SoS: May 25, 2015 - May 31, 2015

Sunday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Soap Commander Synergy Shave Soap (first shave)
Whipped Dog Silvertip/Bethlehem Olivewood-24mmx50mm (first shave)
Gillette President
Personna Super Stainless
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Rose Petal WH
Barbasol Brisk AS

The Soap Commander Synergy Shave Soap (sample piffed to me by @RayC1993 ) face-lathered well with my Olivewood WD Silvertip Badger brush. It has a nice scent and is easy to lather.Two passes with my Gillette President razor and a Personna Super Stainless blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Rose Petal WH and then Barbasol Brisk after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

SUNDAY SOTD - 5/31/15

Razor: 1958 Super Speed TV Special
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip
Soap: RazoRock XXX
AS: Barbasol Brisk

I think my technique has improved since my last go-round with a Super Speed. I used it today for a quick 2-pass and was very pleased. Sunday I'll go with my normal 3-pass DFS. The RazoRock is really slick, I love it.

 

That razor is gorgeous.

 

Hot, busy day working in the yard today. My shower & shave were thoroughly enjoyed.

Gillette New LC w/a new Derby blade
Proraso Cream bowl w/Vie-Long 12705 Horse Hair
Witch Hazel rinse followed by Nivea Sensitive Balm
Finished with a splash of Barbasol Pacific Rush

2-passes with some touch-up for a near BBS shave!

I'm now going make some Margarita's!!!

 

Planned shaving action for Sunday morning:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Derby day 7
Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Osage Rub AS
Chabrawichi 555 Cologne

A funny thing happened this morning - one of my friends called me and said he wanted to try a shave with a Glacial soap, so I told him to bring his brush and razor with him and to come over. He tried my Glacial Lemon Chill soap and after lathering up with it for his first pass he told me "Jeff, are you crazy? How can you handle such freezing-cold stuff?" I told him to be a man and shave with it or else I'd kick his butt for wasting it! Truthfully, this soap is not for anyone faint-hearted because it's really that COLD. I absolutely LOVE that awesome scent, the way it lathers, and the bone-chilling menthol blast it gives. My friend shaved with it really fast because he couldn't wait to get that intensely-mentholated lather off of his face. He found the Gold Bond very pleasant and comfortable, the same way I do but no way would he use an aftershave which is as strong and freezing as the Rubby Dubby Doo, which I love so much!

 

My eyes always tear up something fierce with too much menthol. Do you wear goggles?

 

No goggles, but I also very often experience tearing eyes and a runny nose when I use the Glacial soaps! (I love it!)

 

Sunday's Planned SOTD
Razor: Loeffler Our Drummer 5/8 Full Hollow
Brush: Thater 4125/2 2 band
Bowl: Turkish Porcelain Bowl 4 ¾”
Pre Shave Scrub: RazoRock GLO
Pre Shave Balm: Proraso Sensitive
Shave Soap: Strop Shoppe Barbershoppe
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: RazoRock Baby Blue



​

 

Planned Sunday SOTD

Prep: Coconut oil, Hot shower
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: Voskhod (2)
Brush: Omega 13109 Pure Badger
Cream: TOBS Sandalwood
Post: Cold rinse, Alum, Witch hazel, TSD Sandalwood AS Milk

 

That is a beautiful razor!

 

Shave of the Day

Saturday Night



Prep: hot towel, Somerset's PSO
Razor: '59 Fatboy Adjustable
Blade: Bolazano Superinox
Brush: New Forest 2204 Badger
Lather: De Vergulde Hande
Shave (setting): 3 passes; WTG (7), XTG (9), ATG + Cleanup (9)
Post: cold water, Aqua Velva Musk

Was having such a good smooth shave with the adjustment on 7 I decided to go to 9 and that'd be better right? Well not terrible just got some weepers.

Hadn't used a Bolazano in a long time, they're a good smooth blade. May use them for a while and order some if I like them.

Once again DVH soap creates wonderful dense creamy slick luxurious lather. It works so well for me I wonder why I keep using other soaps.



But besides a few weepers on the throat, it was a fun satisfying shave.

 

SOTD 5- 31-15

RAZOR: GILLETTE SUPERSPEED
BLADE: BIG BEN (SHAVE NO. 3)
BRUSH: OMEGA S SYNTHETIC
SOAP: TSD POLYNESIAN RED (SAMPLE)
POST: OSAGE RUB/ MASTERS BAY RUM

Had a great shave at 1 am. 3 pass shave with BBS and no irritation.

 

Dubl Duck Goldedge full hollow 13/16
Kanayama cordovan #8000
Thater 2145/2 two band finest silvertip
MDC Fougere
Alum
Tom Ford Noir balm
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver

​

 

Celestino, yours are the best, I personally do what I can...

 

May 31 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
Vie-long Horsehair Brush
Stirling Barber Shop
EJ Chatsworth Barley
Gillette 7 o'clock Super Stainless
Stirling Unscented PSB
Skin Bracer

 

SOTD
Face and head shave
May 31, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: Schick I1
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Ever-Ready 150 TGN 24/54mm Synthetic by GDCarrington
Lather: Martin de Candre
Post: Alum. Thayers Cucumber WH.
Aftershave: Country Club Southern Oud
Last day of May, where has the year gone? We'll have a new winner for May's Newbie Give-Away tonight! Thank you @Seabs @Bristle Me and @NCoxSTL for your continued support of the NGA!
I've been struggling with finding the perfect razor to use on my head, I think I found it. The Schick I1 gave me a smooth clean irritation free shave. The same shave was had on my face. Nice and smooth! My Burma Shave rehab brush a awesome! Whipped up MdC like no ones business.
A better tomorrow. Takes your best today!

 

Sunday 31 May 2015



Mastro Livi K720, 7/8 Full Hollow, Square Point​

It was quite a long time since I used this Mastro Livi K720 straight razor and today I thought it was the time to take it out from its olive wood box and to put it at work. I am very glad I did it because this carbon steel is really amazing: smooth and super velvety, it gives a very comfortable shave. I don't know whether it is because of my pre-shave oil - which I like it more and more at each shave - but the result was absolutely impeccable and magnificent. A truly great shave!​

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: Meißner Tremonia Moroccan Rhassoul
• Brush: Omega 48 Gold
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi K720, 7/8 Full Hollow, Square Point
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: Myrsol Agua de Limón

 

I used an old sample of L.A.S.S. woody lavender this morning. This is a good soap that provides enough cushioning and slickness for all but the most discerning shavers. I am not, however, a huge fan of woody lavender, preferring a sweeter and more floral scent. This is not a bad scent, it is just not great for me. 4 passes and very smooth with no irritation, cuts, nicks, or weepers.

LASS Woody Lavender
Rapira Stainless blade
slim adjustable

 

Ha. Just learned how to do 2 quotes. It's the little things in life.
Beautiful razors and shaves!!!!

 

5/31/15 - Good Old Shave!! #bbs

Cella Classica
Semogue 2012 Special
Gillette Aristocrat
Pol-Silver Blade (2)
Clubman Pinaud