SoS; April 2018

Thanks.

 

THE AFTERMATH

I hadn’t used the Whipped Dog Highmoutain White Knot in a while and I forgot how pillowy soft and silky smooth it is. It outpunches my softest Thater for about a quarter of the price. Contrasted with the sharp bite of a Glacial shave, yin and yang balanced each other perfectly this morning. The only anomaly was the (new to me) Wilkinson Sword Blade. I’ve shaved with it twice (effectively and with no drama), but just find it to be less smooth than other blades. Anybody else have thought on this blade?

 

Saturday April 4,2018

Razor: ?? SMX 3 blade Cartridge Gadget. with Cart. (1)
Lather: Gillette Foamy
AS: Mennen Afta

A very puzzling 3 pass shave, WTG/ATG/ ??? While shopping at our favorite grocery outlet, my eyes caught this thing with 3 blades ($1.97), kinda attractive, with 11 carts. What the heck, $1.97. Don`t think it will break the bank. So, the shave? 1st pass: Not what I would call the smoothest in town. No irritation, a +. Not close a -. 2nd pass: I started way down on my lower neck, worked up slowly, a little smoother. Rinsed off. Not the shave I wanted, so I added the 3rd pass. Not that much lather left, so it was a little thin. Not bad, a + maybe. Tomorrow will be Proraso for sure. All in all, maybe somewhere near a BBS. God Bless.

Edit. An addendum, after this morning`s shave, I`ve had a little time to reflect on the experience. The shave turned out to be a little better than I thought, but in the process, I`ve learned a valuable lesson: The journey from 1st splash to the AS pat down, is as important as the outcome. The mid priced, or even cheap tool that delivers the same thing, is not as important as "The Art of Wet Shaving". Really enjoying `Your Time`. Now `I Get IT`.

Bill

 

Shaving present from the wife...heretofore unheard of.

 

For me, however, the tugging is my indicator that the end is nigh.

 

Thank you. I certainly have a winner.


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April 14th SOTD
Gillette Old Type w Wizamet
Fine L’Orange SS
Omega ‘49/ Walnut
Thayers
Chatillon Lux Bon Vivant AS

 

SOTD April 14, 2018

Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: Personna
Razor: Schick B1 injector
Brush: Restored Surrey badger
Soap: Stirling Piacenza
Post: Witch hazel, Stirling Piacenza aftershave

Superb - have a great weekend!

 

Lovely 3 passes yesterday. The result - BBS was very very close! Glad this one was better than the last. Valobra soap is gorgeous in terms of lather and post shave feel, but not as nice a scent as some others - I will buy again though. Gifted in a PIF and what an awesome surprise that has been.

Soho Joe Original Face Wash
Maseto 30mm silvertip
Valobra soap
F. Herder 77 square point
A little alum, although not necessary
Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm
Pinaud Clubman After Shave Lotion

Never used a balm then a lotion before. Just felt like it.

 

How did you likle Local Gent???

 

That GTB has jumped up to be among my favorites...but it's a close call to pick THE favorite.

 

April 14 SOTD:

Razor: Gem MMOC
Blade: Gem Stainless
Brush: PAA The Green Ray
Lather: Crown King Pareidolia
Aftershave: Crown King Pareidolia
Additional Care:
Stirling Unscented PSB

 

14.04 .18

Feather Professional Artist Club DX
Feather ProGuard
Caliber 5 Core Motion Technology with Quattro Titanium cart
Plissoft Brush
Cella Crema da Barba
Grapeseed Shaving Oil with additional EO's
Alum
Speick AS
Nivea Balm

First shave with the DX/ProGuard. One pass was very close, these things are sharp! Touched up and finished off with the Quattro.

 

Sunday morning:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Astra day 7
Proraso White SC
Bull Dog Moisturizer
Chabrawichi 555 Cologne

The Proraso White cream is a new acquisition for me - gonna give it a spin for the first time!

 

Here it is for me on Sunday morning:

prep-Dial 4 Men Bodywash(Max. Moisture)in shower
shave-Rise Super Foam Regular
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot DisposeABLE
A.S.-Rise Cooling Balm(tube). **

**-NEW yet TRUSTED SINCE THE 50'S. (I mean....can that BE???)

 

Custom Lady Eversharp Razor
Vintage Personna Blade
Frank Shaving Boar Brush
WSP Fougere Noir Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum After Shave

A very pleasant shave today. Two passes with a little touch up for a very smooth BBS shave.

 

My favorite after shave balm.

 

Proraso White cream is my favorite one of the four Proraso brothers. Nice, clean scent. Whips up copious amounts of creamy, cushioned lather in no time. It also happens to be my cream for this Sunday's shave. Great minds think alike....or so I've heard.

 

Thank you Robyflexx!

 

Razor - Gillete Bulldog
Blade - feather (0)
Brush - Jayaruh 99 synthetic
Soap - Temecula olive oil Co. lavender
Post - lavender witch hazel
A/s - pinaud lime Sec

I’m bbs smooth! But damn this razor is harsh. I started the shave with a Voskhod and oh hell no. It was pulling and tugging . I debated and debated and said “WTH” I pulled out the feather but decided to try shimming. Lol funny thing is I forgot how to and didn’t want to go out to find my phone. I kept switching the position of the shim between passes and just went with it. My face felt a little scraped but the end is bbs with only a slight sting from the aftershave. Such an aggressive razor but it’s a keeper.