SoS: May 9-15 2011

SoS May 13

Sign in a salesman's office: "Selling is like shaving if you don't do it every day you look like a bum"...I had Mr. Stubbles in for a short visit.

​

 

Saturday - it's the weekend! :happy069 Time for the SEs!!

Prep: 30 minute marinade with TSD ISZ PSB, hone & strop razor, hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Rwanda, BLACK
Hone: Duro
Strop: VB 2" Black latigo/linen
Soap: TSD SOTQ B1 - Winter Pagoda
Str8: Robeson ShurEdge, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, RazorRock rub down, ice water splash, SJ Unforgivable
'Stache Wax: Haven't decided yet

Shave Rating: -6 Blades

Yes, you read right. A minus 6! That's how many hairs I nicked out of the 'bars this morning! :angry021
Oh, well. My own fault. The razor was gliding along so smooth (the hone is working great) I got careless. Sure beats drawing blood, though!

Other than that, it was a 5 blade shave. As I said, the hone is doing its job. The shaves are getting more like they were after getting the blades back from Glen. I was afraid I was going to have to send my razors out for another honing by Glen. That reminds me, I have one I need to send him for an initial hone. I'll have to see if my pennies add up enough for new scales, too.

 

5/14 4th week in New Orleans

Arko, Vulfix turn-back, Rolls, Armani

Gotta say after using this Turn-back for 6 weeks now, I am very impressed (both with sticks and cream).

 

Saturday

EJ89L
Voskhod (7)
EJ BBB
MWF
Nivea Sensitive balm
Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
Polo Original edt

 

Saturday...

Gillette Old Type BRW Improved handle
Voskhod (4)
Rudy Vey TGN Finest
Tet-a-Tet SC
Alum
Tet-a-Tet ASB

My first time out with the Tet-a-Tet shave cream. It was a little thinner than I had hoped coming out of the tube and slid off my finger into the sink. It is a nice cream with decent glide and a nice amount of cooling. I am not overly fond of the scent, but maybe it will grow on me a bit.

 

Saturday:

Razor - Feather All Stainless
Blade - Red Personna
Brush - Vie-Long Silvertip
Cream - Godrej Rich Foam
A/S - Lúcido
Balm -Nivea Replenishing
Cologne - C.O. Bigelow Barber Cologne Elixer Blue No. 1580

--
John

 

Shave Of The Day - May 13th, 2011

• Hot Shower
• Vie-Long 13800 & 13061 Horsehair Brushes
• Jock Soap's Old School™ Shave Soap
• Lord L6 Razor
• Gillette Permasharp Blade ~ Day 1
• Thayers Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Blend
• Aqua Velva Original Sport Aftershave ~ :freezing
• 

Last nights, Friday the 13th shave....

Trying out the Old School™ soap, so I used 2 brushes and face lathered and bowl lathered, and alternated between the two as I shaved.

The Old School™ soap actually worked pretty well, was easy to lather, and provided good protection. The description of the soap says "Light scented with Jock Soap's Calling Card Bailey fragrance", and a light scent it is, although I can't really say that I am crazy about it.

Overall a very nice 4 blade shave.

 

Saturday:

Razor: Merkur 38C Barber Pole
Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: Omega Boar 10049
Soap: Boots
A/S: Barbasol Brisk
EdT: Quorum


:happy088

 

First Test shave with the

Da Razor: Cleaning-The DD came in today in the mail, I was waiting with much anticipation; I knew that there was a lot of work to be done to this razor so I set out early to clean it up. It was cruddy; so I took the Dremmel and some Flitz and plenty of rags...two hours later it was a different razor, even Mrs HOG was impressed. Cleaned the scales even the inside of the scales were full of muck.

Honing da razor: Well, it was received dirty and dull. For this job I selected the two coticules I own, one of these is more aggresive than the other and since I don't know if they had a noble birth (the vein they were mined) I called them the Arrogant Bastards. I set the bevel with the more aggressive of the two raising slurry, did not count laps; I preceeded to tape the spine and raised more slurry on the aggresive bastard ...lots more x strokes and looking at the bevel under light, then I switched to the more gentle coticule with water only and polished the edge.

Test shave: I almost took my nose off. Just kidding! I had a wonderful smooth shave, no nicks or razor burn...happy, happy HOG.

Da Brush: Semogue hogs hair
Da Soap: Nomad in shaving mug
Da Aftershave: Spanish Floid Suave.

SHAVE ON BOYS! HOG

 

Nice looking razor hog.

Did you take any before pics?

 

Sunday, May 15

Gem Push Button
GEM (Pella Stainless, Coated) (day 1)
Preshave Oil Blend
TSD Spring Equinox SS
Vulfix 2235 Super
Lucky Tiger Aspen

 

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Merkur Progress XL
Blade: Treet Dura Sharp
Brush: Vulfix 2234 Super
Cream: Portman Square Collier Row
A/S: Thayer's Lemon Witch Hazel, Ogallala Bay Rum, Limes & Peppercorns Splash

The weather here has reverted to cold and rainy. However, this morning's wonderful smooth and comfortable citrusy shave compensated for that fact quite well. I can't control the weather, but I can control the shave!

 

Sunday

Prep: 30 minute marinade with TSD ISZ PSB, hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Rwanda, BLACK
Soap: TOBS Lavender
Brush: Omega 49, the red one
Razor #1: Segal
Blade #1: Segal, day 2, 1 pass
Razor #2: Ever Ready (pssst... what's the one with the top that hinges at the front on the safety bar?)
Blade #2: Gem, day 2, 2+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, L'Oreal Comfort Max ASB, Curve, hand strop Gem blade
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

Shave Rating: 3 Blades

I tried the Segal once quite a while back. I remember it giving a lousy shave, but thought I would give it another go anyway. Yup, still a lousy shave. Finished up with the Ever Ready. Better, but a couple of weepers just above my chin. After getting the ice water splashed on and the ASB rubbed in, I was feeling much better. Final result is darn near BBS, but bottom line it was still an overall uncomfortable shave.

 

Alas no! I was so eager to clean it that I forgot.

 

Sunday:

Razor - Feather All Stainless
Blade - Red Personna
Brush - Omega Lucretia Borgia
Cream - Razorock XXX
A/S - Lúcido
Cologne - Acqua Classica Borsari

--
John

 

Almost a week

Bestshave Turkish Horsehair brush
Mitchell's Wool Fat Soap
Star 1912 SE razor
CVS blade (2)

Sixth shave with this brush. After tomorrow, I'll give my one week impressions.

MWF always gives me great results. Add in a can't go wrong razor, and it you get a great shave.

 

Merkur Futur
Voskhod (1)
Rooney 3/2 Super
TOBS Avocado
Alum
Superior 70 Bay Rum

Tried to pull day 5 out of a blade and it just didnt work. Stopped after the first stroke and changed the blade. Overall a nice shave.

 

Sunday, May 15

Razor: Black Mamba Tech
Blade: Voskhod day 1
Cream: Tet-a-Tet
Brush: Omega Lucretia Borgia synthetic
Post: Alum, witch hazel, tet-a-tet...

Now I am thinking that the was a good black/red color scheme. Maybe I should see if I can snap a pic in here. Hmmm... my camera isn't taking anything other than blurry pictures today. It looks like the lens has some issues. Oh well, this will have to do.

 

Sunday

EJ89L
Lord Platinum (1)
EJ BBB
MWF
Nivea Sensitive balm
Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
Grey Flannel edt

 

Sunday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Derby day 5
Tet-a-tet SC :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing
Tet-a-tet AS Balsam :love008 :love008 :freezing :freezing
Ralph Lauren Safari EDT

Today, I decided to join the other Tet-a-tet lovers, so I used this great stuff myself, and why not, since I was the one who originally instigated this love. It is such a delightful shaving line which I hope will be around forever.