SoS: September 7, 2015 - September 13, 2015

What a shave, what a GREAT shave. I had so much rich, slick, beautiful lather from Rod's magnificent Barbershop soap and perfect skincare. The scent reminds me 100% of a real old-school barbershop!

 

Sunday Shave
Razor: Schick Krona
Blade: Rapira SS (4)
Brush: Isana Badger
Soap: Proraso White
AS: Barbasol Pacific Rush
Bowl: Turkish Hand Made

 

Go Green Shave
Today's shave is a celebration of the victory of my alma matter, MSU, over Oregon last night. This win avenges one of our three losses in the last 28 games. These last few years have been the best in school history.
I started off with Van Yulay PSO over which my HIS made excellent lather from Maggard's Limes and Bergamot. This yogurty layer prepared my stubble to meet its fate at hands of my 1959 Fatboy, armed with a four shave veteran Voskhod blade and a 9-7-7 progression. After the last of my whiskers met their doom, I splashed on some Fine Platinum and Shea Moisture balm. The finishing touch was a small spritz of Spicebomb.
#reachhigher

 

Sunday 13 September 2015



Mastro Livi CarboInox Snake, 8/8 Full Hollow, Snake Point​

Shaving with this Mastro Livi CarboInox Snake Razor is always an incredible joy. Made from the well known Mastro Livi CarboInox Damascus, with its inlaid carbon damascus blue dots, the special and beautiful scales, it is a magnificent and elegant show. Not to mention how this snake razor shaves: very deep, super close, with its keen edge capable of giving the best and smoothest shave! I also wanted to use some of the shaving stuff I make at home: my pre-shave oil, my shaving soap and my beloved Bay Rum aftershave. I must say they make a superb job: the oil prepares the skin to receive the soap and razor, the soap provides a huge amount of super slicking, rich and creamy lather, the Bay Rum gives a beautifully refreshing and soothing touch with its caribbean fragrance of pimenta racemosa. What a great, luxurious and sumptous shave!​

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: RazorGuy Shaving Soap
• Brush: Omega Badger 63167
• Bowl: Old Barber Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi CarboInox Snake, 8/8 Full Hollow, Snake Point
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: RazorGuy Bay Rum

 

SOTD Sunday 13Sep15

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SOTD
September 13, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost
Razor: Mongoose B3 Dr. Bomber Handle
Blade: Feather Professional
Lather: MdC
Brush: Stirling Synthetic
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Fine Clean Vetiver
Superb shave.
Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE

 

I should try mdc with my new brush, I bet I'll get tons and tons of lather =P

 

SUNDAY
Day 5 of 7-Day Test Drive
Another smooth shave this early Sunday morning from the Mastro. I backed off a little from yesterday's BBS attempt and only attempted the typical 3-pass shave. My efforts were rewarded with a DFS!
After using this large razor for a week, it may feel odd going back to a standard-sized one!
Have a blessed Sunday, all!

 

Sunday 13.09.015

Wouldn't you know I managed to squeeze in a midday shave. It wasn't planned, but it was a nice surprise and a real treat,

Today's shave featured the Coconut soap from Natural Mike's. I have always been quite pleased with his soaps, but always felt that I did not experience the slick lather that this soap is so famous for and that I am supposed to use a lot of water when building this lather. I have never felt the need to use a whole lot of H2O to make a perfectly usable lather, but since I am not a Fremen I have no need to preserve my water.

Therefore, I soaked my largest boar brush in my lathering cup, put a couple of teaspoons on the puck, took a long wasteful shower and started building the lather.

First I emptied the cup and transferred the excessive water from the puck over to the cup and started using the famed Maro's Method to load the brush.

I loaded the brush for about 60-80 seconds before working the lather in the cup and it more or less exploded with lather. It looked a little airy, but felt very creamy and elastic to the touch.

I have only one open comb razor and I seldom shave with it. Mostly because I forget I have it, and that ought to be a criminal offense. It is a very mild and comfortable razor. For me it works best if I have a two or more days worth of stubble, like today. The first pass was very good, but its lack of aggressiveness comes into play in the third pass when it fails to give me a particularly close shave.

It is sufficient for everyday use, and I would probably be happy with it if it were my only razor. But for those special occasions it is not the best choice. An ATG pass would probably counter that, but not everybody is comfortable with that.

I enjoy Bay Rum and the choice from some Captain that is probably not a real Skipper, was my choice for today. This is a favourite of many, but to me it reminds me more of Bay Rumolade than an aggressive aftershave. It is, or maybe was marketed as a powerful aftershave that will give you quite a sting to your aftershave experience.
Personally I get more sting out of crying in the rain, unless I have happened to have a particularly rough shave.
It smells pretty good though.

Razor: Merkur 1904 OC
Blade: Wilkinsons Indian Sword
Soap: Mike's Natural Coconut Soap
Brush: Proraso Boar Brush
Aftershave: Captain's Choice Bay Rum

 

Sunday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Los Angeles Shaving Soap-Woody Lavender
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Personna Med Prep (2)
Brush: oscar11 High Mountain Badger-22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Chiseled Face-Sherlock

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

LASS Woody Lavender today. 20 seconds to load the oscar11 HMW. Easy, thick, lather. Personna Med Prep in the NEW SC. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with Sherlock.

Bob

 

MDC Lavender w/ a touch of TOBS Rose
Rapira Platinum Lux blade
Slim Adjustable
3 passes

The urge to use MDC overpowered me this morning. MDC is without a doubt the best soap I have ever used. 3 passes, BBS, and 0% irritation.

 

A little bit of Rose makes everything better =P

 

Dune!

 

Shave Den Sunday September 13:

Homemade PS Oil
Stirling Synthetic Brush
TSD Lavender Rose Wheat SC
Injector Type G
Stirling Unscented PSB
Brut Classic AS

 

6/8 Friodur
C&S Oxford and Cambridge
homemade brush/ 25mm Shavemac knot (2 band silver-tip)
I'm still not back a 100% since my head injury but pretty close.My memory has improved a great deal but I have a short fuse and some nasty head aches which isn't normal for me. Shaving wise, I've been living a monastic life. Just a couple of razors and a couple of soaps and brushes. I'll be back on a more regular basis. Have a good day!

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Good to see you are doing better! That HIS bowl in white is awesome, BTW.

 

I gave the Mongoose a rest today.
Schick Twinjector
TOBS Grapefruit / Cryogen mix.
Satin Tip brush
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

Razor: Gillette Slim (k3) 1965 (5) (3) (original case and blade pack with instructions)
Brush: Jerusalem Olive Wood/WD Silvertip 24/48
Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue
Cream: Truefitt&Hill No 10
Blade: Feather (2)
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera, Jack Black balm, Halston Z-14 cologne
Whipped up the Truefitt&Hill No 10 in a minute with the Silvertip. Nice slick cushion and I really like the scent. The heavy handle and head gave me a nice smooth shave with no pressure with a Feather blade set on 5. WTG and XTG on my face and neck. Then ATG set on 3. Very smooth. The Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel with Aloe Vera felt good on my face and that natural scent was nice and fresh. After cleanup, I smoothed on some Jack Black, and then some Halston Z-14. Y'all have a good one!

 

Great having you back Steve!