SoS: July 11-17 2010

Muhle R41 ToothComb
Gillette 7 O'clock Super Platinum (black ninja)

Simpson Chubby 2 Best
Arko Shave Stick

Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

Pretty marginal shave. Gave myself a slice on the cheek and did not let my neck irritation heal so now it is worse. Out of the four blades I have tried in this razor, the Feather is the only one that seems worth while. 2.5/5

 

Thursday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 2
Nord-ost SC :love008 :love008 :love008 :freezing
Nord-ost AS Balsam :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing
Bulgari Blu Notte Pour Homme EDT

It's been a while since I used my Nord-ost stuff, so today I went with it, and I enjoyed the shave very, very much. The cream has a little less menthol in it than the aftershave balsam, but it's still cooling enough to be noticed and enjoyed.

 

**Thursday's Shower and Shave**
**Long Hot Shower**
**Parker Badger**
**Gillette OC with a Gillette Silver Blue**
**Superior 70 Bay Rum**
**Kapo Balm**
Three passes brought out a DFS.

 

Thursday:

Razor - Leresche France
Blade - Derby Extra
Brush - Plisson
Cream - Institut Karité
Balm - Institut Karité
Cologne - Mont St. Michel Ambrée

--
John

French shave in honor of Bastille Day.

 

Thursday (Wednesday night)

I shaved last night before bed for today.

1907 GEM Jr. Lather Catcher
GEM PTFE Blade
SOC Brush
QED Wild Rose
DR Harris Marlborough AS (just for kicks)

I was looking for a soap and I found my QED in the back of my shelf. How I forot about it, I don't know. Since I usually only use this soap for special occasions, I decided to use a special razor. So I took out my GEM.

I was curious as to how the DR Harris and soap scents would go together, and I just want to say it was mighty fine! The strong floral from the soap mixed with the many scents in the aftershave creates a heavenly mix!::angelic004

 

Thursday, July 14

65’ Gillette Slim (set on 8)
Supermax SS (d2)
Preshave Oil Blend +M-Bomb
Renaissance Man Bay Rum SS
Vulfix 404 Grosvenor Badger/Boar
Master Blue
Herbissimo Mountain Juniper Edt
4.5 Blades on 3+ passes

 

Thursday

EJ89L
Shark SS (5)
Thater Stout 2
Tabac stick
Nivea Sensitive balm
Alcolado Glacial
Polo Sport edt

Wow!! I had my first ever great shave with Tabac. I have tried this stuff off and on for over a year to get good lather and today was absolutely a lush expierience. I guess milling it was the answer for me to get to know it properly. A couple more lathers like this and it'll become a favorite.

 

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Merkur Progress XL
Blade: Lord Platinum Class
Brush: Vie-Long Gonzalo Boar/Horsehair
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Pashana Bay Rum Splash

An exceedingly fine shave this morning, using my Gonzalo brush for the first time. The brush performed well beyond its price point, whipping up a great lather with relative ease. I had more than enough lather for a 3 pass + touchup. The "wet animal" smell often found on new brushes wasn't there, but there was a somewhat industrial smell, probably from a sterilizing/deodorant wash of some kind--not really noticeable once the brush is filled with lather, and it will go away with further use. I generally don't think of bay rum in the summer, but something made me go for it this morning--a very refreshing finish to a great shave.

 

Thursday, July 14, 2011

• Prep: Hot Shower, OCM (castor, EVOO, glycerin), Hand stop blade
• Soap: VDH puck from Premium Shave Kit
• Brush: Frank Shaving Fine Badger
• Razor: Merkur 33C
• Blade: Wilkinson Sword (4), 3+ passes
• Post: Cold Water Rinse, Wally World Witch Hazel + Alum spray, Aqua-Velva Ice Blue, Hand strop blade
• Cologne: C.O. Bigelow Elixer Black

 

Thursday 7/14:
Prep: Hot shower, OCM (trying again, I keep going back and forth with this) lather, hot towel (2 min.)
Soap/cream: MB "Ye Olde Barbershoppe"
Brush: AOS pure
Razor: Westenholm Pipe straight razor
AS: Nivea Post Shave Balm
3 pass shave (WTG XTG XTG). Still learning the straight and cant get BBS without ATG which I'm not committed to doing every time. Overall, very good shave!
happy088happy088

 

Jack Black Beard Lube
The Dridecker Brush (Shea Moisture)
Master Mug Soap
Merkur 38c
Rapira Platinum Blade
Master Lilac Vegetol Splash
Baxter of California AS Balm

-faceterbating great shave! I just love that Lilac Vegetol scent.

 

Good to know, I have yet to try mine with a Feather-that's next. The Iridium was fantastic if you have any of those. I'll also try a KAI which is very similar to the Feather.

 

Prep: hot shower, some conditioner applied to my beard area
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Classic
Blade: Gillette Platinum
Shaving cream: Nivea Mild with, squirt of glycerin
Aftershave: Alverde aftershave balm

Well, I think I got the most out of this plastic razor. 4 passes (WTG, 2x XTG) and touch-up pass. Lather was amazingly soft and puffy. The cheeks feel BBS, the neck area has some very short stuble left. Managed to get a nick on the neck as well.

3/5

 

Thursday's Shave
1952 Black Tip Super Speed, with the steel handle...
Astra SP (Day1)
Omega 10029
Arko UberLather:Shave Stick/Adventure SC
Post Shave:Arko Nem moisturizer/Arko Aqua AS/Rebul Turkish Lavanda Cologne

This was going to be Day2 on an Astra blade, but blade was painful so I swapped out immediatly and preceded to get a great shave...

 

Rotbart Mond Vintage Razor
with Rotbart Extra Dünn (1)
21er Bock Silvertip
Wilkinson Sword SC
Lustray Blue Spice

Have a nice day!

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You're pictures are amazing! I feel like the pictures I post make you laugh hysterically!

 

July, 15

Skipped my night shave yesterday, so it was fast but enjoyable shve this morning with my proven DE.

Merkur 23C/Blue Personna#2
Muhle travel brush in best badger
Red Line (Krasnaya L'in'iya :happy102) SC
Cold water rag

BBS all around!
What a pity, Red Line SC becomes harder and harder to find...

 

Wednesday:

• Lord L6
• Vulfix 404
• Brian's mentholated Honey Almond SS
• Voshkod (2)
• AV Ice Blue

4/5 blades today. Brian's SS he sent me is really nice smelling and performs pretty well too.


Thursday:

• Lord L5
• vintage Ever Ready C40 boar
• Brian's mentholated Honey Almond SS
• Voshkod (3)
• AV Ice Blue

3.5/5 blades today. Again, Brian's SS came out working well and smell great.

 

Shave Of The Day - July 14th, 2011

• Hot Shower
• Semogue 2015 Silvertip Brush
• Lea Menthol Cream ~ :freezing :freezing
• Lord L6 head on Parker Heavyweight Handle
• Gillette Permasharp Blade ~ Day 1
• Thayers Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Blend
• Aqua Velva Original Sport ~ :freezing
• 

 

Lloyd I don't remember if I said this before or not, but that mug with your dad's picture is just plain cool! Looks like he was a helluva stylish man, and from the pics I've seen of you, I can definitely see the resemblance.

Enjoy it for many, many shaves my friend! :happy088 :happy088