SoS: October 22nd, 2012 - October 28th, 2012

Tuesday:

Omega Silver Handle
Super Speed/7 AM day 2
Compass Ice Energy SC
Eveline Aloe AS Gel
Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui EDT

Again, a very quick shave, yet it turned out to be a good one. This Compass Ice Energy is a Bulgarian cream which I received from my good friend Stefan (herzi) a while back. It lathers very well, it smells quite nice, and it has good skincare. I wouldn't call it icy, but there is a small cooling sensation from it. The Eveline Aloe gel is awesome. Sorry, no photos today!

 

6/8 Prior
Vintage Williams
Semogue 1800
Stephan's Bay Rum

Very nice "old school" shave this morning. The vintage Williams and Bay Rum is a great combo. Great way to start the day. Have a good one.

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Ahh,that's the olde Bay Rum Burn,love it

 

Tuesday:

soak brush/Thater 4292/6,2 band,fan/DB Brush Scuttle
hot shower
Proraso PrePost Cream
Lea Shave Stick (no lanolina)
Face:Muhle R41 Grande"Fang"/Super-Max Super Platinum (3)
Head:Schick G1/Pella Coated (3)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum
warm water rinse
Thayer's Original WH
Pinaud Clubman Musk mixed with a small amount of 444

Today I had the best shave I ever had from "Fang".I had better than DFS on my first pass and really could have stopped there.I did a ATG pass and I hardly felt the alum.I almost did a head shave with "Fang" but decided not to press my good fortune and used the G1.I have to say those Schicks are perfect for headshaves,very easy to get the right angle.

 

Shave of the Day (SOTD) Tuesday October 23, 2012​

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• Prep: Brush soaking in ice water, One with Nature Dead Sea Salt Olive Oil Soap, tepid warm shower
• Razor: Gillette Tech mounted to iKon Bulldog Handle
• Blade: Feather Hi-Stainless
• Brush: Semogue 820 Boar
• Soap: Tabac
• AS: Aqua Velva Musk
• Post: Cold Water Rinse, Double Splash Of Aftershave

Three passes and berserker buffing on the neck produced an outstanding irritation free BBS.

 

Good Day!!!

iKon OC Bulldog
7 O'clock Black
M&F Lee7
Coate's Rosemary, Tea tree SC w/2 drops of M Bomb
Nivea Energy A/S w/ 2 drops of M Bomb Brrrr

Slumberhouse - Jeke cologne

 

Oct 22
Face Wash: Nivea Moisturizing Face Wash
Pre-Shave Lather: Nuka SC
Pre-Shave Prep: Jack Black Beard Lube
Shave Lather: Tabac SS
Razor: Gillette Old Type
Blade: SuperMax Super Platinum (3)
Brush: Vulfix 660S Medium
Post: Witch Hazel/Vodka/Aloe/Glycerin mixture followed by Avon Mesmerize ASB

Jack Black Beard Lube sure makes the razor glide. I got a much better shave with this combo than I did the night before

 

SOTD

I decided to try bowl lathering again to keep my skills up (I've been face lathering for a while now).

Pre-shave: Hot shower, Shave Secret Preshave oil (to keep my prep good while I made a lather and combed my hair)

Shave: Razor Rock di Peppino Soap, Vie Long shaving brush, Merkur 11C, Personna Lab Prep blade [day 5]

Post: Nivea After Shave balm

The shave was good 3 passes BBS. But I was a little disappointed about the lather. Usually the Razor Rock lasts longer, but after the 2nd pass I had to dip back into the soap for a little extra lather as it had become wispy and light, with no cushion and little glide. All said though, I was glad to practice bowl lathering.

 

SOTD Tuesday 10-23-2012

9/16 W.H. Morley & Sons, Clover Brand, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Proraso PSC
Proraso SC
Caswell Massey Ceramic Badger
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Mennen Original Skin Bracer

 

Tuesday

Prep: Hot shower, AoS pre-shave oil
CD: Best of the Blues, disc 2
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Malawi Mapanga AA, BLACK
Soap: TSD Coffee
Brush: Redleaf
Razor: Parker 80R
Blade: Gillette Super Thin, day 2, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Osage Rub, Brut cologne, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Still feelin' pretty smooth after 7 hours. That never happened using carts!

 

Tuesday's Shower and Shave for 10/23/2012

Day started with a long hot shower. While showering the Vulfix 28 was dipping it bristles in warm water. After showering I prep my face with Prairie Creations pre-shave soap. I chose Taylor of Bond Street Avocado for today's soap. To my surprise the soap had turned to a liquid, definitely a mystery. The liquid soap did lather but not as effectively when it was solid. Day three for the pairing of the Super Adjustable and Voshkod. Personally the Voshkod is always a great and consistent performer, the shaves are always smooth.
Three passes and few touch-ups, brought a nice smooth DFS.

Typical post shave routine warm water rinse, cold water splash. A generous splash of Superior 70, crowning a great shave.

 

Brad, I like the way you spice up your pics with borders!

 

The brush looks great!

 

Tuesday

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Katie Melua, Pictures
• Brush: DVH boar
• Stick: Tabac
• Razor: Gem OCMM
• Blade: Gem stainless
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse

Really comfortable and enjoyable shave. If it wasn't for those few stubbles round my jawline.... So it stays a satisfying DFS++.

Have a good day!

 

Oct. 23, 2012

Preparation:Warm water splash + KMF shave cream pre-shave
Razor: Cadet TP-26 Open Comb
Blade:Super-Max Super Platinum (3)
Brush:: Semogue 1800
Cream/Soap:Kiss My Face Lavender & Shea shave cream
Lathering Technique:Bowl Lathered
Aftershave:Cold Water Splash / Clubman / Unrefined Shea Butter

Third day with the Super-Max Super Plat in the Cadet TP-26, continued good results.

Today, I re-tried KMF Lavender, this time adding a bit more product and got a much better, read very good lather. It bowl lathered quite easily with the Semogue 1800, not a brush that I think of as a bowl lathering brush. Super nice.BBS shave.

 

October 23 2012
Geneva Cutlery Co. Army & Navy
5/8ths,full hollow, round point
Omega boar brush
Crabtree &* Evelyn scuttle
VDH Deluxe s/s
M&L Florida Water a/s
4711 e de c

Hope you all had a great day.


Graham

 

Wednesday morning:

Proraso PSC / Gillette 1936 / Feather (2) / WCS bowl (thanks Lyndon) / Triumph & Disaster / Men's Biz Super Badger / Nivea Post SC

 

Todays shave was done with my gillette superspeed, astra SP blade, Derby menthol cream

Aftersahve was Alum block, Thayers witch hazel, and Gillette Cool wave after shave.

The Derby mnthol shave cream was a nice cooling effect cream, and I think I will continue to use it as it produced a very nice shave.

 

Monday - 23.10.2012

I had another fine shave using a stick, and I'm really enjoying the current theme week.

Tonight I used this:

Camelot Shave Stick
Edwin Jagger DE89L
Gillette 7 o'clock - Yellow version.
Omega Pure Badger Brush
Thayers Witch Hazel
Proraso Aftershave Lotion - New Formula
D.R. Harris - Aftershave Milk

 

Which "coffee" did you enjoy the most? The Malawi or the shave?