SoS: December 30, 2013 - January 5, 2014

SotN

Nivea Arctic Cool wash
Gillette Regular Cream
Gillette LC New w/ Gillette/Wilki (1)
Chubette w/24mm TGN F2
Nivea Arctic Cool AS Balm
Barbon!!

 

Sunday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap
Soap: Los Angeles Shaving Soap-Topanga Fougère
Razor: ’66 Gillette Slim “6”
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (1)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip
Aftershave: Krampert’s Frostbite

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

I tried the LASS Topanga Fougère sample today that I got from Maggard Razors. It quickly produced a very easy and thick lather. The scent is flat out awesome! The LASS, Slim, and Perm-Sharp delivered a great shave. I finished up with Krampert’s Frostbite.

Bob

 

Merkur 37C
7 O’Clock (Blue)(d2)
DR Harris Arlington - Face Lather
Vulfix 2235
Dickenson Witch Hazel
Stephans Spicy A/S

 

Sunday:

Prep: Hot compress, Crown Shaving Co. Supreme Glide Preshave Lotion
Brush: Beeline Boar
Soap: Ginger's Garden Coffee Jasmine Glycerin
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (1)
Passes: WTG, XTG (1, 2)
Post: Cold water splash, Dickinson's WH, Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS Splash

It is remarkable to me how much milder/more forgiving a razor the 41c is in comparison to the FaTip. Two passes, and I could barely feel the blade at any point at all during the shave. Yesterday's shave was close enough that I had no reason to go in for a 3rd pass today, settling for a DFS+ shave that was irritation-free except a small spot on my neck that protested the Aqua Velva a skosh. I'm still on the fence about the Aqua Velva, incidentally, as it's not especially 'cooling' or 'soothing' to me relative to other products I've tried unless I over-apply.

 

Sunday:

Hot shower followed by two hot towels and a facial massage
#6 Horsehair
Dovo Bismarck 5/8
Ogallala Bay Rum SS
Balea Unscented Moisturizer
Thayers Witch Hazel
Pinaud Bay Rum AS

Today I was in a bay rum mood so I re-visited the Ogallala Bay Rum soap which I received from a good friend last year. It has pretty good lather - not the richest, but still very acceptable. It also has a great scent and adequate skincare. The Thayers witch hazel is awesome stuff - very soothing and refreshing and the Pinaud Bay Rum burns like hell for two seconds, but then it feels fantastic. Two thumbs up for today's shave!

 

Sunday morning, January 5, 2014

Gillette NEW Long Comb
Astra Superior Platinum blade
Semogue 1305 Boar Bristle brush
Tabac soap face lathered with warm water -
Walgreens Witch Hazel
Skin Bracer

For a wonderful DFS! My first successful face lather. Aces!

 

Sunday
hot shower
Duke 3 in best
3P PSC
TSD English Fern SS
Cobra Classic/Kai Captain Mild (7)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Lemon WH
TSD English Fern ASL

Another great shave from The Snake/Kai combo.BBS face and dome !!!!

 

Sunday
DR Harris Marlborough bowl lathered with SOC
Ikon Slant with Personna lab blue (1)
3 passes, cold water rinse and finish with Proraso aftershave

 

That they did! I personally didn't find it so entertaining, LOL!

 

Easy Aces 6/8 Genco
Muhle 35 brush
TOBS Avocado shave cream
Proraso Pre Shave

 

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Dove Men's Face Wash​

Cella Shave Cream​

Frank Shaving Finest Badger​

Schick M Adjustable​

Schick Stainless Steel​

CWR​

Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel​

FD Old Spice AS​

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The Cella SC face-lathered well with the Frank Shaving finest badger. It has a very pleasant scent. Two passes and some touch-ups with the Schick M left me near BBS. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel and Family Dollar Old Spice AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed.​

 

Sunday morning, January 5, 2014

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (5)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

 

6/8 Gong
Synergy Bay Rum SS
homemade brush
The razor is dialed in nicely and gave a good shave this morning. I'm impressed with the Synergy shaving soap again. My job is technically a desk job but I spend most of my time outside with the crews if I can. We've been dealing with a lot of sub zero temps and that can be pretty hard on your skin. It's very drying and Synergy does a nice job post shave. Have a good one.

 

SUNday
Boar Brush Week -The Final Day

Pre: Hot shower, Shea Moisture Facial Scrub, homemade Citrus PSO
Razor: M. E. Reppenhagen 5/8
Strop: Whipped Dog 3" 'Rich Man's Strop'
Brush: VDH Boar
Lather: D.R. Harris Marlborough; scuttle-warmed
Shave: Two pass , plus DE touch-up
Post: Cold water rinse, alum block, Ogallala 'Lime & Peppercorn' Bay rum

For the Boar week finalé, I grabbed my old VDH brush from the 'out-of-the-rotation' drawer.
A firm brush that had no problem getting a good lather from the DR Harris hard soap. The only real downside to this brush, which made itself manifest during this morning's shave, was the VDH's tendency to lose bristles. I plucked about 5 or 6 strands from my face over the course of two latherings. I do like the handle and the firmness of the VDH brush, but it's inability to NOT shed is why the brush was banished from the rotation.
A decent shave—although the Reppenhagen may need some more work on the edge. DFS+

 

L'Oreal Face Cleanser
British Aristocrat
Voskhod
Semogue 610
Haslinger Ringelblumen
4711 A/S

 

Sunday, January 5, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Personna Lab (3)
Soap: Stirling Clubman
Brush: Semogue 830
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: Old Spice

I had a fantastic darn near BBS shave this morning. We were running late to church this morning, but I took my time on my shave and was rewarded. And we made it to church with plenty of ime to spare.

Have a a great day!

 

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Razor: 2013 R41 head w Tradere handle​

Blade: Voskhod (D4)​

Brush: Oscar11 Amber 28mm TGN finest​

Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle​

Pre Shave Soap: Musgo Real Lime Basil Oil​

Pre Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero​

Shave Soap: Le Père Lucien Savon du Barbier​

Post: Monster Alum Block​

Aftershave: Floid Special Edition Mentolado Vigoroso​

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Man I dig that crazy leather gig bag you've got there for your Futur....To Cool for School...You're moving that fashion bar up a notch or two...now all you need is a shoulder strap for it....

Beautiful pic...whenever I see one of your pics I want to shave, even if I just finished shaving...ha,ha....I'm requesting a centerfold on an Ever Ready 1924 Shovelhead...I'd like to see you work your magic on that beauty...

Looks like the Seahawks are going to be my team before long..."Go SEAHAWKS !!"...

 

Sunday
HOT! shower
Arko Uber-lather:Stick/Max.Comf.SC
Brush: Omega 'Baby-Pro' 10029 boar
Razor: 1924 EverReady
Blade: GEM Stainless Coated d1
Post: Rebul Manderine Colonia

Man...When all's said and done...I think this is my favorite set-up so far....Theres nothing about it that I don't just LOVE ... Now I find myself mourning the fact I have to wait til tomorrow to shave, 5 minutes after I finish shaving...lol...and then I have to avoid excessive face touching in public places...lol...

Have a great week everybody!!

 

Today's shave.

Prep: hot shower, L'Oréal Men Expert Face Wash, TBS Maca Root Scrub, Sasquatch Golden Moss bath soap.
Brush : Turkish #6 Brush.
Razor : '62 Gillette Slim set on 6 for the first pass, 3 for the second pass.
Blade : Viking Sword.
Soap : Mike's Natural Barbershop stick.
Post: cold water rinse, Captain's Choice Lime, Phyto Balm.

Today's shave wasn't the best I've had. I got two nicks, one on my chin and another on my upper lip. I think it's due to the blade/razor combo. That combo is now out. The cold water helped my skin, but it still burned like hell when I put the Captain's Choice Lime on my face. My neck felt raw and irritated, so the Phyto balm soothed my skin really well.