SoS: June 20-26 2011

Thursday, June 23

EJ DE86
Voskhod (day 1)
Preshave Oil Blend
Tabac SS
Tweezerman Badger
Barbasol Brisk
Acqua di Selva edt
5 Blades, 3+ passes

First shave with a Voskhod. Smooth, no nicks, efficient. Very neck friendly. I think I am going to like this blade.

 

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Merkur Progress XL
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
Brush: Simpson Colonel X2L
Soap: Tabac
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Tabac Splash

 

Jeff, you forgot to bang the gong--give it one good shot, PLEEZ! :happy102

 

Thursday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 5
Noxzema SC :love008 :love008 :happy108 :happy108
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Diana Sport Menthol Balsam :love008 :love008 :anifrozen :anifrozen
JHL Cologne

The Noxzema cream brings back such wonderful memories of my younger days, and makes me feel so nostalgic. It also gives me so much shaving enjoyment. This video is a nice little Ukrainian folk song--"Oy na hori dva dubki", which means, Two Oak Trees on the Mountain. It was done in the region of Hutsulshchyna, which is very close to the Romanian border.

http://youtu.be/sp956lCCiaY

 

Thursday, June 23rd 2011

Razor: Wilkinson Sticky
Blade: Lord Platinum Class
Brush: Simpson Ehsan
Pre-Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: Irisch Moos
A/S: Proraso Balm

Muy Bueno!

 

Nice video and song. I don't understand a word of it but it had a nice rhythm. If I ever win the lottery I'm doing a massive euro tour!

Thursday:
EJ89L
Voskhod (5)
EJ BBB
MWF
Anherb conditioner
Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
Burberry edt

 

Thursday:

Razor: Merkur 38C Barber Pole
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
Brush: Omega Boar 10049
Cream: Arko Maximum Comfort
A/S: Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood
EdT: Third Man


:happy036

 

Thursday - another day closer

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Rwanda, BLACK
Soap: Muhle Sandalwood
Brush: Omega 10098
Razor: Gillette NEW
Blade: ASR, day 4, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Dickenson's WH, B&BW Oak, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

Very pleased; very pleased.

 

• 
  Man I'm glad I've spoken for 15 in the "How Many Is He Gonna Get"-Pool
  I'm feelin' lucky...Anybody wanna piece of this action?
  
  Thursday's Shave
  Hot Shower
  Arko Shave Stick/Arko AdventureSC
  Omega 10029 Baby-Pro (boar)
  1953-58 Eversharp Schick Hydro-Magic
  Long's Drugs/Personna (Day2)
  Arko Nem moisturizer/Arko Aqua AS
  Guerlain Habit Rouge EdT
  
  2 Pass with Touch-Up, Perfection...:happy108

 

• EJ 89L
• Astra SP (14)
• home boosted VanWilder SS (a.k.a. VDH deluxe and select with Williams grated into it)
• Vulfix 404
• Shop-Rite brand Skin Bracer

Still going Lloyd. If it doesn't die on the last stroke tomorrow you're gonna have to draw another line in the sand.

I can't wait to see how another Astra hold up. Is it all Astras or just this one, and if so, why on earth don't they do this to all of them? So very nice. 4 out of 5 again. Very satisfied.

 

Hey man, I picked 15 shaves, days ago...But now that it's here, I hope you make 20...I've gotten attached to this blade...I like tuning in everyday and seeing this blade get down...

 

June, 24

Shaving in a hurry with a straight can get be really wrong choice! Today I've got a nice picture of what can happend... Nice cut in my neck quicky slowed me down to normal speed and I finished my shave with a nice 'almost DFS' result. What I love in straights - the cuts looks like hair-thin red stripes and can be noticed only in 1 day, if the cut was not too deep and long, of cause! All in all, nice shave! We need a reminder to slow down our daily running from time to time

TSD preshave balm
8/8 W&B restored by Glen
Paddle strop
Muhle travel brush in best badger
Wilkinson Sword soap in a blue bowl
Cold water rag

 

Thirsty Thursday

D'Lan shave cream
Shark Blade
Ever Ready boar
(first time) with a Gillette Aristocrat, a gift from my son. Thanks Bob!
cold rinse and witch hazel
Aramis Tuscany cologne

I've had closer shaves, but very comfortable shave with this set up. While the Aristocrat may not be (so far) the best, or aggressive razor that I've used, just looking at it in my hand is a thing of beauty. What heft it has! Since I began this journey 2 years ago, I have always drooled over the Aristocrat. To me, it's one of the most "manly" looking razors out there.

 

Gillette Old Type Bull Mastiff
Wilkinson Sword Light Brigade (2)

Rooney 3/2 Super
Arko Shave Stick

Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

End result - not too shabby.

 

Friday, June 24

EJ DE86
Voskhod (day 2)
Arko Stick
Vulfix 2235 Super
Master Blue
5 blades, again.

I am really liking this Voskhod blade. I can see why others are so high on it.

 

Friday

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Rwanda, BLACK
Soap/Cream: C&E Nomad super lather
Brush: Omega 49, the RED one
Razor: '73 Black Handle SS
Blade: ASR, day 5, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Osage Rub, Curve
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

A super shave today.

 

Friday's Shave
Hot Shower
Arko Uber-lather: Shave Stick/Maximum Comfort SC
Omega 10029 Baby Pro Boar
1952 Steel Black Tip Super Speed
Astra SP (Day2)
Arko Nem, Mango Mandalina moisturizer
Arko Aqua AS splash

Once again I am reminded of exactly why the Super Speed captured the hearts and whiskers of several generations and is still being copied today...To paraphrase a song title from the Great American Song Book..."There Is No Greater Shave, Than The Shave I Got Today..." :happy102

 

The Futur Is Here

Happy Friday From Florida!

Hot Shower
RAB Scuttle
TGN Synthetic Re-Knot
Dettol Cool SC
Futur - Slammed to 5 - Thanks Dale!
Voskhod (1)
Cold Water Rag
Phyto Expert ASB

3 Passes = 5 Blade, Off the Hook, Bang A Gong, Inter-Galactic BBS!

Wow! The Futur is a beastly razor! I have read recommendations to start at 1 and dial up from there until you find the setting you like. I went the other direction and slammed it to 5. Using negative pressure I was able to bang out one of the smoothest, closest shaves I have had and I did it in three passes.

Have a great day and enjoy the weekend Ya'll!

 

Thursday:
Gillette Criterion (= NEW deluxe razor)
NOS Gillette Bleue extra
Arko shaving cream
Weleda ASB
Gave me a BBS, smelled funny because of the Arko. It gives a good lather but the smell is a bit too much for me.

Today:
no shave

 

Friday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 6
Roxi SC :love008 :love008 :love008 :love008
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Booster Mosswood AS :love008 :love008 :love008 :love008
Aramis EDT :love008 :love008 :love008 :love008

The Roxi cream is unfortunately no longer available, and it really is a shame. It gives so much rich lather with a nice scent and very soothing skincare. The Booster Mosswood aftershave is another brand which my wife hates, but I love--she actually refused to kiss me when she noticed I was wearing it! (Later on, she changed her mind!)