SoS: April 13, 2015 - April 19, 2015

April 15 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
TSD Pumpkin Spice Lanolin Soap
Vie-long Horsehair Brush
FB w/Astra ST set on 4
Aqua Velva AS

It seems like there was supposed to do on the 15th other than just shave, but I can't quite remember....

 

Standard Razors Black
Polsilver Super Iridium (2)
Duke 3 Best
Martin de Candre Fougere
Brut Aftershave
444 Balm

 

today's shave
hot water wash with dove+ care
Oscar11/ omega
soap commander endurance
Merkur progress(4)
Ladas(2)
old spice after shave
today's shave went well. love the commander. the progress is awesome. finished with os, with the red writing. I don't know the difference, but it smells nice.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Schick J1 razor
Personna blade
Williams SS (modern stuff)
Vulfix 405 boar brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix
Colorado Sage cologne

Got a fine lather from the Williams SS with the Vulfix brush. It's a really small brush but works well above it's size/price. Nice shave indeed

 

5/8 Case Red Imp
WSP Rustic Vetiver
homemade boar
Nice shave today. This is my second tin of Rustic, it's a good soap. Not what I'd call a true vetiver scent but pleasant . Have a good one.

 

04/15/2015
Prep – MR GLO
Razor – Mongoose B2 with Jürgen Hempel Ti
Blade –Feather Pro (1)
Brush –Rudy Vey with Shavemac Finest
Lather – Catie’s Bubbles Santal Senuelle
Post - Witch Hazel and CC Sandalwood AS



Happy Tax Day! Maybe after today my world can turn to something more normal. Fantastic 2 pass shave this morning. Using a shim with a new Feather Pro yielded on of my best shaves. Enjoyed the Catie's Bubbles which proved to be very slick. Paired with the Captain's Choice Sandalwood AS, I feel ready to tackle the crazy day ahead.

 

4/15/16

Prep: warm wash
Lather: St. James of London Mandarin & Patchouli
Brush: Vie-Long 13061M
Razor: Gillette New SC
Blade: Rapira Stainless (3)
Post: Old Spice

Back to warm shaving. I tried the cold water route for a week and just don't feel any benefit. I prefer warmth. I also wanted to use the Vie-Long brush because I've been reading of some of the disappointment expressed by folks trying horsehair brushes. I've never had a tangle and after the first week, I think this brush is as soft as any that I've used. I've owned this brush for over a year and use it almost every other day. I use it for bowl and face lathering. I just give it a two or three minute soak and it is soft and makes a nice slick lather every time.

 

Yeah, not a big fan of a cold water shave, although I'm new to this and may give it a shot at the peak of summer heat. But definitely prefer a nice hot shave, warm rinse and then a really cold final rinse.

 

MDC week

Another fine shave with MDC today. I nicked my ear on the third pass and had a heck of a time getting it to stop. alum wouldn't stop it, a styptic pencil wouldn't stop it either. I ended up globbing on some vaseline which did stop it. Still, it was a wonderful shave with great results.

MDC Lavender
Rapira Swedish blade
slim adjustable

 

Wednesday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Executive Man Bath Soap
Soap: Los Angeles Shaving Soap-Woody Lavender
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Platinum (2)
Brush: Elite Razor Silvertip-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Pitralon Classic

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

LASS Woody Lavender today. 20 seconds to load the ER Silvertip. Great, easy, thick, lather. Gillette Platinum in the Slim. Excellent smooth, close, shave! I finished with Pitralon Classic.

Bob

 

15 April 2015

* WR1-SB + WRH3c Aluminum
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + K-Translucent
* Cold River Fall
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO



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WEDNESDAY
Another rare 'DE razor' sighting!
Quick n' easy shave this morning as I decided to forego a SR shave. Grabbed the cadet and had a fairly-rapid 3-pass shave. Less than 15 minutes from start to finish. Too much coffee this morn!
Have a blessed HumpDay all!

 

Wednesday 15th April



Warm shower
Hot towel
B&M Ferox scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Tech
Gillette 7 O'Clock Black (3)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Myrsol Lemon aftershave

 

15 Apr 2015
Soap - Mike's Barbershop
Brush - Plisson Synthetic
Razor - Rockwell 6S
Blade - Ladas (3)
AS - AV

Back to DFS all is well in the world again....

 

Oakmoss and sage, sounds like an interesting combination. I also had to do a double take as I see a DE razor with today's shave.

 

SOTD
April 15, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89/MR5 handle
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Lather: RazoRock Zi' Peppino
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH.
Aftershave: F&C Shady Past
Sweet shave.
Go out and get it

 

Wednesday
hot shower/cold water shave
Semogue SOC,2 band
Proraso PPB
Tiki Bar Fougere SS ------- My first time with a Tiki Bar soap and it was a good un! Lathers nice and slick,great scent,great skincare.
40's style SS/Lord SS (3)----- I've really enjoyed the shave's I've been getting with the Lords,nice and smooth,I prolly could get a few more shaves out of it but 3 is good for me.Actually it's a bit more considering I include headshaves.
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Levan Rose Beard Oil
Floid Blue ASL
Penhaligon's English Fern

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Wednesday

Soap: The Shave Den Lanolin, unscented
Brush: Mühle hjm black fibre
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge, yellow
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

+1 with the Tiki Bar Fougere. One of my overall favorite tallow shave soaps.

 

Razor: Schick E2
Blade: Chinese Schick (10)
Brush: Fuller w/ TGN Finest
Soap: PannaCrema Libanese
Aftershave: Clubman Lime Sec
First time using the Lime Sec and I think I like. We'll see how it wears during the day but so far so good.