SoS: January 24-30 2011

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Pre-shave Soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Merkur Progress XL
Blade: Supermax Super Stainless
Brush: Vulfix 2234
Cream: TOBS Shaving Shop
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Pre de Provence ASB

Received a couple of weepers--I should have changed the blade. I normally get about 4 shaves from a Supermax Stainless, but this was the 6th. The 5th shave on this blade was excellent; it's interesting how things can change quickly when a blade passes its prime. The shave, if I ignore the weepers, was OK, not too bad, actually. The WH and PdP balm came to the rescue and left my face feeling good. No transfusions necessary.

 

Great pic! :happy088

 

Wednesday

Nord Ost shaving cream
TheCopperHat olive wood silvertip badger shaving brush
Merkur 34C / Voskhod blade
Avon Signature after shave balm

 

Focus, Razor
Omega 49, Brush
Benton Clay, Lavender, SS
Kenneth Cole, Black A/S

Awesome Shave today with
one of my favorite Razors !!!
Just plain & simple

 

AOS pre-shave oil (Not a fan of pre-shave oils...they gunk up my razor too much. It was a gift so I figured I should use it).
AOS Sandalwood soap
Merkur 38c
Edwin Jagger Best Badger
Crystal Super Platinum (1)
Thayers WH
Neutrogena Sensitive Skin balm
Joboba Oil
Desert Essence moisturizer
AOS Sandalwood EDT

A great shave today! This was my first time with AOS products, and I must say I do enjoy the Sandalwood soap. I wasn't a fan of the scent initially, but the more I smelled it, the more it's growing on me. I managed to whip up some great, luxurious lather with it.

 

Happy Hump Day!

Hot Shower
Green Marvy Mug
Omega Pro Boar
TBS Maca Root SC
'56 Blue Tip
Super Max Super Stainless (1)
Cool Water Rinse
Victoria's Secret "Candy, Baby" Lotion
Pe-Re-Ja Cologne

Two new variables introduced into my routine today, a new blade and a new razor. While I don't always introduce two things at the same time, I felt confident the razor was a good choice. The mechanics appeared to be the same as my Lady Gillette Stars razors.

The razor performed as expected, the blade was definitely rescued by the Maca Root. A comfortable shave, but the blade didn't perform the same as my other varieties of Super-Max. I'm not sure how many of the Super Stainless we have left, but I'll leave those to Jeff and stick with my Super Max Super Platinum's!

Have a great rest of the week everyone!

 

Thursday's shave at the Gym

- Calani 'Purissima' shave soap
- Truefitt & Hill Superbadger travel shave brush
- iKon Bulldog OC
- Astra SP (5.)
- Calani 'Purissima' ASB

 

Gillette Rocket-1940's
Iridium Blade
C&E BBB
Yardly Gold
RazoRock
Osage Rub
Ahava AS Balm

 

Shave Of The Day - January 26th

• Hot Shower
• Vintage Rubberset Boar
• Feats of Clay Scuttle
• The Fat
• Schick Krona TTO
• Rapira Platinum Lux Blade ~ Day 2
• Thayers Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Blend
• Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue ~ :freezing
• 

Close, smooth, classic scented shave. 4 Blades.

 

Tonight's shave brought to you by:

A hot shower with exfoliating scrub on the face
P.160 Tipo Morbido
Omega 636 silvertip
GEM Micromatic Open Comb, treet SS
Custom blended alcohol/witch hazel/aloe unscented aftershave
Nivea combination facial moisturizer
TSD English Fern EDT

 

Thursday, January 27th

Hot shower
Nivea for Men Extreme Comfort gel
Gillette Fusion Phenom razor
Nivea for Men ASB
Davidoff Cool Water EdT

 

Thank you, Mark
i can give back that compliment to you, your pictures are always beautiful!

 

Jan, 27

Just finished my 2 weeks of 'practicing Palmolive SS'. The problem was that I never could predict how the shave with it will go. 50% of shaves are great in every aspect, but the last half always gift me with a dozen or so of very small cuts all over my face. A lot of work was done in that 2 weeks, I hope I'm progressing with that new experience... Fall in love to Palmolive SS in that 2 weeks, great stuff!

Hot shower, soak my brush, heat my bowl...
Merkur 23C/Wilkinson Sword#4
Ceramic bowl (my birthday gift, LOVE it):love008 :love008 :love008
Vie-Long horsehair brush
De Vergulde Hand Soap :love008 :love008 :love008
Phyto Expert ASB.

That was great to return back to De Vergulde Hand. First class, as always. The Phyto Expert ASB was nice to complete the fun!

 

Thursday, January 27

EJ DE86
Astra SP (3)
Tabac SS
Ever Ready Boar
Preshave Oil (Home Blend)
Lucky Tiger Aspen
Polo Balm

Excellent shave on 3+ passes. this time, I used the preshave oil just before the touch up phase (not at beginning). It worked, especially on the neck. I may have to experiment some more with this method.

 

Thursday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/7 O'Clock day 2
Viking Blue Ice SC :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing
Viking Blue Ice AS Balsam :love008 :love008 :love008 :love008
Dolce & Gabbana EDT :love008 :love008 :love008 :love008

I am so impressed with the Russian version of Viking Blue Ice cream and aftershave balsam, because it smells much more manly than the Bulgarian version. The cream is very easy to work with, and it gives great lather and a very nice cooling effect. The balsam has no menthol, but it's very soothing and relaxing to sensitive skin.

 

Gillette Red Tip - British Wilkinson Sword (8)
Rudy Vey Finest
Speick Shave Stick
Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

Woke up late and didn't have time for a straight shave. 2 quick passes with the red tip resulted in very nice shave. Day 8 and there was no tugging. It wasn't quite as sharp as day one, but still smooth.

 

MWF
Omega 31064
Merkur 11C
Super Iridium (1)
Musgo Real A/S

 

Happy Thursday From Florida!

Hot Shower
RAB Scuttle
PanChango Red Re-Knot
Tabac Soap
Dubl Duck Special No. 1 (Cheek Pass)
Schick Injector F
Pella Blade (1)
Cold Water Rag
Tabac A/S

4 Passes = 5 Blade, Off The Hook, Bang A Gong, Inter-Galactic BBS!

I ran the DD across the Swaty another five passes last night and stropped it until I thought my arm was going to fall off, then stopped it some more this morning. The difference is huge!

Learning how to maintain a straight just adds a whole new level of pleasure to our hobby. Fandamstastic!

Have a great day Ya'll!

 

Razor: 6/8 Dovo Special
Soap/Cream: MWF + C.O. Bigelow
Brush: "Clint" Super Badger
Aftershave: RazoRock Alum / Thayers / Clubman Classic Vanilla

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Great pics everyone! :happy088

 

Nice clean setup Mark, looks like a great shave this AM. Very nice Dovo