SoS: March 24, 2014 - March 30, 2014

Wednesday:
hot shower w/Yardley Jasmine Pearl bar soap
Taconic unscented PSO
Gillette FatBoy (9) 3 passes
Astra SP (1)
Semogue Owners Club badger
Classic Brand Jasmine soap and then some Proraso cream (blue)
Thayers unscented w/aloe
My Nik Is Sealed
Alpa Windsor AS

I had such a great shave on Monday that I went to bed last night dreaming of a fabulous shave this morning so it was a huge and frustrating disappointment to have it all go to heck. I have a couple of pucks of Classic Brand soap that I bought when I first started so I thought the reason I never got a good lather out of them was I hadn't yet learned the art of lather making. This morning I decided to pull one out and came to the conclusion that this soap needed to go in the trash. No matter what I did the lather was nothing but thin. It's more like the lather you get from a bar of hand soap rather than a good puck of shave soap and I can never finish a pass with this stuff without it doing a disappearing act and drying my face. I set my razor down and worked and worked with both adding product and water but kept getting the same worthless result. Mind you I'm using a $95.00 brush and I get fabulous lather with soaps like Gold Dachs and Savon du Midi no matter what brush I use. Eventually I lost my focus and proceeded to nick myself twice. Not weepers, but nicks. The kind that make you jump, wince, and say bad words. I've included a photo of my puck of Classic Brand Jasmine meeting it's fate.

 

5/8 Spear
TOBS Sandalwood SC
homemade brush
Nice shave this morning. The Spear is a very good shaver, smooth and close. Have a good one.

 

SOTD March 26 -- Blade safari day 51

Prep: hot shower
Razor: WW2 Gillette Khaki Tech
Blade: Voskhod (day 3)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Proraso white
Passes: 3 (WTG, XTG, ATG)
Post: Nivea Mean Cool Kick

Todays shave has been brought to you by the letters "B", "B" and "S"!

 

Wednesday, March 26th, 2014



Stalvaru A.B. Eskilstuna N.45, 11/16 Near Wedge, Spike Point​

• Pre-shave: Myrsol Emulsión
• Soap: Saponeria Artigiana Almond Shaving Soap
• Brush: Omega Syntex Brush 90081
• Bowl: Chinese Cheap Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
• Razor: Stalvaru A.B. Eskilstuna N.45, 11/16 Near Wedge, Spike Point
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: Myrsol Agua de Limón After Shave

 

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Prep: Warm shower
Razor: EJ DE89L
Blade: Voskhod (4)
Soap: Stirling Barbershop
Brush: Semogue 830
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: Brut

I finished with a very nice shave, but it was a little uncomfortable. I forgot to use my usual Cetaphil lotion before shaving so I'm sure that was part of my problem. Also, I usually use a blade for just 3 shaves, but pushed it to 4 today. Not my best decision. Still, I had very good results.

Have a great day!

 

Wednesday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap
Soap: MdC
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip 22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Clubman

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angle for my beard a bit)

Back to MdC today to compare it to the LASS. Excellent shave all around. Still reserving judgment for a few more shaves. I finished up with Clubman.

Bob

 

Wednesday
hot shower
Semogue SOC,2 band
Proraso PSC
TSD Bourbon Vanilla Lanolinn Soap
gold tech/Feather (2)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Thayer's Lemon WH
TSD Bourbon Vanilla ASL mixed with a pea sized amount of 444
Insurrection EDT

Great 2 pass face,1 pass dome for BBS all around!!!!!

 

WEDNESDAY

I had a chance to try two new items with this morning's shave: A new Omega synthetic brush and a tin of Pre de Provence shave soap.

The PdP soap was a PIF (thanks, Fram!), and my hopes weren't too high as reviews were either tepid in enthusiasm, or downright negative ("horrible soap!").
Using the new syn Omega (very soft faux badger), I began loading the brush from the tin, but rather than mix the lather up in the bowl, I opted to continue to whip direct from the soap tin.
In little time, the tin was soon overflowing with a rather thick lather that had a slippery feel between the fingers. I applied the lather to my face and was surprised how well the lather coated. PdP has a subtle herbal (sage is dominant) scent. I did a 3-pass straight razor shave and overall, the PdP provided a substantial slick cushion for three lathers. Perhaps it's the soft California water that brought out the positive characteristics of this soap, or my 'magical touch' (ha!), but for whatever reason, I had very good results on my initial run with this soap.

The omega brush, although quite soft to the touch, has good backbone. The tips, however, are somewhat 'prickly'—a noticeable difference from natural badger.
Overall, a DFS this morning. Have a blessed Wednesday, all!

 

SOTD
3/26/14. Hump Day!

Prep: Hot shower. Nivea face menthol face wash
Razor: Gem MMOC
Blade: Gem Stainless Steel (2)
Soap: TSD Lanolin Iced Subzero
Brush: Semogue 750
Post: Alum. Dickinson WH
Aftershave: TSD Iced Subzero Milk
After yesterday's shave I needed a proven winner. TSD Lanolin came through! Rich. Slick. Cushiony. Terrific scent! WOW! Add the Milk. Excellent Shave!
Go out and get it!

 

Wednesday

Prep: Clear Essentials glycerin soap
Soap: Queen Charlotte unscented
Brush: Plisson synthetic
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft 101
Blade: Astra SP
After: Cold rinse, CeraVe lotion

I am taking a tour of my unscented soaps, using exactly the same hardware everyday.

Day 1: Tiki Bar unscented soap
Day 2, 3: Mike's Natural unscented soap
Day 4: HTGAM Synergy unscented soap
Day 5: Petal Pusher Fancies "Scentsless soap
Day 6: Barrister & Mann unscented soap
Day 7: Mystic Water unscented soap
Day 8: The Shave Den unscented wheat cream
Day 9: The Shave Den unscented soap
Day 10: Prairie Creations tallow and lanolin unscented soap
Day 11: Queen Charlotte unscented soap

This is a HUFA soap for me, not sure why. The Queen Charlotte soap is a very good tallow soap. Loaded and lathered easily, great performance.

Physical Description:

Queen Charlotte soap: a hard tan-colored tallow soap. This soap has a mild soapy smell, no harsh notes.

This is the last unscented soap in my tour.

 

Razor: Ikon Slant
Blade: Gillette Bleue Extra (D14)
Brush: Vie-long White 24mm Horse hair
Bowl: Dirty Bird 1.5 Scuttle
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Lime & Spearmint
Shave Soap: Strop Shoppe Baker Street
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: HTGAM Meta Nectar


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3/26/2014 Tech Week

Prep: Hot shower with AXE Cooling Face Wash, home made PSO
Razor: Gillette Ball End Tech, Wade & Butcher Bow straight razor
Blade: Pol Silver Super Iridium (5)
Brush: Black Badger 20mm knot from Ace Shaving
Soap: The Shave Den Lanolin shave soap Sandalwood scent with 5 drops of TSD MBomb menthol additive
After: Home made ASB
After Shave: Barbon after shave
Cologne: Akthar Noir

Another easy 2 pass Darn Fine Shave this morning. I got a little happy with the MBomb, but it was not overwhelming. I guess that I am trying to get ready for the Yeti Snot soap that is on its way.

Have a blessed day!

 

SOTD Wednesday 3-26-2014

5/8 J. Wiss, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso PSC
Erasmic SC
GT G4 Scuttle
Semogue 820 Boar
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Gold Bond Moisturizing Lotion
British Sterling Cologne

 

3/26/14 - Tech Week
Our son got the day off work, so we are driving to spend a few days with him. I felt I needed to hurry my shave a little so I could sit and wait for my wife to get ready.

Prep: Warm wash with Stirling Scot's Pine Sheep bath
Lather: C.O. Bigelow
Brush: Vie-Long 13061 horse
Razor: Gillette Ball End Tech
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (3)
Post: Cold water rinse and Proraso Green aftershave

Today's shave may have been quick, but it turned out good. Ended up making 4 passes because I didn't want to stop! Love the cooling effect of the Bigelow and the Proraso.

Packed my shaving kit for the next few days - Fat Handle Tech, Persona Super Platinum blades, Omega 13522 boar, Palmolive Lemon cream, Aqua Velva aftershave.

 

Gillette New LC
Voskhod (d1)
Vulfix 2235
Palmolive Stick/MWF–Face Lather
La Milagrosa Bay Rum
TSD Bay rum Cologne

 

Wednesday

Razor: '51 Gillette SS
Blade: Personna
Brush: VDH Boar
Soap: VDH Deluxe
After: TSD After Shave Milk

 

Bengall 7/8"
Illinois #127
Semogue Owners Club
Haslingers Ringelblumen
Captains Choice Bay Rum

 

Segal gold-tone razor
slit Big Ben stainless
VDH soap
home-made menthol mix a/s

BBS shave with no issues.

 

Hi folks, I got up at 6oclock this morning to get ready for work and had a problem with boiler so went with a full cold water shave, other than the shock at that time of the morning it was actually pretty good. I used TOBS Shavng Shop cream which lathered up like usual and went with two passes only and once finished I felt really refreshed and my face was in good condition with no issues at all.

I don't think I will be doing it every day, but it is something I will definitely have another go at.

Cheers.

 

Razor: GEM Push Button (1)
Blade: GEM SS (6)
Brush: Semogue 830
Lather: Proraso red tube (face lathered)
Passes: XTG, ATG+ touch up

Good shave. Best thing about this Push Button is it's comfort and speed as a result of it's mildness. It would make a great daily shaver. What I've been noticing is since I switched to SE's I only need to do 2 passes. Even with this very mild razor.