SoS: January 25, 2016 - January 31, 2016

Mongoose/UFO!
Plisson
Saponificio Varesino

 

Thank you for your kind words, Andrew.

 

Thank you.

 

menthol Monday
hot water wash with nuetrogena men's invigorating face wash and a washcloth
LeFigaro boar
Jack Black supreme cream
Dirty Bird scuttle
Merkur 39c
Ladas(1)
ICED Barbasol Pacific Rush
today's shave was nice. I used the supreme cream in the dirty bird. the sledgehammer did great with a new Ladas. I'm very smooth,a cold water rinse after the warm the passes, coupled with the boosted menthol in the ICED rush. very refreshing and comfy.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

I think you meant this for @Bobcat

 

I wouldn't be surprised......I've been guilty of that sort of thing before.

 

Razor: Merker Futur Polished Chrome 2015 (1.5)
Brush: Vintage Ever-Ready 675 badger
Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue
Cream: Truefitt&Hill No 10
Blade: Feather (2)
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Jack Black balm, Tommy Bahamas St. Barts cologne

Put a dab of Truefitt&Hill No 10 into my favorite OS mug. The Ever-Ready badger with the original knot whipped up some nice warm lather. My Futur is a great looking razor, and Still on 1.5 as it works will for me. I'm really happy with the quality of this razor and the great shaves I'm getting with it. It made quick work in 2 passes WTG XTG. A little touchup on my neck ATG and done. I had enough lather left over for another pass. The WH felt good, nice and cool. After cleanup some JB and when it dried, some Tommy Bahamas St. Barts cologne. Y'all have a good one!

 

Gingers Garden Acqua di Florida
Vulfix 660 Super Badger
Grand Turk OS mug
Cattaragus B-hone
W.D Poor man strop
W.D. Sight Unseen 5/8"
Gillette Tech & Feather blade
Lucky Tiger AS & face tonic

Badger brush and a bowl with a tallow soap, good stuff!
Touched up the Brandt 100 from Larry at Whipped Dog
using my only hone and strop. Gave an acceptable 2 pass WTG & XTG.
Touch up using mild old DE to finish my DFS.
Splashed on Murry & Lannman's Florida Water,
but I wanted more so finished with the Tiger.

 

There's already a Mr Freeze here! lol

 

Very cool photo buddy, has a vintage feel!

 

That's a combo of Kyocera Android phone camera, my love of cast iron (the background), and @Darkbulb sharing his Color / Contrast / Saturation adjustments.

 

Simpsons Chubby CH3, Feather ASD2, Almond Oil and C&E Moroccan Myrah.

 

SUNDAY SHAVE OF THE DAY


PREP: GUSTAFSONS WOODLANDS
RAZOR: 1920'S GILLETTE BALL END OLD TYPE
BLADE: DERBY (2ND SHAVE)
BRUSH: RAZOROCK PLISSOFT
SOAP: KELL'S ORIGONAL DRAGONS BLOOD
POST: REEF POINT DRAGONS BLOOD BALM


2 Pass shave, was going to post yesterday but couldn't get access to the internet. The Kell's make a nice lather. Got a few nicks, but other than that it was a decent shave. finished off with Reef Point balm, which moisturized the skin well and has a nice menthol touch. Hope everyone has a great shave!

 

1/25/2016 Menthol Monday!! Woo Hoo!!

Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Valet Autostrop, Dubl Duck Goldedge straight razor
Blade: Modified GEM PTFE coated SE (8)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: Arko - Ice Mint
After: Home made ASB
Cologne: Prada - Amber Pour Homme Intense

 

1/25/16
Used the Eclipse Red Ring for the second time with L'Occitane Cade soap. The shave was just as good as my first shave. This is one excellent razor.
ECLIPSE Red Ring
L'Occitane Cade
L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic
Aubrey Northwoods ASB
Aubrey Northwoods AS

 

Started my cheapskate shave test (de blades only). First Day.

Razor: Vintage Gillette Tech
Oil: Shave Secret
Soap/lather: Equate canned lather.
Bowl: 2" finger bowl.
After shave: Gillette gel
Blade: Personna blue (1)

First pass, WTG, from sideburn all the way down to apple, with a couple of short strokes across the grain on upper cheek. The same on the other side. 2nd pass is a thin lather WTG/ATG/XTG until it feels like BBS. Thought about a 3rd pass, but I had no more whiskers to deal with. A real shame to, because I was having FUN. Before the after shave I place a tissue over my face, if I don`t see red dots then I`m a really happy camper.

Hope everybody else is having as much fun as I am. Bill

 

David...what do you think of the Jack Black cream cream? Is this unscented?

 

Shave of the day

Pre- Hot shower, Jumping Juniper shampoo cake from Lush
Soap/cream- Razorock XXX shave soap
Brush- Plisson synthetic
Razor- AlumiGoose
Blade- Feather Artist club Professional(2)
Post- Cold water rinse, alum block, Humphrey Witch hazel, Pinaud Clubman Vanilla classic and Nivea Original aftershave balm and some extra moisturizing with Monu aftershave age combat

Second shave with the AlumiGoose. Im always honest so im telling you that this shave was NOT as good as the first one =P

Why? Im not sure. Maybe its because i used a relatively new soap so i haven't figured it out completely.

I got a nice close shave but now a few minutes after The shave I feel some razor burn. That's why I applied some extra balm after the shave.

I do love the way the razor feels in the hand, I noticed the audio feedback. But it's not "extra" loud. It just has a nice audio feedback.

 

Happy Monday! Today it will be:

TOBS Jermyn St preshave gel,
TOBS Jermyn St shaving cream,
Omega boar brush,
Feather Artist SS razor w/Feather Professional blade,
Proraso Blue aftershave balm.