SoS: December 9, 2013 - December 15, 2013

I will one of these days. With or without it, it's my favorite soap.

 

DEcember 14, 2013

• Prep: shower
• Razor: Weber DLC
• Blade: Polsilver SI (2)
• Brush: New Forest Tubby 2
• Soap: Calani Dubai sample
• Post: Thayers Medicated Superhazel
• After shave: Proraso lozione dopobarba, Bulldog balm

Great shave from the DLC as per usual. I even shaved my neck line like I did with the Mühle so that the blade will undergo the same kind of use. However, there are a few spots that have a tiny bit of whiskers left. Nothing major, but the Mühle R89 JET is slightly better in terms of closeness. Do note that I have one of the milder Weber DLC razor - not all are this mild.

I must also praise the Polsilver SI blades. They work superbly in any razor I have. A fantastic blade, indeed.

 

Tonight's shave.

Prep: hot shower, L'Oreál Face Wash, TBS Maca Root Scrub.
Brush: Turkish #6 brush.
Razor: '62 Gillette Slim set on 4.
Blade: Personna Lab.
Cream: Palmolive Menthol.
Post: cold water rinse, Krampert's Frostbite.

A nice face freezing shave on a freezing, snowy night.

 

Sunday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap
Soap: Cella-Brick
Razor: ’50 Birth Year Gillette Ball End Tech
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (4)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip
Aftershave: Proraso Green

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

Still with my Birth Year Tech and the GSB. I used the Cella brick today. Great shave combination. The Cella still makes me hungry for an almond croissant whenever I use it…..and we don’t have a bakery! I finished with a little menthol from the Proraso Green. Great “Italian” shave!

Bob

 

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Prep: Warm shower, Cornhuskers Lotion
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89L
Blade: Voskhod (3)
Cream: Arko Ice Mint
Brush: Vie-Long Horse Hair 12705
Post: Witch Hazel, Cornhuskers Lotion
Aftershave: Floid Blue

Terrific shave this morning!

Have a great day!

 

59’ E1 Fatboy
Ladas (d3)
DR Harris Arlington-Face Lather
Vulfix 2235
Dickenson WH
Clubman Vanilla
TSD Bourbon Vanilla Cologne

 

Sunday - the day for the fat

MWF face lathered with Simpson Special Best Badger
EJ DE89 with Feather (4)
3 passes, cold water rinse and finish with Pinaud Clubman

 

Sunday, December 15th, 2013



Mastro Livi, 7/8 Full Hollow, Mastro Livi Point, Damasteel​

• Pre-shave: Myrsol Emulsión
• Soap: Mondial Almond Shaving Soap
• Brush: Mastro Livi Silver Tip Badger Brush
• Bowl: Gerby Steel Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
• Razor: Mastro Livi, 7/8 Full Hollow, Mastro Livi Point, Damasteel
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: Myrsol F./Extra After Shave

 

Sunday:

Hot shower followed by two hot towels and a facial massage
#6 Horsehair
Dovo Bismarck 5/8
Hega Shaving Stick
Thayer's Witch Hazel
Booster Iced Lime AS
Chabrawichi 555 Cologne

What a pity that Sweden went out of the wetshaving business, because this Hega stick which dates back to the 1930s is fantastic. It has such a nice old-school scent and lathers so richly and easily with very good skincare. A friend of mine who's a member of this group sent it to me as a birthday gift several years ago along with a few other vintage sticks, and I'd do anything to be able to get this "old man" again. The Thayer's witch hazel and the Booster Iced Lime made the end of this great shave feel fantastic. We're expecting almost a foot of snow today, so I ain't stepping outside!

 

W&B
EJ Cooling Menthol SS
homemade brush
Nice shave this morning. Have a good one.

 

SUNDAY
Prep: Hot shower, Shea Moisture Face Scrub, Homemade PSO
Razor: Merkur Futur (set@5)
Blasde: Astra Platinum (Day 2)
Brush: Semogue 830
Lather: Stirling Frozen Tundra
Shave: Two passes, plus DE touch-up
Post: Rinse, Alum block, 444 balm

After a Saturday Shavecation, back at it this morning with an aggressive Futur shave. Dialed to nearly wide open, the Merkur feels very much like the R41 in that you know without a doubt there is an exposed blade is there. A very light touch is recommended as the gaping razor 'gap' can be intimidating. Two passes got me quite close & smooth, but I was bitten twice—once@ the adam's apple, one at the upper lip corner. In the future, I may keep this razor dialed back to more conservative 3 to 4 setting as I can still get smooth results, but I reduce the likelihood of the nicks.
Have a blessed Sunday, all!

 

Hi Friends,

first of all i want to wish every one of you a "Happy 3rd Advent". Enjoy it.

I just endet my shave. The hot shower to soften the beard and than i used this:

1. Floid Sandolor Preshave Gel
2. Gillette Old Type
3. Wilkinson Sword Blade in 3-passes
4. PannaCrema Vetiver
5. Mühle Silvertip Fibre 23mm
6. Bloc Osma Alum Block
7. Alpa Windsor Aftershave
8. a bit of extra virgen Olive Oil for the skin.



A thoroughly but not enjoyable shave... I am working 12 straight days in a row without having a day or more free...till end of next week...because of this my skin is very irritated. My face burns like hell. I anticipated this shave so much and than this... The Gillette Old Type is a little more aggressive as my New Type. Not bad,but i like razors that are so gentle that you don´t know if you have a blade in it. The Alpa Windsor is very good stuff. It smells very nice and gives a pretty good skin feel as well.

Have a nice day and take care of you.

Greetings
Thorsten

 

Sunday:
hot shower
Maggard Cherry Sandalwood Vanilla PSO
Gillette FatBoy 3 passes (9)
Voskhod Teflon (3)
VDH boar
GFT Spanish Leather cream in a warm mug
Thayers unscented w/aloe
alum
T&H Spanish Leather cologne (sample)

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Had such a surprisingly good shave yesterday that I made the mistake of trying to make it happen again hence the witch hazel and alum to close a couple weepers and sooth a bit of irritation. Good products all around though, excellent PSO, mounds of luscious good smelling lather, and just a touch of great cologne.

 

What a pleasant surprise to see a good review of the Alpa Windsor this morning since I just ordered some last night (Blue Formula) on a whim after using my Alpa 378 yesterday. The 378 is the only smelly stuff I've ever purchased without even a sample scent and I like it so much that I decided to order the Windsor (also having never smelled it).
Thanks, Thorsten!

 

Es tut mir leid - können sie einen Angestellten erzwingen diese zusätzliche Tage zu arbeiten? Ich frage mich ob der Chef eingeht, und wie lange er bleibt. Hier in Kanada, wenn sie das zu irgendjemandem tun, verlangt das Gesetz, dass sie ihm doppelten Lohn bezahlen.

 

That's my boy - guess what cream old Dodi's using tomorrow for Menthol Monday. You made my choice so easy!

 

R41 Bulldog
Permasharp Super
Omega 80265
CO Bigelow
Alum
Nord Ost ASB

A late shave this morning as I had plenty of digging out to do.

 

Sunday morning, December 15, 2013

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

 

SOTD Sunday 12-15-2013

5/8 Robt Klaas "Prussia" Full Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso PSC
Classic Brand Rose SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Lijun Finest Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea replenishing ASB
Rose of Bulgaria ASL

The Kissing Cranes did their magic and left my face smooth and comfortable this morning. A mixture of Rosey scents finished the shave with class. Enjoy your Sunday Gentlemen and for those who are on the East Coast; take care with the storm cleanup. Stay safe!

 

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Razor: Mergress XL (S3.5)​

Blade: Crystal (D4)​

Brush: H.I.S. 1918 25mm synthetic ​

Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle​

Pre Shave Soap: Musgo Real Lime Basil Oil ​

Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Lime & Spearmint​

Shave Soap: Stirling’s Frozen Tundra​

Post: Monster Alum Block ​

Aftershave: Krampert’s Frostbite​

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