SoS: December 28, 2015 - January 3, 2016

Shave of the Day

Monday, 29 Jan



Prep: Hot shower
Razor: Gillette New LC Ball End
Blade: Feather (2)
Brush: Rubberset 400-4 Silvertip Badger
Lather: RazoRock XXX
Shave: Hot shave, face lather, 4 passes; WTG, XTG, RXTG, ATG
Post: Alum, L'Occitane Cade balm

First ever shave with RR XXX, and what a great soap. I found it easy to get a thick lather while face lathering, and had enough for 4 passes plus a back of neck pass. The scent reminds me of something, something i have smelled before but can't place, but I really like it. Super happy I grabbed it for half off regular price.

DFS+ shave. No blood, no nicks.

 

GOOD MORNING TSD!! SOTD 12/29/15

Razor-Gem Featherweight
Blade-Gem Personna(2)
Pre Shave Oil-E- Shave Orange Sandalwood
Lather-E-Shave Orange Sandalwood cream
Brush-E-Shave Badger
Post Shave-Cold Water Rinse
Witch Hazel,E-Shave Orange Sandalwood PSB


A very Pleasant shave with the E-Shave products and the Gem Featherweight razor this morning.
All three passes WTG,XTG,ATG were very smooth and comfortable resulting in a BBS finish!
Woke up to about an inch of snow and ice mix and windy weather and still snowing and sleet mix,
so in an hour it's off to work I go!!

HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!

 

12/29/2015
Razor – Gillette Super Speed (J4)
Blade – Feather (1)
Brush – DK7 with Druida Manchurian
Lather – AOS Sandalwood Cream
Post - Witch Hazel & Captain’s Choice Sandalwood

 

Came down with a cold, and am not interested in holding a blade to my skin during coughing or sneezing fits. No shave today.

 

Feel better buddy, take two doses of vitamin C a day for the remainder it will cut it way short.

 

Get better soon! I just got over a cold.

 

SOTD
December 29, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost
Razor: Maggard MR22/V3A Head
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Lather: Caties Bubbles Ocean Grove
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Folsom & Co. Capri
New razor head and soap. CB always performs great! Ocean Grove is a fruit and floral scent, really nice summer soap. Maggard V3A (aggressive) head. This head lives up to its billing, I could feel the blade on my face but it wasn't uncomfortable. 3 pass DFS. The finish is in gunmetal and it was pretty good. I'd say this head is in between an R41 and a Fatip on the aggressive scale.
Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE!

 

The gunmetal head really pops with that handle Kerry. It looks !

 

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR is all I can definitely say - this Polar Vortex soap feels like northern Canada in the dead of winter and does it ever lather up rich and thick. The Bergamot Vetiver aftershave from Henri et Victoria kept that freeze going for me. It's snowing like crazy right now and I have nowhere to go. BBS in two effortless, frigid passes!

 

TUESDAY
Another Sheffield shave this morning; restored F. Fenney 'Tally Ho' 8/8; MWF and Ogallala finish.
Sweet shave!
Have a great Tuesday, all!

 

SOTD TUE. DEC. 29/15
PRE SHAVE CLEANSER: NOXZEMA CLASSIC CLEANSER: COLD WATER !!
PRE SHAVE OIL: NONE TODAY
SHAVE CREAM: STIRLING MITA
SHAVE BRUSH: @Jayaruh #12
RAZOR: FRANKENRAZOR MURKER HEAD MODEL UNKOWN/BULLGOOSE HANDLE
BLADE: GSB
AFTER SHAVE BALM: VASELINE COOLING HYDRATING LOTION

SOAP: STIRLING COCOA BUTTER
COLOGNE: BOGART BY JAQUES BOGART

BBS THIS MORNING WITH THREE PASSES. MY BULLGOOSE BLACK BEAUTY RAZOR ARRIVED YESTERDAY IN RECORD TIME. THE HEAD TURNED OUT TO BE A REAL P.O.S. BUT THE HANDLE IS VERY WELL MADE, GRIPPIE AND STURDY. I PAIRED IT WITH A MERKUR HEAD I HAD PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED ON THE BAY MODEL UNKNOWN BUT IT'S AGGRESSIVE WHICH I LIKE. THIS COMBO FEELS WELL BALANCED AND PROVIDED A VERY SMOOTH SUPER CLOSE SHAVE. THE STERLING MITA PROVIDED EXCEPTIONAL CUSHIONING AND SLICKNESS WHILE THE FREEZE NO DOUBT CONTRIBUTED TO THE COMFORT ON THIS CLOSE SHAVE. MUG LOADED AND FACE LATHERED WITH MY @Jayaruh #12. HAVE A GREAT SHAVE AND A GREAT DAY.

 

Take care of yourself. Get better.

 

Revolutionary
Today was my first shave with Barrister & Mann’s new glissant soap formula, and it was a revelation. The soap is somehow even slicker and more protecting than the usual B&M, making this the best performing soap I’ve ever used… yes, this has surpassed my beloved Tabac! This was an easy and drama free BBS in three passes with my Futur set on 5.5
My nose is a little stuffy, so the scent was not a major factor today, I’m sure I will be able to appreciate it more once I’m breathing easier. I finished with Lavanille tonique and I feel and smell amazing.
I hope they eventually convert all their soaps to this new formula, as it sets B&M above all others for me.

Prep: PAA Ice
Soap: B&M Fireside
Brush: Brothers Bristles Spartan Bronze
Razor: der Futur
Blade: Voskhod (2)
AS: B&M Lavanille

 

Gem G-Bar razor
Gem Blue Star/Stainless PTFE blade
Shave Revolution "The Bourbon Room" SS
Shave Revolution Evolution synthetic brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
CO Bigelow 1585 cologne

The Blue Star blades are a love/hate thing with me. I want to love them but they hate me in most SE razors. Started the shave with the Blue Star but it just didn't work so switched to the Stainless and ended up DFS. Tried the new (to me) Shave Revolution products as well. The SS smells wonderful and lathers easily. The brush is fantastic! The soap may have caused a little irritation but then it could have been the Blue Star blade. Will try them again later. Now go enjoy your day folks

 

EverReady / Gem

Chubby 2

Mikes Pine & Cedarwood

Pitralon Classic

 

Tuesday
hot water wash with nuetrogena men's invigorating face wash and a washcloth
Royal London badger brush
soap commander endurance
Romer7
Ladas(1)
family dollar spice
back to the grind, Tuesday. the new brush looks nice, performed ok, and smelled like wet dog. the lather was nice though. three passes with the Romer7, pretty nice on mild/ aggressive. ok to look at, only glitch, it seems a touch different from one side to the other. but I ended with a very nice shave. finished with spice.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Great review!

 

Tuesday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Pig Trail
Soap: Reef Point-Peerless
Razor: Gillette Fat Boy
Blade: Gillette 70’s “Spoiler” Super Stainless (3)
Brush: Elite Razor Silvertip-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Country Club-Southern Oud

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

Reef Point Peerless today. 20 seconds to load the Elite Silvertip. Easy, thick, slick, lather. 70’s Gillette “Spoiler” in the Fat Boy. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Southern Oud.

Bob

 

Hope you feel better, buddy!

 

Tabac Tuesday Dec 29th.............

Tabac face lathered w/Omega 6151 Pure
Red Tip Super Speed w/7 o'clock Sharp Edge blade
Witch Hazel, Nivea ASB finishing w/Barbasol Blue

Single pass w/touch-up for a CCS!