SoS: January 23rd ~ January 29th, 2012

Rudy Vey Restore Vintage Ever-Ready with Finest Badger
La Toja Stick
Merkur Slant
Feather
Osage Rub
Lab Series AS Balm
Music-Legion of Mary from 4/12/75

 

L.O.M, wow, a fellow head. I dig Reconstruction too

 

Wednesday's Shave:

Ever Ready 200
Short Handle Super Adjustable (6)
Store Personna
Col. Conk Almond
TSD Barber Shop ASM

I am on a mission to kill this soap, its working down, but dang does it have some life in it.

 

Hey, Mike.

Ever tried rubbing the puck on your face? Might go a little quicker that way.

 

Just a little off topic here. I just realized your avatar is Uga. For those that don't know, here is a little history on Uga.

Uga

 

After two days with my Open Comb 11 C, Slanty, 37 C was up today.

I selected my kit and set out to mow it down.

Audio-The Howard Stern Show
Pre-TSD ISZ
Blade-Gillette 7 o'clock Dark Blue (2)
Razor-Merkur 37 C Slanty
Soap-Cella
Post-1. TSD ISZ Witch Hazel, 2.TSD ISZ Milk
AS-Aqua Velva Ice Blue

A very nice shave indeed. My face feels so smooth...I love seeing how long I can rub my cheeks against the grain and still feel smooth, which has passed today but I am still at least DFS. Just a great combination of products.

 

Wednesday 25 January

Coffee: Peet's Major Dickason's Blend in Vacuum Brewer
Brush: Rudy Vey Custom 30mm
Superlather: Tabac Soap + Speick Cream
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Super Iridium
Post: Cold water rinse, alum, Keihl's Blue Astringent, Floid Blue

Smooth as silk multi-pass BBS. Non-stop faceturbation ensues

 

Wednesday
Coffee: Mehmet Effendi Turkish
Arko Shave Stick/Arko SC-bowl mixed
Omega 10029-face lathered
1938 Gillette Senator
New Astra SP
Arko-Nem moisturizer/Rebul Lavanda Colonia

Outstanding shave today....and alot of fun...Buffing, Slides, and J-Hooks....Left with a 5 Blade BBS and no irritation.
All this blade comparing really comes up to one recurring answer...This razor is smokin' ...
It really doesn't seem to matter what blade I put in it, I get a great shave, worthy of Tree Climbing, Barrel Throwing,Vine Swinging, Chest Beating, Gong Bangin... In other words....I Feel Great!!

Have a Great Shave and Day Everybody!!

 

Wednesday

Dovo Bismarck 6/8
Altesse Badger brush
TSD Irish Spring style soap
Old Spice

Very nice shave!

 

Great taste-do u play or sing

 

Wednesday

Prep: hot water rinse and hot washing cloth
Soap: DVH 'extra fresh'
Brush: Wilkinson Sword badger / boar
Mug lathering: old Tabac soap mug
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic
Blade: Derby
3-pass shave + minor touch-up
Post: cool water rinse
Music: Daft Punk, Tron Legacy soundtrack

Another DFS and again close to BBS. Nice!

I'm getting the hang of this new soap: make a fairly dry start and build it up with bits of water. Result: loads of rich lather. Love it!

Happy shaving!

 

Wednesday
Proraso Pre/Post Cream
Merkur 37C + Astra SP
Omega Mighty Midget
Palmolive Menthol
Cold Water Rinse + RR Alum Block

Beautiful shave again, Palmolive just exploded on my face double quick time, I think my face lathering skills are improving. That and my boar brushes are breaking in nicely. Loving Omega. Performance + Affordable. Perfect combo.

 

Weds, Jan 25
Brush: Vie-Long Boar/Horse
Soap/Creme: Arko
Razor: Merkur Progress
Blade: Astra SP
Pre: Poraso Sensitive Pre/Post
Post: Witch hazel
Hair Groom: Gables Creme Oil plus a dab of pomade for extra shine.
Result: DFS

 

Wednesday Night

Unbranded shoulderless 6/8 Silver Steel
Omega Boar
Nanny's Sandalwood
Alum
Tabac ASL



Awesome! This razor was always a good shaver but its been used enough to warrant a touch up. So a few laps on my Naniwa 12K and a good stropping and it was better than ever! So close and comfortable, I barely felt the alum pass over my face. I'm enjoying the Tabac too, which I've been neglecting lately.

 

Wednesday:


Razor: Gillette New
Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: Best Badger
Soap: Williams
A/S: Master Bay Rum
Edt: Quorum


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I just listen. I've dabbled in playing piano-just enough to be even more wowed by Art Tatum and Bill Evans

 

Hot Shower with Peers Facial Soap
Merkur 11C
Gellette Green SS (#3)
Omega Pro 49
SWK white Bowl
Cella Red tub
Speick lotion

 

After early morning hot shower:

Brush: Vie Long horse-badger
Soap: Valobra
Razor: EJ DE89L
Blade: Astra SP (3)
ASL: Pino Silvestre
ASB: Davines
Pashana Original Cologne

 

Thursday:
Gillette Aristocrat #16
Polsilver (4)
Semogue Caravela
La Toja shave stick
Floid blue mixed with some Thayers witch hazel AS

 

Menthol Thursday

Gillette Tech
Vokshod (day 1)
Vulfix travel brush
TSD Iced Sandalwood SS
TSD Iced Eucalyptus Which Hazel
Proraso AS



So yesterday some very cool goodies arrived from the store.
I love sandalwood and I love menhol, so the option to ice up the sandalwood soap really is the best of both worlds. Great lather, great scent, great cooling.
Finished for the very first time with wich hazel (just couldn't resist to have the iced version in this one, too). Very nice feeling, nice cooling effect and I like the Eucalyptus scent. And because of that I reckoned a splash of Proraso wouldn't harm anyone...
The Vokshod blade in the Tech didn't impress me, though. I needed four full passes + touch up to get an acceptable shave. So tomorrow I will try it in another razor.