SoS: April 22, 2013 - April 28, 2013

SOTD Thursday 4-25-2013

FaTip Grande w/Voskhod Teflon
Proraso PSC
Proraso SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Semogue 820 Boar
Thayer's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Mennen Original Skin Bracer

Another day of mowing pastures and spraying weeds and blackberry bushes. Just another Spring day on the ranch here in Oregon. The FaTip got me started with an excellent shave!

 

Merkur Progress XL
Astra
Roony w/Boar Knot
MWF
TSD 2x Iced Lemon/Cedarwood Splash
TSD Iced Cedarwood Milk
tunes-Ella Fitzgerald (happy 96th, RIP)
coffee-home roasted Yemin

 

Thursday!

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Harry Gregson-Williams, The Chronicles of Narnia (The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe)
• Brush: Travel King boar
• Soap: Sara-S's mint
• Razor: silver Shake Sharp
• Blade: Gillette carbon Super Blue (#12)
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse, clean blade and reload in bakelite Shake

First shave with the second edge. Excellent!

 

Thursday 25-04-2013​

Razor: Muhle R106​

Blade: Polsilver SI (4)​

Brush: Omega 10077​

Cream: Nivea Mild​

AS: Nivea Cool Kick​

 

Could not resist and just repeat the yesterday's set up but with different cream
OCMM/Ted Pella's PTFE - thanks, Dale "PanChango"
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Ceramic bowl
Gada Cool Mint - thanks, Jeff "crackstar"
Cold water splash
Old Spice AS splash
What a shave!

 

RR Hammer w/ Wilky
DVH Boar
C&E Sienna soap
C&E Sienna ASB
Dfs today. I forgot how good the C&E stuff is.

 

SOTD Thursday 4/25

Prep: Hot shower, Cetaphil face wash, TSD ISZ PSB
Music: Miike Snow, "Miike Snow Deluxe EP"
Razor: 46 Aristocrat
Blade: Super-max Titanium
Soap: TSD Lanolin Iced Barbershop
Brush: AOS Pure Badger
Shave: Face lather, 3 passes
Post: Cold water splash, Thayer's Lavender WH
Pomade: Murray's Superior for base hold, Murray's Super Light on top for shine
Cologne: D&G The One

After a pretty bad day where everything went wrong, it was great to have a relaxing shower and a smooth irritation free shave. Face lathering the TSD Lanolin is a new must for me, it seems to provide more cushion for the razor, and I will continue to use this method. Going to have to buy some Super-max Titanium blades in bulk now, I've found they are THE blade for me.

Now to relax with some dinner and TV.

Good evening fellow shave denizens.

 

Thursday 4/25

Pre: Mild facial scrub with Shea Moisture Shave Facial Scrub, steamy towel, Anthony Logistics Pre Shave Oil
Razor: Merkur Futur (still on 1.5; will up to "2" next shave...)
Blade: Astra SP (and the sky opened up...)
Cream: C E Bigelow
Brush: FS Best Badger
Shave: 3 easy passes and touch up
Post: Warm wash, styptic pencil, cool towel, Oil of Olay Toner, Shea Moisture Skin Tonic; raw Shea Butter

This was probably the best shave I've had, to date. The Futur and the Astras just WORKED for me. It was such a great combo and it made me very comfortable immediately. When the blade touched my skin I didn't know it was there. I pulled it away and checked to see if it was loaded correctly.
I did something different tonight: I didn't watch so much as I listened and felt while I was shaving. I could hear when I'd cleaned the spot well and a quick rub proved it. The touch up was easy. A beautiful BBS - effortlessly. No irritation. NOW I love shaving!!

 

Muhle R41-13
Gillette Silver Blue
CTAPT SC (Thanks Dmitry)
Semogue 2000
Superior 70 Bay Rum

I really like the CTAPT (Start) shave cream, but the little tube is all but empty. Good thing I have a bunch of other awesome creams from Dmitry when I would like a change from the soaps.

 

Friday:

NXT Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Rapira day 5
Proraso Blue SC
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Grey Flannel AS
Grey Flannel EDT

All week I've been re-visiting stuff which I've neglected, and I'm so happy I used the Proraso Blue cream which my man Luke sent me. Does this stuff ever smell nice and lather up like a maniac, and it gives wonderful skincare with a slight cooling effect. Today's shave was very, very smooth and enjoyable. (Sorry, no pics!)

Have a great weekend, folks!

 

Happy Friday From Florida!

Hot shower
Green Marvy Mug
Arko
Vulfix 404 Ba/Bo
2011 Muhle R41
Astra SP (2)
Svoboda ASC
Florida Water

Super easy 2-pass DFS+++!

Have a great weekend Ya'll!

 

5/8 Puma
Xpec
23mm WSP HMW

Smooth and close. Have a good one.

screenshot on pc

 

Gillette #66
Personna Plat.
The Colonel - Manchurian
Proraso Blue SC
Proraso Splash
Axe Chilled Gel

A wonderful DFS this morning. I have an interview this afternoon, so it was a great start to the day.

 

Thursday - no shave. I was up at 1:00am and on the road by 3:00am headed for my parent's place in Maine. Pulled in yesterday afternoon a little after 4:00pm. Great to be here!

Friday

Prep: Hot shower, TSD ISZ PSB, hand strop blade
Coffee: What ever my parents use, BLACK
Soap: Tabac
Brush: Vulfix 406, the Burlingto
DE: Merkur 34C
Blade: Astra SP, day 1, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Brut ASB, Brut cologne, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Wax

BBS. Yup, BBS. Love it.

 

Friday of 'Thank you week"
Arko Shave Stick
Omega 10029
ER 1912-(Thank you Hoosier Trooper)/Gem SS d6-(Thank you Hoosier Trooper)
Old Spice AS

Today I did 4 passes with the 1912 and have a polished BBS....

 

Friday morning, April 26, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Personna blade (4)
Semogue 1250 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

SOTD Friday 4-26-2013

Gillette NEW LC Ball End w/Astra SP
Pre de Provence SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Semogue 820 Boar
Thayer's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
English Leather Cologne

No Pre Shave Cream this morning due to the PdP SC. Those two just don't go together when it comes to building a good lather. I really enjoy the NEW's both LC and OC. They are a classic design that is tried and true even after 80 years.

 

Friday morning!

Axe Chilled facial wash/V05 Conditioner
Shave Secret
Barbasol Original
Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (1)
Witch Hazel
Captain’s Choice Bay Rum

A dang near BBS!

Another smooth and pleasant shaving experience, brought to me by this little Schick Injector and a can of Barbasol. I’ve found myself quite attached to the original Barbasol (which I hadn’t used in years), that scent brings back childhood in a big way. That was what my dad used and still uses today. I remember him and his Trac II, hitting that razor on the sink to shake it out. That’s what I woke up to during all the years of my childhood! The sound of him hitting his Trac II on the edge of the sink. I’m now on the hunt for a ‘70s Trac II (for nostalgia but also to use for old times’ sake time to time). But wow, this Injector is amazing and I keep coming back to it. I want to collect Injectors whenever I get a chance.

It was a three pass today. I had more time and it’s Friday so I put a new blade in and went to town. One of the things that keeps me coming back to this injector is the ease of going against the grain, with no irritation as long as the blade is good. I’ve been getting a consistent stubble-free neck all seven days on one blade. It’s getting easier to find that sweet spot in the angle. I find myself trying various angles on different parts of my face, as sometimes I need more aggression, if I make a mistake it’s rare I get blood. If I do, it’s a small weeper that disappears by the end of the shave.

Thank you Col. Schick! I salute you.

Aces!

 

Great shave today. I really like this adjustable, and it was a steal at 7 dollars. I hope everyone has an awesome weekend!

 

Henckels Friodur-4/8 (Thanks Frank-my barber)
Ever-Ready with Silvertip restored by Rudy Vey (Thanks Rudy and wife for being good antique shopper)
Muhle Sea Buckhorn SC (Thanks Merz for The Great Shave Event and this outstanding giveaway)
TSD ISZ AS Splash (Thanks JoHanna)
EJ Sea Buckhorn AS Balm
tunes-Podcast today. Dan Carlin's Hardcore History -"Prophets of Doom" I cannot recommend this podcast high enough (Thanks Dan Carlin)
coffee-home roasted Yemin (Thanks Steve-for my education)