SoS: June 22, 2015 - June 28, 2015

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's and a washcloth
@Jayaruh custom #7/ whipped dog silvertip
BOMBED Proraso blue
J.A. Henckels#81 4/8 full hollow
Merkur progress(4)
feather(1)
ICED Barbasol pacific rush
today's shave was a victorious lesson of humility. I was up early plenty of time to touch up the spotted emperor, sstropped to ready with my @Drygulch custom strop. I bombed and bowl lathered Proraso blue. I was quite pleased with the repurposed shotgun trophy. three slow passes with the emperor.
then David got in the way. I thought, I'll touch up with tomorrow's planned progress/feather combo. so one final touch-up pass. funny thing is the progress was almost silent( it's normally a noisy little critter). except for one little pesky spot right under the point of my chin. little bit of pressure( just to claim the nearly perfect shave) and wham, I cut a nice 1/4 gash on my chin. bled forever, made a red mess all over, ran down my neck onto my chest. finished with ICED rush and a wad of old school Japanese flag.
church today, y'all come with me.

 

How is the Tiki Cabernet Neroli? I just ordered some, as it some as it sounds really nice.

 

I use the Keramik sparingly, wished I Had bought several hundred of them. Always loving the Speick soap also.

 

June 28 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
WD High Mountain Badger 30 mm
Arizona Artisan Accoutrements Deja Fougere
Fredericks Celebrated
Phoenix dbl OC
Stirling Unscented PSB
Brut Classic AS

Took a day off yesterday, so I had a couple of days of growth. I had the time to enjoy a straight today with a little clean up using the DE. A real nice shave this morning.

 

1. Get well soon!
2. That color combination made me think you're a Seattle Sounders soccer supporter. :rah:

 

Sunday, June 28, 2015
Mongoose Shave #6

Shower, Mystic Water Soap - Yemaya, Neutrogena Face Wash
B3 Mongoose with Jurgen Hempel SS
Kai CT Mild #6
Doug Korn Teal D-7XL Shavemac Finest
MDC Le Bol En Bois - Fougere
Alum Block, Stirling Black Ice Witch Hazel, Unrefined Shea Butter
Floid After Shave - Blue

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Sorry to hear about your fall. Hope you are feeling better.

 

Sunday 28th June







Warm shower

Hot towel

TOBS Grapefruit cream bowl lathered

Finest Badger brush made by myself

Gillette NEW DeLuxe Big Boy

Gillette Nacet Stainless (1)

Cold rinse

Thayers Lemon witch hazel

Myrsol Lemon aftershave



It's a long time since I used a cream, this one has been on the go for quite a while.

 

SUNDAY
Back to SR shaving early this morn after a one-day venture into DE land.
Another brilliant Friodur shave, made all the better with slick MWF lather whipped up by the comfy Oscar boar brush.
Nice start to a beautiful day!
Have a blessed Sunday, all!

 

French soap mix
feather blade
slim adjustable

3 passes. Nice & smooth

 

Sunday
warm shower/cold water shave
Omega Proraso boar
Proraso PPB
Proraso SS (green tub)
Cobra Classic/Feather ProGuard (9)
cold water rinse
Monster Cube Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Can You Handlebar Beard Dry Oil
Barbon ASL
Pekji Odoon

I enjoyed yesterday's shave with The Snake so much,that I used it again today.Needless to say face and dome are BBS!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Nice setup. I've never heard of those blades before. Can't go wrong with Old Spice, but do you put nivea balm on first and then the Old Spice or the other way around? I can never figure out which way is best

 

Sorry to hear about your injury. I hope you feel better now and I'm a big fan of your brushes.

 

A nice relaxing Sunday shave.



Razor - Milord
Blade - Sputnik
Lather - I Coloniali shaving cream
Brush - Whipped Dog Silvertip
Aftershave - Williams Ice Blue.

Hope you are all having a great Sunday

 

Sunday

Soap: Stirling "Naked & Smooth"
Brush: Doug Korn D7 HIS synthetic
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Astra SP
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

Thank you =) they are actually israeli Personna or something like that.

Old spice is very nice. I love it. This original is smells amazing, I have been using the whitewater but not the original.

I always put the splash or lotion first and then balm or moisturizer. The splash to refreshed and close pores or what ever and then adding back some moisture =) it feels good but I haven't actually tried putting balm on first.

 

Nice kit there =) is that the williams ice blue you broke the NBJ last year with? Haha

 

28 June 2015

* Weber DLC + WRH3c Aluminum
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber Barbeiro
* Mystic Water Irish Traveller
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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The performance is top notch, lathers very easy and is super slick. The scent is intoxicating. Smells almost like sangria. My best friend let me try his one weekend and I enjoyed it so much the girls got me some for fathers day.

 

World Tournament of Blades - Russia vs. the World!!
June 28, 2015
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - Omega Pro 48
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Razor - Edwin Jagger DE89L
Blade - (3)
Post - Alum, Nivea Balm

The final matchup to determine which Russian goes against the Bic! The mighty Voskhod is up for its third round today....facing off with its Mostochlegmash cousin the Ladas. It's Teflon vs. Stainless in this matchup and the teflon blade goes first.

The setup for these two is the EJ DE89l with the Omega Pro 48 Boar and MWF. It's one of the best combinations I've found and this was a great shave. The tall loft 48 really got into the MWF after a short soak and produced gallons of lather. Serious, thick, rich, slick, wonderful, cushiony.....I'm running out of adjectives to describe it. MWF has taken over my number one soap spot during this month no matter which blade wins!

First pass.....the Voskhod proves its durability with a sharp edge and a smooth pass. Again, this blade is known for improving as it goes through the first two or three shaves and this one is true to form. Second pass, XTG and again smooth, sharp and effective. Left with the neck to finish up and BBS is within range. Changed technique just a bit.....instead of an XTG on the neck I went total Gillette Slide...on a sharp angle. Sharper than any I have tried before, well successfully anyway. The Fat provided all the slickness I needed and I finished with a quick ATG under the chin....and it looked like the baby was rocking. Only one concern....even though the blade felt smooth and didn't produce any noticeable irritation....what would the alum find after that aggressive of a slide?

Scoring - Sharpness - 1. No doubt about that one. Smoothness - No issues at all. And, no nicks, cuts or anything even close. That's a 1. Irritation - Alum went on...I closed my eyes and felt.........virtually nothing. Even on the neck where I was so aggressive with the slide, nothing. That's a 1. Now, to that BBS finish. Felt my cheeks.....baby smooth. Sides of my neck? Incredibly smooth. Under my chin from the neck to the goatee? Seriously? Yep, not quite there. The baby came into the room, spit up on the carpet and left. Have to call it DFS due to that last area I went ATG. Just missed it. That's a 2.

Total - 5

So, the Voskhod stays consistent through all rounds. And sets up a real challenge for the Ladas. Place your bets and buy your favorite brand shirts....this one should go down to the wire!