SoS: August 10, 2015 - August 16, 2015

SOTD - Sunday, August 16, 2015

Cool shower
Prep: Homemade Citrus & Cedar PSO
Brush: Simpsons Duke 3
Soap: Martin de Candre Fougere
Razor: Weber PH Bulldog
Blade: Personna Red (1)
Post: Thayer's Cucumber WH
Cologne: Malizia Uomo Vetyver

 

Decided to give my face a rest after the bad cold water shave I had a few days ago.

Hot shower with a Old Spice Dry Skin body wash.
Hot water shave
Preshave: essence of lime shaving oil
Razor:Gillette 53 Super Speed
Blade:Astra SP
Cream: Proraso Red
Post Shave: Cold water splash, Bay Rum aftershave and Neva men sensitive skin shaving balm.

Celebration time my first shave I have done without nicking or cutting myself.

 

Late Sunday SOTD


Merkur bakelite razor
Bluebird blade
Semogue SOC boar brush
MdC Huile Vegetale PSO
TOBS Grapefruit shaving cream
Myrsol Formula C aftershave

Great late day shave today using a combo I haven't used before. The three shave products worked really well together my face feeling smooth.

 

today's shave
hot water wash with dove+ care and a washcloth
Ralph Lauren safari silvertip
van Der hagen deluxe
Dovo pearlex 5/8 full hollow
score for men
today's shave went well. three passes with the pearlex, no help from de. very happy with my results, very close to bbs. although I did knick the point of my chin. finished with score.
church today, y'all come with.

 

Great congratulations

 

my sotd post was qu'ed up ready to go. but I didn't hit the post reply button, better late than never I guess.

 

happy birthday

 

Well done. It's only the beginning of many satisfying shaves.

 

Can you explain to me the numbers on your chart? Thank you.

 

SOTD - 16 August 2015

30 Day Rule - Phoenix OC



Phoenix OC
Rapira Swedish Supersteel (4)
L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic
La Toja Shave Stick
Alum
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal

Have a sterling Monday!

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@Darkbulb put the chart together but I believe it's the order of prevalence of each ingredient. It was on a Myrsol thread here and I kept it in order to compare the Myrsol products with each other.

 

Okay. So by now we know what happens here we start a new SOTD thread tomorrow! I'll close this one tonight or early tomorrow morning for a brief time. Happy shaving!
Kerry

 

Happy birthday!

 

Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable (1965)(7)
Blade: Gillette Platinum (7)
Brush: WDC-4, Silvertip Badger, Butterscotch. (VIG) 24/67
Cream: C.O. Bigelow 1838
Bowl: Yokohama Studio (Hand Painted) (gift from my Wife)
A/S: Fine Platinum
Day 16
Moved the Slim back to #7 tonight and got a great 3 pass shave. The lather I produced was outstanding. Spent the afternoon watch a 17 year old Brook Henderson with her first LPGA tournament. I met her father and they don't live to far from us. Have a great night and week.

 

Thanks, Mark! I have had this one for over 3 years, now. It is a regular stainless steel one that I had coated in Graphite Black.

 

Thank you.

 

shave of the day




PRE SHAVE: MUSGO REAL CLASSIC SCENT
RAZOR: GILLETTE PROBAK HANDLE/ GILLETTE TECH HEAD
BLADE: GILLETTE 7OCLOCK (YELLOW)
BRUSH: FINE ANGEL HAIR SYNTHETIC
SOAP: CHISELED FACE SHERLOCK
POST: OSAGE RUB/ SHERLOCK


I just love the scent of Chiseled Face Sherlock. It is very mysterious. Kind of earthy but in a clean way if that makes any sense. Anyways, had a decent 3 pass shave with no irritation but was not quite BBS. It is close enough that I am still very happy with the results. Hope everyone had a fantastic shave today!

 

Shave of the Day

Sunday Afternoon



Prep: lukewarm shower
Razor: Morley Clover 5/8" barbers notch, round point
Brush: Rubberset 400-4 Silvertip Badger
Lather: De Vergulde Hand
Shave (setting): 3 passes; WTG, XTG, ATG + Cleanup
Post: Cold water rinse, Clubman splash

Cold water shave

After a bit of yard work and getting stung by a wasp three times on my back, I decided for a nice relaxing cool shave. I whipped some luxurious lather from the great VDH and applied liberally. 50 strops on linen, 50 on leather and I'm ready to go.

First pass went down wonderfully. Second pass I'm still trying to get the hang of, going side to side. I'd say today was an improvement. Third pass, I messed up my throat and decided to go back and strop on leather 30 times for that extra edge for my coarse stubble. It definitely helped. Rest of shave went well but I had those weeper spots.

Cold water shaving is something I've been doing more of lately and am enjoying it. Rinsed with cold water and applied clubman.

I will be bringing my straight with me on my camping trip to the river next week, for that shaving by the river in the wilderness experience. Any pro tips? Is it possible to hold a camp mirror in one hand and shave with the other? I know I won't be able to get those hand pulls. But without one of those mirror stands I don't know any other way.

Good night gents