SoS: February 27th, 2012 - March 4th, 2012

A wonderful good Monday morning to all of you here at the Den! It is raining where I am,it has been all night, but the day nevertheless kicked off very well for me with a wonderful shave:

Calani Cadre Noir shave soap
Mühle Basic Nr.2 shave brush with Silver Tip Fibre
Merkur 11C open comb
KAI Klinge (new)
Musgo Real Classic After Shave

It was the first time I used a KAI blade and I have to say I was impressed. I find it a very sharp blade, a touch milder than the Feather but very close to it in terms of sharpness. I did a 2-pass this morning (it always seems easier with a 3-day-beard) and got the thumbs-up from SHMBO in terms of smoothness of the endresult!

Wishing all of you a great week with many enjoyable shaves ahead!

 

Picked up a new razor Saturday at an antique mall. Set the bevel on a 1000 King and then took it to lapping film (3um and 1um). It was popping HHT's before stropping. 5/8, J.S. Holler, German made. This will be the razor of the week for me. I'll play around with 2 new soaps, AOS Sandalwood and QCS Tangerine.

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I really like those scales, Oscar. Nice find.

 

Monday, February 27, 2012 - Midnight Shave

Prep :: Warm water wetdown & Glycerin
Razor :: BRW Slantasaurus
Blade :: Voskhod
Soap :: TSD Sig. Soap
Brush :: Rudy Vey Silvertip
Post :: Alum, Cold water rinse, WH + Rosewater
AS :: Captain's Choice Bay Rum & TSD Bay Rum Milk

Finally, a return to my midnight shave. And to celebrate, I have a Bay RuMonday. The TSD soap, CC Bay Rum AS and TSD Bay Rum Milk hit the sweet spot. No phone, no noise, no teenage boys pointing and laughing at me for taking pics. of my "shaving crap".

I really do enjoy the time alone sometimes. That's when I get most of my thinking done. For instance, how I'm going to embarass my sons in front of their friends. Yep, just me and my shaving crap.

It's almost Spring, folks! Have a great week.

 

Monday
Hot water rinse
Arko Shave Stick/Max.Comf.SC-bowl lathered with Omega 10029
1938 Gillette Senator with new Rapira
Arko new mango, mandalina moisturizer/Rebul Lavanda Colonia

AHH!! Just don't Get Nooo Better Than This...
Rapiras just not as sharp as the Perma-Sharp Supers, but just as smooth and ohh so gentle..

 

L'Occitane Bavx soap
Razor Feather AC - SS
Blade Feather Pro
Brush Le Tuft Chubby 1.5
Shaving Cream Vulfix Persian Musk
Alum + Propolis
L'Occitane Bavx Balm
Botanics Moisturiser SPF 15
L'Occitante Bavx EDT.

Jamie.


One pass shave with minor touch up, L'Occitne Bavx my all time favourite fragrance, and my all time favourite smelling shaving cream, if you haven't tried the Vulfix Persian Musk cream yet, I strongly advise you to give it a go, sublime scent.

 

A picture taken last night for this morning's shave. I plan too far ahead.



Personna Floating Head Injector
Personna II twin injector blade (9th shave)
Kiss My Face Cool Mint shaving cream
Penworks Silvertip

I was using this razor and blade, then put it aside to give my Ever-Ready Streamline a shot. Now back to use up this blade.
Another cream that I hadn't used in a long time. I'd been using only soaps, but last week was Bigelow cream, and this week will be KMF.

 

Menthol Monday!
TSD preshave balm
TSD signature razor
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Ceramic bowl
TSD IcedSubZero soap
Cold water splash
TSD English Fern AS Milk (not pictured)

 

Gillette Old Type
Rapira Swedish Super Steel
Semogue 2000
Williams Mug Soap
Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

 

Monday, February 27


Razor: Gillette Fatboy (3)
Blade: Iridium Super
Brush: Simpsons Somerset Harvard 5 Pure
Soap/Cream: C&E Sweet Almond Oil

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Menthol Monday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/new Wilkinson Sword
Italian Palmolive Menthol SC
Diana Sport Menthol Balsam
Obsession For Men EDT

Back to my trusty Super Speed which always gives me awesome and comfortable shaves when I'm in a hurry to get to work. It looks like I'll be using the Dovo only once or twice a week if or when time permits me. The Palmolive Menthol cream from Italy and the Diana Sport balsam delivered the best of the freeze!

 

Happy Monday From Florida!

Hot Shower
Chubbz I
Arko Commando SC
R-41
7 O'c Yellow (2)
Cold Water Rag
Arko Commando ASC
Royall Muske Cologne

Effortless Two Pass DFS!

Have a great week Ya'll!

 

Monday 27 February

Omega travel brush face lather
Mama Bear's Awakenings Stick
EJ89, with Voskhod (D1)
Booster Polar Ice, and Nivea Cool Kick ASB

This was a very good shave, smooth and cool, atleast a DFS++. This was my first use of the Voskhod and I was very pleased, it seemed sharper and smoother than the Gillette Yellow's I have been using. Coupled with the EJ89 worked very well for me.

So I had a nice shave, and I went into work where everything has been out of control for five days, and magically everything seemed to be in control. I would not have been shocked to find flying monkees this morning, but I got peace, quiet, and it appears resolution. OOH, and a monster cup of hot black coffee (that didn't hurt either)

This has been a fantastic morning, I hope you do to.

 

FaTip
Feather
M&F Lee7
Mystic Waters SS Peppermint/Menthol sample
Barbasol Pacific Rush A/S
RazoRock A/S Wax


Caron - 3rd Man

 

Monday:

Barbasol Prep
Dovo Natural
Omega Pro 20248
Williams Mug Soap
Alum Block
Witch Hazel
Afta Fresh Balm
Pinaud Clubman

 

Monday 2-27-2012

razor: Y3 SuperSpeed w/ Voskhod (3)
brush: pure badger
pre: Proraso pre-shave cream (aloe w/ green tea)
soap: Proraso green
post: cold water rinse + Proraso pre-shave cream (aloe w/ green tea)

The only good thing about Monday mornings, other than I woke up, is that I get to shave Weekends are just not long enough.

A DFS to get my week started is always nice though, plus, I have quite a few things in the postal system headed my way so it should be a really fun 'haul' week.

Havea great day!

 

Monday, February 27

Gillette New
Crystal (d1)
Renaissance Man Black Amber S/S
Vulfix 404 Grosvenor
Proraso A/S
Result: BBS

Gillette New + Crystal blade continues to be a great combination for me.

 

Monday 27 Feb
Gillette Flare Tip SS + Rapira (D3)
Simpsons Berkeley
Palmolive Menthol
Cold Water Rinse
Old Spice Classic A/S

Was half asleep and went out of my normal stride, WTG, ATG, XTG. Instant BBS. My face may be telling me something here...

 

Menthol Monday

Hot shower (soak brush,Semogue 620)
Proraso PrePost cream
Mama Bear's Awakenings shave stick
ikon OSS/Iridium Super (2)
Cold Water Rinse
Monster Block Alum (clean brush,razor,police area)
Cold Water Rinse
The Rub mixed with a pea sized amount of 444

Great shave today with the ikon and Iridium combo,BBS face & head,and the finish with The Rub and 444,my hands are still tingling

 

Monday morning, February 27, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (7)
Omega 10066 boar bristle brush,
Arko shave soap w/ hot water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse for a DFS!



A nice lather with the Arko shave soap!