SoS: June 1, 2015 - June 7, 2015

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
jayaruh #7/ whipped dog silvertip
soap commander endurance
Merkur progress(4)
persona lab(2)
old spice a/s
today's shave was nice. sorta back to the norm. three passes for a good shave. finished with os.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Standard razor / Astra sp

Semogue 1800

PDP

4711

 

SOTD: Thursday, June 4
WSO "Signature"
BC Mistura
37C
Pitralon

Have a great day!


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6/8 Torrey
Salters Indian Sandalwood
homemade synthetic
Nice shave this morning. Have a good one.

 

06/04/2015
Razor – Gillette New LC with Triad SS Helix
Blade – Feather (3)
Brush – Rudy Vey with TGN Finest
Lather – B&M Seville
Post - Witch Hazel and Myrsol F/Extra



Great near BBS 3 pass shave this morning. The scent of the Seville soap is intoxicating to me with hints of citrus and barbershop. Finished off with Myrsol F/Extra for a great work morning shave.

 

6/4/15 - short night and early shave

This week is the Colorado FFA Convention here in Pueblo, so I had a long day yesterday and a short night with a quick turn around for today, so I pulled out my tried and true Gillette New SC for a quick 2 pass shave. Amazing results! Now just trying to pour a little coffee down my gullet to be awake enough for another 15-16 hour day of motivation, inspiration and screaming teenagers.

Prep: hot shower and Kirk's CocoCastile soap
Lather: TSD Lemon & Cedarwood Wheat SC
Brush: TGN synthetic Burma Shave handle
Razor: Gillette New SC
Blade: Big Ben Super Stainless (2)
Post: Clubman Classic Vanilla

I just realized that I've have this razor for around a year and first used it during last year's State FFA Convention. It continues to amaze me with the consistent close and mild shaves. I payed quite a bit of attention to keeping a shallow (or is it steep?) angle - kept the handle closer to perpendicular to the floor - and was rewarded with an extremely smooth face with absolutely no irritation, nicks or weepers.

 

Cream Week for Me-7 Creams in 7 Days

Thursday-Day 4
Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Barbon Cream
Razor: Gillette Fatboy
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Brush: Omega 10066 Boar-24mmx54mm
Aftershave: Barbon

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

Barbon Cream today. 5 seconds to load the Omega Boar. Great, easy, thick, lather. I loaded a new Gillette Silver Blue in the Fatboy. Very smooth, close, shave. I finished with Barbon.

Bob

 

World Tournament of Blades - Russia vs. the World!!
June 4, 2015
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - VDH Boar
Soap - Proraso Green
Razor - '59 Superspeed
Blade - (1)
Post - Alum, Nivea Balm

Day four. The Gillette Silver Blue steps up for its turn. This legendary blade is a teflon blade and one that normally performs above much of the pack. It's a legitimate contender to the Voskhod. And on to the shave!

Great Proraso lather today. I'm actually getting close to finishing the first tub I ever purchased. Seems like this soap lasts and lasts. First pass was very very nice and effective. Even in the mild Superspeed it really reduced the beard. Smooth, effective and all around just a nice pass. Went XTG as usual for the second pass and my face was done.....baby smooth done. Neck was a very high DFS. Impressive. Did a couple of touch ups on the neck and BAM!!! That's what we call BBS. My neck felt a bit irritated so I wasn't too surprised that the alum burned but I was surprised at how much it burned. My face was totally quiet but the neck.......ouch. Something of a mixed response between the two.

Grading - The GSB is a sharp blade, among the sharpest. Not the sharpest but definitely in that class. Gotta give it a 1. Smoothness - Excellent. Couldn't tell there was a blade in the razor most of the time. Have to give it a 1. Irritation - Somewhat of a disappointment here as my neck lit up. The face, however, was very comfortable and clearly not irritated. So a 2. Result - Gotta give it a 1 for the baby.

Total score? 5

Winner of this round? The Gillette Silver Blue!
Tomorrow the Sputnik has its day in the razor as it battles the Sharp Star! Happy Thursday everone.

 

Thursday

Soap: Maggard unscented
Brush: Bethlehem olive wood HIS synthetic
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Gillette SharpEdge, yellow
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

4 June 2015

* WR1-SB + WRH3c Aluminum
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + K-Translucent
* Mystic Water Bay Rum
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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THURzDAY
Third consecutive day with this Big Imp and I've really become of fan of this fine razor! Near-BBS results.
First use of Tabac in many months—great lather, just not crazy about the scent.
Have a blessed Thursday, everyone!

 

Thursday
warm shower/cold water shave
Semogue 620
Maggard Sweet Orange PSO
Stirling Orange Chill
Cobra Classic/Feather ProGuard (6)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Can You Handlebar Beard Dry Oil
Fine L'Orange Noir ASL
Terre d'Hermes Parfum

Great 2 pass face,1 pass dome,BBS all around!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Schick J1 razor (again)
Personna blade (again)
Dr. Selby 3X SC
WD/FS boar brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix
Colorado Sage cologne

Another right dandy shave. That is all

 

SOTD 6-4-15:
No pics today, same Mühle R89, same Simpson best badger S1 brush.. Trying something new...
Pre: hot water rinse. Followed by hot towel..I put a damp towel in the microwave for a minute.. Then 30 Sec or so on my face...then Edwin Jagger pre shave lotion for sensitive skin.
Shave: Edwin Jagger sandalwood shave cream.. Three passes..1 with grain 2 against the grain.
Post: warm water rinse followed by a second hot towel. Astringent wipe, cool water rinse, pat dry and finally lavender aftershave lotion.
First time for a hot towel, first time for the e.j. pre shave lotion. Love it. Relaxing and exhilarating.

 

Thursday 4th June



Warm shower
Hot towel
Queen Charlotte Iced Key Lime bowl lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette ABC Shell (1914)
Gillette 7 O'Clock Black (3)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
TOBS No74 Victorian Lime aftershave

 

Solid performance in terms of a thick and moderately slick lather. It smells like lavender on steroids. It smells nothing like Arko or Derby.

 

5/04/15 - A Month of Proraso!!
This razor is a masterpiece.

Proraso Green Soap
Kent Infinity Synthetic
1922 Gillette Bostonian
Pol-Silver Blade (1)
Aqua Velva

 

The Iridium in the Aristocrat is a tiger. Coupled with Speick soap and SR I was well pleased.

 

Last Night's Shave

Razor: GEM 1912
Blade: CVS Single Edge
Brush: Skybrooke pure badger
Soap: Shaker Strops & Moore 'Hard Ride'
Aftershave: 1965-67 Avon Bay Rum

 

Thor's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Scrub, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: Stirling Bay Rum
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bic (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (1, 2, 3)
Post: Cold water splash, Dickinson's WH, Captain's Choice Cat o' Nine Tails Bay Rum AS splash
Cologne: Gigember Estragone by Dr. Vranjes

The lather this morning, produced in the bowl, looked good, but had some minor issues with collapse; I needed all of the lather I produced for 3 passes, with none to speak of left over. The Bic is still going strong, though either Operator Error or the aforementioned lather collapses caused minor red spots to appear by the corner of my mouth. Three passes produced DFS+ results aside from the slight weeper issue, and the Cat o' Nine Tails barely burned at all.