SoS: January 19, 2015 - January 25, 2015

Get better Joe!

 

Cinnamon, tabacco, vanilla, oh and did I mention cinnamon. Its really nice, I could see where a lot of gents would have issues with this soap due to irration.
I didn't notice any green tea. Maybe because the cinnamon over takes the soap.

 

That sounds great. Cinnamon smelling soap, not heard of that before. But have people been getting irritation from this soap?

 

I've read that some have reported they have. I also have another cinnamon soap, IanS Cinnamon Girl, and that soap smells fantastic! I paid $6 great performance. He has a warning on his site about cinnamon EO allergic reaction.

 

Sundays shave

Tried the second blade from my Russian sample pack today. I tried the Vokshod today,so far it is even better than the Ladas. Such a wonderful smooth shave.

 

SOTD
January 25, 2015

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: RazoRock Stealth Slant
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson
Lather: WSO Zaro
Post: Alum.Thayers Lavender WH.
Aftershave: CC Southern Oud
I haven't used WSO Zaro in a very long time, fantastic soap! First time using Country Club Southern Oud, I bought this after watching Bobcat using it for some time now, great scent!
Go out and get it!

 

Sunday 25 January 2015



Mastro Livi Grifetto, 6/8 Full Hollow, Round Point​

Yet another impeccable shave with Mastro Livi Grifetto. I absolutely love this straight razor, easy to use and giving a super smooth shave. I also love the scales of Grifetto, made from olive wood, directly recalling the lovely view you have here in Umbria, where hills are full of olive trees: definitely an Umbrian wood! This Mastro Livi Grifetto steel is velvety yet very effective, giving a deep and smooth shave, a straight razor I am certainly suggesting to everyone who wants to get into the wonderful world of wet shaving with a straight razor.​

• Pre-Shave: Roberts Distilled Rose Water
• Soap: Mondial Almond Shaving Soap
• Brush: Omega Badger #63167
• Bowl: Old Barber Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi Grifetto, 6/8 Full Hollow, Round Point
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: Floïd Mentolado Vigoroso

 

Very nice shave today with a Sputnik blade. I liked the Sputnik. It feels about as smooth as a Voskhod and is plenty sharp. Excellent 3 pass shave.

MDC with TOBS Rose and TOBS Lavender
Slim Adjustable
Sputnik Blade

 

1/25/2015 30 Day - Shave # 25

Prep - Hot Shower
Razor - Mongoose Satin B2
Blade - Kai Mild (7)
Brush - Rubberset 400 with WSP HMW
Lather - Soap Commander Confidence
Post - Witch Hazel and Clubman AS



Another fantastic 3 pass shave this morning. I am pleased that I participated in this 30 day challenge. It has allowed me to have a baseline for this razor that will give me a basis for comparison as I test the other available blades.

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
art of shaving two band
tiki con tiki
Henckels#81
Muhle r41(13)
persona lab(2)
Avon mesmerize a/s balm/ cologne
today's shave went ok. I had started to prepare yesterday, honing and stropping, one of my twinworks twins. I had wanted to use the review soaps with a straight, just to be able to report from that perspective. I prepped for a nice Sunday go to meetin kinda countryboy shave.
sorry guys, halfway through my first pass my razor got real grabby and skippy. so much so, I gave up. I pulled the r41 out to clean up.
it did too, two passes later I'm very shaved. finished with Avon mesmerize. Will match that with the cologne when dressed.
church today, y'all come with me.

 

Sunday

Prep: Hot Shower-Martin de Candre Fougere Bath Soap
Soap: Soap Commander-Courage
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Green Super Stainless (6)
Brush: Elite Razor Slivertip-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Musk

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Soap Commander Courage today. 30 seconds: load & go with the ER Silvertip. Good, easy, lather. Gillette 7 O’Clock Green SS still in the Slim. Excellent, smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Aqua Velva Musk.

Bob

 

Slow Joe, thanks. That statement gave me a big laugh.

P.S. Get well soon!

 

Ladies and Gentleman, Friends,

i just finished my shave. It was fun today.

-Preshave I: hot shower
-Preshave II: Calani Beard-Oil
-Soap: Mitchell´s Wool Fat
-Brush: Semogue 620
-Razor: Olyfa
-Blade: Lada
-Aftershave: not necessary

It was a very good shave. But i don´t think, that any other razor can shave so good as my Rotbart Mond Nr. 15. So today too. The razor shaved smooth and toroughly but when i compare this shave to my shaves with my Rotbart...no chance for the Olyfa. But all in all it was a wonderful shave. The soap smells awesome, lathers like a champ and gives my skin a great feeling.

A special praise goes out to the Calani Beard-Oil. It can be used as a Preshave Oil. Man, what a catch!!! No Aftershave necessary because my skin felt absolutely wonderful. It´s a great mix of oils and has added "Squalane" which gives the skin a great silk touch.

I will fire up a pic later. At the moment i am with my girlfriend and don´t have a camera here.

Have great time, have a great shave and take care of you.

Greetings
Thorsten

 

Smooth Sunday
Another excellent shave today. The brush is solid but not too heavy, so it's comfortable in my hand while I face lather. I'm still getting used to badger, but I prefer my synthetic at this point. Easy lather and excellent post shave feel.

Prep: warm shower
Soap: Tabac!
Brush: Brothers Bristles prototype 1
Razor: iKon SC101
Blade: Personna lab blue
AS: Krampert's Finest Acadian Spice Bay Rum

 

if your gonna produce those brushes, I'd like to get in that line. it looks awesome.

 

Weber PH Bulldog
Gillette 7OC Indian Green
Semogue BC Mistura
Institut Karite Soap

Nothing new here, just another good shave.

 

Sunday 25th January



Warm shower
Hot towel
Palmolive stick grated scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Aristocrat (1946-47)
Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp Edge (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Old Spice Sensitive aftershave

 

SOTD
SE Sunday, January 25, 2015

Prep: Hot Shower, Neutrogena Face Wash, Mike’s Natural Soap – Jasmine Olive Oil
Razor: Schick Adjustable I - 1
Blade: Schick
Brush: Doug Korn Banded Boar – 25X50
Lather: Proraso Red
Post: OSMA Alum Block, Witch Hazel+Menthol, Gold Bond Green Lotion
Aftershave: Proraso Aftershave Lotion

 

Wonderful brush!!! Outstanding!!!

 

25 January 2015

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Graphite Black
* Super Iridium
* Romera Rustic/Briar Manchuarian
* Mystic Water Sardinian Honey
* Unrefined Shea Butter



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