SoS: July 13, 2015 - July 19, 2015

Wednesday Planned SOTD
Razor: 1946/1947 Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: Gillette Spoiler (D10)
Brush: Savile Row 3226
Bowl: ShaveWorks 4.25"
Pre Shave Scrub: RazoRock GLO
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Lavender Mint
Shave Soap: Catie's Bubbles Purple Grapefruit
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Agua Lavanda Puig


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Patrick, hope you get to feeling better. Getting older isn't always fun, but hang in there, with the rest of us Seniors.

 

Gillette Super Adjustable (1970),
Edwin Jagger Silvertip Synthetic brush,
Lather-up with Cold River Soap Works,
Finish with cold water, Witch Hazel
and Clubman Special Reserve

 

Planned Wednesday SOTD


Schick type J razor
Schick injector blade
Semogue SOC boar brush
Myrsol Emulsion preshave
MdC lavender shaving soap - brain bowl
Myrsol Agua Balsamica aftershave
Royall Rugby EdC

 

Yeah it's interesting that people take to it so differently. I am personally in complete awe of how extremely efficient it is and how it is just demolishing any stubble I have leaving a clean, smooth face within less of two passes.

I didn't quite like the RR slant as for me it wasn't as efficient a razor as I thought it would be. It felt a bit 'meh'

 

Razor: 1920s Old Type
Blade: Astra SP
Soap: Proraso Red
Brush: Vie-long White Horse Hair
AS Cologne: Arko Football

 

Smooth as silk from a new Derby blade and fresh, cool, and comfy from the Egyptian Palmolive Menthol cream. Smellin' great from the Alt Innsbruck!

 

07/15/2015
Razor – Mongoose B2
Blade –Feather Pro (6)
Brush –Rudy Vey with Shavemac Finest
Lather – Jabonman Citricos
Post - Witch Hazel and Fine L’Orange

 

July 15 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
VDH Boar Brush
Stirling Port-au-Prince SS
Phoenix Dbl OC
Stirling Unscented PSB
Fine Fresh Vetiver

 

SOTD July 15/15

Prep: Hot facecloth followed by homemade lavender pre-shave oil
Soap/Cream: Cella
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Astra
Brush: Semogue
Aftershave: Hot facecloth followed by Rose Witch Hazel
Aftershave balm: coconut oil

I have found a new love...and her name is Cella. This was my first time using Cella and I was pleasantly surprised. Wonderful mild scent of almonds and cherries, easy to load the brush, smooth, lubricating lather. If I had to select one cream from all my soaps and creams Cella would be the first to receive a box of chocolates and some flowers from me . Near perfect shave.

 

July 15th, SOTD
Two days’ growth
Prep: Hot shower
Razor: W.R. Case & Sons “Registered No. 23 Warranted For Life” Purple Heart Wood scales
DE Razor: Gillette Old Type with Hibco handle and Gillette 7 ‘O Clock blade
Soap: Homestead Ranch Goat Butter Shave soap
Brush: Omega Boar Travel
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block, Thayer’s Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman with M-Bomb added

 

You've probably been asked already, but how do you like the Maggard OC? How would it compare to the Merkur 41c 1904?

 

The Mongoose is my favorite razor so far and I agree with you to a certain point. With any blade except the Feather Super Pro, I have found it to require 3 passes with touch ups to get the shave I want. With the Super Pro I can get the same shave in 2 passes with very little touch ups.

Maybe at some point I will get to try out the Cobra.

 

30 day rule - Day 15
MDC Lavender Face Lathered
Ladas blade
Slim Adjustable set to 8
3 passes

Another day, another wonderful shave

 

today's shave
hot water wash with dove+ care
@GDCarrington customized Olive wood/ custom two band finest
Cella
Muhle r41/ duplex handle
persona lab(5.5)
ICED Brut
today's shave was nice. the Olive wood is everything I could ask for in a brush. Cella( no need to say more, if you know, you know). the muhle/ duplex combo is a very close shave, more so than the muhle alone. three passes, very close, we'll see how comfy. finished with iced Brut, " the essence of a cool man".
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Herm-It is too mild for me. It is probably good for folks that are leary of OC's and want to try one. This was going to be the second round for me with it, but I stopped after one shave.............

Wednesday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Island Man
Soap: Chiseled Face-Ghost Town Barber
Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: ASCO Red Super Stainless (1)
Brush: oscar11 High Mountain White-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: CF Ghost Town Barber

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

CF Ghost Town Barber today. 20 seconds to load the oscar11 HMW. Great, easy, thick, lather. I loaded a new ASCO Red SS in the Red Tip. Outstanding smooth, close, shave! I finished with Ghost Town Barber.

Bob

 

Hoken 66 H.Y.S. 2.7
Proraso shave cream
Proaso AS
Coconut oil

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Clint, I was contemplating trying the Feather Super Pros, but I just didn't like the design of the Mongoose head. It was too large for me. I much preferred the Cobra's head geometry, but I just don't like those darn SE blades. Those don't get on with my skin, unfortunately.

 

15 July 2015

* Wolfman WR1-SB + UFO Colibri SS
* Super Iridium
* Shavemac Silvertip 2-Band + Doug Korn Cobalt Blue C7
* Mystic Water Bay Rum
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO



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