SoS: December 1, 2014 - December 7, 2014

Bartmann 86
Oscar11 H.I.S. brush
Barrister & Mann Roam soap
Natural Grooming Dusk Cologne


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Its been years since I used Tabac. Thank you Secret Santa for this awesome soap!

 

iKon Shavecraft 102
Personna Med. Prep.
M&F Stubby 2
Martin De Candre
RazoRock A/S Wax

Maison Francis Kurkdjian - Masculin Pluriel

 

2 December 2014

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber C7
* Mystic Water Brown Windsor
* Unrefined Shea Butter




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Gada is a pretty good cream.

 

Haven't heard of this brand before. Please do tell us your impressions after a couple of shaves.

 

Nice looking Bartmann

 

Tuesday 2nd December



Warm shower
Hot towel
B&M Bay Rum scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Aristocrat Junior No 48 set (1948)
Gillette Super Thin (3)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
DR Harris Bay Rum aftershave

 

Whoostheman? Yoostheman!

 

Tuesday

Prep: wash with CeraVe cleanser
Soap: Stirling "Naked & Smooth"
Brush: Olive wood HIS synthetic
Razor: Gillette fat handled Tech
Blade: Super Iridium
After: Cold rinse, witch hazel, CeraVe lotion

Great lather from the Stirling soap and my face feels good on a cold morning.

 

SOTD ~ Tuesday, December 2, 2014​

Prep: Hot shower, Mikes Natural BS - Barbershop
Razor: 1949 Gillette Super Speed
Blade: Bolzano
Brush: Omega Pro Boar 10098
Lather: HTGAM Gondolier
Post: Alum stick, Dickinson's+, Aloe Vera Toner, GB Green Lotion
Aftershave: HTGAM - Gondolier



HTGAM gave me a mountain of slick lather on the way to a BBS two pass shave. It's great to be back home in The Desert!

 

Today was the first shave since no variation November. And i used a new razor i've never used before. It's a hundred year old razor that uses gem single edge blades. It was really hard to find the right angle to use, and to be honest i could really use the strop handle that goes with this razor, as they handle is quite short.
But i did get an irritation free nearly bbs shave,i'm quite impressed with this razor and it's a lovely razor to look at. It was strange using a different set up then i have been using for the past 30 days.
I will try and put more pictures of this razer and post a review of it in another thread.

 

SOTD Tuesday 12-2-2014

French Old Type/Piccolo w/Personna Stainless
Noxema Classic Clrean
Tabac SC
GT Scuttle
Semogue 820 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
GB Body Lotion
Jovan Musk ASL/Cologne

 

Very nice looking razor!

 

Tyr's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave balm
Brush: Simpsons 56 Best Badger
Soap: Stirling Coconut Lime (sample)
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Baili Platinum Stainless (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG (3, 4)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Aveeno Active Naturals ASB
Cologne: Burberry Brit by Burberry

Finally decided to open up the sample of Coconut Lime I got from ordering the Obsidian Glacial and the Bay Rum; unfortunately, this one smells nice, leaves my skin feeling soft, but doesn't lather one iota better than either of the other Stirling soaps in my rotation. My hat's off to those of you who get great lather from this soapmaker, but I can't do it with anything like consistency. The Baili was smoother today, but I still had to cut the shave short after only 2 passes.

 

Beautiful brush! What size is that knot? I stuffed a WD Silvertip 24/48 in mine, but had to sand out the hole 2 mm to set it in to 48mm.

 

Schick G5 razor
Personna blade
Stirling Cool SS
Plisson/L'Ocitanne synthetic brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix
Pinaud Lime Sec EDC

Another easy lather with the Plisson. I might get to really like this brush

 

Thanks!

The knot is 24mm. I also had to enlarge the hole in the handle to set the knot properly. I don't remember the loft, but it is the maximum height, which works for me with this synthetic.

http://theshaveden.com/forums/index.php?posts/734521

 

Razor: Gillette Goodwill #164 1931
Brush: Whipped Dog 30/45 Silvertip
Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue
Cream: TOBS Grapefruit
Blade: Feather (1)
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Jack Black balm, Old Spice original Shulton

First shave with my last razor. Loaded a new Feather and checked the alignment. It looks strange with the studs showing through the top cap, but the Feather was aligned perfectly. I actually unscrewed the head and repeated the process and it loaded the same. From the side it looks a lot like my Gillette Old Type Open Comb Ball End, which had me worried, as the Old is rough for me so I will tread softly. I whipped up the TOBS Grapefruit, nice scent, reminds me of summer, with the big WD in my favorite mug. First pass WTG going slow and very nice glide with no pressure with this light razor. Very nice, nothing like the Old, more like my Tech, which is closed comb. Second pass XTG on my face and then ATG on my neck. TOBS was nice and slick and helped get a great shave. A little touchup on my neck, and done. Great razor! Very smooth compared to the Old. The WH felt good and then some JB. After cleanup some vintage OS. Gotta love the Spice. Another keeper. Have a good one.

 

I remember now, I used that thread to get ideas for mine. Well done, and thanks!