SoS: April 7, 2014 - April 13, 2014

Thursday

Ogalla Bay Rum bowl lathered with TGN 22mm boar
Gem pushbutton with Tedpella SS (4)
3 passes, cold water splash and finish with homemade bay rum

 

Thor's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Scrub, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave lotion
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: Van Der Ginger's frankensoap
Razor: FaTip Piccolo
Blade: Bolzano (3)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (5, 6, 7)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Nivea Energy ASB
Cologne: Jasmin et Cigarette by Etat Libre d' Orange

Wonderfully BBS results today. I took my time with the face wash pre-shave, and focused back in on NO PRESSURE while brandishing the FaTip, as it's more aggressive than the Merkur 41c regardless of blade. Three passes and only one tiny weeper, with smooth results. The alum did produce a little residual sting, but I'm still getting used to alum, so that's not entirely shocking.

 

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Barbasol Floating Head
Perma-Sharp Super
Semogue BC Cerda
Walter's Rose
Alum
444 ASB

 

Thursday:

Large Horsehair Barbershop
Proraso Green Crema Pre Barba
Super Speed/Sharp day 4
Yeti Snot SS
444 AS Balm
Osage Rub AS
Dolce & Gabbana EdT

Today I decided to give the Snot a shot (I'm a poet and didn't know it!) and it froze my face off real good. What a nice lather and scent, and that menthol effect is murderously-cold just like my Stirling Glacial. The Proraso Green pre-shave cream added a top coating of icicles in my face, and after I finished shaving the 444 balm and the Rubby Dubby Doo turned my face into a solid block of ice. BBS as BBS could be!

 

Thursday-Two Figaro’s

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap
Soap: BDF-Mistero
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Perma-Sharp (2)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip 22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Figaro

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angle for my beard a bit)

I wanted to use the Barbiere di Figaro Mistero again. Along with the Slim and Perma-Sharp, I got a great shave this morning. I finished up with the Figaro AS (Hungary).

Bob

 

Prep: Hot shower and Stirling bath soap
Lather: Stirling Barbershop
Brush: Stirling best badger
Razor: Merkur 34HD
Blade: Dura 7 o'Clock Platinum
Post: Cold water rinse and Captain's Choice Lime

20 minutes from start of shower to wiping down the sink. 3 passes and a DFS. I am only using Barbershop for the month of April and I keep liking this soap more and more. My lather has gotten thick and slick and doesn't take that long to build on my face.

 

Thursday:
hot shower w/Grandpa's Sandalwood bar soap
Homemade PSO
SchickGrip 2+ passes
Schick (1)
Omega boar
Musgo Real Oak Moss cream (sample) in a warm mug
Thayers unscented w/aloe
Musgo Real Oak Moss AS (sample)

Great to be back home in my shave den after shaving out of a dopp bag for a few days. Picked up some treasures that need to be cleaned and posted in The Haul maybe this weekend. No time for pics today as it's back to work but I do want to make mention of giving my SchickGrip it's first shave (on my face, at least) after cleaning it up last night. It shaves fantastic and I was tickled pink to pick it up for less than $5.

 

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: EJ DE89 Head w/ Weber Classic Handle
Blade: Voskhod (1)
Cream: TOBS St. James Collection
Brush: Semogue 830
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: Old Spice

Excellent shave. Have a great day!

 

THURzDAY
Three-pass, close shave this early morn with the Mühle. I now find I shave with DE razors rather quickly—even the more aggressive ones like the R41s I use—now that I alternate with straight razors most mornings. This could be simply a matter of how slow my straight shaves are that, by comparison, the DE shaves seem to fly by!
Whatever the case and however long they all take, I still enjoy the routine and process!

Have a blessed Thursday, all!

 

Best shave yet with a straight. Best part of it being that this was a rescue from the wild. Blade was badly oxidized and had some pitting and a decent sized chip. First razor I've shaved with that I've actually honed myself. Took 2 grueling sessions but made it work. Close and comfortable with zero irritation. Great old Wosty.

 

SOTD April 10

Prep: hot shower
Razor: Aristocrat TTO Open Comb
Blade: Astra SP(day 4)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Proraso white
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: alum, firehouse moustache wax

A pretty good shave this morning, but the Astra might be done. it's still giving a good shave, but it's starting to pull a little too much on my neck.

 

4/9/2014 Single Edge Week

Prep: Hot shower with L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash, home made PSO
Razor: Rolls Razor, PAL Adjustable
Blade: Personna injector (3)
Brush: Vie Long Horse hair 23mm knot
Soap: L'Occitanne Cade shave soap
After: Home made ASB, Stetson cooling after shave

A late afternoon 2 pass Darn fine shave. The Rolls razor does fine on the cheeks and neck, but it doesn't quite get it on the goatee/chin area. I will not have to shave until Friday now.

Have a blessed day!

 

Dove Men's Face Wash
TABAC Shaving Soap
Frank Shaving Finest Badger
Cadet TP-30
Astra Superior Platinum (5)
CWR
Dickinson's WH
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

The Tabac shaving soap continues to grow on me. It face lathers so easily with my Frank Shaving finest badger brush. The Cadet TP-30 is a keeper. This was my fifth shave with this razor. It is aggressive, but I have not had any problems with it yet. Loaded with the Astra Superior Platinum blade, the razor made two passes and touch ups on the neck to provide a near BBS. No nicks, cuts, or abrasions is always a plus. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Dickinson's WH and Aqua Velva Ice Blue after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed.

 

Johan Engstrom
WSO "White Lightning"
homemade brush, same 28mm F2 knot different handle
Nice shave this morning. Have a good one.

 

Solid shave
Today I returned to Synergy Cavendish, but I could not appreciate the scent due to allergy stuffy nose. It performed as expected through three passes on my cheeks and one pass on my neck.
Prep: RR/HTGAM soap
Soap: Synergy Cavendish
Brush: HIS
Razor: SC101
Blade: Gillette SE Yellow (4)
AS: Krampert's Finest Bay Rum

 

F W Engels Perfection
Shavemac D01 brush
Prep pre shave
Vergulde Hand shave stick
Proraso Green AS
Proraso White Balm

 

Thursday

Prep: CeraVe facial cleanser
Soap: Prairie Creations tallow and lanolin, unscented
Brush: HIS synthetic
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft 101
Blade: Gillette SharpEdge yellow
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe

Good shave. The Prairie Creations soap is very good, creamy slick lather and nice moisturizing for the skin.

 

37C (Slant)
7 O’Clock (Blue)(d1)
Arko in Bowl- Face Lather
Vulfix 404
Old Spice

 

Really like that razor of yours