SoS: May 21st, 2012 - May 27th, 2012

Where has this week gone?? It's amazing how time flies when you are at the beach!

Friday/Saturday - same set-up

Cool Shower
Green Marvy Mug
Omega Pro Boar
TSD Yin Yang SS
Lord L6
Gillette 7 OC - Black (2 and 3)
Cool Water Rinse
TSD Yin Yang 2 X Iced ASM

Very refreshing shaves, the iced ASM came in handy, the heat really came on strong the last couple of days.

We are packing up and heading back to Lakeland in a few short hours, can't wait to get home!

Have a great Sunday!

 

Sunday, May 27

59’ E1 Fatboy (dialed to 8)
EverReady Double Edge Super SS –(D1)(vintage-Thanks Phil)
DR Harris Arlington
Vulfix 2235 Super
Osage Rub
Stephans Island Lime
Result: DFS

 

Sunday

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush, AoS pre-shave oil
CD: Glenn Kaiser ~ Blues Heaven, vol. II
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Malawi Mapanga AA, BLACK
Soap: AoS Sandalwood
Brush: Omega 49
SE: Gem Micormatic Clog Pruf
Blade: Gem, day 4, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Dickenson's WH, B&BW Oak
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

BBS! I've been using a pre-shave oil or TSD ISZ PSB for the past two weeks. What a difference in my shaves. Much closer, smoother, and more comfortable.

First time using an Art of Shaving soap. Not bad, lather and performance wise. Actually pretty good. The scent is fantastic. Worth the price? I don't think so. There are plenty of other soaps out there that perform just as well (maybe I'm just not overly picky or critical) and cost much less. I was able to get it, along with the pre-shave oil, because I was given an AoS gift card for my birthday. I won't complain!

 

Sunday 27th May

Hot shower and facial scrub
3P Pre/Post cream
Kai Captain Excelia (Japanese version)
HJM Black Fibre Synthetic Brush
La Toja Shave stick
Alum Block followed by a few drops of Argan Oil
Myrsol Agua Balsamica AS
Selin Lemon Cologne

Another glorious day in Wales with a shave to match

 

Razor: Ikon Bulldog with vintage head
Blade: Iridium
Soap: Arko
Brush: Somerset Simpson Eagle 2
A/S: AOS Sandalwood
Here is a picture of our front yard visitors this morning; there were four young bucks with velvet horns grazing thankfully not on my planted shrubs.....this time.

 

Sunday

Hot shower
Proraso white
Gillette fatboy
shark super chrome
Omega badger
cold water rinse
Aqua velva
Wonderful 3 pass BBS shave this morning!

 

Sunday, May 27, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Dunkin Donuts
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: MÜHLE R106
Blade: Gillette
Soap: MWF
Brush: Semogue 1305
Scuttle: Moss
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue

 

Sunday:

Turkish Horsehair
Super Speed/Rapira day 5
Palmindaya SC
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Booster Mosswood AS

I wish I would have had a little extra time so I could have stropped up my Dovo Bismarck for today's shave, but unfortunately I didn't. Still, I had a very enjoyable shave with my favorite DE and a wonderful Brazilian cream. This Palmindaya stuff lathers like a maniac and has a beautiful barbershoppy scent, with a nice cooling sensation. The Booster Mosswood aftershave is a Canadian barbershop classic, and a top favorite of mine.

 

Sunday:

LC New
Voskhod
Omega Boar
Cella
Aqua Velva
Afta Original
British Sterling Cologne

 

Sunday:
30 minute marinade with TSD ISZ Preshave Balm
Hot Shower/Soak Brush Shavemac 167 custom 2 band d01/heat up Schwarzweisskeramik XL Scuttle
Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Mystic Water Coconut ss
Schick "Paul Revere"/Chinese Schick (3)
Cold Water Rinse
Monster Block Alum(clean hardware and software,police area)
Cold Water Rinse
Thayer's Medicated Superhazel
Barbon splash mixed with a pea sized amount of 444

Nice 3 pass face 1 pass head,BBS all around.One thing I can say about the Schicks I've tried so far,they give a great headshave,nice and close no weepers so far.For the face they do a good BBS shave for me,I just dont find them to be smooth like a Gem or Cobra Classic.That's not a bad thing I shave with a r41 and that's not a smooth shaver either,efficient but not smooth same with the Schicks.

 

Sunday morning, May 27, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (6)
Semogue 1250 boar bristle brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

Back to the Semogue 1250 and MWF!

 

SOTD Sunday 5-27-2012

Parker 90R w/Wilkinson Stainless Blade
Classic Shaving Lilac SS
Col Conk Barbershop Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea ASB
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal ASL

The Lilac Vegetal is a very vintage scent which has been around for well over a hundred years. Folks either love it or hate it (I love it!) but, it still has a very loyal following. I thought about Lilacs this morning because the French Lilac bushes in front of my shop have been blooming this past week and the scent is heavenly! I'm definitely over-doseing on Lilac today.

 

Where did you find that brush? I've been looking for a longer handle brush and I'm having trouble finding ones I like.

 

Sunday!

• Prep: hot water splash, hot washing cloth
• Music: Sammy Rymington, The Sammy Rymington Band
• Brush: DVH boar
• Soap: vintage Williams
• Razor: Schick G1
• Blade: Personna (#7)
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse

Well, a nice DFS again.

Have a great day!

 

My thoughts exactly. Great product, but worth the price...........ehhhhhhhhh, I don't think so. Like you said, there are plenty of products out there that perform just as well for a lot cheaper.

 

Saturday, May 27th (I didn't get a chance to post yesterday)

Pre-shave: TSD ISZ PSB, Hot shower
Soap: TSD English Fern
Brush: The Colonel
Razor: Merkur 39c Sledgehammer
Blade: SuperMax (4)
Post-shave: warm water rinse, cold water rinse, witch hazel
A/S: Pinaud Classic Vanilla
Moisturizer: L'Oreal Men's Expert Vita Lift w/ SFP 15

I've decided to start dwindling down my soaps and creams, so today I used the last of my English Fern. I really like the scent of it and of course the TSD soap performed great. The 4th use of the SuperMax blade in my Sledgehammer provided another great shave. I did a 2-pass DFS+ shave, just shy of BBS. Very comfortable and smooth.

 

It's a Col Conk Barbershop Badger that I got at one of the shaving suppliers on-line. Here is a link: http://www.colconkproducts.com/inde...t=20a&page=2&zenid=co4ai1ikb122he9eslps9ed355 It's a clipped Badger knot so it's a little scritchy but still works great for Shave Soaps. Thanks!

 

Always enjoy your SOTD posts. How do you like the Parker 90r?

 

Sunday
Dovo Astrale 5/8 (Thiers Issard 3" Paddle Strop)
Simpsons Chubby CH1
MWF
Cold Water Rinse
Floid Blue

I forgot how much I love MWF until this morning, I really could use only this soap and be content - heck I might when I start scaling down my shave den! Gave both my razors a honing - including a full bevel set on my coticule, they are performing outstanding though I bet they'll feel like junk after trying the razor I bought from Glen gets here

 

05/27/2012, Sunday
Featured Shower and Shave

A long hot shower this morning.
Brush soaking, Omega 48
Facial scrub and prep Proraso
A puck of unbranded soap.
Razor choice Gillette SS Black Handle.
Blade choice Topaz, day two.
Post shave, cold water splash, toning RazoRock Alum, balm Tet-A-Tet a refreshing balm.
Cologne today Aqua Vela Musk

results a outstanding near perfect DFS.