SoS: November 3, 2014 - November 9, 2014

I scored this new lather mug from my boss, and wanted it to make its shave of the day debut. Cold River Classic Barbershop is a winner with a great scent. Have good one gents.

 

Was that razor sold by Sears back in the day?

 

Consider going cool/cold water for all steps. I feel it helps me avoid irritation, and like you I notice the cold steel. I think the cold steel makes me more aware of how I am manipulating the razor. Helps me "feel" the blade, in a good way, hard to put to words. Glad you had a good shave!

 

Sir, that is a classy looking razor! I assume it's carbon steel. Nice finish.

 

Wednesday!

• Music: Gorillaz, Demon Days
• Prep: hot shower, hot washing cloth
• Brush: Travel King boar
• Soap: De Vergulde Hand stick
• Razor: Star 1912
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: cold water rinse

Good shave.

 

Wednesday November 5, 2014



Traveling with a Mastro Livi Damasteel Ladder​

This time I am traveling with two Mastro Livi straight razor: Grifetto and this Damasteel Ladder. They are both magnificent shavers, I love Grifetto but I admit the pattern of this Damasteel ladder is absolutely fascinating. As for the shave, it shaves absolutely great and I love the feedback Damasteel provides in shaving: it is more aggressive than Grifetto while providing the very same smooth and deep shave. After all, it is a Mastro Livi...​

• Pre-Shave: Proraso Green Pre-shave Cream
• Soap: Aquagena Shaving Soap
• Brush: Omega Bristle Brush 89
• Bowl: Chinese Cheap Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Travel Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi Damasteel Ladder, 6/8 Full Hollow, French Point
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: RazorGuy Bay Rum Aftershave

 

Carbon Steel blade. GRS = Gebrüder Richartz & Söhne, a Solingen Knife shears and razor manufacturer, founded circa 1900; still in business today.
The razor has the name 'Richartz Solingen Germany' stamped on the tang.


I believe the company was affiliated with Sears & Roebuck, as Sears also had other razor manufacturers such as ERN (below), make 'Craftsman' razors for them.

 

°Super Adjustable
°SuperMax "Tiger"
°TSD vetiver soap
°Omega brush

Three pass BBS. Last pass on 9 just for fun. No damage done. Have not decided on a/s...Roman Brio, maybe.

 

Wednesday:

Neutrogena Men Facial Wash
Large Horsehair Barbershop
Super Speed/Dorco day 2
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Stirling Glacial Wintergreen WH

Dolce & Gabbana EdT

Yesterday's shave was cooling and smooth, today's shave was mega-freezing and BBS. The Glacial Wintergreen soap is from the absolute King of the Menthol Freeze Your Face family. No other mentholated soap can match it, or even compete with it - not even the Yeti Snot. The lather is a joy to work with and the scent, to me is heavenly. The Gold Bond moisturizer moisturizes and gives sensitive skin great cooling and soothing, and the Glacial Wintergreen witch hazel kicks the Rubby Dubby Doo's butt in terms of menthol power and skincare. My Super Speed shaves me so much more effortlessly and closer than my Micro-Touch.

 

London Barbershop Experience
Have you ever been experienced? Well, I have. (Couldn't resist)
Since I love Maggard's London Barbershop soap, I ordered the matching aftershave. Usually I pair Aqua Velva Ice Blue Sport with this soap, but I was curious to see how this soap maker would handle aftershave.
The scent match is perfect and the face feel is very calming and smooth. I miss the menthol of the AV, but I am a menthhead. I could buy some menthol to add if I wanted, I suppose. Overall, this was a great shave. I feel confident recommending this aftershave to anyone who prefers no alcohol or menthol - this one is all smooth comfort with a great barbershop scent.

Prep: Proraso Green pre Barba
Soap: Maggard London Barbershop
Brush: HIS
Razor: iKon ShaveCraft 101
Blade: Personna lab blue (3)
AS: Maggard London Barbershop

 

11/5/14
Prep: warm wash
Lather: IanS Soaps (etsy)
Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery G12
Brush: Vie-Long 13061M horsehair
Razor: Weber PH
Blade: Voskhod (6)
Post: Ogallala Bay Rum

Cool morning outside, so the warm lather was greatly appreciated, however, for the first time with this soap, I ended up with it being light and a little airy, so I loaded up more soap on the brush and it slicked right up.

3 pass shave and I'm looking as good as I will for the rest of the day.

 

5/8 Crown & Sword
Gillette and Williams super lather
homemade badger
Nice old C & S that gave a good shave this morning. Have a good one.

 

SOTD Nov 5

Prep: hot shower
Razor: WW2 Tech
Blade: Treet Platinum (day 3)
Brush: Vie-Long
Soap: Proraso Green
Passes: 2 (WTG, XTG)
Post: Proraso Blue AS lotion

Great shave today! Ridiculous amounts of lather from the Proraso Green and as always it was a top shelf lather. The Treet Platinum started out strong in the Aristocrat, but didn't perform to well in the Slim Twist yesterday. Today's pairing with my WW2 issued Tech was a winning combination. DFS+ in two passes and I'm off to battle the day!

 

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Prep: Warm shower, Cetaphil Lotion
Razor: Schick Adjustable
Blade: Schick (6)
Lather: Proraso Blue Cream
Brush: Oscar11 w/ Omega 20248 Knot
Post: Witch Hazel, Cetaphil Lotion
Aftershave: British Sterling

I had such a great shave yesterday, I decided on a repeat performance for all hardware and software this morning. The only difference is that I used British Sterling aftershave rather than Old Spice. Today's shave was every bit as good as yesterday's. I think the blade is about done, though. It is still smooth, but just not cutting as well as a newer blade.

Even with these great results, I think I'll probably change out everything tomorrow. Maybe I'll go back to a DE razor. Or maybe a different injector. Perhaps a soap rather than a cream. Decisions, decisions!

Have a great day!

 

Odin's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Neutrogena Deep Clean Gentle Scrub cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac Preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Soap: RazoRock One-X
Razor: Merkur 41c 1904 OC
Blade: Asco SS (4)
Passes: WTG, XTG, ATG (10, 11, 12)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Pinaud Clubman AS splash
Cologne: Jasmin et Cigarette by Etat Libre d' Orange

Yesterday I woke up late enough that I could either grab my coffee, or my shave, before class; coffee wins that tug-of-war. That meant I had plenty of stubble to attack with the Asco on day 4 of its use. The Neutrogena Deep Clean does a better job of 'setting up' and softening my beard for shaving than the other facial washes I use, but it's a bit too intense for daily use. The One-X continues to lather like a dream, though I was a bit less liberal with how long I loaded the brush today.

On the other hand, the Asco SS was definitely on its last day. It scraped and tugged more than I wanted, and gave a couple of bloodless warning bites at my skin. BBS results, but the blade is retired. Tomorrow I'll have the FaTip/Bolzano loaded and ready, so hopefully the pointers I gave to @maltedmilk on how I find success with this notorious razor won't come back to haunt me with a bad shave for Thursday.

 

iKon Shavecraft 102
Persona Med. Prep.
Thater 4125/1
B&M - Lavanille
Nivea - Energy A/S
Maison Francis Kurkdjian - Masculin-Pluriel

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's
whipped dog silvertip
Nana June's bay rum soap bombed
Merkur 34chd
persona lab(3)
virgin island bay rum
today's shave was nice. late shave yesterday, so today I didn't have alot of stubble. but three passes left me smooth. finished with bay rum.
Hope y'all do as well, or better.

 

Schick J1 razor
Personna blade
Williams SS
Burma Shave boar brush
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel/Sage mix
Barbasol Pacific Rush A/S

Love injectors. Don't see why I use anything else cuz I get great comfortable shaves everytime.

 

SOTD

November 5, 2014
Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: iKon SC102 Slant Head/iKon Handle
Blade: Ladas
Lather: B&M Unscented
Brush: WD Synthetic
Post: Alum. Dickerson WH
Aftershave: Clubman Lilac Vegetal. Axe Shield Sensitive
B&M Unscented is really becoming a favorite of mine. The WD Synthetic is so soft on my face. iKon SC102 smooth and efficient. The weather guy says it's going to be 80F today.
Go out and get it!

 

Wednesday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Tuscany Bath Soap
Soap: Palmolive Cream-Italian w/Menthol
Razor: Gillette Slim [6]
Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel (4)
Brush: Elite Razor Silvertip-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Barbon

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

Palmolive Menthol Cream today. Quick, easy lather. Rapira Swedish SS in the Slim. Great smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished with Barbon. Double menthol today.

Bob