SoS: August 19, 2013 - August 25, 2013

Friday

Clearly Natural unscented glycerin soap
Razorock Boston Tea Party soap
Burma Shave brush with TGN 20mm synthetic knot
1956 Gillette flair tip Superspeed
Astra SP blade
CeraVe lotion

This is my first brush reknot. The Burma Shave handle is nostalgic to me since my father used one for many years, and the TGN synthetic knot is very good.

Razorock soap was great, as usual, and made a nice creamy layer.

This is my birth year razor, but I have had a hard time liking it. It's been a while since I used it, so I gave it another try today with an Astra blade. I guess my technique has improved, because I got a nice, comfortable, smooth shave today.

 

FRIday
Menthol Week Wrap; 4:00am Shave

a. Pre: Hot shower,Hot 2-minute towel, Proraso 'Crema Pre Barba'
b. Razor: Merkur 39c HD 'Sledgehammer' slant
c. Blade: Merkur Super (Day 1), hand-strop pre & post shave
d. Brush: Omega 40 Boar
e. Soap: Tabac Soap & Proraso Menthol Cream & liquid Glycerin— scuttle-warmed
f. Shave: Three passes and touch-up
g. Post: Cold water rinse & dry; Osage Rub AS & Nivea balm

Day 1 Merkur blade; Three-pass CLOSE shave with the Slant—as mentioned in the previous post above, a 'tamed' Sledgehammer is to respected, not feared!
BBS shave =a great way to start the day!

 

SOTD Friday 8-23-2013

Cadet TP-02B w/Polsilver SI
Al's Shaving Cream - Boheme
GT G4 Scuttle
Omega 31064 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum ASL

 

Friday morning, August 23, 2013

Schick E2 Injector & Exchange Select blade (6)
Omega 20102 boar bristle brush,
MWF soap, bowl lather & shave—
Captain's Choice Bay Rum rinse, just right!

What a shave! Smooth, Mitchell's Wool Fat working it's slick magic and the sharp rebranded Personna comfortable on top is a luxury supreme. It's time to order a new bottle of Captain's Choice Bay Rum!

Aces!

 

Razor: Revamped Rhodium Plated Fat Boy
Blade: Israeli Red Personna
Brush: Vie-long All White Horsehair
Pre: Musgo Real Lime Basil Oil Soap
Soap: Queen Charlotte Soaps Key Lime
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Osage Rub

 

Friday morning August 23

Best Shave Ever. Two passes WTG then ATG. Only my second shave with this new razor and I love it. Look out ladies here I come...lol

Prep: rosemary peppermint PSO, hot towel
Soap: Mamma Bear Drakkar type lathered in Hull brown glazed bowl
Brush: 20mm super badger homemade handle
Razor: Maggard MR31
Blade: Wilkinson
Iso blu/witch hazel
Clubman AS
Colloidal oatmeal lotion

 

Friday

Prep: Hot shower, Dirigo Blue Cedarwood PSO
Coffee: Maxwell House Breakfast Blend, BLACK
CD: The Very Best of Albert King
Soap: TSD Wild Rose + 3 drops TSD M Bomb
Brush: Vulfix Burlington
DE: Merkur 34C set in red mallee burl
Blade: Astra SP, day 5, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Thayer's Rose Petal WH
'Stache Wax: Dirigo Blue

BBS.

 

Shave of the Day, Friday August 23, 2013
• Prep: Brush soaked in ice water, tepid shower
• Razor: Merkur 37C HD Slant
• Blade: Gillette Super Thin
• Brush: Semogue SOC Cherrywood Boar
• Cream: The Body Shop Maca Root sample
• AS: Gillette Cool Wave
• Post: Cold Water Rinse, double splash of aftershave

First use of the Maca Root sample. I know that many guys praise this cream, but for me, I would only use it if I was in an emergency. Even then I would be hard pressed because if I was going into a mall I would much rather purchase the Bigelow.

Overall the shave was good but not great. I am chalking it up to the cream.

Enjoy your Friday everyone.

 

SOTD 08-23-13

* Shower
• Old Spice Swagger Bar Soap
• Head & Shoulders Shampoo with Old Spice scent

* Shave
• Prep: Hot shower, Nivea Face Wash, Every Man Jack Signature Mint Face Scrub, Hot towel
• Brush: Van Der Hagen boar
• Razor: Merkur 23C
• Blade: Feather (2)
• Lather: Arko stick smushed into a tin container
• Passes: WTG/XTG/ATG/RXTG
• Post: Warm water rinse, Cold water rinse, T.N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel pad, Gillette Intense Cooling Lotion, Pinaud Clubman Aftershave Lotion

Today I think is my first encounter with "Feather blades will eat you alive". I must have had too steep of an angle on my neck I got a couple weepers plus nicked my Adam's apple pretty darn good. Used Arko today, nice classic soap, I don't like it quite as much as VDH but its definitely a good soap. I think this will be my last round with the Gillette Intense Cooling Lotion. I like the way it feels initially but ultimately it's not as moisturizing as Nivea PSB. I just picked up some more Nivea today, I'm a happy camper. A decent shave, I feel a spot that I missed though. Oh well, I'll save it for tomorrow.
Shave rating: 3/5

 

Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: Personna Medical Prep (Not pictured I forgot)
Brush: Vulfix Super Badger
Pre: Hot shower followed with 2 min hot towel
Cream: Castle Forbes Cedarwood & Sandalwood
Post: Witch Hazel rub
Aftershave: Clubman Bay Rum

As I am still very new to wet shaving I'll be switching cream often until I k ow what I like. The castle Forbes was a dame fine lather but after TOBS sandalwood I would venture the cedar overpowers the sandalwood in this blend.

 

HMC Cutlery (New Haven)
Chubby 2
TSD Iced Pink Grapefruit Soap
TSD Iced Pink Grapefruit Witch Hazel
music-JJ Grey and Mofro
coffee-Home Roasted Brazilian Dry Processed

 

My Fromm has seen little used lately and it still has a partially use blade sitting in it, so I decided to set aside my 1912 for today and pull out the Fromm.

I noticed some Shave Secret in the Nationwide Box Tour box, but I passed on it. The fact that it was there stuck with me though, so I went over to HEB and picked some up for myself. I'm using it along with some Vitos Extra Super soap in shave stick form. Tallow, glycerin, and Shave Secret...this should be one slick shave.

I did a three pass wtg/atg/xtg shave followed by a cold water rinse and some SAL Alum. This was absolutely one of the slickest shaves ever. The Shave Secret made for a great preshave oil (and the smell reminds me of Ogallala), the Vitos did its usual great job, and the Fromm glided across my skin leaving me BBS with zero nicks and zero irritation. An excellent shave.

Pre: Hot shower, warm water splash, and Shave Secret
Razor: Fromm hair shaper
Blade: Fromm hair shaper blade
Brush: EMJ synthetic
Soap: Vitos Extra Super
Post: Cold water rinse and SAL Alum

 

Fri AM Shave:​

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7 o'clock black (7.5!!)​

Vintage merkur slant ​

Palmolive Stick​

Silver tip no name​

Lucky Tiger A/S​

Pre De Provence balm​

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UNCLE!! 7 O'clock black didnt make it through day 8. Had to bail a quarter way through and switch to the Rapira. This is what it looked like and I dried it out after each shave (and let it air during the day). I wont push the next Black that far. 4 to 5 is the limit. Stains bug me! But Ill admit I still got a decent shave on day 7!​

 

Hey Mang, if you can stop there, more power to you! You have all you "need" right there...

 

Hell Yeah! Mofro! I have all their stuff, was an early fan at the Florida swamp bar circuit and never miss a show! Yay Mofro! JJ!

 

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Noxzema Classic Clean​

Col. Conk Bay Rum Shave Soap​

Parker Pure Badger Brush​

Gillette Super Speed Y1 (1953)​

ASCO Super Stainless (3)​

CWR​

Dickinson's Witch hazel​

Pinaud Clubman AS​

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Great lather with the Col. Conk today. I put three drops of glycerin in for a little extra slickness. Great shave with the ASCO.​

 

August 23, 2013 Friday evening shave:

Prep: Shower and hot face towel/ Somerset's Original pre-shave oil
Brush: Restored Made Rite Finest Badger
Cream: Proraso Blue
Razor: 1953 Gillette Superspeed
Blade: PolSilver (2)
Two pass shave WTG and ATG with touch ups.
Post: Rinse and ice cube rub.
Aftershave: Myrsol Blue

** Bonus neck shave after giving myself a haircut !

DFS

Frank

 

Brush-Ever Ready
Soap-Macca Root
Razor-Tenks Clipper
After-Pinaude Clubman Bay Rum

 

Day 2 with the same set up. Darn Schick is great shaver.

 

Muhle R89
Semogue IB LE
RazoRock Evil Eye Lime as Pre Shave
Arko grated into tub
Proraso Balm