SoS: November 19th, 2012 - November 25th, 2012

Friday:

soak brush/Omega B&B Essential Brush/Ayar's Bowl
hot shower
Proraso PrePost Cream
TSD 2x Iced Mojito Wheat Cream
Cadet TTO-13/Polsilver SI (4)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum
warm water rinse
Thayer's Lemon WH
TSD 2x Iced Mojito splash mixed with a very small amount of QCS Key Lime Aftershave Balm

A nice and frosty BBS shave today

 

• 3P PSC
• TOBS SS - Shaving Shop
• Frank Silvertip Fan Brush
• Red Tip Super Speed
• Kai Blade (2)
• TOBS ASG - Shaving Shop
• TOBS ASL - Shaving Shop

I hope everyone in the USA enjoyed their Thanksgiving. I am originally from Canada but my aunt and my sister are both married to American gents and are living in the USA.

I think the bad Voodoo magic may have subsided today and I am happy to report that I did not get a visit from the not-so-jolly Old Saint Nick-All-Us!! Luckily, the only red I saw was on the end of my Flare Tip Super Speed. But it was weird this morning... Just before I lathered up I turned off the tap but could still hear a water noise. I looked out the window and saw huge rain shower pounding up against the side of my high rise. Then just as I was about to put the razor against my face... a small flash of lightning. Very strange as we are well into November and thunderstorms are quite rare. The battle was on... Although I was shaving quite carefully I still managed to snag the skin on my chin. Dang! I sat there staring at my chin for about 20 seconds or so to see if there would be any blood. As luck would have it, I managed to avoid even a weeper. Phew! Hopefully the curse is now broken and we can all go back to enjoying our shaves.

Cheers, everyone!

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Friday morning, November 23, 2012

Schick E2 Injector razor w/ Schick blade (3)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Proraso shaving cream w/ hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

SOTD Friday 11-23-2012 (Black Friday)

Merkur Progress 500 w/Feather
Proraso PSC
Speick SC
Caswell Massey Ceramic Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Jovan Musk ASL/Cologne

I hope everyone survives Black Friday if they are going out to those early bird specials. Good Luck finding some of thosde good deals. For me a nice relaxing shave and some college football games are in order to let me belly get back to it's normal size. LOL
Thought I'd use the Progress this morning as I haven't been shoiwing it a lot of love lately. Back to the Speick SC again as I can't seem to get enough of that wonderful scent of the Bavarian Alps. Great week of shaves shown Gentlemen and I hope your week end is a great one!

 

Yes, strange, untimely weather here last night too. Rain, temperature went from 70F to mid 30's in a couple of hours time and lots of lightening but no thunder, so the actual strom was a ways off. Now cold and windy, the Yorkie seemed glad to do his business and get back in the house this morning.

But this morning's shave was warm and smooth. It was mostly as TBS Maca Root product affair.
a warm water face wash was with their face wash product
then more warm water and their save oil
then the always present Proraso pre/post cream
back to TBS for their Maca root shave cream. Lots of nice lather with the AOS badger brush
the EJ 89 with the Sputnik blade just floated through the wiskers WTG and XTG only two passes today.
And yes the evil days that had been upon us seem to be over for not a nick and no parts feel off (all ears, nose and other bit still connected)
Followed up with warm and cool water splash and TBS razor defense

All in all a pleasant shave with a nice DFS to show for it.

 

Love it!

[edit:added smilie]

 

Shave of the Day (SOTD) Friday November 23, 2012​

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• Prep: Brush soaking in COLD water, face washed with Neutrogena Healthy Skin Anti-Wrinkle Anti-Blemish Cleanser, luke warm shower
• Razor: Gillette NEW short comb mounted to T2 Handle
• Blade: Personna Med Prep
• Brush: Semogue 1438 Boar
• Cream: Proraso Menthol and Eucalyptus with added Menthol
• AS: Mennen Skin Bracer with added Menthol
• Post: Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash of Aftershave

It has been a few days since I have had a cold water shave and I really needed to wake my up this morning. The Proraso, cold water and a few drops of my menthol infused glycerin provided enough freeze to wake me up and then some.

My buddy Seth inspired me to use the NEW today, after his SOTD and the dialogue we had. It is almost impossible for me not to get a good shave with the NEW short comb and today was no different. The hair came off like a hot knife through butter.

I am really liking the Skin Bracer, no wonder it is almost always sold out every time I run to the store.

 

Razor - TI 'Wheatfield'
Strop - 3" Snake, Shell Cordovan & Genuine Linen Hanging Razor Strop
Prep - Hot Towel, Palmolive S/S
Brush - Duke 3
Soap - Monsavon
Cold Rinse/ Witch Hazel/ RazoRock Aftershave Wax

after my terrible last shave with the P-160, which reacted badly on my skin....it was a real pleasure to have such a wonderful shave with the fantastic Monsavon... this really is a dream of a soap.

 

Friday



Tabac soap
Ever-Ready brush
1st pass: Silver Star aluminum razor w/Big Ben blade
2nd-3rd: Schick Hydro-Magic w/one of its original Schick blades (just because)
BBS

a/s: some mix of bay rums, mostly Superior 70 and some other BR else I can't recall, plus a touch of Old Spice mixed in. Not bad, IISSM.

 

Weber ARC w/Bulldog Handle
Shark Blade
Rooney Boar
RazoRock Coconut Soap
TSD Iced Grapefruit Witch Hazel
Lab Series AS Balm

 

Friday - Presentation Day :S

Muhle R106
The Manchurian
Gillette Spoiler
Martin de Candre
Lucido AS

It was a very comfortable 2-pass shave today. Yes, I had a (group) presentation and it went very well despite me not having a voice.

 

No pic since I'm on vaca but the shave was great after my barbershop shave debacle.

Preshave - warm shower, noxema face wash
Shave cream -C.O. Bigelow
Brush - Tweezerman
Blade - Shark Super Chrome
Razor - Gillette Superspeed
Aftershave - Pinaud Clubman

I must say that after using proraso sandalwood and now C.O. Bigelow I prefer the menthol. After a terrible shave but great experience at the barber shop I was looking forward to this shave. It was a DFS almost BBS and I'm loving it.

 

Could always use Proraso Sandalwood with a few drops of TSD M-Bomb.

 

• The Shave Den PSB - Iced Sub Zero
• Arko SC - Cool (+6 drobs of M-Bomb)
• Frank Best Badger - Metal
• Cobra Classic Razor
• Feather Pro-Guard Blade (2)
• 444 ASG
• 4711 ASL

Have not used the Cobra Classic for a while but I started thinking about using it again after seeing the posts by Smoothy. Had a very nice relaxing shave today. Very close and comfortable.

Cheers, Lyndon

 

Day 2 in Thailand on vacation Proraso pre shave and Mike's Pepermint shave stick followed up with Pinaud. I brought my 'Merkur 38C with Feather blades. My travel brush is my Omega boar. Wanted to use my Chanel Egoiste but seemed like a waste after applying the eau du Off.

Tomorrow back to QCS Vostoc

 

Merkur 34c
Voskhod teflon
Whipped Dog Silvertip
RR Mudder Focker
TSD Drakkar A/S
RR 888 A/S wax

 

Saturday

soak brush/Savile Row 3824/DB 1.5 Scuttle
hot shower
Proraso PrePost Cream
TOBS Avocado SC
OCMM/Pella Coated (6)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum
warm water rinse
Thayer's Original WH
THE VEG mixed with a pea sized amount of 444

Great BBS shave,enjoy the weekend everyone !!!

 

Saturday:

Omega Silver Handle
Super Speed/Shark day 6
Bozzano Sensitive SC
Anherb AS Conditioner
Osage Rub AS

Although the Shark blade is pretty well at the end of its life it still gave me a surprisingly good shave and left me about 99% BBS. The Bozzano Sensitive cream is pretty cold - I would definitely rate it as Level B Freezing. Needless to say, the Anherb conditioner and the Rub are in a class of their own because it's not easy to beat them!

 

5/8 J. Rodgers
Salters Indian Sandalwood
24mm Grade A Brush
Lucky Tiger AS Tonic

Great shave this morning, I sure enjoyed the scent of the Indian Sandalwood SC, nice and spicy. Have a good weekend. Shop clean up time for me. I really like this razor. I have another J. Rodgers coming in the mail, full hollow ground though.

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