SoS: January 9th ~ January 15th, 2012

Wednesday:
Omega 10029 Baby-Pro, boar
Arko Shave Stick/Arko Max.Comfort SC
Gillette Senator/Derby (D1)
Arko-Nem moisturizer/Arko Aqua AS Splash

This is like a collection of favorites from days gone by....I found an old pack of Derby's and thought I'd give one a spin. In honor of the Derb I picked up my old favorite 'barber shop' style After-Shave, Arko Aqua. The Stick/SC uber-lather I've been using lately but both products I've used forever. And the Omega Baby-Pro's been my go-to brush almost since I came back to TWS....

So I have to say...I was surprised...The Derby came through like 'Too Cool for School'...Now I remember why these blades were all the rage a few years ago...I remember someone saying they 'invited' buffing and they do.... After the second pass I was 'polished'...but I did a third just practicing 'Buffing' and J-Hooking....Just having more fun than should be allowed while shaving....Ended up; definition of irritation-free BBS. ...was it Danny who said, "Babies Butts should be Jealous" of todays shave....

PS.: I think I'm going to have to reconsider Derbys...I may have to Procure a box or two straight away....Excellent shave today!! And this Senator is still batting a thousand !!

 

Muhle R41 ('11)
Rapira Lux SP
M&F 1/2
Bath House Spanish Fig and Nutmeg Shave Soap
Humphrey's Citrus WH
Tet-A-Tet A/S Balm

Tet-A-Tet Cologne

 

Gillette Tech
Voskhod blade (PIF'd by battle.munky, many thanks for letting me try these wonderful blades!)
TSD Old Spice style w/ 2 drops of M-Bomb
SimplyBeautiful Pure Badger
Witch Hazel
Old Spice AS

What a way to start the day!

 

Wednesday

Gillette Black Handled SS
Vikings Sword (2)
Penworks Finest
Monsavon (always amazing)
Proraso White ASB

I have been too tired the last few days to shave, but decided to pull the trigger today. I practiced my dad's face lathering technique this morning (called him a few days ago asking him what he did), wetting the brush just before you use it and then go to work. It worked much better than what I was doing before (soaking the brush) for some reason, and the major bonus was the nice warm lather! I did a quick 2-pass and ended up with a very nice, irritation-free shave!

 

Wednesday

Dovo Best Quality 6/8
Altesse Badger brush
Col. Conk Lime
Booster Iced Limes A/S
Royall Lyme

Great shave for my first day teaching for the Spring trimester!

 

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - Cream Annihilation

1. Prep: Hot shower; Yardley bath bar; hand strop blade
2. Coffee: Locally roasted, fresh ground Costa Rican w/ cream
3. Lather: Speick cream - face lather
4. Brush: Simpson's Commodore X2
5. Razor: Gem OCMM
6. Blade: Pella SS PTFE coated (5); 2 passes
7. Post: Cold water rinse; Kiehl's Balm

Another great shave with the Speick, a 2-pass DFS. The Commodore has quickly become my go to brush. A great combination of soft tips with nice backbone for massaging the lather into the stubble.

Shave Rating - Splendid! God Bless!

 

Wednesday:

Dovo Natural
EJ Best
Williams Mug Soap
Alum Block
Witch Hazel
Afta Fresh Balm
Old Spice After Shave

 

Wednesday, January 11, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: EJ DE87
Blade: Gillette
Soap: Palmolive Menthol Cream
Brush: D.R. Harris H2 (Rooney 1/2)
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue

 

Wednesday:

Pre: Hot Shower, RSC Scrub
Razor: Merkur 23c
Blade: Voskhod (1)
Cream: European Palmolive
Brush: Omega Boar
Post: Thayers WH, Nivea Replenishing ASB

First shave with a Voskhod, and it was mostly good. I have some neck/chin irritation today, but I think it was just re-irritated from the Feather yesterday, so maybe I'll give it a few days, then be back at it. Have a good day!

 

Wednesday, January 11th

Razor: Wilkinson Sticky
Blade: Polsilver
Brush: Rudy Vey Beehive
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: Czech & Speake No 88
A/S: Floid Blue

The stars must not have been aligned properly because I endured a rare sub-standard shave. This was my first use of the No. 88 shave soap and my lather was a little drier than usual...and that is where I am casting blame. I need to experiment a bit with this soap to get the lather right. Strange though as I have not had any issues with the Oxford and Cambridge soap. In any case, the Floid Blue salvaged what had been a mediocre shave.

 

Wednesday morning, January 11, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick Blade (4)
Omega 10049 Boar Bristle Brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Rudy Vey Vintage Restored 18mm Finest Badger
Dr Harris Arlington Stick
Gillette New
Rapira Swedish
Osage Rub
Ahava AS Balm
Music-Todd Rundgren
-Rapira may be my favorite blade now

 

Wednesday

Prep: Hot shower
CD: Muddy Waters ~ The Essence of Muddy Waters
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenya Safari Ridge, BLACK
Soap: TSD Blue Juniper
Brush: Vulfix 406, The Burlington
Razor: Merkur 11C
Blade: Dorco ST-301, day 3, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Brut ASB, Brut cologne, hand strop blade

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

Fine shave all the way 'round.

 

Razor: Merkur HD
Blade: Shark (3)
Brush: Vulfix badger travel
Soap: De Vergulde Hand extra fris
A/S: Musgo Real

 

Wednesday's Shower and Shave
Hot shower to start the morning ritual, while showering Parker Badger was warming itself.

I choose a Mystery Lavender shave cream, Parker Badger whipped up mounds of lather.

Today razor choice Gillette Open Comb, with the mystery blade day four. Tomorrow a razor and blade change.
The Parker Badge easily loaded lather for three passes.

After three passes I splashed warm water to rinse. Then a nice polar water soaking and splash of my face. After pat drying my face I splashed on Thayer's Witch Hazel. I let that dry crowning my shave with Tet-A-Tet Balm.

A superb five blade DFS.

 

Wednesday 11th Jan

Real Shaving Facial Scrub
Feather Artist Club SS
Semogue 1250 Brush
Erasmic Supreme Shaving Stick
Alum Block and Boots Glycerine & Rosewater
Swiss Pitralon AS

Near BBS with two passes and a touchup. The Erasmic Supreme is really good. It is a glycerine soap which smells exactly like the bowl version and gives a fantastically slick and thick lather. Feel good factor was high tonight

 

Thanks Jamie!

 

Wednesday
Face wash w/Tallow Soap
DE87 w/Lord Platinum (Stropped, D2)
Proraso Aloe & Green Tea Soap
EJ Pure Badger Brush
Cold Water Rinse + Gillette Hydro A/S

I dunno WTF happened with that blade, it hurt like hell this morning, I think it may have been a bad one from the pack that had 1 decent shave and went to hell. It's garbaged now, shave was close but didn't feel very comfortable at all. Switching back to Astra or Rapira tomorrow, maybe I'll flip a coin.

 

Merkur 23C/Green 7AM (from Dale)
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Wilkinson Sword soap in a blue bowl
Cold water splash
Alum

7AM blades seems to be good and smooth for me. Nice shave! Decided to see what will happen if I put alum only. Feel good and smooth! DFS, I was very careful, as my face still feels the traces of yesterday's rough shave...