SoS: October 4-10 2010

Gillette Sheraton
Iridium Super (2)
RV King Tulip
Arko SS in a mug
Alum
Ogallala Bay Rum and Sandalwood

Worked 4 x 10 this week, so today is Saturday part 1. Had an awesome 3 pass shave. The Sheraton and I get along well. The Rudy Vey Finest has a great heft and feel. Overall just a nice leisurely shave with great results.

4.5 / 5

 

That is just drop dead gorgeous Issac! Talk about opulence, that's it!
Thanks for sharing. This is probably the closest I'll every get to such a classy blade on my meager pocketbook.

 

Friday

Prep: Hot shower
Coffee: Home roasted Tanzania, BLACK
Soap: TSD English Fern Type
Brush: Vulfix 406, The Burlington
Razor: Gillette Sheraton
Blade: Dorco ST-301, day 5, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Brut ASB, Brut AS
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 4 Blades

I love the scent of this soap. The Sheraton is just a tad mild to me. Not a bad shave, though.

 

SOTD Friday October 8, 2010

Razor: 6/8 F.H. Loeffler Co. "Our Drummer", Full Hollow, Spike Point
Rochester, N.Y. Made in Germany Ca. 1885-1887
Pre-Shave: Proraso Crema Pre Barba
Shaving Soap: Classic Shaving Lilac
Mug: Vintage Old Spice
Scuttle: RAB Ceramic
Brush: Semogue Boar 1460
ASB: Dickinson's witch Hazel
Aftershave/Cologne: Lustray Coachman ASL
Results: Super smooth and dangerously sharp!

 

Friday's Shave

Arko SS
Omega 10029
1952 'black tip' SS-steel/Rapira (Day1)
Arko Cool AS Cream/Arko Cool AS Splash

5 Blade-2 Pass Perfection

Super, SUPER, close...Every bit as close as my Slim @9, but this 'black tip' beauty is easier and doesn't require the attention to detail.But more so than the Ming Shi...But make no mistake about it...This SS will get the job done, with a moderate amount of effort...especially with these Rapiras...And it handles so well...its like taking a roadster for a spin in the country side...A Fast roadster...LOL

 

Filarmonica #14 7/8
C&E Nomad SC
Rudy Vey Finest Badger
Thayer's Home Mentholated Unscented Witch Hazel
Lab Series AS Balm

 

Friday, or John's Unscented Eye-Opening Shave:

Brush: The Dridecker
Cream: Kiss My Face Unscented
Razor: Schick Type E Injector
Blade: CVS day 1 (Thanks Jeff!)
Post: Witch Hazel, Corn Huskers Lotion

Today was an important day for me in my journey, for a couple of reasons. The first is that it took about three or four pretty uncomfortable shaves for me to realize that I have been getting too lax on one of the most important rules of the wetshave: Zero Pressure. Today I payed very close attention to this principle and found that it took a decent amount of concentration to remember it. Sometimes it takes these sorts of circumstances to remind you to go back to the basics.

Secondly, I believe this to be my very first actual BBS. I've said that I've been close before, but this is it. There is nothing there, in any direction.

The KMF made a great volume of thick, rich, and slick lather. A boring shave scentwise, but an awesome one nonetheless.

 

Friday:

Razor - MÜHLE R41
Blade - Personna Red
Brush - Simpsons Duke 2
Cream - Speick
A/S - Speick

--
John

 

Friday

Hot shower
Calani "Iberische Sonne" Soap
hjm Boar
EJ DE89L
ASTRA SP
Weleda Rasierwasser
Skinoil 66-60

 

Friday
Gillette Old Type
Super Iridium
Vulfix 2197P
Valobra Stick
Floid Blue

 

Shave Of The Day - October 8th

• Hot Shower
• Tweezerman Badger Brush
• Feats of Clay Scuttle
• TSD SOTQ A-3 Scent
• Clix Razor
• Sharp Brand Blade - Day 2
• Anherb Gel - :freezing :freezing
• 

New Tweezerman badger brush, in a word, scritchy.

Too many interuptions to enjoy my shave, 3.5 blades.

 

Dubl Duck Special
Rooney 1/1 Super
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Pinaud Clubman after shave

 

Kids in bed, house is quiet, finally some me time.

Nice hot shower with Dial hair and body wash.
Gillette Foamy with menthol
Gillette Sensor razor and blade
shower shave, cold water splash before drying off
Witch Hazel
Grey Flannel A/S

You may knock my shave gear, but folks, BBS is BBS. I'm happy with it.

 

Saturday, October 9th

Hot shower
Proraso ss
Semogue 2015HD Silvertip
D.R. Harris DE87 w/ Red Personna
Alum block
Nivea for Men ASB

 

Razor: Rolls Razor
Brush: Simpsons Case
Cream: Prairie-Creation JDM Cherry Blossom
AS: McLas Bayrum



Wring 2x. 2min. 3 pass. Smooth

 

Nanny's Silly Soap Company. The Herby One. Excellent English artisan shaving soap.
Vulfix 404 Grosvenor. Badger/boar.

Lion "Metal Razor" from South Africa. A Tech clone with real teeth.
Iridium.

No balm because I am going swimming.

 

Saturday's Shave

Hot Wet Towel
Arko SS
Omega 10029
1965 Gillette 'Slim' Adjustable/Raspira (Day3)
Arko Cool AS Cream/Arko Cool AS Splash
Guerlain Habit Rouge EDT

"Bang the Gong, Inter-Galactic BBS"-StingraysRock/Jeff

Today I couldn't decide if I wanted the super low impact Ming Shi shave or the more aggressive 'black tip' SS....SOooo...Enter the fantastic 'Slim' Adjustable...I set it right in the middle between the two @4,(the M-S is about a 2, and the 'black tip' is about a 6) and got the perfect shave...

And these Rapiras are so hip with the Gillette Adjustable...@9 I get a great smooth BBS with no irritation...And @4 I still get a great smooth BBS without irritation....Doesn't matter what setting I use, These Rapira blades make it so easy to get the shave I want..."Rapiras Rule"-Crackstar/Jeff

 

Saturday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/new Rapira Stainless
Tamara SC (from Egypt, and nice)
Iveria AS Balsam
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Black Garter Cologne

A quickie, but a real goodie. This Tamara cream is as cheap as dirt in Egypt, but it is a damn nice cream. No menthol, but a great scent, lots of rich lather, and very moisturizing. The Iveria balsam is terrific.

 

Gibbs Shaving Cream
Semogue 2040HD Brush
Heljestrand MK 31 Straight Razor w/ bone scales
Old Spice After Shave Splash
444 After Shave Balm

 

It's your shave. Enjoy it your way.

Sounds like you did just that. Nice. :happy088