SoS: July 27, 2015 - Aug 2, 2015

Saturday's


Cella Shave Soap
Jayaruh #13 Black Pure Badger
Ever-Ready 1912
Treet Super
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Florida Water

The Cella Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #13 Black Pure Badger brush. Two passes with my Ever-Ready 1912 razor and a Treet Super blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then Florida Water after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Pretty much what everyone else is saying, fantastic! The Stirling synthetic will go down as the deal of 2015. Plission on steroids.

 

SOTD 31 August 2015



Weishi 9306
Lord Super Stainless
L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic
La Toja Shave Stick
Alum
Florida Water + M-Bomb

Have a great Weekend!
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FRIDAY'S SHAVE OF THE DAY




PRE SHAVE: MUSGO REAL CLASSIC SCENT
RAZOR: GILLETTE TECH
BLADE: PERMA-SHARP
BRUSH: OMEGA S SYNTHETIC
SOAP: WSP MAHOGANY
POST: OSAGE RUB/ F&C BLACK POWDER


The scent of the Mahogany soap is amazing! 3 pass shave today with a few nicks. I have a bad habit of using different blades when I shave, and I usually put tally marks on the blade paper, but I lost count and got burned today#$% Some bad razor burn but the end result was BBS and the Osage Rub calmed things down a bit. Every wet shave is a good shave compared to my old routine. Hope everyone else had a great day and a great shave!!

 

Shave for 1 August 2015

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Saturday Planned SOTD
Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Blade: Feather (D5)
Brush: Muhle XL Silvertip Fiber
Bowl: ShaveWorks 4.25
Pre Shave Scrub: RazoRock GLO
Pre Shave Butter: Mickey Lee Lime
Shave Cream: QCS Iced Key Lime
Post: Alum Block
Aftershave: Pereja Limon Cicegi Kolonyasi



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July 31

Gillette Fat Boy G3 (9)
Feather blade (1)
Edwin Jagger XL Synthetic
Trumper's Coconut cream
Two passes
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and Trumper's Coral Skin Food

I had a fantastic shave today with the FB on 9. I plan to finish the weekend with this set up and then move on my birth quarter Slim for the August focus.

Have a great weekend!

 

I am so looking forward to the DOC in August!

 

Many thanks again to @Bobcat !

A PIF box from him was the subject of my July 30 Day Focus. A summary of my experience is here. It was a good month.

 

SOTD - Friday, July 31, 2015

Cool shower
Prep: Homemade PSO
Brush: Ever-Ready 115, 20mm TGN finest
Soap: WSP Rustic Barbershop
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Voskhod (5)
Post: Thayer's Cucumber WH
Aftershave: Clubman

 

08/01/2015
Razor – Gillette Slim (J3) set to 7
Blade – Lab Blue (1)
Brush – Rubberset 400 with Omega Boar
Lather – B&M Latha
Post - Witch Hazel & Myrsol Blue Sample

 

No question about it - the SuperMax Blues are not as good in the longevity department as the Derbys, at least not to me. I got a good, smooth shave from this one but I had to struggle a bit on the 2nd pass. I'll continue with it for another day or so and then I'll change it. The Arko Ice Mint cream is awesome - very cooling with a lovely scent and great lather. The Aqua Velva felt so good afterwards.

 

SOTD August 1, 2015

Prep: Hot facecloth followed by homemade lavender pre-shave oil
Soap: Body Shop Maca Root Shave Cream
Razor: Fendrihan DE
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: Semogue Boar
Aftershave: Hot facecloth followed by Witch Hazel
Aftershave balm: Shea butter/coconut oil
Mustache Wax: Badger
Nice shave all around. I like this combination. 10/10

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's and a washcloth
@Jayaruh #7/ whipped dog silvertip
BOMBED TSD signature
Gillette slim(j2)(7)
Ladas(2)
pinaud virgin island bay rum
today's shave was very good. lucky#7 did a great job. I removed the shave den signature from the stick and squashed it into a mug. my normal lather technique worked marvelously. three passes with my birth year slim. clean, smooth, and comfy. finished with iced bay rum. very chilled.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

SOTD
August 1, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: Gillette Fatboy
Blade: SuperMax Super Stainless
Brush: Stirling synthetic
Lather: Gingers Garden Baby Powder
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: RazoRock Baby Blue
Whew! I smell nice. Gingers Garden soaps are wonderful! Nice smooth shave.
Congratulations to @Medicdad417 our July Newbie Give-Away Winner!!
A better tomorrow. Takes your best today!

 

Saturday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Executive Man
Soap: Chiseled Face-Ghost Town Barber
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Brush: Whipped Dog High Mountain/Bethlehem Olivewood-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Chiseled Face-Ghost Town Barber

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

Ghost Town Barber today. 5 seconds to load the WD High Mountain. Great easy, thick, lather. I loaded a new Gillette Silver Blue in the Slim. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with Ghost Town Barber.

Bob

 

Provence Sante
Ladas blade
Slim Adjustable set to 8
3 passes

This was a nice shave that left my face feeling like baby powder.

 

SatuRRday
I went with Rhapsody and Russe today for an excellent shave. The Colonel revealed the dreaded donut hole at the bottom of the soap today while generating optimal lather. The New LC ate up my stubble with ease. The combination of the soap scent and Russe is a winner, though I find myself moving away from alcohol splashes and towards balms. I used Shea Moisture balm today - it's an unsung performer.
Prep: warm shower, Shea Moisture scrub
Soap: B&M Rhapsody
Brush: The Colonel
Razor: Gillette New LC
Blade: Voskhod (3)
AS: B&M Cologne Russe, Shea Moisture Balm

 

S2 JH handle / Polsilver Si

M&F 2xl

Mickey Lee LBDS x 2

 

Saturday 1st August







Warm shower

Hot towel

MWF Bowl lathered

Finest Badger brush made by myself

Gillette French Market Tech

Kai (2)

Cold rinse

Thayers Lemon witch hazel

Old Spice Sensitive aftershave