SoS: April 19-25 2010

Muttle #14
Omega badger
Filarmonica Doble Temple
D.R. Harris Arlington SS
4711 ASL
L'eau par Kenzo homme

one of the best straight shaves

 

Thursday

Boker King Cutter 5/8ths spike
Omega boar brush
J M Fraser's Original s/c
Old Spice a/s
Old Spice e de c

goshawk

 

Thursday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/new Elios
Everest-SC :happy108 :freezing
Svoboda-AS Balm :happy108 :freezing
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Dolce & Gabbana-EDT

This Russian stuff is fantastic--the Everest cream has super-rich, cushiony lather, it smells nice, and it is well-mentholated. The Svoboda balm is also very cooling and soothing. I cannot show the Svoboda balm, but this is what the Everest cream looks like.

 

Thursday:

57 Gillette FlairTip razor
Shark SuperChrome blade
Palmolive Classica SC
Omega Boar brush
Osage Rub
Pinaud Clubman A/S

Only one more work day this week. And another great shave.

 

Thursday

Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Dorco 300 (5)
Brush: Omega Boar
Soap/Cream: Col. Conk Lime
A/S: Master Bay Rum

 

Thursday:

Merkur Vision / Lord SS
Rooney 3/2 Super
Tabac SS
QED Texas Cedarwood ASSC
Tabac AS Splash

 

Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Shavemac 177
T&H Rose
Merkur HD
Super Iridium (4)
Pinaud Clubman
Nivea Sensitive ASB
Coral Skin Food

 

Semogue 2000
Maca Root
Gillette Black Tip
Wilkinson
WH and Brut ASB

 

-Gillette Red Tip SS razor
-Dorco 301 blade
-24mm Silver Tip Badger Brush
-TSD SOTQ A1 SS
-Alum Block
-TSD Iced Subzero AS Milk





-Great shave but took more work than the SE shave from yesterday.
Love that Cracklin Firewood soap-face so soft-MWF soft.

 

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Vie-Long 16510 White Badger
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Cream: TOBS Avocado
A/S: GFT Marlborough

I had forgotten just how much I enjoy TOBS Avocado cream. It never disappoints. The Vie-Long brush continues to prove its worth as an excellent cream brush and the Iridium/Futur combination is peerless. I enjoyed another excellent shave and the GFT Marlborough continues to be a favorite.

 

Thursday

Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blade
Coffee: Home roasted Kenya, BLACK (good stuff!)
Soap: TSD A&F Woods Type
Brush: Ever Ready 250PB
Razor: 1958 Gillette SS Flare Tip
Blade: Astra, day 4, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Brut ASB, Brut AS
'Stache Wax: Wacky Tacky

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

Not bad. I find I have to work a bit harder (read "more touch-up") to get as close as I like with this razor. I just may have to get some Feathers to try in my milder razors, this being one of them.

 

SOTD Thursday April 22, 2010

Razor: 5/8 Solingen First class
Soap: Williams
Mug: Vintage Old Spice
Brush: Omega Boar
ASB: Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Old Spice Classic Cologne

Great shaves this morning Gents! Gotta run, springtime on a Ranch is a very busy time! :sad038

 

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Vulfix 2234 Super
Cream: Cyril Salter Sublime Citrus
A/S: Generic Witch Hazel, Alt Innsbruck Splash

Super nice shave today. I always enjoy the Salter Citrus cream, and the Futur/Iridium team was very, very smooth and produced a BBS shave. A little splash of Alt Innsbruck was a fine, refreshing finish.

 

Dubl Duck Special
B&B Essential
Prairie Creations Rose soap
Booster Polar Ice

 

April 22, 2010

Brush: BBE
Razor: 69 super adj. 7/7
Blade: Gillette 7 O Clock super platinum (1)

Cream: Nancy Boy Replenishing
Splash: SCS Blue Line
Balm: SCS Blue Line
Cologne: Geir

 

Wednesday Night Shave

Razor - '67 Slim Adjustable
Blade - Astra (2)

Preshave - Geo F. Trumper Coral Skin Food
Brush - Geo F. Trumper Pure Badger
Cream - Proraso SC
Splash - Swiss Pitralon
Balm - Nivea Replenishing

Rating = 4 out of 5

Overall a pretty DFS. Almost but not quite BBS, a hint of skin irritation, but nothing that didn't go away 15 minutes after i used the nivea balm. I was experimenting with floating my shave mug in the sink as a kind of mock scuttle, and it worked to a degree. Luke warm lather vs cold lather was an improvement at least. I'm itching to mix up my pre/post shave routines a little bit, but i'm trying to finish up 2 small bottles so I can fill em up with some aftershaves for a friend... so until they're gone (should be early next week), I've gotta keep using my Coral Skin Food sample and Swiss Pitralon decant before and after every shave. Thankfully I really like them both!

 

Thursday:



Vulfix 247 pure badger
Brian Solomon Cherry Almond SC (experimental test batch)
Gillette Super Adjustable
Personna (day2)
Witch Hazel
Florida Water

Brian's shaving cream lathered well in a bowl. Better than Bigelow, closer to AOS (those are the only two creams I've tried so far). Cushiony and slick. Took me a few rinses to get it off completely. The smell is decent. Very cherry, a little almond. Cherry is not really my thing, but my wife liked it.

Coupled with the Super Adjustable, I had a nice shave and experience this morning.

**Thanks for moving this Bill!

 

Shavemac Silvertip
Fitjar Wild Thing SC
John Holler~~
Humphreys Witch Hazel
Ahava ASB
Dunhill X-Centric EDT
Have a Great Night~~​

 

• hot shower
• 25mm EJ silvertip
• mentholated "Thing"
• Gillette flare tip SS
• Berby blade (1)
• M&L Florida Water

 

Mentholated "Thing" ??? what that?