SoS: April 18, 2016 - April 24, 2016

Wednesday
Evening shave for tomorrow...
Wostenholm Week Wrap: Day 9— After nine consecutive days of shaving with a vintage Wostenholm & Son razor, I'd thought I would wrap up 'Wosty week' with two wedges. The first, a 5/8 hollow-notch wedge, (circa 1900-1914) has the blade engraving with the following, "The Americans Give The Right Hand of Fellowship to All Nations and Own an Universal Brotherhood" with a charming icon of a handshake in the center. The other is an older, larger true wedge (nearly 6/8) from the Washington Works, (from the late 1800s). Some funky hone wear on the spine made it more of a challenge to hone. Both razors held very keen edges off a natural finisher. The smaller one is a bit more nimble but both are quality silent shavers. Mitchells Wool Fat lather & Fine 'Snake bite' finish.' Moving on to Japanese-made razors next…

 

Both of those razors are beautiful however the one with the hands is on another level. Absolutely gorgeous

 

Razor: Grafco/Merkur
Blade: Perma-Sharp (1)
Brush: Isana Premium Synthetic
Soap: Proraso Green Tea & Oat
AS: Barbasol Pacific Rush

 

Razor...Gillette Black Beauty
Blade...Polsilver
Soap....Caties Bubbles P. De. La. Ve.
After Shave...Royall Lime
Brush..RR...Monster
Moisturizer. .Nu-Skin NAPCA.

 

Tuesday Shower/Shave

Shower- Noxzema facial cleaner, Dr. Bronner's All-One Hemp Peppermint bar soap
Pso- Homemade grapefruit PSO
Brush- RazoRock Plissoft
Razor- Muhle R41 head on a Maggard MR5 handle
Blade- Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Soap- Catie's Bubbles Mile High Menthol with extra M-Bomb
Thayers Witch Hazel with grapefruit EO
AS- Aqua Velva

Another wonderful shave tonight, 3 passes and I'm BBS. It's like the R41 and the GSB were made for each other, great combo. I really like this soap and now I'm officially addicted to menthol. My new spray bottles worked great, I really like Aqua Velva and Thayers and grapefruit EO are excellent together. Have a great day folks!

 

Planned Wednesday SOTD

Mongoose
Feather Proguard
Shavemac
Mé Galerna
Captains Choice North
L'Occitane Vetyver

 

Beautiful setup Guy, that razor is just awesome!

 

Outstanding photo @melyus

 

Very professional looking photo Roger. Which handle is that on your razor it's very stout?

 

SOTD Wed. 4/20/16
Pre Shave Cleanser: Noxzema Classic
Pre Shave Oil: @ob1page Citrus PSO
Shave Soap: Route 66 Lumberjack
Shave Brush: RR Disruptor Synthetic
Razor: Muhle R41/Bullgoose Black Beauty
Blade: Astra SP
After Shave Balm: Stirling Mita
Soap: Grandpa's Sandalwood & Shea Soap
Cologne: Acqua Di Selva by Visconti Di Modrone

Good morning friends. Everything came together this morning for a superb shave. I decided to revisit the Astra SP in my R41 today and they worked liked a champ. I was reminded today why Route 66 Lumberjack is my favorite soap in my den. I have a few respectable soaps and creams now and i can say with certainty that nothing compares, it blows them all outta the water! I highly encourage my friends here to give the Lumberjack or any Route 66 soap a try. If you want the best it's right here at your door step. Dolphin smooth, dapper and happy! Have a wonderful shave and a wonderful day guys.

 

Beautiful photo Can, that Grafco is a very razor and they aren't easy to find anymore.

 

GOOD MORNING ALL!! 04/20/16 SOTD

Weishi 9306
Big Ben(1)
VDH Boar
Weleda
Cold Water Rinse,Alum Block
Gillette After Shave Lotion

A wonderful Wednesday shave with the Weishi,Big Ben combo the Weleda always provides a nice lather, so my face is BBS once again!!

HAVE A GREAT HUMP DAY EVERYONE!!

 

20.iv.2016

 

04/20/2016
AlumiGoose with Triad SS
Feather Pro (4)
Simpson CH2 Synthetic
Mystic Water Lavender
Witch Hazel
Myrsol F/ Extra
Whipped Shea Butter

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Superb Van Yulay Shave for Jared
This is for Jared, even though I don't have any products in that tribute scent. I began with VY PSO, lathering Poseidon right over that in thick yogurty slickness. The Futur glided along three drama free passes on its way to deliver a BBS. I finished up with Shuyak Island for the great skincare, scent and menthol cool.
Prep: VY PSO
Soap: VY Poseidon
Brush: HIS
Razor: Futur 5-5-5
Blade: Voskhod
AS: VY Shuyak Island




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It's a fluke that I didn't cut my face to pieces because I shaved so fast. I have some errands to do today and I wasn't able to enjoy a good, proper shave so it was just a one pass WTG job. The Polar Vortex soap's icy-cold lather and the Rubby Dubby Doo felt great, though.

 

SOTD April 20, 2016

Proraso preshave
Fendrihan CC DE / GSB
Omega / Cella
WH / Proraso ASB

Wonderful shave this morning. I have been doing some experimenting with my brush and lather. First, I am spending more time loading my brush. I used to load for about 5 seconds but now I am loading for 30 seconds. I am also working the lather on my face for a longer period of time. I used to face lather for about 30 seconds...and now I am lathering for about 2 minutes. This new approach is producing a thicker, richer lather and I am able to get the water content just perfect...and it is making a difference. Enjoy your day gentlemen and ladies.

 

I don't find it has a strong scent like some of the other Route 66 shave soaps. I don't believe it is a new offering. That is probably because this old nose doesn't work as well as it used to work. . Ghost Town has a warm base of spiced woods with subtle hints of leather and powdery vanilla. Accented beautifully with a heart of floral ylang and soft lavender, all brightened with sparkling citrus top notes.

 

I'm still working on English.