SoS: May 25, 2015 - May 31, 2015

Sunday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Haslinger Coconut
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Platinum (2)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip-24mmx48mm
Aftershave: Country Club Sweet Water

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Haslinger Coconut today. 20 seconds to load the WD Silvertip. Great, easy, thick, lather. Gillette Platinum in the Slim. Very smooth, close, shave. I finished with CC Sweet Water.

Bob

 

today's shave
hot shower and wash with dove+ care
TGN butterscotch two band
soap commander passion
Gillette new standard(28)
Ladas(2)
Clauss 5/8 full
soap commander passion balm
Prada Luna Rossa cologne
today's shave was nice. I made three passes with the new standard. my tech must hand been off. I caught the baby by one pass with the Clauss. finished with passion balm and a few squirts of Prada.
church today y'all come with me.

 

Sunday:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: RazoRock Cumba Cheech croap
Razor: Merkur 1904 41c
Blade: Bic (3)
Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (7, 8, 9)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's WH, RazoRock Cumba Cheech AS balm
Cologne: Jasmin et Cigarette by Etat Libre d' Orange

Fantastic lather this AM meant that 2-days' growth were not too much for the Bic, still going strong on its 3rd day. There were no weepers, no nicks, no irritation to be found, and the alum didn't even produce any burn. DFS+ shave all around, I'd say.

 

FatBoy vs Two Days Growth
Today is a gloomy rainy day, one of those days when it seems nothing goes right. Luckily, my shave lifted me out of that rut. I tried the FatBoy against two days growth for the first time, and it was excellent. The Colonel is really an amazing brush, making me question if I had written off badgers prematurely. I'm really glad I won it, because I never would have bought one to find out, as I am happy with my synthetic. Anyway, it made awesome überlather mit Tabac cream and soap - just an optimal combo, IMHO. The razor easily cut down my stubble with passes set at nine, then seven for the last two. I finished up with Sherlock and I am ready for church to lift my spirit even further.

Prep: warm water wash
Überlather: Tabac mit Tabac
Brush: The Colonel
Razor: 1959 Gillette FatBoy
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (3)
AS: Chiseled Face Sherlock

 

Sunday 31st May



Warm shower
Hot towel
Stirling Lime bowl lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Single Ring (1920's)
Astra SP (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
TOBS No74 Victorian Lime aftershave

 

Oy vay, my friend could have never handled a menthol attack like this one - the Glacial Lemon Chill soap absolutely froze my face frigging off, and when I slapped on the Rubby Dubby Doo I almost saw stars. This shave was Extra-Mega-Super-BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR-COLD and beautiful. The Derby blade is now enjoying its well-earned retirement.

 

5/31/15

Prep: warm wash
Lather: IanS mystery puck
Brush: TGN synthetic
Razor: Gillette New LC
Blade: Big Ben Super Stainless
Post: Captain's Choice Cat O'Nine Tails

New blade and pretty decent shave.

 

Sunday, May 31, 2015

RazoRock Baby Smooth with Jurgen Hempel SS
BIC Chrome Platinum #2
BSB Muhle V-2 Silvertip Fibre 26X50mm
Mystic Water SS - Jasmine
Proraso Aftershave Lotion

Stay frosty my friends!

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Thank you and you are very kind. I hope you keep posting your photos.

 

31 May 2015

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
* M&F 3XL Heritage
* Mystic Water Bay Rum
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO



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The crack in the lid makes the photo all the better

 

Sunday
warm shower/cold water shave
M&F Chief
Crown Shaving Co. PSB
RazoRock King Louis SS
Schick Revere/Pella coated injector (4)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
Levan Rose Beard Oil
Gilbert Henry Lavender ASB ------Really great scent,wonderful skincare,a lil goes a long way.
Pour Un Homme de Caron

Really nice 2 pass face,skipped the dome today.Face BBS then I noticed a ghost weeper on my right jawbone,first one in a long time.A ghost weeper is what I call a weeper that goes undetected for some time.I happened to notice this one at least a half hour after shaving.

Stay frosty,my friends and beware of the ghost weeper!!!!

 

I was thinking that same thing. To me, it really makes the picture.

 

6/8 Gong
TOBS Sandalwood SS
homemade badger

This brush is very dense and a nasty shedder. Well, I'll keep combing and see which I run out of first, patience or hair. Coticule edge again and a very nice shave. Have a good one.

 

05/31/2015
Razor – Gillette New LC with Triad SS Helix
Blade –Lab Blue (2)
Brush –Rudy Vey with Shavemac Finest
Lather – Mystic Water Lavender
Post - Witch Hazel & Myrsol F/Extra



Great near BBS 3 pass shave this morning. My first time using this brush with Mystic Water soap and it proved to be finicky as expected. I'm sure with time I'll get it dialed in.

 

How is the level of scent from the Haslinger? Does it linger for awhile? I've thought about trying their Sandalwood soap.

 

This one is very weak....................

 

Today's shave, a long time in coming, so I break out my best.

•Gillette SuperAdjustable
•Big Ben blade
•Aramis soap
•Omega boar

 

Love the Helix!

 

Thanks. Don't you have one on the way?