SoS: July 9th, 2012 - July 15th, 2012

Thursday:

Razor - Gillette 1958 TV Special Superspeed
Blade - Vintage Pontiac carbon steel (4)
Brush - Omega Pro 49
Lather - Klar Kabinett soap
A/S - Thayers witch hazel
Frag - Cuir Mauresque by Serge Lutens

 

Thursday - another day closer

Prep: Hot shower, AoS pre-shave oil
CD: The Essence of Muddy Waters
Soap: Muhle Sandalwood
Brush: Vulfix 406, The Burlington
Razor: Grafco OC
Blade: Voskhod, day 4, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Dickenson's WH + 2 drops M Bomb, Pinaud Clubman, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

 

July 11th

Face Wash: Nivea Moisture Wash
Razor Merkur 38M
Blade: Astra SP (1)
Brush: Semogue 1305
Soap/Cream: Mystic Water - Roselimone SS
Post: Witch Haze & Rum, Arber ASB by The Body Shop

After 3 shaves in a row with Mystic Water's Roselimone, I've come to the conclusion that it's a great scent and well balanced, but I'd like it to be a little stronger scented. My wife things it's fine as is. It still provides great performance with incredibly easy lather.

 

I don't know,I use menthol year round,some folks say Tabac is a winter only scent,I use it year round.I think the longest menthol hit for me was 30 or so minutes,I was quite liberal with the M-Bomb and Osage Rub,I think some 444 was involved as well

 

Thursday

Prep (Eucerin cream, warm shower)
Simpsons Milk Churn
MWF
Merkur 23c w/ Astra SP
Post (Cetaphil Gentle cleanser, cold water rinse, Nivea Sensitive lotion)
Master Bay Rum

DFS++ by means of wtg, xtg, atg, no touch-up. In a word ... I'm content. Make that two words.

 

I always enjoy your SOTD photo vibrant and so colourful, you always surprise me and make me smile.

Jamie.

 

All Week:
Merkur 37C + Gillette 7 o'clock yellow
Cella + TSD MBomb
Simpsons Berkeley
Clubman Moustache Wax

Berkeley is still shedding. I'm debating between emailing Simpsons going "HEY! It's not a bloody year old yet!" or just re-knotting it myself with a 2band knot from somewhere.

 

Contact Mark Watterson at Vulfix/Simpsons. I bet he takes care of you. His email is mark@progress-vulfix.com

 

Thanks Johnny, I'll do that as soon as I get home next week

 

Thank you very much.

 

Your straight razor is a great looking razor, really like the color.

 

07/12/2012 "Bay Rum Thursday"

My day starts with a lengthy hot shower. While showering the brush for the day is warming.

Brush choice was the Semogue 1460.
Featured soap Kell's "Hemp/Aloe Blend Bay Rum" A soap sample I received in a swap. It was a pleasant surprise. I wasn't sure how it it would lather, it lathered up into a very rich lather. The soap was slick and had good moisturizing qualities too.
Day two for the Gillette SS black handle, 7 o'clock yellow. I really enjoy the 7 o'clock yellow. The blade is sharp enough to only need two passes to get a great DFS. Two pass shves are becoming more the norm for me lately.
Tried something different with my cold water splash, I filled the sink bowl with ice. The splash was very chilling and refreshing. After a couple splashes facial rub down with RazoRock alum. To complete the Bay Rum theme, a generous splash of Superior 70.

 

+1 on this! I have only had great service from him!

 

He interrupted dinner out with his wife to reply to my inquiry. It certainly wasn't necessary, but it was appreciated.

 

Thanks Brad! That was one of the reasons I got it; I really liked that Wowzer design and color of the scales. It's a very nice shaving American Steel razor made in the good old US of A as well!

 

Razor: Merkur 34c
Blade: Wilkinson (day 2)
Brush: Whipped dog 20mm silver tip
Soap: Col. Conk bay rum
AS cold water rinse) Ogallala bay rum & sandalwood

Result: Wow. My first ever BBS. I'm usually jealous when I see those three letters in everyone's posts. Something just clicked today. Zero irritation. My first shave with that brush as well. Best of all the soap and AS were PIF items.

 

thurs pm:


Rotbart with Derby (hadn't tried one of these in over a year)
Turkish "horse" hair
TSD Bourbon Vanilla soap
Osage rub

 

Razor: EJ89
Blade: Derby
Brush: Muhle Black Fiber
Cream: Tet-A-Tet
A/S: Alum Bar, Cold Water Rinse, Witch Hazel, Osage Rub, 444


Another scorching day...so I just had to go with the Osage Rub and 444 again.....

 

July 12th

Face Wash: Nivea Moisture Wash
Razor Merkur 38M
Blade: Astra SP (2)
Brush: TGN Finest in a Baton handle
Soap/Cream: RazoRock XXX
Post: Speick AS
BBS!!


My opinion of the Astra SP has turned much more positive in this second round of testing. It's still not to the level of Voskhod or Personna Supers, but I'll keep the 100 blades I have, rather than trade them off.

Even though I bought this RR XXX several months ago, this is only the 2nd time I've tried it. I'm going to use is for a few days in a row to decide if I should buy another tub or two while they're still available.

 

Shower: 100% Natural Peppermint Soap.
Shave: Omega Shave Cream. (Made a nice warm lather this morning)
Razor: Parker 22R
Blade: Shark Super Chrome.

Also, this time, instead of scooping a small amount of soap out of the tub, I lathered a hot brush right in the tub. Got plently of lather and I did not have any left over wasted soap clumps in the bottom of the mug as I would when I used to scoop it out. So from now on, I am going to spin a hot damp brush in the tub. Nice!