SoS: March 2, 2015 - March 8, 2015

It's becoming so hard for me to stay away from my Glacial Lavender soap - good thing I bought two of them. I enjoyed my shave with it so much and that menthol freeze seems to linger all morning.

 

Friday

 

Friday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Country Club La Habana
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Blue Super Platinum (5)
Brush: oscar11 2-Band Finest-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Pitralon Classic

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

CC La Habana today. 20 seconds to load the oscar11 badger. Great, easy, thick, lather. 7 O’Clock Blue still in the NEW SC. Nice smooth, close, shave. I finished with Pitralon.

Bob

 

Gem OCMM razor
Gem Stainless blade
Lea Sensitive SC
FS Finest brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix
Pinaud Clubman A/S

Beware the OCMM. It will bite, but not this morning. Great Friday shave

 

I am off hunting again in far west Texas for three days. I will only shave Saturday.

SOTD Planned for Saturday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Coate’s Sandalwood
Razor: Gillette 40’s Style Super Speed
Blade: Gillette Platinum (1)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip-24mmx48mm

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

Coate’s Sandalwood. 5 seconds to load the WD Badger. Gillette Platinum in the 40’s SS. No AS.

Bob

 

Friday

Soap: Mike's Natural unscented
Brush: Bethlehem olive wood HIS synthetic
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Super Iridium
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

 

03/06/15
Prep – MR GLO
Razor – ATT S1
Blade – Persona Lab Blue (3)
Brush – RV with Shavemac Finest
Lather – MdC
Post - Witch Hazel and Dove AS Balm



Another great 2 pass with touch ups work morning shave. I have really enjoyed using the S1 this week. Since I am up for a blade change, I might start the S2 for tomorrow's shave. At least it is Friday.

 

March 5, 2015 Last night's shave:

Pre- Face wash with warm water
Razor- Ikon 102 Slant
Blade- Personna
Soap- Stirling Glastonbury
Brush- VDH boar
Post- Cold water rinse, Osma Alum block, Thayers Witchhazel
Aftershave- Nivea sensitive balm

Two passes :WTG and XTG

 

6 March 2015

* Wolfman Razor WR1-SB + WRH3 Aluminum
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber Barbeiro
* Mystic Water Bay Rum
* Unrefined Shea Butter



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Man, that's just a gorgeous picture!

 

Magnolia?

 

Iberia 14
Shavemac D01 brush
Tabac soap
Captain's Choice Bay Rum

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6 Mar 2015
Pre- Corn Huskers
Soap- RR XXX
Brush - Turkish #6
Razor - Merkur 34C
Blade - Ladas (3)
AS - 60's Old Spice

Very good shave. 1. about 3 more shaves left and the RR XXX should be done. 2. I need to treat my 60's Old Spice AS like liquid gold and save for special days, and today was just another day so need to use my recanted OS AS ....

 

Friday
hot shower
DB Brush Scuttle/M&F Chief
3P PPB
Irisch Moos (stick)
Cobra Classic "Snake"/Feather Pro Guard (1)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
GFT Sandalwood Skin Food
Can you Handlebar Beard Dry Oil
Creed Green Irish Tweed

What a great shave,wonderful lather from IM,such a shame it's no longer available.

Stay frosty,my friends and enjoy the weekend!

 

Merkur Progress
Derby Orange
M&F Stubby 2
Strop Shoppe - Carnaby
Fine - Platinum

Tom Ford - Tuscan Leather with Creed - Aventus

 

Excellent!

 

Friday 6 March 2015



Mastro Livi Inox, 6/8 Full Hollow, Round Point​

This is the other Mastro Livi straight razor I brought with me in this business trip. This is the second trip in which I am bringing with me two razors in order to make my trip even enjoyable. After all, a Mastro Livi box is big enough to accommodate two relatively small sized razor and I could put both the K720 and this 6/8 Inox. In particular, this is one of the straight razors I ordered to Mastro Livi especially for my trips and I must say I am very happy with it. Smooth yet effective, it has the superb performance of stainless steel combined to the velvety touch of a carbon steel.​

• Pre-Shave: Roberts Distilled Rose Water
• Soap: Vitos Red
• Brush: Mühle Travel 31 M 530, Silvertip Fibre - 21 mm
• Bowl: Chinese Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi Inox, 6/8 Full Hollow, Round Point
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: Edelstein Evolution Ice Line

 

The last day of my week with the Swedish Swing "1935 CC" razor.
Some more final thoughts here

Razor: Swedish Swing, "1935 CC"
Blade: Rapira
Brush: SOC Boar
Soap: Cella
A/S: Lucky Tiger (and I really, really like it)

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Did you try the Swing exclusively with the Rapira, or with more than one brand of blade? (I know, I know, I should just go look).

 

Friday 6th March



Warm shower
Hot towel
Mystic Water Lily of the Valley scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Single Ring
Polsilver Super Iridium (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
Old Spice Sensitive aftershave

A lovely shave, I struggle to get a decent stable lather from the Mystic Water. I keep going back to it and having another try.