SoS: October 24-30 2011

Wednesday, OC-tober 26

C&E Nomad
Patauk wood brush with black badger knot
R41 2011
Voskhod
alum, witch hazel
Captain's Choice bay rum

 

Wednesday. October 26

Gillette New
Crystal (day 2)
Arko
Vulfix 2235 Super Badger
Master Blue, Old Spice

Great shave.

 

Wednesday, October 26. Good Morning!

Spending a morning with an old friend.

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE87
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Blue
Cream: MWF
Brush: D.R. Harris H1
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Musgo Real After Shave Balm



Have a GREAT day.

 

Muhle R41 Head iKon Bulldog Handle
Rapira Swedish Steel
Rooney 3/3
GTP - G5
Ogallala Bayrum Limes & Peppercorn SS
Ogallala Bayrum Limes & Peppercorn A/S

Le Labo - Vetiver 46

 

Happy Hump Day From Florida!

Hot Shower
RAB Scuttle
Vulfix 404 Ba/Bo
TSD Wheat SC - Iced Blue Juniper
Muhle R-41
7'OC Black (2)
Cold Water Rag
Prep Pre/Post Cream
A&F Fierce Cologne

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

Another Fan.Dam.Tastic Shave From The Muhle!

Have a great day Ya'll!

 

Tues. night:
Weishi Gunmetal w/Red Pack Persona
Shea Moisture Shave Brush
Speick SC
Alum
TSD Earl Grey Milk

 

Gem OCMM
Gem Stainless PTFE
Semogue OC Boar
Speick SS/SC Super lather
Alum
4711 AS

 

Wednesday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 6
Noxzema SC
Keri unscented moisturizer
Booster Polar Ice AS
JHL Cologne

This wonderful shave was made possible by my favorite blade/razor/cream combination, and it felt so cooling and soothing. I must have said this at least a hundred times - the Noxzema cream is the only one I would rate 100%. To me it does everything perfectly. The Booster Polar Ice is a fantastic aftershave. :biggrin:

 

Jody, this cream is my number 1. When I finish off all my tubes of it I don't know what I'll do. As I'm sure you know, it was discontinued. I also love the Polar Ice aftershave.

 

Weds 26 October

Been a little under the weather, so it was a quick one today

Proraso white, tub
Gillette Milord w/ Gillette 7O'Clock Permasharp (green) (D2)
Berkley 46, face lather
Alcolado Glacial, and Proraso ASB

A quick three pass shave, DFS. I am sticking with the "give me some love" so I kept the gillette green and pulled out the proraso in the white tub. Very nice.

 

Wednesday

Razor: Sprock
Brush: New Forest 2213
Cream: D R Harris Arlington
Post: Alum, Blue Stratos AS

Great shave

 

Wed 10262011

Merkur 39C
Semogue 1305
Valobra Mentolo
Barbasol Pacific Rush​

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Wednesday

Razor: Merkur Alu
Blade: Shark (3)
Brush: Altesse Badger
Soap: Col. Conk Lime
A/S: Royall Bay Rhum

I had major numbness in my right hand this morning, so I did what I always do when I have that -- I reached for my Merkur Alu. Today I just took the blade out of the Tech and put it in the Alu and left the Merkur Head on. Three passes to near BBS and a nice splash of the Bay Rhum (which I confess I don't use near often enough) and my day was off to a good start.

 

That don't sound right. Maybe you should have that looked at.

 

Wednesday:

Expert Barber 400 6/8
EJ Best
VDH Deluxe
Witch Hazel
Nivea Sensitive Balm
Old Spice AS Splash

It's been quite a long while since I've used the VDH soap. I was rummaging through the bathroom cabinet taking stock of what I had under the sink and found the bowl of it just waiting patiently. It delivered like it always has, insanely easy to lather and the skin care is just a point behind my beloved Palmolive stick and MWF.

 

Hope you're feeling better soon.
Bring healing, Father.

 

Wednesday

Prep: Hot shower, soak brush
CD: Petra ~ No Doubt
Coffee: Home roasted, fresh ground Kenya Safari Ridge, BLACK
Soap: TSD Cedarwood & Lemon + 3 drops M Bomb
Brush: Mohawk 3-338
Razor: '56 Gillette Red Tip
Blade: Dorco ST-301, day 3, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, L'Oreal Comfort Max ASB, SJ Unforgivable, hand strop blade

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

Yaba-da.... Nope. Nope. Used that one yesterday.

Kowa-bunga, Dude!

<sigh> Oh, to be young again. hmmm... wonder how many other phrases from the cartoon realm I can recall for "Great shave"?

There is one thing that makes me feel sorry for women - they grow up.

 

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Merkur Progress XL
Blade: Ladas Super Stainless
Brush: EJ Best
Soap/Cream: Erasmic Cream
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Ogallala Bay Rum & Sandalwood Toner

First time with the Ladas blade--very nice, but subsequent shaves with the Ladas will give me a better basis for judging. It didn't have to work very hard this morning because yesterday's shave (Pre de Provence soap and Astra blade) left my face feeling pretty smooth all day. The Erasmic cream doesn't need as much water as many other creams, and the lather this morning was a little wetter than I prefer, but the shave was excellent anyway. The Ogallala BR & S provided a very nice finish.