SoS: April 13, 2015 - April 19, 2015

Now I get it
I've been using Fougère products for a while without really appreciating the scent. It was never offensive or enough to make me stop since the performance was always there. Usually, I shake up any aftershave slash to recombine ingredients, but today I realized that if I don't shake up B&M Fougère Classique, the scent is more pleasing to me. It might be placebo, but the scent seemed softer and more welcoming today. It is an excellent compliment to Fougère Imperiale, and my face feels great.
I've been guilty of giving up on a soap or aftershave very quickly, and I'm glad I kept at it this time.

Prep: warm water splash
Soap: B&M Fougère Imperiale
Brush: HIS
Razor: der vorschlaghammer
Blade: voskhod
AS: B&M Fougère Classique

 

what made you think of not shaking it up?

 

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR, after this shave with the Glacial Obsidian soap and using the Alcolado Glacial splash I felt like I was outdoors in Siberia in January - what a great freeze!

 

SOTD
April 16, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: RRBS
Blade: Sputnik
Brush: Custom Antler/Boar by @grump
Lather: PAA Dirt
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH.
Aftershave: PAA FU Fougère
Go out and get it

 

Thursday, April 16, 2015
Plisson Synthetic
Palmolive Cream + 4 drops glycerine + 4 drops M-Bomb
Aristocrat (NDC) w/Voskhod (1)
Cold rinse, alum, Stirling Glacial Wintergreen Witch Hazel, 444 Balm, Osage Rub

A very cool shave. I have a limited amount of mentholated products, so the only way I can "mix things up" is by adding M-Bomb to creams or soaps.

 

When I used it before it had a sharp scent when first applied, so I was unhappy with it. I did not want to give up, so I read the bottle and it didn't say anything about shaking it up, as many do, so I just decided to try it without shaking today.

 

do you think it will help with the veg?

 

Schick J1 razor
Personna blade
VDH Luxury SS (scented)
VDH boar brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix
Barbasol Brisk A/S

I think I have the blade that won't die in the J1. Still feels like shave #1 and that was awhile ago. Think I'll see how long it will go.

 

today's shave
hot water wash with dove+ care
grandad's rubberset/ custom two band finest (restored by Gary)
razor rock p160
wade& butcher 6/8 full hollow
Merkur progress(4)
Ladas(3)
ICED Aqua Velva ice blue
today's shave went well. p160 is reminiscent of Cella. I made a two and two pass shave with the w&b and the progress. very nice shave. finished with ICED ice blue.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

I don't think so - the Veg is pretty acrid to me. My wife and I smelled some in the store and were repelled pretty intensely. Ymmv tho!

 

my wife doesn't like it I wear it.

 

Arko April Focus - CJB Kamisori
April 16, 2015 - Week 3 Day 5
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - VDH Boar
Soap - Proraso
Razor - 1959 Superspeed
Blade - (2)
Post - Alum, Proraso

Early meeting this morning at work so I passed on the CJB. '59 SS and Bic did a very nice job. Three passes and I found the baby. I'm impressed with this blade. I called it a second day for it since I have used it on third pass only on two occasions after the CJB. Gotta run!

 

4/16/15
Staff meeting Thursday

Prep: warm wash and Cornhusker's lotion
Lather: St. James Mandarin & Patchouli
Brush: TGN Synthetic
Razor: Gillette New SC
Blade: Rapira Stainless (3)
Post: Old Spice Pure Sport

3 passes. The blade was not good from the first pass to the end, but I powered through. Ended up with BBS but face feels a little raw. Only change in blade use was a quick hand strop after yesterday's shave. Maybe this blade can't handle that? Regardless, on to another blade tomorrow. I just hope the staff meeting this morning doesn't leave other parts feeling raw as well. The last 6 weeks of school puts people on edge and they might not be quite as sharp either.

 

Thursday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Executive Man Bath Soap
Soap: Martin de Candre Fougere
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Platinum (3)
Brush: Plisson #12 Grey Badger-22mmx56mm
Aftershave: Country Club Modern Fougere

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

MdC Fougere today. 20 seconds to load the Plisson badger. Great, easy, thick, lather. Gillette Platinum in the Slim. Excellent smooth, close, shave! I finished with CC Modern Fougere.

Bob

 

3 passes today for a very nice shave. I added a little AOS Sandalwood to the MDC unscented today for a pleasant scent and an awesome lather.

MDC Unscented w/ AOS Sandalwood
Rapira Swedish blade
slim adjustable

 

16 April 2015

* Weber DLC + WRH3c Aluminum
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber Barbeiro
* Cold River Bergamot & Bay
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO



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Thursday 16th April



Warm shower
Hot towel
B&M Bay Rum scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Big Fellow Old Type (1920)
Astra SP (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
DR Harris Bay Rum aftershave

 

THURSDAY
Sterling shave this morning—using the Stirling Cool soap with my Otto Deutsch! Plenty of menthol chill to the soap/lather, although I find the scent slightly medicinal.
Near BBS-quality results, however.
Have a blessed Thursday, all!

 

Shave #6

• Getting better at lather. You could stand up a spoon in the Nivea gel whipped up in a bowl.
• Experimenting with angle and pressure because I'm trying to hit all the spots - not getting an even shave.
• Tried ATG. Whooo, you gotta be careful! The grain seems to pull the razor towards the skin.
• With a cheap 2-blade disposable, I could lean on it ATG and not get cut.
• Trying to figure out how to fasten a stand to the closet door. On the small sink is not realistic.

 

4/16/2015

Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Gillette Red Tip, H. Boker Master Razor straight razor
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (7)
Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
After: Home made ASB, Nivea ASB
Cologne: Midnight in Paris

Happy Thursday! The Vie Long brush whipped up a nice and thick lather with the MWF. The Boker and the Red Tip did a great job taking down the whiskers. The Nivea ASB gives me some needed moisturizing and the Midnight in Paris will have me smelling good all day.

Have a blessed day!