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

Wednesday, August 29

Merkur 37C
Rapira Swede (d2)
DR Harris Arlington
Rooney Stubby 2XL
Stephans Bay Rum

 

Arley, I have the Mystic cream also, and I cannot feel even the slightest trace of a cooling effect. Isn't that strange?

 

Wednesday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 3
Bozzano Sensitive SC
Gillette Series Intense Cooling AS Balsam
Barbon AS
JHL Cologne

An excellent shave today on a Brazilian note - the Bozzano Sensitive cream is very popular and very CHEAP in Brazil. It lathers crazy-rich and easily, it smells nice, (very eucalyptus notes) and it has a good cooling effect. The Gillette Series balsam and the Barbon aftershave provided plenty of additional menthol love for me at the end of the shave.

 

Ern Crown and Sword
Salters Wild Rose
22mm homemade 2 band fan
Osage Rub

Excellent shave this morning. Salters has always been a good cream for me and a favorite. I should use it more. Have a good one.

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Wednesday:
soak brush/Shavemac custom 167 2 band,d01/DB Brush Scuttle
warm shower
Proraso PrePost cream
Arko Shave Stick (face lathered)
Joris 1912T/Polsilver (3)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Original WH
Ogallala Bay Rum & Sandalwood splash mixed with a pea sized amount of 444

Great 2 pass face,1 pass head shave for BBS all around.

 

Wednesday, August 29, 2012, Shaving Ritual

Razor: 68 Slim Gillette Adjustable (N4) (set on 9)
Blade: Bolzano Superinox Inossidabile (4th use)
Brush: Vie Long 13061
Bowl: Gravy Boat Scuttle
Cream or Soap: Palmolive Shave Stick
A/S: Alum & Cold Water Rinse
A/S: Pinaud Clubman

I enjoyed a nice shave this morning and a most pleasant way to start the day. I like am really starting to like the Vie Long Horse Hair brush. It makes a great lather quickly.

 

August 29
Audio: Audiobook: David Halberstam's "The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War"
Prep: Nivea Moisturizing Face Wash
Pre-Shave Lather: Mystic Water Rosalimone
Shave Oil: AOS unscented pre-shave oil
Razor: Lady Gillette
Blade: Astra SP (2)
Brush: Semogue 1803
Soap/Cream: Kiss My Face - Lavender Shea SC
Post: Jack Black ASB

Going through the 4 KMF creams I have and the only 2 that really stand out for me are the mint and the pomegranate grapefruit. I can barely smell the lavender in this one.

The Lade Gillette is a letdown after the Old Type I have been using. I can't see using this razor very much. I'll see if my wife or daughter want to try it out.

 

Wednesday

Aristocrat No. 58
Gillette Blue
The Colonel
Proraso G. SC
Proraso splash

Nothing fancy this morning. Just a quick 2 pass. So quick I got myself a few times! Now on to another long day at work and a lunch meeting (yuck).

 

Wednesday 29th August

Hot shower and facial scrub
3P Pre/Post shave
Gold Dollar 208 6/8 Straight
Simpson Duke 2 in Best
Nanny's Coriander with Goat Milk
Alum Block
Organic Shea Butter
Myrsol Metilsol AS
TBS Activist EDT
Morgans Classic Pomade

Almost BBS with 3 passes. I have a problem now........I wanted to use traditional straights all week.....but my new R41 has just arrived, leaving me with a conflict of interests for tomorrow!

 

In my den, it is a common fate for Alum blocks....

It is alway good to see you Dimitry. I am glad that you are still enjoying the OCMM.

Gem OCMM
Gem SS PTFE
Semogue OC Boar
CO Bigelow
Superior 70 Bay Rum

Excellent shave this morning.

 

After using the Lea Menthol for so long I am surprised that you can feel the cooling affect from any other menthol shaving cream

I like the Mystic, but man, you are right, nothing freezes your nerve endings like the Lea Menthol.

 

August 29 2012

Gillette Flair Tip Rocket
American Personna (1)
Vie Long Cachurro
Crabtree & Evelyn Scuttle
VDH Deluxe s/s
Proraso Dopobarba a/s
Malizia Vetyver e de c

A couple of new things this AM. This is the first time out for the flair tip Rocket, and I found it much like the older Rockets I've used - a bit heavier and more aggressive than a Superspeed, so no suprises there. What was a bit of a suprise was how well the Crabtree & Evelyn scuttle seemed to work - while I own a couple of scuttles, I've always found them awkward and perferred a mug in the basin. I seemed to click with it today though and made a really dense warm lather, that was much better than I could have produced in a mug.

Have a great day, everybody

Graham

 

Shave of the Day (SOTD) Wednesday August 29, 2012

Prep: Brush soaking in ice water, face wash with Noxzema Triple Clean,cold shower
Razor: Cadet Open Comb Head mounted to iKon Bulldog Handle
Blade: SuperMax Sunrise Super Stainless (2)
Brush: Semogue 620 Boar
Cream: Domino Cream (from Macedonia)
AS: British Sterling
Post: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Rub, Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash Of Aftershave.

When I first get a new razor, especially one that I like, I usually give it a run for at least three to seven day, sometimes longer. The iKon Bulldog is one of the heaviest shorter handles that I own, so I thought that I would pair it up to the Cadet Open Comb Head.

For my beard the SuperMax Sunrise blade is one of the best, after a great shave with it yesterday I just kept it in the razor.

This is my first use of the Domino Cream which is from Macedonia. There is a slight grapefruit scent to it, but nothing that is overbearing. The lather build up very quickly, it exploded in less that 30 seconds, but I continued to whip it up for a good two minutes or so. The cream felt thick and rich on my face. I have read others say that this cream felt dry, but I have no idea where they get that from, as for me, it provided a very good slickness and cushion.

I did not shave last night so I had a substantial amount of stubble on my face, but the Cadet Open Comb loaded with the Sunrise blade cut through it like a hot knife through butter. After one pass my face was virtually BBS, by the second pass I could have stopped went to work and had a better shave than anyone, but why stop when things are going this good? The third pass was nothing more than j-hooks and buffing along jawline and neck which resulted in a shave so close and smooth, my skin looks like I have had laser removal.

I finished with British Sterling, which always has been one of my favorite scents.

It is good to be a man

 

Wednesday morning, August 29, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (5)
Semogue SOC boar bristle brush,
TABAC shaving soap w/ hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Wednesday:

Shower / TSD Acqua Di Gio Type soap / Semogue 620 / Gillette Aristocrat w/ Feather blade / Alum / WH / Brut Attitude

 

SOTD Wednesday 8-29-2012

Muhle R101 w/Crystal
Proraso PSC
Ingram SC
Omega Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Brut Original ASB
Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue ASL

 

Razor: Merkur VISION
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Simpson Somerset Beaufort 6
Cream: A.D.Parma
Cologne: Aqua De Parma Colonia
The Acqua di Parma Collezione Barbiere shaving cream was a gift from John for me to try out since I was late to his sale. As you can see, it produces a wonderful, rich lather with a nice citrus smell. Doug

 

Sorry to hear. You congo to Amazon for more!

 

Wednesday

Prep: Hot shower, AoS pre-shave oil
CD: The Essence of Muddy Waters, disc 1
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenyan AA, BLACK
Soap: Ogallala Bay Rum and Sandalwood + 3 drops M Bomb
Brush: Redleaf with original knot
Razor: '62 Gillette Slim @ 6
Blade: Astra SP, day 3, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Brut ASB, Brut cologne, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

Darn near BBS.

 

8-30-12

Parker 22R
Astra SP Blade
TBS: Brush
Daisy Mountain Naturals (Sedona) Soap

Was in a hurry this morning...Made do with a quick 2 pass. But will make up for it tomorrow with a nice prep and shave!