SoS: November 30, 2015 - December 6, 2015

Thanks! Posted in the Newbie group but couldn't wait to start sharing my shaves and learning!

 

Wednesday Planned SOTD

Razor: ATT S2 Slant\ Jurgen Hempel Ti Blue
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (D2)
Brush: Quinn Faux Ivory w 28mm TGN Finest
Bowl: Yoresh Scuttle
Pre Shave Scrub: MRGLO
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Rosemary Mint
Shave Soap: Soap Commander Vision
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Davidoff Cool Waters


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EQUIPMENT:

RAZOR: Gillette G2 Fatboy
BLADE: Big Ben Super Stainless (1)
PRE SHAVE: Noxema Classic
BRUSH: Parker Synthetic
SOAP: Arko Stick
POST SHAVE: Nivea post shave Balm
AFTERSHAVE: Aqua Velva

TECHNIQUE:

Wam rinse/shower
cold water splash
Face lather
WTG, XTG, rXTG, TU
added water + lather between passes
Nivea Post
Aqua Velva off shaved area

So I saw that funny British YouTuber, JohnH use the Big Ben razor blade today and I thought, why not? All I've got to say is those Brits still can't be trusted.

 

Planned Wednesday SOTD

Schick type C1 razor
NOS schick blade
Thater 4125 2 band badger brush
Homemade PSO
Castle Forbes Lime EO shaving cream
Captains Choice Lime aftershave
L'Occitane Cedrat EdT

 

Shave of the Day

Tuesday, December 1



Prep: hot shower, Somerset's PSO
Razor: Gillette Old Type SR
Blade: Feather (1)
Brush: Rubberset 400-4 Silvertip Badger
Lather: B&M Leviathan
Shave: 3 passes; WTG, XTG, ATG
Post: Alum, L'Occitane Cade ASB

SO I decided to try the Feather and OLD type combo, I once had a pretty good shave with this combo.

This time, first two passes were great, ATG was kinda meh. Not really any nicks but just some minor burn. Not a fantastic shave but could have been much worse. I'd call it a DFS-...

Happy December! (Where'd the time go...)

 

Nice pic!

 

Gorgeous Red Tip Sir!

 

Hello all, today's SOTD as follows;

1934 Gillette Aristocrat.
Polsilver Super Iridium blade.
Chinese Badger hair brush.
Old Spice shaving cream.
Old Spice AS Splash.
Nivea Post Shave Balm.
360 Red cologne.

I hadn't used this razor in a while, so I took it for a spin around the real estate tonight. I am glad I did. This old razor has been around a long time. Every time I use it I am filled with nostalgic retrospect. It has outlived numerous owners and still functions flawlessly. This amazes me. They sure don't make 'em like they used too do they? Here's the photo-



God Bless, and have a good night.

 

GOOD MORNING TSD! 12/02/15 SOTD

Razor- 1959 Fatboy(7-5-3)
Blade-Wilkinson sword(3)
Brush- Badger
Lather-Weleda Cream
Three Passes-wtg,xtg,atg
Post Shave-Cold Water Rinse,
Witch Hazel,Gillette After Shave Lotion

What a great way to start hump day with a great shave!!
The Fatboy is such a pleasure to use it's really effortless to
get a BBS shave with.
The Wilkinson blade is on day Three with no signs of giving up.
The Weleda cream has a unique scent and lathers very nice.
The Gillette A/S Lotion is a very nice finish to a great shave!

"AND THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS DECEMBER 2ND 2015"

HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!!

 

12/02/2015
Razor – Gillette Super Speed (J4)
Blade – Feather (1)
Brush – Shavemac Silvertip D01
Lather – Mystic Water Orange Vanilla Shave Stick
Post - Witch Hazel & Fine L’Orange

 

Wonderful Wednesday
Lavanille is one of my favorite scents and a top performer. BBSB very quickly whipped up yogurty goodness to set up my stubble for its fate as delivered by der Futur. Three smooth passed on five leaves a drama free BBS. I finished up with HTGAM Gondolier, another top scent in my book.

 

Yep, it'll be the cinnamon EO. I regularly add them to Arko and I getting a numbing burn, bit like a red wine flush. I've tried many different oils to great effect. Cinnamon and Eucalyptus is nice too.

 

December 2 SOTD:

Homemade PS Oil
Frank Shaving Pur-Tech Brush
Stirling Bay Rum SS
CJB Pain Stick
Stirling Unscented PSB
Stirling Bay Rum AS

 

Fantastic shave again - this time with the Matas soap. Lots of lather and skincare with a nice, clean scent. The Krampert's Bay Rum aftershave also smell and feel like heaven!

 

Odin's Day:

Prep: Hot shower, Nivea for Men Original Moisturizing Face Wash
Brush: Beeline Boar
Lather: RazoRock Cumba Cheech croap
Razor: Merkur 41c OC
Blade: Bolzano (2)
Passes: WTG, XTG (3, 4)
Post: Cold water rinse, Bloc Osma Alum, Dickinson's WH, RazoRock Cumba Cheech AS balm
Cologne: Aoud Forest by Montale (sample)

I found I had just enough Cumba Cheech croap left for one more shave, and wanted to use the balm this AM, and so my tools were set. I'm thinking the Bolzano is not a good match for my skin and technique in the Merkur 41c at this point, as 2 passes produced more irritation. The relatively mild razor combined with the relatively less sharp Bolzano means I'm probably using too much pressure. As a result, I gave up after two passes, and the alum showed lots of hot spots of additional irritation. The results would otherwise be called DFS, I think, and the scent combines nicely with the Aoud Forest.

 

Thank you sir.

 

Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Axe Chilled FW
3 hot towels
WD Synthetic
Tabac Stick
Merkur 39c w/Gillette Silver Blue (1)
W, X1, X2, touch up
Cold rinse, cold towel, witch hazel, L'I real balm, Aqua Velva Ice Blue
GES

One nick and several weepers, but everything settled down. Nice shave despite a weak lather.

 

Love the OC Aristocrat.

 

6/8 Gong
La Savonniere du Moulin
homemade Shavemac pure knot

I wouldn't recommend a pure knot to anyone but I like this knot. Nice shave this morning, have a good one.