SoS: February 4, 2013 - February 10, 2013

SOTD Friday 2-8-2013

Gillette Super Speed Flair Tip
Astra SP Blade
Proraso PSC
Speick SC
Caswell Massey Ceramic Badger
Thayer's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
No. 4711 EDC

Super Speed...Super Smooth!

 

That razor of yours looks absolutely great!

 

Friday!

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Paul Simon, Graceland
• Brush: Travel King boar
• Soap: Sara-S's Mint
• Razor: Gillette Old Style OC
• Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock yellow
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse, hand strop blade and load upside-down in next DE razor in line

Nice & clean shave. No BS, though. But a great lather as always with Sara-S's soap!

Have a great weekend ya'll! (I guess I will...)

 

Friday 2/8/13

Hot towel
Real Shaving Co
Tweezerman Badger
'70 Super Adjustable
Wilki Sword Blades
WH
Nivea AS Balm
Clubman Bay Rum

4 Pass again WTG, XTG, RXTG, ATG

I think I'm doing 4 passes just for the fun of it and to use up lather

 

Lyndon, sorry for mixing in, but the Barbon cream has no menthol at all in it. Somehow for some reason which I cannot figure out however, it seems to cool the skin anyway. It also seems to have ingredients in which appear to act like a form of local anesthesia to the face while you're shaving with it. After the shave I can hardly feel any sensation in my skin for hours.

 

Interesting.... thanks Jeff!

 

Hey thanks man. Yeah it's weird because I love and hate the army at the same time. But mostly it's a good thing and gives me a reason to shave.

 

That's it bro - show a little spirit!

 

Plus I get a lot of positive attention in my uniform. and how many people my age can say they have done half the things I've done?

 

Ay caramba!

 

Pre Shave: Hot Shower / Proraso PSC
Shave Bowl: WSC large bowl
Shave Brush: Semogue 830
Shave Cream: Triumph & Disaster
Razor: Merkur 12C
Blade: Personna Blue (4)
Post Shave: Cold water rinse / Thayers Witch Hazel w. Cucumber

3 passes. DFS.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Cheers,

 

Van Der Hagen's Deluxe Shaving Soap
EJ 89
Derby Extra blade
Parker black badger brush
Cold water rinse
Dickinson's WH
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

Tonight's shave

Prep: warm shower, Grooming Lounge face wash.
Brush: had to leave my trusty silver tip at home and travel light... no brush.
Razor: Gillette Ball End Tech.
Blade: Personna Med Prep.
Cream: Pacific Shave Cream(it's brushless.)
Post: cold water rinse, patted my face dry with a towel, Thayer's WH Rose Petal, Task Essential AS Balm.

Well considering that I was in limited space, I feel like I got a pretty good shave. Time will tell.

 

Friday - 08.02.2013

For this shave I wanted to try something I have not tried in a while, and after some pondering the choice was obvious, The Shave Dens lanolin Copal soap. I like the smell of this one, and lathers without any effort at all. But, and there is always a but, my face started to react within seconds after I applied it to my face. In the beginning it was just a slight tingling. But it escalated and I had to abort after two passes. Two excellent passes that still left me with a DFS.

I do not know what is causing this. I have three TSD products and I react to all of them. One wheat cream in sandalwood and two lanolin soaps (Copal and Crackling Firewood). Perhaps these share some common ingredients, hopefully in the fragrance. That way I can purchase a different scent and still enjoy these soaps. I have also suspected the lanolin, but I have no problem using the MWF soap.

On the upside, I had the pleasure of using a Personna Platinum blade for this shave. These blades were the first blade that gave me a negative reaction. This time however, I had a wonderful experience. It felt sharp, smooth and marvellous.

Merkur 34c
Personna Platinum Chrome
Semogoue Boar Brush
TSD Coap Soap
Thayers Witch Hazel
Proraso Aftershave Lotion
Fitjar Moisturiser

 

SOTD (02-08-13)

* Shower
• Soap: Gillette Hydrator Body Wash
• Shampoo: Head & Shoulders 2-n-1

* Shave
• Pre-Shave: Hot Shower, Nivea Face Scrub
• Razor: Merkur 180 Long Handle
• Blade: Wilkinson Sword
• Brush: Van Der Hagen Badger
• Soap/Cream: Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood
• Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG, XTG (opposite direction)
• Post-Shave: Warm water rinse, Cold water rinse, Gillette Aftershave Lotion for Sensitive Skin
• Blood report: 1 minor nick under the left ear lobe

All in all, good shave. This is my first time using the TOBS cream. I love the sandalwood scent. The cream acts as an air freshener as I can still smell a hint of the aroma in the wash room. I used the Wilkinson blades from Walmart, under $2 for 10 and most folks arent fans, however I love them and as with everything here YMMV.

 

Saturday!

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Phiip Glass, Dancepieces
• Brush: DVH boar
• Soap: Vintage Williams
• Razor: Ugly Duckling
• Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock yellow
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse, hand strop blade and load in next DE razor in line

Nice leisurely shave. Really took my time. I had to reload the brush a few times, though. The lather tended to be slightly thin. But I was awarded a real BBS.

Have a great weekend!

 

• Prep PSC
• Gillette Menthol SC
• Lijun Finest Badger
• Muhle R89 Razor
• Lord Blade (2)
• Baxter ASB
• Figaro ASL (with added menthol crystals)

Tried the Lijun brush for the first time today. It was pretty good, but a bit of a lather hog. I was pleasantly surprised with the Lord blade as it performed reasonably well in the excellent Muhle head. Love the Baxters and the Figaro (home brew) is super cold.

Cheer, Lyndon

 

Hot shower
Tweezerman
Co bigelo green tub
Warm water splash
Weck sextoblade
Personna hair shaper
Cold water splash
WH
Ralph Lauren number 4

 

Saturday:

#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Goal day 6
Tibet Forest Fresh SC
Anherb AS Conditioner
Osage Rub AS
Brut Cologne

The best shave I've had all week so far (not as good as tomorrow!) because I was able to take my time and relax, so I could focus better. The Goal blade is holding up very well and it's even smoother than I had first thought. The Tibet Forest Fresh cream is from Bangladesh with crazy-rich lather, a nice scent, and it has a nice fresh and cooling sensation. Talking about cooling sensations, try a combination of the Anherb and the Rubba Dub Dub and you will be frozen all day!

 

Saturday

soak brush/Rudy Vey Psychedelic Beast
hot shower
Proraso PrePost Cream (green-new)
Tabac SS
Schick G1/Pella Coated Injector (2)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cool water rinse
Thayer's Medicated Superhazel
Tabac Aftershave mixed with a very small amount of Skin Gel

Great 2 pass face,1 pass dome for BBS all around,enjoy the weekend all