SoS July 28, 2014 - August 3, 2014

Wednesday morning -


Prep - Noxzema & hot towel
Lather - Cella Extra Extra Purissima & suribachi
Brush - Omega 40033
Razor - Gillette Single Ring
Blade - Feather (2)

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

 

Thanks Jasman!

I certainly will be ice fishing with my brother!

 

SoS - Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Cool shower
Prep: Lime & Tea Tree PSO
Brush: WD silvertip, 24/47
Soap: Stirling MITA
Razor: Weber 3 piece with polished head
Blade: GSB (1)
Post: Stirling Lemon Chill WH
Aftershave: Clubman Special Reserve

First shave with the Weber. It is a well crafted tool. I usually do 3 passes, but 2 passes were all that I needed today to yield a DFS.

- Don

 

Planned SOTD 07-31-2014...

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Thursday's Planned Shave

Home-made soap by @maltedmilk

Dove Men's Face Wash
Ian de Candre
Made Rite Boar Brush
1914 Ever-Ready
GEM Super Stainless
CWR
Thayers Cucumber WH
Pinaud Clubman AS

It was another fine shave today with the Ian de Candre. It burst into lather as I face-lathered with my Made Rite boar brush, providing a nice cushion. Two passes with the 1914 Ever-Ready razor and GEM Super Stainless blade left me with a close, comfortable shave. I used an alum block today for the first time and then did my cold water rinse. I followed up with Thayers Cucumber WH and Pinaud Clubman after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Razor: ER 1912
Blade: GEM
Brush: Muhle Black Fiber
Lather: Proraso red
Post: Pinaud

Proraso is the most beard softening soap I've ever used but it really lacks cushion. Mixing it up with Arko makes for a very good lather but I feel a soap should be able to stand by itself. I've been a participant in no-buy july on TSD. I've had zero access to injector blades and been shaving exclusively with my GEMs/ERs and really miss my injectors. The blade for them is just much sharper (and I find longer lasting). I'm finding I really prefer my I-type for all but one of my SEs- the Ever Ready 1924.

I've been thinking of adding another brush- the Muhle Silvertip badger brush. All these years I've gone without a silver tip. The Black Fiber is a bit scratchy...

 

but very nice looking. does it make lather nice?

 

the Black Fiber? Yes compared to my boar brushes it makes lather very quickly and extremely efficiently. With the savings of reduced soap consumption I'm getting the brush is paying for itself.

 

And another L.O.S.E.R. is born Maybe it was too much pressure but I'm thinking another contributing factor might have to do with the number of passes. SEs don't need as much passes to get a good shave. I use 2 passes or even just one (if I had a close shave the previous day) + touch up. The only time I use 3 is when I have a large several day growth.

 

THURSDAY
Late Night shave for Tomorrow

Using shave cream for the first time in a while (yeah, I'm a soap guy…guilty!) and as with all the Institut Karite line, their shaving cream is quite nice. Very slick lather which leaves the skin feeling VERY moisturized post-shave, even after the alum.
Looking forward to another hot day tomorrow!
Have a blessed Thursday, all!

 

Isn't that the truth.

 

Inspired by Dapper in a cans post on GFT sandalwood I decided on a sandalwood shave
Soap - Trumpers Sandlewood
PreShave - Trumpers Sandalwood skin food
Razor - EJ De 89
Blade - Gillette Silver Blue
Brush - Simpson Wee Scot
Aftershave - Trumpers sandalwood skin food again

Great shave and Wifey thought I smelt great

 

Tonight's Shave for Thursday 31Jul14 :

• Shower & Pre-Shave:

Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash
Neutrogena T/Gel Therapeutic Shampoo - Extra Strength
Burt's Bees Natural Skin Care For Men Bar Soap
Pacific Shaving Co. All Natural Shaving Oil
Wet Face Towel Soaked in "Ice Cold Water"

• Deodorants :

Mennen Speed Stick

• Razor & Razor Blades:

ATT Atlas M-1 88mm Kronos Handle
Wilkinson Sword DE Blades

• Shaving Mug & Shaving Soap & Brush:

VDH Luxury Mug Set
VDH Luxury Shave Soap
Whipped Dog 30/65mm Silver Tip Badger Black&White Marbled Resin Handle

• After Shave Balm:

RazoRock Ultimate Aftershave
T.N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel

• After Shave:

Cat O' Nine Tails A/S
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Being as it's hotter than blue blazes and the humidity is bad, I took my shower and just got done shaving. I again used the Above the Tie M-1 Razor. I did use the WTG-XTG-ATG method again tonight. I have used it everyday this past week and it seems to be working well for me. Last night, I did not get a "Rudy Castiel Clean Used Car" aka Rudy Castiel Clean Shave. Using this method so why change, what works.I did get a DFS Shave I do like the cooling effect of the Alum Block, or Witch Hazel. I can't say I had razor burn,but places on my neck felt raw. So I did go ahead and use both and put some on after my shower, and will use the Alum again it the morning.


Left to Right; Whipped Dog 30/65mm Silver Tip Badger Brush; VDH Luxury Mug Set Loaded VDH Luxury Soap ; ATT Atlas M-1 88mm Kronos Handle ; Pacific Shaving Co. All Natural Shaving Oil ;Wilkinson Sword DE Blades Black Container ; Captain's Choice Cat O' Nine Tails

 

Haven't posted in a long time, but I just got finished shaving with my brand new Merkur Futur and it inspired me to post. I've been using a Gillette Black Beauty primarily for almost a year now. I also have a Fatboy and a Merkur 1904, but the 'Beauty has been better for me than the rest. Until now. The weight of the Futur is awesome, and the first use tonight left me with better results than anything I've achieved with my other razors. There's something to be said for new designs sometimes, and I think the Futur pretty much nails it.

 

My face did not like the GSB blade =P

 

Thursdays shave
Something more aggressive today.
Razor - R41
Blade - Feather
Soap - Cella
Aftershave - Williams Ice Blue

Very close shave, no touch ups needed at all. Only problems is that feather put glue on their wrappers and it made getting the blade out of the razor pretty hard. Love that Cella smell, just trying to work out what aftershave goes with it,

 

Thursday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Rapira day 4
Stirling Black Ice SS
Lubriderm Unscented Moisturizer
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen WH
Chabrawichi 555 Cologne

Another awesome shave with so little effort which was made possible thanks to my trusty Super Speed/Rapira combination. Rod's Black Ice soap lathers so easily and richly, its black licorice scent is very nice, and although the menthol effect is nowhere nearly as strong as its "cousin" which is the Glacial Obsidian, it's still very much there and it's very enjoyable. The Glacial Wintergreen witch hazel is so cold that it actually beats the famous Rubby Dubby Doo - believe it or not!

 

Weber PH Bulldog
Perma-Sharp Super
Semogue BC Cerda
Palmolive Shave Stick
Alum
Superior 70

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
art of shaving pure badger
Proraso white
Gillette super speed(b2)
persona lab(4)
virgin island bay rum
today's shave was a good one. three passes and touch up. same great results. finished with bay rum.
hope y'all have a super speed kinda day

 

Thursday, July 31st, 2014



Lauterjung & Sons Puma 70, 11/16 Half Hollow, Round Point​

• Pre-shave: Myrsol Emulsión
• Soap: Valobra Menthol Shaving Soap
• Brush: "My Father's" Omega Bristle Brush 47
• Bowl: Chinese Cheap Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
• Razor: Lauterjung & Sons Puma 70, 11/16 Half Hollow, Round Point
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: Floïd Blue After Shave