SoS: December 16, 2013 - December 22, 2013

THURzDAY
Back among the living….

Pre: Hot shower, SheaMoisture Scrub, Homemade PSO
Razor: Mühle R41 Grande (2011)
Blade: Personna Lab (2)
Brush: Whipped Dog 30mm Silvertip
Lather: Stirling soap 'Black Ice', scuttle-warmed
Shave: Two pass, plus touch-up
Post: Cold water rinse, Alum block, 444 balm

Had a great shave this morn before heading back to work (finally!); fever broke & I feel about semi-normal.
The Stirling 'Black Ice' was terrific! Great black licorice scent (anise), and cooling menthol made a wonderful, thick & slick lather. Nice soap!

Have a super Thursday all!

 

Thursday:

Cetaphil Face Bar
TSD Soap With Lanolin, Irish Spring Type
EJ Best Medium
Dovo Natural
Witch Hazel
Afta Fresh
Brut

 

Razor: Merkur 39C Slant
Blade: PoliSilver SI (D3)
Brush: Vie-Long Beehive w 24mm WD Silvertip
Bowl: Suribachi 5” bowl
Pre Shave Soap: Musgo Real Lime Basil Oil
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Lime & Spearmint
Shave Soap: Mikes Hungarian Lavender
Aftershave: Myrsol F/Extra

 

Prep: Hot Shower & Proraso Preshave
Brush: Simpsons Berkeley 46 in best
Cream: Green Proraso
Razor: Weck Shavette
Blade: Personna hair shaper
Passes: 1 WTG and touch ups
Post: Alum & Razorock AS wax

Haven't use a straight or shavette in a while. Trying to get back into it to motivate myself to learn to hone my straights. A bit or irritation on my right side neck/jaw line which is the problem area for me with straights.

 

Merry Christmas

Hot shower
Neutrogena facial scrub
Mama Bear's Barbershop
Semogue 1325
Gold Ball End
Feather
Stetson

Superior DFS





Also thank you everyone for the correction and proper use of Old English Script.

 

Friday:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Shark day 5
Iced Subzero SS
Anherb AS Conditioner
Osage Rub AS
Grey Flannel EdT

Freezing the face off is so much fun especially with JoAnna's awesome ISZ soap. Man, I love the lather it gives and the scent is also real nice and COLD. It also gives great skincare. I freaked out the first time I ever used the Anherb conditioner, and now it's a favourite of mine. I also cannot be without the Rubby Dubby Doo. Another wonderful shave.

No photos today, but I wish everyone a great weekend!

 

Friday - Cheap Week

CO Bigelow face lathered with Omega 49
1960 Fatboy on 7 with Astra SP blade (1)
3 passes, cold water rinse and finish with Osage Rub

CO Bigelow - $20 for three 5.2 oz tubes
1960 Fatboy - $1.95 when it was new
Astra SP blade - 9 cents
Omega 49 - $9
Osage Rub - $6 for a 14 oz bottle

 

TGIF Shave

Gillette New LC
Voskhod (2)
Cella- Face Lather
Vulfix 404
Dickenson’s WH
Stephans Bay Rum

 

Barbasol Floating Head
Perma-Sharp Super
Omega 1800
XPEC SC
Alum
Superior 70

 

Beautiful warm Friday and breath taking sunrise.
Razor: Toggle Rhodie
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: Chubby
Soap: Floris
ASB: Castle Forbes
EDT: Floris Special No. 127 vintage

 

Friday, December 20, 2013

Prep: Warm shower, Cornhuskers Lotion
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89L
Blade: Voskhod (3)
Soap: RazoRock Nonno Michelino
Brush: VDH Boar
Post: Master Astringent, Cornhuskers Lotion
Aftershave: Old Spice/Family Dollar Spice Mixture

This was one of my best shaves ever. Babies would kill to have skin as smooth as mine.

It's the last day of the work year for me. I won't return to work until January 6, 2014. I'm really looking forward to a relaxing couple of weeks. I'll definitely still shave every day, but it won't be quite as early!

Have a great day!

 

Friday!!

Cobra
Feather Pro
Manchurian Colonel
RR ABCBA
Captains Choice Bay Rum
Proraso Balm

Nice and smooth, despite the 2 days growth!

 

Friday:​

hot shower​

Homemade PSO​

Schick Injector 3 passes​

Personna Platinum Chrome (1)​

VDH boar​

LA Shaving Topanga Fougere (sample) in a warm mug​

Florida Water (sample)​

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Well, so much for cheap week. I got some new stuff in the mail last night so I really didn't care what anything cost (I just wanted to try it). I also didn't really need to shave today since I just shaved yesterday but I didn't care about that either.​

The razor is of unknown vintage. I've got two of them and there's slight diffences but I don't know the age of either. They're the ones with the gold head and butterscotch bakelight handle that you see so many of. 1st time using an injector and definitely a different feel than either my DE's or my other SE's. The sound is more of a scraping sound and I think it'll take me a few runs to get the angles just right.​

I've been super impressed with the LA Shave soaps but think I skimped on product today since the lather was on the thin side.​

Sniffed the Florida Water last night when I got it and was pleasantly surprised when I applied it this morning. I don't know how to describe it but the sensation was different than anything else I've ever used and the scent is very nice yet mild. I'll definitely be ordering a regular size bottle.​

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6/8 Prior
Tabac SC
homemade brush

I prefer to use soaps but would have to admit that I don't think there is a better shaving product for my face than Tabac shaving cream. I've been out of it for a while and found it on sale so I picked up a couple of tubes. The first pass was a little dry but I hit it perfect on the second. Excellent shave this morning. BTW, I bought myself a Christmas present, a Kanayama strop that I'm looking forward to using. I've always had the attitude that a strop is a strop and I guess I'll see if I'm right or wrong about that. Have a good one.

 

Friday

Prep: Hot Shower
Soap: Compass Ice Energy Cream
Razor: Maggard MR1
Blade: Gillette Platinum (1)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip
Aftershave: Arctic Blue

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angle for my beard a bit)

I was back with my Maggard MR1 today using a Gillette Platinum. I lathered with another Bulgarian cream, Compass Ice Energy. The Compass Ice lathered very easily and gave a very good shave. It is lighter on the menthol than I expected from the name. The MR1 and Gillette Platinum worked well together. I finished with grocery store “Arctic Blue” (not a fan).

Bob

 

It is a Speick kind of day.

Prep: Hot shower, Home made PSO
Brush: Col. Conk 20 mm mixed badger
Soap: Speick
Razor: Real Blue Point Razor straight, Shake Sharp
Blade: Astra (3,3)
Post: Warm water, Cold water, Home made ASB, Speick aftershave

A Darn Fine Shave. Everything worked perfectly this morning.

 

Friday
hot shower
Kent BK8
Proraso White PSC
Proraso Red SC
Gillette Slim/o'clock Yellow (2)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Humphrey's Organic WH
D.R. Harris Sandalwood ASL

Nice and comfy 2 pass face and 1 for the dome,BBS all around !!! Enjoy the weekend everyone

 

Friday

Prep: CeraVe facial cleanser
Lather: Barrister & Mann unscented soap
Brush: HIS synthetic
Razor: Feather Popular
Blade: Astra SP
After: cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

Smooth comfortable shave in four passes. It's a messy, snowy morning in Seattle.

 

Friday morning, December 20, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (4)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

 

Friday morning, December 20, 2013

Gillette Adjustable 'Fatboy' F-2 (1960)
Astra Superior Platinum blade (2)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush
Arko soap, lather with warm water—
Walgreens Witch Hazel
Studio for Men Brisk Aftershave

A fun and comfy DFS supreme! The Arko is always so kind and giving, my Semogue brush so soft. A wonderful experience this morning. Aces!