Tech (Delta Echo)
Astra SP (2)
Arko
Burma Shave brush
Nivea post shave balm
Avon Island Lime AS

 

8/10/2015 Menthol Monday!! Woo Hoo!!

Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Muhle R41 (2011), Friodur Inox straight razor
Blade: Astra SP (2)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: Chiseled Face - Cryogen
After: Home made ASB, Osage Rub after shave
Cologne: Midnight In Paris

It is Menthol Monday!! The #6 brush did a good job whipping the Cryogen soap into a nice freezing lather. The R41 with the Astra blade seemed a little rough this morning, but definitely did a good job. The Friodur was smooth as usual. The Osage Rub could barely be felt when applied because the Cryogen had my chin frozen like a Popsicle. The Midnight In Paris was a nice finish for this 2 pass Darn Fine Shave +.

Have a blessed day!

 

SOTD: Monday, August 10
Mike's Peppermint & Rosemary
Semogue SOC Cherry Boar
Mühle R41/Weber Bulldog
Personna Med Prep (1)
Floïd Blue

Have a great day!​

 

MONDAY
Day#5 of 7 J-West Razor
Another smooth, efficient shave with the Feon. Twenty laps on the strop, good slick lather and three passes make for a great shave to start the week!
Have a blessed Monday, everyone!

 

Wednesday

Soap: Maggard unscented
Brush: Ever-Ready 100T with Plisson-style synthetic knot
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Feather
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

Late post for 9 August and planned SOTD - 10 August 2015

30 Day Rule - Phoenix OC



Phoenix Double OC
L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic
La Toja Shave Stick
Rapira Swedish Supersteel (1 & 2)
Alum
Osage Rub
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Today is day ten of my rule, and I am enjoying this much very much. The Phoenix is an extremely mild yet efficient razor, and delivers great shaves with the Rapira. It looks like this razor is a keeper. This is my month month straight of OC, and I am impressed. The La Toja is working well with my skin and I enjoy the lather and skincare very much. And since it's Monday on SOTD, I will finish with the Osage Rub.

Have a sterling Monday!
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You could simply avoid the trouble areas on that final pass...

 

10 August 2015

* Wolfman WR1-SB + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Doug Korn All-Amber Taca
* Mystic Water Bay Rum
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Razor: Gillette Goodwill #162 1934 (4 corner positioning posts)
Brush: Vintage Ever-Ready 675 badger
Mug: Old Spice (late glass Mug 02) 1964 – 1978
Cream/soap: Seifenglatt Shave Soap Barber Shop
Blade: Feather (2)
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Jack Black Post Shave Gel, Old Spice original Shulton 1973 glass cologne Stopper #4

The Goodwill shaves me like my LC and like the LC you have to watch the angles, for a smooth shave. Loaded a Feather blade, and checked the alignment. The Ever-Ready brush has the originally knot and loaded the Seifenglatt with no problem and whipped up a nice lather in no time. Got a nice two pass shave with some touchup on my trouble spot on my neck. Warm water rinse and pat dry. Some WH and after cleanup and a shower, some JB balm. Finished up with some Vintage Old Spice from the 1973. The Spice is nice....the sweetest Taboo....

 

Beautiful brush! Where did you get the knot?

 

Nice Mug! It's a Old Spice (early glass Mug 06) 1961 - 1964 First Mug with a taper last without a lip on top. From one Old Spice junkie to another

 

August 10, 2015 SOTD
Menthol Monday

60 yo newbie’s intro to traditional shaving. (Week 13 AC*)

30-Day Focus - Gillette Slim Adjustable

Morning shave.
Hot Shower
Pre-Shave Oil: Gingers Garden
Soap: Catie's Bubbles Mile High Menthol
Brush: Omega 31025 Scarlatti (Boar)
Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (3)
TSD Witch Hazel
TSD Aftershave Milk: Iced Subzero
A/S: TSD Lemon (M-Bombed!)

Slim settings:
8 - WTG
8 - ATG
No touch-up or repeat strokes. This is as much about technique as it is about finding the best settings on this razor for me.

I purposely skipped a shave on Saturday so I could see how the Slim and GSB handled the extra growth. Was not disappointed! My shaves on Sunday and today were excellent. Very excited! Technique, technique, technique!

(Caveat: I must disclose that I shave with a high handicap in that my mustache and small goatee allows me to skip the tough to maneuver spots that most of you have to slog through. However, with the canvas I have available to me, I’m really happy with this progress!)

My objective of this 30-day Focus on the Slim (and with any Focus I do on any other razor) will be to see which razor/blade combination will give the most consistently reliable, closest shave. I will probably go to a 9 on the second pass tomorrow.

Cheers!
RT

* AC = After Carts

 

SOTD 08.10.2015

Prep: Shower
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (2)
Brush: Omega 10083
Lather: Real Shaving Co Sensitive Shave Cream
Post: Cold rinse, Alum, Witch Hazel, Gold Bond Moisturizer

Wanted to revisit this cream and give it another chance with this heavy duty boar brush.

Pleasant 2 passes. Don't care much for the synthetic smell of the cream but it performed great. Will keep it in my rotation. Same goes for the Wilkinsons.

 

Monday 10th August







Warm shower

Hot towel

RazoRock XXX bowl lathered

Finest Badger brush made by myself

Gillette ABC Shell 1914

Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (2)

Cold rinse

Thayers Lemon witch hazel

RazoRock XXX aftershave

 

August 10, 2015

A good cool shave today, not totally frozen like some Mondays. Very smooth shave! Lots of audible feedback. Blade still cutting smooth and going strong with day 4 on this blade. Last GSB lasted 5 days and then called it quits. This one will get at least one more day tomorrow, then we shall see.

Prep: Shower and homemade PSO
Razor: Lord L6
Blade: GSB
Brush: VDH Boar
Soap: Stirling MITA
Post: Cold rinse, Witch Hazel (M-Bombed), TSD Bourbon Vanilla AS

 

Thanks, I am very pleased with this brush. The knot is a 22mm Plisson-style synthetic that I bought from this Etsy vendor https://www.etsy.com/listing/239571125/22mm-synthetic-sunrise-shaving-knots. I believe that several vendors are selling identical knots right now.

 

SOTD 8-10-15

Comments: Had a two day growth and the Wolfman took it off like nobody's business in two passes plus a little clean up. The Tiki soap was very good and my first time using it. It lathered easy and gave me a great slick protective shave and the scent was pleasant and not too strong which I like! I did get a very good shave today and my usual DFS shave! No irritation but I did get one small weeper!

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.

 

SOTD - Menthol Monday, August 10, 2015

Cool shower
Prep: Peppermint PSO
Brush: Rubberset 49-4, TGN 2-band
Soap: Stirling Frozen Tundra
Razor: Weber PH Wave
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (5)
Post: Stirling Lemon Chill WH
Aftershave: Homemade Snowball Fight splash