SoS: November 16, 2015 - November 22, 2015

SOTD for Tuesday Nov 17th............

Tabac stick face lathered w/Omega 6151 Pure Badger
'67 Black handle Super Speed w/7 o'clock Sharp Edge blade
Witch hazel rinse finishing w/Aqua Velva Ice Blue A/S

2-passes (WTG/XTG) w/some touch-up for an excellent shave!

 

6/8 Case
MeiBner Tremonia/Dark limes
homemade shavemac pure fan
Nice shave, have a good one. I can believe it, I ordered another Shavemac pure knot same size but in a bulb.

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nuetrogena men's invigorating face wash and a washcloth
Surrey white/ silvertip knot
maggard chai tea
Merkur progress(3.5)
persona lab(1)
pinaud special reserve
today's shave was nice. the chai tea with it's unusual aroma did nicely. the huge Vietnamese silvertip made tons of lather very quickly. the progress wiped it all away in the passes. leaving me very smooth and comfy. finished with special reserve. my shave is loud today, I'll have to walk tall.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

TUESDAY
Back-to-Work Shave
Back to straights after a one-day DE shave, using vintage Sheffield F. Fenney 'Tally Ho.'
Smooth three-pass shave with some slick MWF lather; Stirling finish.
Have a great tuesday, all!

 

When I first used Pre de Provence, it was also my first French soap and I thought that it was no better than TOBS or Cella, or any of the other soaps out there. IMHO, there is not an abundance of either cushioning or slickness in PDP. Over time my opinion hasn't changed much. When I started using other French soaps I realized that PDP just doesn't live up to the qualities of MDC, LPL, L'Occitane Cade or any of the other French soaps.

I found a way to significantly improve PDP. What I do is to add about 20 grams of another soap (in this case it is MDC) and about 4 tablespoons of Glycerin to a 15o gram puck of PDP. I then cut this into the PDP and end up with a soap that has much more cushioning and slickness. This allows me to actually enjoy using PDP. Note: "cutting" is the same as you would "cut" butter into flour.

Slim Adjustable set to 9
Rapira Stainless blade
Improved PDP
3 passes and a very smooth shave

 

Fat Tuesday / Tech Tuesday
Mitchells Wool Fat
Vie-Long Badger & Horse
Retinol Men ASB
Aqua Velva Musk

 

11/17/15 - It's Torrey Tuesday!!! Ha!

 

17 November 2015

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


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Tuesday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Los Angeles Shaving Soap-Woody Lavender
Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (1)
Brush: oscar11 Boar-26mmx60mm
Aftershave: Pino Silvestre

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

LASS Woody Lavender today. 20 seconds to load the oscar11 Boar. Easy, thick, slick, lather. I loaded a new Perma-Sharp Super in the Red Tip. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Pino Silvestre.

Bob

 

Tobacco Tuesday
warm shower/cold water shave
Omega Mixed Midget
Alt Innsbruck PPE
RazoRock Zi' Peppino
Joris 1912T/Kai (3)
Bloc Osma
Tend Skin
Beard Brand Blank Slate BO
TSD Tobacco Leaf ASL
Ensar Oud Thai Tabac

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

That's a beautiful brush!

 

17nov15

Decided to use the Aristocrat today. Also used the AVON Wild Country AS in the brush decanter. DFS result.


OK a side note, does anyone have a razor that smells "metallic" when they use it? I have a couple that do and have noticed that they are usually ones that the finish isn't the greatest on.

 

"As Good As It Gets"
La Mamba Negra/Feather
Paladin PK-47 Faux Tortoise
RazoRock Sta. Maria del Fiore Soap and Splash
I adjusted my angles with the Mamba and had great results. The Paladin is fantastic, as is the performance of the Lady, SMF.​

 

My setup for the past few days... The P.160 is impressive so far. Great post shave feel and I love that almond scent.

 

Welcome to the SOTD!

 

Dang...that M&F knot looks dense! Beautiful brush my friend. And nice pic as always...lol

 

SOTD
November 17, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost
Razor: Grafco-Merkur 3-Piece Open Comb
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Lather: Vintage Yardley
Brush: Red & Black Acrylic Silvertip 22/50mm
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Myrsol F./Extra
This Vintage Yardley is a very nice lavender scented soap. I brought out the custom Silvertip this morning, I almost forgot what it was like using it. Nice.
Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE!

 

SHAVE OF THE DAY



RAZOR: 1953 GILLETTE TECH
BLADE: BOLZANO (6TH SHAVE)
BRUSH: EVERREADY BADGER-LON
SOAP: VINTAGE ROYAL LONDON
POST: MLS KRAKEN A/S MILK


Had a great 3 pass shave this morning. The Royal London is a awesome vintage soap that whips up a nice lather. I wish this stuff was still in production because this is my favorite vintage soap. This was the last shave with this blade as it was starting to show signs of wear. Finished off with MLS Kraken milk which is loaded with moisturizing ingredients. Hope everyone has a great shave and a great day!

 

Thanks, JR and the brush is extremely dense (31.5 x 53mm), but with gel-tips and it is a pleasure to use!