SoS: June 17, 2013 - June 23, 2013

Saturday - it's the weekend! Time for the SEs.

Prep: Hone and strop str8, hot shower, TSD ISZ PSB
Coffee: Dirigo Blue El Salvador, BLACK
Tunes: 98.1 WOGL replay of AT40 from June 21, 1975
Hone: Duro Electric
Strop: VB 2" black latigo/linen
Soap: VB House brand
Brush: Ever Ready 250PB with original knot
Str8: Robeson ShurEdge, 3 passes
Injector: Schick E Model, touch up
Post: Cold water rinse, RazoRock rub down, ice water splash, Pinaud Clubman
'Stache Wax: Dirigo Blue

Ain't weekends great?

 

Saturday

Wash with Honeybee unscented soap
Lather Queen Charlotte unscented soap with two drops of glycerin
HIS synthetic brush
Vintage Bakelite slant
Gillette silver blue blade
Cold rinse
CeraVe lotion

Continuing my experiment with adding glycerin to my soap. Excellent lather with the Queen Charlotte soap today.

Here is my process:

1. Run a little water on top of the soap and let it set while I wash my face
2. Dump the water off the soap
3. Add drops of glycerin to the wet soap
4. Wet my brush and shake out most of the water
5. Load the brush for about 20 firm circular strokes on the soap
6. Now the face lathering begins with circular strokes, then paint brush strokes until I get the consistency I want.
7. The synthetic brush, of course, is a lather machine, and it creates an enormous amount. I use paint brush strokes to remove some back to the brush for the 2nd and 3rd passes.

The slant razor performed flawless again. I love that razor!

 

Weekend-SE time again :-})
Hot Whisker Rinse-app 10 min
Arko SS-Omega 10029
Gem OCMM/Gem SS d2
Old Spice AS

3 passes and just the sweetest closest shave, and so easy and irritation free...

 

6/8 Hart
Ingrams SC
22mm TGN 2 band fan
Krampert's Bay Rum
Nice shave, the Ingrams seem to be a little lacking but all in all a good shave.

 

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Dove Men's Face Wash​

Taylor of Old Bond Street Lavender Shaving Cream​

Semogue 1305 Boar Bristle Shaving Brush​

Lord L6 Safety Razor​

Lord Platinum SS Blade​

CWR​

Dickinson's Witch Hazel​

Penaud Clubman AS​

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First time to shave with the TOBS Lavender. Nice scent, thick creamy, slick lather. A quick favorite.​

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Razor: Cadet TP-30B OC
Blade: Voskod
Brush: BG Yellow Beehive w Horsehair
Pre: Musgo Real Lime Oil Soap
Soap: TSD Mojito with X2 menthol
Post: Osma Alum Block
Aftershave: KramperFrostbite After Shave

 

Does the Speick AS have much "bite?" I like alcoholic aftershaves (Bay Rum being a current fav) but am increasingly drawn towards using matched creams/ASs, and the Speick cream is at the top of my list.

 

I have only used VIBR, It doesn't have as much bite as that but this is my first time using it. I love the dry down on Speick, so far seems to be a great one.

 

SotN
6/22/13

Arko Ice Mint
'41 Ranger Tech

First shave with both of these and I was very pleased with both. The Ranger is to me far more aggressive than the SuperSpeed that it resembles. May become my new favorite razor.
Also the first shave with my newly restored beechwood handle with TGN 24mm Fan 2 Band XH. Really really pleased with how it turned out. For a first shave it was awesome!! Plenty of backbone and very very soft. Love these 2 band finest knots.

 

Friday 21-06-2013

Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Blade: Polsilver SI (5)
Brush: Omega 10275
Cream: Kupa Classic
AS: STR8 Black

Saturday 22-06-2013

Razor: Merkur 15c
Blade: Polsilver SI (6)
Brush: Omega 10275
Cream: Kupa Fresh
AS: Top Ten Menthol

Sunday 23-06-2013

Razor: Gillette Super Speed '60
Blade: Polsilver SI (7)
Brush: Omega 10275
Soap: Arko
AS: Arko Cool

 

• Sunday, another Rolls day!
• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: daughter's playlist (the music in the living room was loud enough for me to listen in )
• Brush: Travel King boar
• Soap: vintage Williams & a few drops of glycerine
• Razor: Rolls Razor Imperial no.2
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse

Another enjoyable shave with the Rolls. Four weeks to vacation and then I think I'll be Rolls shaving almost every day!

Enjoy the day, guys 'n' gals!

 

R41
Feather
Rubberset Restore Omega
Walter's Rose
Alum
Superior 70

 

Sunday

Prep: Hot shower, TSD ISZ PSB
Coffee: Dirigo Blue El Salvador, BLACK
Album: The Great Band Era 1936-1945, album 1
Soap: TSD Iced Sweet Tea
Brush: H.I.S. Synthetic
SE: Gem Jr. Lather Catcher
Blade: Gem, day 4, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Thayers Rose Petal WH w/ Aloe Vera, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Dirigo Blue

Nice.

 

Sunday

6/8 Sheffield, W. Burnell, 2 passes
Gem Push Button. 1+ passes
GEM (SS, PTFE ) D3,
Vulfix 2235 Super
Palmolive Stick/TSD Iced Florida Water SS
Witch Hazel
Dominica Bay Rum Lime + Osage Rub

I usually do the first 2 passes with the str8 and finish with the SE, and end up with a fair-good DFS at best. Today however, I tried the opposite sequence: first pass with the SE, followed by 2 str8 passes. The result was a faceterbating BBS! By whacking the heavier whiskers with the SE on the first pass, the str8 had a lighter workout in the 2nd and 3rd passes, and got the remaining stubble with surprising efficiency and comfort while completely avoiding the heavy pull/drag feel of the first pass. I may not do it this way every time, but will definitely use this sequence again.

 

This was my shave from Friday.

Hot shower
Oscar11 Brush
Gillette Aristocrat
Bic crome (D-1)
L'Occitane Cade, Soap/ASB/EDT

That was the best shave Ive had using this Aristocrat, the Bic blade was very smooth in it, the Cade as always a pleasure to use.

 

Muhle R89​

Voskhod​

Semogue IB LE​

Vitos PS​

MdC​

Dickinson's WH​

Floid Black ​

 

6/8 Hart
Klar Klassic
23mm HMW
Homebrew aftershave

I took some Stephan's Bay Rum and added some menthol crystals to it. Think Osage Rub +++, the only unfortunate thing is I can't pick up much Bay Rum scent anymore but this stuff will cool you down. Nice shave this morning, have a good one. Anyone know why the AS turns cloudy after adding the menthol crystals?

 

Sunday:

L'Oreal Men Expert Facial Wash
Omega Metal Handle
Dovo Bismarck 5/8
Proraso Green SC
Anherb AS Conditioner
Floid Classic AS

Guess how long it too me to get this shave done - give up? Between my shower and prep, about an hour and 45 minutes. That's why I'm so BBS and I look so gorgeous. Wow, I could win a prize after after a shave like this because my face is the prettiest thing you ever saw! Just kidding about being gorgeous but seriously, this shave did take so long and it resulted in a mega-BBS.

 

PRE: Hot Towel + MR GLO Soap + Homemade PSO
BRUSH: Omega 636
CREAM: Crabtree/Evelyn West Indian Lime Sample
RAZOR: 78' Super Adjustable (7)
BLADE: Gillette Silver Blue (2)
POST: Alum + Osage Rub + Seacret ASB



Picked up a couple samples at the mall after dinner last night. This one had a nice scent, but a little too subtle for my tastes. I could smell lime and ginger with a hint of spice, but very mild. It lathered easily, but was thinner than most of my other creams. It also wasn't quite as slick as some of the others I had, but offered ample protection without any irritation. Overall, I enjoyed the cream and its not quite as expensive as other "high-end" counterparts. I have another scent to sample later. The woman said the samples were quite small so she gave me (2) of each, which is enough for 2-3 shaves each container! I'll report back on the other sample later in the week. Have a great Sunday all!

 

Sunday

MR GLO face wash, left suds on face
MWF face lathered with Simpsons Special Best Badger
GEM Featherweight with GEM SS blade (3)
Thayer's medicated witch hazel with added menthol as aftershave

It's been awhile since I used the Thayers, it was cooling but my face felt a bit sticky afterward.