SoS: April 7, 2014 - April 13, 2014

SOTD Saturday 4-12-2014

5/8 Mayflower, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso PSC
Palmolive Classic SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Semogue 820 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Gold Bond Moisturizing Lotion
Brut Oroiginal Cologne

April showers brings the Mayflower. Sorry, I couldn't help myself! An early start due to participating in the annual Pear Blossom Parade held in Medford this morning. Got to get on the road.

 

Merkur 11C
Personna Lab Blue
SOC 2 Band
Cella
Floid Blue

 

Saturday morning, April 12, 2014

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (6)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

 

Razor: GEM MMOC
Blade: Gem PTFE SS (D6)
Brush: Turkish #6 Horsehair
Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Lime & Spearmint
Shave Soap: Arko
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Floid Amber

 

4/12/14

Prep: Hot shower. Nivea menthol face wash.
Razor: Gillette Super Adjustable 109
Blade: Big Ben
Soap: WSO Zaro
Brush: Omega Boar 80097
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave: 4711

Go out and get it!

 

Saturday Morning Shave
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE8911
Blade: Rapira (1)
Brush: Isana Men Badger
Cream: Kapo Classic
AS: Brut Alaska
EDT: Brut Alaska

Smooth shave Kapo shaving cream's methol reminded me Proraso green. It doesn't have that much of menthol in, but it's sufficent and smells similar to it, too atm. I liked it!

 

SOTD APRIL 12

Prep-Hot shower with Yardley English Lavender soap
Hot towels

Soap-VdH Deluxe
Brush-VdH Boar
Strop-Musicians Friend
Razor#1-Boker American Line SS St Louis
Razor#2-Lady Gillette
Blade-Family Dollar Dorco(2)

Post
Cold towels
Old Spice AS



Feeling a bit better today, but still sick.
Two passes with the straight, clean up pass with the DE. My technique is getting better with the straight, I think, but still get a closer shave with the DE. Dorco is still cutting smooth.
Changed my routine a bit, and lathered with the VdH deluxe while stropping, then applied hot towels over that. Re lathered before the shave. I like this a lot. It seems to moisturize my face much more. Will be a permanent part of the routine, I think.
Have a great shave!

 

I've seen pictures of this soap, and read peoples' comments about it, for months. But until I saw this picture, I thought it was "Margaritas in the Attic."

 

Saturday
hot shower /cold water shave
HIS synth brush
Proraso PSC
Shea Moisture Black African soap Shea butter creme
ATT Kronos R1/Astra SP (3)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Shea Moisture Tea Tree Aftershave Elixir
Imaginary Authors The Cobra and The Canary edp

Surprisingly good shave with the Shea Moisture,it's not going to replace shaving soaps or creams but it does a great job.Nice and slick with very good skincare.

Enjoy the weekend all and stay frosty,my friends!

 

Not quite! (Who'd drink a margarita in an attic? Not me!)

 

I agree the SMBASSBC (!) won't replace any soaps in my lineup, but it is a nice addition. Slick & exceptional skin care are a tough combo to beat!

 

True, but I'm thinking the Arctic may not be the ideal place for a chilled drink either…unless one waits for the Spring thaw.

 

I thought it was a "let's drink in the attic so no one knows about it" kind of thing.

 

Saturday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Mitchell's Wool Fat & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Gillette Single Ring
Blade - Personna Red (4)

2 pass
Warm water rinse & cold water splash
Alum block & Witch-hazel AS

 

Great shave for Subarctic Saturday. The Lea Menthol is a good cream. It comes from Spain. It's also extremely cooling. Once again, the Schick Krona and Personna Med Prep came through for me. And how could I not use Krampert's Frostbite on Subarctic Saturday? DFS shave today.

 

SOTD 4/12/14
Pre/Post - Shea Moisture Tea Tree AS
Razor - R89 Bulldog
Blade - Gillette 7 o'clock SE (3 - one too many)
Cream - RazoRock KotC Hard Shaving Soap Lanender
Brush - Omega 71276 Finest banded badger

All I can say about the RR KotC hard soap is WOW!!! Great lather and smell.


SOTD 4/12/14 by Blaidd0905, on Flickr

 

SoS - Saturday, April 12, 2014

Prep: Shower then homemade PSO
Brush: Omega 10049 boar
Soap: Stirling Ozark Mountain
Razor: Mekur 38C
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (4)
Post: Speick

 

~ Provence Sante, Green Tea face lathered with a Black Badger knot (TGN) set in a Calvin Klein handle that is solid aluminum. All in a CK stand and bowl that reside on the bathroom counter.
~ Parker 22R loaded with a Personna medical prep.
~ Norelco trimmers and surgical scissors for a trim and a snip snip here and there.
~ Clinique moisturizer followed by my handcrafted grapefruit aftershave.

Provence Sante, green tea remains one of my favorite soaps. From the fresh clean scent to performnce.
I simply love this brush. When I bought it and the stand around 10 years ago, it had a boar bristle knot. It worked okay for a few years considering that I several other brushes. It finally got to a point it was losing several hairs per shave. Hence the black badger knot. The weight and balance of this handle is amazing.
The Parker razor has amazed me since the date of it's purchase several years ago. It was one of my first modern razor purchases and I never had a lick of the QC issues that were rumored.
Thankfully I have another full bottle of my grapefruit after shave even though this one is nearly full. This was only my second attempt at an after shave and only my first that was citrus based. It has enough moisturizing capability to be used alone rather than with my Clinique

 

Razor: Stahly BOSS
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
Brush: Oscar11 Goldshlager
Cream: C&E West Indian Lime
Post: Thayer's & M Gel-lotion
After Shave: Clubman Bay Rum


West Indian Lime has an amazing scent and outstanding performance. ​