SoS: February 17, 2014 - February 23, 2014

Only telling you this because I would want to know. That is not a #16. The #16 has a flat base plate on the bottom. The #16, #22, and #66 handles are all identical . Either way a beauty of a razor!

 

Very nice picture!

 

I agree the Stahly head on a normal handle is great. I have one complaint with it. The distance between the cutting edge of the blade and the end the floating safety bar is to far. I can't get under my nose very well.

Do you find that to be a problem for you as well?

 

Ah, I have a Van Dyke so the Moustache eliminates the nose issue. However mine seems to have very little in terms of gap because I have to be careful while head shaving when pivoting the head across the a small dimple on the back of the head near my right ear.

 

'60 Fatboy, Astra Plat blade, Proraso Red tube cream, Wee Scot brush, Steve Woodhead scuttle (UK), Pinaud Bay Rum AS. BBS. Shaving at the best.

 

1968 Gillette TTO/DE
Van Der Hagen Pure Badger Brush
Van Der Hagen-Williams Mug Soap
Shark DE/Super Chrome Blade
Arletta Mug
Nivea Aftershave Balm
Preferred Stock A/S

Only one small weeper.

 

Na'iman, ibni - mashalla (Nice shave, my son - well done!)

 

Osaka Hashimoto Orient
FS brush
EJ pre shave
MDC scented soap
Institut Karite balm

 

Wednesday



Matas face wash
2014 Weber SS w/Bulldog handle
Viking's Sword blade (2)
Vie-Long Butterscotch Edition horse brush
Grated Arko SS
3 passes WTG/XTG/ATG
Alum
Nivea for Men Sensitive ASB
Nivea for Men Sensitive face cream

Very nice DFS+++, borderline BBS.​

 

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6/8 DD
Mike's
homemade brush
Good to be back home. Nice shave this morning. I had the Mike's waiting for me in the mailbox, really like the scent of this one. Have a good one.

 

Gillette LC New
Gillette Silver Blue
Omega 80265
Tet-A-Tet SC & ASB

 

Wednesday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Permasharp day 3
Stirling Black Ice SS
Visal AS Gel
Floid Classic AS
Azzaro Pour Homme EdT

I'm very impressed with this Neutrogena facial wash which I bought yesterday on the way home from work - it smells nice and has a very good cooling effect which is even better than the L'Oreal. The Black Ice soap delivered its super-rich chilly lather and great skincare which resulted in a fabulous shave. The Visal gel is freezing-cold and so is the Floid Classic aftershave - they're both keepers for me. The more I use this new horsehair brush, the more I love it. No pics again today - sorry!

 

Wednesday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap
Soap: Coate’s Sandalwood Cream
Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Black Super Platinum (4)
Brush: Plisson Lucite Grey Badger 22mmx52mm
Aftershave: Krampert’s Bay Rum

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

4th shave with my Red Tip, 7 O’Clock Black, and Plisson Grey Badger. Paired with the Coate’s Sandalwood this morning, they did great: smooth, close, and nick free. I finished up with Krampert’s Bay Rum.

Bob

 

2/19/14 - Show us your mug week

Not a great photo this morning. But a pretty good shave.
Prep: Hot shower and wash and PSO
Razor: Oval slotted Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Lather: Omega Crema
Brush: Omega 31025
Post: Cold rinse and Proraso Green

 

Dove Men's Face Wash
Col. Conk Bay Rum Shave Soap
Frank Shaving Finest Badger
Gillette Fat-handled Tech
Gillette 7 O'Clock (4)
CWR
Thayers Cucumber WH
FD Old Spice AS

It was another very nice shave today with the Col. Conk Bay Rum Shave Soap face lathered with the Frank Shaving finest badger brush. Two passes and touch ups on the neck with the Gillette Fat-handled Tech and Gillette 7 O'Clock blade left me near BBS. I finished off with a cold water rinse followed by Thayers Cucumber WH and Family Dollar Old Spice after shave. Now, I not only look sharp and feel sharp, but I be sharp.

 

Wednesday:
hot shower
Maggard Cherry Sandalwood Vanilla PSO
Schick Krona 2 passes
Feather Hi Stainless Platinum (2)
VDH boar
GFT Spanish Leather cream in a warm bowl
Thayer's unscented with aloe
D R Harris Sandalwood AS

Excellent 2 pass shave with the Krona/Feather combination. Had an extra day of growth (which isn't much for me) but the whiskers disappeared effortlessly. I had lined up a tube of Coate's Sandalwood when for some reason the GFT called to me so the Coate's got put away for another day.

 

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: EJ DE89L
Blade: Super Iridium (1)
Soap: Stirling Clubman
Brush: Semogue 830
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman

Today's shave was a strange one. Most of my face is BBS, other parts are DFS, and one spot is just barely acceptable. I'm not sure what my problem was, but I'm sure it was user error. At least I smell good!

Have a great day!

 

Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Prep Hot shower
Razor Maggard MR6B
Blade Gillette Nacet (1)
Soap Synergy Cavendish
Brush Fuller handle TGN Silvertip 18mm
After shave balm Nivea cool kick
Cologne PRESENCE Mont Blanc
3 pass head and face DFS
First impression of the Nacet blades Wow very sharp and ultra smooth
if I didn't have audio feedback from my razor I would not have known anything was happening. First shave 1 razor 5 stars

 

WEDNESDAY
Straight Razor Day#3

I'm trying out another 'freshly-honed' straight razor this morning—one that has given me difficult 'tuggy' shaves in previous uses.
For this reason, I haven't made it a regular part of the rotation. This time, however, the shave with this Rep was much smoother and pleasing.
Nice, 2-pass DFS with minor DE touch-up…

Have a great Humpday, everyone!