SoS July 28, 2014 - August 3, 2014

Thursday:
hot shower w/Pre de Provence Lime Zest bar soap
Maggard Lime PSO
Schick Krona 2+ passes
Gillette Wilkinson (1)
VDH Deluxe boar
TOBS Coconut cream (sample) in a warm mug
Humphrey's Citrus
Pinaud Citrus Musk edc

Fabulous shave today.
I really like the PdP Lime Zest bar soap. Besides being a good soap and having a zesty lime scent it has little tiny scrubbers embedded in the soap that exfoliate.

Have a great day, fellow shavers!

 

Thor's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Cleaning Gentle Scrub, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Beeline Boar
Soap: Ogallala Bay Rum & Sandalwood shave stick
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (1)
Passes: WTG, XTG (1, 2)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, Captain's Choice Cat o' Nine Tails AS splash
Cologne: Gigember Estragone by Dr. Vranjes

I don't know; maybe I put too much importance on how good the lather is. I've mentioned before that I struggled to find a way that I could produce thick, slick lather with the Ogallala shave stick; I thought I'd found the solution for me in treating it like a regular puck and swirling the brush right on the soap. I was apparently wrong, as I spent more time loading and re-loading the brush in an effort to make decent-looking lather than I did shaving. The effort - or the rest of the tools in my shaving arsenal today - paid off, as I got DFS results without any nicks or irritation. . . other than the irritation of trying to build a decent lather.

 

7/31/14 - SoTD

Prep: Warm wash with Stirling Naked & Smooth bath bar
Lather: Stirling Spice
Brush: Omega B&B
Razor: Gillette Tech
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp Edge
Post: Cool rinse and Captain's Choice Lime

Decided to shift up a little and go with the mild Tech. Excellent job as usual. Omega boar bristle is getting more broken in and gets a little softer and whips a better lather every time. I intend to use this setup for the month of August so thought I would get a little jumpstart on it.

 

6/8 T.I.
De Vergulde Hand
homemade boar
Excellent shave. This inexpensive soap works very well for me, prolific lather, good slip and protection and no post shave skin issues. Have a good one.

 

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: EJ DE89 Head w/ Weber Classic Handle
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (4)
Lather: Williams Mug Shaving Soap
Brush: Oscar11 w/ Omega 20248 Knot
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: Old Spice

I don't know why I even bother to use any of my other brushes. My Oscar11 is so superior to the rest. It's not just the knot that is better. The handle fits my hand perfectly and is a pleasure to hold.

I've got a very busy day, but got it started off on the right foot. Fantastic BBS shave!

Have a great day!

 

Pre: Shave Secret
Brush: VDH Boar Brush
Soap: Arko (puck)
Razor: Frankentech
Blade: Racer Super Stainless (3)
Splash: Wal-Mart Witch Hazel 86%
Post: Nivea Sensitive ASB & Master Well Bay Rum AS

I think I am just resigned to not create good lather with the Arko puck. I’ve tried more water, less water, badger & boar brushes, super loading, etc...

Get your shave on at That Shave Life!

 

SOTD
July 31, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Boost Energizing Face Wash
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Ladas Super Stainless
Lather: WSO Zaro
Brush: Simpsons Berkeley 46B
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave: WSO Zaro

Go out and get it!

This pic does not do my slim justice..

 

Congrats Leo! Best of luck on all fronts!

Thursday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Cold River Soap Works-Savon #2 Classic
Razor: Gillette Slim [6]
Blade: Polsilver SI (2)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip-22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Fine American Blend

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

I used my sample puck of the CRSW Classic Savon #2 today. It lathers well with a nice fresh minty scent. The Slim and Polsilver chugged along fine together. Excellent close, smooth, nick free shave. I finished up with Fine American Blend.

Bob

 

Stubble was beat down!

 

Thursday
hot shower
Duke 3 in best
Myrsol Emulsion PPB
TSD 2X Iced Pink Grapefruit Lanolin Soap
ATT Kronos R1/o'clock Black (4)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
TSD 2X Iced Pink Grapefruit WH
Imaginary Authors FITS

Another smooth shave,face and dome BBS!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Razor: 2013 Muhle R41 w Weber Classic Handle
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (D4)
Brush: Vie-Long Pro Horsehair
Bowl: Georgetown G12
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Lavender Mint
Shave Soap: Tiki Set Sail
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Speick​

Picked up the Set Sail in a trade and this is the lightest scent shave soap that used so far from Amanda. Can pick up the Mint and Rosemary but the Lavender was very faint so I took it upon myself to add in some more Lavender to bring it more to my liking. Same great pre and post shave feel that I have come to expect from Amanda's line of tallow shave products produced another DFS in two passes.

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Cobra Classic
Feather Pro
Thater 4125/0 Fan
LPL
Nivea Energy A/S


Tom Ford - Purple Patchouli

 

Thursday - HTGAM Shave

Prep: CeraVe facial cleanser
Soap: HTGAM unscented
Brush: Mühle hjm black fiber brush
Razor: Gillette fat handled Tech
Blade: Gillette yellow blade
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

The HTGAM soap performed great. The hjm black fiber brush felt good on my face and made plenty of lather despite the small knot size. Comfortable two pass shave.

 

Razor: ER 1912
Blade: GEM
Brush: Muhle black Fiber
Lather: LA Shaving Soap Topanga sample
Post: Pinaud

The LA soap really reminds me of MdC. It is decent but really doesn't compare to some of the tallow soaps out there IMO. At $24 a tub it isn't a good value compared to MWF which costs less than half of that and outperforms it.

 

Home again
I got home from the conference last night, and found a sample from Captain's Choice of their forthcoming sandalwood AS. I decided to use it with my HTGAM Chocolate Bourbon soap to celebrate the birthday of the latter. My Rubberset 400 worked like a charm with Synergy and soon I had plenty of lather. I put a trusty Personna lab blue (first 100 blade buy, from Merz) into my New Long Comb.
Man, was this a superb shave! This razor is giving my SC101 a serious challenge. The Gillette is more efficient than the iKon for me, nearly as smooth, and leaves a more closely shaved skin that lasts longer. The New is also more forgiving than my Old Type.
Now, the aftershave. I think the Captain really has something here. The scent is simply sandalwood EO, which means to me it's warm and comforting, similar to Proraso Red, but distinctive too. It has the usual alcohol kick to start, then dries down quickly with very nice skincare and feel. This one is a winner in my book.

Prep: RR/HTGAM lime menthol
Soap: HTGAM Synergy Chocolate bourbon
Brush: Rubberset 400
Razor: Gillette New Long Comb
Blade: Personna lab blue
AS: Captain's Choice Sandalwood

 

Prep: Stirling Sharp Dressed Man Bath Soap
Razor: Black Beauty Adjustable (5)
Blade: Feather
Brush: Chopped Made Rite Finest Badger
Lather: Razorock Fresco
Post: Maggard Razors Alum
Aftershave: Barbasol Pacific Rush

It's amazing how after truly figuring out my neck growth pattern the rest fell into place. I'm getting superb shaves now. I didn't chase the baby but got the results. Amazing.

 

Thursday morning, July 31, 2014

Schick E2 Injector with Schick blade (10)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a CCS!

 

July 31, 2014

RazorRock Muguet de France
Omega Pro 48
Gillette Slim set on 5
Astra SP
Alum block
Lucky Tiger AS and Face Tonic
The Veg

RazorRock vegetable soaps tend to dry my face out somewhat, nothing that Lucky Tiger can't handle. And the Veg tops it all off very nicely.

 

Thursday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Cella Extra Extra Purissima & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Gillette Single Ring
Blade - Feather (3)

2 pass
Warm water rinse & cold water splash
Alum block & Witch-hazel AS

 

7/31/2014

Prep: Hot shower with L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash, home made PSO
Razor: Gem Push Button Gold, Hamburg Concave Quick Cutter straight razor
Blade: GEM PTFE coated SE blade (3)
Brush: Col Conk pure badger 20mm knot
Soap: TOBS Avacado
After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva classic ice blue after shave
Cologne: Falling Into The Sea

A 1 pass with touch ups shave today with a Darn Fine Shave as the result.

Have a Blessed Day!