SoS: June 22, 2015 - June 28, 2015

SOTD 6-27-15




PREP: SHOWER & MUSGO REAL ORANGE AMBER
RAZOR: MAGGARD 18C
BLADE: BIG BEN (3RD USE)
BRUSH: OMEGA S SYNTHETIC
SOAP: KELL'S ORIGINAL ENERGY
POST: REEF POINT ADMIRALITY BALM
SCENT: STEPHANS ISLAND LIME MENTHOLATED


Very nice 3 pass BBS shave today. it had been a while since I tried Kell's and it is a great soap. It is easy to build a nice lather and the scent is awesome. The Reef Point Balm is very moisturizing and lightly mentholated. I added menthol crystals to the Island Lime so all that menthol made a nice post shave.

 

Thank you. Not necessary, but I did get a great shave and smell like a million bucks. Other than that...

 

June 27th, SOTD
One days’ growth
Prep: Hot Water Splash and Homemade Pre-Shave Oil
Razor: W.R. Case & Sons “Registered No 023” 1905-1914
Strop: Drygulch Chromexcel Horsehide/ Linen (Post Shave Only)
Soap: Jabonman Lima-Incienso (Menthol)
Brush: Eveready 100T re-knotted with 22mm TGN Synthetic
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block, Thayer’s Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Clubman with Menthol added

 

Its finally breaking in! I'm starting to really like this brush.

 

SOTD 27 May 2015

30 Days with Cadet OC!



Cadet OC
Derby Green (1)
L'Occitane Plisson
La Toja Stick (inaugural use)
Florida Water

Have a Great Sunday!
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SOTD June 27th

Merkur 1904 w/Royal Blade
Tabac Stick face lathered w/SOC Boar
Aqua Velva Ice Blue Aftershave

2-passes on 2-days growth for a DFS!

 

6/8 OVB (Spencer, Hibbard & Bartlet hardware razor)
TOBS Lavender SS
homemade boar
I fell going into a control man hole this week and ended up with a concussion. So there has been alot of things I'm not supposed to be doing, no computer, no T.V., no just about anything I enjoy doing. This is a nice German made blade, takes a nice edge and delivers a very nice shave. Have a good one.

 

I hope you have a speedy and full recovery.

 

Sunday's shave plans:

Nivea Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Derby day 5
Stirling Barbershop SS
Lubriderm Unscented Moisturizer
Pinaud Clubman AS

My first non-mentholated soap - in fact, my only non-mentholated soap from Rod and I love it. The scent is really like an old-school barbershop, the lather's awesome if you put in a bit of extra effort, and it gives the typically great Stirling skincare. The Lubriderm is a wonderfully-soothing moisturizer which I've been using for ages and the Clubman's scent is so nice - at least to me. These Derby blades really rock. They're not only very sharp, they're quite forgiving and smooth. I enjoy them a lot, especially with my Super Speed.

 

Rest well! Hope you recover rapidly.

 

Ouch! Wish you a speedy recovery

 

Sunday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Col. Conk Amber Shave Soap
Omega 11137 Boar
Gillette President
Personna SS
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Pinaud Clubman

The Kiss My Face Cool Mint moisture shave face-lathered well with my Omega 11137 Boar brush. Two passes with my Gillette President razor and a Personna SS blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

World Tournament of Blades - Russia vs. the World!!
June 27, 2015
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - Vie Long 12750
Soap - Tabac
Razor - '55 Gillette Superspeed
Blade - Post - Alum, Nivea Balm

The final contender from the World is up today and ready to go. The American Personna Lab Blue takes the field to try and defeat the Greek Bic for the honor of going against the Russian finalist. I even got up a bit earlier than normal even for a Saturday to make sure I had plenty of time and focus to make it an even match. Had a couple of cups of coffee and headed for the shower. Whipped up another excellent lather with the Horse and Tabac and had a nice slick base. This is gonna be good!

First pass. Still sharp. Like the Bic, this blade seems to age well with sharpness. However - there is a hint of drag. Nothing major by far, just a light drag that isn't quite enough to cost smoothness points. However, what will the irritation be? Second pass, XTG as always on face and neck. Still just a hint of drag but it cut well. Rinsed and lathered the neck for the cleanup. Picked up the razor and.........wait.......that spot on my left neck.......red.........uhoh......yep boys and girls we have a nick that showed up on the second pass. Went ahead with another XTG but skipped the G-slide as I had DFS after the XTG on the neck only. Well, there it is....the final horn sounds and the round is over. Now to check the scoreboard.

Sharpness - Still have to give it a 1. Performed as well as it did the first time when it comes to how sharp it is. The light drag may indicate sharpness is fading but not much. I hit the alum after the shave and there was a burn but it didn't last except on the one nick. I'm going to say a 1 as it all faded before it was time to rinse. The result? DFS for the 2. That's 4 so far. Now, to the smoothness and drag issue. I was prepared to stay at a 1 for smoothness since the result hadn't changed from previous shaves but......it did nick me. Technique was solid, the blade simply failed on that one spot. I'm adding that to smoothness so that is a 2.

Total - 6

By the slightest of margins, mainly a little blood, the Personna dropped the ball and lets the Bic slip ahead. Yes, you got it...the winner of the World round is...........

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My reaction to the Bic winning its division? I'm not totally shocked or surprised, but I hadn't picked it out of the lineup to win. Based on pairings I expected it to beat the Super Max SP, which it did, and thought it would go against the Kai and likely lose there. Instead, the Kai lost against the Super Max SP which was then defeated by the Bic as it made its way to the win! My pick for the world division? I thought the Kai and Feather would meet and the Kai would win based on my previous uses. Shows how much I really know, eh?

Tomorrow we return to the vaunted Russian division. It's Voskhod up first, followed by the Ladas (a crowd favorite) on Monday to determine the Russian finalist. I know many of you suspect the Voskhod is an easy winner based on my personal bias but just like the rest of the shaves I'm going to judge based on what I get on each shave. I'm actually eager to see how these two blades fair on their 3rd shave against each other. They are both favorites of mine. Hope you all had a good Saturday and I'll see you tomorrow from Russia!

 

SOTD 6-27-15

PRESHAVE: Face wash with soap and warm/hot water
RAZOR: Wolfman WR1-DC with MR22 handle
BLADE: Gillette Silver Blue (new)
STRAIGHT: Torrey
SOAP: Dr. Jon's Arctic Hydra (1st try)
BOWL: VDH
BRUSH: Tweezerman Badger
POST: Rinse with warm/hot water to get soap off and then some cold water rinses/splashes and pat try.

Comments: Okay so today I started out with the Torrey and did two passes, one WTG and one XTG. The passes turned out very well! I got a CCS/DFS shave with no cuts or irritation. Probably very close to DFS except for a few spots so I used the Wolfman DC (standard bar side) for a pass to clean everything up like I like it. The razor is very smooth and very efficient but I can't say I noticed much difference in this head vs the stock head. These have more blade gap from the mod but maybe not quite enough to notice it cause it is so smooth! This is the my first time with this soap and I didn't realize is was more of a cream or real soft soap but that is okay! It is good soap, good slick lather, protection and even post feel is good so no issues with this soap at all. Shave was very good today! No complaints with any software or hardware!!!

Please feel free to leave comments on any items used as I enjoy reading them to see what others say about the gear I am using/trying out! Of course, YMMV!

Thx.

 

SOTD - Saturday, June 27, 2015

Cool shower
Prep: Homemade PSO
Brush: Rooney 1/2
Cream: La Toja
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: PolSilver SI (3)
Aftershave: Mennen Skin Bracer

 

Take it easy Steve. Lots of R&R

 

How much menthol is in the Artic version as I have the regular Hydra and really like it.

 

Sunday's Planned SOTD

Razor: iKon/ShaveCraft Tech
Blade: SuperMax SP Tiger (D7)
Brush: Rooney 1/3 Super Silvertip
Bowl: Suribachi 5” bowl
Pre Shave Scrub: RazoRock GLO
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Jasmine Orange Vanilla
Shave Soap: Dr. Jon Savannah Sunrise
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Florida Waters



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SOTD 06.27.2015
Open Comb Focus

Prep: Hot shower
Razor: Gillette New SC
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: Omega 10083 Boar Brush
Lather: Proraso Green
Post: Cold rinse, Alum, Witch hazel

Been so busy this week that I needed to cool down with some Proraso Green. Decided not to wear any balm or splash due to working in a "No Scent" workspace today.

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

To tell you the truth, I didn't even notice any menthol, mostly citrus type scent and feel. So I would say, not much! I will have to check out some reviews and see what others say now that you got me curious!