SoS: July 22, 2013 - July 28, 2013

Thursday morning, July 25, 2013

Schick E2 Injector w/ Schick NOS blade (3)
Omega 20102 Pro boar w/ Mitchell's Wool Fat
Warm water and bowl lather for a DFS—
Finish w/ Captain's Choice Bay Rum!

What a nice shave! MWF provides luxury supreme.

Aces!

 

SOTD Thursday 7-25-2013

Cadet OC TP-02B
Polsilver SI Blade
TOBS SC - St. James
GT G4 Scuttle
Omega 31064 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Pinaud Lime sec EDC

Super hot today as usual. The Lime sec EDC is very refreshing.

 

Very refreshing shave today. Nice two pass, down and up. Menthol creme and skin bracer is a perfect combo, have s good one gang.

 

Razor: Newly Revamped Rhodium Plated Fat Boy
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: WD Handle w 30mm Super Badger
Pre: Musgo Real Lime Basil Oil Soap
Soap: Queen Charlotte Soaps Vostok
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: TSD Sub Zero AS Balm

 

Thursday 07/25

Hot Shower is the essential start to the day.
Facial prep; fliods pre-shave oil
Brush; Shavemac Silvertip Badger
Soap; RazRock Muguet
Razor; Old style Gillette Open Comb
Blade; 7 o'clock Black
Post; Warm water rinse, cold water splash, Ogalla Bay Rum
Despite have a late start I had a great two pass DFS.

 

I've gotta get me a bottle of Skin Bracer, it's been years since I used it! Memories of dad!

 

THURZDAY
Maiden Journey with a New Razor

a. PRE: hot shower, Lucky Tiger Lemon wash, hot towel, homemade PSO
b. RAZOR: NEW Merkur 39c "The Sledgehammer" slant-bar
c. BLADE: Astra SP
d. BRUSH: Whipped Dog 30mm Silvertip
e. SOAP: Mitchell's Wool Fat & dab of glycerin; whipped up in a hot scuttle
f. SHAVE: 2 passes (WTG, XTG) plus touch-up
g. POST: Cold water rinse & dry; Ogalalla Bay Rum Aftershave, Pre De Provence balm

Light-touch with this hefty SLR, only two passes needed today to get a true BBS!

 

Gillette #77
Polsilver blade
Ingram SC
Colonel in Manchurian
Old Spice AS

Its been a few days so today's shave was wonderful!

 

Thor's Day:

I did not enjoy the Pacific whatever. Good first pass, but it had all dissappeared off the brush by the time I went to re-lather. So I finished with S Maria (The S is for Sawesome)

 

I am trying out my new Every Man Jack synthetic shave brush. The brush is a terrible bowl latherer, but a great face latherer. I don't know if it has something to do with the way that the synthetic bristles absorb product, or if there is some other reason. when I try to use the brush with a bowl it does not allow any lather to build in the bowl at all, but it does an excellent job in my palm or on my face.

I did three passes, wtg/atg/xtg followed by a cold water rinse and an application of SAL Alum. I managed a BBS shave with zero nicks and zero irritation. The RiMei razor and Croma blade continues to be incredibly impressive. A good shave all around.


Pre: Hot shower and warm water splash
Razor: RiMei
Blade: Croma Diamant
Brush: Every Man Jack Synthetic
Soap: Vitos Extra Super
Post: Cold water rinse and SAL Alum

 

Brush: Vie-Long "Gonzalo" horsey/piggy
Razor: early 1950's Gillette Super Speed
Blade: Personna (drug store rebranded) - 5?
Soap: Pre de Provence
Finish: Malizia Uomo Vetyver AS splash

Very close and splendid shave! Happy shaving, folks.

 

Howdy! Is that an Omega #599? If so, what are your thoughts on the performance and backbone. Thanks! -John

 

From Earlier This AM...

PRE: Hot Towel + MR GLO Soap + Homemade PSO
BRUSH: Omega 636
CREAM: TOBS Lemon/Lime
RAZOR: Merkur 38C
BLADE: Gillette Silver Blue (2)
POST: Alum + Aqua Velva



This cream is just OK for me...It is TOBS quality for lather, cushion, and slickness but would like to have a little stronger scent. The grapefruit really packs a punch and I was hoping this would be in the same ballpark...But alas, not so...Still a great cream just a very mild scent.

Have a great day all off to lunch with SWMBO!

 

I've found that synthetics are much better face-latherer's as well...

 

I use the 636 fairly regularly. It is currently the fave in my collection. At 3mm bigger and only about $5 more than the 599 I think it is a steal. Extremely soft tips, not a ton of backbone, but still works as a great face-latherer or in a bowl. Great water flow through and doesn't use a whole lot of product.

 

Good to know. Thanks!

 

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Nivea for Men Sensitive face wash​

Gillette SS '64 / Shark SS (1)​

Semogue 1520 boar​

Hot Haslinger Ringelblumen (Marigold)​

Korium "Ocean Blue" scuttle​

Traditional 3 passes WTG/XTG/ATG​

Luke rinse, National Shaving Alum, 1 min. rest, cold water rinse​

Nivea for Men Sensitive after shave balm​

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It's been a long time since I last danced with the Gillette. I now have her in rotation for a while, giving my Mühle a little timeout.​

The Shark SS is great as always, not quite as sharp as Astra SP, but plenty sharp.​

With added benefit that it somehow seems impossible to nick myself with that blade!​

Great DFS+++ shave!​

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PS: The Mühle is getting cleaned up in the european equivalent of Scrubbing Bubbles. I hope she doesn't drown!! ​

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Thursday

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Ed Sheeran, +
• Brush: Wilkinson Sword badger
• Cream: BonD
• Razor: Rolls Razor Imperial no.3
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse

Nigh on BBS today!
Happy Shavings, Ya'll!

 

First thought on that second picture was "Too many bubbles in that lather," Martin.

 

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Dove Men's Face Wash​

TOBS Lavender Shaving Cream​

Semogue 1305 Boar Brush​

Gillette NEW OC​

Shark Super Chrome SS (5)​

CWR​

Dickinson's Witch hazel​

Pinaud Clubman AS​

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Love this Gillette New. Got it replated by Sam Duran back in February. It's a beautiful, well designed razor that delivers a close comfortable shave.​