SoS: June 15, 2015 - June 21, 2015

Sunday 21st June



Warm shower
Hot towel
Jabonman Citricos bowl lathered
HMW Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Single Ring (Made in Canada)
Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (3)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lemon witch hazel
Myrsol Lemon aftershave

 

Mongoose big bomber / Kai mild

Paladin PK-47

MDC Fougere

Country Club classic fougere

Happy Fathers Day Gentlemen!

 

SUNDAY
Father's Day Shave
Start of a great Sunday! My first shave ever using this newly-acquired vintage C-MON Cadillac. This was also the first razor off my new Naniwa honing regimen (Super Stone 1k, 5k, 8k, 12k—fabric/leather strop). Silky-smooth edge. Using it in conjunction with the MWF, the resulting shave was, not surprisingly, quite comfortable!
Later today, my three sons are taking over the kitchen and barbecue for a special Father's day dinner. Sweet!
Have a blessed Sunday, especially to all you dads!

 

LMAO

 

French soap mix
Voskhod blade
Slim Adjustable
3 passes
great shave

Need I say more?

 

Not a great shave
My neck is a bit sore after this one. The soreness only lasted an hour, so I'm not too worried about it. Maybe my technique lapsed and I have to relearn der vorschlaghammer after so much time with the Fatboy. I'm also thinking that I like the smaller knot of the Colonel better than the HIS XL 28mm. The HIS is still softer, but the Simpson is close and such a pleasure to use.

 

SOTD 06.21.2015
June Open Comb Focus

Prep: Coconut oil, Hot shower
Razor: Gillette New SC
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: Omega 10083 Boar Brush
Super Lather: Nivea Sensitive Shave Cream/Kiss My Face Lavender Shea Shave Cream
Post: Cold rinse, Alum, Witch hazel, Nivea Sensitive Cooling ASB

Was looking for a nice comfortable shave this morning and I got just that.

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there.

 

World Tournament of Blades - Russia vs. the World!!
June 21, 2015
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - VDH Boar
Soap - Arko
Razor - '59 Superspeed
Blade - (2)
Post - Alum, Nivea Balm

A few housekeeping items today. First of all, it's Summer Solstice! So to all who celebrate that with us hope it's a great day. Second, it's Father's Day, so happy Father's Day to all the dads on here. Third, yesterday was SWMBO's birthday and she FINALLY used the '65 Lady Gillette I bought her last winter. She has been using the Edwin Jagger Heather ladies razor and really liked it but she admits she LOVES the Gillette. Fourth, today is our anniversary - four years married now and I'm going to be throwing ribs on the grill in a bit. Busy day for all!

Now, on to the tournament. The final Russian in the Elite Eight is on the field. It's the Ladas Super Stainless and it's a blade I've always liked. It survived the Nacet in the first round, which wasn't a huge surprise and now has to face the Sharp Star and its score of 5. Arko and VDH Boar for the easy lather and off to the first pass. Very nice feel on the pass, in fact sharp and smooth...a better pass than its run against the Nacet. I'm thinking this blade gets better the second time around. Second pass XTG and it's still smooth, comfortable and......DFS in two. Wow. A bit surprised but a nice result. Lathered the neck for the try for a BBS as that's the only trouble area now. G-slide and XTG again and there it is....the baby showed up with pacifier in hand. Wow. I did not expect that to be honest. Hit the alum and found a slight, but I mean slight, sting and the Nivea was nice and quiet and felt great. This was a fantastic shave.

Scoring.....I had looked at the first round and scored this blade 2,1,1,2 giving it a 6. I expected that at the best....but here are the results.

Sharpness - Better than round 1. Improved with age so it gets a 1.
Smoothness - Still as good or better than the first time - 1.
Irritation - Virtually none, so again a 1.
Result - BBS. That's a 1

Total - 4!!!!! A perfect score and......the winner is........

LADAS!!!

So, that sets up Voskhod vs. Ladas in the semi-finals for the Russians!! Not a pairing I expected but there it is. Tomorrow we take off to the territories as the Indian Super-Max Platinum takes on the Greek Bic! Have a great Sunday everyone.

 

21 June 2015

* Merkrur 34C HD
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber C7
* Mystic Water Sandalwood Rose
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


Happy Father's Day and Happy Summer Solstice!
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PAL Injecto-Matic Injector (1956),
with China Schick Blade (6),
Edwin Jagger STF XL brush,
Lather-up with Mike's Natural Orange and Black Pepper,
Finish with water, Witch Hazel
and Pinaud Special Reserve

 

I really want a good tobacco scented soap/AS. Do you recommend these?

 

The Veg was designed by Pinaud for the Hungarian Cavalry in Napoleon's court. Definitely a masculine scent. Congrats on being chosen!

 

Thanks for the history behind it.

 

SOTD Father's Day
21Jun2015






Razor: 1951 Gillette W-2 Super Speed TTO/DE {Birth Year Razor}
Razor Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: "Oscar11" Custom 24/48mm TGN Super Finest Black& White Resin Handle ** {This is my Favorite Travel Brush & Most Cherished }
Bowl: Arletta's Mug I
Shower: Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap Tea Tree Liquid Soap
Shampoo: Neutrogena T/Gel Therapeutic Shampoo - Extra Strength
Pre-Shave Face Wash: Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash
Pre-Shave Oil: Pacific All Natural Shaving Oil.
Shave Soap: Williams Mug Shaving Soap
Post Shave: Afta After Shave Skin Conditioner
After Shave: Mennen Skin Bracer Original

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

What worked well last night worked great again this morning. (technique)
I got a BBS/DFS with "No Nicks or Weepers"
No Razor Burn, I did need to used the Afta After Shave Skin Conditioner,
it really does feel very soothing in this humidity and heat.
I used Williams Mug Shaving Soap
I will continue to use it the rest of this coming week, in Honor of my Father for Father's Day.
He always used either Williams Mug Shaving Soap or I think Palmolive Shaving Cream in the can. I do remember him using a mug and brush.
Maybe after all of these years I have finally learned how to shave?​

 

Hayashi Diamond 40
H.I.S. brush
Barrister & Mann Seville soap
Coconut oil

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Planned SOTD 21 June 2015

30 Days - OC Cadet


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Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's amongst us! Hope you have a great Day!

Have a great Sunday evening!

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Perfect soap choice for 21 June!

 

pic from earlier
Happy fathers day y'all

 

Soap yes. Aftershave no. Although they both match each other the aftershave doesn't have a long lasting stay. But, I'm spoiled by all the excellent aftershaves that I have that do.

 

Father's Day SOTD

Razor: 1936 Aristocrat
Blade: Voskhod, honed in '5 Second Sharpener'
Brush: Drake Certified
Soap: Aurora 'Cool Waters'
Aftershave: Van Yulay 'Swoon'