SoS July 28, 2014 - August 3, 2014

Friday
warm shower
Semogue BC Cerda
Somerset's PSO ,this oil has a nice cooling menthol effect,not as much as Proraso but nice and soothing.
Stirling Glacial Obsidian
Mergress XL/o'clock Black (5)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Stirling Black Ice WHnot as icy as the Glacial Wintergreen WH,but still pretty cold.
Nasomatto Absinth edp


The Black Ninja's make just about any razor a smooth shaver, plus they last long for me.BBS face and dome and SWMBO say's I smell pretty dang good too!!!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

SOTD Friday 8-1-2014

9/16 Torrey Wedge
Erasmic SC
Becker Travel Scuttle
Semogue 1460 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Hotel Moisturizing Lotion
Pinaud VIBR

Shaved late last night so I could leave early this morning. Got a lot of the schedule this morning and later today.

 

Razor: Gillette Rhodium Fatboy (S4)
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (D5)
Brush: TGN Cream w 26mm HMB
Bowl: Buffalo Horn 5” Lather Bowl
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Jasmine Neroli Vanilla
Shave Soap: Tiki Seven Seas
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Tiki AS Lotion



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Friday's shave

Quick shave today as I was late for a meeting so used some trusted gear today

Soap - Cella
Razor - R41
Blade - Feather (day 2)
Brush - Semogue 1438
Aftershave - Nivea for men shaving balm

Another great class shave

 

°Schick Hydro-Magic w/stainless blade
°Williams soap clone
°big Omega brush
°Marvy green rubber mug

2 pass BBS, no irritation

Menthol/alum Dickinson's, followed later by Brut Splash.

I should use the injector more often. I forget how efficient it is and how the blades tend to smooth out after the first shave or two.

 

Wow! Sounds like the makings of a lost layer or two of skin, from all I've read.

 

Been meaning to ask, did you ever try the Pal Adjustable and I missed the post?

 

Frey's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Healthy Accents Daily Renewal facial cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: RazoRock One-X
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG (3, 4)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, RazoRock One-X AS splash
Cologne: Jasmin et Cigarette by Etat Libre d' Orange

That was an amazing, wonderful shave this morning. I've waxed rhapsodic about the One-X before, and it continues to live up to expectations. . . particularly when paired with the Simpson brush. My only real complaint about the Perma-Sharp aside from any longevity concerns is it is such a quiet blade, providing relatively little audio feedback. Otherwise, things went so smoothly and comfortably that I had to stop myself from chasing the baby with a 3rd pass, winding up with a DFS+ 2-pass shave and only a tiny bit of sting from the alum on one known trouble spot on my neck. While it's designed to pair with a different scent, the One-X meshes beautifully with the Jasmin et Cigarette.

 

Friday

Prep: CeraVe facial cleanser
Soap: HTGAM unscented
Brush: HIS synthetic
Razor: Gillette fat handled Tech
Blade: Gillette SharpEdge yellow
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

Same setup as yesterday but with a different brush. Very comfortable two pass shave.

 

Muehle R41 2013
Iridium
Simpson P8
LASS - Woody Lavender
Fine - Clean Vetiver


Tom Ford - Grey Vetiver

 

Sandalwood shave
I decided to combine Proraso Red with the Captain's Choice Sandalwood sample, and they compliment each other quite nicely. My Rubberset easily lathered up the Proraso, and the NEW is rapidly becoming my favorite razor. It's more efficient than my SC101, and almost as smooth and forgiving. If I had choose between them, I would be hard pressed at this point.
I got more sting from the AS this time, so I must have gone too fast with the razor... No weepers, though, and the sting faded very quickly. I also did not use my usual pre shave soap today, opting for a warm shower instead. My face feels great now - smoother than I get with the SC101. The sandalwood is an excellent aftershave.

Prep: warm shower
Soap: Proraso Red Sapone Barbe Dure
Brush: Rubberset 400
Razor: Gillette New LC
Blade: Personna lab blue
AS: Captain's Choice Sandalwood

 

Introduced in 1921, the New Standard razor replaced the existing razors that were produced. The prices on the Old Type razors were reduced, and the new line up of razors (including Bostonian, Tuckaway, Algonquin, Chesterfield, De Luxe, and others) were introduced at a similar price point.

These razors each had a different case, and some had different handles. Plated in gold or silver, they are all pleasing to look at. The shave was surprisingly mild for an open comb, but great nonetheless.

 

Thank you! Aces!

 

Friday, August 1, 2014

Arko with Omega Pro boar
Schick Hydro 5 Power
finish with Captain's Choice Lime

A real pleasant shave and BBS as a bonus.

 

Great looking Brush. Nice razor also.
Semper Fi

 

SoS - Friday, August 1, 2014

Cool shower
Prep: Lime & Tea Tree PSO
Brush: WD synthetic
Soap: Proraso Red
Razor: Weber bulldog
Blade: GSB (3)
Post: Nivea Sensitive PSB
Aftershave: Clubman

- Don

 

SOTD =
Razor - Ralf Aust Spanish Point
Brush - Thater 2 Band
Cream - T & H 1805
AS - Fine Platinum
EDT - Creed Aventus

 

Welcome to the SOTD!

 

Friday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Cella Extra Extra Purissima & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Gillette Single Ring
Blade - Feather (4)

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


Rabbit Rabbit...Hope everyone had a good start to the month. And congrats to all the NBJ participants. Attaboy!

 

Prep - Aveenos Active Naturals Mens Face Wash/Conditoner/Hot Towel
Lather - MWF
Razor - Frankentech
Blade - Personna Red
Post - Skin Bracer

Not sure if it was the Conditioner, Hot towel or both but my hair was so easy to cut. 2 pass CCS head shave. I plan on another Hot Towel shave tomorrow night, after that I will know. I tried a red in a my tech before with less than stellar results. BTW I am glad Skin bracer is cheap because the only thing going for it is the menthol, The scent leaves something to be desired.