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

Great looking brush!

 

Thursday morning, May 24, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (3)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
TABAC shaving soap w/ hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

Thursday, May 24th


Pre-shave: TSD ISZ Pre-shave balm, hot shower
Soap: RazoRockLa Famiglia Don Marco
Brush: Simpsons Colonel X2L
Razor: '62 Slim
Blade: SuperMax Platinum (1)
Post-shave: warm water rinse, cold water rinse, alum block, witch hazel
A/S: RazoRock La Famiglia Don Marco A/S balm
Moisturizer: L'Oreal Men's Expert Vita Lift w/ SFP 15

Not to bad of a shave today. I did 3-passes and ended up just shy of BBS. I tried what Steve has been doing for the last week and lathered right over my TSD ISZ PSB and I have to say I felt like I had a bit more glide this morning with that stuff underneath my lather. I was kind of indifferent as to the SuperMax blade. I wasn't great, but it wasn't horrible either. We will see what day two with it is like. This was my first day using the RazorRock La Famiglia Don Marco soap and wow what a scent! If you like orange creamsicle, then you will like this. What more can I say about the performance of this soap, it's just plain fantastic. Have a great day everyone!

 

• Prep: hot shower
• Music: Traveling Wilburys -Traveling Wilburys
• Brush: Fuller/TGN
• Soap/Cream: Mike's Natural - Peppermint & Rosemary
• Razor:Schick G1
• Blade:Chinese Schick
• Post: Lucky Tiger AS
• Results: 2 pass plus touch up equalling a DFS

Discovered one bonus of bowl lathering today. If I heat the mug up in the water with the brush I get a warmer lather than I can get face lathering.

 

SOTD Thursday 5-24-2012

9/16 W.H. Morley Clover Brand
Proraso PSC
Proraso SC
Caswell Massey Ceramic Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea ASB
Mennen Skin Bracer

Well, I would show a picture of all the above but, I can't access my albums in photobucket this morning for some reason. Probably a glitch in the system at PB, I'm not sure. Hopefully it will be working later today.

Edit: Hummmm.....Looks like everything is working now so here's the pic!

 

Thursday:

LC New
Voskhod
Omega Boar
D'men Sensitive
Aqua Velva
Afta Original
Brut After Shave

 

The Fatip's quality seems to be on par with the Merkur's as far as fit and finish, about mid-range, not the worst but not a good as Muhle/EJ. I have never used a Merkur Slant or any other slant razor for that matter as comparison but the performance of the Fatip is outstanding! Yesterday was my second shave with it using a feather blade and today I can hardly find any stubble to shave. The feel was aggressive but, not everly aggressive. I would call it "edgie" with a feather blade. This razor commands respect when shaving with it to not over-do as you can definitely feel the blade edge on the skin but, it gave me one of the closest shaves I have had in a long time! I had absolutely not nicks, cuts or burn whatsoever, just smooth slick skin! I would have to say the Fatip is fast becoming one of my favorite razors. I have ordered the Fatip Piccolo in Nickle finish and I'm looking forward to giving it a try as well. It has the same head but the nickle finish hopefully will be nicer.

 

Thursday May 24

Soap: Arko Stick (first use)
Brush: Omega 599 Silvertip
Razor: '56 Gillette Red Tip SS
Blade: Astra SP (3)
A/S: Pinaud Clubman

2+ passes and a had a wonderful BBS shave. At first I wasn't sure about the Arko having never tried a stick and I wasn't crazy about the smell. I found that after lathering it the smell mellows out a bit and is actually quite pleasant, and of course it lathers like crazy! Overall it was a very comfortable shave and Arko will definitely be on my buy again list.

 

Thursday:

Razor - Schick J1 Injector
Blade - Ted Pella coated ASR (5)
Brush - Fendrihan Silvertip (see pic)
Lather - Castle Forbes Lime shaving cream
A/S - Thayers Witch Hazel
Frag - He by Emporio Armani

 

Thursday - another day closer.

Prep: Hot shower, TSD ISZ PSB
CD: The Essence of Muddy Waters, disc 1
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Malawi Mapanga AA, BLACK
Soap: TSD SOTQ B1, Winter Pagoda
Brush: Vulfix 406, The Burlington
Razor: '52 Gillette Ball End Tech
Blade: ASR Platinum Chrome, day 4, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Thayer's Rose Petal WH with aloe vera, B&BW Noir, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

Some super shaves since using the PSB. Love it!

 

Bruce,

Couldn't have said it better. The Fatip is great with a Feather blade in it. I feel the same way about mine.

Best,

Jesse

 

Thursday, May 24
Gem Push Button
GEM (T. Pella SS PTFE ) (d1)
Renaissance Man Black Amber S/S
Vulfix 404 Grosvenor
Dominica Bay Rum Lime

 

Thursday!

• Prep: hot washing cloth, rice bran oil marinade
• Music: Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bells II
• Brush: DVH boar
• Soap: Palmolive Classic Shave Stick
• Razor: GEM OCMM
• Blade: GEM stainless, hand stropped (#5)
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse

There it is: smooth shave leading to a full blown BBS!

Have a great one!

 

Welcome and congrats on your first wet shave and first post.

 

Thursday 05/24/2012
Shower and Shave

Started the day with a hot shower
Facial prep Proraso Glycerin.
While showering the Semogue 1460 was warming up
I bowl lathered Le Savon a Barbe "Bay&Sweet Orange"
Razor and blade change today, Gillette OC and Astra.
After three passes a facial toning with RazoRock Alum and a splash of Kanaga Water.

Outstanding DFS.

 

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Prep: Hot shower
Lather: RazoRock La Famiglia Nonno Michelino - face lather
Brush: Semogue 830
Razor: Gem OCMM
Blade: Gem PTFE (2); 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse; Krampert's Finest Bay Rum (reform)

3 days straight with La Famiglia and my appreciation for these soaps is only growing. I can't believe how soft they leave my face feeling. The only thing I can knock these soaps on so far is that they aren't extremely moisturizing. In my book though, a soaps job is not to moisturize and that's what I have a high quality AS for. This is about the only way that I can tell this is a veggie formulation instead of tallow. Tallow based soaps give my skin a bit more moisture before the AS is applied. The sandalwood scent was ok. Not bad but not something I'd replace once finished either.

 

Jamie, I hope you don't find this too awkward or uncomfortable, but.................................I'm in love with your razor. I want to steal it and run far away together, just the two of us. Oh, we would be so happy together. Better keep it locked up.

 

Friday
Brush: Vie-Long Horse
Soap/Creme: Proraso Sandalwood
Razor: Gem Damaskeene
Blade: Gem
Pre: Hot Towel
Post: Lilac Vegetal
Hair Groom: Vitalis
Result: very comfortable shave, no sting at all from the veg!

 

Almost forgot I have Valobra shave stick in rotation. So...
Merkur 23C/Astra
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Valobra shave stick
Cold water splash
TSD English Fern AS Milk
Absolutely stunning shave from the very beginning. Stellar BBS. Valobra brand says for itself...

 

Gem 1912
Ted Pella
Rudy Vey Vintage Restore-Fan Shape, Finest Badger
AOS Ocean Kelp SC
Alcolado Glacial
Lab Series AS Balm
Music-Jimmy Rogers