SoS: April 7, 2014 - April 13, 2014

Thanks Guys, I would wholeheartedly agree with you both the Fon Golden Star as the X factor.

 

Nice scales. Enjoy the rest of your week!

 

Odin's Day:

Prep: Hot Shower, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave Balm
Brush: Beeline Boar
Cream: Godrej Lemon Fresh/Lime Fresh (everything says 'lime' except one spot on the label)
Razor: FaTip Piccolo
Blade: Bolzano (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG (3, 4)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Pinaud Clubman AS
Cologne: Godolphin by Parfums de Marley

Took a day off from shaving yesterday to allow the horror show on my neck to heal up a bit, and decided I'd try out the Godrej cream today. Lather was really easy to make, if slightly less stable than Speick's, and smelled very 'fresh' - though I admit I kept hearing Consuella from Family Guy in my head, commenting about the Lemon Pledge similarities. No weepers or nicks this time; I was actually surprised at how close two passes got me, with what I'd definitely call DFS+ results. Had I not skipped the face wash, I might have been tempted to call today's results BBS. I hadn't reached for the Clubman for a while, and similarly hadn't even seen my sampler of Godolphin for a bit, so both of them got a little love today.

 

Happy Birthday! :rah:

 

Happy Birthday!

 

Wednesday Morning Shave
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE8911
Blade: Shark (2)
Brush: Isana Men Pure Badger
Soap: Proraso Green
AS: Barbasol Brisk

I had a nice ccs this morning, and I was too busy at work that I couldn't share today's shave earlier. My badger brush has been loosing 10-12 bristles a use and I'm getting worried. Btw, today I received nice shaving products from Bulgaria and Turkey. Tomorrow morning, I'll try a Bulgarian shaving cream.

 

Probably a nice dinner with my wife. Maybe I'll order some soaps!

 

SoS
4/9/14. Hump day!

Prep: Hot shower. Nivea menthol face wash.
Razor: Ever Ready 1914
Blade: Gem Stainless Steel
Soap: WSO Zaro
Brush: Semogue 750
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave: Clubman Lilac Vegetal-444
Excellent shave! Zaro is crazy good! Zaro lathers so well, I had such a thick, creamy lather on my face I cut part of my mustache off my accident. It's going to be hot again!
Go out and get it!

 

Not that bad. But pretty close..

 

I remember when I was about 5 thinking that a mustache was just hair growing out of a man's nose. I could see the hair in my Dad's nose. 1+1...

 

At least HALF of your face will be cool!

 

Razor: Fat Boy on 4
Blade: Personna Labs
Brush: BF Greenie
Soap: Stirling Iced Coffee
Post: Thayer's & M Gel-lotion
After Shave: M&L Florida Water


Been a long time since I have used the Fat Boy. What a great razor!
Really starting to love the Florida Water. A great spring scent, if it would just feel like spring now. ​

 

Happy Birthday and all the best, buddy!

 

SoS - Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Hot shower
Prep: Homemade Tea Tree & Lime PSO
Brush: Omega Pro 49
Cream: LaToja Classic
Razor: EJ DE89L
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Post: Speick ASL

Nice shave. The Omega 49 whipped up mounds of slick lather from the LaToja cream. The LaToja continues to be one of my favorites.

 

Wednesday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Mitchell's Wool Fat & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Gillette Single Ring
Blade - Personna Red (1)

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

 

Thursday Morning Shave
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE8911
Blade: Shark (3)
Brush: Vie-Long White Horse Hair
Cream: Kyna
Cologne: Tariş Lavender

My first shave with Kyna shaving cream was good. I had a great BBS. The scent is ok, a natural scent but barely sensible.

 

Thursday Morning Shave - 10th April 2014

Prep : Shower + a lot of hot water
Razor : Gillette Tech with IDF stainless steel handle
Blade : Q-Ball (Crystal Israeli Personna)
Lather : MdC Fougere + MEM Olive
Brush : Omega Pro 20048
Post : Thayers Witch Hazel + Floid Blue AS
Scuttle : Yoresh double-walled

Well, basically I'm going with this setup for about a month or so, with no changes, except the aftershave. Same razor, same blade, same brush and same lather.
Everything works fantastic for me and I have no reason to change anything. As usual, 2 passes WTG+ATG and I'm good to go with a BBS.
I hope everybody is having an enjoyable Thursday morning shave, weekend is coming !

 

are you saying it'snot?