SoS: Feb 28 - March 6 2011

Happy Tuesday From Florida!

Hot Shower
RAB Scuttle
P.C. Chubby Peanut
Eveline Aloe Vera SC
Union Cutlery "Spike"
Cold Water Rag
Alum Block
Eveline Aloe Vera ASG

4 Passes = One Hundred Million Dollar Lottery Jackpot Winner Jumping Up And Down BBS!

An absolutely outstanding shave today. The little U.C. Spike is a very fine shaver and the Eveline products are wonderful performers.

Have a great day Ya'll!

 

Tuesday, March 01, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
Brush: Simpson Colonel X2L
Soap: Tabac
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Mr. Taylor Splash

 

Tuesday, March 1st 2011
Dark Roast with cream
Hot Shower
Van der Hagen Deluxe
Omega, 80005
Gem 1912, loaded with a Gem
Ice Cold Rinse
EJ Sea Buckthorn


....hhmmm, wasn't sure if we launched Fat Tuesday or Woolfat Wednesday or what, so...
Went with Vaner der Hagen instead..
That Gem can be too much of a good thing, especially coming off two weeks of
completely brainless BBS shaves with a Fatboy.
Super Close, but not as comfortable as the Fatboy.
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Razor: 7/8 Henckels Friodur
Lather: MWF + Old Spice cream
Brush: Vie-Long 13061
Aftershave: RazoRock / Thayers / Shulton Old Spice
Cologne: Old Spice Classic

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Tuesday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Voskhod day 4
Palmolive Cool SC :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing
Svoboda AS Balsam
JHL Cologne

This was a 5 blades super-duper, cracky-wacky, ticky-tacky BBS shave in just 2 passes. The Palmolive Cool cream, which is used in Balkan countries, such as Serbia, Macedonia, Croatia, Albania, and Romania is the identical delightful face-freezer as the version from Italy. The only differences are the tube is dark blue and 65 grams, whereas the Italian version is 100 grams and green. The Svoboda balsam is a real thing of beauty.

 

Tuesday:

Razor - 1934 British Gillette No. 88
Blade - Super-Max Super Platinum
Brush - Simpson Beaufort
Cream - TOBS Jermyn St.
A/S - TOBS Jermyn St Lotion

--
John

 

Fat Tuesday?

Jack Black Beard Lube
MWF
24mm Silvertip Brush with Snake-Wood Handle
Gillette Tech with Fat Gold Handle
Feather Blade
TSD Iced Cedarwood Milk


-don't know if Fat Tuseday is official yet but thought I'd observe it
anyhow as it is way ahead in the poll. Great Shave either way. First
time I've used the Fat in my Moss Scuttle-it turned out some incredilbe
and hot lather.

 

Merkur 38c
Feather
EJ Best Badger
AOS Sandalwood...I LOVE this stuff
Thayers WH
Nuetrogena shave balm
Desert Essence Moisturizer

 

Tuesday:

Razor: Merkur 38C Barber Pole
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
Brush: Best Badger (no-name)
Cream: Arko Extra Sensitive
ASB: Arko Extra Sensitive
EdT: Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui

 

Tuesday, March 1st

Razor: Wilkinson Sticky
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Shavemac 2007 LE
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: I Coloniali Mango Oil Shave Soap
A/S: Mr. Taylor Splash

The I Coloniali shave soap produced a super slick lather which resulted in an excellent shave. The Sticky/Iridium combo continued to work its magic and the Mr. Talor, as always, was a fine finish.

 

Tuesday - Mar. 1
Fat Tuesday!

• '52 black-tip SS
• Feather (2)
• Simpsons Commodore x2
• MWF
• Clubman vanilla

 

Tuesday

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: Home roasted Kenya, BLACK
Cream: Brut Classic
Brush: Ever Ready 200T with original knot
Razor: '61 Slim @ 6
Blade: Shark Super Chrome, day 2, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Brut ASB, Brut cologne, Brut pit stick, hand strop blade

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

Niiiiiice.

 

Merkur 43C
Feather(1)
TSD Damascus Rose Absolute Wheat cream
Penworks 24mm Silvertip
TSD Damascus Rose Absolute ASB

3 passes and a BBS shave

 

030111

Sense I had to get out my travel kit for a family wedding this weekend in Austin, I decided to shave with the kit.

Brush: Vilfux 41
Soap: TOBS Sandalwood
Razor: Rolls Viscount Traveler
AS: Vintage Old Spice

Shave was excellent! I'm good at this.

 

Tuesday & Wednesday

Good morning.

I've missed posting Tuesday's shave, so I'll just mention it here togetehr with today.

Tuesday:
- Valobra Almond shave soap
- Jack Black Pure Performance shave brush
- Feather AS-D1 razor
- Astra Superior Platinum (3.)
- Acqua di Parma Lozione Tonica after shave


Today's shave:
- Calani 'Dubai' shave soap
- Jack Black Pure Performance shave brush
- Feather AS-D1 razor
- Astra Superior Platinum (new)
- Acqua di Parma Lozione Tonica after shave

 

Feb, 2.

Just moved my puck of Fitjar Miklagard soap from mug to soap container (round plastic food container with nice cap). Desided to give it a ride to help it feel more comfortable in new place.

Merkur 23C/Blue Personna#3
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Ceramic bowl
Fitjar Miklagard soap
Cold water splash
Fitjar Miklagard ASB

Nice and smooth all the way! After some point you begin to remember bad shaves, not good ones. As almost all shaves are good...

 

Gem G-Bar
CVS S.E. Blade
TGN Silvertip Badger
TBS Maca Root Cream
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Sensitive AS Balm
L'Oreal Comfortmax AS Balm
Neutrogena Sensitive AS Balm


Yup.

I'd like to start by giving a huge thanks to GregInDallas. I mentioned that my Rolls Razor handle was frozen, and barely were the words out of my mouth when BAM! He sent me a perfect one! So I got my Rolls out, honed it, stropped it, and did about half a pass, but figured it was more of a weekend style first shave, I'll revisit it when I've got more time to really get into it. But thanks again Greg, I appreciate it and am really looking forward to it.

So next up on my "to try" list was one of my SE razors, since I had just picked up a pack of blades at CVS. I've only used one SE a couple times previously, a 1924 Ever Ready, and this one had a very similar feel/result: I love the feel of it while I'm shaving, but as soon as I stopped - Woah nelly! Blood everywhere. I guess I gotta learn to respect it more. I'll stick it out for the week. 2/5

And yes, I did use witch hazel and 3 AS balms.

 

Wednesday, March 2nd 2011

Dark Roast with cream
Hot Shower
MWF, Belated Fat Tuesday!!
Semogue, Custom Boar
Gillette Twist TTO, with BRW conversion
Blue Bird, Day I
Ice Cold Rinse
Kiehl's

In this world of fancy options, I underestimate the awesome shave
The Twist can provide...
No fanfare, no irritation, three passes + touch-up and
I have an awesome clean shave.
The Semogue Custom Boar has broken in nicely..
Easily builds and holds enough lather for three plus shaves.

MWF.. what can I say..

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Wednesday, March 2

EJ DE86
Supermax (Day 1)
Ever Ready Boar
Col. Conk Amber SS
Stephans Spicy

 

6/8 JR Torrey
Rubberset 22mm Vulfix Boar (Chubbs II)
Arko Shave Stick
Alum
Master's Bay Rum

After a week of using the DE, I was hoping that my straight skills would magically improve to guru status, but unfortunately it hasn't happened. I did receive a decent 3 pass shave.

Have a great day all.