SoS: May 3 - May 9 2010

Hot Shower
1966 Gillette Slim Adjustable (slammed to 9 of course)
Omega Boar
VDH Deluxe
Ivy Club/VIBR
Polo Black

 

I've been seduced...I've been looking all over Istanbul looking for MENTHOL stuff...A barber hipped me to a barbar depot district where I should be able to find anything . he says, and I have a call out to P&G, and they are supposed to get back to me on where in town I can pick up Noxema Menthol...Man I don't want to miss another Menthol Monday...)

Today's shave :
Hot Shower
Hot towel treatment-1 1/2 mins.
Arko shave stick
1965 Gillette Slim
Perma-Sharp Super (2)
Cold Water
Arko "cool" AS cream

For the last couple weeks I've been on a mission...trying all the different settings for 3 or 4 pass shaves...I must be exhausting my repertoire of normal combinations ex.:3/5/7 or 5/7/9 etc etc...So this morning ended up being pretty extreme : #1/1/1/3.
Maybe closest shave with absolutly NO irritation, that I've ever gotten ) Used no pressure, just need to be really conscious of the angle,...Major BBS, and skin feels great...) Maybe I've been in #9 land too long...#9's cool, but right now my face sure feels great...I'll take a couple more days like this, and see how it works over time.

 

Wednesday:

Gillette Slim Adj razor
Astra SP blade
VDH Boar brush
Charismata SS
Osage Rub
Pinaud Clubman A/S

Very very nice. Now off to work. At least it's Hump Day.

 

Happy Wednesday from Florida!

Hot Shower
Hot Towel
1966 Gillette Adjustable Slim (set on 3/5/7)
Gillette 7 O'clock Super Stainless (green pack, 2nd shave)
Sabi Badger
Arko Citrus SC
Florida Water

3 passes WTG, XTG, ATG. I could not go for a 4th pass due to irritation so I give this shave 3 blades; I need to work on getting my preferred setting figured out. The last pass produced several weepers so I am sure that 7 is too aggressive.

First shave with the Arko SC. First shave using SC period. This is a nice cream. It whipped up very thick and slick. I can't wait to try the Arko shave stick that my pal 1OLDGI is firing off to me!

I have read about some brushes having a stink on them and my new Sabi badger is no exception...whew! Gamey to the max! But this will go away after a few days so I have read.

Happy shaving!

 

Why haven't I been using an injector since the 1970s?

KMF Cool Mint Shaving Cream
Re-knotted EverReady badger brush
Schick M3 adjustable with Schick blade
Eight O'clock coffee, black
DFS and fully awake

 

C-MON razor
Shavemac 22579 Silvertip
J.M. Fraser's cream
Booster Iced Lime

 

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Razor: Merkur Progress XL
Blade: Super Iridium
Brush: Vulfix 2234 Super
Cream: Proraso
A/S: Generic Witch Hazel, Proraso Splash

Ahh...another refreshing Proraso shave. I love it! The Iridium blade, on its 10th 3+pass shave, performed just as well as it did on the first one.

 

Razor: C.V. Heljestrad 6/8
Brush: Rooney 1/1 Finest
Soap: P.160
A/S: Speick
Edt: Penhaligon's Douro

 

Wednesday

Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Dorco 301 (5)
Brush: Altesse Badger
Soap/Cream: SCS Juniper Mist
A/S: Pinaud Clubman

 

Wednesday:

Tech / BIC
Semogue 2010 Pure Badger
Tabac SC
Burt's Bees Natural ASB
Tabac AS Splash

 

Ever Ready 1914 razor
Ted Pella blade
24mm Silvertip Badger Brush
TSD SOTQ A2
alum block
TSD Iced Mojito Splash
TSD IZS AS milk



-4.5 blades. If I didn't like variety so much I think I'd do SE razors
every day. I can't wait to get the 1901 Gem Jr. I just won on the bay.

 

Wednesday

Prep: Hot shower, hand strop blade, soak brush
Coffee: Home roasted Costa Rica Tarrazu, hot & black
Soap: D R Harris Marlborough
Brush: Great Wall boar
Razor: Fat Handle Tech
Blade: Dorco ST-301, day 3, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Brut ASB & AS
'Stache Wax: Wacky Tacky

Shave Rating: 4.5 Blades

I generally don't like to give 1/2 ratings, but this one seemed deserving. A darn fine shave.

 

SOTD Wednesday May 5, 2010

Razor: 5/8 Tiger Wedge
Shaving Cream: Salter Wild Rose
Lather Bowl: Ceramic
Brush: Custom Rosewood Silvertip
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
Aftershave: No. 4711

First shave with the Tiger Wedge since its rework. Awesome! :happy108
Glen, you are a Master Craftsman! :happy088 Outstanding work Sir! The Tiger has never had such a keen edge and it shaved as smooth as butter. Well done! I will show the before and after shots. (Sorry for such a crappy photo today. I was running late and couldn't get the lighting right.):ashamed001

 

Thursday:
Hot towel
Arko Shave Stick
Banat "Perfect" Boar brush
1965 Slim/Perma-Sharp Super (3)
Arko Cool AS Cream
Bulgari Blue-Notte

I know I said I was going for the low-impact, soft shave today like yesterdays using the lowest settings...Well I did a 2 pass 9/9 shave but it really was a low impact, soft, irritation free shave. I give it a 5 blade rating...feels great and definitely BBS
I rechecked out a couple of Marks videos last night, and I realized my angle has shifted a little...made the adjustment and made my lather a little wetter, and todays shave is proof that little things mean alot; thanks Mark...)

 

Thursday, May 6th

Hot shower
VDH Deluxe mugsoap
VDH Deluxe boar
Mühle R89 w/ Red Personna
444 alum
444 ASB w/ Denim Black splash

 

Thursday.

Slim at #9
Derby (day1)
Preshave (Castor, Grapeseed, Olive)
Arko/Williams Super Lather
Tweezerman Badger
Superior 70

A 4 pass BBS with little touch-up.

My preshave oil is my own blend: castor, olive, and grapeseed: 3/1/1 (+ lavender for scent). For me this works better than the commonly posted 2/1- caster/olive blend. I found that boosting the castor softens the whiskers better, and adding some grapeseed preps the skin more. When this mix is done I intend to try just castor/grapeseed 3/1. A couple other posters in the past mentioned this oil combo was their optimum.

Have a good one boys!

 

Razor: Tsugeru Kanetaka S2
Brush: Omega 599
Cream: Ginger's Garden Bayrum Lime
AS: McLas Bayrum, AII Osage

 

Hot Shower
Boker Red Injun #102
Semogue 2000
Arko Shavestick
Witch Hazel
Jovan Musk Cologne

 

Thursday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Goodfella/new Sharp
Gibbs Marine Fresh-SC :happy005 :love008
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Musgo Real Classic-AS
Quorum-EDT

My 1st shave with this new Gibbs Marine Fresh cream, (thanks, Bruno!) and it seems to be fantastic. It has a beautiful scent, it lathers with an explosion, and it's very moisturizing--I really like it!

 

Thursday:

Gillette Fatboy razor
Asco Orange blade
Rooney 3/1 brush
Charismata SS
Osage Rub
Pinuad Clubman A/S

The Charismata SS is proving to be a wonderful tallow based soap. It works well and I really like it.