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

Friday, August 31, 2012, Shaving Ritual

Razor: 68 Slim Gillette Adjustable (N4) (set on 9)
Blade: Voskhod Teflon Coated (1st use)
Brush: Semogue TSN LE 2012
Bowl: Union University Cappuccino Mug
Cream or Soap: Mama Bears Beau Brummel
A/S: Alum & Cold Water Rinse

The 2012 Semogue TSN LE brush developed a wonderfully thick and slick lather today. Debuting today is a new shaving mug and blade. The Union University mug, Union is where my son is attending college and a Voskhod blade. Between my favorite razor, amazing brush, slick lather, and new blade I obtained a 3-pass BBS shave today.

 

Honestly, I don't know how you make those crazy-nice pictures!

 

Easy he uses one of these in his computer...

 

We have some programs that allow the user to generate distortion and other effects to the photos we take (like Photoshop and others).

 

Today was very, very quick and basic. Almost minimalist.

Red-pack IP in '64 SuperSpeed Flair-tip
Barbasol (yellow can, with lanolin) - quick 'n easy
Three passes - wtg/xtg/atg
Splash of Pinaud Clubman and out the door.

 

Hey Jeff, my wife is the opposite, she loves the scent of it and also loves to use it herself. It really is a great performer, makes such a nice lather with no effort, and offers so much more menthol than the Bigelow/Proraso.

I am really enjoying trying out the lesser known brands of cream, I can thank you for recommending this one, as I may never had without your recommendation.

 

It was my pleasure to recommend it. My wife says it smells too "old" for me. She doesn't realize that I love that kind of a scent from a cream or soap. She also says when she smells it even when she stands near the bathroom when I'm shaving, that I smell like an old barber! You're right about how easy it is to lather it up, and I agree also with you that it's much more mentholated than Proraso - in fact it can make the newest Proraso Green cream feel warm. When I was shaving this morning I was shocked at how frigid it was. The 1st pass was freezing, the 2nd pass was like holding an ice pack to my face. Yeah, definitely Lea Menthol competes with Palmolive or Godrej, and it kicks Ingram's butt as well!

 

Jeff, you should remind her that it would be a MATURE barber! Not old, but MATURE!

 

Parker Shavette
Shark Blade
PC Woodwork/Pens Silvertip with snake-wood handle
Taconic SC-in Moss Scuttle
Alum Block
Ahava AS Balm
tunes-Bob Dylan

 

Friday Early Afternoon

Still on vacation ...

Pre (Eucerin, warm shower)
Omega 10083 Pro boar
MWF
Merkur 23c w/ Gillette Super Thin
Post (Cetaphil, Dickinson's WH, cold water rinse, Nivea Sensitive lotion)
Master Bay Rum

DFS+ by means of wtg, xtg, atg. How long can this blade last? Been a full week! Now I know ... pulled off 3 passes, but this blade is done ... some minor irritation.

For those in the U.S., enjoy your holiday!

[edit:word correction]

 

Pretty creative solution!

 

Pre-shave: Marinated in Proraso Pre-Shaving Cream, Warm shower
Razor: EJ89L
Blade: Personna "Labs"
Brush: Muhle Black Fiber
Cream: TOBS Sandalwood
A/S: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Bar, Witch Hazel, Clubman, 444

DFS!!

 

September 1
Merkur w/ Rapira
T&H Grafton cream and ASB
Kind of a rough shave. This was my first time with a Rapira and I'm not impressed. I had a bit of tugging and quite a few weepers, my alum felt it was dipped in fire. I'll give it one more chance or I'm moving on. On the plus side my GF got me the Grafton stuff for our anniversary and I absolutely love it, of course I told her exactly what to get me but I count it as a win either way.

 

Easy-peasy. Check out The Gimp. It's a free programme and it's got some nice filters!

 

Saturday, Sept 1

5/8 Krusius Bros KB Extra66, WTG, XTG
(Gem Push Button /Gem PTFE) ATG-1
Arko-Tabac Face Lather
Vulfix 2235 Super
Dominica Bay Rum

 

Saturday:

Turkish Horsehair
Super Speed/Rapira day 6
Gada Cool Mint SC
Svoboda AS Balsam
Osage Rub AS
Chabrawichi 555 Cologne

Again, the Super Speed cleaned me up so well with the help of the Rapira blade which is on its last day. Tomorrow, it'll be my Dovo Bismarck if I have enough time, which I believe I will. The Gada Cool Mint cream is my main trading item - everyone who I sent it to loves it, and believe me, there's everything to love about it. The scent is nice, the lather is a pleasure to work with, and it can freeze your face off. The Svoboda balsam is not only very cooling, it's also very moisturizing and healing. Today, I not only splashed the Osage Rub on my face and neck, I even gave my head a little massage with it - brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!

 

Saturday - it's the weekend! Time for the SEs!!

Prep: Hone & strop str8, hot shower, TSD ISZ PSB
Tunes: 98.1 WOGL, encore presentation of American Top 40 from September 5, 1981
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenyan AA, BLACK
Hone: Duro Electric
Strop: VB 2" black latigo/linen
Soap: TSD SOTQ C3 - Sun Dried Cotton
Brush: 24mm silvertip set in red mallee burl
Str8: Boker S.S. St. Louis, 3 passes
SE: Schick Injector E model, touchup
Post: Cold water rinse, RazoRock rub down, ice water splash, Curve
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

No blood - great shave!

Where were you 9/5/81?

 

August 31
Audio: Audiobook: David Halberstam's "The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War"
Prep: Nivea Moisturizing Face Wash
Razor: Merkur 42C
Blade: Astra SP (2)
Brush: Vulfix 660S Medium
Soap/Cream: Arko Stick
Post: The Body Shop Razor Relief

I've got that Arko dialed in...or should I say reined in? I've backed off the amount I'm using because you sure don't need much. I love this stuff! I'd love it more with a better scent, but I'm ok with it as is.

Thus ends 3 days of Arko. Next on my quest to finally use all my soaps & creams (I have about 20 that I've never used to shave with) is RR Zi' Peppino

 

Saturday the 1st
Audio: peace and quiet
Pre: relaxing hot shower
Tools: Feather SS/Feather
Brush: Vulfix 41
Soap: TOBS Lavender
Post: Pinaud Clubman

New blade installed, 3 passes on head and face at a slow relaxed speed. Sit and relax with a hot cup of hot English Breakfast Tea. Off to a great start to the day.