SoS: January 28, 2013 - February 3, 2013

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (10)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
TABAC shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Double shot of home roasted Monkey Butt Espresso - Black
WSP Prince Silvertip Brush
TOBS Avocado Shaving Cream
Face Lather
Muhle R89 Grande
Personna Med Prep Blade
3 Passes
Hot/cold water
Halston Z-14 After Shave Lotion
Pre de Provence Shea Butter Enriched After Shave Balm

Very nice shave! Awesome coffee - Thanks DSLazar9 (Danny) for the perfect home roast that went way past the second crack!

 

Wednesday 30-01-2013

Razor: Super Speed '60s
Blade: Bic Platinum (1)
Brush: Horse hair #6
Cream: Karo Classic
AS: Karo Classic

 

Wednesday

Prep: Hot shower
CD: The Great Blues Men
Coffee: Maxwellhouse French Roast, BLACK
Soap: TSD Blue Juniper
Brush: Ever Ready 200T with original knot
Razor: '62 Slim @ 6
Blade: ASR Platinum Chrome, day 3, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Osage Rub, B&BW Oak, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

<sigh> Great shaves are almost becoming TOO routine

 

Just the same as always: careful shaving, no pressure etc. The oil makes your skin slippery. Still you might consider taking a few extra drops. Just take it slow and you'll be allright!

 

Thanks Lloyd! It's a replate I picked up on E-bay (paid a ton but wanted it.) The silver case and blade cases are original. It is just like a brand new razor and the shave I get is the closest and smoothest shave possible. Old King Gillette could have just stopped right there in his razor design and we could still be buying these at Wal-Mart today. lol

 

SOTD Wednesday 1-30-2013

1930's Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Feather Stainless Blade
Proraso PSC
Irisch Moos SC
Semogue 820 Boar
Thayer's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Brut Original Cologne

Great shave this morning with the Tech/Feather combo. The Feather blades are expensive but are exceptional in making a mild razor into an awesome stubble eliminator! With the feather blade the tech is not only mild shaving it is efficient as well. Three passes and you're squeaky clean! lol

 

Hump day!

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Bram Vermeulen, Vriend & Vijand (Friend & Foe; Bram Vermeulen was a Dutch singer-songwriter; great irony in his lyrics)
• Brush: Wilkinson Sword badger
• Cream: The Strop Shoppe, Rosemary Mint
• Razor: Gillette flare tip Rocket
• Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock yellow
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse, hand strop blade & load upside-down in next DE razor

It says 'Sharp Edge" on the package. Yep. Not enough for a BBS this time, but a nice shave none the less!

 

Monday 28-01-2013

I have decided to start using blades I have not tried before. I have blades from a few various sample packs I want to start working through. First out is the Rapira blade I bought from Bestshave a few months ago.

The first pass with the Rapira was not promising on my two day beard. But it seldom is with a less then feather like blade.
The following passes improved the experience, and after a slight tugging experience I ended up with a decent DFS. A DFS with a few spots of razor burns, though. But a few applications with the L'Occitane Cade AS Balm took care of that and made me beautiful again

In the end I would put it on the same level as the Derby blade giving it 3 of 6 stars.

After a tip from Mr. ajdhn I put on some Speick Aftershave. And it was not bad, not bad at all. Smelled a little like a grandpa, but still not bad. But not what I am looking for; I'm afraid.
And that is a nice clean lotion that soothes and calms the skin, while also giving me a good wholesome sting.
It can have a pleasant smell to it, but without a perfume type smell and with a scent that dissipates after a while.
Thanks


Merkur 34c
Rapira Blade.
Lijung Shaving Finest Badger
Geo F Trumpers Coconut Soap
Thayers Witch Hazel
Speick Aftershave.
L'Occitane Aftershave Balm

 

Wednesday:

 

Wednesday
Muhle R41
Red Israeli Personna
LaToja Shave Stick
Simpsons Wee Scot
No.4711 A/S

As much as the Wee Scot looks like an unconventional planter from a Barbie House....the little bugger does a great job with the lather! Definitely is my go to brush for deployments now, that should have no issues fitting in my soap container that carries my razor and blades.

 

RR Hammer w/ Voskod
LE IB Semogue
TSD Sandalwood WC
Nivea/Clubman ASB

Great shave after taking a few days off from shaving. I have to say that my Semogue doesn't seem great for face lathering, it really eats the lather. I love it in a bowl but not on the face. Also I was getting a bit of a tingling sensation with the sandalwood cream. It's a shame because I've never had a reaction with sandalwood before and I do like TSD wheat creams. Oh well I'm compiling a bunch of stuff to trade off and this can go in the pile.

 

Awesome pic and beautiful bowl. You might want to check out Baxer of California aftershave balm.

 

Van Der Hagen Luxury Soap
Parker Pure Badger brush
FrankenSchick E3 with bastard file handle
T. N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Aqua Velva

 

8/8 W&B restored by Glen
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Williams mug soap/Palmolive shave stick mix
Cold water splash
Mayor Energy Platinum AS splash
Old-fashioned shave. But very pleasant. W&B is still strong, it is the second week of the experiment. Nice DFS+

 

Wednesday



Nice and cold!

 

Thank you Good Sir

I will check out your suggestion. However since you describe it as a balm, I assume it has a creamy substance. I am looking for a lotion/liquid aftershave. Maybe it is also called a splash.

 

5/8 Spear
TOBS Avocado
23mm Muhle knot

Great shave this morning. TOBS Avocado has excellent shaving properties but I'm not wild about the scent. I'm hard to please with scent and would say that I prefer a very light cologne or a spicy type scent. Have a good one.

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Thursday:
Facial wash with Gatsby Ice Cooling Gel
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Goal day 3
Mama Bear Awakenings SS
Diana Sport Menthol Balsam
Osage Rub AS
YSL Pour Homme EDT

One frigid thing after another this morning - this new Gatsby facial washing gel has a nice aqua/citrusy scent which doesn't linger and it is EXTREMELY cooling and refreshing. The Awakenings soap makes the Proraso Green feel warm, and the Diana Sport balsam/Rubby Dubby combination add a freeze which lasts all day!

 

I see, I assumed you were wanting a creamy aftershave with a little bite, if you are looking for a splash, maybe try Imperial Barber's aftershave splash. It has a nice masculine scent, it is not supposed to contain alcohol and still seems to have a mild sting. I am like you a little, I think. I enjoy a slight burn, but I do not want a full on alcohol burn.