SoS: Jan 31 - Feb 6 2011

TSD ISZ PSB
Gillette Adjustable with Extra Long Black Handle
KAI blade
24mm Silvertip Brush
MWF
Alum Block
Osage Rub
Lab Series AS

 

Friday

Edwin Jagger best badger brush
Prairie Creations tallow/lanolin soap unscented
Gillette Tech ball end handle
Feather blade
Kiss My Face unscented lotion

Very comfortable smooth shave.

 

Friday, February 4th:

Razor: Mergress
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Simpson Douglas
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: Yardley Soap (Thanks Diggity)
A/S: Acqua Di Parma

I have been on a vintage soap kick lately and received both the Yardly Black Label and the regular Yardly shave soaps this week. I used the regular Yardly today and was amazed at how vibrant the scent still is after nearly 40 years. I enjoyed an excellent shave and can see why this soap is sought after; it is nice stuff indeed. A splash of Acqua Di Parma Colonia and I am on my way.

 

Friday

Prep: Hot shower
Coffee: Blue Mountain Gold, BLACK
Soap: TSD Tommy Bahama Type
Brush: C&E Pure Badger
Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: Shark PC, day 5, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Osage Rub, SJ Unforgivable
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

Just seems like I can't get a bad shave with an HD.

 

Today is a special day... so i'm busting out the very special items:

-Kimson Silvertip brush
-SCS Sandalwood soap
-SCS Sandalwood Cream AS
-SCS Sandalwood Splash AS
-SCS Santal (Sandalwood) Extract Cologne

Oh I smell heavenly.

 

The Improved Eagle Razor/Vulfix 404/Arko SC/Arko AS Balm​

A darn fine face shave with this razor. Then I got bold and attempted a Head shave. I did well on the top and sides. Chickened out on the back, so had to finish with the trusty GEM 1912. Since I was at with the GEM I did 1 quick pass of the face. Now I'm BB smoooooooth.

Now off to enjoy my day off Have a GREAT day.

 

EJ 86DE
with Blondie (2)
Muehle Best Badger
Trumper Rose SS
Lagerfeld KL Homme After Shave

Have a nice weekend

 

Saturday, February 5th

Hot shower
Nivea for Men Extreme Comfort gel
Wilkinson Quattro Titanium gel
Nivea for Men ASB
Davidoff Adventure Eau Fraiche EdT

 

Saturday - It's the weekend. :happy069 Time for the SEs!!

Prep: 30 minute TSD ISZ PSB marinade, strop str8, hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: Home roasted Kenya, BLACK :eatdrink013
Strop: VB 2" Black Latigo/Linen
Soap: TSD Wild Rose
Brush: Mohawk 3-338
Str8: Boker SS St. Louis, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Thayer's Rose WH with aloe
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

The blade's starting to tug a bit. I gotta get a hone and learn how to maintain my str8s. Still got a nice, close shave without drawing blood, which is always a plus. AND I'm back to my home roasted coffee :happy088

 

Saturday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/7 O'Clock day 5
Tibet SC :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing
Nord-ost AS Balsam :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing

I had a very pleasant surprise from the Tibet cream which I bought yesterday--a STRONG menthol effect. The last time I had this stuff, there wasn't any, so the formulation apparently has been changed. It really is a fantastic cream, and from what I understand, it is used in barbershops in Bangladesh. The Nord-ost balsam added its own delightful cooling sensation, and gave my skin a perfect finish to a great shave.

 

Gillette Old Type BRW Improved Handle
Voskhod Teflon (2)
Ever-Ready Super Silvertip
Speick Stick
Alum
Master's Bay Rum

Needed to remember what an excellent shave felt like today. I like the straights, but my technique just isnt there yet.

 

Saturday 2/5 . . .

• Prep: Noxzema Skin Cleansing Cream & Hot Towel
• Brush: Ever Roddy 300 refurbed ER 300 with TGN Silvertip Badger
• Cream: SCS Oakmoss & Lavendula
• Razor: '48 Eversharp-Schick G1 Injector
• Blade: Ted Pella PTFE coated injector (shave 2)
• A/S: Thayer's Rose Petal Witch Hazel Toner
• EDT: SCS Oakmoss & Lavendula EDT
  
• Result: Just a DFS today. Did not do the buffing pass cause I really felt lazy. The DFS is okay for today. Got the SCS cream to make great slick lather again today.

 

From the "I haven't used that in a while" pile:

Gillette Old
NOS English Wilkinson
Knotty Badger Synthetic
Omega Soap
Gingers Gardens Lime Yuzu aftershave

 

Shapleigh 3/4 Round Tip
Omega Pro 49 Boar
Macadamia Shave Soap
Adidas After Shave

Fine American Steel
with a Buttery, Soft,
Sharp Edge !
Lovin this Blade

 

Good morning
And a beautiful morning it is here in Southern Ontario.
The sun is shining and our local Groundhog
has predicted an early spring

Here is my SOTD

• Nice Hot shower
• Semogue 1520 Superior Boar Bristle Shaving Brush
• Ingrams Shave Cream
• New Lord Superior Stainless Blade
• New Sabi Heavyweight DE razor
• Cold rinse
  
• Osage Rub Splash...Hooooaaaaaa!
• Finished with Clubman AS

First impressions of this new Sabi Heavyweight are
favorable.
Two passes with new blade produced a BBS shave.
Review to follow after a few more shaves with this 4oz. monster.

 

Saturday

Parker22R
ever ready boar
Lord Platinum
D'lan s/c
British Sterling a/s

Today I made a scuttle using a stainless steel pet bowl inserted into a deep ceramic bowl. I used boiling water in the bowl and inserted the ss pet bowl inside, then whirled the cream. Had a difficult time getting the cream to stiffen, though. I can only guess that the heat made it more bubbly. Next time I will whip the lather first, then set in the bowl to keep warm. It felt GREAT when applying the lather! By far, the most comfortable shave I have experienced in a year and a half of DE shaving. The most satisfying was my first DE shave.

 

Saturday's Shave

Uberlather:Arko Shave Stick/Arko Moist SC..:love008 :love008
Omega 10029 Baby-Pro Boar
1965 Gillette Adjustable @5/5/3 :love008 :love008 :love008
Perma-Sharp Super..:love008 :love008 :love008
Arko Nem mango-mandalina skin cream
Arko Aqua AS Splash

I was in the "using blades damn near as good but half the price" philosophy for close to all of this past year. But now having this Schick I2 with the Personna Injector blades has made me rethink my position on blades...Finding myself enjoying my DE shaves less and less I decided to pick-up a pack of my beloved Perma-Sharp Supers...These rascals are so sharp I decided to use them first in my Slim on the modest combination of #5/5/3...
I'm going back to Perma-Sharp Supers as my regular go-to DE blade...Its the differance between just getting a good shave and getting a "Make Your Day" type shave, and in the face of the fact my Schick Injector consistantly gives me "Make you Day" type shaves, it's a "no brainer"...I'm now sporting a Two Pass BBS thats just as good as it gets...:happy108

 

Shave Of The Day - February 5th

• Long Hot Shower
• Rex Boar Brush
• Feats of Clay Scuttle
• Vintage Old Spice Soap
• Gillette 7 O'Clock Sterling
• Sharp Brand Blade ~ Day 2
• Thayers Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Blend
• Aqua Velva Original Sport ~ :freezing :freezing
• 

Feeling lethargic and bleh today, seem to be coming down with whatever crud my wife has dragged into the house, so I was looking forward to a decent shave as a pick me up. Partial success at least, I did feel better for a short while, but it seems to be creeping back in.

The vintage Old Spice soap makes fantastic, great smelling lather after all these years, a real shame it is no longer on the market.

I was going to finish off with some Shulton produced Old Spice splash, but the green Aqua Velva caught my eye, and was a nice menthol finish.

4 blades

 

Nord Ost shaving cream
TheCopperHat olive wood silvertip badger brush
Merkur 34C / Shark blade
Avon Herve Leger after shave balm

 

Razor: L.W. Bradley
Soap: Van der "Spice"
Brush: Kent
Aftershave: RazoRock Alum / Thayers / Boosters Island Bay Rum
Cologne: Tommy Bahama

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Great pics everyone! :happy088