SoS: April 7, 2014 - April 13, 2014

Prep: hot shower, Neutrogena Face Wash.
Brush: Turkish #6 Brush.
Razor: '62 Gillette Slim set on 5 for the first pass, 3 for the second pass.
Blade: Polsiver SI.
Cream: Biotique Palmyra.
Post: cold water rinse, Aqua Velva, Myrsol Emulsion.

I don't think the SI is a good blade for my Slim. I tried to give it another chance, but it failed. I haven't been getting good shaves recently. Something is throwing off my shaves. I have a lot of stress in my life, so maybe it's affecting my shaves and other activities. All in all, I am presentable with some irritation just above my Adam's apple.

 

Hey, bro - what do you think of the Neutrogena wash?

 

Tuesday

Coral SKin Food as preshave
Sante Ppovence Green Tea face lathered with Omega 49
Gem Pushbutton with Tedpella SS (2)
3 passes, cold water splash and finish with Nivea Energy

 

I will take a pic of it and post it,,not sure its a special a ..looks identical though..
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It should have "Special A" stamped on the face side of the shank. At any rate, all of the Geneva's are excellent. (That's why they are so hard to find!)

 

It doesnt say Special A , it says Genco DE ROMA. Its hard sto see as I havent even clened it up other than a quick wipe off of scales and blade. Here are 2 pics:


Actually I had picked up this and a red KAMA. I was most excited about the KAMA and going to get it cleaned up and shave ready first. I was very excited to use it. Now , because of your post , I have a change of plans and this guy will get the first touch of face!

 

It's really good. I like the gel consistency. It makes it easier to control the amount I use. It's also extremely cooling which I love.

 

Gem Push Button
GEM (SS-TPella Coated)(d3)
DR Harris Arlington - Face Lather
Vulfix 2235
Old Spice

Great shave today.

 

Razor vintage Japanese Fon Golden Star full hollow 6/8
Strop Kanayama Codovan #8000
Brush Simpson P8
soap TFS bergamot & neroli
Witch hazel
Aftershave balm TFS bergamot & neroli
Scent L'Occitane Ambre & Santal Edt

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Birthday shave
After reading about lesser known artisans yesterday, I decided to use GreenShave Eucalyptus croap today. It's a solid performer with Shea butter and other face friendly ingredients. It's also efficient, since it takes very little product to make a nice lather with my HIS brush. My cheeks have a comfortable BBS, but, like many of us, my neck remains my problem area. I think I'm going to cut back to one pass on my neck for the next two days, then force myself to skip shaving on Saturday in order to fully heal.
That last sentence feels strange to write for someone who hated shaving as recently as last summer. This hobby/addiction has really changed how I feel about shaving and has improved my grooming overall as well - not that I was some sort of pig before, but now I think differently about scents and deodorants and hair care, too.
Prep: RR/HTGAM pre-shave soap
Croap: GreenShave eucalyptus
Brush: HIS
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft 101
Blade: Gillette SE yellow (3)
AS: Krampert's Finest Bay Rum, Shea Moisture balm on my neck

 

Barbasol Floating Head
Perma-Sharp Super
Omega 80265
CO Bigelow SC
Alum
Superior 70

Fresh from a holiday in the sun, the Barbasol went back to work this morning with the usual good results.

 

Coral Skin Food preshave
TOBS Sandalwood soap face lathered with TGN 22mm Super Silvertip
Gem Pushbutton with Tedpella SS (3)
3 passes, cold water splash and finish with Aqua Velva

 

Wednesday:

Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Sharp day 3
Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic SS
Thayers Witch Hazel
Barbon AS
Givenchy Pour Homme EdT

Thanks to my dear friend Ryan who introduced me to Rod's great soaps I have this wonderful MITA which smells so nice and lathers like a maniac, with a powerful menthol effect and perfect skincare. The witch hazel and the Barbon aftershave gave me a great feeling which made this awesome shave all the more enjoyable.

 

Happy Birthday TDMSU!!

 

Any plans?

 

Happy birthday!!!

 

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: EJ DE89 Head w/ Weber Classic Handle
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (5)
Cream: Arko Ice Mint
Brush: Semogue 830
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: British Sterling

I think I pushed the Personna one too many times. I still finished with an excellent shave, but it just wasn't as sharp as I would have liked.

Have a great day!

 

SOTD April 9

Prep: hot shower
Razor: Aristocrat TTO Open Comb
Blade: Astra SP (day 3)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Proraso white
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: Proraso Blue

It wasn't a fresh blade, but I loaded up an Astra SP in the Aristocrat for today's shave. Much smoother then the Merkur. I didn't get quite the lather explosion I did yesterday, but still had more then I needed for a two pass shave.

 

Happy birthday!

 

Dove Men's Face Wash
TABAC Shaving Soap
Frank Shaving Finest Badger
Cadet TP-30
Astra Superior Platinum (4)
CWR
Dickinson's WH
Pinaud Clubman AS

Another good shave today. The TABAC shaving soap is so easy to face lather with my Frank Shaving finest badger brush. Two passes with the Cadet TP-30 and an Astra Superior Platinum blade left me with a near BBS shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off this fine shave with Dickinson's WH and Pinaud Clubman after shave. Yesterday, after the shave, I stropped the blade on my forearm. Today's shave was noticeably smoother. So, I stropped it again. We will see how it is tomorrow.