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

The same here. Have read some other plays by The Bard, though. The lighter and funny ones (like 'All's well that ends well'). Fun reading, it is!

 

Saturday's Shower and Shave
A lazy morning and a late start to showering.
The Omega Midget was up next for lathering duty. Today chosen soap a sample of unknown brand rose scented.
I chose a vintage Gillette SS, load with a vintage Wilkson blade.
After three passes it was time for the polar water splash, followed with the facial toner Thayer's Witch Hazel, to seal a DFS Colonmia Road Opener.

Hope everyone's weekend is going great.

 

Brush: Dovo
Cream: Old Spice
Razor: Gillette slim adj. (@6-4)
Blade: Voskhod (day 1)
ASL: Old Spice

 

Saturday - it's the weekend! Time for the SEs!!

Prep: 30 minute marinade with TSD ISZ PSB, hone & strop str8, hot shower, soak brush
CD: Albert King ~ The Best of Albert King
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenya Safari Ridge, BLACK
Hone: Duro Electric
Strop: VB 2" black latigo/linen
Soap: TSD SOTQ A4, Burmese Wood
Brush: Ever Ready 200T with orginal boar knot
Str8: Premier Lifetime Professional, 3 passes
SE: Schick Injector E model, touch up
Post: Cold water rinse, RazoRock rubdown, cold water rinse #2, Sean John Unforgivable

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

A little rough, but still a shave I'm happy with.

 

Feather Portable on a Tech Fat Handle
Gillette Super Thin
Rooney 3/2 Super
Tet-a-Tet Shave Cream
Alum
Tet-a-Tet After Shave Balm

Giggity.

I was going to skip shaving today, but I have to be out of the house early tomorrow. Since it is rare that I shave at night, I decided to use bits of kit that don't get used much any more. The FP was the first razor where it clicked for me. I used it exclusively for months, but not much since. I'm not sure why I stopped using it, but it was well worth the $8 it cost.

 

OCMM/Gem SS PTFE
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Fitjar Miklagard soap
Fitjar Miklagard AS cream
It is always a wonder how OCMM shaves. Nice and pleasant!

 

Sunday!

Yesterday the mail brought a puck of vintage Williams, generously sent by Jeff / Stingraysrock. So that was the only option this morning!

Prep: hot water splash, hot washing cloth
Brush: vintage DVH boar
Soap: vintage Williams (thx Jeff!)
Razor: Rolls
Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse



Since I didn't find a mug where the puck fitted in nicely and since the DVH brush is such a nice face-lathering brush, I rubbed the puck over the stubbles and started from there with face lathering. Now there's a joy! The soap exploded into a rich, creamy and soft lather, which was thouroughly enjoyable! I can't describe the scent (I totally fail at that ) but I enjoyed that as well. Not dominant or sharp, but, well, nice.

The enjoyable shave resulted in a satisfying DFS +.

Have a great day!

 

Sunday

Prep: 30 minute marinade with TSD ISZ PSB, hot shower, hand strop blade
CD: Victory In Heaven Blues Band ~ VIH II
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenya Safari Ridge, BLACK
Soap: Dulouz Marakesh
Brush: C&E Pure Badger
SE: Gem Pushbutton
Blade: Gem, day 1, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, L'Oreal Comfort Max ASB, B&BW Noir, hand strop blade

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

I nicked my lip! I can't remember the last time I did that. Oh, well. Very minor. Still a purdy durn good shave.

 

Haven't shaved yet today, but yesterday's was a 3-pass shave + 2 rounds of touch-ups:
Hot shower
C.O. Bigelow cream
EJ Pure Badger hair brush
EJ DE89L
Lord Platinum blade (4th shave I believe on this blade)
Hot water rinse, cold water rinse, Cool Waters A/S Splash

Result: BEST SHAVE TO-DATE! I'm not quite going to call it BBS but it was damned close! I also got the every difficult jaw/neck line better than I have before. All from a blade I was ready to trash after the first day.

 

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Prep: Hot shower; Dr. Bronner's Castile soap
Lather: Cella - face lather
Brush: Simpson's Commodore X2
Razor: Merkur 39C Sledgehammer Slant
Blade: Voskhod (2); 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse; Krampert's Finest Bay Rum

BBS result this morning & had a great time getting there. The slant gives me a much smoother experience than any other DE razor I've used & that is just as important to me as the end result. I look forward to seeing how a Feather works with it but the Voskhod makes a great pairing.

 

Sunday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Shark day 2
Phyto Expert Regular SC
Phyto Expert Sensitive AS Balsam
Essence of Jerusalem For Men (from Israel, and gorgeous!)

It's been a long time since I used the Phyto Expert stuff, and I can kick myself for neglecting it. The creams lather up so well and give the skin perfect protection against dryness, irritation and razor burn, and the menthol effect is really nice. The aftershave balsams are a wonderful, cooling, and comfortable finish. I did 3 passes this morning - the 1st was WTG, the 2nd was XTG, and the final one was ATG, but just very lightly. The results were a super-BBS. The Essence of Jerusalem eau de toilette comes from my country, and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it. (So does the wife!)

 

Sunday:

Barbasol Prep
Dovo Natural
Omega Pro 20248
Cella
Alum Block
Witch Hazel
Afta Original
British Sterling

Marco's method was even better today than Friday. It makes me love Cella even more.

 

Sunday 4th March

Hot shower and facial scrub
3P pre/post cream
Feather Artist Club RG
Semogue 830 Brush
Vitos Green Soap
Alum Block followed by 3P cream
Old Spice AS

Haven't posted for a few days. Have been traveling a lot , visiting my son in Coventry. He has been taken ill and may have to drop out (temporarily) at university.
Today I tried out 3P pre/post cream for the first time. The jury is still out....due to the scent. I will probably get used to it, but it is certainly different from Proraso! The Feather AC RG is a razor which needs to be treated with a lot of respect. A lot of care has to be taken compared to the SS.
A DFS+ with two passes and a touch up.

 

Sunday morning, March 4, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Personna blade (3)
Omega 10005 boar bristle brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!



The Omega 05 lathers "The Fat" like a champ!

 

Saturday Evening:

Pre: Hot Shower, Tabac + Glycerin
Razor: Merkur 23c
Blade: Treet Classic/Polsilver
Soap: Proraso White
Brush: Omega 10005
Post: Cold Rinse, Thayers WH, Alum, RSC Balm, Proraso ASB

This shave was not particularly good by any means. The last time I had a shave this bad I was using Proraso white as well, so I'm unsure if it was the soap or blade. I'm leaning toward the blade, because the lather seemed excellent. First 2 passes I used a Treet Classic, I was sorely disappointed, and sore. I had to finish with a 4 shave old Polsilver, and even that was better. Ended up with a load of razor burn, a few nicks, and a nice slice on my jaw. Overall not my favorite way to end the day. Still feels sensitive in places, but I'll live! I didn't lose too much blood!

 

I'm sorry to hear about your son. I wish him a speedy recovery.

 

Sunday, March 4, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick G1
Blade: Schick
Soap: Proraso
Brush: Omega 10005
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Proraso A/S

 

Thanks Jeff. It is a trying time for all the family

 

Indeed. He is in my prayers and thoughts. Courage, my friend.

 

Shave Of The Day ~ March 4th​

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• Hot Shower
• TSD Iced SubZero Pre-Shave Balm ~
• Vulfix 404 Badger/Boar Mix Brush
• Proraso Red Cream ~
• Lord L6 Razor
• Astra Superior Blade ~ Day 1
• TSD Iced SubZero Scent Witch Hazel ~
• TSD Crackling Firewood Aftershave Splash

What a fantastic shave toady!