SoS: April 13, 2015 - April 19, 2015

Sunday's Planned SOTD
Razor: ATT S2 Slant
Blade: Gillette Bleue Extra (D11)
Brush: DaVinci 290
Bowl: Georgetown G12
Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub
Pre Shave Oil: Shea Moisture Iced
Shave Soap: Mickey Lee Drunken Goat
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Ogallala Bay Rum w Sandalwood


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Yes we will have a great Sunday. Beautiful picture. Excellent shot.

 

Planned Shave Sunday 19Apr15



Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Executive Man Bath Soap
Wash Face:Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash
Pre-Shave Oil: Pacific Shaving Co. All Natural Shaving Oil
Shaving Soap:Vander-Williams Shaving Soap aka Patrick's Blend
VDH Luxury Mug Set
Razor: ATT R-1 88mm Kronos Handle (20)
Blade: Wilkinson Sword Classic DE Blades Black Container (1)
Brush: Whipped Dog 30/65mm Silver Tip Badger Black&White Marbled Resin Handle
Aftershave: Captain's Choice Cat O' Nine Tails

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

This is will be the First Shave on this Blade.
I will be Face Lathering again tomorrow morning
I will also use an Ice Cold Wet Face Cloth.
On my face as I have each day in the past week.
I will again shave with Cold Water tomorrow morning.
I will apply T.N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel after my morning shave.​

This is Day 20 of 30 Day Rule using, ATT Razor R-1 Base Plate W/88mm. Kronos Handle​

 

Edwin Jagger DE89L razor
with Astra S.P. blade (1),
Edwin Jagger XL Synthetic Silvertip Fiber brush,
Lather-up with Mike's Orange, Cedarwood and Black Pepper,
finish with water, Witch Hazel
and Pinaud Clubman for a DFS!

 

Merkur 39c focus
pre: hot towel over lather
brush: Semogue 1800
soap: Proraso Red shaving cream
razor: Merkur 39c
blade: Gillette Platinum White
post: Brion AS

3 passed to BBS land, Platinum White blades are the sharpest mild blades I have in my collection and they're available locally which is a big plus. Proraso Red should be in anyone's software collection. Period!
Brion AS is yet another Pitralon clone, with great performance albeit high alcohol content and it smells of chamomile, just like the Johnson's baby shampoo.

 

This morning's shave confirmed once and for all that I'm a Stirling Glacial lover - the Lemon Chill gave me tons of rich, slick lemony-scented lather with its incredible menthol effect and such moisturizing, soothing skincare. A couple of splashes of the Glacial Wintergreen witch hazel and I felt frozen-solid. I can't wait for my new stuff to get here!

 

Superb Sunday
Diamond provided optimal lather, whipped up by my HIS lather monster. My whiskers were so comfortable and happy with the evolving scent that they could not have expected der vorschlaghammer's assault. Cologne Russe finished it off right.

Prep: Bulldog face wash
Soap: B&M Diamond
Brush: HIS XL
Razor: der vorschlaghammer
Blade: voskhod
AS: B&M Cologne Russe

 

I have some of the Lemon Chill and have not opened it yet. I will be going back to using my Stirling Soaps in a week or so. When I start my second 30 Day rule with my other ATT H-1 or M-1 Base Plate. Haven't figured which handle to use. I will probably switch the Kronos handle to one of the 2 base plates. I reallyy don't like the Atlas Handle it seems too short, for me.(with hands going numb all the time) . I like the longer handle so I can grip it better.

 

April 19 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
Stirling Electric Sheep SS
Vie-long Horsehair Brush
FB w/Astra SP set on 6
Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill AS

 

Here are the soaps I ordered from Rod this past Thursday:

1) Glacial Lemon Chill
2) Glacial Obsidian
3) Glacial Wintergreen
4) Glacial Spearmint
5) Black Ice
6) Barbershop
7) Frozen Tundra

I never tried the Barbershop and Frozen Tundra before so I wanted to buy them, and also as time goes by I want to try some of Rod's other non-mentholated soaps.

 

I am in a self imposed RAD Sabbatical right now.

 

today's shave
hot water wash with dove+ care
FS pur-tech/ whipped dog handle
AOS sandalwood
Clauss 5/8 full
Matador elegante
Ladas(2)
pinaud special reserve
today's shave was nice. I'm late, two passes with Clauss, two and cleanup with Matador. very good shave. finished with special reserve.
church today, y'all come with me.

 

04/19/2015
Razor – Gillette New DeLuxe Red & Black
Blade –Lab Blue (1)
Brush –Rudy Vey with TGN Finest
Lather – B&M Lavanille
Post - Witch Hazel and Floid Blue



My first shave with this razor. A little more aggressive than my New LC but a very smooth shaver. Fantastic BBS shave this morning. The B&M Lavanille whipped up a very slick protective lather. Finished off with a splash of witch hazel and Floid Blue from my sampler. Hope everyone has a great Sunday.

 

SOTD: Sunday, April 19
Day 5/30
Soap: MdC Brain Bowl
Brush: Simpson 2 "Chubby" Synthetic
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Personna Med Prep (2)
Aftershave: Floïd Blue

Have a great day!



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Speck soap, Parat, Astra, home made AS, Avon conditioner, Yunan was good also

 

Clint, your Rudy Vey draws me in every time I see it. If you liked the Floid Blue check out RazoRock's Baby Blue $19.99 400ml bottle. Nice stuff.

 

Thanks Kerry. I do like the Floid Blue so thanks for the tip on the RR Baby Blue. Got to love that price.

 

SOTD
Wife's out of town shave addition.
April 19, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: RazoRock “Bamboozled RAKE”
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock Super Stainless
Brush: Red & Black acrylic Silvertip 22/50mm
Lather: Stirling Executive Man
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH.
Aftershave: Stirling Executive Man
Music: Garth Brooks- Ropin' the Wind
She'll be home on Thursday. Great shave! Thank you @Jasman for introducing the RR RAKE to the SOTD. I'm really liking this razor. Stirling Executive Man is fantastic! My silvertip is so soft it should be illegal.
Go out and get it

 

Today was a nice experience. Used 3P with Simpson Chubby 3 Pure, Gillette Tec with Gillette Silver Blue, followed by alum block, Thayers Witch Hazel and the Veg! BBS and smell like the old man that I am.

 

Sunday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Executive Man Bath Soap
Soap: Cold River Soap Works “Original”-Bergamot & Bay
Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: ASCO Red (1)
Brush: oscar11 2-Band Finest-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Fine American Blend

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

CRSW Bergamot & Bay today. 20 seconds to load the oscar11 brush. Great, easy, thick, lather. I loaded a new ASCO Red in the Red Tip. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Fine American Blend.

Bob