SoS: November 30, 2015 - December 6, 2015

Nice picture. Excellent brush handle.

 

Thursday, December 3, 2015
Hot shower w/Gatsby FW
Proraso Preshave
Plisson Synthetic
Stirling Glacial Lemon Chill
Merkur 39c w/Gillette Silver Blue (2)
W, X1, X2, touch up
Cold rinse, cold towel, witch hazel, 444, Barbasol Brisk
GES

BRUTALLY cold. Loved it. Had yo use my ice scraper to get the towel off my face. Like yesterday, The Sledgehammer gave me a dozen weepers, but, also like yesterday, the irritation settled down into a Good Enough Shave.

 

SOTD December 3, 2015

Prep: Rusty Blade blend pre-shave oil
Razor/Blade: Gillette Canadian Heavy Tech / Astra SP
Brush/Soap: Semogue / GFT Coconut
Aftershave: Witch Hazel/coconut oil/ Proraso Blue ASB
Mustache Wax: Badger
Great shave this morning. Really enjoying the Proraso Blue ASB.

 

Thursday 3 December 2015



Mastro Livi "The Last New Grind", 6/8 Half Hollow, Round Point​

In this business trip I took with me a masterpiece and a unique piece of art: the very last Mastro Livi "New Grind", the last of a long and glorious series whose story has been narrated by Mastro Livi in a video I made last year. Not only the last one of a long series, but also a precious work of art, scales in particular. They are in fact made of buckeye burl having three inlays of mother of pearl, abalone and gray mother of pearl. In the tips of the scales have been inserted two small plates made of nickel silver, of course handsigned by Mastro Livi. As for the blade, everyone who owns this famous Mastro Livi razor knows how good it is in shaving, giving a superb and smooth shave. And I am very proud for being the privileged owner of the very last Mastro Livi "new grind" razor, an important piece of history started in the 1930s and brought back to life by Mastro Livi. Superb, excellent and precious straight razor!​

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: Aquagena Shaving Soap
• Brush: Omega Bristle 89
• Bowl: Chinese Steel Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Travel Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi "The Last New Grind", 6/8 Half Hollow, Round Point
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla

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SOTD for Thursday Dec 3rd...............

TOBS Lavender face lathered w/Country Uncle Silvertip
Gillette Fat Handle Tech w/Wilkinson Sword blade
Witch Hazel rinse finishing w/Fine Platinum A/S

2-passes w/touch-up for an excellent DFS!

 

Great looking brush.

 

Fat Boy set to 7
MDC with TOBS Rose
Rapira Swedish Stainless Blade
3 passes

 

Thanks, that was my first brush that came with the set that got me into wet shaving. It's about 10 yrs old and still going strong................

 

today's shave
hot water wash with nivea men's face wash and a washcloth
@GDCarrington customized Olive wood/ custom two band finest
soap commander respect
Gillette slim( j2)(7)
Astra sp(1)
Pinaud Lime SEC
today's shave was nice. Gary always makes a nice brush. soap commander lathers so nicely. three passes with the slim(sorta familiar, like going home or seeing an old friend). I'm smooth and comfy. finished with the "dry" lime. makes a very nice match.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

 

Schick I2 razor
Schick Super Chromium blade
RazoRock Plissoft brush
Dr. Selby 3X SC
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Pino Silvestre EDT

Think the Schick blade is done, nice enough shave though. The RazoRock brush is turning out better than I thought and I"m glad for that. The Pino Silvestre makes me smell like a pine forest. Neat! Now go enjoy your day folks

 

First post in a long time, I hope everyone is well.

Stirling bay rum
Parker best badger
Muhle ('11) R41 (Personna blue) with Weber bulldog handle
Cold water rinse/alum
Captain's Choice Cat 0' Nine Tails

What a delightful shave this morning. I picked up the bulldog handle in October and it has really improved my experience with this and the '13 model. Smooth, ultra close, comfortable... But that handle has really made a dramatic improvement in my view.

Happy Thursday!

 

Actually, cold water will make the hairs stand up better, and since I use an instrument that is "razor sharp" they just get slice right off. It is refreshing and invigorating as well. I just use the cold water from the tap. I don't ice it down or anything that drastic.

 

Prep: Hot shower, Nivea for Men Original Moisturizing Face Wash
Brush: Beeline Boar
Lather: Stirling Glacial Obsidian
Razor: Birth year/quarter Gillette Black Handle Super Speed
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (1)
Passes: WTG, XTG, XTG (1, 2, 3)
Post: Cold water rinse, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS splash
Cologne: Gigember Estragone by Dr. Vranjes

First shave with the new-to-me 1st Quarter 1971 Gillette Black Handle Super Speed that I received from the generous @Epimetheus. In some ways, this was an unfair maiden voyage for it, as neither my current boar brush nor the Stirling Glacial Obsidian are my top performers, but the SS has a reputation as a relatively mild, forgiving razor, and these were the tools otherwise lined up for today. The lather was good, relatively speaking; it wasn't on par with soaps and creams that perform better for me, but it was about as good as I expect from Stirling based on my experience and technique.

First impressions of the Black Handle SS: This razor is both lighter and milder than any other DE I've tried to date. It wasn't until the first XTG pass that I could honestly say I felt, rather than heard, any beard reduction happening. Some minor fiddling with the angle told me that I had, in fact, gotten the angle about right to begin with and needed to stop messing with it. Of course, this meant there was no tugging going on, either. I almost never do 3 passes on a blade's maiden voyage, but the SS seemed so mild that I decided I could probably do three passes irritation-free. As it turns out, I was correct. While not the closest shave I've ever gotten in 3 passes, it qualifies as DFS+, with the added benefit of - to paraphrase the old Johnny Bench commercials for a paint product - no burns, no nicks, no irritation.

 

Tech Hempel / Feather

Paladin

Jabonman Dama de Noche x2

 

SOTD
December 3, 2015
Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat Junior #49
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Lather: Saponificio Varesino Dolomiti
Brush: Semogue 830
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate
Aftershave: Myrsol F/Extra
Really nice shave. I received a nice sample of this soap from Ed some time ago and wow it's definitely top shelf. I'm starting to change my opinion on boar brushes, the problem may have been I've never used one long enough for it to really break in. That might change. Hey rain today!!
Never let the things you WANT
Make you forget the things you HAVE!

 

THURzDAY
Shave today with a little vintage Sheffield steel— a large Fenney Tally Ho (circa 1830-1840) razor; MWF lather and TSD menthol finish.
Have a great Thursday, all!

 

Thursday
Cold water shave
Myrsol Emulsion
Cyril R Salter Wild Rose SC
Merkur Futur/Feather (3)
Bloc Osma
Thayers Rose WH
Can You Handlebar BDO
ASAQ Istanbul Rose Blend

Nice and smooth shave,face and dome BBS!!!

Stay frosty,my friends!

 

3 December 2015

* Wolfman WR1-SB + WRH3 Aluminum
* Iridium Super
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 Amber Barbeiro
* Mystic Water Egyptian Dragon
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Thursday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Gatlinburg
Soap: Maggard Platinum-Tobacco & Leather
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Platinum (1)
Brush: Ever-Ready 50R TGN Premium Silvertip-20mmx55mm
Aftershave: Chiseled Face-Sherlock

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

Maggard Tobacco & Leather today. 20 seconds to load the E-R/TGN Silvertip. Easy, thick, slick, lather. I loaded a new Gillette Platinum in the Slim. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Sherlock.

Bob

 

That is great looking brush!