SoS: April 21, 2014 - April 27, 2014

4/22/14
Prep: warm wash with Stirling bath soap
Lather: Godreg Cool Menthol
Brush: Stirling best badger
Razor: Merkur 34HD and Gillette Slim
Blade: Laser Ultra
Post: Cold rinse and Proraso Green aftershave

I may have found a blade that the HD doesn't like. The Laser Ultra was tuggy and rough. So I quickly moved it to the Slim and it did okay, not too smooth, but not painful. Wel'll see what tomorrow brings. The blade and the cream are from a PIF I won from another board. The Godrej provided good cooling, but I have not used a tubed cream for over a month, so it may take a while to dial in the lathering. I still struggle with bowl lathering. Ended up putting cream on the brush and lathering directly on my face.

 

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: EJ DE89 Head w/ Weber Classic Handle
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (1)
Soap: Stirling Cool
Brush: Oscar11 Boar
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: British Sterling

This was my first time using my new Oscar11 brush. This brush is sure to be my favorite. As good as it was this morning, I'm sure it will be fantastic once it breaks in.

Have a great day!

 

Tuesday

Prep: Hot Shower-Mike’s Pine & Cedarwood Bath Soap
Soap: Stirling Ozark Mountain
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Israeli Red Personna (1)
Brush: Oscar11 TGN 2-Band Finest Badger-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Pino Silvestre

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angle for my beard a bit)

Stirling Ozark Mountain today (a personal favorite) with a new Israeli Red Personna in the Slim. Great lather, great combination, great shave! I finished up with Pino.

Bob

 

SOTD April 22

Prep: hot shower, Proraso pre-shave white
Razor: WW2 Gillette Tech
Blade: Klenzo (day 2)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Proraso Green
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: none, Firehouse Wacky Tacky Moustache wax

Well, the Klenzo did provide a much more comfortable shave today, pretty sure most of the improvement was from the prep. I got a nice face freeze from the Proraso pre-shave and green soap, this was possibly the most intense menthol sensation I've gotten from the Proraso Green soap. It made me want to keep shaving!

I got a little carried away waxing my moustache, and forgot an ASB. Hopefully not using alum for a fifth day in a row will be enough to have my face not dry out....

 

Great looking brush!

 

Tuesday
hot shower
Semogue BC Cerda
Proraso PSC
Mystic Water Rosalimone SS
Gold Tech/Astra SP (1)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Lemon WH
Pinaud Citrus Musk cut with a tiny amount of Skin Gel
Nasomatto Silver Musk edp

Nice and comfy 2 pass face,1 pass dome for BBS all around!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

4/22/2014

Prep: Hot shower with L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash, home made PSO
Razor: Muhle R41 2011, H Boker & Co Master Razor straight razor with worked spine
Blade: Astra (3)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat shaving soap
After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
Cologne: Maison Francis Kurkdjian - Absolue Pour le Soir

A cool 2 pass Darn Fine Shave + this morning.

Have a blessed day!

 

Chilly Excellence
Barrister & Mann is onto something with this Ferox soap... The combination of Shea butter and lanolin makes for a really thick lather that leaves my face moisturized and smooth. I wet just the tips of my Plisson brush and had plenty of lather in no time. This soap doesn't seem extra thirsty to me.
I used the Synergy Frost_Byte aftershave lotion today for the first time, and it's a winner. The consistency is a little thinner than the Gondolier lotion, but it absorbs quickly and gives me that welcome chill and skincare I've come to expect from HTGAM. It matches well with the RR/HTGAM pre-shave soap.

Prep: RR/HTGAM lime menthol soap
Soap: B&M Ferox
Brush: Plisson synthetic
Razor: iKon SC101
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (3)
AS: HTGAM Synergy Frost_Byte lotion

 

Razor: Ikon Slant
Blade: Crystal (D2)
Brush: Spalted maple 24mm Super Silvertip
Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Lime & Spearmint
Shave Soap: Tiki Soaps Bay Rum w Lime
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Krampert's Acadian Spice Bay Rum


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Cobra Classic
Kai Mild
Semogue BC Mistura
LPL
Nivea Energy A/S

Santa Maria Novella - Pot Pourri

 

Tuesday

Prep: CeraVe cleanser
Soap: Tiki Bar unscented
Brush: Oscar11 custom with HIS knot
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft
Blade: Astra SP
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe

Great shave in three passes. Cool, rainy day in Seattle today.

 

Just how many Plants VS Zombie toys do you have?

 

Just a few... They may possibly show up in future SOTD pictures.

 

SOTD Tuesday 4-22-2014

5/8 Wm Elliottt, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso PSC
Musgo Real SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Lijun Finest Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Gold Bond Moisturizing Lotion
Aqua Velva Musk ASL/Cologne

 

Muhle R41 (13)
Rapira Swede (d1)
Vulfix 2235
Old Spice Cream)-Face Lather
Old Spice A/S

 

Had a great shave with items I really enjoy and the Gillette Blade seems to be a winner as well

 

Merkur 11C
Personna Lab Blue
Muhle 33K252
Cella
Floid Blue

 

Tuesday morning, April 22, 2014

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (3)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

 

SOTD Tuesday 22 Apr 14

• Pre-Shave:

Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash
Maggard Razors Pre-Shave Oil
Wet Face Cloth

• Razor & Razor Blade:

Weber 3pc. S/S Polished Head 85mm Classic Handle
Raley's Generic SS/DE Razor Blades

• Shaving Brush:

WD 30/65 W/ Resin Handle Silver Tip Badger

• Shaving Soap:

Stirling Soap Co. Stirling Glacial Wintergreen

• Shaving Mug:

Arletta Mug II (Cobalt Blue Mug that my daughter had)

• After Shave Balms:

Nivea After Shave Balm

• After Shave:

Captain's Choice Bay Rum

 

That looks like another Oscar11 Work of Art !