SoS: December 23, 2013 - December 29, 2013

Sorry, about that. I don't know how I did that. Old age, I guess.

 

They say the memory is the second thing to go. I forget what the first thing is.

 

Prep: Hot Shower
Razor: Gillette New Open Comb
Blade: Feather (2)
Brush: Custom Elite Razor Silver Tip
Soap: Red Proraso
Post: Alum Block, RazoRock AS Wax

 

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Dove Men's Face Wash​

Williams Mug Shaving Soap​

Semogue 1305 Boar Brush​

Schick M Adjustable​

Schick Stainless Steel​

CWR​

Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel​

Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS​

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It was another fine shave with the Williams Mug Shaving Soap. My favorite boar brush, the Semogue 1305, did an excellent job of face-lathering. Two pass is all it took with the Schick M adjustable to make me smooth, clean, and refreshed. I finished off with a cold water rinse followed by Thayers Cucumber WH and Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS. Aaahh!​

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Leo, something looks different. Did you get a haircut?

 

Saturday:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Permasharp day 6
Ingram Extra Cool SC
Anherb AS Conditioner
Osage Rub AS

Brrrrrrrrrr, I'm still freezing and my eyes are still tearing a little after this awesome face-freezing shave. This Ingram Extra Cool cream from Egypt is DEFINITELY a match for Palmolive Menthol or Godrej Menthol Mist as far as cooling power is concerned. It gives the same great lather and nice scent and it's also very moisturizing. I've said this many times - it's hard to beat the Anherb conditioner for post-shave care, and the Rubby Dubby Doo is ultra-powerfully frigid and nice. Sorry for not showing pictures today.

 

Saturday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap
Soap: Nuka Menthol Cream-Bulgaria
Razor: British Gillette Slim Twist
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip
Aftershave: Barbon-Hungary

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

This was the first time I tried my Gillette Slim Twist which I received as a Christmas gift. I loaded it up with a Gillette Silver Blue. I also got to try the Nuka Menthol Cream today for the first time. This is the house brand for Bio-Fresh, makers of Rose of Bulgaria products. The Nuka instantly produced volumes of smooth, cushioning lather with a nice fresh scent. I could not detect the menthol though. I didn’t know what to expect from the Slim Twist with its light weight plastic handle. It was a pleasant surprise. The handle put the weight at the head and made it very intuitive to shave with. I had a great smooth and close shave. I finished with my Barbon menthol AS from Hungary.

Great start to the weekend.

Bob

 

Saturday
hot shower
Semogue SOC,boar
Maggard Lime PSO
TSD Signature Lanolin Soap
Cobra Classic/Kai Captain mild (6)
warm water rinse
Monster Blocl Alum
cold water rinse
TSD 2X Iced Lime WH
TSD Signature ASL

Got a fantastic BBS shave from The Snake/Kai combo,face and dome BBS !!!!

 

Saturday:
hot shower
Taconic unscented PSO
Parker 80R 2+ passes
Astra Superior Stainless (5)
Semogue badger
D R Harris Windsor cream in a warm mug
Thayer's unscented with aloe
English Leather Black Cologne (sample)

Shave number 5 with this Astra SS and a good finish to a 5 shave test. Shave numbers 3 and 4 were probably the best. This blade pairs very well with my Parker so it will be interesting to compare it to the Astra SP which is up next.
Whipped up a fine lather with the Windsor and was enjoying the scent when I was abruptly introduced to what a brand new badger brush smells like. The feel was fantastic but now I know firsthand what everyone is talking about regards de-stinking a brush.
This was the first time using the D R Harris Windsor so I wasn't sure what smelly to finish with but after the experience with my new brush I lost all sense of what anything else smelled like so I tried a splash of English Leather Black for the first time that I picked up in a Christmas sample kit I found at the store.

 

Gillette LC New
Voskhod
Semogue OC Boar
Klar Kabinett
Alum
Superior 70

Not overly close, but comfortable.

 

Hi Guys,​

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i just endet my shave for today:​

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-Preshave: Extra Virgin Olive Oil + Floid Sandolor​

-Soap: Calani Tulach Ard​

-Razor: iKon Open Comb Head with iKon Bulldog Handle​

-Blade: HEMA (in 3-passes)​

-Brush: Mühle 23mm Silvertip Fibre​

-Aftershave: Bloc Osma Alum Block​

-Postshave: Extra Virgin Olive Oil​

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A truly fantastic shave. Smooth and gentle.The Calani Tulach Ard has a wonderful woodsy scent and gives a lather,which is not of this world.Slick and protective.The skinfeel after the shave is outstanding.In combination with the iKon open comb head a very enjoyable shave.​

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So,i hope that all of you are fine. Have a great time.​

Greetings​

Thorsten​

 

5/8 Le Minet
Klar Klassic
homemade brush
This razor seems to be a bit special to me, excellent shaver and very comfortable to use. Maybe it's because it's new, I just don't know but I like it. If anyone has any info on these razors let me know because I can't find much other than it's French. Have a good one.

 

SATURDAY

Prep: hot shower, Shea Moisture Facial scrub, Homemade Citrus PSO
Razor: Merkur Futur; set @ 4
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: Semogue 830
Lather: Stirling 'Frozen Tundra'
Shave: 2-pass w/ touch-up
Post: Cold water rinse, alum block, Osage Rub, 444 Menthol balm

I discovered that 'stropping' an SR is a rather painful experience currently with the CTS in my left hand, so after several days of it, I needed to switch back to DE razors for a while.
The Futur is such an easy, yet aggressive, razor to use; noisy & efficient. A 2-pass near BBS shave.
Between the Frozen Tundra soap, Osage Rub & the 444, my face feels near frozen! Jeff (Crackstar) would be proud!
Enjoy the weekend, all!

 

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Razor: Ikon Slant​

Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (D4)​

Brush: Israeli Olivewood w 26mm HMB​

Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle​

Pre Shave Soap: Musgo Real Lime Basil Oil​

Pre Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero​

Shave Soap: Strop Shoppe Barbershoppe​

Post: Monster Alum Block​

Aftershave: Floid Special Edition Mentolado Vigoroso​

 

Gondola, Saturday/Stuttgart, one of a seven day souvenir set
Muhle 35 K 257 V1 synthetic brush
Barrister & Mann Cheshire shave soap
Musgo Real shave cream
EJ Pre Shave cream

 

SOTD Saturday 12-28-2013

6/8 Early Henchel 401, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso PSC
Erasmic SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Parker Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
British Sterling Cologne

 

Great looking brush! ​

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Thanks!

I purchased the handle from someone in Israel and then ordered the HMB directly from China. It has a wonderful backbone but very soft tips. I also made one as a backup and a buddy keeps bugging me to sell it but have resisted from selling for five months now.

 

Saturday, December 28, 2013

Prep: Warm shower, Corn Huskers Lotion
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89L
Blade: Super Iridium (1)
Cream: TOBS Mr. Taylor's
Brush: VDH Boar
Post: Master Corn Huskers Lotion
Cologne: British Sterling

Very nice DFS this morning.

Have a a great day!