SoS: November 8-14 2010

Sunday, November 14

65’ Gillette Slim (setting 8)
Bic (2)
TOBS Traditional SS
Ever Ready Boar
Lucky Tiger Aspen

5 Blades on 3 + passes.

 

Gillette Short Comb NEW
Gillette 7OC black (4)

Speick Shave Stick
Rudy Vey TGN Finest

Alum
Clubman Bay Rum

 

Sunday

Prep: 30 minute marinade with TSD ISZ PSB, hand strop blade, hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: Home roasted Kenya, BLACK
Soap: TSD Oak Leaves and Acorns
Brush: Omega 2000
Razor: Gem Push Button
Blade: Gem, day 1, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Humphreys Maravilla Lotion, B&BW Oak cologne, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

An absolutely great shave.
TSD soaps never fail to give a great lather, provide for a stellar shave, and smell great.
The Gem Push Button has yet to disappoint.

 

Grated Palmolive Shave Stick
Omega Boar
Schick type O injector
Pella Blade (5)

 

Sunday:

Lord Smart razor
Walmart Wilkinson blade
Vintage Gillette SC
FS SilverTip brush
Osage Rub
Visal Balm
T&H West Indies Lime Cologne

Look good, feel good, smell great. Now off to church

 

Sunday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/new Elios
Irisch Moos Shaving Stick :love008 :love008 :love008 :love008
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Brut AS
Brut Cologne

I definitely feel a difference in blade brands--the Elios are very good also, but I think I prefer the Rapiras. The Elios seem to be a little more harsh. On a real nice note, the Irisch Moos stick has become my absolute favorite soap!

 

Polo 8 Best
AOS Lemon SC
Joseph Rodgers & Sons--Barbers Friend
TM Artisan--Cotton / Latigo
Witch Hazel
Azzaro Pure Cedrat EDT
Have a Great Day!

 

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Supermax Super Platinum
Brush: Vulfix 2234 Super
Cream: TOBS Sandalwood
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, TOBS Sandalwood Splash

Another nice, comfortable shave with this blade, but not quite BBS. I guess I've been spoiled by Astra Superiors and Super Iridiums, and the Supermax is not quite as sharp as those blades. Actually, this could be a benefit for those who think Astras and Iridiums are a tad too aggressive.

 

1113-111410 (Visiting Houston)

Soap: Arko stick
Brush: No name boar hair kit brush (sez Made in England)
Razor: English AL handled tech (Part of kit)
Blade: Astra

+ 4 (good enough) both days.

I think this travel kit was made to use on long trips on trains and such. A kit to "catch a shave" while still underway. Still and all, works well for that purpose.

 

A nice sunday mid morning shave.

 

Happy Sunday From Florida!

Hot Shower
Hot Water Rag
RAB Scuttle
The Dridecker
Arko Adventure SC
Merkur Progress (5+)
Super Iridium (2) - Thanks Dale!
Cold Water Rag
TSD Mojito ASM

3 Passes = 5 Blade, Off The Hook, Bang A Gong BBS!

I shaved it all off. No more Movember. The whiskers were literally hurting my face...weird, but true!

 

Sunday:

Razor: Merkur 38C Barber Pole
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
Brush: Omega Boar 10005
Soap: Williams
A/S: Aqua Velva Classic
EdT: Rive Gauche Pour Homme​

 

Sunday evening

Calani "Iberische Sonne" :happy005
Semogue 2030
MERKUR 34c
ASTRA SP
4711 Portugal :happy108

 

Sunday:

Brush: Vulfix 247 pure badger
Soap:Conk Bay Rum
Razor: Merkur 33c
Blade: Personna (day3)
Post: Witch Hazel, Corn Huskers Lotion, Shea Moisture Tea Tree AS

 

Dubl Duck Special
Chubby 1 Super
Ogallala Bay Rum soap
Speick after shave

 

Pre-Preshave - replace rear struts on Toyota Corolla in the rain
Preshave - Hot shower
Brush: Shea Moisture Target brush (snuck it away from SWMBO - WOW WOW!!!
Soap: SOTQ A3 - Jelly Donut
Razor: Gem 1912
Blade: Brand new Gem
Post: Very last drop of AV Ice Blue in the last glass bottle I have.

Over all - a BBS fantastic shave now it is time to relax, watch the evening game and have a nice bottle of Amber HomeBrew!

 

Sunday, 14th November at 4pm:

- Thiers Issard shave soap 'neutral'
- Jack Black Pure Performance shave brush
- Mühle R89
- BIC Chrome Platinum (new blade)
- Logona Mann AS Balm

My first shave with a BIC blade and it mowed effortlessly through 2 days' worth of wiry undergrowth. Good stuff. Let's see how long the smoothness will last...

 

Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
TOBS Avocado
Savile Row 3122
Merkur HD
Gillette Bleue Extra(1)
Pinaud Clubman
Nivea Sensitive ASB