SoS: February 20, 2017 - February 26, 2017

Fatboy February!!!!!

Soap Trial

February 24
Razor - 1959 Gillette Fatboy (6)
Blade - (1)
Soap - Soap Commander Courage
Brush - Wolf Whiskers Custom Silvertip
Post - Alum

Well, that mysterious message in an empty vodka bottle floating in @cmorris357 's bathtub was right. A package did indeed show up at Cartel HQ in the Lou today and it was from Ardmore, Alabama. Apparently Cartel intelligence (can you use those two words together) was on its toes. Inside the package was a tub of Soap Commander Courage along with a very nice thank you card and a sample of some aftershave balm. Mysteriously, the card was written to me, thanking me for my purchase. Apparently my name was attached for the purpose of subterfuge to get me to try said Soap Commander soap. The enabling plot continues, I fear, and I have the boys out scouring for evidence of all of the instigators and co-conspirators in this nefarious plot.

In the meantime, it's time to shave. And, since the soap is here who am I not to try it? I grabbed the Wolf Whiskers Custom Silvertip as I had planned and the Fatboy with a Rapira blade, also as planned, and got ready to give it a go.

The "Courage" scent is peppercorn, citrus and cedar. My first whiff of it brought out the peppercorn and cedar with a following scent of citrus. Interestingly, when I had my wife take a sniff, the citrus hit her first. She described the scent over all as "very masculine". I would agree and have to say it's unique and very pleasant. Nice mix of items to get that particular scent.

I had soaked the Silvertip and shook it lightly a couple of times. A short 20 second or so load seemed to have it ready to lather, so I gave it a go. Very easy and nice lather with no difficulty at all. And, it seemed very slick and protective. Very nice feel to it. The first pass with the Rapira and Fattie on 6 was very nice, smooth, and effective. The second lather was as easy and plentiful as the first and after the second pass and some touchup I was at near-BBS. Very nice result.

I squeezed the brush and had two handfuls of lather. Wow! That's a lot for no more than I loaded the brush. As I worked the lather with my hands it was thick, peaky, very slick and I have to say I am impressed.

Finished with alum which was quiet as expected and I skipped the aftershave balm trial. I may use it in the morning before heading to the sales floor.

Thanks "mysterious friend" for this tub of soap. I like it. And I would recommend it after one shave. I of course reserve the right to rescind that recommendation if something changes in future uses, but I doubt it will. This is the third Artisan soap I've tried this month, all with success. Well, second this month, third since the beginning of the year. You know what I mean.

Headed into the weekend and hope you have a good one! Four more days until March!

 

Mergress//GSB//Simpson Duke 3 Best//Catie's Bubbles Le Marché du Rasage

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Good Morning Everyone! SOTD 02/25/17

Schick G
Schick (1)
Synthetic Brush
Col. Conk Amber Soap
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Aqua Velva Musk A/S

A Fantastic Saturday Morning Shave, The Col. Conk was as slick as slick could be and the Schick G made quick work of my whiskers for a dolphin skin smooth finish!

Have A Great Day Everyone!

 

Sat. 2/25/17








A truly enjoyable shave with the Schick Xtreme3 this morning. Excellent performance from the Shave Secret shave oil. Three easy breezy passes for a dolphin smooth end result. Enjoy your day friends.

 

Thanks very much Roger. It's fun looking for locations when I'm out and about.

 

Stunning photograph amigo.

 

Looks like a good start to the weekend Roby.

 

Perfect layout @ilts.

 

Thanks Doug. Have a great day buddy.

 

Thank You!

 

Two Pass Shaving Routine..

Hot Water Prep & Massage with Argan Oil
Japanese Hamilton Swedish Steel 1/2 Hollow 6/8th
Fitchard Pure Badger
WARS Shaving Cream
Logona Mann Balm

I Had a Very Close Shave with My Japanese Hamilton 6/8th this Morning..This Razor has a Laser Like Edge & is as Quiet as a Ninja..These Japanese Swedish Steel SRs take Very Sharp & Smooth Edge..Cracking Shave..

I Am Dolphin Smooth & Refreshed..

Billy..

 

•Red Tip
•Shark Super Stainless blade
•Aramis soap

3 pass BBS. Three days growth, gone with no problem. Good combo, Red Tip and Shark.

•witch hazel/alum block/Aqua Velva 5 in 1 a/s balm

 

That's the last razor I used (badly) before switching to DEs. I've sometimes thought about buying a few for old times sake but have never got around to it.

 

February 25, 2017​

Mongoose B2 with Triad Ti​

Feather Pro Super (14)​

Rubberset 400 #3 with WSP HWM​

Route 66 Rum Runner​

Fine Fresh Vetiver​

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Saturday 2/25/17

Jojoba and Grapeseed oil preshave
Semogue 830 brush
Edwin Jagger cooling menthol cream
Schick Adjustable Injector razor
Schick blade
Alcolado Glacial aftershave
Harry's balm




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Day 3 of 30 days of straights

My shave this morning was miles ahead of my shave yesterday. I am actually starting to get the hang of a straight. One thing I changed is the soap. I reasoned that part of my issues were that my lather was not very slick. So, I changed to Sampsons, which is very slick. It made a huge difference. I hadn't been mixing my MDC thin enough for use with a straight and will need to work on it. I have also been using some DIY pre-shave oil for the last few days, but failed to mention it.

My results today were that I have a bit of a scraped up face, but nothing serious, along with what I would consider a poor shave. I have a few light hairs left on the side of my neck and chin, and a fair amount around my mouth. However, today I look like I actually shaved and only have a shadow of a goatee.

DIY Pre-shave Oil
Sampsons All Natural Face Lathered
30mm High Mountain White set an extra 10mm deep
3 passes, WTG, WTG, XTG
6/8 round toe straight

 

Great shot. Love the background.

 

Saturday February 2017

Soap/Cream: Proraso White soap
Brush: Omega 10086 boar
Razor: Fatip Grande
Blade: Feather (3)
After shave: Pinaud Clubman

As a side note, I obtained two ( 1 black, 1 white) of the Omega 10086 boar brushes a few years ago for travel. In addition to being a good travel brush, they are great for face lathering too. I use them with newer tubs of soap as they don't make as much of a mess as do larger brushes when the tub is full up.

 

SWK xl scuttle
* Shavemac LE TSR xmas 2015
* Koraat 6/8 near wedge "the White Queen"
* HTGAM Bay Rum
* Pinaud Special Reserve
* Prep asb

Great shave!!

Have a great weekend all!!