SoS: January 25, 2016 - January 31, 2016

Fantastic photo Chris!

 

Very nice!!!

 

January 29

Razor: Gillette 1958 Executive adjustable
Blade: Feather (3)
Brush: Stirling Kong
Soap: Tabac
Post: Cold water rinse, Witch Hazel, Fine Platinum


Same basic shave as yesterday. It worked so well, why mess with a good thing. Well, it went great again today. Another excellent shave with the Tabac and the Feather. Near BBS with no irritation at all. Would have been BBS if I spent a little more time on touch up but I was moving slow this morning.

Since it was basically the same shave, I went with basically the same picture too.

 

What a beautiful executive!

 

Thank you. I like aggressive razors, and the DOC is not as aggressive as some, but I find it very efficient. My shave today is on a par with my best performing SE's and DE's.

Thank you. One must remember that it is an inexpensive razor. The plating is excellent quality. If there is one gripe, it is that the knurling is a little rough, but that is the way it is designed.

 

Thank you! It is by far my favorite razor I own. It is also my best antique store find!

 

I came very close to making that same mistake. I saw it in the dollar store, but decided to check out the reviews first, and i'm glad I did. The good news is that it is only $1 but it is still frustrating.

 

Amazing photo!

 

TGIF everyone! The Feather gave me another excellent shave today. I'm looking forward to the weekend and hope you all have a good one!

 

Saturday's


TESC Pre-Shave Oil
Geo. F. Trumper Limes SC
Jayaruh #36 Horse
Edwin Jagger DE89
Voskhod
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Cucumber WH
GFT Sandalwood SF

I prepared my face with The Executive Shave Co. Pre-Shave Oil. I took a little dab of Geo. F. Trumper Eucris Shaving Cream and smeared it onto my face. It face-lathered very well with my Jayaruh #36 horse hair brush. It just burst into lather. Two passes with my Edwin Jagger DE89 razor and a Voskhod blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayers Cucumber WH and then Geo. F. Trumper Sandalwood Skin Food. The sandalwood scent is very light, and the skin food is soothing. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

I am not good describing scents, but the Eucris SC has a light manly scent. Here are the ingredients:

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Saturday's Expected Shave
Pre-Dove Care + for Men(in shower)
Shave-Rise Super Foamy(going easy over the cut area-maybe Rise will be better for it)
Razor-a NEW Sensor 2 DisposeABLE(that is..same Gillette, but I think the one this morning caused the cut)
A.S.-Rise Cooling Balm-

 

I pretty much always face lather, too.

 

My horse is a brother to yours. It is very different from boars and badgers, but I am learning how to use it. I like it better than my Vie Long that I piffed away.

 

Thank you. MWF is a lathering beast!

 

SHAVE OF the day


Prep: Occams crushed lime
Razor: Gillette superspeed flair tip
Blade: Super-Max titanium
Brush: RazoRock plissoft
Soap: SV Mana Di Sicilia
Post: Folsom & CO Black Powder


2 pads shave with a 3rd pass on neck. First time with SV soap, the scent reminds me of MWF but a bit more complex. It made a great slick lather with little effort. Finished off with Black Powder which is the first F&C aftershave I tried of theirs, and ended up liking every scent they make. Great stuff. Hope everyone had a nice shave!

 

Saturday Planned SOTD



Razor: Satin Mongoose\Triad Brass
Blade Kai Titan Mild (D7)
Brush: Rubberset 49-4 W 28mm HMB
Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle
Pre Shave Scrub: MRGLO
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Bay Rum w Lime
Shave Soap: Beaver WoodWright Jolly Rodger
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Beaver WoodWright Jolly Rodger
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Thank you.

 

Finishing January on my feet!

Razor - Mongoose
Blade - (3)
Brush - Wolf Whiskers Custom Silvertip
Soap - Tabac
Post - Cold rinse, Alum, Nivea, The Veg

Stayed with the Mongoose another day, just rotated brush and soap. Two passes to a DFS as is normal with this razor. So, decided to try a third pass. Happy to say the baby showed up in the end. Alum was a bit hot but not too bad. Finished with the Veg after everything to try and keep the sales luck running. Not a great day, not a horrible day so I'll continue to stay the course. Hoping to get back to the Rabbit on Sunday morning. I feel like I'll be able to handle it again by then without shaking the blade all over my face. Enjoy your weekend!

 

Still enjoying wet shaving even after being absent from here 6-7 years, I haven't run out of shave products that I collected at the height of shaving Acquisition Disorders.
My Normal Shave today.
Merkur slant with a Feather Blade
Crabtree & Evelyn Almond Shave Cream (Discontinued Item)
Whatever brush I happened to grab from the cabinet
Witch Hazel After Shave

I ran an extra pass with a Feather ACD-N Straight and Professional Blades since I was going out tonight.

I'm asking my finance in Japan to pick me up feather blades and bring them next time she comes to the U.S. Feather Blades are 1/2 the price in Japan of what they cost in the U.S.