SoS: Oct 26-Nov 1 2009

Tuesday October 27.2009 9am

Hardware:
Brush: BBE
Razor: 69 super adj. 9/9
Blade: Red IP (1)

Software:
Soap: D. Harris Arlington shave stick
Splash: SCS Blue Line
Balm: SCS Blue Line
Cologne: D&G Light Blue

 

Irisch Moos Shave

Tuesday

Razor: Cooncat Bob Burl Composite with Merkur Head
Blade: Iridium Super
Brush: Shavemac 2007 LE
Pre-Shave: Kell's Original Turkish Mocha Pre-shave Soap
Soap: Irisch Moos Shave Stick
A/S: Trumper's Wellington

After searching long and far for Irisch Moos I finally found it at the Dutch Shaving Shop. Three weeks after ordering, it finally arrived.

As advertised, the Irisch Moos produced a Tabac-like lather with a quasi Irish Spring scent. The Cooncat Bob razor with a new Super Iridium blade cut through my whiskers like a hot knife through butter producing an irritation free BBS shave. Like Tabac, the Irisch Moos left my face feeling soft and moisturized...it is excellent stuff. The Trumper's Wellington made me think that I need to get a larger bottle...very nice indeed.

 

10/27

1917 gillette old type
swedish gillette
williams soap
ever ready horsehair brush, black and brown handle

dickinsons witch hazel

old spice leather

 

Tuesday Shave

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Razor: Merkur Progress XL
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
Soap: Honeybee Spa Cherry Pipe Tobacco
Brush: Vulfix 2006 Pure Badger
A/S: Ogallala Bay Rum and Sandalwood

IMO I get a thicker, more luxurious, lather from tallow-based soaps. However, as they say, “The proof is in the pudding”, and I certainly enjoyed a great shave this morning using the Honeybee Spa, which I have melted into a vintage Old Spice mug.

The Ogallala BR&S provided an excellent finish.

 

Easier said than done, my friend. For me anyway. I'm going back to the drawing board this coming week and I'm going to take things as simply and slowly as possible.

 

You must be in an entirely different league than I.

I've very thick skin that doesn't get irritated shaving. It's my hair which, if it's cut ATG, causes problems.

I can use any razor WTG and XTG without a problem.

I always wished I could go ATG but ever since switching to DE, it's rather enjoyable shaving daily.

 

• Irisch Moos Shaving Soap Stick
• Semogue Super Dense Silvertip Brush
• Charlex 60 Straight Razor
• Brut After Shave Splash
• 444 After Shave Balm

 

Tuesday
Kent shaving cream/Futur with BIC/Omega pure badger/Alum block​

 

Duke 2 Best
Institut Karite SS / TOBS Rose SC
Shapleigh Hardware 5/8
Witch Hazel
Cliven "Young" AS
Cliven "Young" ASB
Have a great night!

 

T., don't you love Kent Red? Nice lather and damn chilly!

 

Might I add that's a gorgeous Omega.

Semogue can't do that!

 

Hot shower
Merkur 38C
Dorco 300
Semogue 1530
Trumpers Lime
Dickensons WH
Nivea ASB

 

• Hot Shower
• E.J. Badger Brush
• Biotique Bio Palmyra Shaving Cream aka the "Thing"
• Gillette Long Handled Super Adjustable
• Shark Super Chrome Blade - Day 1
• Homemade Skin Food
• Brut Revolution Splash

The "Thing"! Yeah, its that good!

 

Wednesday, October 28th

Hot shower
Michell's Wool Fat
Omega 639
GEM
444 alum
Musgo Real A/S
Canali Style EdT

 

Plisson Blaireau noir #10 : Fatip OC : Primalan : Comptoir des savonniers SS : Alt Innsbruck

 

Is Teiste the president or 1st member of the Semogue Owners Club?
happy102:happy102

 

Good morning, gents

Palmshave brushless
Omex with Gillette #2
Adam balm
s.Oliver Gold EdT

Nice fast shave. The Omex is a mild shaver. I would say it's milder than Merkur but more aggressive than Gillette SS

 

Hot Shower
Glycerin Pre-shave
Gillette Slim Adjustable
Omega 49
VDH Deluxe
Dickinsons WH
Clubman Bay Rum

Curiosity finally got the best of me so I decided to try 5 or 6 drops of glycerin applied directly to the face a la pre-shave oil. I then lathered the VDH Deluxe over the top. The results were absolutely wonderful! Even though I used the black sheep of my razor rotation today. Must confess that this is maybe the best shave of my life, or definitely top three. This glycerin pre-shave thing certainly bears further investigation but I'd give this morning's shave BBS+. Bob Marley on tunes (which seems to happen alot on Bay Rum day):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg2n039txnk

 

Wednesday:

Gorey's Chairman
Parker 22R/Sharp day 3
Egyptian Palmolive Menthol-SC :anifrozen
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Osage Rub-AS :anifrozen :anifrozen
Grey Flannel-EDT

Once again, my face is good and frozen, however: I don't find the Osage Rub to be quite as cold as JoAnna's Iced Subzero milk. It's still a delightful mentholated aftershave, and it helped to cool off the razor burn I got, because this Sharp blade is absolutely finished. All in all, a good shave.

 

Good Wednesday morning all...

.J. Chatsworth w/ 7OCY
GFT Superbadger
LEA shave stick
Thayers Original WH w/ aloe
Musgo Real a/s/balm
Vetiver by Guerlain Edt

I can really start to feel the Sharpedge in the Chatsworth,,,it must be due for a change...I lost track of days but it is at least 7 and time to go...the Lea was OK...enough for a very close to if not a BBS shave.