SoS: July 6, 2015 - July 12, 2015

Sunday's


Dove Men Face Wash
TOBS Lavender
Jayaruh #10 Synthetic
Gillette English NEW OC
Rapira Super Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Cucumber WH
Pinaud Vegetal

The TOBS Lavender Shaving Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #10 Synthetic brush. Two passes with my Gillette English NEW OC razor and a Rapira Super Stainless 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 Cucumber WH and then Pinaud Vegetal after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Razor: Gillette SS, 1948-49
Blade: Personna Blue (2)
Brush: Semogue 1305 Boar
Soap: Crabtree & Evelyn Indian Sandalwood
A/S: Captain's Choice Sandalwood

BBS shave tonight on a very hot day. Don't mind though as Winter

 

July 12 Plans

MdC facial soap
Gillette Fat Boy
Feather blade (3)
Omega Pro 98 boar brush
Arko
Two passes plus touch-ups
Alum, Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm

This will be the last day with the FB on setting 5. Shaves on 5 are consistently near BBS. I'll bump it up to 7 on Monday to start the new week. Have a great Sunday, all!

 

Both are fantastic! I'm using Shambala tomorrow. I thought of Folsom Ca.

 

Sunday, July 12, 2015
Mongoose Shave #13

Shower, Stirling Soap – Clubman Smooth, Neutrogena Face Wash
B-3 Mongoose with Triad Helix Hex TI
Feather Professional #6
Rubberset 400 #3 Omega Boar
Mike’s Natural Soaps – Barbershop
Alum Block, Stirling Black Ice Witch Hazel, Unrefined Shea Butter
Chiseled Face After Shave – Ghost Town Barber

My @clint64 restored Rubberset 400 #3 Omega 1066 Boar has jumped to the top of my brush rotation. It is a face-lathering gem. Thanks Clint. I had a great shave today. Two passes + clean up, left me with a BBS shave. The Black Ice WH pointed to two spots where too much pressure may have been applied. The Goose is a big heavy razor. A generous splash of Ghost Town Barber finished it off. Ahhh, nice! Have a blessed Sunday Gents!

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30 Day Rule - July 2015
July 11th
Razor - CJB/Gillette New LC
Blade - (8) (4 1/3)
Brush - Omega Pro 48
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Post - Cold Water splash, Alum, Nivea Original Post Shave Balm

An early Saturday shave as always but I took the time to use the CJB on the first pass. Got good results, smoother, no cuts/nicks/weepers and it set up the New LC for a second pass DFS. Going back to a two pass with the CJB in the morning. Still about three weeks left in the month so I've got time to get this down. I may break the rule by changing brushes in the morning to the VDH Boar. Curious as to how it will work with the MWF as compared to the Pro 48. I have a shorter loft Omega on the way (yes, that does mean what you think if you follow a certain other thread on here) so I am curious. The lather is great, but I think a brush change may help. While a rule specifies one specific setup I think the brush change is minor. I'm really trying to get set up to move to kamisori at some point next month. Great Saturday at work even if the heat and humidity are back with a vengeance and I found a beautiful 2008 VW Passat a good home after only 4 hours of work. Hope you all had a successful Saturday as well.

 

Sunday's Planed SOTD
Razor: PILS 101NE
Blade: Gillette Spoiler (D7)
Brush: Rooney Heritage Emillion 1 Super Badger
Bowl: Buffalo Horn 6”
Pre Shave Scrub: RazoRock GLO
Pre Shave Oil: AOS unscented
Shave Soap: Reef Point Test Depth
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Nancy Boy Cooling AS Gel


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Great photo. The more I see that 400 with the 10066 boar knot the better it looks. Wish I had used that knot in mine instead of the Omega 49 knot.

 

07/12/2015
Razor – GEM 1912
Blade – GEM Stainless PTFE (2)
Brush – Olivewood with TGN Finest Fan
Lather – Mitchell’s Wool Fat
Post - Witch Hazel and Myrsol Formula K Sample



Another great shave this morning. MWF lathered up great and had enough for a 4 pass shave. Finished off with a splash of Myrsol Formula K from the sample pack. Great peppermint scent and menthol level.

 

The 10066 knot is a favorite of mine. Beautiful job you did!

 

SOTD
July 12, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: iKon Shavecraft 101
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Brush: Semogue 1305
Lather: Martin de Candre
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Folsom & Co. Shambala
Ah! The joy of Martin de Candre on an early summer morning, birds are singing, dogs are barking, wife is snoring. 15 seconds with the 1305 on the jar provided enough silky lather for two shaves. iKon SC101 glided over my face as an ice skater over ice. Finished off with possibly my favorite aftershave Shambala as my sleepy wife rises her head to get a whiff of her sweet smelling man.
A better tomorrow. Takes your best today!

 

I can see that you like that AS, it's almost at 50%

 

SOTD July 12, 2015

Prep: Hot facecloth followed by homemade lavender pre-shave oil
Soap:Sterling Coniferous
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Astra
Brush: Parker Badger
Aftershave: Hot facecloth followed by Rose Witch Hazel
Aftershave balm: Shea butter

Love this Coniferous soap...such a nice fragrance. Great lather. Takes me back to my childhood camping days. Near perfect shave. Enjoy your Sunday.

 

Sunday:

Nivea Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Derby day 4
Viking Sensitive SC
Lubriderm Unscented Moisturizer
Barbon AS

A terrific shave although there was a definite lack of menthol. The Viking Sensitive cream from Bulgaria is the original formula and it smells nice, lathers like crazy, soothes and protects against dryness or irritation but although menthol is listed in the ingredients it could hardly be felt. At least the Barbon aftershave (the bottle's finished now) gave me some extra much-needed cooling which felt so good on a hot and humid day. The Derby blade is still performing like a champ.

 

7/12/15
B&M Latha
Semogue Italian Barber LE
ATT Kronos M2
Astra SP (5)
Clubman Pinaud Vanilla

 

Sunday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Island Man
Soap: Stirling-Island Man
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Personna Med Prep (4)
Brush: oscar11 Boar-26mmx60mm
Aftershave: CC Frozen Vetiver

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

Stirling Island Man today. 20 seconds to load the oscar11 Boar. Great, easy, thick, lather. Personna Med Prep still in the NEW SC. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Frozen Vetiver.

Bob

 

Sunday:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpsons 56 Best Badger
Soap: RazoRock One-X croap
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bic (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (4, 5, 6)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, RazoRock One-X AS splash
Cologne: Le 3e Homme de Caron by Caron

On a whim, I bowl-lathered the One-X today; this particular jar is really starting to show the bottom of the container, so I may get through it entirely by month's end. The lather was even more voluminous than usual this way, but I felt like I missed out on getting my stubble to stand quite as erect as it does when I face-lather. No nicks, weepers, or other problems, but I think this DFS shave could have been closer with a different lathering technique.

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's and a washcloth
semouge soc boar
BOMBED soap commander renewal
Dovo pearlex 5/8 full hollow round end
Gillette slim( j2)(7)
persona lab(2.5)
soap commander renewal balm
Prada Luna Rosa
today's shave was nice. the soc reminds me of Woodstock from the peanuts. three long slow passes with the pearlex, and a victory lap with tomorrow's slim. very close and comfy. finished with renewal balm. and a touch of Prada.
church today, I've got a lot to be thankful for, y'all come praise him with me.

 

It's my favorite!