SoS: August 2-8 2010

Is it Friday yet???

Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blade, soak brush
Hot coffee: Home roasted Tanzania, black
Soap: TSD SOTQ A2 - Barber Shoppe + 3 drops M Bomb
Brush: Omega 49, the big red one
Razor: Fat Handle Tech
Blade: Shark, day 3, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water splash, 2 drops M Bomb, ice water splash, Brut ASB, Brut AS
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

Yeah, I applied the M Bomb, THEN splashed with the ice water. Talk about CH-CH-CH-IL-L-L-L-Y-Y :anifrozen. Loved it!

Another great shave with the Shark. Funny, but I don't remember this blade performing this well in the past. I'd like to think my technique has just gotten that good :happy102.

I'll agree with others who say TSD SOTQ A2 is the best... thus far . Looking forward to what JoAnna has in mind for the A4 fall installment.

 

Thanks, and Thanks to Dridecker for the pm.
I have yet to get a 5 blader with a straight, but I think I'm getting close.
Looks like the SE is the wrong blade for the razor-it may take a 105.

 

Thank you.:happy005 For a great shave, my humble E or G types would be just fine, among others, but I like having my toys.

 

• Amboyna Burl Merkur
• Gillette 7 O'clock Permasharp (Day 1)
• New Forest 2201
• Institut Karite Soap
• Alum Block
• Witch Hazel
• Trumper's Wellington Cologne

Well, some days you just can't get it done. I've discovered that some razors or razor/blade combos are just too mild for me. Four passes didn't do it. Honestly, ten passes wouldn't do it... No pain, no irritation, no BBS today. On the plus side, I'm not bleeding. 3.5

 

Today's Shave Wednesday

For 4 August 2010, Wednesday:

Johonson Baby Oil preshave
Omega Shaving Creme
Parker Badger Brush
Gillette Ball End Tech
Yellow label Bic Blade
Nivea Post Shave Balm
Aqua Velva Musk after shave
A great shave and a great start to the day.
If it would just down here Arkansas it would even greater

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C-MON razor
Shavemac 22579 Silvertip
D.R. Harris Lavender soap
Proraso after shave

 

Oyyyyyyyyy mamma--if that would happen to me, I'd be sick all day! :sick007

 

Razor: Rolls Razor Imperial 2
Brush: New Forest Superior 2201
Soap: Ginger's Garden Clove
AS: AII Osage

 

Oooof. That sucks Danny! I was thinking that that one may be a challenge; like a shavette with an attitude. Glad you didn't cut your head off.

 

• Williams DE
• Deby Super Stainless (1)
• TSD ISZ SS
• The Dridecker
• Thayer's rose petal WH
• home mentholated AV Musk

Really cool little razor. Simple design, not too aggressive, not too mild, juuuust right. I think I enjoyed this shave as much as I did because the razor is such an oddity compared to anything else I've ever seen and used. Really neat piece of equipment.

4 solid blades.

 

Wednesday
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade:Feather
Brush: C&E Edwin Jager Best Badger
Soap: Cella
A/S: Generic Witch Hazel
First time that I have used the Cella; it produces a ton of rich, rich, lather for a great shave. Lathered twice and probably could have had five more lathers.

 

Thursday, August 5th

Hot shower
TSD Sandalwood ss
Semogue 2015HD Silvertip
Mühle R106 w/ Red Personna
De Vergulde Hand alum
Nivea for Men ASB
Joop! Go EdT

 

Thursday August 5

Slim (9)
Bic (2)
Home Made PreShave Oil
Tweezerman
Tabac
Superior 70

4.7 Blades. 3 Pass DFS.

 

This morning I just realized that I've been given too much love to my Merkur 34C, so I switched to Muhle R41. And this is what I've done today.

Omega Eucalypti shaving cream
Omega value-pack boar brush
Muhle R41 with Derby blade @ day 1
Florena Sensitive ASB

 

Hot Shower
Glycerin Preshave
Frederick Reynold Chopper
Omega Boar
Nana June's Citrus Wake Up
WH/CHL
CK Eternity

Great shave. I love the heft of this razor. Two passes and a little touch up on the neck and I was BBS. Smooth Jazz this morning. Made me consider trading in my Panama for a beret and growning a goatee Dave Brubeck doing Take Five is just a classic and no matter how many times I've heard it, it always just seems to strike me as an amazing piece of music. This link has a really reto look to it that I thought was cool too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwNrmYRiX_o

 

Thursday.

Ever Ready Vulfix boar reknot
Bigelow SC
Feather Portable Bull Mastiff
Gillette Thai Super Thin
Pinaud Clubman Bay Rum

4/5

 

Thursday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Ming Shi/new Sharp
Solo Menthol-SC :love008 :love008 :love008
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Booster Polar Ice-AS :love008 :love008 :love008
Aramis-EDT :love008 :love008 :love008

As always, my Ming Shi delivers beautiful shaves with comfort and ease. I find it very similar to my Super Speed in a lot of ways, especially because of the gentleness. I'm going to soon need some more Aramis eau de toilette--this bottle is almost empty, and it's not too easy to find.

 

Great Jazz selection OldGI. A fine compliment to any shave.

 

Thursday:

Ball End Tech razor
7 OCY blade
Rooney 3/1 brush
BathHouse Soapery Mint&Aloe SS
Osage Rub
Barbasol Pacific Rush Balm
Barbasol Pacific Rush A/S

Fantastic shave, should do this more often.

 

Niiiice choice. IMHO one of the best Jazz recordings ever-up there with Miles Davis "Kind of Blue."