SoS: February 3, 2014 - February 9, 2014

When I was in the hospital with my gall bladder, I had to use a disposable. It was scarey but I survived. I am glad you survived.

 

Friday night.

Prep: hot shower, Cremo Face Wash.
Brush: Turkish #6 Brush.
Razor: Gillette Aluminum Tech.
Blade : Personna Med Prep.
Soap: Razorock ABCBA sample.
Post : cold water rinse, Myrsol Metilsol.

Saturday

Prep: hot shower, Cremo Face Wash.
Brush: Turkish #6 Brush.
Razor: Gillette Aluminum Tech.
Blade: Personna Med Prep.
Cream: Lord Emofresh.
Post: cold water rinse, Barbon AS, Phyto Balm.

These med preps are a lot rougher than I remember them being. I didn't enjoy my shave tonight. I got 4 nicks on my upper lip and one on the corner of my mouth. I guess my Aluminum Tech isn't the right blade for that razor.

 

Sunday, February 9th, 2014



In Memory of Béla Huppán "fonthunter"​

• Tea: Long Jing Tea (龍井茶)
• Razor: Mastro Livi RWL-34, 9/8 Full Hollow, French Point

 

Sunday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap
Soap: Coate’s Sandalwood Cream
Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip 22mm x 48mm
Aftershave: Pino Silvestre AS & EdT

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

I used my new Gillette Fat Handle Tech again today, this time with the Coate’s Sandalwood Cream. The Coate’s, Tech, and GSB did a great job: close, smooth, nick free. I finished with Pino!

Bob

 

SUNDAY
Early 4:15am Shave!
Pre-Pre: Plenty of Peet's Major Dickason blend, black
Pre: Hot shower, Shea Moisture Facial Scrub, homemade PSO
Razor: Merkur Futur; set@3
Blade: Merkur Super
Brush: Semogue 830
Lather: Stirling 'Frozen Tundra'
Shave: Two passes; minor touch-up
Post: Cold water rinse, Alum block, 444 Balm

Usually the day after a straight razor shave, my face is still rather smooth & so I debate whether I actually need to shave.
Invariably, I err on the side of shaving with no regrets!
A 2-pass mild shave with icy-cold menthol lather and post-shave balm…
Have a blessed Sunday all!

 

In Memory of Béla Huppán "fonthunter"

-Prep: hot shower
-Soap: SavRon Nubigena
-Brush: Semogue 610
-Blade: HEMA
-Razor: iKon S3S
-Aftershave: Dopo di Camaldoli
-Postshave: 444 Aftershave Gel



Wherever you are Belá,you will always have a place in our hearts

Greetings
Thorsten​

 

65’ K2 Gillette Slim (set on 9)
Rapira (d3)
Vulfix 404
MWF-Face lather
Master Bay Rum

 

Dove Men's Face Wash
Col. Conk Bay Rum Shave Soap
Parker Black Badger
Eversharp I2 Hydro-Magic
Schick Stainless (3)
CWR
Thayers Cucumber WH
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

I face lathered the Col. Conk Bay Rum shave soap with the Parker Black badger brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Eversharp Hydro-Magic I2 and Schick blade gave me a near BBS shave. After a cold water rinse followed by Thayers Cucumber WH and Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS I was left clean, smooth, and refreshed. Nice...

 

Sunday - a lemon/lime day:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
Large Turkish Barbershop Horsehair
Super Speed/Permasharp day 7
Mama Bear Lemon Ice SS
Thayers Witch Hazel
Balea Unscented Moisturizer
Booster Iced Lime AS
Amatoury 114 Lemon EdC

Damn, I miss my Dovo Bismarck but for safety's sake I can no longer use it. Still, an excellent and very enjoyable BBS shave with my trusty 1950s Super Speed. This new horsehair brush is double the size of my #6 horsehair and I'm freaked out how it lathers up my soaps. I can just imagine how fabulous it'll work when it's completely broken in. Lately I'm using mostly soaps because I have a lot, and I want to re-visit as many of them as possible in the coming days. The Lemon Ice soap from Mama Bear smells terrific and gives fantastic lather with plenty of menthol cooling. The only thing which could be improved a little is the post-shave care, but that's a minor detail. The witch hazel felt wonderful on my skin, and there's no way I can be without the Booster Iced Lime aftershave. For those of you who aren't familiar with the 114 cologne from Amatoury, it's from Lebanon and used in a lot of barbershops over there. I bought a bottle of it in a grocery store here in Montreal, and it's only about five bucks for a 250 ml bottle. It smells very refreshing and lemony - really nice stuff.

 

Sunday
hot shower
Thater 4292/6,2 band,fan
3P PSC
Arko stick
Schick E3/Pella coated (9)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Clubman Musk

Great shave,2 pass face and 1 for the noggin,BBS all around !!!

 

Sunday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Mitchell's Wool Fat & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Gillette Single Ring
Blade - Feather (2)

2 pass shave
Warm water rinse & cold water splash
Witch-hazel AS

Another wonderfully smooth, close & comfy shave with the Single Ring/Feather combo.

 

SOTD 2-9-2014

5/8 Shapleigh Hdwr, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso PSC
Palmolive Classic SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Natural Bristle Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Pinaud Lime sec EDC

 

RIP Bela.

 

Sunday morning, February 9, 2014

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (2)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

 

Bela, nyugodjék békében barátom.

 

T.I.
Le Pere Lucien
homemade brush
Very nice enjoyable shave this morning. Trying to get fancy with the photography but it's not working, lol. Have a good one.

 

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Razor: GEM MMOC
Blade: Gem PTFE SS (D11)
Brush: Semouge 830
Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: Nivea Energy Face Scrub
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Lime & Spearmint
Shave Soap: Lather & Wood Sandalwood
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Nivea Energy AS Balm


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Sunday:
hot shower
Homemade PSO
Robeson straight 1 pass
Gillette Red Tip 2 passes
Lord Platinum (3)
Semogue Owners Club badger
Coates Tea Tree cream
Thayer's unscented with aloe
T&H Grafton AS balm
T&H Grafton cologne

Hadn't shaved with my Red Tip in awhile and I noticed someone else used one recently so that's what I decided to use to finish my shave after 1 very slow and safe learner's permit kind of pass with my Robeson straight. Man, do I like that Coates Tea Tree shave cream! Too much product though this morning as I ended up with enough lather for 3 men and a boy overflowing the bowl and running down the sides. Gotta remember to go sparingly.

 

How do you MB Dragon's Blood? I have Prairie Creations Dragon's Blood and love the aroma but irritates the heck out of my skin. Possibly due to the fact I had Krissy make it in heavy scent.