SoS: June 3, 2013 - June 9, 2013

Was it the first time you used the supermax platinum in the tech? It could just be a bad combination or just a bad blade.

 

Sorry to hear that! I wonder if my medication is the culprit for this tingling burn-like sensation that travels around my skin, I bet it is.

 

That's my guess too, a bad blade.

 

Preshave: JD Old Number 7 on rocks, AOS Lemon Oil
Cream: Arko
Scuttle: G5 Georgetown
Brush: AOS Best
Strop: Illinois 127 ( no comparison to a Tony Miller )
Blade: Wacker Jungmeister 7/8 horn
AS: Old Spice !
Cologne: Old Spice - JD #7 !

 

No shave today due to a very early start of an all-day road trip. No sense shaving now, I'll just let the Weber take care of those nasty stubbly critters tomorrow morning. Great week of shaves Gentlemen. Thanks for sharing!

 

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Dove Men's Face Wash​

Col. Conk Lime Shave Soap​

Frank Shaving finest badger brush​

Gillette Super Speed Flare Tip D3​

ASCO Super SS blade​

CWR​

Dickinson's Witch Hazel​

Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS​

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Injector Saturday

CeraVe face wash
TSD unscented soap
HIS synthetic brush
Schick type "I"
Personna blade
CeraVe lotion

Quick two pass shave on Saturday afternoon. Was doing chores in the morning then had to get cleaned up. Celebrating my wife's birthday at her sister's house.

 

Saturday afternoon...

Razor: Schick E2
Blade: Schick (5)
Brush: Semogue boar
Cream: Godrej Deluxe Lime

Cold rinse
Alum block
Cold rinse

Dove for Men face lotion

 

Tabac Sunday!
8/8 W&B restored by Glen
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Tabac shave stick
Cold water splash
Splendid shave! Easy DFS++

 

SotN
6/9/2013

Face wash with Dr Bronners Peppermint
Palmolive Classic Stick
Omega 11137
46-47 Aristocrat
Wilkinson Sword
Warm Rinse
Cold Rinse
Humphrey's WH Cleansing milk
Cold Rinse
RSC PS Balm

 

Sunday

Prep: Hot shower, TSD ISZ PSB
Coffee: Home roasted Burundi, BLACK
CD: Paul Wilbur ~ Jerusalem Arise!
Soap: TSD Leather
Brush: Redleaf
SE: Ever Ready 1912
Blade: Gem, day 2, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Thayer's Rose Petal WH, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

Darn fine shave.

 

Sunday:

My favorite shave of the whole week:

#6 Horsehair
Dovo Bismarck 5/8
Noxzema SC
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Pinaud Bay Rum AS

There's nothing like being able to relax and take your time so you can focus on getting a perfect shave, and that's exactly what I did this morning. First, a good shower followed by a couple of hot towels, and then a nice facial massage and then some more hot water, and then the lathering up with my FAVORITE of all creams. (I also suggest that anybody who's into straight razor shaving try a Dovo Bismarck 5/8) Although I still have quite a few Noxzema tubes, I don't want to use this stuff often because once they're gone, that's it - there's no way to get any more of them. I just love the Pinaud Bay Rum, and Madame hates it. Ah well, you can't win 'em all!

 

R41 Weber Bulldog
Israeli Personna
Williams Mug Soap
Vulfix 404 Mixed
Alum
Superior 70

A very nice comfortable shave today.

 

6/8 Ern
Klar Klassic SS
22mm TGN Finest Fan

The TGN is turning into a great face lathering brush. Very nice shave this morning, very smooth and close. Finished it off with some Krampert's. Have a good one.

 

Today's shave.​

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Sunday morning, June 9, 2013

Schick I2 Hydro-magic with Schick blade (8)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Sunday

Hot shower
Derby soap
Vulfix 404
Clauss 9/16
Illinois 827
Cold water rag
Alum
Booster Mosswood

2-pass CCS

Trying to decode the label on the Derby stick made me think there was menthol in it. If it has menthol, I could not detect any. Still, the soap is good, shaves like Arko but has a different scent, as does the Tweex stick, all three were trade items from my pal Dale.

 

SOTD Sunday 6-9-2013

Weber Polished Bulldog w/Crystal
La Toja Classic SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Omega 31064 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Brut Original Cologne

First two-day old growth I've had in a long time but the Weber dispatched it with ease! I think the razor has a better bite into the beard with a two-day old growth but, I still like to shave every day. I enjoy my daily "Moment of Zen". lol The La Toja is about used up....time to break out another tube of this great stuff.
Enjoy your Sunday Gentlemen!

 

Great shave today. Be even better if we can get today from the Cards. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.

 

Super Sunday
Early morning shave...5:00am

1. Quick face wash & hot cloth soak
2. Homemade PSO
3. Soap: the last of Mike's Natural Shaving soap- Bay Rum
4. Brush: Maiden voyage of my new silvertip badger brush
5. Razor: Merkur 38c Barber Pole
6. Shave: 3-passes, plus touch-up
7. Post: Styptic pen touch up; followed by 4771 aftershave; soothing Pre de Provence balm

New brush: first time using the 30mm silvertip brush; whipped up serious lather in no time. A bit too watery though; the brush holds considrably MORE water than my previous brushes, so Ill need to shake out some of the excess next time. In my haste to finish, I managed to nick myself 2-3 times—which is unusual. I could blame the soap, the brush, the dull blade—but more than likely, it was due to crack-of-dawn operator error.