SoS: April 27, 2015 - May 3, 2015

Planned SOTD
04.29.2015

Prep: Hot shower, PSO
Razor: '56 Gillette Super Speed
Blade: Feather (2)
Brush: Omega 80080 Boar Brush
Soap: TSD Sandalwood
Post: Cold rinse, Alum, Witch Hazel, TSD Sandalwood AS Milk

 

Arko April!!!

SOTD 28 April 2015



Arko!!!
GSB (2)
Cadet OC
L'Occitane Plisson
Cold Water - Alum
TSD Exclusive AS Splash - Iced SubZero
The Veg

A great shave, with a great soap and blade, capped off with the frosty goodness of TSD AS Splash!

Happy Hump Day!




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April 29 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
Vie-long Horsehair Brush
Chiseled Face Sherlock
EJ Chatsworth Barley w/Rapira PL
Stirling Unscented PSB
TOBS Sandlewood AS

 

nice razor. love the handle.

 

Midweek R&R
Back to my current favorites. The Lather Monster very quickly made optimal lather from Rhapsody, as usual. Der vorschlaghammer destroyed my stubble so quickly and smoothly that they didn't know what hit them. I got a small weeper on my neck from going too fast, but otherwise no drama. Russe finished off the shave right.
Prep: Bulldog face wash
Soap: B&M Rhapsody
Brush: HIS XL
Razor: Der vorschlaghammer
Blade: voskhod (1)
AS: B&M Cologne Russe

 

Mama mia - what a shave I had. The Glacial Lavender soap did everything I love. It lathered so beautifully, it gave me its awesome freezing sensation, and provided perfect skincare. What more can I want?

 

Thank you. It is my goto razor. I am going to be evaluating several blades next month, so I want to use a consistent performing razor to do it. It is so heavy I use a real light pressure, which is probably why I generally get good shaves.

 

Odin's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: Ginger's Garden Oakmoss glycerin soap
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bic (3)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (7, 8, 9)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, Pinaud Clubman AS splash
Cologne: Xeryus by Givenchy

I let the weepers on my upper lip heal yesterday, so there was an extra day's worth of stubble to tackle. I again had to use more water than I anticipated with the Oakmoss, but it rewarded me with very good lather. The Bic, though still performing well, is starting to show minor signs of age. This time, I consciously reminded myself to use less pressure than I thought I needed on the ATG pass of my upper lip, and wound up with a BBS shave with no weepers. I decided to celebrate by going back to the Xeryus for a second time this week.

 

Mongoose B2 Polished / iKon SE
Feather ProGuard (2)
Proraso Eucalyptus & Menthol
Plisson
Pitralon Classic

 

4.29.15

Prep: warm wash with Kirk's Castile
Lather: St. James of London Mandarin & Patchouli
Brush: Omega 6214 silvertip
Razor: Gillette New SC
Blade: Merkur Super (2)
Post: Captain's Choice Cat O'Nine Tails

2 passes for a DFS.

 

Wednesday
hot shower/cold water shave
Simpson Chubby 2 in super badger
Crown Shaving Co. PSB
Mama Bears's Lime Ice
Muhle R41 "Fang"/Lord Super Stainless (3)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
TSD 2X Iced Mojito ASM
Crabtree & Evelyn West Indian Lime

Great BBS shave,face feels real good too!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Gem Contour razor
CVS carbon steel blade
Schick I2 razor
Personna blade
Williams SS (modern stuff)
Omega 10065 brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix
Barbasol Brisk A/S

Tried the Contour with no joy, just wouldn't shave well. Tried different angles/etc and just didn't work. Had also tried it over the past weekend with a stainless blade with the same results. It's a shame cuz I wanted it to work. So I went to the trusty I2 and ended up with a fine shave.

 

today's shave
hot water wash with dove+ care
Parker pure badger
Soap Commander passion
wade& butcher 6/8 full hollow
Merkur progress(4)
persona lab(2)
ICED virgin island bay rum
today's shave was nice. New commander scent,I like it. two and two shave, coulda stopped at two. the de passes were in search of something to cut. finished with iced bay rum. warm but no sting.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

I like the looks of the Polished Mongoose head on the Ikon handle.

 

04/29/2015
Razor – Mongoose B2 with Jürgen Hempel Ti
Blade –Feather Super Pro (4)
Brush –Rudy Vey with TGN Finest
Lather – Strop Shoppe Baker Street
Post - Witch Hazel and Floid Amber Sample



Very near BBS 2 pass shave this morning. I was a little careless with and ended up with a nick above my lip. I have to remember that these Super Pro blades make the razor more aggressive. The SS Baker Street was easy to lather and paired well with the Floid Amber.

 

Thank you Clint! Darkbulb mentioned it, too. iKon SE wasn't my first choice but when I got it in my hands, that was definitely a keeper.

 

Filarmonica EPBD​

Nancy Boy Signature shave cream
Coconut oil

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SOTD
Face & head shave
April 29, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89/MR5 handle
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Lather: Cella
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH.
Aftershave: Folsom & Co. Capri
Yeah baby! This Cella is at least two years old and no longer is a soft soap, with some of the moisture out it performs spectacular! This razor combo works beautifully. Polsilver are a good blade, not a blade worth 34cents IMO. Folsom & Co. They get it!
Go out and get it

 

Wednesday
Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Executive Man Bath Soap
Soap: WSP Rustic Shaving Soap-Mahogany
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel (1)
Brush: Elite Razor Silvertip-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Rustic Mahogany today (starting my 2nd tin). 20 seconds to load the ER Silvertip. Great, easy, thick, lather. I loaded a new Rapira Swede in the Slim. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Southern Oud.

Bob

 

Today I did a combination of AOS sandalwood with MDC for a great smelling and extremely cushioned lather. Of course, I followed it with some TSD Sandalwood cologne. 3 passes and smooth as silk.

MDC w/ AOS Sandalwood
Ladas blade
Slim adjustable