SoS: June 24, 2013 - June 30, 2013

Saturday, June 29, 2013

Chubby 2, Fatboy, Sunrise (1), Speick cream, Speick aftershave



It's hot in Portland today, so I went with a cold water shave for the first time and it was great. The Speick cream lathered differently with cold water, a little more slick it seemed, and the aftershave is a real winner. It has enough alcohol to give a nice "bite" when you first apply it, but it fades quickly and leaves your face feeling squeaky clean, dry and supple. It's a light citrus scent to me, hints of lemon but very mild and clean. I've noticed that the Sunrise blades really come alive after the first couple of swipes, it's almost as if there's a light coating of something that gives way to a wonderfully smooth cutting action. I even managed not to cut myself with the Fatboy! Speick-tacular!

 

I have a cousin who lives in Portland. I can't tell you the exact area, I just know it's where all the hippies hang out lol. Speaking of Speick, I have the cream but have never tried it. I don't really like the scent. I've had it for over a year and still haven't tried it. It's sad.

 

I have the soap, no cream. Hook it up homie!!

 

Saturday night and a cold water shave for me...

Razor: Merkur HD
Blade: Personna Lab
Cream: Godrej Deluxe Lime
Brush: Ever-Ready resto w/TGN sythetic
Two pass with touchups

Rinse
Alum
Rinse
Nivea Balm

 

I'll trade you a used-twice tub of green Proraso for the Speick. . . can't have you feeling sad, now can we?

 

Saturday evening:

Razor: Feather Popular
Blade: Feather
Brush: Omega mixed midget
Soap: RazoRock Brain Freeze
Aftershave: Krampert's SubZero

Nice shave after a hot muggy day. Working in the heat in fire retardant coveralls sucks. SubZero is without a doubt the coldest product I have ever used.

 

I wish that were doable... my face breaks out really bad from green Proraso. I think I'm allergic to eucalyptus. Otherwise, I would be down.

 

Ahh, that's right, I think we talked about that before now that you mention it. Too bad you don't like the scent, it's a great cream and has the special extra-rare plant extract harvested by Alpine leprechauns in the dead of night. . .

 

Love that BRush RHood!

 

SotN

Gingers Garden Sandalwood Soap
EverReady TGN 2 Band Finest 24mm
FatBoy and a Wilkinson Sword. (1)
HBG Bay Rum


I knew I'd eventually find the sweet spot on this FatBoy, just didn't figure it to be 9. At least it was for this shave. The HBG Bay Rum is a very nice product. Found it at a somewhat local Whole Foods like store for about 8 bucks. Very light scent, spicy and rummy like it should be. Different than my Masters and VI so I don't feel like I'm being too redundant!

 

Nice pic!

 

Thursday - Sunday

Razor: Gillette Slim '64 @ 9
Blade: Polsilver SI (1-4)
Brush: Horse hair #6
Cream: SuperMax Ultimate - Classic/Menthol/Lemon
AS: Brut/Old Spice/Figaro

Excellent shave all the days ,BBS (0r DFS++) . Much easier to shave with aggressive settings than mild.

 

29.6.2013

• Prep: shower, RazoRock glycerine pre-shave soap
• Razor: Weber DLC
• Blade: Feather (1)
• Brush: The BiG Shave LE #90/100 by Semogue
• Cream: Taylor of Old Bond Street Grapefruit sample
• Post: alum, T.N. Dickinson's Witch hazel
• Aftershave: Proraso lozione dopobarba

I've finished the sample of the grapefruit cream. It's a gream summer scent, very refreshing. I just hope the lather would be more stable as the other TOBS creams I have. I probably won't be getting a full tub.
The BiG shave brush by Semogue keeps impressing. It's a lather beast.

 

Gillette NEW SC UFO Goliath
Permasharp Super
Semogue 2000
Walter's Rose
Alum
Superior 70

 

I come back from Florida on Thursday. I will muster up the strength to try it out. If I still don't like it, we'll start talking business.

 

6/8 Torrey
VdH
22mm Omega
Stephan, Bay Rum
Nice shave this morning. Have a good one.

 

Sunday:

#6 Horsehair
Dovo Bismarck 5/8
Touchme SC (yes, that's the name - like touch me)
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Mennen Skin Bracer AS

A very enjoyable shave as I always get when I use my Dovo Bismarck. Perhaps I spent a little less time doing it, but I still managed to achieve a great BBS. This Touchme cream is from Pakistan, of all places and it's used in many of the barbershops over there. It smells quite nice and lathers rich and thick, but the skincare is slightly below where I feel it should be. The Skin Bracer gave me that cooling slap which I love so much.

 

SUNDAY
Maiden voyage with Goodwill OC
a. PRE: Hot shower, Lucky Tiger Lemon Wash; Homemade PSO
b. Razor: 1930 Gillette Goodwill Longcomb
c. Blade: Astra SP
d. Brush: Semogue 830
e. Soap: Mitchells Wool Fat
f. Shave: 3 passes & touch-up
g. Post: Cold water rinse; towel dry; 4711 aftershave, Nivea balm

DFS+! Nice little razor with good feel in the hand = a clean, smooth shave!

 

Sunday

Proraso Green Soap
Vie Long 12603 horsehair
Face lather
E4 Fatboy set on 7
Astra SP blade (2)
Proraso aftershave

I got the TSD SOTQ in the mail yesterday, and was really tempted to try it, but since I was bumping the Fatboy up to 7 I kept the rest of the shave the same. The Fatboy did a fine job on 7.