SoS: November 17, 2014 - November 23, 2014

May I suggest for a Pre Pre Shave some Jose Cuervo with a twist of lime. Repeat as necessary.

 

NOVember 19's

Nivea for Men Sensitive Face Wash
C.O. Bigelow Shaving Cream
Omega Pro 98 boar brush
Gillette Super Speed '47
Astra SP
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayers Lemon WH
Pinaud Clubman

Seventeen degrees and fair here in Hendersonville, North Cackalacky. The C.O. Bigelow Shaving Cream face-lathered very easily with my Omega Pro 98 Boar Brush. Two passes with my '47 Gillette Super Speed and Astra SP blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Oh man, no kidding that would be great. Unfortunately I'm a wussy and took PAIN MEDICATION, so no shots or vino tonight. Now tomorrow will be different. Thanks for the thought.

 

Wait! I don't want to mislead anyone. I did not make the pictured rack. I bought that one. That is where the 'rotation' razors live. My woodworking skills are not close to that level. Mine are a bit less Bob Villa, and a bit more MaCGyver;

They are currently unfinished, and are hanging temporarily in the 'testing' phase. There have already been some tweaks... most schick razors didn't fit in the rings I used. Luckily my girlfriend owns a few pairs of ring opening pliers, one set was mighty enough to turn the circular eye bolts into hooks. So that problem was solved. These racks are growing on me. They have a certain 'Rugged' charm. However, the construction of certain razors makes them sit askew. It kind of drives me nuts. I am thinking about trying a version where the hanging system is less rigid... maybe a d-ring suspended from a short loop of strap webbing riveted to the board. Thus letting each razor settle happily in its own center of gravity. Or maybe these will be fine.

 

Looks good! I would have issues getting the 4 rows even.

 

Tomorrow's Planned Shave
Razor: Weber w Bulldog Handle
Blade: Feather (D6)
Brush: Vie-long White 24mm Horse hair
Shave Bowl: Suribachi 5” bowl
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Oil: Jasmine Orange Vanilla
Shave Soap: Mitchells’ Wool Fat
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Muelhens 4711
Cologne: Muelhens 4711




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Tuesday Night Shave

Pre: Hot water
Razor: Weishi 9306
Blade: Voskhod
Cream: Arko for Men
Brush: VDH Badger
Post: Dominica Bay Rum

I forgot I had a tube of Arko for Men cream, and found it when I was digging through my medicine cabinet looking for my Derby creams. I decided to use it (and I need to add it to that soap/cream inventory thread!). It's not a great cream, but it works okay. I'll never buy it again. And no, it doesn't smell like the Arko soap (unfortunately). It doesn't really have much of a scent at all. It lathers easily and is competent. Saying I'll never buy it again isn't meant to put the cream down, just that there are a lot better choices for me out there and there's no reason to revisit Arko cream, unless for some reason I'm in a Turkish prison.

 

Nothing wrong with MacGuyver style racks like these. I like 'em!

 

Wednesday!

• Music: Vangelis, The Friends Of Mister Cairo
• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Brush: VieLong horse
• Soap: Cella
• Razor: Gillette Slim @6
• Blade: PolSilver #1
• Shave: 3=-pass + touch-up
• Post: cold water rinse, Jeris Musk For Men

With a new blade and the razor still dialled @6 the razor had woken up clearly. No fooling around anymore, this razor meant business! I felt the blade way more than yesterday. Though it was the same type of blade, but at shave #5. Could be my angle was off, of course. The Jeris stung a bit more than usual, but since the shave left me BBS, I don't complain!

Have a nice day ya'll!

 

Wednesday Morning Shave
Razor: Gillette Fat Boy (5)
Blade: Rapira (2)
Brush: Vie-Long White Horse Hair
Cream: Jobbs Men Revolution Cool
AS Balm: Yves Rocher

It was a great shave no nicks or irritation. I had much better result with Rapira than Feather.

 

Superb Shave
Everything worked very well together, and Rewarded me with a comfortable smooth shave. My face feels great and I smell great thanks to Gondolier.
Prep: Proraso Green pre barba
Soap: B&M Dickens
Brush: HIS
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft 101
Blade: Personna lab blue (3)
AS: HTGAM Gondolier

 

Wednesday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Micro-Touch/Dorco day 4
Proraso Green SS
Lubriderm Unscented Moisturizer
Proraso Green AS
Dolce & Gabbana EdT

This morning the Micro-Touch/Dorco combination was good to me - it gave me a very nice shave, and I was able to do it without too much effort. The next time I change the blade for this razor I'll load it with a 7 AM so that I can see the difference in performance, if any. The Proraso Green soap did its job beautifully - wow, so much great lather and plenty of cooling with a nice post-shave feeling. I really love the matching aftershave - it's so mentholated and fresh, but the scent is completely different than the soap.

 

11/19/14

Prep: warm wash and brush soaking
Lather: Old Spice cream
Brush: Vie-Long 13061M horsehair
Razor: Gillette LC New Tech
Blade: Voskhod Teflon (5)
Post: cool water rinse and Old Spice Classic aftershave

3 simple passes for a DFS today. The OS cream always delivers a slick and shiny lather with minimal fuss and effort.

 

today's shave
hot shower prep with Yardley lavender soap
rubberset two band finest
van Der hagen deluxe
Schick krona
persona lab(4)
lilac vegital "THE VEG"
today's shave went well. I was inspired to use one of my first soap rounds. it did an ok job. the schick did a nice three pass shave. very clean. finished with the VEG. now I'm hoping to air out some. guess I'll have to wear it proudly.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

I ordered me some of "The Veg." After all, I am an old man.

 

Weber PH Wave
Gillette Silver Blue (4)
Oscar11 Purple Omega Boar
Institut Karite Soap
Alum
Superior 70

Another nice shave. The GSB is getting a little long in the tooth. I have also come to prefer the Permasharp super blades with the Weber razor.

Stay warm.

 

I have to admit, Mike, I was a little disappointed not to see menthol with that photo's filter effect.

 

Wednesday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Tuscany Bath Soap
Soap: Cella (Brick)
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2)
Brush: Plisson #12 Grey Badger-22mmx56mm
Aftershave: Canoe

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

Cella today. Always great lather. 20 seconds: load and go with the Plisson Grey Badger. Gillette Silver Blue in the Slim. Great, smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Canoe.

Bob

 

Gem "Bullet Tip" razor
Treet blade
Williams SS
Burma Shave boar brush
Nivea Energy balm
Pinaud Clubman A/S


That Treet blade didn't work well even thought it's new, lots of pulling/tugging. But the results are ok and I'll go back to my injector tomorrow. BTW, a great Williams lather that helped a lot

 

Pre: Maggard Razors PSO – Lime
Brush: Custom Boar by Steve Brown Swirl Handle
Soap: Kell’s Original Handcrafted Shaving Soap – Dragons Blood (Hemp/Aloe Blend)
Razor: Maggard Razors MR3
Blade: Croma Diamant Stainless (4)
Splash: Humphreys Alcohol Free Cucumber Melon Witch Hazel Facial Toner
Post: Pacific Shaving Moisturizer ASB & Fine Classic American Blend

Another arctic morning in Michigan. man if it’s this bad before Thanksgiving, we are in for a long, miserable Winter. Unlike my morning shave, which was absolutely great today!...

That Shave Life!