SoS: March 28, 2016 - April 3, 2016

First time using my new Fili #14 doble temple 8/8

 

Glad you like it buddy and it looks sharp in your SOTD. Great write up, glad the Featherweight worked for you!

 

On my phone so hard to post links but if you search for "Rocnel review" there will be a thread there

 

Belated SOTD Post for 2 April 2016



Have a Super Sunday!

 

With a view like that I could shave with a rusty paint scraper and still have a nice day.

 

LOL, my wife has family in Hawaii and it's our favorite place to vacation. We tried to bring a few Plumeria plants home but they don't do so well in the Colorado climate. I'm sure you have them all over Florida as well, they have such a wonderful aroma to them.

 

You are correct, we do have them here and thanks to you, now i know what to call them.

 

Sunday:

Prep: Hot shower, Nivea Face Wash
Brush: Jayaruh Cholula Travel Badger
Lather: RazoRock One-X croap
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bolzano Superinox (5)
Passes: WTG, XTG (9, 10)
Post: Cold water rinse, Bloc Osma Alum, Thayer's WH pad, RazoRock One-X AS splash
Cologne: Le 3e Homme de Caron by Caron

It felt like it had been a while since I last used the One-X, so I finished off the Bolzano blade today lathering up some of this excellent croap. I didn't get past two passes before the blade became too inefficient to consider another XTG pass, but the croap lathered really well with Jayaruh's brush this AM; I could have lathered up again without going back to the croap dish. Still, results bordered on DFS with only 2 passes, and there were no abrasions or irritations to speak of.

 

Arko April in Russia!

April 3

Razor - 1959 Gillette Super Speed
Blade - (3)
Brush -Vie Long 12601 The Pony
Soap - Arko
Post - Cold water rinse, Alum, The Veg

Final day on the Platinum Lux and the Pony brush is up to whip up the Arko face lather. I've never tried a horse brush for this before so interested to see how it works. Horses don't splay like a badger or boar so not sure what to expect. I gave it a good layer of soap from the stick then went to work. And, as I said, hard to get a splay but the brush still produced a great lather. It's a different type of motion as it's more swiping along with swirling, but still got a great lather and loaded the brush.

Day three on the blade and there is a hint that it's losing the smoothness. Just a hint. And, after three passes I finished with a very near BBS, but not quite what it has been. I remember this blade being a fantastic blade for three shaves but dropping off from there and it appears I remember it correctly. So, the first three days of Russiany goodness were just that....very Russiany and very good. Tomorrow we move to the Sharp Star, a more obscure blade, but one I have also held in high regard. We'll see how it compares to the Rapira PL.

Trivia time, boys, girls, and all the ships at sea. I have been doing some research into Mostochlegmash and the Rapira line. Hoping for a response to an email I sent them with an information request. Their website, which works well in Russian but not so well in English, lists four blades. The Voskhod, Rapira Platinum Lux, Rapira Swedish Supersteel, and the Ladas. That means I have another question or two for them but I digress. By running the page through Google Translate I was able to find info specific to those four blades and was surprised to find a common ingredient in all of them. No, it's not steel. I'm talking about the coating.

Anyone who is curious or interested.....take a guess at the common ingredient. Their may be a prize involved for someone.

While you're pondering that, I thought I'd share a touching photo. Ivan found his long lost brother who apparently has been wandering Siberia for years, and they had a great reunion. Buried the hatchet over a lifetime of disagreements. Brings a tear to my eye.

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Sunday Shave

Prep- Noxzema
Pso- Noxzema
Brush- RazoRock Plissoft
Razor-Gillette Slim on 9
Blade- Gillette Silver Blue (4)
Soap- Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Gondolier
Thayers Witch Hazel
AS- Nivea Sensitive

I tried shaving before my shower today, the shave went great up until I hit the shower. At that point the warm water hit my face and I could feel the irritation level rising. I tried Noxzema as my pre-shave today and it worked great, I'm trying it again tomorrow but after my shower. The Slim on 9 is perfect for my beard, efficient and comfortable. Thank you @gorgo2 for giving it to me, I love it. I used cold water for everything today including using it to build my lather, it worked better than the hot. I am now officially a cold water shaver for everything. I hope you folks have a great day!

 

I'm very happy it went so well Ben...well except for the irritation part but that'll get fixed tomorrow. That lamp/gear stand is

 

Thank you Rob, I made it out of industrial machinery. It weighs about 60 pounds, solid stainless steel. The brass parts were all added and I adapted a dimmer to control the light output.

 

Damn! That's talent man, you should setup an etsy site and bank!

 

Top of the list, I love this stuff! I have both the Coral and Lime.

 

Good evening gents! We start a new SOTD thread tomorrow HERE
I will close this thread later tonight or early tomorrow morning.
Happy shaving!
Kerry

 

Kerry!

 

Thank you. I originally built it to sell it but the wife loves it so I kept it. I have the parts to make another I just need to find the time

 

Glad to hear you had a nice shave Robby. I also like the new cold water shave logo, haven't seen that one before.

 

SHAVE OF THE DAY

Prep: Musgo Real orange amber
Razor: Maggard MR 18
Blade: Persona med Prep (3rd shave)
Brush: RazoRock plissoft
Soap: Palmolive classic cream
Aftershave: Ogallala Bay rum lime & peppercorn
Balm: Das Boom Industries- Detroit


2 pass shave. First time with the Palmolive cream, and compared with the soap, I thinK the soap is much better performance wise IMO, but this is only my opinion from the first shave. The Persona blades have been working nicley and have made it to the "good blades" category. The shave did not have a very smooth finish, can still feel some stubble. Finished the shave with Ogallala, the Limes is a great scent. The lotion Balm I used has a scent description of: tobacco, musk, and motor oil. I don't know how they did it, but the scents blended wonderfully. Kind of a spicy musk if I had to describe it. Hope everyone had a great shave!



Sorry no pic today.

 

Shaved evening at the club. In the neceser Soap la Toja, silvertip Mühle travel brush, razor Slim, blade Feather, Myrsol Plastic, moustache comb. After a swim, sauna and shower with warm water, soap with excellent foam makes the Slim on the dial seven deslize with singular joy to leave as head billiard ball. Claps with this Myrsol which is very comforting to the skin, her scent always reminds me as a medicine or hospital but it is nice. Fresquesito close a pleasant and restful family Sunday.