SoS: November 16, 2015 - November 22, 2015

Excellent photo Celestino! Talk about powerhouse setups.

 

Love that brush!

 

I suffered a Homer Simpson idiot attack and inadvertently originally posted this in last week's thread. Doh!!

Thursday’s SOTD:

Prep: Hot shower (of course)

Soap: Stirling Executive Man

Brush: Semogue 1438

Razor: A 1955 Super speed delivered via Santa Rufus from the Secret Santa Date Code PIF. Filled with a fresh Feather blade.

AS: Cold Water Rinse, Which Hazel, followed by a dollop of Stirling Executive Man Aftershave Balm.

As always, I can get a great lather from the Stirling soaps. Easily three pass, plus of great rich lather; not to mention the scent.

This is the first shave with the Super speed as it Santa Rufus just dropped it on my doorstep Loaded with a Feather, I got a great three pass did a fourth jus for fun , irritation free shave. Yep, BBS to boot! Followed up with a rinse of cold water and witch hazel and finished with a healthy dose of the Stirling balm. Feeling clean, fresh and really blessed.

 

Wolf Whiskers
Black Mamba
SV Manna di Sicilia
Pitralon
Penhaligon's Sartorial EdT

 

Guy, thank you for your kind words, my friend!

 

SOTD :
Poraso, Omega & C.O . Bigelow Friday theme from Shave the Man on G+ SOTD.
Went with a travel to Italy shave due to only having one qualifying item. I thought I had two but Bolzano is now a German made blade.

 

Razor: Gillette 195 Fat Boy (f1) 1960 (5) (3)
Brush: Fuller Amber Badger 1920s -1940s
Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue
Cream: Geo. F. Trumper's Coconut cream
Blade: Feather (2)
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Jack Black balm, Tommy Bahamas St. Barts cologne
Put some Trumper's Coconut into my favorite OS mug. The Fuller whipped up some nice warm lather. My FB is still my favorite razor and as usual, made quick work in 2 passes WTG XTG. A little touchup on my neck ATG on 3 and done. I had enough lather left over for another pass. The WH felt good, nice and cool. After cleanup some JB and when it dried, some Tommy Bahamas St. Barts cologne. Y'all have a good one!

 

Planned SOTD for 20 November 2015

No Variation November! - Day 20



Utopia 3-piece
Gillette Silver Blue (20!!)
L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic
Proraso Red
Alum
TSD ISZ AS Splash under Pinaud Lilac Vegetal
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I am planning day twenty on the GSB. Lots of work to be done this afternoon before a night out with Mrs. Samurai. Nice day on the prairie, snow moving in tonight. Other than that...all is quiet in Colorado!

Have a great afternoon!

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Friday:
hot shower w/Hugo Naturals Mexican Lime & Bergamot bar soap
Maggard Lime PSO
Early Gillette Fat Handle Tech (split cap bar) 2+ passes
Lord Cool Super Stainless (4)
Muhle Sea Buckthorn soap in a mug
Omega boar
Thayers Lemon
T & H West Indian Limes A/S balm

Early shave, late post. Good results for a hurried shave while most were still snug in their beds. This was the fourth shave on this blade and I've been impressed with the performance of it. I've got so many different blades it's not surprising I've never tried many of them so it's been fun to pull out a newbie and have a good run with it. I've got half a mind to try a second one.

 

How "new" is that red Brut?

 

the hair gel looks like Clubman Clear, the one I have.

 

Nice brush! I have an older two-band CH1 in Super that is the softest brush I own.

 

I'm fairly certain it's an Aristocrat but I swear all the Gillette flavors/models do confuse me....

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nice brush, how was your new brush?

 

It's almost empty. it is the green one, regular strength hold. I would like to try the others one of these days. I believe there is a yellow as well.

 

Stellar gear and photo

 

Buona sera amici - it'll be something italiano for domani!

Saturday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Astra day 6
Proraso Green SS
Intesa Glacial AS Balm
Krampert's Frostbite AS

After not using anything mentholated for one day I start missing the freeze, so here's my set-up. The older version of Proraso Green soap is pretty cold, with good, stable lather. The Intesa balm is lightly-mentholated and gives a very comfortable feeling - it's available at Italian Barber. Brian's Frostbite aftershave is a fabulous gold medal winner!

 

Thank you!

 

November 20, 2015

Martin de Candre Fougere
Pav Tulip WSP Superfine
1941 Gillette Ranger Tech
Gillette Silver Blue
Skin Bracer

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11/19-11/20 - Type G & E

Both shave were outstanding. Using an injector is like cheating. There is just no effort in getting a great BBS shave.

Type G


Type E