SoS: January 30th, 2012 ~ February 5th, 2012

Friday 3rd Fedruary

Hot shower and facial scrub
Timor Hamburg Ring 5/8 / Ford &Medley 333 5/8
Rooney 1/1 in Super
Vitos Green Soap
Alum Block and Proraso Liquid cream ASB
Fixegoiste Crash AS

My post night duty shave which was DFS+. Why the two razors?????? Things did not go as smoothly as I would have hoped. I started with my newly honed Timor. Bruno had already told me that he had problems with the blade and he reported that the test shave was substandard. He was of the opinion that the razor did not use high quality steel. I think that I can now confirm this to be so. I shaved one side of my face and changed to the Sheffield steel. I should have carried out a little more research before pulling the trigger. A good shave .....but not the way I would have liked

 

Friday
Face Wash
Merkur 38C + Astra SP
Omega Mighty Midget
Proraso White
Cold Water Rinse + Old Spice Classic A/S

Beautiful BBS with my 38C, first time I've used it in a while, seems like she'll serve me perfectly during the field ex next week.

 

Henckels 17 1/2 :: Simpson KH3 :: Floris Elite SC :: Floris Elite ASB :: Floris Elite EdT

 

Whats the smell like with the RR bologna?

 

Arrrgh..I'm not good at describing scents. To me it smells floral. It smells very good though.

 

Hot shower
Slim adjustable slammed to 9
brand new Derby blade
Ever Ready boar brush
VDH soap and Dalan green label cream for a super lather

3 passes and not a respectable whisker remaining. Jovan Musk a/s shave. Ahh life is good!

 

Woke up on time today and even though I shaved late yesterday I wanted a fresh shave. And this is exactly why I added my Merkur 11 C. Something milder then my Slant but with some degree of aggression. So how did it turn out?

EBC pre shave, pif'd after this shave as a fresh one arrived
MWF
Omega 80005
Merkur 11 C
Gillette 7 o'clock yellow
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Bourbon Vanilla Milk
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

The razor performed smoothly and without hitch, even on a very recently and closely shaved face.

I don't think it's fair to call it a BBS, as I had a BBS 12 hours before. But I'm smooth, no bite, no irritation.

Until tomorrow.

 

Gillette New long tooth
Astra blade
Rudy Vey vintage restore
Godrej menthol mist
Ahava as balm
Still in Utah -it's awfully pretty here in the mountains

 

Friday night Shave:



Omega Boar
Tabac (oh how I have missed it)
Whipped Dog Scuttle
R41 with Astra SP
Acca Kappa Cedro AS

Been a couple days since my last shave. I have been waiting on this all day. Well worth it.

 

Hot Shower with Pears Face Wash
Merkur 45C Bakelite
Treet Blade
Vulfix 404 Mix
SWK XL Scuttle
C&E NOMAD Cream
Nivea Cool
Nivea Balm

 

Botanics face scrub
Feather AS - D1
Feather Blade 1
Le Tuft Chubby 1.5 in Lignum Vitae
Mitchells Woolfat
Alum + Witch Hazel
TOBS Sandalwood Balm
Botanics moisturiser SPF 15
Coty Raw Vanilla Eau De Cologne

Jamie.

Two pass shave perfect. very cold this morning starting to snow, about to take the Dog for a stroll around the local park.

 

One of my favorite Jamie pics. Especially like your brush

 

Gillette Aristocrat #16
Iridium super
Semogue Caravela
Pre de Provence
Speick AS and Weleda ASB

 

Thanks Randy, made by a good friend and super brush maker over on the TSR UK forum Bill AKA Beejay, if you are looking to have a custom brush made to your own personal specifications, any knot including Simpsons, or handle material even a restore you want with a new knot, you really wont beat Bill for quality or craftsmanship. The brush i'm using in the photo, as a Lignum Vitae handle made from a old bowling ball, with a small solid silver disc with my initial on it, the knot is 26mm with a 48.5mm loft a two band finest, it's a super allround performer.

Regards Jamie

 

Saturday

Kukri 4/8
Culmak soap
Vie Long Brush
Alum
Pashana Original AS



Nice!

 

Saturday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/7 AM day 2
Solo Menthol SC
Arko Aqua AS Gel
Obsession For Men EDT

It's been a long time since I've used this Solo Menthol cream, so I started a new tube (my last one) this morning. I love the rich lather and that nice sporty/minty scent, and even though the menthol effect is relatively mild, it's still there. The Arko Aqua gel is really cooling - it's fabulous stuff!

 

Saturday,February 4, 2012
I really wish the weather around here could make up its mind. I mean REALLY? Yesterday 65 degress and sunny, this morning I wake up to the ground covered by SNOW!

Anyway.....
hot shower
proraso green tub
omega brush
feather as-d1
astra blade
cold water rinse

1 pass ATG nice and quick DFS++. This is where the feather shines for me! I'm getting the hang of it (I think).....The wierd thing is, I can shave my head with the feather and get a BBS shave out of it. So head shaving is teaching me how to shave my face with it.

 

Saturday, February 4

EJ DE86
Gillette Silver Blue (d1)
L'Occitane Cade
Ever Ready Boar 100T
Lucky Tiger Aspen
Herbissimo Mountain Juniper Edt

Result: 4.8 blades. First shave with the Gillette Silver Blue. Seemed sharp, smooth and forgiving. Will take more shaves to fully access it.

 

Barbasol Razor
Polsilver (1)
Semogue OC Boar
Klar Kabinett (with M-bomb)
Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

Excellent shave this morning.

It was the first time I used a Polsilver (thanks Hanzo). It seemed to pair well with the Barbasol razor.

It was also nice to take my time and whip up a nice mug of Klar Kabinett today.

I really like the shave and it was even better with a healthy dose of M-bomb.

 

Saturday morning, February 4, 2012

Schick I2 Hydro-magic w/ Schick blade (3)
Omega 20107 boar bristle brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse for a DFS!