SoS: August 27th, 2012 - September 2nd, 2012

Pre shave - Hot Towel, Arko
Razor - Weber ARC
Blade - Astra S/S
Brush - CH2 2Band
Soap - Mike's Unscented
Cold Rinse/ Witch Hazel Gel/ Musgo Real

Great shave, Squeaky clean...

 

Crown & Sword
MdC
homemade 22mm Grade A
Superior 70 Bay Rum

Very nice shave this morning again. The edge is just sweet on the C&S. Have a good one.

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Saturday:
soak brush/Thater 4292/6 2 band fan/DB Brush Scuttle
warm shower
Proraso PrePost cream
Speick shave stick (face lathered)
Schick G/Schick (5)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Rose Petal WH mixed with some Roberts Rosewater
Speick splash mixed with 4 drops M-Bomb

Great 2 pass face,1 pass head shave from the model G,BBS all around.

 

Saturday morning, September 1, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (8)
Semogue SOC boar bristle brush,
TABAC shaving soap w/ hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

I've enjoyed a very relaxing Saturday evening shave after a gorgeous day out with the family:

Martin de Candre ‘Savon de Marseille’ face wash
Musgo Real pre shave oil
Martin de Candre scented shave soap
Mühle Basic Nr. 02 shave brush in faux horn, with Silver Tip Fibre
Merkur Vision
Gillette Platinum blade (2nd shave)
Bloc Osma alum
Speick Men after shave

My wife passed by the bathroom and was wondering why i shaved. My spontaneous answer (which must have been on my mind, hence the decision to shave) was "because it's relaxing". And yes, actually, it does relax me a great deal, that (near) daily ritual.

 

Shave of the Day (SOTD) Saturday September 1, 2012

Prep: Brush soaking in ice water, face wash with Noxzema Triple Clean,cold shower
Razor: Cadet TTO-15
Blade: Gillette Wilkinson Sword (2)
Brush: Semogue 820 Boar
Cream: Domino Cream (from Macedonia)
AS: Aqua Velva Musk
Post: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Rub, Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash Of Aftershave.

Day two of shaving with the Cadet TTO-15, I will use it until the blade expires, and move it into part of my rotation, which is odd for me, because typically I do not like TTO's.

This is also the second use of the Domino cream, which I believe is only available from Shave A Buck in the United States. This is another Macedonia product by Alkaloid which also makes Кing Code, Habana and the much praised Sah Zefros.

I thoroughly enjoy this cream, the lather produced is better than many creams costing two to three times the amount. I wish that it came in a tube larger than the 60 ml although it requires such a small amount to build a nice lather this size should last a while.

Three passes and light touch-ups produced a BBS that was completely irritation free.

 

SOTD Saturday 9-1-2012

Gillette Old Type Ball End
Wilkinson Stainless Blade
Mitchell's Wool Fat SS
Semogue 1460 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum ASL

 

09.01.2012 - Saturday
Coffee: Seattle's Best #5 - One Splenda w/fiber!
Tunes: Pandora - Classic Country
Prep: Hot shower. Face washed with Shea Moisture
Razor: 1965 Gillette Adjustable Slim - Set on 3
Blade: Drugstore Personna
Brush: VDH Pure Badger
Cream: C&E Sienna
Post: Cold water rinse. Homemade splash and balm

My first shave with this razor. I haven't used a drugstore blade in a while and dear fellow...could I feel the difference! Shave was just fine but the blade certainly struggles a bit more through the hair....slight pull/tug.

End result was a super smooth except for my regular spot under the chin. One small weeper on the cheese grater.

 

Saturday
Muhle R41 + Gillette 7 o'clock Yellow
Vie Long Horse/Badger
TSD Coconut Lime Verbena
Brut A/S

Late shave, had to take the car in to go get detailed (I bought it off the lot before they could do the delivery cleaning). My driveway looks so naked...

 

Arley, I was thinking of ordering this Domino cream from Shaveabuck. In fact, a guy I know here in Montreal is from Macedonia and he says it's a top seller over there. He thinks it's even better than Sah Zefros, so don't be surprised if soon I write a personal review about it!

 

Sorry to hear the Rapira was not kind to you. Zero pressure was my key to a perfect shave. Very different from that voskod blade for sure.

 

Saturday Early Afternoon

Some yard work followed by ...

Pre (Eucerin, cold shower)
Omega 10083 Pro boar
L'Occitane Cade SS
Merkur 23c w/ Wilkinson Sword Classic
Post (Cetaphil, Dickinson's WH, cold water rinse, Nivea Sensitive lotion)
Master Bay Rum

BBS by means of wtg, xtg, atg, touch-up. As long as I use my Cetaphil cleanser, the L'Occitane Cade scent doesn't linger overly long. First usage of Wilkinson Sword Classic ... nice blade. Sharp enough. Not my sharpest blade in the quiver, but good enough. Comfortable.

 

Great effects with your picture, well done.

 

Saturday 08/01/2012

Facial prep, Prairie Creations pre-shave soap
Brush, LuJin Badger
Soap, Ver Glude
Razor & Blade Gillette black handle, Ladas
A superior DFS

Everyone have a great Holiday weekend.
My pictures will return next week.

 

Weber ARC Bulldog Handle
Feather
Rooney Boar Brush
Vintage Williams-Tonsorial Soap
Alum Block
Mama Bear Iced Grapefruit AS Balm
tunes-The Who-Quadrophenia

 

I understand that not all blades are good for everyone. No biggie, these are just on my "not for me" list. I'll stick to my Astras and Vokshods for 10-12 cents a piece,

 

Saturday: 9-1-12

Shower: Burt's Bees Men's Care Soap
Razor: Parker 22
Soap: DMN (Sandlewood)
Blade: Blind Blade

Today's shave as a DFS but took a bit of work. 1st I added too much water to the lather...Tried to work with it, but had to toss it and start over. I received several blades very generously with a PIF that I won. I am excited to try them all and will post reviews. This 1st one was a skin graft blade. It did okay...But way too much tug and pull on the 1st use. So I retired the blade after one use. Did end up with a DFS...but not the way I wanted to.

 

Astra SP's are great for me as well! A great bargain price too!

 

Saturday



OCMM
GEM PTFE
The Colonel
MWF
Lucido Splash

First shave since the 29th. Needless to say, the micromatic was the weapon of choice, so I didn't have to feel tugging! The shave was great! Its getting cooler here, and when that happens my face starts to react negatively, so I pulled out the wool fat to help protect it. I will be using for a while now, as well as my TSD lanolin, because they work well for the fall and winter.

 

That L'Occitane is a solid soap option. I was pleasantly surprised. I use it weekly.