SoS: May 13, 2013 - May 19, 2013

Sounds awesome, now I'll definitely have to give it a try!

 

Russian "Ideal" adjustable set to 7 and loaded with a Bolzano (1)
Semogue 2000
Pamolive stick (grated to a bowl of course )
Alum and Pitralon Classic (with a little bit of extra)

So far I love the soviet adjustable, I thought it would be more aggressive at 7 but it was smooth sailing. I am on the watch for a AS with a little bit of extra chill in it , but as my search has proven vain I mixed up some Pitralon classic and some peppermint oil (the little bottle in the back) and it works well but it ruins the Pitralon scent and peppermint comes out over everything else.

 

Hump day!

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: John Barry, Dances With Wolves Soundtrack
• Brush: DVH boar
• Cream: The Strop Shoppe, Rosemary Mint
• Razor: Star 1912
• Blade: Star (#3)
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse, hand strop blade & reload upside down, DVH alum

Excellent BBS shave today! The Strop Shoppe gives a richt creamy lather. Love the scent!
The NOS Star blade performs great as well!

 

15.5.2013

• Prep: shower, RazoRock glycerine pre-shave soap
• Razor: Gillette NEW
• Blade: Gillette Platinum (2)
• Brush: Omega #40033
• Soap: Palmolive shave stick
• Post: T.N. Dickinson's Witch hazel
• Aftershave: Musgo Real Classic sample

 

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Pre: hot shower, Lush Karma
Brush: EJ, Pure
Cream: AOS unscented (sample)
Razor: '71 Gillette Superadjustable (1 pass on 2, 2 passes on 3)
Blade: Shark (2)
Post: Pinaud's Bay Rum, Body Shop Maca Root ASB



The AOS cream is much better than I want it to be. Not sure why, but I wanted to like TOBS more than AOS, and it's not happening. Even though the TOBS smells great, it can't touch the lather I'm able to make with the AOS. Maybe it's my method, but grudgingly I'll probably end up buying a tub of AOS Lavender before long. I do have a tube of Speick on the way, maybe that'll change things. . .

*** Feeling brave, and spurred on by today's great lather, I moved up to 3 on the Superadjustable, and hours later I still know about it. At this stage I can't imagine what 9 would do to my face. I'll probably go back to 2 tomorrow.

 

8/8 W&B restored by Glen
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Viking Fresh SC
Tet-a-tet ASB
Very comfortable shave. I simply love that old heavy blade!

 

Proraso pre
TOBS Almond SC
Semogue 1305 Boar
Merkur 34c HD
Feather (2)
Thayer's Original
Cade ASB

 

AOS Lavendar really is a great cream all around...cushion, lubricating, latherability, and scent is phenomenal!

 

Tuesday - no shave. Hit the road early for a 12 hr. drive from Maine back home to Jersey.

Wednesday

Prep: Hot shower, AoS PSO
Coffee: Maxwell House, BLACK
CD: Glenn Kaiser ~ Ripley County Blues
Soap/Cream: C&E Sandalwood super lather
Brush: Omega 10098
DE: '58 Gillette TV SS
Blade: ASR Platinum Chrome, day 2, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, L'Oreal Comfort Max ASB, B&BW Oak, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Nice.

 

I don't know exactly why I'm so resistant to the AOS stuff. I guess because it seems very "corporate" and sterile compared to the old English houses with 100+ years of history behind them, although several years ago I was gifted a tub of Lavender and really liked it, even though it was before I'd even thought about using a brush, and kind of smeared it on with my fingers and had at it with cartridges.

Here's an AOS question: does the product lose scent over time, or if it's stored improperly? I was shopping with SWMBO the other day and saw a bunch of AOS creams on sale somewhere, but when I opened a tub of the Lavender, it barely smelled at all, nothing like what I remembered from using it in '06. I didn't buy it.

 

Sorry...Can't really answer that...I use the product probably 2-3 times per week and this is my first tub. Should definitely have a very noticeable scent! Not sure if maybe what you found was a knockoff? The Sandalwood is really strong! Want to try that one too!

 

Wednesday evening. Using half a coconut shell for bowl week.



Bowl: 1/2 coconut shell
Razor: Merkur Slant
Blade: Feather
Brush: Omega floaty-handle boar something something
Tonic: Big Rock Trad
Pre shave: Proraso white
Lather: Speick stick
Aftershave: Gillette Cool Wave



Good shave but a couple of nicks due to inattention. Nothing is so comfortable for me as a Feather, but they'll cut you quick if your mind wanders too much.

 

Wednesday evening....
Razor: '51 Gillette SS
Blade: Personna Red
Soap: Godrej Deluxe Lime
Brush: Semogue 1305 boar

Nice two pass shave w/touch ups

Cold water rinse
Alum block
Cold water rinse
Nivea PSB

Cheers!

 

SotN
5/15/2013
Best Smelling Shave of the Week

Humphry's Witch Hazel and Jasmine Cleansing Milk
Irisch Moos Cream
'46-47 Aristocrat
Vie Long 14833
Warm Rinse
Cold Rinse
WH
Old Spice AS
RSC PS Balm

Good lord did this shave smell fantastic. The Irisch Moos really shows it's bloodlines. Smells awesome and protects as well as it's big Brother Tabac. The Humphry's Milk is very nice and light smelling. Old Spice rules and the RSC Balm is delicious.

 

shower with soap from Aleppo
SWK XL
Merkur 11C
Personna red #2
Semogue OC LE2012
Santa Maria Novella SC
Nivea Balm Cool

 

Muhle R89
Polsilver (6)
IB LE Semogue
Vitos Pre Shave
I Coloniali Mango Oil Soap (Thanks Jimpo)
Floid Black

 

Thursday:

NXT Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Rapira day 4
Arko Ice Mint SC
444 AS Balsam
Barbon AS
YSL Pour Homme EDT

I really made up for my non-mentholated shave yesterday - the Arko Ice Mint cream has a very significant cooling sensation. It also smells beautiful and gives perfect lather and a good blade glide. The 444/Barbon duo can also put some heavy-duty icicles in a man's face after a shave. Ahhhh, it felt so good!

 

Gillette New Improved UFO Goliath
Polsilver
Purple Semogue 1800 (Thanks Steve)
Institut Karite
Alum
Superior 70

92 years ago today Gillette released the New Improved. It still shaves just as well...

 

Thursday!

• Prep:hot shower
• Brush: TOmega 49
• Cream: Proraso Green
• Lather: Bowl lather in a suribachi for bowl lather week.
• Razor: Gem MMOC
• Blade: Gem CS (3)
• Shave: 3-pass
• Post: Osage Rub

Tried a cold water shave this morning, I much prefer hot water. After a cold water shave, the Osage Rub just seemed like the perfect aftershave.

 

Happy Thursday From Florida!

Hot shower
Green Marvy Mug
Arko
Vulfix 404
R-41 ('11)
Treet Black (3)
Cold water rag
Arko ASC
Florida Water

Super easy 2-pass DFS+++!

Like many of you, I could shave every day for a month and never use the same equipment twice. For some reason though, I keep reaching for Arko soap, the Vulfix 404 and the 2011 Muhle R-41. This combo just delivers such an awesome, irritation free shave that I find hard to beat.

Headed to the beach condo with Shawna for 10 days! Have a great weekend Ya'll!