SoS: December 23, 2013 - December 29, 2013

6/8 Sheffield, W. Burnell: 2 passes
Gem Push Button/T-Pella: 1 Pass
Vulfix 404
MWF-Face Lather
Renaissance Alpine Trails A/S
Aspen (Coty) Cologne

 

Friday:
hot shower with HTGAM Cavendish bar soap
ShaveSecret PSO
Parker 80R 2 passes
Astra Superior Stainless (4)
Omega boar
HTGAM Cavendish soap
Thayer's unscented with aloe
Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve AS

Had some good shaves while out of town this week due to some lucky finds at antique stores and enjoyed glancing through everyone else's Christmas week SOTD's last night and this morning.

Shave number 4 with this Astra SS blade and another very fine 2 pass shave. This blade seems to have gotten better with each shave and I'm anxious to finish a 5 shave test and move on to the Astra SP which is my next test blade. Today marks the first time I've used any brush other than my trusty VDH boar and I enjoyed it thoroughly (thanks Lyndon). First time with the HTGAM and produced a pretty good lather for my first try considering I was using different equipment. Great pipe tobacco scent that just begged to be paired with a splash of Special Reserve.

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Friday morning, December 27, 2013

Gillette NEW 'Long Comb'
Astra Superior Platinum blade
Barbasol 'Skin Conditioner'
Walgreens Witch Hazel
Studio for Men Brisk After Shave

For a wonderful DFS+!

 

SOTD Friday 12-27-2013

5/8 George Wostenholm Pipe Razor, Full Hollow, Round Point
Proraso PSC
Proraso SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Caswell Massey Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Mennen Original Skin Bracer

The little Wosty delivered a great shave. Double dipped on the Proraso and the Skin Bracer completed the menthol craving.

 

Friday 12/27

I hope that everyone had a great Christmas with your loved ones.

Hot shower
Neutrogena facial wash

Groom Room Balizarde definitely a face freeze this morning!
Semogue 1325
Cadet Mongoose
Israeli Persona
Holy Black gunpowder and spice.


Superior DFS

 

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Razor: Ikon Slant
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (D3)
Brush: Amber 28mm TGN finest 2 band
Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: Musgo Real Lime Basil Oil
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Lime & Spearmint
Shave Soap: Strop Shoppe Baker Street
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Proraso White ASB​

 

Friday:

Cetaphil Face Bar
Williams Mug Soap
EJ Best Medium
Dovo Natural
Witch Hazel
Afta Fresh
The Veg

I'm liking the Veg, so one morefor good measure.

 

Ten shaves: Gillette adjustable FatBoy day 4

Prep: warm face wash with Shea moisture three butters scrub
Soap: Tabac
Brush: HIS
Razor: Gillette FatBoy set at three
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock Sharp Edge Yellow
Post: cold water rinse
AS: Krampert's Finest Frostbite

DFS. The razor moved easily through my face lathered Tabac, and the shave felt very nice and smooth. I took some advice I got from a friend and made sure the doors were closed properly and the blade was aligned correctly. The razor behaved well and I think I found the right angle, which is rather different from the one I use with my Maggard.
An hour later, I felt some burn on my neck, so I'll apply some balm before heading out to the hockey game.

 

SOTD 12/27/2013
I was in the mood for some menthol and peppermint zing this morning.
~ Ingram shaving cream bowl lathered with a high loft badger brush.
~ Maggard MR3 with a Perma Sharp blade (3 or 4) weighted with BB's. I did two passes, WTG/ATG with the BB's and I think it really took away from the proper balance on this razor so I quickly dumped them out for one more pass ATG. Much better! I think for now, I'll leave it hollow.
~ Clinique moisturizer followed by Barbasol after shave, Brisk scent for the face. C.O. Bigelow Mentha body lotion for well, the body.

 

That's one way to get a BBs shave.

 

Looks like you have been choosen by the Veg to join our Broitherhood Keith. Congrats!

 

Haha, love it!

 

Another one to the club! Yeah baby!!

 

Friday, December 27, 2013

Prep: Warm shower, Corn Huskers Lotion
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Voskhod (3)
Cream: Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic
Brush: Semogue 830
Post: Master Astringent, Corn Huskers Lotion
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman

Excellent shave. First tine using the Margaritas in the Arctic. Holy cow, that stuff is COLD! I could not believe how cold it made my face. When I did my cold water rinse after the shave, it was like dunking my face in a bucket of ice water.

I haven't cut my face in at least 25 years until today. We were in a hurry getting ready to leave town. My wife and I were talking and I had a momentary lapse of concentration. I dragged my razor left to right across my chin and opened up about a 1/2 inch cut. It bled like a stuck pig. It took a little while to make the bleeding stop. Lesson learned.

Have a great day!

 

Today's shave and my first time using an open comb razor.

Prep: washed my face with warm water and Cremo Face Wash.
Brush: Turkish #6 Brush.
Razor: Gillette Ball End New?
Blade: Personna Lab.
Soap: Palmolive stick.
Post: cold water rinse, Captain's Choice Bay Rum.

Well the open comb seemed to do a good job at removing stubble. The feedback from the razor was pretty loud. I consider this razor to be on the mild side. 2 passes WTG got me a DFS shave. I hadn't used my Palmolive stick for a few months and decided to break it out. I should use it more often because it's a very underrated soap. The CC Bay Rum did a good job at closing my pores and tightening my skin.

 

Prep: shower, homemade pso
Lather: Proraso red cream
Brush: HIS synthethic
Razor: Ever ready shovelhead
Blade: GEM stainless

I was interrupted so i only did one pass WTG but it was still good. I was having trouble with the Proraso and getting the right water to cream ratio. This time I succeeded by not drowning the cream with water. The result was a very creamy thick luxurious lather more moisturizing than the Arko I regularly use. It had so much protection i barely, just barely felt the blade. Zero irritation shave today.

 

All Denim Today

 

SOTD Dec 27
Prep: hot towel
Razor: WW2 Gillette Khaki
Blade: Merkur (day 1)
Brush: Wilkinson Sword
Soap: Proraso white tub
Passes: 3 (WTG x2, XTG)
Post: cold water, alum

I may have found a new friend with the Gillette/Merkur combination. The Merkur had provided a smooth close shave before, but when loaded in the Gillette I didn't have to work for the shave. My face is pretty dry, the alum might not have been the best choice for a post shave, especially one as quick as I just had. All in all a nice shave with minimal room for improvement!

 

Mein lieber Thorsten - welcher Scheißdummkopf bin ich. Wie kann ich nicht erwähnen, dass Du mir den wunderbaren Balsam schicktest? Wo zum Teufel ist mein Gehirn?