SoS: February 2, 2015 - February 8, 2015

Sunday 8th February



Warm shower
Hot towel
CRSW Select Sandalwood scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette NEW LC (1930) Made in England
Sputnik (3)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Boots Freshwood aftershave

 

Sunday 8 February 2015



Mastro Livi CarboInox, 6/8 Full Hollow, Barber's Notch​

Still on the road and still having the immense pleasure of shaving with this Mastro Livi CarboInox straight razor. I like everything about this razor: the blade is simply stunning with its two steels and the blue colored damascus steel, cocobolo scales are just beautiful, the combination of light and dark colors is amazing. A splash of my Bay Rum aftershave, for a refreshing and spicy shave!​

• Pre-Shave: Roberts Distilled Rose Water
• Soap: Aquagena Shaving Soap
• Brush: Optim'Hom Synthetic J082
• Bowl: Chinese Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Travel Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi CarboInox, 6/8 Full Hollow, Barber's Notch
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: RazorGuy Bay Rum

 

Prep : Cold Water
Razor : Gillette 193 Fat Boy E1
Blade : Kroger SS DE - Israel
Brush : VDH
Soap : VDH
Post : Old Spice
Shave was ok...Liking my '21 Gillette Open Comb better

 

I love this photo set up! Well done. That story intro tied it up but that S&W wrapped it all up...

 

SOTD Sunday 2-8-2015

Rooney Classic DE w/Wilkinson Sword
Noxema
Irisch Moos SC
GP Scuttle
Parker Badger
Dickinson's WH
GB Body Lotion
Brut

 

5/8 "Fritz" Dovo
the last of the Tabac soap
homemade boar
O.K. shave this morning. I ended up having to do quite a bit of work on the Dovo to get it shave ready so I might have missed it by a little. I also have a new stone that I'm messing with to so it wasn't the original recipe when it came to honing. Have a good one. It's nice to be home again but work isn't going good for me. I guess the next day or 2 will tell the tale.

 

SOTD Sunday

Razor - 1965 Slim (9 WTG, 9 ATG, 5 XTG)
Blade - 7 O'clock Green
Brush - WD silvertip
Soap - Maggard Limes & Bergamot
AS - Barbasol

You read it right - I had the razor on 9 for the first two passes. Enjoyed the first pass so much I just forgot to "dial it down" until I was almost done with #2. The nick on my lip tipped me off. Used the 7 O'clock Green blade for the first time. Didn't like the Black too much. The green have me a very nice shave. We'll see. I'm not sure about shave ratings, but this might be a BBS, who knows. Best shave in a while.

 

Ouch... sorry to hear that.

 

yesterday / today
PSO: Palmer's oil
lather: Arko / Fume
brush: Omega 31064 / turkish #6
blade: Astra SP (3) / Ladas (1)
razor: Muhle R41 2013 / Standard Razor
finish: tuxxdk 's fantastic DIY AS splash >here< / HolyRollah's awesome DIY balm >here<
Yesterday's third shave on my new R41 was nice. I tried going lighter, letting the razor talk to me. I ended up taking three passes to get the BBS (plus touchups, of course). I noticed a little bit of "scrapey-ness," but wasn't sure if it was technique still to be improved or the coming end of the blade. I shaved much later in the morning than on weekdays, but it lasted well past dinner time!

Today I decided to shake it up (no, NOT like Taylor Swift). Switching to The Standard Razor is a pretty big leap. I like the Standard and have gotten some really nice shaves from it. However, coming off the R41, it felt very strange to me. Though I have no lasting burn, I did irritate the skin in a couple of spots — enough so that I thought it best to use Kevin's balm. Man, that is some good stuff!

I think I'll use this Standard-Ladas setup a couple more times and then go with an injector. I am starting to ask myself "What do you really want from a razor?" I know I want to increase total shaving enjoyment, but I have no idea how to specifically answer that question!

 

Sunday Morning Shave Society

Pre: Shower
Blade: Personna Lab
Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Brush: VDH Badger
Cream: Derby Lemon
Post: Post?! Post?! WE DON'T NEED NO STINKING AFTERSHAVE!

A nice shave, turned out to be DFS.

 

....savage.

 

Focused February
SOTD 8 February 2015





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Dad's Schick Revere Handle Injector
Chinese Schick
L'occitane Plisson Synthetic
Proraso Eucalyptus Tub
Today's Great Cheap AS™ is Brut!

Still using the initial blade with great success, great comfortable shaves! I hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday!

More fun with a focus!

Come check out the fun:
FEB 2015 30 Day Rule/30 Day Focus Pic and Discussion Thread

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I'd actually forgot to put on aftershave. I was letting my face air dry while I was doing some other things, then forgot all about it.

 

One of my favorite lines from any movie. And it was supposed to be serious and scary, but...

 

You and me both.... A combination of cockiness, ignorance and urgency. Bad things all, when shaving.

 

So relaxing! That pic makes me want to sit back with a nice drink in my hand, put my feet up, and just relax. Of course, that would be in a world where shaving isn't necessary.

 

+1

 

Thank you for the links.

 

Great photo. Something very relaxing about it.

 

Still feeling weak,but thanks for asking. Yes, I do get shaving withdrawal.