SoS: August 11, 2014 - August 17, 2014

Shave of the day

Pre- Hot shower + homemade PSO

Soap/cream- Mitchells wool fat

Brush- Turkish #6

Razor- Mühle R89

Blade- Astra SP(2)

Post- Cold water rinse and Nivea ASB

First shave with MWF. Cant say it was a very successful but it was successful =P

I got better lather than yesterday, i think i needed more water =)

I got a bit cocky and went over the chin area and under my lower lip to much. And also, I tried a new "facial expression to get that area cleaner. Resulted in nicks and razor burn. And I think I will get razor bumps by tomorrow. I think I will let my skin rest tomorrow.



I wanted to try without Aftershave, but uhmm... I needed it

 

Same as yesterday

Razor: ER 1924
Blade: GEM
Brush: Muhle Black Fiber
Lather: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Post: Omega balm

One pass comfortable DFS.

 

I like the handle on that brush.

 

My wife and I went to see my Aunt. She isn't going to recover but she is feisty as heck , so who knows. Can't talk and or swallow right side totally paralyzed. No feeding tube she has a DNR in place. She is in a Hospice, they (we really didn't expect her to last the night) I talked to my cousin that lives closer to the facility where she is at. Was told that she seemed to improve. slept thru the night well. She did recognize me and my wife. She also recognized my cousins and their spouses. She was able to open her eyes and look around, when you touch her had she was able to squeeze with her left hand. So only time will tell. The Dr. from USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (I'm told it's one of if not the best stroke centers in California) says the stroke was bad enough they do not expect her to ever recover from it to the condition she was the day before she had it. So she will have to be in a Nursing Home from now on if she even survives. So only time will tell.
Today was a no shave day. I spent most of the day trying to recuperate from the drive to the San Fernando Valley area of LA County from south San Diego County.
paid $3.68 a Gal for gas in San Diego, @ a Chevron station. Gas across the street from the Hospice was $4.59 a Gal. @ a Chevron station also, and people say San Diego has higher gas prices than any where in Taxifornia.

 

You're making me hungry, with the bacon reference.

 

Prayers buddy! My sister is a hospice nurse, my wife is a nurse in a facility. Some folks graduate from hospice, meaning they recovery. I paid $4.09 a gallon the other day! Back in 1979, it was 63 cents. I worked at a service station in high school.

 

You do not want to know what we paid for dinner at a restaurant that my parents always went to in San Gabriel, Ca. It cost us more for dinner than it did to put gas in my truck in San Diego. (I topped off my front tank. 28gals. and I topped off my back tank 12gals.) you do the math.
Front tank 55gals. rear tank 25gals. front tank after market rear stock tank.

 

Saturday Morning Shave
Razor: Gillette Fat Boy (7)
Blade: ASCO (3)
Brush: Vie-Long White Horse Hair
Soap: Proraso Green
AS: Barbon

 

Don't try to make me feel old! I remember when I could go to the Service Station (that's what they were called back when I first started driving) They washed your windows, they checked your oil, gave obscene amounts of S&H Green stamps or Blue Chip trading Stamps. and I could buy a full tank of premium Gasoline Richfield Boron Gasoline (100 octane) or Chevron Custom Supreme Gasoline (100 octane) for 13.9 a Gal. Buy a carton of Chesterfield Cigarettes or Pall Mall (I smoke non filter because the kids I went to high school with wouldn't bum them) if there was a "Gas War" going on I could get 3 cartons. And still have enough left over out of a $20,00 bill to go to Oscar's Drive-in (parent company of Jack in the Box) (Local San Diego Ca. Drive-in Chain) with my girl friend and have a Hamburger and a Malt.
Also being as I was a "Navy Brat" I could buy a carton of Cigarettes at the Navy Exchange for $1.20 a carton. Didn't have too much trouble buying them on base, but sometimes if the neighbor lady was working there she wouldn't let me buy them, but then I would tell her they were for my Mom or my Dad. That was one reason I smoked non-filter cigarettes. My Dad Smoked Pall Mall and my Mom smoked Chesterfield. So I usually got Chesterfield. They also had trading coupons on the Chesterfield package. one on each package and an addition sheet of 20 coupons in the carton. You could get things like you could get with S&H Green Stamps or Blue Chip Stamps. My Mother gave me enough trading stamps to buy a Philco Stereo Record player https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philco. When I Graduate from the 6th Grade to the 7th Grade.

 

Hey man....my prayers and best thoughts to you and your family....These are the times that try men's souls...."

BTW....when I was in Turkey paying 4.50 a litre for gas, I thought you guys had it pretty lucky....course now I'm back and crying with you.....ha,ha...But over there they pay a little more for a litre than we pay for a gallon....Whew..

Service Stations?....Ha! When I was a kid, I WAS one of those kids who checked the oil and washed the windshields...ha,ha...As a teen, I used to get alot of young chick drivers smiling and flirting when I washed the windshields....great gig...ha,ha...That was another diminsion, those times we're talking now...whew!

So today's shave is brought to you from that era...

Hot whisker rinse
Williams Mug Soap
Omega boar "baby pro"
1914 Ever Ready/GEM Blue Blade d1
1955 Schick Eversharp Hydro-magic/EMS-Personna d?
Aqua Velva Ice Blue/Pinaud Clubman AS

First 2 passes with my 1914 and 3rd ATG clean up pass with my Schick.
Attain a very close.....maybe too close BBS....but a quick splash with Ice Blue Aqua Velva made everthing cool....20 minutes later a good splash with the Clubman left my face soft and smelling great for hours....

Have a great weekend every body....

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
whipped dog silvertip
Stirling sandalwood soap
1906 Gillette new standard
persona lab(3)
virgin island bay rum
old spice
today's shave went well.I used Stirling sandalwood, thanks box tour. it is very easy to face lather. my oldest razor never fails to give some of the closest shaves. very smooth today. finished with bay rum and a touch of old spice.
y'all have a smooth weekend.

 

Saturday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Rapira day 6
Stirling Glacial Obsidian SS
444 AS Balm
Osage Rub AS

I'm going to make my barber eat his heart out when I go for a haircut today when he sees how beautifully-shaved I got. Man oh man, for those of you who tried the Stirling Black Ice soap and think it's cold, well it certainly is but trust me - it's warm compared to this Glacial Obsidian. My eyes started tearing as soon as I started lathering up and that damn freeze got stronger and stronger throughout my shave. By the second pass it felt almost painful. The 444 balm and the Rubby Dubby Doo brought that freezing effect to a new level.

 

Saturday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Cocoa Butter Bath Soap
Soap: Los Angeles Shaving Soap-Woody Lavender
Razor: Gillette Slim [6]
Blade: ASCO Red Box (2)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip-22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Clubman

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

LASS Woody Lavender-a “Top 5”. The ASCO Red and my Slim are still friends. I got another excellent smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Clubman.

Bob

 

Sorry to hear about your aunt. I'll pray for you all.

 

Dove Men's Face Wash
Cella Crema da Barba
Semogue 1305 Boar Brush
Schick Eversharp I2 Hydro-Magic
NOS Gillette Platinum Plus Injector Blade (2)
CWR
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

The Cella Crema da Barba face-lathered very easily with my Semogue 1305 Boar brush. Two passes with my Schick Eversharp I2 Hydro-Magic and a NOS Gillette Platinum Plus Injector blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. This was the second shave with this great blade. So far, so good. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Aqua Velva Ice Blue after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

I remember S&H green stamps!
Excellent GreenShave
I decided to go mild for my first shave after the iKon Slant pass around. GreenShave is loaded with face friendly ingredients, like Shea butter, aloe, and other beneficial oils. The lather is a bit more dense than other creams, but it feels great from the first pass. I used the eucalyptus scent, and it paired well with Fine Platinum. My SC101 smoothly and easily removed stubble, leaving a DFS with no weepers or irritation.

Prep: warm shower
Cream: GreenShave Eucalyptus
Brush: Rubberset 400
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft 101
Blade: Personna lab blue (1)
AS: Fine Platinum

 

Pre: Shave Secret
Brush: GBS Pure Badger
Soap: Headblade Head Slick
Razor: ’66 Gillette Slim Adjustable
Blade: Topaz Stainless(2)
Splash: Thayers Natural Remedies Lemon Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera Astringent
Post: Nivea Sensitive ASB & Fine Classic AS – Platinum AS

A moderately frosty shave this morn. The Head Slick cream has a mild menthol that creeps up on you and by the 3rd pass it’s pretty icy!...

Get the chill at That Shave Life!

 

Today's (8-16) Shave ...

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Saturn's Day (Speick Saturday):

Prep: Hot Shower, Healthy Accents Daily Renewal facial cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Cream: Speick
Razor: FaTip Piccolo
Blade: Big Ben SS (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (3, 4, 5)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Speick AS splash
Cologne: Xeryus by Givenchy

Today's 3-pass shave was brought to you by the letter 'E,' for 'excessive lather.' Using the 'Marco Method' of bowl-lathering, in roughly 60 seconds I had enough shaving-yogurt to shave BigMark's avatar. With all that Speick lather, it simply seemed a shame to stop at 2 passes, so I went for the ATG pass. As a result, my face is nearly as BBS as it was back in middle school. I had no nicks, weepers, or irritation, though I can still feel the alum's sting as I type this up. The amount of pressure I need to use with the Big Ben in my notoriously aggressive FaTip seems to be a bit less than 'just the weight of the razor head,' so concentration was key, particularly with all the lather making the handle slick.

 

That sandalwood is out of this world