SoS: November 24, 2014 - November 30, 2014

Tuesday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic
Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech-Pre-War-Triangle Slots
Blade: Israeli Personna Viking’s Sword (3)
Brush: Elite Razor Silvertip-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Krampert’s Frostbite

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

Stirling MITA today. 30 seconds: load & go with the ER Silvertip. Viking’s Sword in the FH Tech. Great, smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Krampert’s Frostbite. Great all menthol start to the day!

Bob

 

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: Schick G8 Injector
Blade: Personna (1)
Lather: L'Occitane Cade
Brush: Oscar11 w/ Omega 20248 Knot
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: Vintage Shulton Old Spice

Not a perfect shave, but more than satisfactory. I blame my technique. I haven't used this razor in a while and I didn't consistently have the correct angle. I guess I need to use it a little more often.

Have a great day!

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
pur-tech synthetic
Nana June's bay rum
Gillette fatboy(d4)(7)
persona lab(3)
Crusella& co paraiso
today's shave went nice. the pur-tech performed nicely. three passes with the fatboy, very close. finished with a touch of paradise.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Tuesday:
hot shower w/Grandpa's Orange Essence bar soap
Maggard Sweet Orange PSO
Parker 80R 2+ passes
SuperMax SP Tiger (3)
Surrey boar
Musgo Real Orange Amber cream in a warm bowl
Humphrey's Citrus WH
Fine L'Orange Noir AS

Very nice shave this morning.

 

Soap: Queen Charlotte signature scent
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson synthetic
Razor: Black beauty birth razor
Blade: Feather
AS: Queen Charlotte Balm
Cologne: CO Bigelow White Elixir

I had some irritation on my neck and some tugging this morning, so I bailed on the Personna Red blade and went back to a Feather. Everything else performed well. I would prefer a more robust scent from the soap, but it is a nice complex scent. The dominant notes I pick up are vanilla and dark berries (maybe currant?).

 

Tuesday 11/25/14

Prep: glycerin soap
Pre-Shave Oil: Shave Secret
Brush: 20mm Whipped dog set deep
Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery
Razor: G2 Fat Boy
Blade: Feather
Lather: LPL
Post: Alum sprayed on
Witch Hazel: Generic unscented
A/S: Stirling Sharp Dressed Man
Balm: Avon Musk Marine After Shave Conditioner

LPL always gives me a wonderful lather. Today was a smooth 3 pass shave.

 

25 November 2014

* Ikon Shavecraft 102 Slant + UFO U2V1 Brass
* Super Iridium
* Super 3-Band + ZenShave C7 Snakewood
* Mystic Water Sandalwood Rose
* Unrefined Shea Butter




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I like my vintage razors, but that iKon looks great! Stainless steel?

 

25 Nov 2014
Pre- Corn Huskers
Soap - Arko
Brush - Vulfix 660S Medium
Razor - Merkur 34C
Blade - Merkur (4 1/3), Astra SP (1 2/3)
AS - Pinaud Clubman

After starting the shave with the Merkur blade, I was only able to complete my first WTG pass. Tugging and getting uncomfortable, and XTG pass 1 swipe and removed the blade and replaced with Astra SP. So my first test of the Merkur blade is, a good blade however not worth 5x the cost, for me.
Overall a very good shave. Performance of the Arko is good, but in my opinion, not the same league as L'Occitane Cade, Zi' Peppino or CO Bigelow. I will keep it in the den just because I really enjoy the Arko-Clubman combination scent.

 

Mongoose
Feather Professional blade
Kent TGN brush
Erasmic shave stick
Myrsol K
Proraso blue balm


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SOTD ~ Tuesday, November 25, 2014 ~ On The Road

Prep: Hot shower, Mike's Natural Bath Soap - Pumpkin Spice
Razor: 1940-1950 Gillette Super Speed
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: B&B Omega Essential Boar
Lather: TOBS - Jermyn Street
Post: Alum stick, Dickinson's+
Aftershave: TOBS Jermyn Street Aftershave Lotion

Austin Texas: Hit the road on Menthol Monday, no shave. Today's shave was OK for being out of my element. DFS on two passes plus clean up. Off to the River Walk and a visit to the Stevie Ray Vaugn statue. One of my favorite guitar players. Hope you had a great shave today.

 

11/25/2014

Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Gillette Black Tip W4, French Fau Frame Back straight razor
Blade: Astra SP (6)
Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Ice blue after shave
Cologne: Tom Ford - Tuscan Leather and Tobacco Vanille

A Darn Good Shave this morning. It took longer than usual, but the Vie Long whipped up the MWF to a fine lather. The Frenchie did its work with ease. The Black Tip paired with the Astra was a mild and comfortable shaving combination. The AV brought some chill to the morning and the Tom Ford layering will keep me smelling great for the rest of the day.

Have a blessed day!

 

Tuesday!

• Music: Nacht Und Nebel, Beats Of Love
• Prep; hot washing cloth
• Brush: Oscar11 w/ TGN A-grade silvertip badger
• Soap: Cella
• Razor: Gillette '66 Slim @progressive 5, 6 and 7
• Blade: PolSilver (#5)
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: cold water rinse

First time with a quality badger brush. WOW! Way different than my (quality) boars and horse and way better than my Wilkinson Sword badger brush. The Wilkie is a bit floppy and scratchy, but the TGN knot is full, dense, soft and a joy to face-lather with! Oh, and it holds gallons of water! Amazing. I'm very glad I bought this knot. The handle has a nice grip to it and the combo (handle & knot) looks great as well. Needless to say I had a great shave! Not sure if I'm going to face-lather again tomorrow or if I'm going to bowl lather. We'll see...

 

That is outstanding Jeff. I served in the Army with another Officer who was a son of a diplomat and he spoke 16 languages fluently. I find it hard enough just mastering English.

 

Tuesday
hot shower
DB Brush Scuttle/Vie-Long Lord Randal,horse---My first horsey and I'm impressed,very soft with backbone.I only did one hand lather yesterday with Conk Amber,and I had a nice lather going.So I said if it's dry enough I'll use it tomorrow.I won't lie,it was a lil funky,but it sure whipped up a great face lather.

Proraso PPS
Mama Bear's Rosemary Mint
Gillette Ranger Tech/Gillette 7 o'clock green Permasharp Stainless (1)
cold water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cold water rinse
Tend Skin
Myrsol Agua Balsamica mixed with a pea sized amount of 444 ---very good pairing with the Rosemary Mint soap,no menthol on it's own but that's easily fixed with 444
Slumberhouse Norne

All in all a great shave,face and dome BBS!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

Another picture Gem

 

Jeff,
I can't help but envision Mr. T saying "I pity the fool!" in Polish or Yiddish...

 

Tyr's Day:

Prep: Hot compress, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave balm
Brush: Beeline Boar
Soap: Stirling Glacial Obsidian
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Big Ben Super Stainless (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG (4, 5)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS splash
Cologne: Xeryus by Givenchy

Didn't shave yesterday, so I made today Menthol Monday, the Return. Unfortunately, scrimping on the prep and trying to bowl-lather the Stirling with my boar were not sound strategies for a good result, as the lather was sorely lacking, producing more discomfort than I'm used to from this razor. Two passes were sufficient for a frosty DFS, and I let it go at that.

 

Is that Pinaud bottle repurposed from another source or did it come in that decanter? I would enjoy having mine in such a bottle.