SoS: October 4-10 2010

Saturday

Ever Ready 1912
Ted Pella Stainless Coated (4)
Home Made Preshave Oil
Tweezerman Badger
Tabac SS
Master Blue
Ogallala Bay Rum

BBS all the way. I think I finally found the angle for this ER 1912.

 

Saturday:

Razor - MÜHLE Open Comb R41
Blade - Personna Red
Brush - Lucretia Borgia Synthetic
Cream - Speick
A/S - Speick

--
John

 

Saturday:

Gillette Tech razor
Treet Black Beauty blade
BathHouseSoaps Mint & Aloe SS
Frank Shaving Best brush
Osage Rub
Barbasol Pacific Rush Balm & A/S

The Frank Shaving Best brush is a little scritchy but produces tons of lather. A better painter than scrubber type brush. But a good shave was had.

 

Mitchell's Wool Fat shaving soap
Frank Shaving silvertip badger brush
Merkur 34C / BIC Chrome Platinum blade @ day 1
Iveria after shave cream

Seems like BIC is not a bad blade at all. It is unusual, but not bad. My first impressions from it were taken a long time ago. Probably, the technique has improved.

 

Saturday - it's the weekend! :happy069 Time for the SEs.

Prep: 30 min. marinade with TSD ISZ PSB, strop razor, hot shower, soak brush
Coffee: Home roasted Tanzania, BLACK
Strop: VB 2" Black Latigo
Soap: Speick, grated into bowl
Brush: Treville Daxer
Str8: Boker SS St. Louis, 3 passes
SE: Schick E model, touch up
Post: Cold water splash, ice water rinse, Osage Rub, Brut AS
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

Anytime I can get a str8 shave without using the styptic is a great shave. A nice, relaxing shave that I enjoyed very much.

 

Saturday

A really good shave to start the weekend.

D.R. Harris Almond Shave Stick
Omega Boar
Schick Type A
Pella Blade (4)

The Harris is my most expensive soap; it cost more in shave stick form than any other size of soap or cream that I've bought yet. It justifies this by giving the nicest lather of any soap I've tried, not necessarily more functional than, say Williams, but really pleasant to use. All that said, I probably won't buy any more until I've made a sizable dent in my huge stock of other soaps.

And this type A Schick just gives a superb shave. I think tomorrow I'll go from this first of the injectors to the last, my type O, and compare.

 

Saturday

iKon Bulldog Deluxe OC
Iridium (1)
MYcarver Chubby Finest
Arko SS in an Old Spice mug
Alum
Clubman Bay Rum

Wanted to revisit this razor, because we haven't been getting along very well. Today may have been a turning point for this one. It wasn't the best shave I've every had, but it definitely didn't suck. I'm thinking about giving this set up a week straight to see if I can improve my technique and the quality of the shave a bit.

Three pass DFS - 3.5 / 5

 

A Fine Saturday Shave

Hot Shower
Frederick Reynolds Chopper
Omega Boar
Nana Junes Citrus Wake Up
Witch Hazel/Corn Huskers Lotion
Draggon Noir EdT

Great shave! Like the Red Injun, this razor just seems to be scary sharp no matter what and it just consistently delivers great shaves. First time with the Draggon Noir, kind of just a plain clean soapy smell but I think I dig it so far.

 

Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Omega 48 Pro
Proraso Red
Gillette HD Rockett
Super Iridium (1)
Pinaud Clubman
Nivea Sensitive ASB

 

Saturday, October 09, 2010

Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Gillette Yellow
Brush: Vulfix 2234 Super
Cream: Ingram
A/S: Generic Witch Hazel, Proraso Splash

I hadn't used Ingram for some time, and the lather that I prepared was a little wetter than I like. However, it seemed to have sufficient slip and cushion, and the resulting shave was BBS and irritation free. I can't argue with that! A splash of Proraso and I'm ready for an unseasonably warm day.

 

SOTD Saturday October 9, 2010

Razor: 6/8 Abraham George, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Coffee: Steve's (swarden43) Home Roasted Tanzania (Thanks Steve!)
Pre-Shave: Proraso Crema Pre Barba
Shaving Cream: Acqua di Parma (Thanks Curtiss!)
Lather Bowl: Ceramic
Scuttle: RAB Ceramic
Brush: Custom Rosewood 28MM UK Extra Stuffed Silvertip
Astringent: Dickinson's Witch Hazel
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
Aftershave/Cologne: British Sterling Cologne for Men
Results: Outstanding!

I had the pleasure of enjoying some of Steve's Home Roasted Tanzanian Coffee before this morning's shave and it was a pure delight! This freshly brewed delicacy seconds after being ground, filled the room with its wonderful aroma and set the tone for this mornings shave selection; nothing but the best! This morning's shaving experience could not have been better and is a reminder of why we (devoted wet shaving enthusiasts) spend the extra time out from our daily mundane duties and devote a time to relax and enjoy life and it's pleasures. I hope that all had as wonderful a shaving experience as I did this morning. :happy005

 

Dubl Duck Special
Rooney Emillion
Valobra stick
Musgo Real after shave

 

Hot shower
TOBS Sandalwood
Baier Silberspitz
1953 Gillette SS
ASTRA SP
Alt Innsbruck
Skinoil 66-60

 

:happy088 :happy088

The pleasure was all mine. Glad you enjoyed it.

 

Saturday:

Brush: Vulfix 247 Pure Badger
Soap: Col. Conk Bay Rum
Razor: Rotbart/Gillette NEW
Blade: Personna (day1)
Post: Witch Hazel, Florida Water (mentholated), Corn Huskers Lotion

Another super close, comfortable shave. Again, paid close attention to keeping it light. A also went back to warm water rather than cold. I don't know how much that contributed to the comfort, but I suspect that it may have.

 

Saturday October 9th, My 30th Birthday
Only proper to shave with a glorious kit as this.

 

Happy Saturday From Florida!

Late night shave = waiting on FedEx all day for the Tabac.

Hot Water Rag
RAB Scuttle
Omega Boar 10015
Tabac Soap
Schick Injector I-2
Pella Blade (1)
Cold Water Rag
Tabac A/S

4 Passes = 5 Blade, Off The Hook, Fan-Freakin'-Tastic BBS!

I do take objection to the Tabac A/S smelling NOTHING like the soap. It was sort of anticlimactic really. I smell mostly lilac, which I am not a huge fan of in A/S form, but it is acceptable. BG seems to like it so it is not a total loss.

 

Shave Of The Day - October 9th

• Hot Shower
• Tweezerman Badger Brush
• Feats of Clay Scuttle
• MWF + 2 drops M-Bomb - :freezing
• Clix Razor
• Sharp Brand Blade - Day 3
• Canoe ASB + 2 drops M-Bomb - :freezing :freezing
• 

Who says you need a boar brush to whip up some fine MWF? This cheap Tweezerman did a great job.

Whoever came up with the idea of the M-Bomb must be a genius. The ability to dial in the menthol chill, many times to items without menthol, has made my shave routine much more enjoyable. :happy088

Verdict, 4 blades.

 

Sunday, October 10th

Hot shower
Arko Citrus sc
Kent T8 Pure Badger
Mühle R89 w/ Derby
Alum block
Arko Nem
Davidoff Adventure EdT

 

Sunday October 10

Ever Ready 1912
Ted Pella Stainless Coated (5)
Home Made Preshave Oil
Ever Ready Boar
Taylor (TOBS) Traditional
Clubman Vanilla

DFS on 3 passes. A little touch up might have taken me to BBS. Nice shave.