SOS: July 18 - 24 2011

Gillette SS Black Handle
with Astra SP
H.L. Thäter 49125/1 Silvertip
AoS Lavender SC
AoS Lavender ASB
C&S No. 88 EdT

Have a nice day!

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Ouch! Cut by my Voshkod!

Today's shave was going very well. I was quite pleased with the smoothness of a new Voshkod blade in my DE89 when I started to use too much pressure and go too fast and Ouch! -- a half-inch vertical cut above my lip. I finished my shave with more respect for my smooth but sharp blade. The cut didn't bleed much at first, and an application of My Nick is Sealed took care of it.

AOS soap, unscented
EJ Best badger brush
EJ DE89l razor
Voshkod blade (1)
My Nick Is Sealed
TSD aftershave milk, unscented

 

Thursday, July 20

Gem Push Button
GEM (Pella Coated) (d2)
Arko Boosted Classic Brand Menthol SS
Vulfix 2235 Super Badger
Osage Rub
Stephans Island Lime

Excellent shave. I decided to try the Classic Brand Menthol soap I got with a mug purchase. I shredded it, and added 3/4 a stick of Arko. The lather and menthol coolness now are excellent. Great for these hot summer days.

 

Merkur Progress / Simpson Special S1B / Palmolive shave cream / Tabac ASL

 

Hey man...Hows that tendonitis doing...Don't like hearing you're in pain...Sure you're not to fond of it either.. Is the inflamation going down?? You're using enough Menthol to probably help with your pain aswell as freeze your face...
Hope you get back to normal soon, my friend...

 

Thursday, July 21, 2011

• 1973 Gillette Super-109 adjustable, aka long-handle adjustable, aka long-handle Black Beauty - set on 9
• 1970s Personna 74 DE blade (shave number 9 on this blade)
• Dalan D'men Sensitive shaving cream
• 2011 Semogue Excelsior 620 boar hair brush that sheds more than my cat*
• Robert Becker "Cranberry" scuttle
• Proraso Liquid Cream aftershave balm

Results: BBS

*When I got done with my daily grooming, I got out my Dremel tool and got rid of the boar hair knot. Going to replace it with a badger hair knot because the clear acrylic Semogue handle is very nice. If it weren't for the handle, I would have thrown the brush in the trash. Just really tired of the shedding with this brush.

 

Neglected Champion

Soap: TOBS Sandalwood Cream
Brush: Kent BK4
Razor: 1912 GEM
Blade: GEM
Aftershave:TOBS Sandalwood

Using some father's day stuff (TOBS Sandalwood) from the daughter before I have to explain why I haven't. Actually, the TOBS Sandlewood products are outstanding. The AS is great even in a Texas summer.

A fine shave from this little GEM as always. I've been ignoring it for the last several months and that's my bad.

 

Gem OC MicroMatic
Gem Stainless PTFE (1)

Omega 49 - Big Red
Arko Shave Stick in an OS mug

Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum (Boosted)

The maiden voyage of Big Red was not bad at all. I made two test lathers that removed the majority of the smell, but there was still a little left. Unfortunately the Arko was not able to mask it. Once that brush breaks in, it should perform like a champ. It's definitely worth the $9.

It's only been about a dozen shaves with the OC MicroMatic, but it just feels right. I love the shave I get from it. I don't understand the overly aggressive reputation this razor commands. The only irritation I get is with a fresh blade. I attribute that to the blade rather than the razor.

I would give tonight's shave a solid 3.5. If the brush was defunked and had a day 2 blade it could have easily been 4.5.

 

Thursday Shave July 21, 2011

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  HOT SHOWER: Green Tea & Aloe Soap
  LATHER: Proraso Green Tea & Aloe white tub Soap
  BRUSH: New Forest Tubby 2 2-Band
  SCUTTLE: Yes, Robert Becker Med Black
  RAZOR: IKON Bulldog Handle , IKON Tech-Type Head
  BLADE: Red Israeli Personnas
  AFTERSHAVE: Aloe Cooling Gel
  COLOGNE: Green Tea & Musk
  
  
  
  Today was one fine shave. I almost forget how great and smooth the IKON Bulldog Handle Razor shaved. I've been lost in Injector Land for most of the year. But may continue on with my Double Edge because it shaved so smooth! One 2 pass bbs shave for the books!

 

SOTD 22 July 2011
Valobra Almond...Kent BLK4...Nanjie...SuperMax Platinum(13)...Nivea Cool Kick

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Friday

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Rwanda, BLACK
Soap: Speick stick grated into bowl
Brush: Ever Ready 200T with original knot
Razor: Thick handle Tech
Blade: ASR Platinum Chrome, day 5, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Dickenson's WH, Clubman AS

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

A little surprised at such a great shave. Really wasn't expecting it with the Tech. I'll take it!

 

Friday, July 22, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Merkur 23C
Blade: Treet DuraSharp
Brush: Simpson Colonel X2L
Soap: Cella
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, 4711 Splash

 

Friday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 4
Proraso Green SC :love008 :freezing
Keri unscented moisturizer
Barbon AS :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing
Bulgari Blu Notte EDT

Little by little I think I'm starting to really enjoy the Proraso Green cream again - I just wish they would improve the scent. The Barbon aftershave has one of the nicest barbershop scents, as well as a hell of a menthol effect.

 

Thanks - I'm feeling better!

Lloyd, thanks for your concern, and by the way, I feel quite a bit better. My arm is still sore, but it's far less painful.

 

The proraso is the tub or the tube? Your shaves nearly always have some parts that I have never seen or heard of. Just from you .

Today My shave consisted
Gillette 65 Slim
Voskhod (1)
T&H 1805
Vulfix 404
Bourbon Vanilla mixed with Nivea Cool Kick

Great shave and after feel

 

Friday's Shave
Cool Shower
Arko Shave Stick/Arko Max.Comf.SC
Omega 10029
1955-58 Schick I2 Injector
Long's Drugs/Personna (Day5)
Arko Nem moisturizer/Arko Aqua AS/Rebul Lavanda Cologne/Guerlain Habit Rouge EdT

This week has really been filled with the closest shaves...At times maybe taking the exfolliating thing a hair too far. But a BBS of the highest order, maybe a tad too tender to rub much but absolutely no stubble anywhere...
Today I believe was the best shave of the week...A slightly lower impact shave but still rivaling the closeness...
I took my time and did a very good prep...After a shower, and washing my face several times with hot soapy water, I face lathered the Arko till I looked like Santa...After a couple minutes I added the Shave Cream to the lather filled brush and hit my face again only adding to the thickness of the lather already there...
When I preceded to do my first pass, the Schick just glided and I could not detect any feelings of a razor blade. I rinsed with HOT water between each pass and reapplied the thick luxuriant uberlather...Samething...No feeling of a blade ever...even on the ATG pass...
Todays shave was just way too much fun...But then I always have fun with this Injector...And the results were "All Round Best Shave The Week"...:happy102 And this time I can't keep my hands off my face...

 

Hot Shower
Johnson Baby Oil
HJM Boar
Vulfix
Gillette Tech
Super Max
Superior 70
DFS

 

Muhle R106
Gentleman's Quarter - Blackberry Sage soap
Penworks Finest 24mm
Red Israeli
DR Harris Marlborough AS

There were enough scents this morning to think you were in paradise!

 

No Cut Voshkod Friday!

After my big cut yesterday, I treated Mr. Voshkod with correct respect--no pressure, hold the razor lightly, go slow. Result was a very comfortable, smooth shave.

TSD Soap, unscented
EJ Best badger
EJ DE89l
Voshkod (2)
TSD Aftershave milk, unscented

 

Friday, July 22

Razor: Cooncat Bob TTO Razor
Blade: Gillette Yellow
Brush: Thater Porter
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Cream: Italian Palmolive with Menthol
A/S: Geo F. Trumper Limes

The Gillette Yellow and Cooncat combo has served me very well this week. I enjoyed another outstanding shave, thanks in part to the Italian Palmolive and Thater Porter brush. A splash of GFT Extract of Limes and I am ready to embrace the day.