SoS: June 17, 2013 - June 23, 2013

Tuesday 06/18

Hot Shower, with a bar of Old Spice Fuji, facial wash Axe Chilling.
Fliod pre-shave oil
Omega "48"
Haslinger "Blue" nice thick creamy lather.
Cadet "Mongoose"
Astra Keramik
Colomia Open Road, RazoRock Don Marco balm
Superior DFS from three passes. The Russian Astras are great performers.

 

I had to back off my right jawline and neck too, a strange light burn was persistent there, so I backed off to one WTG pass and it stopped it's still DFS with the E2 injector, what a razor!

 

Tabac Tuesday. New razor! New brush! And I'm using Tabac! On a Tuesday!

Razor: NotaMerkur Futur set on 3
Blade: 7:00 yellow
Brush: Sabi black badger
Lather: Tabac (so good)
Aftershave: Proraso white balm

I've said before that I don't prefer balms, and that is true. After yesterday's ride though, I have a sunburn plus irritation from wearing wet wool for so long. The Proraso just works.

The shave was ok. I'm not used to such a long handle (or huge head) and I find the NaM Futur very cumbersome. I'm sure that will improve with practice. This is the first time I've used an adjustable razor, and I wasn't sure what to do. It has six settings, so I put it on three. Am I meant to change the setting between passes?

The brush - what can I say? I just don't think I was meant for badger. My only other badger brush, a silvertip, is now doing leg duty for my sister in law. I thought maybe a 'lesser' grade would be more to my liking, but it is still too soft, and seems to take forever to mix the lather properly. It is brand new though, and any brush takes a few weeks before it gets good, so I'll add it to the rotation and see if I change my mind.

Even if I decide I like badger after all, I don't think I'll be getting my silvertip back.

 

Razor: DE89 w Endeavor Handle
Blade: Feather
Brush: Vie-Long Horsehair
Pre: Musgo Real Lime Oil Soap
Soap: Mikes OCBP
Post: Osma Alum Block
Aftershave: Osage Rub\Alocado 50\50 blend

 

Rob, the settings (1-6) allows you to find the proper blade gap setting for your personal preference. The 3 is a good starting point and you can adjust up or down to suite your shaving comfort zone. These setting preferences may change when you use different blade brands due to the differences in each blade's performance. There are two schools of thought on changing settings during the shave passes. Some "set it and forget it" others adjust the setting between passes to suite the progressive stages of whisker reduction to remain within a narrow comfort zone. As Steve says; 'It's your shave, enjoy it your way." Play with it and see what works for you. Enjoy!

 

Yesterdays shave, Nice DFS shave
Hot shower
Cella soap (This soap smells sooooo good)
Oscar11 badger brush
Gillette 59' Fatboy
Polsilver (d-3)
Heathcote&ivory ASB
Alum block.

Todays shave

Hot shower
Gillette tuckaway
Rooney Badger
Lider classic shave cream
Polsilver (D-4)
Bond ASB+Splash.

Another nice DFS shave, I dont always shave on consecutive days (very rarely, all that will change when I start my new job on monday.)

 

Thanks for the advice! I hadn't thought of changing it for different blades. I guess I'll have some playing to do. Three was okay, but I'll try four next time I use it. Or maybe three for the first pass, then four, then five. I also note that since the razor doesn't 'click' at each stop, there are really infinite settings - not six. There are also hash marks at the halfway points, so if four is two much, I might try three-and-a-half. Or five-plus-just-a-touch. Anyway, lots to play with!

 

Tuesday

CeraVe face wash
TSD unscented soap
HIS synthetic brush
Schick injector L
New Schick blade
Cold rinse
CeraVe lotion

Today I added two drops of glycerine onto the soap before loading up my brush. I lathered on my face as usual and got an exceptionally slick lather. I will have to do this again to see if I can duplicate the results. My face felt good afterward. The shave went really well, three passes without irritation, until I was careless touching up my chin at the end and nicked myself.

 

Monday 17-06-2013

Razor: Muhle R41 '11
Blade: Polsilver SI (1)
Brush: Omega 10275
Cream: Arko Ice Mint
AS: Barbon

Tuesday 17-06-2013

Razor: Muhle R106 '11
Blade: Polsilver SI (2)
Brush: Omega 10275
Cream: SuperMax Menthol
AS: Barbon

 

PRE: MR GLO Soap + Am Crew PSO
BRUSH: Omega 636
SOAP: Tabac
RAZOR: Merker 38C
BLADE: Gillette Silver Blue (4)
POST: Alum + Alt Innsbruck



After (8) days of face lathering, I decided to go back to lathering in a bowl, especially since I picked up a new bowl. I think I actually prefer face lathering now. See what things you can learn in "novelty week"! The Tabac/Innsbruck is very quickly becoming my favorite combo. My face really likes these blades too. Day (4) doesn't feel any different than day 1. Off to take the Pug to the vet, he is dragging one of his hind legs a bit. Hope its nothing major, he is getting old! Enjoy the remainder of the day all!

 

Sorry about your dog. I hope whatever is wrong gets fixed asap.

 

18.6.2013

• Prep: shower, RazoRock glycerine pre-shave soap
• Razor: Mühle / Sabi T2
• Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel
• Brush: WSP Monarch HMW
• Scuttle: "Estremoz" V2 Green
• Cream: Taylor of Old Bond Street Coconut
• Post: alum, T.N. Dickinson's Witch hazel
• Aftershave: Proraso Lozione Dopobarba

 

The Brewfi is good! Just a knee sprain...Old man Pug!

 

Shower with Mike's Lemongrass & Eucalyptus Bath Soap
Proraso pre
Omega 35 Boar
Mike's Lemongrass & Eucalyptus Shaving Soap
Merkur Progress (#3)
Gillette Silver Blue (3)
Thayer's Superhazel
Acqua Di Parma ASB
Acqua Di Parma Assoluta EDC

 

Good luck with the Pug.

 

Fast shave that day...
Merkur 23C/7 O'Clock Greens
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Gada Original SC
Cold water splash
Fitjar Miklagard ASC.
Regular shave. No complains, but quality is DFS-- due to lack of prep.

 

Tuesday evening and traveling...
Razor: Gillette fat handle Tech
Blade: Super Iridium
Soap: Arko stick
Brush: Ever-Ready resto TGN 20mm Silvertip
Cold rinse,alum block, cold rinse
Neutrogena Triple Protect face lotion

Two pass DFS
Almost halfway through the week!

 

5/8 T.I.
Klar Klassic
22mm TGN 2 band fan
Krampert's Bay Rum

Very nice smooth shave this morning. I've been playing around with a couple of natural stones and have been getting some very comfortable shaving edges. I think this stone (the finisher) has a little more to give to the edge, I'll continue to experiment with it. Have a good one.

 

Gillette NEW Short Comb UFO Goliath
Voskhod
Semogue OC Boar
Walter's Rose Soap
Alum
Superior 70

Since I have started using a touch more water to my already slick lather, the shaves have improved greatly and today was no exception. The Short Comb NEW on the heavy handle worked as a whiskey squeegee and just wiped them away. No irritation near bbs 2-pass shave.

 

Hot water soak
VDH Soap
VDH Boar Brush
Gillette Fusion Power (day 3)
WTG, ATG, XTG
Cold Water Splash
Dickenson's Witch Hazel with cotton swab
Aveeno Active Naturals Unscented Aftershave Lotion

BBS on the face, DFS on the throat. Face-lathering on the first pass was a lot more of a chore than has been typical; my skin just seemed to actively absorb the lather. Wondering if it was an operator issue or a skin chemistry issue.