SoS: April 7, 2014 - April 13, 2014

5/8 F.W.E. Special
Tiki Bar Captain
homemade brush, 30mm
I relofted my green brush and put the knot in this handle. So my ugly green brush is no more. Fine shave this morning. These Engles are well made German razors and good shavers. Robert posted his big "Perfection" earlier in the week, beautiful razor. Have a good one.

 

Dove Men's Face Wash
Proraso Shaving Cream
Frank Shaving Finest Badger
Schick M Adjustable
Schick Stainless
CWR
Thayers Cucumber WH
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

After a week with the Cadet TP-30, I am happy to be back with a razor that I love. Having to baby and tippy-toe my way through a shave to get good results, I was now able to get my near BBS shave with ease and comfort. The Proraso face-lathered well with my Frank Shaving Finest Badger brush. The Schick M Adjustable, set on 4, made the shave very pleasurable. Two passes and some touch ups and I was done. A cold water rinse followed by Dickinson's Witch Hazel and Aqua Velva Ice Blue after shave left me clean, smooth, and refreshed. It is good to be back to my old favorite.

 

Sunday, April 13th, 2014



Travelling with a Dovo 2Bismarck Pearl​

• Pre-shave: Proraso Pre-Shave Cream Green
• Soap: Proraso Shaving Cream Red Tube
• Brush: Omega Bristle Brush 49
• Bowl: Chinese Cheap Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Travel Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
• Razor: Dovo 2Bismarck Pearl, 6/8 Full Hollow, Round point
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: Floïd Blue After Shave

 

Sunday

Prep: CeraVe cleanser
Soap: Tiki Bar unscented
Brush: Plisson synthetic
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft
Blade: Astra SP
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe

Excellent shave! I had two days of growth, which the ShaveCraft and Astra mowed down easily. The Tiki lather was terrific.

Have a great day!

 

SUNDAY
Single Edge Week

A nice 3-pass Sunday shave with the Böker.

Have a blessed Sunday, all!

 

Razor: GEM MMOC
Blade: Gem PTFE SS (D7)
Brush: WD 30mm Silvertip & H2 Handle
Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Eucalyptus Peppermint Vanilla
Shave Soap: HTGAM Cavendish
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: RazoRock Baby Blue

 

~ Silvertip knot (TGN) set in a vintage Opal handle.
~ Palmindaya Creme de Barbear lathered in a vintage soup bowl.
~ Late 1940's Gillette Milord loaded with a Perma-Sharp blade on 3.
~ Clinique moisturizer followed by Loção Após Barba Mentol by Palmindaya.
~ Wen Styling Cream, sweet almond for the hair.

A refreshing Spring like scented shave with a hint of menthol. Great way to start the day.

 

3/13/14 Sunday morning

Prep: Soak brush and soap in warm water, hot shower and face wash with Stirling bath soap
Lather: Stirling Clubman
Brush: Vie-Long 13061
Razor: Gillette Ball End Tech
Blade: Rapira Platinum (4)
Post: Cold water rinse and Old Spice aftershave

 

Pre PreShave
Bengall 7/8"
Illinois 127
SOC 2 Band
Cella
Floid Blue

 

4/13/14

Prep: Hot shower. Nivea menthol face wash.
Razor: Gillette New SC
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Soap: Stirling Glacial-Wintergreen
Brush: Omega Boar 80097
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave: Barbasol Brisk-Nivea Cool Kick


Go out and get it!

 

Tell me, how does the new Glacial Wintergreen lather for you? I have some in transit to me, so I'm curious.

 

A little thin, no way near MITA. It took some time to get a workable lather. With that said, this is slick and cold as ice! The wintergreen is still lingering in my bathroom. My face is frozen and nose running. I just wished I could get a better lather. Always tomorrow.

 

Thanks, my friend. MITA is one of the best latherers I ever saw. I'm sure I'll enjoy the new Wintergreen. Rod worked so hard to get the lather of these Glacial soaps going.

 

I totally agree, Rod is a master at soap making. Oh yes, you'll love the Wintergreen! It's cold! And very slick!

 

I'm so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Ok. My Omega Boar is brand new. I soaked my Semogue 750 Badger and went at it. Beautiful lather! Rich and thick! My wife looked at me as though I'm going senile. 2 shaves in a couple of hours? Yikes! New boar, not so great! Broken in badger, excellent.

 

Ah, ok - definitely a well-broken in brush would make a difference. BTW, the Glacial I'm using is from the original tester batch which Rod made when he first launched this soap. I initially had a bit of trouble getting it to lather at first, but then I let the puck air out for about a month and now it lathers superbly! Thanks again for your feedback!

 

In about a week...

 

Sunday morning, April 13, 2014

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (7)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

 

2nd time with the Bullet Tip. I had a a week long goatee and it struggled and tugged (but didn't clog). DFS.