SoS: February 16, 2015 - February 22, 2015

I am also starting to like the look. At first, I didn't, but now, it is starting to appeal to me and it is really improving the shaves with most of my stainless steel razor heads for some reason.
The machinist uses aluminum to see how the razors will look before using the stainless steel. I was fortunate that he had a surplus one!

 

So is it now mass produced in stainless steel?

 

Saturday's shave

I needed to wake up so went with a menthol shave. A lovely shave with the Pils/Sputnik combination.

Pre shave - Proraso Green Pre shave
Razor - Pils DE
Brush - L'occitane Plisson Synthetic
Lather - Proraso Green
Aftershave - Proraso Green Pre shave & Williams ice blue.

 

It is shaving pretty good. I want to get it shaving great, and that is why I want to try the 30 day test.

 

Looking forward to hearing how that pans out.

 

Tres bien dit mon cher ami - je suis fier de toi! (Very well said, my friend - I'm proud of you!)

 

XXI February MMXV Shave

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I'm really liking your backdrops/setups.

 

Great shot of the Amber @oscar11 !

 

Thanks! More to come.

 

Keep 'em coming

 

Saturn's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Beeline Boar
Soap: Speick cream
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Bolzano Superinox (4)
Passes: WTG, XTG (9, 10)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, Speick AS splash
Cologne: Ispazon by Parfums de Marley

The biggest problem I have with putting Speick as my default Saturday cream/soap is that Saturdays are generally the ones when I'm least motivated to shave. As a result, it gets skipped more than it deserves. I remembered to reach for it today; unfortunately, I forgot that the blade in my 41c was on life support yesterday. Excellent lather whipped up, even with my cheap boar, but it couldn't save the shave from tugging too much. Two bloodless passes, and I was done, with DFS results. The Speick aftershave made much of the tugging's irritation go away. I really want to like the leather scent of the Ispazon sample, but it has enough of a patchouli note that I'm glad it's just a sample.

 

SOTD. Back to the good stuff today...

Gillette SuperSpeed '74
Semogue 1520
Dorco ST300
Arko Soap
Arko Cream

 

Yeah, I've seen those. Gotta keep searching. Funny, but as soon as I think I've reached the end of my RAD list it gets longer again!

 

Really neat looking razor. Shhh, don't tell the other razors.

 

SOTD - Saturday, February 21, 2015

Hot shower
Prep: Homemade PSO
Brush: Ever-Ready, 20mm TGN 2-band Finest
Soap: MdC Fougere
Razor: Weber PH Wave handle
Blade: Lord Super Stainless (3)
Aftershave: Floid Vigoroso

 

I know where you're coming from, buy one see two more the wanted list grows daily

 

Sorry for my late answer.

Unfortunately I can't help you because I haven't got Floid. I started my Myrsol adventure from the Agua Balsamica and at the moment I have 4 different Myrsol's (Agua Balsamica, Antesol, Plastic Shave and F./Extra). My favorite one from is probably the Plastic Shave. I know it's pink (favorite color of my daughter) and maybe the rose and talc scent it's not the best but in combination with Jabonman Rosas shaving soap works very good on my skin. F./Extra dries my skin a little but the scent is more acceptable by my wife I found that aftershave's which contain Sorbitol works much better for my skin and maybe that's the reason why I like them.
My number one AS is still the blue Speick Men but Plastic Shave is very close or maybe this two waters are even equal to me. On The Pleasure of Shaving blog, Dr Dulcamara write short review's about all Myrsol aftershave's, so you can read this blog and pick something for you.

The glass bottle looks great but if want it cheaper, you can buy 1 liter bottle and share between friends. I don't know where you live I can send you small samples.

 

February 22 Plans

Stirling Sheep Soap
Feather Artist Club razor
Feather Professional blade (day 3)
RV Shaving handle with a 24/46 mm Shavemac Two-band Silvertip knot
D.R. Harris Almond cream
One pass plus touch-ups
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, & unrefined shea butter

I had a nice, easy one-pass shave today, and I'm hoping for a repeat performance tomorrow.

Enjoy your day!

 

02/21: I tried a few new things today. This was my first OC shave and of course the first time using the Big Boy. It was the first time using the Cade cream. And, it may have been my first “true” 100% BBS shave.

The De Luxe is amazing!I am in a bit of a shock over how easily I went from 2 day Wookie to BBS. It’s smooth and left no irritation. The weight, balance, handle, and aggression all combine perfectly. I may not even need to shave tomorrow.

The Cade easily produced enough lather from a small almond sized dollop for my needs (WTG, XTG, plus ATG touchup) and I could have gone for 4 full passes. I read a lot of reviews about how horrible it lathers and even saw a video proving it. But, this new formula is slick, thick, and cushy. IMO it’s better than Proraso and TOBS. Or, it may just be the afterglow.

• Growth: 2 days
• Prep: Shower; Corn Huskers Lotion
• Lather: L’Occitane Cade Cream
• Brush: L’Occitane Plisson Synthetic
• Razor: 1930 NEW De Luxe Big Boy
• Blade: Voshkod (1)
• Post: Alum; Aqua Velva Ice Blue