SoS: December 2, 2013 - December 8, 2013

Wednesday-Hungary Today!

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Spice Bath Soap
Soap: Figaro
Razor: ’59 Gillette Red Tip Super Speed Flare
Blade: Personna Med Prep (2)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip
Aftershave: Figaro

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

Bulgaria today! I pulled out my Red Tip this morning. I just got the Figaro this week. I got it because I liked its cousin, Barbon, so much. As expected, I got easy, smooth, slick lather and a great shave. It is hard to beat $9.89+shipping(from the US) for both the cream and the aftershave!

Bob

 

Wednesday Morning

Soap: Stirling Glacial
Razor: '60 Fatboy
Blade: Astra SP (2)
Brush: Homemade TGN Silvertip
Cologne: British Stirling

DFS this morning with loads of freezing cold Glacial!

 

Henckels Friodur 8/8
Schick Adjustable Injector Razor
Stirling Scots Pine Sheep Shave Soap
Musgo Real Shave Cream
Proraso Pre Shave
Myrsol C After Shave
Musgo Real AS Balm

 

Wednesday morning, December 4, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (2)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

 

Gillette Old Type - Weber Bulldog
Gillette Silver Blue
Purple Omega Boar
Arko SS

Nice shave. Not as close as some razors, but nice and comfortable.

Used the same kit the last two days...

 

Wednesday

CeraVe facial cleanser
Petal Pusher Fancies unscented soap
Mühle hjm black fiber brush
Gillette fat handled Tech
Astra SP blade
Cold rinse
CeraVe lotion

Pleasant, comfortable shave from the Tech this morning. The Petal Pusher soap had great skin care for a cold day.

 

SOTD Wednesday 12-4-2013

Muhle R102 Tooth Comb (2011)
Crystal Blade
Proraso PSC
Tabac SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Omega 31064 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Jovan Musk ASL/Cologne

A great start to a very cold day!

 

Wednesday morning, December 4, 2013

Gillette Fusion Proglide Power 'Olympic'
Gillette Fusion Proglide Power Multi-5 (day 3)
Gillette Fusion Proglide Clear Gel
Walgreens Witch Hazel
Studio for Men Brisk After Shave


Another happy DFS with the swell Gillette clear gel. Aces!

 

WEDNESDAY
Prep: Hot shower, Shea Moisture Face Scrub, Citrus PSO
Razor: Böker 5/8
Strop: 3" Whipped Dog
Brush: Whipped Dog 30mm Silvertip
Lather: Shea Moisuture Shave Butter Créme
Shave: Two passes
Post: Rinse, Alum block, Black River Bay rum & Shea butter cream

First time trying the Shea Moisture Shave Butter Créme with a straight. It doesn't lather, but when applied with a brush goes on like a slick, spreadable cream. I really enjoy using the stuff with DE razors.
The crème is pretty thick and I certainly wouldn't recommend it for use with a multi blade razor as it would clog up with every pass. For the straight razor, however, the créme provides a real nice glide,and wipes easily off the blade after each pass. Additionally, my skin beneath feels moisturized and quite nice. Two passes with the SR and I called it a day. Darn near BBS. Only my 10th SR shave, and it gets a bit easier each time. I'm still a Sloppy Stropper, but getting better at that, too.
Have a great HumpDay everyone!

 

A Rare DE Mühle sighting!

 

Yep! BBS in three passes. Felt like showing my DE's some love this morning.

 

Can't neglect those quality DEs now, Bruce. Otherwise you'll wind up selling them off as I did.

 

I'd never sell the tooth comb!

 

I like the looks of the Muhle R102 with the white handle better than the R41 in chrome handle.

 

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Razor: 2013 R41 head Cadet TP 30B blk/gld handle​

Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (D2)​

Brush: Parker 25mm Best Badger​

Pre Shave Soap: Musgo Real Lime Basil Oil Soap​

Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Lime & Spearmint​

Cream: Tabac​

Post: Monster Alum Block​

Aftershave: Tabac​

 

Wednesday
hot shower
Rooney Heritage Stubby 3XL
Feather PSB
Barbon SC
Feather AS-D1/Feather (2)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Cucumber WH
Mandom ASL

Mostly Japanese shave today,even managed to get the angle right with the AS-D1.Very nice BBS shave face and dome

 

Day off Shave! Wednesday December 4, 2013- Another nice day in the Ozarks but it looks like we are in for a good snow in the next couple days! Im kinda excited!

Prep: Hot shower, St. Ives Blemish control apricot scrub
PreShave: Homemade Preshave with Glycerin, Peppermint Essential and Tea Tree
Brush: Van Der Hagen Boar
Razor: Gillette Fatboy
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock
Soap: Tabac Original
PostShave: Osma Alum
AfterShave: Witch Hazel+Peppermint Essential, followed by Proraso Pre/Post, Once everything absorbed i splashed on the Lucky Tiger Aspen

Notes: I have to give out a special thanks to LUTEPLAYERS for the Tabac soap and Lucky Tiger aftershave. I recently received it in the Secret Santa gift exchange! The Tabac soap is amazing and lather's very easily, it moisturizes my face and provides great protection for the blade. The Lucky Tiger is a nice fresh smelling aftershave to splash on once your done shaving, i noticed the smell sticks around for quite a while. This was my first time also using the Gillette 7 O'Clock blades and i loved them, they were smooth and i had no problems that came up after the shave, very very nice.

Picture Notes:This is just right outside my house here in Missouri, mabe the next photo will be with snow on the ground!

 

Thanks for the review on the Lucky Tiger Aspen!

 

Not sure why, but I fall into a menthol mood when the cold of winter kicks in. ... for a week now:

Warm shower
Omega Pro boar
Ingram SC
Merkur 23c w/ Astra
Cetaphil gentle cleanser

2 pass DFS every time! I know the Ingrams isn't the coldest of the lot, but a cold water rinse after cetaphil when its 15 degrees outside mentally feels like a plunge in the arctic ocean (not that I'd know what that is all about). Besides, I like the lanolin in the Ingrams.

 

No problem! I find myself using it in between shave days also. As I do not shave everyday, it's nice to splash on your face before you head out the door in the mornings.