SoS: January 26, 2015 - February 1, 2015

I have been using the ikon 102 with great results lately but since coming back from a business trip last week, I had allowed a 3 day growth to appear. My only gripe with the 102 is that it doesn't have a very large opening between the blade and head so it gets clogged rather easily in my experience. So I went to the merkur progress with a new Wilkinson blade.

Growth: 3 days
Razor: Merkur progress set to 3
Blade: Wilkinson
Cream: vitos
Preshave prep: hot shower and a noxema face wash
Brush: Gillette badger from AoS
Passes: 3 with clean up

What a great shave I had. One wiper low on the neck but with, across, and against the gain all fab. No pulling or tugging. Loved this combo for a long growth shave. But, when you start bragging to your wife about how great a shave you have, make sure you don't miss a spot on your lip that she can point out. Duh! Back at it tomorrow!

 

Did Woody help?

 

Did Cap'n Murphy work on that razor? I see the red indicator! Very nice.

 

Great idea on the hot sauce bottle. I hoard them for my homemade hot sauce but hadn't thought of them for AS. Will be waiting for your AS recipe/review....

 

A cold snowy Sunday morning SOTD

Razor - Gillette New short comb head/Sabi t2 handle
Blade - Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum(black)
Brush - Klenzo (restored)
Soap - ARKO
AS - Witch Hazel

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Super Bowl Sunday
Soap: Straight Razor Designs unscented
Brush: Muhle VIVO Black Fiber
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Super Iridium
After: cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

Revisor 8/8
Muhle V2 synthetic brush
Strop Shoppe Baker Street soap
Booster Mosswood AS

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SOTD - Sunday, February 1, 2015

Hot shower
Prep: Lime PSO
Brush: Simpsons Duke 3 Best
Soap: D.R. Harris Arlington
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Voskhod (4)
Aftershave: Fine American Blend

 

sorry was late for church.
today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
Pop Dick's rubberset/ custom two band finest
soap commander vision
Gillette fatboy(d4)(7)
persona lab(2)
nivea a/s balm
today's shave was nice. very nicely scented soap(new to me). fatboy performed very well for the three passes. Nice dfs today, very comfy. finished with nivea balm.
hope y'all we're on time to church, I was running late.

 

Cream: TOBS Jeremy ST Sensitive
Brush: Rooney 1/2 Super Silver
Razor: 46-47 Aristocrat
Blade: Rapira Super Stainless
Aftershave: Special Reserve
Shave Quality : 10
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SOTD Sunday 12-1-2015 Superbowl Sunday! :football: GO HAWKS!

Edwin Jagger DE87811 w/Crystal
Noxema
Al's SC - Boheme
GP Scuttle
Semogue 820 Boar
Dickinson's WH
GB Body Lotion
Aqua Velva Musk ASL/Cologne

 

Love your brush handles!

 

Thank you for your kind words Mark

 

Sunday's Shave



Prep: Hot shower w/ Grandpa's Pine Tar
Music: Mississippi Delta Blues mix
Lather: Arko
Brush: Omega 13522
Razor: '46 - '50 Gillette Heavy Gold Tech
Blade: store brand Israeli Personna
Post: Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Balm, Pinaud Clubman

Great shave today! Store brand Israeli Personnas are leading the pack so far in the Tech! 3 pass DFS just shy of BBS. The real test for these blades will be tomorrow. Skipped yesterday so we'll have to see what they do 2 days in a row. Shave felt so good I even used the Clubman as an aftershave. And immediately regretted it as my face turned tomato red. Redness went away pretty quick though so not a big deal.

 

I have no words for this picture. Just none.

 

Church was awesome. This is my third service since I'm running lights. God knows I need lots of saving!

 

Since I don't shave on Saturday's I have a few more to go

Day 27 - Thirty Days with Merkur 34c (Jan 1-Feb 4 [No shave on Saturdays]) BSG 2-01-2015

Hot Shower and Prep -Nivea Men Sensitive Skin Face Wash & conditioner on the whiskers
Razor Merkur 34c
Blade Astra SP (3)
Brush - Plisson Synthetic
Lather - Proraso Green
Post - Warm water rinse, Maggard Razor Alum, wait 30 seconds then cool water rinse, Neutrogena Men Razor Defense Post Shave Lotion

A great 3 pass shave for a very nice BBS

 

SOTD 1 February 2015
Day 30 of 30
30 DAY RULE with a Slim (Completed!)

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J2 Gillette Slim Adjustable
Kroger Israeli Personna
VDH Kit Badger
TSD Lanolin Shave Stick - Barber Shoppe Scent
Today's Great Cheap AS™ is TSD 2x Iced Barber Shoppe!

One last great shave, all TSD, had a blast with the 30 Day Crew!


PS... FEB 2015 30 Day Rule/30 Day Focus Pic and Discussion Thread

 

This will be my last shave... of the month and n my 50's. So the next SotD, I'll be 60.

• Brush: Semogue 1305 Locked and loaded with
• Arko ,enough for three passes, a touch up and more...
• Razor: Razorock Mission
• Blade: Astra SP (the 2nd I've tried)

The shave: Three full passes and a little touch up for a couple rough spots. Pretty darn smooth with the exception of a coupe of small nicks; the root cause due to drinking a couple of cups of ground bean coffee before the shave. Lesson kearned
Finished up wth:

• BBW Twighlight Woods aftershave lotion, body spray, a littly lotion for the hands (Michigan winters do dry the skin) finally a couple of spritzes of the cologne spray. Love the smell of this stuff; masculine, woodsey musk/cedar smell.

 

Pre-Superbowl Shave

First run out for this Edwin Jagger Synthetic brush and I was very pleased with the combination with the Crabtree and Evelyn West Indian Limes. The razor is a Chinese double arrow, I bought it years ago for a couple of quid, I sorted out issues with the grind of the shoulders but never got round to honing it. Well I honed it today and its got potential, however the edge was a bit mire engaging than I like so I think I will re-hone it on my coticule and see how that comes out. All in all a decent shave finished off with alum and a splash of Brut.​