SoS: June 22, 2015 - June 28, 2015

Nice looking razor...

 

NEW sc Kronos / med prep

Shaverjoe

Tabac

Chiseled Face Sherlock

 

6/23/15 - A Month of Proraso!!!

My Favorite Gillette New by Nick at Sportshaving.com.

Proraso Blue Cream
Plisson Synthetic
Gillette SC New
Pol-Silver Blade (1)
Fine Snake Bite/Proraso Blue

 

TOBACCO TUESDAY
hot water wash with dove+ care
Oscar11/ omega boar
rustic shave soap tobacco
Ikon shavecraft 101
Ladas(3)
pinaud lilac vegital
today's shave was nice. wife was gone before me today. so I substituted the veg for the legitima I had planned. Steve's omega did a great job with the rustic tobacco, three passes with the shavecraft, very smooth very comfy. finished with a heavy splash and rubdown of the veg.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

I used Col. Conk's Almond soap and TOBS Almond cream for a wonderfully almond filled scent. 3 passes and very smooth.

Cl. Conk's Almond Soap & TOBS Almond crean
Voskhod blade
slim adjustable

 

6/23/2015 Tobacco Tuesday!!

Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat, H. Boker straight razor
Blade: Astra SP (4)
Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair
Soap: RazoRock - Tobacco #1
After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Musk after shave
Cologne: 1969

It is Tobacco Tuesday. The Vie Long brush whipped up the Tobacco #1 into a nice lather. The Aristocrat and the Boker did their jobs well. The AV and the 1969 were a good finish to this Darn Fine Shave.

Have a blessed day!

 

Shave of the day

Pre- Hot shower, Anna and Claras sandalwood bath soap

Soap/cream- Geo F. Trumpers Rose and sandalwood shaving cream samples mixed together + 3 drops of M-Bomb

Brush- Semogue 1470

Razor- Merkur 37c

Blade- Wilkinson sword

Post- Cold water rinse, Lucky tiger Bay rum aftershave lotion and Nivea sensitive cooling aftershave balm

I have gone back to bowl lathering for a bit. The reasons are;
1. Try and break in my boar brushes
2. I get pretty darn good lather when bowl lathering.

Today's lather was average. I'm not sure exactly why. Oh well.

Overall a nice shave, not the closest but one has to know when to stop.

Wilkinson sword is a little tuggy on the first shave but shave NR 2 and 3 are MUCH better.

Added 3 drops of M-bomb and that gave me a very nice chill level. I see how a little goes
A long way, had I doubled the drops it might have become a bit much hahaha

 

SOTD

'53 Super Speed
Shark Super Chrome (1)
Simpsons Colonel
TOBS Grapefruit
Witch hazel
Maggard's London Barbershop AS
Trumper's Coral Skin Food

I have gone through a lot of gear in the last four years but today I decided on a SS with a Shark Super Chrome because it was the first razor/blade combo that I ever tried. The TOBS Grapefruit remains one of my favorite Spring/Summer scents and the London Barbershop just really seemed to pair well with the TOBS. Picking up my wonderful girlfriend from the airport today so I figured the Skin Food would add a nice touch of softness at the end of the shave.

Have a wonderful day, all; I'm really glad that I found this forum!

 

SOTD
Tabac Tuesday!
June 23, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: RazoRock Baby Smooth
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Brush: Semogue 1305
Lather: Tabac
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: RazoRock XXX
Fantastic shave. I have yet to have a bad shave with the RRBS. Tabac!
A better tomorrow. Takes your best today!

 

Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Mongoose Shave #3

Warm Shower, Mystic Water Soap- Marakesh, Neutrogena Face Scrub
Mongoose with Jurgen Hempel SS
Kai CT Mild
Druida Aluminum Chubby Manchurian
MDC Le Bol En Bois - Fougere
Alum Block, Dickinson's +Menthol, Unrefined Shea Butter
Fine - American Blend

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Tuesday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: WSP Rustic Shaving Soap-Mahogany
Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Green Super Stainless (2)
Brush: Elite Razor Silvertip-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

RSP Mahogany today. 20 seconds to load the ER Silvertip. Great, easy, thick, lather. Gillette 7 O’Clock Green SS in the Red Tip. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Southern Oud.

Bob

 

TUESDAY
Back-To-Work day!
Third consecutive day driving this vintage Caddy from C-MON. Smooth-riding razor that makes the morning shave a real joy! Nothing I've experienced wet-shaving compares to a super-smooth, über-close straight razor shave to start the day!

Have a great Tuesday, everyone!

 

SOTD: Tuesday, June 23
Soap Commander Love (True Rose)
SOC Boar (10/30)
Mühle R41 w/Weber Bulldog
Solingen Souplex (1)
Thayer's Rose Petal Witch Hazel ​

Soap Commander Love Aftershave Balm ​

Have a spectacular day!​

 

23 June 2015

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + K-Translucent
* Mystic Water Vanilla Sandalwood
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO



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Pal Adjustable razor
Personna blade
Lord SC
Satin Tip "The Purist" synthetic brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Skin Bracer A/s

2nd use of the Pal Adjustable and it was good. Adjusted it to be a bit more aggressive and that helped. Think I'll stay with it all week to see how well I like it. BTW, nice shave

 

Prep - Shower / Woods Of Windsor Cedar Woods soap / Pre-lather / 3 min steam
Razor - Gillette Slim Adjustable
Blade - Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge Yellow (#7 and out!)
Brush - Omega 10810
Soap - Arko Soap/ Arko Cream/ Glycerine / Orange EO
After - Frozen towel / Alum & WH Mix
Result - BBS

Überlather ....in the middle of the day??!!
I'm an evening shaver but in the quiet of a long summers day I took advantage of having the house to myself.
Blade wise, the yellows performance fell away sharply on the third pass, and before that I was sure it would last longer. It's been a very enjoyable blade though and I'll possibly add it to the rotation after a face off with the Astra SP.

 

Fat Tobacco Tuesdsay
warm shower/cold water shave
Thater 4292/6,2 band,fan
Alt Innsbruck PPE
Cheseled Face Sherlock SS
Fatboy/Astra SP (2)......... Nice and smooth shave,Sherlock has a nice scent and is good and slick in the lather dept.Astra SP in the Fatboy proved to be a great combo,face and dome BBS!
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Can You Handlebar Beard Dry Oil
Vitos Colonia Tabacco ASL mixed with a pea sized amount of 444 Vitos has a nice scent,more of a tobacco flower scent than a tobacco leaf.
SMN Tabacco Toscano

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Tuesday the 23rd.
Cold water shave
Pre: home made PSO (iced spearmint)
Brush: Omega Pro
Soap: RazoRock P.160
Razor: '82 Gillette Super Adjustable
Blade: Gillette Platinum Plus
Post: WH and EJ Sandlewood

Really enjoyed the P.160. It just seemed to take as much water as I could give it and the later never fell apart. 2 pass BBS.

 

June 23rd, SOTD
One days’ growth
Prep: Face Scrub
Razor: Sears Craftsman 5/8 round point
Strop: Drygulch Chromexcel Horsehide/ Linen (20 on linen, 50 on leather)
Soap: The Shave Den Lime
Brush: Eveready 100T re-knotted with 22mm TGN Synthetic
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block, Thayer’s Witch Hazel
Aftershave: The Shave Den Aftershave Milk- Iced Lime

 

How do you like the Rose SC?