SoS: April 21, 2014 - April 27, 2014

Thanks for the offer. One of my deacons from church is a NHC, so I'll give him a call if necessary.

 

The razor is one I picked up at an antique store; I'll have to check on its pedigree. I polished the blade, and Glen honed it for me. I'm going to stick with one pass . . . one careful, very slow, pass.

 

Thank you.

 

Wednesday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Sharp day 3
Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic SS
Anherb AS Conditioner
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS
Wild Country Cologne

My Stirling Soaps addiction goes on for another day - the MITA delivered its fantastic lather, menthol freeze, and mighty fine skincare to make this shave BBS and so cold and comfortable, and the Anherb conditioner moisturized my skin and provided a ton of extra cooling along with the Aqua Velva. I really enjoyed shaving this morning!

 

Wednesday

Prep: Hot Shower-Mike’s Pine & Cedarwood Bath Soap
Soap: Tiki-Set Sail
Razor: Gillette Slim [6]
Blade: Israeli Red Personna (2)
Brush: Oscar11 TGN 2-Band Finest Badger-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Canoe

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

Another great shave using the Israeli Red Personna. I pulled out the Tiki Set Sail today. The Oscar11 whipped up a great lather and I got a close, smooth shave. I finished up with Canoe.

Bob

 

Rotbart No.15
Iridium
M&F Lee7
Deeone - Monte Carlo
Fine - Clean Vetiver A/S

Guerlain - Songe d un Bois d Ete

 

Muhle R41 (2013)
Rapira Swede (d2)
Vulfix 2235
Ogallala Stick/ DRH Arlington -Face Lather
Old Spice A/S

Applied a small amount of the Ogallala stick directly to face and then face lathered with DRH. Made an excellent uber-lather.

 

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: EJ DE89 Head w/ Weber Classic Handle
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (2)
Soap: Williams Mug Shaving Soap
Brush: Semogue 830
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: Brut

Very nice, relaxing shave today. I decided to alternate my new Oscar11 boar brush and my Semogue 830. My hope is that by allowing the Oscar11 plenty of time to dry between uses, the hairs will split sooner and it will develop its bloom.

Have a great day!

 

4/23/14
State ACT testing day, so off to proctor a roomful of 17 year olds. Need to look sharp!
Prep: warm wash with Stirling bath soap
Lather: Godrej Cool Menthol
Brush: Stirling boar
Razor: Gillette Ball End Tech
Blade: Super-Max Stainless (2)
Post: Cold water rinse and Captain's Choice Lime

3 passes, face lathered and CCS this morning.

 

Excellent shave
Prep: RR/HTGAM lime menthol soap
Soap: Synergy Cavendish
Brush: Plisson synthetic
Razor: SC101
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (4)
AS: Krampert's Finest Bay Rum

Everything worked great for an excellent shave today. The fourth shave with the lab blue was almost as good as the first, I probably could get more shaves out of it, but I'll retire it now. I don't want to push it and get a rough shave tomorrow. The scent of the Cavendish is starting to wake up more... Next time I'll let the hot water sit on it longer.

 

Wednesday
hot shower
Savile Row 3824
Proraso PSC
QCS Vetiver SS
iKon Slant/Astra SP (2)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Humphreys Organic WH
Stirling Vetiver ASL
Imaginary Authors The Soft Lawn

Great 2 pass face,1 pass dome for BBS all around!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

6/8 DD
PPF Amber
homemade brush
Very nice shave this morning. This DD came out of one of my hometown barbershops from when I was a kid. Have a good one. I have the original scales that just need to be straightened out a bit.

 

Dove Men's Face Wash
Van Der Hagen Luxury Shaving Soap
Semogue 1305 Boar
Edwin Jagger 89 w/ Utopia handle
Astra Superior Platinum
CWR
Dickinson's WH
FD Old Spice AS

The VDH Luxury Shaving Soap face lathered with ease with my Semogue 1305 boar brush. Two passes and touch ups on the neck with the EJ89 w/ Utopia handle and Astra Superior Platinum blade gave me a close comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Dickinson's WH and Family Dollar Old Spice after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

WEDNESDAY

Outstanding 3-pass shave with a big blade this morning. I haven't used the MdC in a while, which is kind of silly as it is probably my favorite soap I have. Obviously, I've too many shaving soap options…

Happy HumpDay, All!

 

4/23/2014

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 SP (4)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat shaving soap
After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
Cologne: Knize X

A 2 pass Darn Fine Shave this morning.

Have a blessed day!

 

Razor: Ikon Slant
Blade: Crystal (D3)
Brush:Oscar11 Amber 28mm TGN finest
Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Eucalyptus Peppermint Vanilla
Shave Soap: P.160 TD
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Floid SE Mentolado Vigoroso



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Wednesday

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

Great close shave.

 

Wednesday, April 23 - Birthday Week, Day 2

Prep: L'Oreal Icy Gel Face Wash, 2 hot towels, homemade PSO, lather, hot towel
Brush: Simply Beautiful Badger
Cream: C.O. Bigelow
Razor: '66 Gillette Ball End Tech
Blade: Polsilver (2)
Post: Cold water, Thayers
Poo-Goody: Old Spice
Face - 3 passes, touch up; Neck - 2 passes

Acceptable shave on my face, but not my neck. I backed off because of all the irritation yesterday.

 

SoS
April 23, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Nivea menthol face wash.
Razor: Merkur Progress
Blade: Astra SP
Soap: Stirling MITA
Brush: HJM Best Badger
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave: Clubman Lilac Vegetal- Gillette Sensitive Balm
MITA
Go out and get it!
Of the 15 or so Stirling soaps I have, MITA is hands down my favorite!

 

Odin's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: Ginger's Garden Grapefruit Mint
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG (4, 5)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS
Cologne: The last of my sample of Endymion by Penhaligon's

While I didn't get any nicks or irritation, I did share the 'substandard shave' bug that appears to be going around this Hump Day. The lather from my soap was thinner than I'm used to it being, without a ready explanation other than humidity in the air, so there was less glide than I prefer. Two passes still produced acceptably DFS results, though.